And here's a bonus clip. Nothing too special with this one, although I found the ending of the match to be enjoyable and fitting appropriate for a wrestler like Tina!

I'm hoping this specific clip can win the @sickcombos.bsky.social stamp of approval. I'm no Tina main, but I know a few things, and I never need a huge excuse to play #DOA5LR.

(Pardon the footage lagging the audio a bit; blame the PS4's clip-making function, not me. 😛)

I was yesterday years old when I learned the input trick that allows Chun-Li to do her Lightning Kicks immediately after jumping.

Another #streetfighter6 mystery unraveled! Now to work on the timing to punish throw loops with this...!

This combo trial took me two months to do, but I finally pulled it off yesterday. (I mean... it's more like I tried it a couple months ago, got tired, and focused on learning other things, but still...)

Drive rush combos with Chun-Li's stance moves certainly test the ol' fingers/muscle memory...

Aaaanyways, one final clip. Some wins are just sweeter than others, and perfecting a LVL8 Ryu is definitely a highlight in my brief SF6 journey.

It was a great thing I played KOF 98 to learn Mai before getting this game; the knowledge I gained of her from that title has translated very well to SF6!

And I've improved despite dealing with this:

I'm simply moving left and right in this clip, but my analog stick registers random up inputs (usually 1-3 frames long) as I move it.

It's not always THIS bad, but plenty of bad jumps and missed special/super inputs have happened from this malfunction.

I actually had the intention to start this thread with another fight, but despite repeated efforts, I couldn't compress the video enough to fit Bluesky's file size limit. 🙃 Even so, I'm sharing a shorter clip of me going against the game's infamous LVL 8 CPUs.

I think I've gotten a bit better!

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Even though I can't play SF6 online, the Battle Hub's V-Rival system is still accessible.

It's interesting - the CPU typically doesn't fight with the insane precision and ability to optimize EVERY opportunity like LVL8 CPUs, but the variance in play styles and tactics keeps fights engaging.

I decided to play and beat Final Fight for the first time last week thanks to Street Fighter 6. It's certainly not my favorite beat-em-up ever, but it's a good enough game for the era it was created in.

It was also cool to finally play the game that debuted several iconic Capcom characters.

And here's the "meaty" set-up by itself. It's a pretty straightforward set-up if you understand the concept at all, but if you don't, I'll leave a longer description in the alt text.

I'm still having fun learning things in this game!

(As a side note, I WISH I could learn art this easily!)

Pretty sure that until a few months ago, I had never even heard of the term "meaty" in a fighting game context before in my 30+ years of living.

And now I find myself learning meaty set-ups and combos based off of them... You're never too old, folks!

#streetfighter6 #SF6 #MaiShiranui

Haven't shared any clips in a moment, so here's one of me workshopping a combo in #streetfighter6 that I'll never actually pull of in a match with this busted controller of mine that only reads quarter-circle inputs about 30% of the time.

On the brighter side, I think this clip might be my favorite interpretation of the "Call an ambulance" meme I've ever seen!

A clip of me still early into learning both SF6 AND video editing! The size of the original video was just a *bit* too large, so I reduced the quality a tad for Bluesky. I also added a fade effect (although I wish I had more control over it).

Anyways, enjoy me learning SF6 Mai!

I'm certain there was supposed to be a fight somewhere in this clip... 🤔

#kingoffighters #KOF #KOF98 #MaiShiranui