10-27-2003, 07:53 PM
Yeah, I remember when I used to play SFA in the arcades, before SFAII came out. All these people would play Akuma, and annoy the hell out of everyone, and I would beat them with Dan. They were always so humiliated.
Dan's #1 strength is that he inspires overconfidence in your opponent, and they screw around because they think they will win with their eyes closed, especially if they are playing Akuma. Unfortunately, after beating these people enough times, they stopped underestimating me with Dan.
Ah, the good old days. Talking about SFA reminds me of the time I taught some crazy-ass guy, who claimed to be a former Navy Seal, how to do the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick with Charlie. From that day on, whenever I saw him, he would say "I'm good with Charlie. You know why? Because I know his moves."
He wasn't good with Charlie. I just always let him win a round because he was a really, really scary guy. I think he may very well have been a Navy Seal that cracked under the pressure.
There was also the 35 year old mentally disabled guy that would repeatedly ask people if they liked the character they were playing (WHILE they were playing), and then start asking if they liked every other character in the game.
"Do you like Chun Li?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Ken?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Guy?"
"Yes."
"Do you like M. Bison?"
"Not really, no."
It never ended. At least, until the day I asked HIM who HE liked. You know what? He didn't know who he liked.
Console-only players really miss quite a bit of amusing people by not going to arcades. I made friends with a guy who I am pretty sure was someone fairly important in a gang. Needless to say, I didn't do any of the cheap stuff against him. I think he had a knife.
Dan's #1 strength is that he inspires overconfidence in your opponent, and they screw around because they think they will win with their eyes closed, especially if they are playing Akuma. Unfortunately, after beating these people enough times, they stopped underestimating me with Dan.
Ah, the good old days. Talking about SFA reminds me of the time I taught some crazy-ass guy, who claimed to be a former Navy Seal, how to do the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick with Charlie. From that day on, whenever I saw him, he would say "I'm good with Charlie. You know why? Because I know his moves."
He wasn't good with Charlie. I just always let him win a round because he was a really, really scary guy. I think he may very well have been a Navy Seal that cracked under the pressure.
There was also the 35 year old mentally disabled guy that would repeatedly ask people if they liked the character they were playing (WHILE they were playing), and then start asking if they liked every other character in the game.
"Do you like Chun Li?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Ken?"
"Yes."
"Do you like Guy?"
"Yes."
"Do you like M. Bison?"
"Not really, no."
It never ended. At least, until the day I asked HIM who HE liked. You know what? He didn't know who he liked.
Console-only players really miss quite a bit of amusing people by not going to arcades. I made friends with a guy who I am pretty sure was someone fairly important in a gang. Needless to say, I didn't do any of the cheap stuff against him. I think he had a knife.