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[Tripon]

http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/14791799/the-best-street-fighter-comebacks-all-esports

No matter the stage for the fight, the narrative that the unthinkable could happen is one that anyone can get behind. The memorable comebacks, however, need to fall under certain criteria.

1. It must be a comeback from a significant life differential.
2. There must be something large at stake -- a big stage, a qualifier or the last match to stay alive in a tournament.
3. It's remembered as a highlight of the event.
4. It is something that will probably never happen again in the same situation.

The list, compiled with help from David "UltraDavid" Graham, James "JChensor" Chen, Eduardo "EG PR Rog" Perez, and Justin "EG JWong" Wong, provides an idea of how difficult a truly memorable comeback is. UltraDavid and Chen are two of the premier commentators for the fighting game community and both boast impressive tournament résumés. JWong and PR Rog are two of North America's finest fighting game players under the team banner Evil Geniuses (EG); their gaming accomplishments would cover the entire page.

The List:

Ultradavid pick:
Street Fighter II Turbo -- Daigo Umehara (Ryu) vs. Muteki (Guile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vNFYa-8l7k

James Chen pick:
Ultra Street Fighter IV -- Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis (Zangief) vs. Ricki Ortiz (Rufus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflm1kVt02M&feature=youtu.be&t=1h4m28s

Justin Wong pick:
Street Fighter III: Third Strike -- Justin Wong (Chun Li) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS96auqau0

PR Rog pick:
Ultra Street Fighter IV -- PR Rog (Balrog) vs. Daigo Umehara (Evil Ryu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkzQ11KKy8

Click on the link to find out why each match was picked.

 

[CountBlack]

Daigo still the best

 

[NoctisVsStar]

DaiGoat

 

[Frankenstrat]

ESPN? Homie we major (unless they've already done this for the fgc)

 

[Tripon]

Daigo still the best

DaiGoat

The face of a champion.

 

[ramoisdead]

No Infiltration using Hakan mention? You slippin', ESPN.

Still, great matches all around. Will see later.

 

[Rajang]

Lord Daigo.

 

[Paltheos]

Snake Eyez is absolutely ridiculous. After the first four members of team socal go down in quick order against norcal in that team match, he fights team norcal all by himself and makes some incredible comebacks. Best team set of SF4 imo.

 

[Burt]

Daigo, Daigo, Daigo, Daigo, Daigo

 

[Seyavesh]

where THE FUCK is never give up
i don't even care if it's not street fighter jam that shit in there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmc5ZepdVs

 

[JediLink]

No Infiltration using Hakan mention? You slippin', ESPN.

That's a totally different kind of comeback. Winning three two games in a row by switching to a highly favourable matchup is not quite the same as being at a huge life deficit in a round and having to claw your way to victory without being able to get hit at all.

 

[jman2050]

where THE FUCK is never give up
i don't even care if it's not street fighter jam that shit in there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmc5ZepdVs

Oh please, that's not even the greatest comeback Justin Wong had in that game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMcv56mrJeg

 

[bojie1986]

DaiGoat

 

[Rhaknar]

What was comeback-y about that PR Rog vs Daigo? It was just a normal set. Great set mind you but its just a normal set?

 

[trixx]

Snake Eyez pulled some crazy stuff at WNF yesterday, hope his gief continues to dominate and can take out daigo at evo

 

[Loomer]

If they did one for Marvel all the picks would be Justin Wong matches.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Never give up fellas

 

[Genryu]

If they did one for Marvel all the picks would be Justin Wong matches.

You have to give some props to Bionic Arm, though.

 

[socksfelloff]

Has anyone ever been as dominant as Diago across as many games as he's played? Maybe fatal1ty?

Crazy he's in 3/4 top comebacks across 3 different games.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

How about that Daigo marvel 3 comeback? Lol it's hilarious

Has anyone ever been as dominant as Diago across as many games as he's played? Maybe fatal1ty?

Crazy he's in 3/4 top comebacks across 3 different games.

You could say Justin Wong and Infiltration had quite a run.

 

[the_batman]

edit: Diago going beast mode is on there, nice

 

[TI82]

Is there a documentary like The Smash Brothers, but for Street Fighter?

Edit: Found this one, "More Than a Game"
https://vimeo.com/67819530

 

[Ogrekiller]

ummmm.. no Diago going beast mode? shit list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGW7CwD5GM

Did you not even see Justin's pick?

 

[Codeblue]

Haitani vs Dakou is one of my favorites.

"Oooooooooh missed your link"

Kills me that he started playing Rufus.

