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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: tapnout on November 19, 2004, 09:54:31 pm
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I was wondering if anybody remembers how to do the touch of death or the handcuff move with guile. It's when guile throws you even if he's not touching you. You can be across the screen and it won't matter. Anyone know what i'm talking about? And if so can you please let me know how to do it. Thanks.
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http://db.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/file/street_fighter_2.txt
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Thanks. But the link doesn't work. Can you repost it.
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just cut and paste it.
it works that way ;)
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Doesn't say anything about guiles magic throw.
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Your fighting game fan is here to post!
Hnadcuff guile was charging down, hit back and strong, (standing close) then quickly finish up kick, he throws them, but then the char flys back and gets stuck to guile. Only way out is to magic throw, which is tricky. I can't remember all of it, but I havea faq that mentions it. I belive you had to charge back 2 seconds, then walk forward 1 second, like a sonicboom except you hold forward for a slight moment more, and hit one of the punch buttons to throw, can't remember which one, sorry.
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can you hook me up with your faq? thanks.
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I figured out the one where guile freezes. All you have to do is jump towards the guy and as you jump push back to get ready for a sonic boom. Them hit fierce kick while still charging for the sonic boom then you do sonic boom with a punch button.
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Still need to find out how to do the touch of death
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This brings up memories of high school... Anyway, here is what I remember of how I did Guile's bugged moves back in the day:
1) Freeze - Do a sonic in the middle of the upside-down kick (opponent has to be close enough, then standing roundhouse). A flash kick gets you out of it.
2) Handcuffs - Crouch and charge like you're going to do a flash kick, and if the opponent is close enough to throw, hit strong then forward while executing the flash kick. You just kind of run your finger straight down the strong/forward buttons (if using the arcade layout) while moving the joystick from crouch to jump. It's like your hands move in opposite directions, joystick going up, and single finger going straight down on the middle buttons (which hits one right after the other). You probably don't need to do a forward flash kick (short or roundhouse may work), but this made it the easiest for me since it only required one finger in a straight motion this way. Air throw gets you out of it.
3) Reset/Reboot - Same as handcuff move, but run your finger down fierce/roundhouse instead of strong/forward. Some machines would have the screen go black and not come back without power cycle, and some would just reboot. I'd usually only do this if I was just about to beat the game, or if I was done for the day and was currently playing a REALLY obnoxious opponent.
4) Air throw (magic throw, touch of death, whatever you want to call it) - Charge for a sonic boom, and execute the sonic with strong, but hit roundhouse just before the strong. The timing is tricky here if I recall, but once you get it down it's pretty repeatable. I remember it being kind of like a delayed sonic, so you hit roundhouse-then-forward slightly slower than you'd time your usual sonic boom (simultaneously hitting a punch as the joystick reaches the forward position). Or maybe you hit the roundhouse when you'd normally hit the punch button, and the strong follows just a short delay after that (but still in time to register as a sonic).
I don't know exactly how this works, but I'm guessing the roundhouse just before the sonic is the upside-down kick that you don't see, which requires your opponent to be close but still outside of Guile's normal throw range (I think, it's been a long time). This gives this move an extended range over a normal throw, besides the fact that you can pull people out of the air with it. They just have to be close enough to get the upside-down kick to register. On bonus rounds, you can throw your opponent from the other side of the screen, since the objects you are hitting are close enough to trigger the kick.
I think the best way to practice this move is after handcuffing your opponent. You have the whole remainder of the round with your opponent in range to try to get this to work. This way, you don't have to do a crouch-sonic charge like you would do in normal play, so you can just keep walking backwards and do the straight across joystick motion until you get the button timing down.
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When you do the touch of death, use the Fierce punch and kick buttons. Charge back for a sonic boom, then push forward, then jerk it back immediately, then you have to push the kick button just before punch. Almost at the same time, but not quite. The timing is really tricky.
Note that the opponent must be somewhat close when you first execute this. They can also be in the air, jumping, or Vega on the fence, but they have to be pretty close by. Once the animation for the throw starts, it doesn't matter where they are, they'll just drop.
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Oh, you had also asked about the handcuffs. You charge down like a flash kick, then hit up and medium punch followed by any kick. The timing is not that harsh . I like to use light kick, it's very easy for me to hold my fingers in that way. The opponent also has to be right in front of you for this to work.
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I've never actually seen any of these. Can someone post a screenshot of the handcuffs. Are they actually animated in there, or is it just a bug that makes the person unable to punch or move or something so people call it handcuffs?
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They're all glitches in the game, and all pretty useless except that touch of death throw. Not only is it unblockable, it's possible to chain that throw over and over, and the opponent just bounces along the ground. Each bounce delivers throw damage so you can kill them off pretty quick.
These glitches were removed in later revisions of SF2.
I'll try to get some pix tonight.