From: cw21219@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Crying Freeman)
Subject: Re: Good of ticking [please read]
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 10:34:54 GMT

el27166@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (This Space for Rent) writes:

>bigdave@vermont.tdd.sj.nec.com (David Sweeney  x2987) writes:

>>Is this "no-throw" rule very widespread?  I've never run into it on the 
>>West Coast.  Although the jab-throw variety of ticking is frowned upon in
>>most arcades, throws are a big part of the game around here.  With the 
>>increased counterthrowing ability in the CE, I'm surprised such an amazingly 
>>dull rule even exists.  I can't imagine not being able to have the honor
>>of walking up and biting a hiding Guile...

>It seems to me that the majority of the Chicagoland area follows "No-Throw"
>rules.  They are very strict about this.  Walking under an opponent and
>throwing is cheap, throwing them as they fall down from a DP is cheap.  The
>only times when throwing is legal is when the opponent is dizzy.  Ironic,
>but that's only time when you DON'T throw... you do a combo!  And some have
>gone so far as to call combos cheap because you can't block (DUH!  That's
>the point!)

Speaking of Chicagoland weenies, I ran into a couple of them the other day
in the union. They were the type that go past whining and muttering cheap to
screaming obsenities and yelling at you when you throw. They were exchanging
rounds as Ken, and I came in against them. They recognized me cause I had
pissed them off before, so one of the dudes (there were three of them) said
"no throws allowed." I didn't reply and just put a quarter in. The first round
I ended up just not getting into the situation of throwing. I had him whittled
down to almost no energy while keeping about 75% of my energy. So I just 
sat back to see what he would do. He threw fireballs and I just jumped up
over them. He started complaining "Fucking cheap time game." I mean jeez,
what is wrong with these people? 

I was playing on the left side (crappy side) so my joystick was seriously
having defensive crouch problems. His partner came in that round and eventually
caught me by sweeping me low over and over until I got stunned, and then came
in and did the fierce-fierce-fireball combo, killing me. They all started
hooting and giving high-fives. Man, it annoyed the heck out of me. Anyways,
next round I followed the sonic boom and threw the original dude. He seriously
threw a major tantrum, and started swearing like mad. His buddies were saying
stuff like "You can't win without throwing can you?" They played a few more
quarters and I actually didn't really tick them very much. I dunno why.
Still, I didn't lose and finally I won the last round against the original
guy because I landed next to him, hit him with two crouching jabs, and
since I could hear him tapping madly trying to counter throw a throw that
wasn't even coming, razor kicked him. He died, and he was screaming "Fuck you
cheap ass." I just replied, "I didn't throw you did I?" (I hadn't thrown
him for that last game) 

Anyways, my point is : What is the deal with these psychos? Are they really
that common around Chicago? Where else have these lame no-throw areas sprung
up other than Chicago? Anyone seen any others? 

P.S. I wonder what would happen if you magic threw them in the old game...

>>Dave Sweeney     bigdave@tdd.sj.nec.com
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