Essential Game/Combo System Resources

[Maj]

There be some crazy good info out there. Feel free to add to the list.

James Chen's Combo/Systems FAQs
url: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recogn ... tml?type=1
description: Helluva detailed combo systems breakdowns for COTA, MSH, XSF, SFA3, CvS1, and CvS2.

NKI's Translations of T.Akiba's Site
url: http://nki.combovideos.com/ST/
character-specific attack data: http://nki.combovideos.com/flame.html
general data: http://nki.combovideos.com/data.html
description: Helluva frame data about all sorts of stuff related to the entire SF2 series, from each character's attacks to charge time to cancel time to everything else.

Buktooth's CvS2 Systems FAQs
url: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recogn ... tml?type=1
description: Lots of CvS2 frame data for just about every miscellaneous measurable quantity imaginable, translated from the Japanese official CvS2 strategy guide.

More to come ...

[Magnetro]

I didn't want to make a whole thread for this:

Various MvC2 Game Art

Sprites: http://zachd.com/inventiveflow/if/sprites.html

Images: http://zachd.com/inventiveflow/if/images.html

I tried to get the highest quality images, most of them you could print a poster out of and they'll look fine, a few are not-so-high-quality.

the sprites were collected from some mugen site in like 2004 so i don't remember much about it. *shrug*

...is this the right place to post this?

[Dark_Chaotix]

Here is something for anyone that plays Kof 2k2. Its an ultimate guide that goes indepth into the system, frames, Maxmode etc. Its one of the best ones out there so far (english anyways) and well worth the read. He is also making a complete frame data for Kof 98 and 2k2 (since they are pretty close to eachother in characters and system). All made possible by Shura a CX member.

http://www.cyberfanatix.com/page.php?id=879

More was it happens.

EDIT: I just noticed that there is a guide thread. Can someone move??

[Maj]

In an effort to lighten up my bookmarks, i'm gonna post a ton of random links to relevant websites, starting with general guides.

TASVideos - Tool-assisted console game movies
url: http://www.tasvideos.org
emulator tools guide: http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources/Using.html
description: Definitive source for tool-assisted speedruns

Doom9.net - The Definitive DVD Backup Resource
url: http://www.doom9.org
description: Comprehensive guides on video editing, encrypting, and decrypting

replacementdocs: The original web archive of game manuals
url: http://www.replacementdocs.com
search: http://www.replacementdocs.com/search.php
description: Scans of countless oldschool video game instruction manuals

[Maj]

Next up, a whole bunch of Japanese combo video makers' websites.

Lady BLUE
url: http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~tzw
ST section: http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~tzw/ssf2x2004z.html
description: TZW-ART?'s homepage, focusing on combo videos of ST and general OGness

Serial-experiments-T
url: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/tosaka/combo/top.htm
DVD previews: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/tosaka/combo/dvd.htm
description: Tosaka's homepage, focusing on combo videos of ST and 3S

Yellow Cyclone
url: http://web1.nazca.co.jp/hp/bearso
u2b channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/6248p
old video page: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Roo ... /movie.htm
description: Bea's homepage, focusing on combo/strategy videos of CvS2, CFJ, and SF4

Another View
url: http://www011.upp.so-net.ne.jp/kysg
video downloads: http://page.freett.com/538
description: KYSG/538's homepage, focusing on combo videos of 3S, CFJ, and Tekken series

Zero Koubou
url: http://page.freett.com/zerokoubou
video index: http://page.freett.com/zerokoubou/movie.htm
description: zerokoubou's homepage, focusing on combo videos of SFA series and ST

Leaf of Adaki
url: http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~adaki/index.html
video downloads: http://page.freett.com/oirobiks/a-betusabadouga.html
description: adakino's homepage, housing combo videos of all sorts of games but focusing on SNK titles

T-7's Homepage
url: http://www.geocities.jp/combo_tarui
video downloads: http://www.geocities.jp/combo_tarui/movie.html
description: Author of the Storm series of CvS1/Pro/2 combo video DVDs

