From: west@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Bruce West)
Subject: Re: Bison is King
Organization: University of North Texas, Denton
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:49:43 GMT

In article <102614@bu.edu> robrod@csa.bu.edu writes:
>
>I have come to the conclusion that Bison is definately the best
>character in SF2 CE.  I never played him because he always seemed
>so cheesy and cheap to me, however, I recently decided to give him a try
>just to find out how it is.
>
>I first played him vs the computer to learn the basics.  I finished the
>game without loosing a round on my third attempt.  I couldn't beleive
>how cheesy this character was and how easy is to win with him.  I
>decided to go to the arcade that has the most competition around here.
>
>I started with all the tactics at my disposal (i.e. flaming torpedo,
>scissor kicks, head stomps, etc).  I defeated everyone quite easily.
>The funny thing is I never did anything complicated, I just charged and
>torpedoed or scissor kicked at appropriate moments, stomped, etc.  Very
>simple procedures.  My opponents, however, were all desperate doing DP,
>trying combos, trying to buffer SPDs, complicated stuff.
>
>Anyway, it was too easy so I decided to stop doing the flaming torpedo.
>I still won easily (although not as easily as before).  I stoped doing
>the scissor kicks, I still won consistently.  I stoped doing the head
>stomps, and I still won.
>
>It was so funny because every so often a good opponent would land a big
>combo and leave me with very little energy, only to see me come back and
>win the round.  The true masters could beat me if I didn't use the
>scissor kicks, but even without them I had a fair chance.
>
>I then learned that if Bison hits once, he hits twice.  Any hit Bison
>does can be followed, Always.  I also learned very good combos, from
>which the 7 hit combo, (although it doesn't always works, when it does,
>it re-dazes) is the deadliest.  It is followed by another combo that
>only hits 2 times and another 5 hits are blocked, but it dazes.  Yes,
>this combo dazes you after you BLOCK.
>
>I finally learned that no air-attack can hit Bison, with the exception
>of one of Blanka's attacks.
>
>So because almost no air attacks are successfull, and because he can
>re-daze or daze without even hitting, and because of his cheesy/cheap
>nature, a good Bison player that uses all the resorces at his disposal
>(by this I mean not worrying about being cheap or cheesy or hated), will
>beat anyone at any level of expertiese.
>
>
>I hate Bison thou, he is so cheap.  I only used him to find out what his
>potential was.  I wanted to learn all I could about him to satisfy my
>curiousity and to be able to talk about him knowing what I'm talking
>about (so if you haven't tried to use him, please don't bother
>responding).  Now that I know what he is capable of I will not play him
>again.
>
>Finally, I just want to say that I was playing Bison at a very high
>level, and yet, no skill was required.  Maybe a little practice to get
>the combos efficiently, but no skill what-so-ever.  This is another
>reason I will not play him again.
>
>

  WHAT IS THAT COMBO THAT STUNS WHEN THE PERSON BLOCKS?!?!  What are all the
combos you learned?  How can Bison not be attacked from the air?  How
can he always hit twice?

Ciao....


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