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- From: el27166@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (This Space for Rent)
- Subject: Recognizing a Master (REPOST)
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:11:21 GMT
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- There was some question a while ago about how to recognize a master SFII-CE
- player. It's easy, you know one when you see one.
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- Walk into any place with a SFII-CE machine. It's usually where there's a
- large crowd of people. Get a little closer and watch. You'll be surprised
- to see that in this crowd of about 7-8 people, no one is playing on the
- 2nd player side. So you ask, "Can I join in?" To which someone in the
- crowd replies, "Sure, if you want." Then you ask hesitantly, "Is the joystick
- broken?" "No," they reply. So you toss your two quarters in the machine.
- You lose the first round and it seems like this guy is approximately your
- level of player. The second round you narrowly win. The third round you are
- soundly trounced. After being bested, you look around behind you to see if
- there are any challengers. They all shake their heads timidly. You nearly
- drop another quarter in the machine, but think better of it. Perhaps this
- is a master, you think to yourself. So you, along with the rest of the crowd,
- watch impatiently for the fellow to finish.
-
- He's pretty far along already. He comes up against Blanka as the last
- character before the boss characters. Oooo. It should be real tough since
- the machine level is set on ultra-death high. You are somewhat surprised
- when he beats Blanka with a perfect first round. Then second round, it
- appears that he's going to perfect again, but at a crucial moment, he forgets
- to block! Blanka gets him into a nasty combo and takes most of his life away.
- The "master" is lucky to get away with a double K.O. The crowd groans.
- The next round, the same thing happens. As soon as the "master" has gotten
- Blanka down to a centimeter of death, he suddenly forgets to block! This
- time, it results in death. Well, the guy is human... isn't he? Next round,
- Final Round, he easily trounces Blanka with combos. However, he had to block
- a Blanka ball, and it ruined his perfect, awwww.
-
- Next up is Balrog. After he perfects Balrog, you begin to get suspicious.
- After he times out with a tie on the second round, it's almost certain.
- When he loses the third round and perfects the Final Round, you decide it's
- time to find yourself a new arcade. This one is haunted by a true master.
- --
- Eu-Ming Lee (aka CyberGeek) el27166@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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