RX's Homepage
url: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/maochan
video downloads: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/maochan/ ... index.html
description: Hosts the entire collection of 3S videos made by RX

rKf's Homepage
url: http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/smith
English page: http://www007.upp.so-net.ne.jp/smith/english.html
description: Contains several 3S combo videos, focusing mainly on Urien and Dudley

Akablo
url: http://akablo.noob.jp
video downloads: http://akablo.noob.jp/move.html
description: Responsible for a lot of untitled 3S combo/glitch/parry videos floating around on the internet

n/b -no brand-
url: http://www8.plala.or.jp/ichirou
game section: http://www8.plala.or.jp/ichirou/hypersf2
description: Used to have a ton of detailed info about HSF2; now has a ton of detailed info about STHDR

cvS2 player's site in Kanagawa
url: http://cvs2ink.hp.infoseek.co.jp
video downloads: http://cvs2ink.hp.infoseek.co.jp/movie.html
description: Quite a few combo videos recorded using a camcorder at the arcade, showcasing various individual oddball characters

01Uunz
url: http://01uunz.com
description: Used to have combo clips from all sorts of obscure fighting games, but i haven't checked it in a while

taku0424's Combo Page
url: http://www3.alpha-net.ne.jp/users/taku0424/combo.htm
description: Hasn't been updated in ages and all the download links are gone, but there used to be a couple CFJ combos too

BAS Room
url: http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~bas/d44.htm
description: Hasn't been updated since 2006 and most of the links are dead, but bas is still cool

[Maj]

Now for some artwork, sprite rip, and color palette resources.

Street Fighter Palette Database
url: http://www.zytor.com/~johannax/jigsaw/sf
description: Complete database of all SF characters' costume colors

Sprite Database
url: http://sdb.drshnaps.com
description: Sprite sheets from tons of fighting games, usually very thorough

Game Sprite Archives
url: http://www.gsarchives.net
description: Animated sprite rips from tons of fighting games, but usually not much beyond each character's neutral stance

ScrollBoss
url: http://scrollboss.illmosis.net
sprites index: http://scrollboss.illmosis.net/sprites.php
description: Animated and still sprite rips from tons of arcade games, including lots of cutscene artwork

SFIII 3rd Strike Animation
url: http://zweifuss.com
description: Animated sprite rips of most moves in 3S, ripped from the Dreamcast version

Street Fighter Galleries
url: http://www.sfgalleries.net
description: Regularly updated database of Capcom fighting game concept artwork and in-game sprite art

The Fighter's Generation
url: http://www.fightersgeneration.com
description: Easily the biggest fighting game artwork website around, but some images aren't high resolution/quality

Game Depiction
url: http://www.gamedepiction.com
description: High quality images of some rare fighting game promotional artwork

The Video Game Atlas
url: http://vgmaps.com
Arcade section: http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Arcade/index.htm
NeoGeo section: http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Neo-Geo/index.htm
description: Maps of various video game levels and sprite rips of tons of arcade game backgrounds

Random Hoo Haas
url: http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com
misc section: http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com ... -other.php
description: Complete set of Game Boy SF2 sprite sheets; Honda, Dhalsim, and Vega were absent from this version apparently

Trantornator.com
url: http://trantornator.com
gaming art section: http://www.nightgig.com/Drawnsword/tran ... index.html
description: Sample sprite rips of all eight original World Warriors in various console ports of SF2

Emu Gif Animation
url: http://www.emu-zone.org/www3/host/emugif
description: Gone now, but used to be an incredible archive of animated sprite rips from tons of Capcom/SNK arcade games

Unfortunately, sprite rip websites tend to have trouble staying alive once they become popular. Maybe bandwidth costs balloon beyond reason or maybe maintenance simply gets to be too much work. If you can't find what you want, try looking through random Mugen websites and forums.

[Maj]

Found some obscure fighting game community forums too.

