From: cheesmna@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Subject: Re: Capcom f*cks up TCE
Reply-To: cheesmna@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Distribution: alt
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:22:26 GMT

In article <GRIGSBY.92Apr14165301@occs.cs.oberlin.edu>, grigsby@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Spiral Death Trap) writes:
>
>Far be it from me to post a message about TCE here in the midst of this 
>stupid flamefest, but I've noticed something that makes some characters
>intrinsically better than others.  I'd like to be wrong: if anyone has 
>counters or other strategies that even things out, do tell.
>
 {lots deleted} (I just wanted to address the next sentence)

>Several characters, to my knowledge, do *not*.  I have found no such sequence
>with Blanka, for instance, and know of none either.

Blanka does have some very nice combos.  Hitting with a fierce from the air 
followed by another on the ground looks VERY painful if the first hits.  Blanka
is my favorite character (sadly, he's the only one I can beat the old game with
in 1 quarter) but I'm trying to avoid using him in the CE.  At any rate,
there's a guy here in Terre Haute who plays VERY well.  He's got a combo that
is particularly effective.  He pushes his opponent into one of the corners and
more often than not gets them there stunned (they are stunned ;-).  The stun
is the key really...he does a strong kick up close for the double hit with the
knee and from there he slips into the Munch as smooth as silk.  As Blanka
feasts on face, he prepares for the Furball and lets loose when Blanka drops
off.  This usually ends with the sound of a messed up opponent's scream.

It's cool, though, to hear about what different characters are favorite in
different places.  Here in Haute, I think I'm one of two people who will use
Vega, I'm the only person I know who has seriously experimented with Balrog
(tends to throw the masters for a loop when I do use him), most of the cocky
ones who used Ryu and Ken exclusively can be found switching to Bison rather
frequently after they get trashed because they couldn't get their blessed
short-short-roll/throw to work (no pity here), and common opinion in the area
is that Blanka is the best character to use (i.e. really playing and not
relying on neo-godly moves that require the proverbial PERFECT timing to get
out of.

 {more deleted} 

>Any wizards with counter-strategies (or Blanka ticks) should feel free to
>help the world.  (No fierce-strong/crouching forward suggestions either unless
>you can prove it to be unblockable.)
>

Unblockable?  I've never heard of a combo that was unblockable.  I will grant
that if you stand in the corner and wait for Ryu to walk up and grab you, you
WILL get thrown.  I believe you can block or better yet avoid any attack that
is going to lead to a cheap tick.  It's making the mistake of blocking low
instead of high, and you wouldn't believe how many people here bitch and moan
about blocking and getting hit...crouch block and getting hit from above, that
is.  My favorite is dweebs who get stuck in a corner, hold in a block, and
whine when they hit a button at the last second and get nailed.  "But I was
blocking!!!" they all whine.  *yawn* peple need a clue.
Well, enough with my opinion, I need to practice kicking ass with Vega!!!

>// g
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