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[Zukuu]

http://shoryuken.com/2014/07/22/how-john-choi-beat-mczdaigo-umehara-at-evo-2014/

Awesome read. In particular what Choi has to say himself. Really emphasizes how even little things make the difference.

 

[Lashley]

That is pretty awesome

 

[Crab Milk Mickey]

That shitty .gif in the otherwise great OP should've been replaced by EVO 2009's main stage intro video:

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

If only this had become an EVO moment too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAL_822D4o

While we're just throwing links out there, this match against a Remy is arguably my favorite Hugo match (played by YSB) of all-time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNPs6U6mNEw

 

[thesuperfunk]

Much better quality video, thanks Mickey!

 

[kuYuri]

http://youtu.be/kf6BJ4c5umI

Skip to around the 2:42 mark. I think that moment is just as impressive if not more so, as Pyrolee had less time to react to the super and at much closer range.

Unfortunately, since it wasn't at a big event like EVO, it's mostly ignored.

 

[CryptiK]

http://youtu.be/kf6BJ4c5umI

Skip to around the 2:42 mark. I think that moment is just as impressive if not more so, as Pyrolee had less time to react to the super and at much closer range.

Unfortunately, since it wasn't at a big event like EVO, it's mostly ignored.

IMO Diagos is better because he parried the whole combo and Chun-Li was one a lot more health. Still impressive though. Also the fact that Diago was on the back foot the whole round as well.

 

[Various Artists]

This always makes me smile. Just that it could even happen. GOAT.

 

[Simon_K]

Twitch chat must have been insane

Not sure if serious.... it's 2004 lol.

 

[Mesoian]

This is one of my personal favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5z9uFNTmN4

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

This was never surpassed in the history of Evo.

I don't even know if there's a feature of SF IV that could create a better moment. The risk involved in each parry multiplies the feat with each hit.

 

[Caffeine]

now that is the definition of clutch.

 

[Marvel]

Damn I never tire of seeing this clip when it pops up in threads etc. It's amazing.

 

[Kinyou]

I love the short time freeze before ken starts his special attack. Makes the whole thing look so cinematic

 

[Ragingnight]

Wasn't Justin Wong booed a lot at the time in 3S tournaments because he played so defensively?



Chun's super is too fast for that, parry was Daigo's only option.

boo'd against other Americans. Not against foreigners

 

[fader]

Happy anniversary!

 

[Zombie James]

Justin Wong trying to counter the parry with chaotic button mashing gets me every time.

I loved parrying. It was a perfect example of what makes a game mechanic great: Easy to do but difficult to master, and with the right amount of observation, patience, and timing it could completely turn a match around. It became almost instinctual. Bonus points for nullifying fireball spammers, too.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Cool video.

 

[Timeaisis]

Awesome.