 

[Tripon]

Is there a documentary like The Smash Brothers, but for Street Fighter?

Edit: Found this one, "More Than a Game"
https://vimeo.com/67819530

There is a Mike Ross documentary.

 

[jman2050]

Haitani vs Dakou is one of my favorites.

"Oooooooooh missed your link"

Kills me that he started playing Rufus.

It's a shame SF4 died before Misse could finish bringing the light of Makoto to the world.

 

[TheSeks]

ummmm.. no Diago going beast mode? shit list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGW7CwD5GM

Uh... that's listed?


"Justin Wong pick:
Street Fighter III: Third Strike -- Justin Wong (Chun Li) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken)"

 

[TI82]

There is a Mike Ross documentary.

Focus? And it's good?

 

[mysteriousmage09]

ummmm.. no Diago going beast mode? shit list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGW7CwD5GM

Reading the OP is hard.

 

[specdot]

Daigo, Daigo, Daigo, Daigo, Daigo

Mah man! Because he spits hot fiya!

 

[GuardianE]

Oh please, that's not even the greatest comeback Justin Wong had in that game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMcv56mrJeg

That comeback was against Justin, I believe.

 

[the_batman]

Did you not even see Justin's pick?

nope, oops

 

[Shenmue]

Wait PR Rog picked himself as the best comeback?

 

[Dahbomb]

Snake Eyez is a godlike player but that comeback on Ricky wasn't that impressive.

That whole run through the Socal team was insane but against Ricky two rounds he won because he landed Ultra/Super. Come on man... there are so many other moments that Snake Eyez has done in his career more impressive than landing an Ultra/Super at the end.

 

[Tripon]

That's a totally different kind of comeback. Winning three games in a row by switching to a highly favourable matchup is not quite the same as being at a huge life deficit in a round and having to claw your way to victory without being able to get hit at all.

It was still a crazy comeback because:

Who in the hell plays Hakan?
Infiltration was still using Akuma as his main. It wasn't until Ultra that Infiltration decided that playing 44 characters was better to sticking to just 1.

 

[Lulubop]

Oh please, that's not even the greatest comeback Justin Wong had in that game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMcv56mrJeg

Word. This is the most redic shit

 

[BadWolf]

Daigo's comeback against Infiltration is definitely up there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMafw4zUUgM

 

[TheFlow]

Snake eyez was nasty in that match. Like he crushed that man dreams. I would quit playing after that

 

[Dahbomb]

That's not even the most ridiculous PRRog comeback even in SF4:

Here is one of my favorite PRRog moments.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

King Diago.

It is known.

http://i.imgur.com/m6exlxw.webm

 

[Sou Da]

It's a shame SF4 died before Misse could finish bring the light of Makoto to the world.

#Pray4MakotoDLC

 

[Dranakin]

Justin Wong pick:
Street Fighter III: Third Strike -- Justin Wong (Chun Li) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS96auqau0

The GOAT.

Are there any notable UMvC3 comebacks I can watch as I procrastinate?

 

[Rhaknar]

Where is that crazy tron comeback from PR Rog ending with a level 3 ultra on pheonix when she was still beastly in vanilla marvel 3? Now that was a comeback.

Edit: this one. BEWARE YOUR HEADPHONES AND / OR SPEAKERS, the hype was too loud lol

Tron hates Phoenix

 

[vulva]

Has anyone ever been as dominant as Diago across as many games as he's played? Maybe fatal1ty?

Crazy he's in 3/4 top comebacks across 3 different games.

edit: Diago going beast mode is on there, nice

King Diago.

It is known.

http://i.imgur.com/m6exlxw.webm

Daigo, not Diago

 

[Frostinferno]

The GOAT.

Are there any notable UMvC3 comebacks I can watch as I procrastinate?

Justin's stuff.

Not "Ultimate", but the original Marvel 3 comeback. Still great.

 

[Rhaknar]

Daigo, not Diago

Rouge

:3

 

[Dahbomb]

The GOAT.

Are there any notable UMvC3 comebacks I can watch as I procrastinate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2w9rAaV90

They have a whole bunch of these on youtube just type UMVC3 comeback compilations or something.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

ESPN? Homie we major (unless they've already done this for the fgc)

Every major sports outlet is hiring for eSports editor. Clearly they cannot ignore it.

 

[bodyboarder]

Daigo's comeback against Infiltration is definitely up there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMafw4zUUgM

That was very decent.

 

[lupinko]

Every major sports outlet is hiring for eSports editor. Clearly they cannot ignore it.

What about TSN and Sportsnet?