Unbeatable 'Street Fighter II' combos unearthed after 26 years

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Unbeatable 'Street Fighter II' combos unearthed after 26 years
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Street Fighter II: The World Warriors came out 26 years ago and a series of glitch-assisted combos from the game are only just now seeing the light of day.

While fighting against Claw (AKA Vega) in World Warriors, Street Fighter player and YouTuber Desk was able to rack up unstoppable combos with multiple characters by utilizing a specific wall glitch, which involves knocking Claw back from the center of the screen so that he hits the corner. As the screen moves over, there's a small delay during which he's vulnerable to hits and allows Desk to throw more combos at him and take him out without giving him a second to breathe.

In the video description, Desk said that the glitch reaches back to the old days with the combo master known as TZW.

"As far as I'm aware the first demonstration of this glitch was done by TZW," Desk wrote. "Back in the days when combo videos only existed on VHS. Not only did he popularize the glitch but I wouldn't have known about the [on-the-ground] throw effect were it not for watching his old clips."

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck


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