Weekly Famitsu (Shuukan Famitsu) of August 8th 1997 organized a "Sexy Score Attack" contest a few weeks after the release of Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha.

This software as a reward. There are 23 characters, which would make a total of 230 copies !

This version of the game is called Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha Taru (Taru means "Barrel" in japanese).

This version was a contest prize from Famitsu (that's why there's the "NOT FOR SALE" advise). Those who make the top 10 best score (per character) at the Barrel Bonus Game (sending a VHS with the gameplay) received a copy of this version of the game as a prize. It's said this version of the game was a lottery prize after that.

What this version of the game have, compared from the original game:
> All secret characters already unlocked;
> Only Training Mode, Expert Mode and Barrel Bonus Games available;
> Expert Mode (Trials) only for the secret characters (secret characters don't have trials in the original game);
> Aside the original Barrel Bonus game, there's an extra Barrel Bonus game with an alternative barrel spawn pattern;
> Possibility to save the replay of the bonus game at the Memory Card;
> Replays of the bonus game available in-disc (possibly the best performances of the contest).