It's even dubbed "Moment 37." "It's 'Moment 37,'" Wong said. Without the context of the rest of the tournament, this moment transcends the fighting game community for several reasons: the excitement in the crowd is electric, the panic of Wong's buttons portray the perfect emotion for the losing end, and the degree of difficulty that Umehara accomplished to finish the comeback was a fitting end. You have got to hand JWong a sportsmanship award for listing his own loss as his favorite comeback, but it's hard not to expect this particular moment on this list. It is perhaps the most iconic and memorable moment, let alone comeback, in fighting game history and the one JWong lists as his favorite. Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Justin Wong (Chun Li) vs. Everyone knew Ricki was going to win except for Snake Eyez." But not only did he escape from the death situation, he empty jumped and baited it out for the ultra. "He baited out 'EX Messiah kick' and punished with his own ultra," Chen recalled. It was one man against five players in a battle of region pride.ĭespite mismatches, insane pressure and plenty of comebacks within the final comeback, Snake Eyez delivered one of the greatest moments in the game's history. This particular matchup, chosen by JChensor, was notable because it was just impossible read after impossible read. The background: Snake Eyez needed to reverse-sweep the entire five-man team of Northern California to win the exhibition. Ultra Street Fighter IV - Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis (Zangief) vs. After seeing the hype in the video, it stood out to me." The best part was when the camera went to his face and it was. "He somehow seals it by empty jumping and using his super. "Daigo was down in life and Guile was near full-life. On paper, Ryu and Guile fight each other on arguably even terms, but this particular round started off with just Muteki's great fireball spacing and neutral game. In a game where large comebacks are rare, UltraDavid's favorite one pits the legendary Daigo against Muteki's impressive Guile in the late stages of the 2003 Tougeki Super Battle Opera tournament. Street Fighter II Turbo - Daigo Umehara (Ryu) vs. 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. UltraDavid and Chen are two of the premier commentators for the fighting game community and both boast impressive tournament résumés. 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. It is something that will probably never happen again in the same situation. It's remembered as a highlight of the event.Ĥ. There must be something large at stake - a big stage, a qualifier or the last match to stay alive in a tournament.ģ. It must be a comeback from a significant life differential.Ģ. The memorable comebacks, however, need to fall under certain criteria.ġ. No matter the stage for the fight, the narrative that the unthinkable could happen is one that anyone can get behind. Some of the best in competitive fighting game history have taken place within the iconic Street Fighter franchise. The comeback is the most exciting moment for fighting games. One more attack to complete the masterpiece. The crowd noise bounces around the walls as you can feel the moment in slow motion. The nervous energy floats away and you can do no wrong. Your life bar screams that it's running out of gas. The opponent pushes forward as your character backpedals. The best Street Fighter comebacks of all time as told by UltraDavid, JChensor, PR Rog and JWong
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