Monthly Archives: September 2010

Weekly Screenshot: Shoryu Shoryu!!

Whoever comes up with the best title gets to nominate two MatchVid of the Day candidates. As always, the rules are one entry per person and i’ll choose my favorite on Tuesday. SFA2 Ryu’s Custom Combo mode MP Shoryuken mirrors … Continue reading

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MatchVid of the Day: Shoryu Shoryu!! (SF3:3S)

Forget about the Ken players – this one’s all about the insanely single-minded commentator. Can you guess his favorite word? players: KO (Ken-SA3) vs Deshiken (Ken-SA3) observations: He makes excellent “Shoryu Shoryu!!” reads at 0:26 and 0:30, but definitely gets … Continue reading

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Basic Urien Combos by K-6

Looks like i missed one. Apparently this was made by special request at some point between rKf’s Combo Vid No.4 and No.5, when someone asked him for advice on beating Yang. He says, “The whole thing took only an hour … Continue reading

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Secret Origins #2

As far back as i can remember, there’s always been a central website uniting the combo video niche within our community. When i first found the tournament scene, gamecombos.com served this role. Eventually it stopped being updated, as all free … Continue reading

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SFA2 Combo Review ~ Chapter 2: Sakura by Keiko

Barely ten days after the first chapter, Keiko is back with another comprehensive tutorial containing nearly every practical combo option available to Sakura in Street Fighter Alpha 2. highlights: SFA2 Sakura s.HK, c.LK link at 2:38, SFZ2A Sakura meaty backwards … Continue reading

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Five Questions with John “ChoiBoy” Choi

As the first person ever to win two marquee Evo World tournaments over a single weekend, John “ChoiBoy” Choi is really good at Street Fighter. If you’ve ever met John Choi in the Losers Bracket of any tournament, chances are … Continue reading

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MatchVid of the Day: Chris Hu vs Sanford (SF4)

Now that everyone is used to Super Street Fighter IV’s reduced overall damage, especially for uppercuts, it’s interesting to take a look back at how strong Sagat used to be. For my money, no one had a scarier Sagat than … Continue reading

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Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition Japanese Trailer

This was posted on Capcom-Unity just now, at inexplicably late hours of the night. Apparently it’s meant to explain the two new features included in the Nintendo 3DS version of SSF4. What the hell is going on this video? Statues … Continue reading

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SSF4 Super Freeze Set 1 by Snoooootch

Have you ever wanted to see Ryu’s super fireball or Chun Li’s lightning kicks in slow motion? notes: Longtime Super Street Fighter IV players know that superfreeze takes up one frame of game time, but stretches it over a full … Continue reading

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Evolution 2010 Season Wrap Up Part 1 by jchensor

In the wake of Evo2k10 turnout growing significantly larger than any Evolution series event before it, the question now is: Where do we go from here? Well, jchensor has a few ideas. Here’s the link along with a brief quote: … Continue reading

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