TACV Scripting Guides at Sonic Hurricane

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Maj

If you’ve ever thought about making your own tool-assisted combo video featuring a classic game, these scripting guides on Sonic Hurricane are a good starting point. From introductory tutorials to specialized topics to conceptual overviews, this page has everything you need to get into TACV production using emulator tools:

Scripting Guides on Sonic Hurricane

These tutorials are for anyone interested in learning how to make tool-assisted combo videos. Start by reading the introductory ones, then skip around to whichever topics interest you.

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SF4 Ryu Trial Tips and Alternate Solutions by Doopliss

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Maj

Do you still have trouble completing the original Street Fighter IV combo trials? Is there one medal that eludes you? Well, Doopliss has put together a comprehensive text guide for the entire Trial Mode, and has started posting video guides as well.

notes:
Most of these alternate suggestions replace 1-frame links with multiple easier links, or use FADC routines to avoid the links altogether. If you’re comfortable with standard FADC commands, you might have a much easier time using these shortcuts and side paths.

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MatchVid of the Day: FrankDux vs damdai (STHDR)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Maj

Something strange happens in this online match set at 1:52. Guile blocks Akuma’s red fireball, dies from chip damage, then the combo counter displays two hits. That fireball isn’t supposed to have juggle potential, and nothing is supposed to juggle in ST after someone dies.

players: FrankDux DimMak (Guile) vs damdai (Akuma)

observations:
If you want to know why Akuma was eventually banned from HDR tournaments, this set will give you a clear idea. You’ve got air fireball traps at 0:40, safe jump offense at 3:45 and 4:06, and dirty Raging Demon setups at 1:05, 2:27, and 4:43. Akuma even runs away slower than everyone else, by covering his tracks with air fireballs at 4:48. It really looks like Guile is hoping for a miracle against an overpowered CPU boss, which isn’t far from reality.

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UMK3 Tournament Mode TAS by SDR

Posted on October 12, 2010 by error1

A very quick and glitchy tool assisted 8 vs 8 match – worth checking out even if you’re not familiar with the game. You definitely won’t fall asleep halfway through.

highlights:
Dueling Sub-Zeros at 1:19, combo into off screen knockdown at 2:09, invisible Shiva craziness at 2:58, interrupted fatality at 3:30.

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SSF4 Stun Combo Exhibition by SCHeartless

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Maj

The premise behind this Super Street Fighter IV video is dizzy combos against Seth, which does tend to get slightly formulaic at points, but overall it’s a pretty good combovid.

highlights:
SSF4 Balrog variations from 0:15, Dudley linkfest at 2:13, and Juri triple c.HP dizzy at 3:40

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MatchVid of the Day: Bas vs Ino (CvS2)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Maj

Can the A3/CvS2 king defend his crown against the talented K-Groove specialist? Somehow both of these guys showed up to London for a multi-game tournament and met in the finals.

players: D44-Bas (A-Sakura/Blanka/Bison-2)
                vs Ino (A-Blanka/Sakura/Bison-2 and K-Cammy/Blanka/Sagat-2)

observations:
For some reason, Ino decides to start off with an A-Groove team against Bas, which doesn’t work out too well. Then he switches back to his main K-Groove team and pulls off a remarkable comeback against what should’ve been a losing matchup. A few major things have to go his way, such as A-Blanka wasting his meter and getting dizzy at 3:39 instead of killing K-Cammy and neutralizing her meter – but it’s still a solid, gutsy win any way you look at it.

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New Interviews Section Added

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Maj

Now the Interviews archive has its own button in the main menu bar above. We’ll continue adding a brand new interview every week on Wednesdays. In fact, i already have the next two lined up and ready to go!

Beyond that, is there anyone specific that you guys would like me to interview? I don’t know everyone in the community but i do know most of the combo makers and oldschool players.

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Marvel vs Capcom 3 NYCC News Roundup

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Maj

With the weekend over, it looks like that’s it for MvC3 announcements from New York Comic Con. We now have four new characters to think about: Arthur, Spencer, Magneto, and MODOK. Isn’t it strange to have so few Street Fighter characters, especially following SF4’s success?

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Phoenix Lord II: T6 Lei Wulong Combo Exhibition by Tobi

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Maj

Ever since his introduction in Tekken 2, Lei Wulong has been one of the most dynamic characters in the series. This video does a great job of capturing his many stances and styles.

highlights:
T6BR Lei extended OTG combo vs Bryan at 1:21, Lei “EWGF x7” combo at 3:12, Lei wall super combo at 3:40, Lei double cross wall combo at 3:46, and Lei ground flip vs Marduk at 4:10

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RPS Perspective on Fighting Game Strategy on SH

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Maj

There’s a new strategy article on Sonic Hurricane which explores various fighting game challenges through rock-paper-scissors comparisons. Here’s the link and a brief quote:

RPS Perspective on Fighting Game Strategy on Sonic Hurricane

Truthfully, RPS metaphors are only useful for deconstructing fighting games to illustrate the challenges presented by human competition. RPS models are great if you want to entertain people by translating your successes and failures into academic terms.

It’s much harder to go the other direction – from RPS theory fighter to developing a practical gameplan. Converting game specifics to RPS babble and back to game specifics is so much extra work that you’d be better off sticking with game specifics throughout.

However if you’re new to the competitive aspect of fighting games, it is important to grasp exactly what you’re getting into – and RPS can be useful in that regard.

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