I made a similar topic at www.gamefaqs.com, but nobody is contributing at all.
SD Hiryu no Ken Densetsu is the sequel to the N64 game Flying Dragon (or Hiryu no Ken Twin in JPN) and only came out in Japan for N64. It was developed by Culture Brain. Densetsu is better for the following reasons: 1. returning characters have been rebalanced. 2. new characters (some new, some from Culture Brains other games, some are clones). 3. completely revamped item/level up system.
Not much will be discussed about the item/level up system. Go to Gnik’s FAQ at
http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/576685-sd-hiryu-no-ken-densetsu/faqs/54010 to found out about more about it.
Controls
Default buttons are:
A = Kick
B = Punch
C/ = Special (or Buster)
C< = Super (or Secret Buster)
C/\ & C> = Use Item
R = Block
L or Z = Side Step (optional)
Notation I’ll be using for discussion is:
P = Punch
K = Kick
B = Buster
SB = Secret Buster
I = Item
BL = Block
SS = Side Step
I will use the number notation for inputs of moves etc.
If you are link 2 P’s it displayed as Px2. If it is a attack string, then it is displayed as PP.
Stuff you need to know about the game
Stats
After selecting your character, you will notice 4 different stats. They are:
Fire - Displays Physical Power
Wind - Displays Throw Power
Thunder - Displays Projectile Power and Defense to them
Ice - Displays Physical and Throw Defense.
Mind’s Eye or Shingan
This is a mechanic that the series has used in just about every game. You will notice a little colored circle on a characters body part, that is the Shingan. There are 3 different types of Shingan (they will be listed by color):
Pink
How it appears: It appears for every 2 super bars gained
Effects when hit: Unable to block and stunned for a couple seconds.
Green
How it appears: Blocking more than attacking.
Effects when hit: Same as Pink, but greater damage.
Red
How it appears: Health bar is half without doing any damage to opponent.
Effects when hit: Instanct Death (unblockable).
The HUD
Health Bar
This bar displays what your health is.
Super Bar
This bar displays how many stocks you have. They are used for your characters Secret Busters and Treasure Busters. By default, you can only store up to 3 bars.
Links
A link most will know is being able to combo from one attack to another without canceling the animation of the previous attack. Almost every character can do links. Most can link 5P to another 5P and go from there.
Attack Strings
Strings are a series of moves that may or may not combo. They are a combination of P and K, only a few have B in them. Most knock the opponent down. Ex. PPKKK for Ryuhi.
SD
A defensive technique that counter-attacks upon catching the opponents attack.
Tier List (ATM doesn’t list clone characters, also not in any particular order)
High Tier
Ryumaou
Ryuhi
Ryu
Hayato
Min Min
Powers
Gou Fire
Mid Tier
Yuuka
Suzaku
Wiler
Shouryu
Jack
Erie
Low Tier
Robo no Hana
E. Quaker
Bokuchin
Raima
This Tier List is not final and will change in this topic. Now make sure to explain your findings as clearly as possible.
I’ll start w/ some Ryuhi info
Ryuhi
Like other characters, Ryuhi can from St. P. His 4+B(easy), 8+B(middle) and 6+B(hard) Busters can be linked from St. P.
6B
This attack is great, as it has 2 uses. First is to press C/ 2 more times to do 2 more kicks, used mostly as an ending move. The other is that the first attack can be used to link.
4B
This move is great, as it gives Ryuhi another option to juggle the opponent. The move is made better, because it can be linked from St. P(or 5+P).
8SB
This is potentially Ryuhi’s best Secret Buster in the game. If combo-ed in a juggle correctly, then Ryuhi might be able to continue juggle the opponent.
Punch SD
This is his best Super Defense tech. You could attack (like a Supers) after a successful SD.
Some combos you could do with this in mind:
j.Px2, 66, 6B, 5P, 4B, 5Pxx236+SB
j.Px2, 66, 6B, 5P, 4B, 5Pxx8SB, 8B
j.Px2, 5Px2, 4B, 5Pxx5SB
