"In past editions of this column, I've discussed cheap strategies and the effects they have on their victims. Be it campers, noob-tubers, or people who always play as Ken in Street Fighter games, we've come up with a universal name for individuals who rely on such unsportsmanlike play styles. They aren’t just “cheap” anymore. Nowadays, they’re called noobs," writes Bitmob.
Fighting games and music have a long and storied history together. Here are five of the best fighting game stage themes throughout video game history.
Tekken Tag Tournament 1 Arcade OST - Nina Williams
Street Fighter 2 - Ken stage, Ryu Stage, Vega (Claw), and Guile
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Karin theme
Tekken 3 Arcade OST - Hidden Characters Theme
Super Street Fighter 2 - Fei Long CPS1 version (found on Hyper SF2 A.E.)
Tekken 2 Arcade OST - Kazuya and Devil theme
Marvel vs Capcom 1 - Strider Theme, Ryu, and Roll
Should be some tunes from the first Mortal Kombat in any list tbh.
I really like the use of Mozart’s Dies Irae in Wolfgang Krausers stage in Fatal Fury 2.
Cultured Vultures: The Capcom vs SNK games have always done stellar work when it comes to the stages, but we're here to celebrate London from CvS2.
Could have just left it at best fighting games, easily one of the best fighters ever made.
Fighting games are notorious for having evil versions of their combatants, but these nefarious variants run the gamut from a simple palette swap to truly terrifying in execution. Of them, these are the top 5 most evil versions of beloved fighting game characters.
Raiden is not evil. He's just sick of the BS, and decided to start being ruthless toward anyone that threaten Earthrealm for once.
Seems pretty obvious but people still haven't picked up on it: If you can't beat someone who is using a "cheap" strategy (unless there's hacking involved or something), it's because you probably aren't very good at the game.
Just watch any fighting game match between someone who *actually* knows what they're doing and someone who is just button mashing. Button mashing might get you pretty far, but it's probably not unbeatable.
When you use an exploit that requires hitting a 5-frame window perfectly, I think it goes from "cheap" to "highly skilled."