Ookami Forums
url: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Ookami_Forums
Sonic Hurricane thread: http://z8.invisionfree.com/Ookami_Forum ... wtopic=119
description: Kinda inactive forum with a combo/match vids section and a sprite rips section

MIT Electronic Gaming Group
url: http://mitegg.proboards20.com
description: Kinda inactive forum with a slight preference towards fighting games

Home of the Fighting Fangirls
url: http://community.livejournal.com/bitch_fight
description: Kinda inactive livejournal community

Um, yeah, all of these are pretty much dead. In my defense, i bookmarked them like a billion decades ago.

[Maj]

Last but not least, some random odds and ends.

Sector: NGP
url: http://sngp.classicgaming.gamespy.com
SvC MotM section: http://sngp.classicgaming.gamespy.com/g ... m_menu.htm
description: Insanely comprehensive archive of Neo Geo Pocket information, resources, and multimedia

street fighter III - link -
url: http://www11.plala.or.jp/oqmba/sf3
description: Character-by-character link archive of 3S players' websites

Combodaisuki
url: http://page.freett.com/combodaisuki/zakki.html
CvS links page: http://page.freett.com/combodaisuki/cvs.html
description: Used to post combo news updates on a regular basis, but it's been quiet for years; all links removed

KoFUnion Presents DSGs
url: http://dsgs.kofunion.net
video downloads: http://dsgs.kofunion.net/movie6.html
description: Currently housing six pages of combo clips featuring various emulated Capcom and SNK games

Street Fighter II Bugs, Glitches and MORE
url: http://fifreak.acm.jhu.edu/static/sf2
alternate url: http://www.jasongordon.com/static/sf2
description: Detailed glitch descriptions and instructions for CPS1 SF2 series

[Maj]

Some people we know maintain (but don't update) blogs.

Low Fierce
url: http://lowfierce.blogspot.com
description: omni's Apple marketing blog also features the occasional combat design and fighting game article

Pushing Buttons ...
url: http://pushing-buttons.blogspot.com
description: Gouken8 combat design blog proves that Street Fighter can make any game better

New Challenger
url: http://new-challenger.blogspot.com
description: Omar's game design blog offers crazy insightful insights on all kinds of games

Playing Was Not Enough
url: http://jasondeheras.blogspot.com
description: Shirts' combat design blog talks about Dhalsim, Daytona USA, and Punch-Out

Meet jchensor
url: http://jchensor.blogspot.com
description: jchensor's blog shares what it's like to get burned out at Evolution every single year

Mopreme's 3s Journal
url: http://mopreme.livejournal.com
description: Mopreme's SF3 Third Strike blog covers advanced strategies and Ryu's is-strongness

Xenozip's Notes, Monster blog, and IaMP blog
urls: http://xenozipnotes.blogspot.com and http://zenosip.blogspot.com and http://xenozip.blogspot.com
description: Xenozip's triple option accounts for all possible outcomes

Vanity and Poker
url: http://viscant.blogspot.com
description: Viscant's blog focuses on losing money to poker and questionable lifestyle choices

[Maj]

Couple more random bits ...

Street Fighter Timeline
url: http://insertcoyne.com/sftl/timeline.html
description: Accurate, compact, dated, illustrated, Ctrl+F searchable timeline of nearly all SF series titles

Marvel Versus Series Backgrounds
url: http://www.slateman.net/images/gaming/backgrounds/vs/
description: Comparison of various CPS2 Marvel backgrounds and the alterations made from game to game

The Hand Vs Eye
url: http://www.thehandvseye.com
description: Kind of a crazy website that compiles cutscenes and full video walkthroughs of major games

[Maj]

Whoa, emugif is back? Why didn't anyone tell me?

Emu Gif Animation
url: http://emugif.fcmgame.com
description: An incredible archive of animated sprite rips from tons of Capcom/SNK arcade games

Sweet.

[Xenozip.]

Xenozip's Notes, Monster blog, and IaMP blog
urls: http://xenozipnotes.blogspot.com and http://zenosip.blogspot.com and http://xenozip.blogspot.com
description: Xenozip's triple option accounts for all possible outcomes

Xenozip.blog- was merged with xenozipnotes.blog-

FYI

[Raine]

http://fenixware.net/fab/

Database with sprite rips (mainly stages/colour charts), art, movelists and random info.