fighting game principles were born on these games
no gimmicks (running, rolling), no easy modes (k-groove, sf4 bar), these are the games that take absolute skill to win with, this is where basic tactics such as footsies, zoning, etc are absolutely essential
thats why people like them
slowdown? wtf did you play them on, genesis?
stupidity on stilts
lol.
For real though, the game is built on footsies, zoning, and requires strict timing and execution. No gimmicks (some people say the super meter is but I disagree), just pure SF.
SF4 is your first real SF game so it is obvious that you wouldn’t understand. Hell, even the basic concepts of footsies and zoning exist in SF4 but again, you fail to realize the importance of it so you saying iterations of 2 are garbage makes sense.
by slowdown, I’m sure he meant during some combos where you can combo a sonic boom and a backhand or some ish like that. I can’t explain it but I’m sure if you saw it, you know what he means.
i know what he means now
i guess when you have played a lot, it doesnt even bother you and you dont even notice it
Sf2ww loved that game and played a bunch of great folks in the Seattle area back in the day. I liked it because you had to work and get a victory.
3rd Strike & ST.
Okay I lol’d.
lol @ whoever negged me for this. Get laid or play your sf ex.
get fucked 3rd strike is awful
HF…easily
never played it? geez I must be old 
lol Whatever dude.
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i’d wager that you believe the latter quote
Tie between 3s and HF.
Hyper … HD comes in 2nd. HD is probably more fun that Hyper , but there’s still alot of BS in the game. HF is more technical. You can’t just be “wild” in HF… you can only be smooth and aggressive. Careless aggressive type players will FAIL in HF.
SF2 for SNES is still Capcom’s most selling game.
Street Fighter II Turbo - 3rd place,
Super Street Fighter II - 12th place,
Street Fighter II’ Plus - 17th place,
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - 46th place.
I’m going SF2 Turbo.
The one with Q. I like that one.
I’d go for ST followed by HF.
HF is (IMO) most balanced, but the ST gameplay is just too sexy.
The downside of ST is that it can get stale (eg who pokes who, who gets the first move in, lot of trade-offs etc etc), and counterpicking can ruin your day. However if you can get some GG’s, I’d still play it as much as I did back in the day.
SF4 (again IMO, don’t hate me for saying this) - feels to me like a nice upgrade to the EX series. I still enjoy playing it, but ST remains best for me, way beyond nostalgia reasons. But I don’t expect you to understand.
I loved hf ,but 3s is simply the greatest fighting game ever.