By request, this is the place to discuss all things ST.
If you are looking for “general strats”, I can not stress enough that it is infinitely better (and more efficient!) to simply watch match vids of top players. There is now a wealth of footage available online, featuring the world’s best players. Go to combovideos.com, or hit up the GFB hub, or my fserv in #gamecombos. I will not be replying to any posts asking for general strats.
Before you ask a question, please make sure it hasn’t already been answered in this thread, or in my Japan log.
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ST frame data (partially translated) can be found here. (Thanks to Ohayo for hosting, WraithCO for translating.)
T-Akiba’s original Japanese frame data page can be found here.
TERMINOLOGY
Jab = weak punch
Strong = medium punch
Fierce = fierce punch
Short = weak kick
Forward = medium kick
Roundhouse (RH) = fierce kick
cr. = crouching
st. = standing
j. = jumping
WW = World Warrior
CE = Champion Edition
HF = Hyper Fighting = SF2T = Street Fighter 2 Turbo
SSF2 = Super Street Fighter 2
ST = Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Before a character’s name, “O.” means “Old” and “N.” means “New”.
O.Sagat = Old Sagat = choose Sagat, then hit Up, Down, Down, Up+Jab
N.Sagat = New Sagat = Super Turbo Sagat
Keep in mind that Super Turbo’s old characters are not the same as they were in SSF2. For example, O.Sagat can cancel his st.Short and st.Forward after two hits, but Sagat can not do this in SSF2.
Not everyone plays on the American version, and some character names are different in the Japanese version, so to avoid confusion, I will not use the names Vega, Bison, or Balrog.
Claw = American Vega = Japanese Balrog
Boxer = American Balrog = Japanese Bison
Dictator (Dic) = American Bison = Japanese Vega
More terms will be added as it becomes obvious that people don’t know what they mean.