From: stdnt171@whscdp.whs.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: Re: MK: Cage's nut punch & Which is the best player?
Date: 15 Dec 92 13:52:17 CST
Organization: Washington HS, Milwaukee, WI

In article <roycel.724375229@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>, roycel@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Royce Lithgo) writes:
> I tried playing cage for the first time last night.  I loved his slide
> kick, but couldn't get the hang of the nut punch - I was unable  to hit the
> opponent - and instead kept getting hit myself!  When should you strike with
> this move??
> 

	This move is really hard to use against the computer or against
experienced players.  I wouldn't bother much with it.

> I also tried playing Sonya - I loved her leg throw, but again couldn't get
> the hang of the high punch thing that she does!
> 

Just wiggle the stick back and forth and hit HP repeatedly.

> Until last night,  I had always been playing Raiden, but have been unable
> to progress past the 5 fight (so I tried Sonya & Cage).  Can anybody give me
> some combat advice for Raiden?  Also I am interested in peoples opinions as
> to which player they think is best and why.  I would really like to get past
> the fifth level one day!
> 

I play Raiden and can get up to Goro.  Here's how I deal with each player:

Cage:
	Two techniques for him, both really simple.  He is a really good
charater to use the flying attack on, because you can knock him out of any of
his three special moves with it.  Simply fly, if he blocks, he'll throw a
snot-ball at you.  Duck under it as soon as you land, then fly again.  If a
flying attack hits, do it again as soon asyou land.  Repeat until he's dead.
	The second technique works quite well and was discovered by my
5-year-old brother.  As soon as the match starts, jump straight up and LP as
you're coming down.  Just keep doing this.  He'll walk right into most of 'em,
and Snot-balls will usually fly right under you.  Eventually, he'll use his
shadow kick.  If he hits you with it just get up and start jumping again.  If
he misses you, wail on him with LPs as soon as you land, then start jumping
again.

Kano:
	DO NOT FLY at him.  He will simply block and ball attack you.  Teleport
and start wailing on him with LPs.  Keep it up until he staggers backwards,
then immediately teleport back to the other side and beat some more crap out of
him.  If he ball attacks, just block it and high kick (sure hit).  Keep
teleporting back and forth.  If he happens to duck under your punches, this
means he's going to try to uppercut you.  Just keep punching and he won't be
able to.

Liu Kang:
	DO NOT FLY at him either.  He will simply block and flying kick you. 
My technique against him can be used by just about any character, against just
about any charater.  Duck under any fire balls, and block and HK any flying
kicks (another sure hit).  When he's walking toward you, backflip.  Keep
backflipping until you're against the wall, and continue while you're there. 
As he approaches you start thowing kicks as you're coming down from your back
flips, he will block them for a while (keep in mind, if he blocks a jump kick,
you will have just enough time to jump back into the air before he attacks
you), eventually, he'll make a mistake, and your jump kick will hit.  At this
point, stand and block while he gets up.  If he fire-balls you duck under him,
If he flying-kicks you, block then HK, if he starts moving toward you, start
flipping against the wall again.

Scorpion:
	For him, practice your timing, so you can fly repeatedly (i.e. As son
as you land from hitting with a flying attack, you can fly again immediatel.
Push back twice, while you're in the air, then push forward just as you touch
down again.)  Keep trying to fly attack him.  If he blocks, duck under his
harpoon.  If you hit him, start flying repeatedly.  If your timing is right,
you should keep flying under his harpoon, however, if you are a fraction of a
second off, his harpoon will hit, and you'll get a close look at the sky as he
uppercuts you.  With good timing, you should be able to keep ramming him until
he's dead.

Sub Zero:
	If you encounter him early in the game (one of the first three
matches), he's easy, just fly attack him (watch out for his freeze, though). 
If you hit, jumpkick.  From there on out, keep alternating, fly, jump kick,
fly, etc.
	If you encounter him later in the game, use the backflip technique that
I described for Liu Kang.

Sonya:
	Very easy.  The one thing you have to watch out for is her rings.  Wait
until she's not throwing her rings then do this:  Fly at her.  If it hits,
great, do it again.  If she blocks, she'll do a flying punch immediately. 
Simply crouch when you land, and as she's coming down from her flying punch,
uppercut her.  Then repeat the process.

Raiden:
	For the mirror match with raiden, use the same technique I described
for Scorpion.  Once again, if your timing is right, you'll keep flying under
his lightning.

Endurrance Matches:
	Use whichever technique works for whichever character you're fighting,
if you get desperate, on any specific character, try the backflip against the
wall technique.  A good idea when fighting the Scorpion as the second enemy in
an endurance match, is to fly attack him as soon as he jumps on to the screen. 
He won't block and you can get going on your repeated flying technique.

Goro:
	I can not beat Goro with Raiden.  The easiest way I know to beat Goro
is to use Scorpion and repeated ly harpoon him.  If you are persistant and do
it fast enough, Goro doesn't stand a chance.

Shang Tsung:
	Haven't beaten him yet.  I would suggest usiong Raiden, because he can
fly under Shang's multiple fire-balls.

> Thanks,

Welcomes

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