MegaManX is a monster zangief for sure. He comes over to Texas on occasion to visit the Free Play arcades which have a very healthy and competitive SSF2 scene, and it's always a big event when he shows up as people queue for hours trying to beat the guy. Beltran's o.Sagat couldn't take him, but oddly enough TheJerry's honda could take him out.
MegamanX8 is a legend,suprised to see him still playing after so many years. Hes a dude with great personality. Fun fact: he was the one carrying out shine,when shine broke those headphones 🤣
One of the main reasons I've always admired SMUG. He plays to win, but doesn't take it too seriously. He realizes you win some and you lose some, and isn't too prideful to admit it.
Oh this is crazy! I was just thinking of MegamanX. I used to go to a local arcade in Dallas Texas where he would occasionally come in, and games against him were always crazy. So happy to hear he got to play smug.
Watching you guys play sf2 is hilarious. Watching Smug break some of the number 1 rules of this game is so lol. In this game, if you back Guile into the corner it's over if you play your cards right. You NEVER give up room to or go backwards lol. Also, if you pay attention.....the Zangief has PERFECT spacing. He was literally throwing you out of your normals because when you attack it moves your hurtbox forward along with your hitbox. This brings back so many memories.
@@mgc9965 Right. Guile thrives off of distance that he creates. You have to play aggresive keepaway to stay away from the corner. If you back up into the corner, sonic boom.....one is Guiles main tools for controlling neutral becomes to vulnerable and puts Zangief in a better position to take the game. And there is no where to run in the corner lol. I could go more in depth but that's the basics in basic terms
Bro at 9:22 in the video my mouth dropped seeing the insane SPD grab range. Looks like Zangief can hand shotos and projectile characters with the greatest of ease. I still give you props for taking him on Dr Smuggles PHD
I was about to say the same thing, I was trying to find out why it's more hype than sfv and I truly believe it's because every hit matters and both characters have a fighting chance even if supers are thrown out, mix that in with amazing music that gets wayyy more intense after you take too much damage, I haven't heard this kinda intensity since the new Killer Instinct game imo.
@@deanbrooks7297 I don‘t know, not being able to jump a command grab doesn‘t sound all too fun for me. Also the fact that those whiffed cmd grabs have almost no recovery frames
Modern Capcom fgs, mainly SF5 and MvCi, will never be played for 25+ years. They are only played because it's new and because there's fgc media buzz and money around them. There are still dedicated competitive players of SF2, SF3, MvC2, CvS2, etc... Games that came out when there was no esports money motivation. The devs creative mindset in those times helped to make the games absolute classics that are still worth being played.
When sf2 came out in america they didnt want a lawsuit calling m.bison the boxer because it was very close to mike tyson. So they switched m bison and balrog
Smug: Face it. You're never getting my power. (Uses Blanka's super.) Zangief Player: (Catches Blanka's super.) Do I look like I need your power? (Pile drives Smug.)
NOT LIKE THIS!!!! LOL. That was fire! Thanks for your humility and keeping it real. I loved how you didn't bury the lead with the Blanka SPD intro. Great content, keep it up with the greatest of ease 👍🏿
Nahhh, yo that Gief put on a clinic. Anti-airs, footsies, fundamentals, and the straight 🧀 with that SPD range. He had a full helping of Turkey neckbone soup before the match 😭😭😭
As a long time Zangief specialist (Since Champion Edition), I really enjoyed this video. But not because SMUG was getting washed. I was 20 when Champion Edition came out, still going to the arcade. SMUG's extremely genuine reactions to Zangief mirrored all my friends and my reactions to the SPD back in the day. It made me feel old...in a good way! Great post!
I think the player macros the move down to one button. I was also a player that was excellent with Gief, but this guy makes zero errors and pulls it at times that are just God level. At the arcade i doubt he would be able to do this.
@@youtubeuniversity9098 Mega Man X8 is a legit Zangief. There is a video where it shows him at a pretty big local tournament for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and he played similar just like this, execution and spacing and everything. He also won the tournament too. I think the tournament was at Combo Breaker too.
This had me laughing pretty hard. Zangief is a bear if you’re not used to him and I understand your pain. This is one of the reasons I picked up E. Honda. Tick throws will not happen!
Getting out of the kick to SPD is to do an invincible move like a dragon punch, or a flash kick. Time it on or 1 frame before the same frame the grab would hit. This is extremely difficult to time.
