I’m still not quite sure what to make of this project, but it’s easily one of the most ambitious combo-related undertakings in recent memory. Trust me, it doesn’t matter if you’ve never heard of ADK’s Ninja Masters – nobody has. It’s still worth your time to check these out.
Ninja Masters CMV Vol 1 | Vol 2 | Vol 3 | Infinites CMV
Ninja Masters Ranmaru’s TAS | Nobunaga’s Special
Project Extra: Ragnagard CMV
I have no idea what could have possibly possessed Gen (aka Genas5) to pick out such an obscure game and devote so much time to exploring it inside out. However, what he ended up with has to be the definitive Ninja Masters combo benchmark.
That means if you’ve ever played the game, you’ll want to watch these videos. And if you decide to make a combovid for the game, you’ll have to watch these videos. I’d say that achievement deserves a mention – wouldn’t you?
By the way, the full version of the NM Kamui combo from style exhibition v.one can be found in CMV Vol 3 at 3:39. Gen also submitted the NM Raiga combo at 4:58, but that one didn’t fit the style theme quite as well. Both combos are completely awesome though.
Well, everyone has to give it up eventually, i suppose. After making a series of well-received Marvel combovids, wolverine-master has decided that it’s time to retire from video-making. This is his last combo video, as it says in the u2b description.
The Danger Room 2 | Preview 2.0 / Deleted Scenes
With a runtime over ten minutes, there’s plenty of good material to be found within. Personally i’m partial to the MvC2 Cyclops/Cable combo at 2:53, the XSF Storm/Magneto 200% damage combo at 3:53, and the MvC2 Spider-Man double Maximum Spider combo at 6:49. I also liked the Gambit portion of the MvC2 Gambit/Thanos/Felicia combo at 7:52.
The editing was done by him as well. It’s okay for the most part, although i can’t say i’m a fan of the intro. The music is nice too, although i have to admit i still don’t understand the recurring connection between Marvel combos and Nightwish songs. Anyone?
After nearly four years of silence following his ninth amazing SF3:3S combo video, 538 (of the group KYSG) is back with this long-awaited Yang episode.
SF3 3rd Strike Yang Combo Exhibition (Rough Sketch)
The description states that it’s not to be perceived as the tenth volume of his 3S video series. Apparently all this footage was recorded from 2004 to 2006 in preparation for Yang’s chapter, but he didn’t get a chance to finish it. I guess KYSG’s 10th anniversary finally convinced 538 to release whatever he had recorded.
I don’t care if it’s incomplete; it’s still good enough to be highlighted as far as i’m concerned. Honestly i’m just happy that i finally get to spotlight a new KYSG release. 538 is easily one of my favorite combo makers of all time. I don’t know what to expect from this, but i subscribed to his u2b channel the minute i was sure it was the real deal.
Over the past several months, Doopliss has steadily assembled a wide variety of creative clips for an intense seven-minute SSF4 video. Nearly every character in the cast is present – all set to music from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, with a matching intro storyboard to boot.
“DaDoop’s Bizarre Combos” – A SSFIV Combo Video
It’s a thoroughly entertaining video, made all the more impressive by the fact that the clips are short, so it contains a lot of interesting discoveries. What stood out to me were the Dhalsim lvl2 Focus Attack into Yoga Shangri-La combos at 2:26, the Seth stomp combo at 3:05, and Juri’s various EX fireball juggles starting at 3:31.
It was also nice to see some T.Hawk combos for a change of pace, starting at 5:07. Makoto’s dashpunch passing through Vega at 5:28 was very cool too, and i liked seeing Gouken’s EX Hurricane Kick juggling at 5:40 after its first hit whiffed. However, Dhalsim’s Yoga Inferno ping pong combo at 5:47 was probably the most impressive display overall.
I’m embarrassingly late to the party with this, but there seemed to be something major or urgent going on every week since its release. At any rate, better late than never, right?
Calcius Repton’s ‘BGM’ Promo | Bonus Round
To celebrate his band’s third album, desk collaborated with error1 on this special promo video. It contains single rounds of choroegraphed footage from SSF2T, SFA2, SF3:3S, MvSF, and SFA Dramatic Battle – along with a deleted Gem Fighter round.
The action flows continuously from one clip to the next, with the end of each round duplicated in successive titles. Even the victory symbols and lifebar levels are carefully kept intact. However, the most impressive facet of this whole project is the meticulous balance they struck between showing off difficult combos and maintaining a logical progression of counters to make it look like Ryu and Chun Li are actually fighting. That’s not at all easy to pull off.
