notes:
Judging by the 350,000 (well-deserved) views this short film has received, i’m guessing just about everyone who reads this website has already watched it. I’m posting it anyway, because anything of this quality deserves to be supported. Hopefully we’ll see a sequel soon!

filmed and edited by Thousand Pounds Action Company

released on March 7th, 2012

I’ve read the script and it’s pretty amazing, but doing it justice will require a significant production budget. For more information on Matador, visit the project’s IndieGoGo page and share the link with your friends. You can also follow @ChubbyBoyFilms on twitter for updates and extras.

We’re not sure what kind of reaction to expect from the fighting game community, but we all agreed that we had to put this idea out there. Just crazy, or crazy enough to work?

notes:
It’s not easy making old CPS2 sprites look good against a realistic background, not to mention choreographing and filming such elaborate grappling sequences. At the very list, this video is interesting from a technical perspective.

filmed and edited by 7SL Productions

originally released on December 8th, 2011

 

 

 

Click on each image for higher resolution versions. And if you’ve got a minute to spare, be sure to stop by The Dogface Show channel to drop him a comment for going through all this trouble.

The BBTG credits theme is now available on iTunes.

Apparently the submission process took much longer than expected, but it finally went through. The track is a bass-heavy variation on Balrog’s classic theme, and the full downloadable version is 3:21 long.

On another note, the film now has full-length English captions – in adddition to Rioplatense Spanish subtitles courtesy of Keiko and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles courtesy of MWisk. If anyone else is interested in translating the film for your local community, just download the SBV captions file from the Chubby Boy Films website and translate away. It’s a plain-text file that you can open and edit in Notepad.

This will probably be the last round of news updates regarding Balrog: Behind the Glory. Hopefully the CBF crew will have more Street Fighter projects for us to enjoy in the near future.

Most of these guys haven’t posted any new videos in a while, but maybe you can help change that by subscribing to their channels and voicing your support!

538 (of the group KYSG) – 538 is basically the TZW of 3rd Strike. On several occasions, other combo makers have had to cancel videos after seeing one of KYSG’s new releases. Every single one of his 3S videos is superb. Start from Vol. 1 and watch as many as you can handle.

rKf – While 538 used programmable controllers, all of the combovids produced by rKf were manually executed. His combos tend to focus on Urien and Dudley, but his later videos contain a much wider selection. Start with Vid No.1 and work your way through the other four.

SlimX – Every oldschool American 3S player recognizes the name SlimX from his awesomely creative and entertaining (manually-executed) videos, released before u2b even existed. Unfortunately he doesn’t have them on his channel, but maybe a few convincing comments will talk him into uploading them. In the meantime, check out his series of Random 3S clips.

Goryus – For those who don’t know, Goryus is the producer of 3rd Strike Online Edition. Before he started working at Capcom, he released a pair of 3S combovids spotlighting Makoto and Gill. After watching Goryus’ Makoto Combo Video, 538 said it covered everything he had thought of, and that he wasn’t going to try making a Makoto video anymore.

Sleepychino69 – Coming onto the 3rd Strike scene in recent years after most of the “old guard” retired, Sleepychino69 has some of the most technical SF3:3S combos around. Be sure to check out his Old Times video for a bunch of ridiculously character-specific setups.

his1nightmare – Specializing in charge characters such as Remy, his1nightmare is another relative newcomer who has continued to dig a little deeper into 3rd Strike after all these years. His latest SF3:3S Combo Video shows quite a bit of creativity and style.

DevilAzite – Instead of focusing on traditional combo videos, DevilAzite‘s forte is tool-assisted speedruns and choreographed match exhibitions. Check out his latest Training Session TAS fight between Ryu and Ken for a sample of match choreography.

That covers the majority of influential 3rd Strike combo authors. There are a few big names missing from the list above – such as Tosaka, RX, Mopreme, and Kamui – but they don’t have u2b channels as far as i know.

Lastly, if anyone currently happens to be working on a 3rd Strike combovid, let us know by posting a quick comment. Please include a link to your channel, a description of your project, and a rough expected release date. Don’t be shy, step right up!

If you happen to live anywhere within driving distance, mark this event on your calendar and make sure to swing by. You can find detailed info at their event posting.

edited by GBS Giovanni and Snoooootch

released today, August 24th, 2011

bonus materials:
CV Teaser: ComboVid.com SSF4:AE Combo Exhibition v.one by Snoooootch

highlights:
bounce zoom at 0:24, puzzled hands at 0:36, polite hype theory at 0:53, overseas hype at 1:07, “don’t wanna choke” at 1:43, and “world tournament” at 2:27

highlights:
“that’s something, dude” at 0:30, #boredgirlfriend at 0:48, gladiatorial nationalism at 1:15, ballroom entrance at 1:51, “so much going on” at 2:27, and “Evolution every year” at 3:15

if you like these videos:
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recorded on July 29th-30th, 2011 at Evo2k11

filmed and edited by Richard Li aka heday

hostd by Alexander Yoon aka yoooooon

originally debuted on July 31st, 2011 at Evo2k11

highlights:
ComboFiend’s iconic Bionic Arm comeback at 0:12, Floe hating life at 0:43, i don’t understand what happened at 1:09, and “Just die!” at 1:50

if you like this video:
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edited by tragic

originally debuted on July 30th, 2011 at Evo2k11

notes:
The screenplay was written by Brett D. Bayonne, produced by Greg Gertmenian, and directed by Vahe Gabuchian – with cinematography by Tigran Tovmasyan, costume design by Hunter Wells, and makeup by Sarah Dorsey.

full cast and crew credits:
imdb.com/title/tt1948526

debuted today, July 31st, 2011 at Evo2k11