From: inkblot@leland.Stanford.EDU (Thomas Calvin Cannon)
Subject: Re: Triple Hit DP Test Confirmed
Summary: Buffered hit + Triple DP. Possible?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: alt.games.sf2
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 23:47:33 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.223122.5384@julian.uwo.ca> dtmlee@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (David Lee) writes:
>
>This article is dedicated to Mr X-Man and all the 3-hit DP
>disbelievers.
>
>
>I don't consider myself as a good SFII player. I don't play very often
>and my timing is terrible. However, when I saw the post of how the
>3-hit DP is performed by Mr X-Man, I was curious and would like to
>investigate on it although I may not be able to perform this
>"special" move when I get into real time fighting. 
>
> [background stuff deleted]
>
>My first test was that if a 3-hit DP can be done. I did all my tests
>on my friend's M.Bison. My friend did not block the move. He did  not
>touch the joystick or any button at all. I did not success for the
>first few times and the couching fierce, fierce fireball came up as I
>predicted. I kept trying and "POW POW POW". It happened. I tried it
>again and it worked again. I did it a few times just for the fun of
>it. BUT, is it REALLY a 3-hit DP or it's just a couching fierce,
>fierce DP combo? A second test with the opponent blocking had to be
>done.
> 
>For this test my friend was still using M.Bison, but I told him to
>block and keep an eye on his energy bar. Then I performed Mr X-Man's
>sequence again. "POW POW POW". I asked him what happened to his
>energy. He replied, "THE ENERGY LEVEL WENT DOWN BY A SMALL AMOUNT
>THREE TIMES." This is it. All three hits were special move hits which
>damage even when you block. 
>
>           The TRIPLE HIT DRAGON PUNCH DOES EXIST!!!
>
>Disbelievers, don't just sit there and say that there is no 3-hit DP.
>Try it yourself. A novice like me can do it and so can you. And
>REMEMBER, this move can be done using KEN only and only on the SFII CE.
>Don't use Ryu or Sagat to try and say it does not work.
>
>
>Lastly, thank you to Mr X-Man for the valuable information.
>
>Again, the 3-hit DP sequence: (Originated by Mr X-Man)
>
>> (assume you are on the left side of the screen):
>>
>> -0 , \  , | + fierce , \  , -0 + fierce (perform sequence quickly)
>>       0   0             0
>
>
>/~~ -O- ~~v~~~~~~~ /|\ ~~~~~~~~~v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
>|   /|\      v      U              dtmlee@gfx.engga.uwo.ca        |
>|                 *-+-*                                           |
>|                   |          David - The 'Scarecrow'            |
>\___________________|_____________________________________________/

Look,

This isn't what's important.  I'm willing to concede that, perhaps through
a bug in the game, a crouching fierce + fierce DP takes off 3 ticks of damage.
However, I seriously doubt that this is the case.  It's possible that your
friend was mistaken in his observation. (wishful thinking?)  A more reliable
test would be to see if thie 'triple' DP left three green or yellow 'stars'
when Ken executes it.  Hits in SF2 leave green or orange stars, while blocks
leave orangish stars.  So, if you get hit by Ken's DP, you get a green star,
even if you block.  But I digress....

The IMPORTANT aspect of the 'triple' DP is whether or not it can be 'buffered'
in combination with a normal hit (like fierce punch).  If it CAN, then
Ken could execute a 4 hit combo (fierce + triple DP) without ever leaving the
ground.  X-man left detailed instructions on how to perform such a move, but
after over $2 of attempts (with my friend blocking on 2 player side) I have
yet to see a standing 4-hit combo.  Others have posted that they can execute
the crouched fierce + DP, but NO ONE (besides X-man) has posted that they can
DO the 4-hit combo. Plenty of folks have said, 'oh I saw such and such,' but
no one has said 'I've done the 'triple' DP, and can do it at will.'  BTW, I
play Ken quite well (combos at will, etc.) so I _DO_ have some idea of what
i'm talking about. =)

Mata ne,

Tom Cannon (aka Inkblot)

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