Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter (Flash Video)

[toml]

THIS IS TOO COOL!

http://www.funnyheck.com/flash_cartoon/mkvssf2.html

[toml]

Oops, for got to say that I got it here: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/47226

Check out the comments. Pretty crazy stuff.

Like this link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=709217536103692649&q=street+fighter

Showing off my SF nerdiness a little....

A bit of history. In the US, there have been two main styles of playing SF. One is a turtling style: wait for the opponent to make a move, retaliate, and run away. This has been called the East Coast style. The other style tends to be influenced by Japanese playing styles, and is characterised by very aggressive play. Fittingly, this has become known as West Coast style.

The person playing Chun Li, Justin Wong, is an exemplar of the EC style. The person playing Ken is Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, a player from Japan. He plays in the very aggressive style that would be called WC style. So, this is the backdrop: two very different styles at a very high level of play in an extremely technical game.

In this round, Justin takes the lead with the run-away EC style (see how Chun keeps backing away?). This is what the commentator is referring to when he says it seems Daigo seems to be getting angry, and how the turtle style is overcoming ... something....

While running away, Chun whiff attacks to build meter; meter is used to perform a super move. Around time 26, Chun builds up enough meter (the bottom right hand corner flashes and shows 1/2), and Chun starts the super move (the flash) in order to hit Ken, or force Ken to block and take block damage for the win. Everybody knows this, as shown by the shout from the audience.

Instead of blocking, Daigo parries. Not only does the parry prevent any form of damage, it also builds meter. So the act of parrying the attack from Chun actually builds up enough meter for Ken to perform his super move and win the round.

The very aggressive style is now more commonly known as "Beasting." The Beast also has a webpage (http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/monmon999/index.html) with old match videos (scrub the links and look for the movie url).

From: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/47226#1127418

[King_Kai]

hahaha awesome!

fight choreography was pretty damn good, nice use of slow mo

[B the student]

AWESOME! thanks for posting that toml! :D

[King_Kai]

Does anyone know what version of Street Fighter he used for the flash? I don't remember Ryu being able to do a pink fireball as a special move. Is he using one of those versus games? Like Marvel vs. Capcom 2?

edit: nevermind, I found it's Street Fighter 3: Third Strike and the pink fireball is Akuma's move, not Ryu's

[King_Kai]

For anyone who wants to see it, here's part one of the ST vs. MK series

http://homepage.mac.com/pockyrevolution/sfmk.html

It's not as well made as the sequel though. The moves got kinda repetitive and it could have done without the violence against women. Raiden's fighting stance isn't very cool either.

And most importantly (to some of you) it's got a WM/AF couple :lol:

[Pat the Great]

i was at evolution 2k4 for the daigo beasting. man that was some sick shit.

Oops, for got to say that I got it here: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/47226

Check out the comments. Pretty crazy stuff.

Like this link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=709217536103692649&q=street+fighter

Showing off my SF nerdiness a little....

A bit of history. In the US, there have been two main styles of playing SF. One is a turtling style: wait for the opponent to make a move, retaliate, and run away. This has been called the East Coast style. The other style tends to be influenced by Japanese playing styles, and is characterised by very aggressive play. Fittingly, this has become known as West Coast style.

The person playing Chun Li, Justin Wong, is an exemplar of the EC style. The person playing Ken is Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, a player from Japan. He plays in the very aggressive style that would be called WC style. So, this is the backdrop: two very different styles at a very high level of play in an extremely technical game.

In this round, Justin takes the lead with the run-away EC style (see how Chun keeps backing away?). This is what the commentator is referring to when he says it seems Daigo seems to be getting angry, and how the turtle style is overcoming ... something....

While running away, Chun whiff attacks to build meter; meter is used to perform a super move. Around time 26, Chun builds up enough meter (the bottom right hand corner flashes and shows 1/2), and Chun starts the super move (the flash) in order to hit Ken, or force Ken to block and take block damage for the win. Everybody knows this, as shown by the shout from the audience.

Instead of blocking, Daigo parries. Not only does the parry prevent any form of damage, it also builds meter. So the act of parrying the attack from Chun actually builds up enough meter for Ken to perform his super move and win the round.

The very aggressive style is now more commonly known as "Beasting." The Beast also has a webpage (http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/monmon999/index.html) with old match videos (scrub the links and look for the movie url).

From: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/47226#1127418

[nskripchun]

whoa, that evo2k video was ridiculous. props to the Japanese player.

brings back memories of the old days, heading to the local arcade, lining up quarters on the machine... "i got next!"