In light of Street Fighter 30th AnniversaryCollection‘s release, I’ve been bombarded with requests to do some Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike character tutorials. It warms my heart to think that people want to learn my favorite title in the franchise even twenty years down the line, so I’m only happy to oblige. My latest video is on Ken, who is probably the most-played character both casually and competitively. Ken is very strong in this game, generally agreed to be the third best character overall. Many of his tools, such as his target combo and air EX Tatsumaki, have become signatures of his toolset in later games, so 3rd Strike could be considered Ken’s breakout game.
This video is part of a series of Street Fighter III character tutorials, so subscribe to the ShoryukenTube YouTube channel if you don’t want to miss out!
In light of Street Fighter 30th AnniversaryCollection‘s release, I’ve been bombarded with requests to do some Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike character tutorials. It warms my heart to think that people want to learn my favorite title in the franchise even twenty years down the line, so I’m only happy to oblige. My latest video is on Ken, who is probably the most-played character both casually and competitively. Ken is very strong in this game, generally agreed to be the third best character overall. Many of his tools, such as his target combo and air EX Tatsumaki, have become signatures of his toolset in later games, so 3rd Strike could be considered Ken’s breakout game.
This video is part of a series of Street Fighter III character tutorials, so subscribe to the ShoryukenTube YouTube channel if you don’t want to miss out!
Shoto your way through AnimEVO’s brackets with this primer.
With the largest Sailor Moon S tournament to date coming up in a matter of weeks at Evo 2018, people are now getting fully prepared for their chance at top 4 on the side stage. As such, Xsjado Blade has put out a new video explaining one of the more popular – -as well as strongest — characters in the game.
While Sailor Neptune shares many things with her shotokan brothers — Ryu and Ken — there are still some key differences provided by the core system mechanics that make actually training with her imperative. With guard cancels and differences in frame data, you must study to stand a chance.
Traveling to Japan, the mecca of fighting games, carries one condition with it: it’s better if you’re a player who can use arcade sticks, or else you won’t be able to perform at your best at numerous arcade centers you’ll want to visit. Though some tournaments in Japan ran on consoles, for the most part, you have to know how to play on a stick. But this could change in the future, and one person is showing a successful modding of an arcade cabinet that allows players to use some console pads.
TMF posted on Twitter about how they used a USB decoder to hook up pads onto a Mikado arcade cabinet. In further tweets, they said that PS3 and Xbox 360 tended to be less stable and more buggy, and of course, they have to remain wired.
Here’s a video of this in action, with the pad working and using a macro in Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2:
Maybe there’s hope for a future when pad and stick players alike can play on any platform, regardless of preference? This could be an important, first step for arcades to start including USB ports that let pad players bring their own devices.
Despite all that’s come to Dragon Ball FighterZ, series lead character Goku is still a solid fighter. While not one of the ones at the top of most tier lists, he’s still considered viable for competitive play.
In a recent series of videos, combo video genius Final Showdown has been exploring some of the things Goku can do in a series of short combo videos. The stuff in the videos below include combo routes explored in the search for the maximum optimal damage off of a low in the corner, meterless corner carries, and some really hard links.
This past weekend, the 2018Injustice 2 Pro Series finally headed into cyberspace, with the Online Cup for Western North America. Heroes and villains from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, in the United States, as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut were eligible to compete for those integral IPS points to make it into the Finals later this year. In the end, 63 players showed up to battle for supremacy, as well as the lion’s share of the $1,000 prize pool for top 8.
You can view a full replay of the event, with commentary by Darth Arma and Mr. Aquaman, below.
The next online event will be for Europe on Sunday, August 19th, with players from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine being eligible. Registration is live at smash.gg. It will start at 1:00 PM and will be streamed at twitch.tv/netherrealm, mixer.com/netherrealm, as well as the InjusticeGame YouTube channel and Injustice Facebook page. A €1,000 prize pool will also be split among the top 8, along with Leaderboard points.
Whenever Bob Sagat — the Dutch combo video master — releases a new video, it’s always a treat. Having focused mostly on the Street Fighter II series, he always finds interesting scenarios and interactions to behold. While very few things could ever be practical — the entirety of this video being done using tool-assisted emulators — it is certainly entertaining.
Not only does it show amazing glitches and interactions in game, it also shows interesting character select glitches that few knew about. The video actually concludes with Street Fighter II: Champion Edition combos that only work on Dhalsim — who can be juggled like a Tekken character in the game.
In an attempt to provide aspiring players with a starting point for learning specific characters, BlazBlue YouTuber Koefficient has been steadily releasing characters tutorials for various cast members, with his latest focusing on Under Night In-Birth’s “Harvester of Greed,” Gordeau.
In the 26-minute guide, Koefficient fully covers all of Gordeau’s normals, specials, assists, Distortion Skills and Astral Heat, demonstrating various situations of each attack’s utility. He also discusses how best to play the Grim Reaper, his pros and cons, as well as suggesting possible teammates for him that could complement him. At the time of this writing he has also covered all four members of Team RWBY, as well as Hyde Kido and Orie, with the hopes of finishing the remaining cast members before the next round of DLC characters drop.
You can see the full playlist of character tutorials — as well as various FAQ videos on topics such as Reverse Beat, how to properly punish Ruby Rose’s Petal Burst Distortion Skill, as well as a look at what makes Hyde top tier — below.
alb3530 has discovered a curious quirk in Cody’s V-Trigger II — “Dirty Coach” — for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. For some inexplicable reason, it would seem that his V-Trigger II st.HP refills the V-Trigger timer — if it Crush Counters.
This may or may not be a glitch. It appears to only happen with this particular Crush Counter, and the amount of V-Gauge it raises it is not something that could be called game-breaking. Still, it’s good information to have — Cody’s st.HP Pipe is a good poke and anything that extends your time with V-Trigger being active is valuable.
Learn the basics to bringing your waifu to victory!
The update to the original Koihime Enbu recently released, and along with a new character and assist comes the possibility of new players to get in on the ground floor of this impressive all-girls title. While some of the original system remains intact, it’s important to know all of the universal mechanics before you dive headlong into learning a character.
This tutorial aids in exactly that, giving you a quick starting point to understanding the mechanics of the title. From learning the differences between Ougi and Hiougi attacks, and learning how to implement the crush counter-esque Hougeki moves to maximize your combo potential, you can spend quite a bit of time labbing out amazing confirms and combos.
