So far I’m the only one who has a clue about what Yamazaki is capable of but you’re all so caught up in that “its yamazaki” you refuse to believe it.
I forget what it was about, but I said something about yamazaki, got criticized for it, Gunter came in and said the exact same thing and no one said shit back to him. Even if I havent “proven myself” I know what I’m talking about with yamazaki
ok man you win he’s the greatest…i don’t mind this kind of talk at all or find it annoying but you can’t just say that we are hating on yamazaki cuz thats just ridiculous. after your last post i went and checked out some of your games on youtube against sauce and most of the damage you did to his characters with yama…you did it going backwards and punishing him for coming towards you which is what you should do with yamazaki the only times i ever saw you mount anytype of rushdown with him…is when he was in the corner but can’t every character rush down in the corner? a good portion of the cast is better than him in the game its that simple…why do you care so much that ppl have him ranked so low? wouldn’t him being great and not respected work in your favor so that when you go to tournaments and such ppl don’t feel threatened until after you beat them down with yama?
"So far I’m the only one who has a clue about what Yamazaki is capable of"
statements like these are just idiocy man do you seriously believe you’re the only one who knows what yama is capable of? shit gunter plays a mean a’gief who does well against top opponents but not because a’gief is top tier its because gunter is really good with him and knows his character inside and out the same thing can be said for leezy’s k-kim, or iyo’s c-maki.
there are a few characters in the game that i have no idea what to do against…yama isn’t one of em hell i’ll take my ryu against a c yama. at worst that match up has gotta be 6-4:bgrin: yama is a turtle there are bigger and better turtles in the game c-honda, blanka, sagat, guile hell even sakura may be a better natural(normals) turtle than yama
“Even if I havent “proven myself” I know what I’m talking about with yamazaki”
you may be right but unless you’re winning ppl really don’t care what you have to say its the whole theory fighter syndrome. i bet if justin ricky choi or any other popular and proven player started using someone obscure you’d have a troop of youtube copy cats behind them playing those characters. Thats just the way it works
actually, yama feels like a mini sagat or a bigger version of sakura. well, you get my drift.
I wouldn’t say this is far from the truth, honestly.
Those games on youtube are atrocious. Ill be the first to admit that. They are no where near me playing my best.
Apparantley I am if you all seriously think Sagat can stomp on Yama 7-3.
Im pretty sure I made it clear that I wasnt trying to say Yama is top or anywhere near there. He DEFINITELY can hang with high mid like rock, geese, hibiki, iori, KEN, etc.
You’re absolutely right, look what happened with A Vega.
6-4 in yamas favor??? ryu gets fucking waxed by yama…like bad…
and this
"6-4 at worst against C-Sagat
7-3 at worst against K-sagat. "
sounds a lot different than 5.5-4.5…
im outi
Roberth
5.5 - 4.5 sagats favor was against C sagat
I dont think I ever mentioned Yama being okay against K Sagat. Low jump Sagat destroys Yama. Only thing he can do is hope RC Dust will hit their recovery. 6-4 isnt that much different than 5.5 - 4.5
i was being sarcastic thats why the little grinning guy is there but whatever i don’t think anyone “waxes” k-ryu except for any sagat and the typical a groove chippers but thats a whole new discussion that i’m not trying to start.
fo real??? i think ryu does better against sagat than he does against yama…hahaha…recently ive been playing that match up quite often k-ryu vs k-yama (with me playing k-yama, and i wouldnt call myself a yama expert)…and ryu gets beat down pretty bad…
im outi
Roberth
A Vega has been around forever…
edit: but anyway, why create a character specific thread in the general forum?
A Vega was never really picked up by EVERYONE playing A groove until Bas started using him and winning.
This threads been around for a while
Thread may be around forever, but I’ve never posted it in and I just thought Id ask why it was here instead of in Yamazaki forum…
A vega is used by so many because he’s a solid character.
What is with all this arguing?
Until somebody steps up, and actually does something with Yama, who gives a fuck?
I’m not saying it’s impossible, or even improbable; I’m just saying it doesn’t matter.
Talking about CvS is fine… don’t we all play though?
A vega wasnt as popular as he was until bas started winning with him. Not arguing he isnt solid or anything.
I thought people started playing Vega after watching Ricky (Bas included).
Where’s that Yama video tutorial?
I’m curious to see that.
heres the story of the spanish ninja and how he rose to the top.
Back then, he wasnt used as much except the east coast according to Sabin. There were a few pockets of Vega players here and there in the US, but he still didnt get as much usage as CBS or even the shotos. The Japanese thought he had no chance, no potential. I think the only known Japanese player that used Vega was Makoto (P-Vega).
According to Sabin, Ricky came to the EC, saw the potential of vega and started using him in A groove. I’m not sure who used Vega first between Makoto and Ricky. Prolly Ricky did.
Fast forward to evo2k4. Daigo lost to Eddie Lee, who used R2 A-Vega. Ricky took Dan’s team apart with A-Vega and finished the slack with A-Sakura. In the first and second game, Ricky’s A-Vega took down Kindebu’s Sakura and Bison alone just to lose to Blanka.
After evo2k4, hella fools started jocking A-Vega. BAS picked him up at some point during texas showdown. Soon, BAS replaced Sakura with Vega.
The rest is history.
Yeah… people were using A-Vega in NYC since 2001.
I remember the custom was sooooooooo ghetto.
It was like combo into sweep -> Claw Roll (which would hit on the 2nd bounce or something)-> (whiff sweep xx Claw Roll) xN -> super
or something stupid like that.
Prez winning ECC with a-vega anchor back in the day.
Hey gridman,
I was wondering how the Yama guide is coming along. I want to see more of your ideas on the Yama vs Chun Li matchup. You’ve mentioned it’s in Yama’s favor, but I don’t see how.
Well I’ve laid everything out really and know what I’m going to say, I just want it to be good and be understood from people who dont play yama.
Yama vs chun is ginormously (not a word) in yamas favor. Chun has zero way of getting in. Jump in? d.fierce stuffs it cleanly. Trys to poke or walk in ? St.rh. good luck whiff punishing it with st.mp. Her cr.rh beats his st.rh but thats incredibly risky to do and most people dont know about it. She trys to short jump in? If you can react, level 2. If not, guard break her off. Dont bother with snake arms honestly. You dont even need them. She cant touch him if he plays smart. She cant roll through st.rh either, too long.