Zangief Combos

my fav combo lol

I had trouble with the links before, but I’ve forced myself to use the c.lk so I’m fine with that now, but timing those knees on Dan just irks me and screws up all my timing…granted I don’t practice it either…my practice is real matches.

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I like their 3 s.lks. It’s funny looking. But if I were to use lk, I just stick with cr.lk. It seems easier to link and it does more damage. But yes, the standing one does have great reach. I usually end with that into ex hand when I think I’m too far away for cr.lk to hit.

I tried it out a bit last night, had some trouble actually doing s.lk->EXGH, is it a cancel or link? I did it like once in a match, but most of the time I revertted back to c.lk because of the df input.
shrug

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If it’s just S.lk into Green hands then you just cancel but if combo the S.short then it’s a link, just buffer srk motion while u press the stand short.

Maybe thats why it came out but not consistently, I tried splash, c.lk, s.lk,EXGH, but didn’t link the s.lk (was just trying it out), and the guy wasn’t blocking so the combo ‘reset’ and the EXGH came out, but anytime I tried straight up splash, s.lk, EXGH, I got nothing…but a DP to muh face >_<

Lessonb learned :bow:

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If you’re too close, the wrong s.lk comes out. You get the retarded kick. I wouldn’t bother with it too much online. The timing is too strict.

The way to do it is to buffer the SRK and hit s.lk followed by PP. Practice the timing in training mode.

haha ive been playing zangief for ages now, ive mastered the LP combo, and now 90% crouching LK :slight_smile: so good

Yeah, I figured I’d have to retrain my fingers, the c.lk combo has me doign the retarded d/f, d/f motion for combing a EXGH. I guess my thing is how valuable a move s.lk is. I’ve finally got myself consistently using c.lk and now everyone (in vids) is doing s.lk lol.

Thankfully I’ve given up trying to be elite or anything in this game, so being behind the curve is ok with me :rofl:

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I actually sometimes get a cooler looking combo while plinking. c.lk, c.lp, c.lk, ex-gh.

After it happens, I hear PaRappa the Rapper in my head… “Kick punch kick!”

…its all in your mind…I only had the demo for it but to this day I want to try the full joint…

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That game was hot. :stuck_out_tongue: They need to release it as a download.

i just cant do it!

c.lk x4 > ex green hand

i can do the c.lk no problem but cant cancel into ex gh

i can do c.lp x3 > c.lk > ex gh no problem

i am canceling the c.lk into ex gh in the above combo

but i cant do it with c.lk

its annoying

if it makes you feel better, i have no problem doing 5 cr.shorts to green hand.

i can even get 5 cr shorts st short to green hand :slight_smile:

Richard Nguyen told me to hold down-toward while plinking low short~jab twice, rolling the stick to down and then back to down-toward +pp. I’d never been able to do the low short green hand combo consistently until he showed me this. It really works.

jokes :slight_smile:

That’s actually exactly how I do it. No jokes.

I still don’t get/can do the plinking stuff. My fingers just look back at me funny like “Ninja why are you pressing that button if you arne’t trying to get that attack out?” fortunatly, because I’ve been so hard headed about it, last nyte after not playing in forever due to a 360 error, I came out the gate nailing a 4x c.lk combo (no meter so I just stuck a s.mp at the end shrug). Was nailing it all night actually. I’m kinda interested in doing the s.mp. s.lk, exgh stuff now just because it looks cooler…but I’m torn on how much work to put in on stuff for SF4 - not knowing jack sh!t about whats changing in Super.

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david you should have asked me for some help on those low short combos! its cake.

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that’s how i did it too
how i can hold the stick at down back or down toward
so in case my crossup didn’t cross, still can combo

it’s good to do buffer the last hit, in case your lk doesn’t connect, ex gh doesn’t come out