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Street Fighter IV

Game » consists of 0 releases. First released on Feb 17, 2009

First released in arcades and later ported to consoles, Street Fighter IV is a rebirth of a beloved fighting series, using 3D characters and environments while retaining the franchise's core 2D game play. Gathering a massive fanbase, Street Fighter IV has been long awaited after years of drought.

I Have A Problem...

#1 Edited by PureRok (4230 posts) - 3 years, 4 months ago

 And I need help.
 
You see, I use the arcade stick cross-armed (see image at bottom). This creates a problem. I can do the motions just fine this way, but I'm stuck doing hard kick, hard punch, and medium punch only (with the occasional light punch).
 
This makes it difficult for me to do combos, as is probably evident. However, if I use the stick normally I have problems doing the motions correctly, and I carry over the bad habit of only doing "hard" attacks.
 
So, what I'm looking for is tips/advice on how to use the stick normally. Like, how to hold the stick with your left hand, best placement for your right hand, etc.
 
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#2 Posted by AniMoney (957 posts) - 3 years, 4 months ago

Seth Killian plays cross-handed too I believe. I think it's called dragon style. 
 
Didn't ultima have a vid on holding sticks?

#3 Posted by lordofultima (6100 posts) - 3 years, 4 months ago

Well Seth Killian the famous "clothhand" holds his stick cross-handed just fine, and he does lots of light attacks. If you yourself can't hit the light attacks it may be better for you to switch to normal style, since light attacks are the foundation of Street Fighter. I have a video of some ways to hold the stick, take what you will from it. 
  
  

#4 Posted by demontium (4698 posts) - 3 years, 4 months ago
@lordofultima said:
" Well Seth Killian the famous "clothhand" holds his stick cross-handed just fine, and he does lots of light attacks. If you yourself can't hit the light attacks it may be better for you to switch to normal style, since light attacks are the foundation of Street Fighter. I have a video of some ways to hold the stick, take what you will from it. 
  
  
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I love the title "talentless prick" 
 
Dude I love all your videos so much
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