Zangief player was top tier. @Smug, you're not a crap player but you were playing very very predictably. You needed to mix up your sonic boom speeds for a start. Respect to you both
Bro I feel your pain. I have played that Megaman X dude before. I actually deleted the game off my steam account coz he brutalised me with Zangief for time 🤣🤣🤣😂
It's crazy how infrequently he whiffs one of those cyclone attempts. It's like he knows within a couple of pixels exactly how close he needs to be to pull it off. 13:54 Holy shit, LOL.
Why are people saying the ROM is glitched? It's the Japanese version with the Japanese names of the characters. There's a reason why they call them Boxer, Claw, and Dictator so that people don't get confused.
You can't even blame smug for losing to this guy. He's INSANELY good like this was actually an AMAZING performance from the other guy. Most people would classify that as him playing out of his mind, so I can't even blame smug.
MegamanX is among the best SSF2T Zangief in the world and arguably the TOP1 Zangief in America. So it's not surprising that Smug couldn't do anything against him. It was basically the same as a random Gold or Platinum player going against Smug on SFV .
This is hands down (hands up and hands all around) the most one-sided beating I've ever seen in SF2... And I grew up with this game, so Smug, that's saying something 🤣😂🤣
Didn't watch the rest of this video until today. After I looked at the intro, I fired up an emulator to see if I could pull off that SPD. It took me a while, but I was able to get it. It actually easier to do standing closer to Blanka when the super starts up you can use the pause to get the SPD motion started, which makes this even more incredible. After watching the rest of the video, I don't think he is using an SPD macro ether.
SMUG: 🗣CHAT HELP‼ DIS BAD MAMMAJAMMA WHOOPIN MY ASS‼ HE'S ATOMIC BUSTERIN MY FLATTOP INTO THE CONCRETE‼ DO SUMTHIN‼ Chat: Wow man the Aurora Borealis looks so beautiful in this game. It's so timeless
MegaManX is a monster zangief for sure. He comes over to Texas on occasion to visit the Free Play arcades which have a very healthy and competitive SSF2 scene, and it's always a big event when he shows up as people queue for hours trying to beat the guy. Beltran's o.Sagat couldn't take him, but oddly enough TheJerry's honda could take him out.
I love it
Geif v Honda is 2-8. Very hard for gief
When we playing
That Zangief player must of been saying off screen:Smug up in here acting like he won't get 360°command grabbed up in here.
Megaman is an OG ST player.... Man is a god with the Gief
Nah he was playing against a scrub.
@@kevinmcclelland481 Funny guy.😆 Megaman is very well known and respected in the ST community.
@neogeomaster what is the cheat there XD. Sound more like jelousy.
@neogeomaster cries of a scrub who lost and is salty
8:18 'No like this...' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That intro of Gief SPDing that Blanka super was nothing short of legendary. I really thought I’ve seen it all in SF2. I stand corrected.
Walk up spd. He's done that before.
Talk about execution. Lol
I didn't think that was possible. I've seen it with my own eyes and I still don't believe it. And the look on Smug's face after it happened....
I seen E.Honda literally low profile a hadoken with a sweep... Never seen this
He was also kara canceling the SPD too. 😏
Years of smug calling people out for actin like they won't get command grabbed and then karma sent this gief his way lol
13:54 With confidence and the greatest of ease, Zangeif just calmly WALKED up and SPD.
Hahahahahahahaha like blanka was nothing
Sending the message with the greatest of ease
@9:48 my favorite SMUG moments are all like this. Those "No!"s are just great.
legit choked on my water when smug asked for help and the chat was over there talking about the artwork
All the Ls leading to him saying that had me dieing 😆
😂😂😂😂
Shades of Punk talking shit about his chat. lol
Bahaha. Dying over here.
And then someone just wrote "There is no mercy in this dojo."
MegamanX8 is a legend,suprised to see him still playing after so many years.
Hes a dude with great personality.
Fun fact: he was the one carrying out shine,when shine broke those headphones 🤣
Probably years Smug have of life MegaManX8 has of SF2
Who the hell is shine and why did he break some heaphones?
@@justicedemocrat9357 th-cam.com/video/0NiVsWlzhDI/w-d-xo.html
This
Was MegaMan on the left or right? They're two guys carrying Shine out.
@@azarel7 left side,in the grey clothings
00:05 why was Smug actin like he wasn't gonna get command grabbed?
One of the main reasons I've always admired SMUG. He plays to win, but doesn't take it too seriously. He realizes you win some and you lose some, and isn't too prideful to admit it.
Smug found his match here
I like the way smug is so humble and funny laughing at himself. I would seriously get upset after so many loses jajaja
Hes special
Smug after the stream: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! DESTROYS TV
If you can't deal with multiple L's you're never get real W streaks
@@qlasalle most people don't care
The knowledge gap was huge, real recognizes real
3:55 The timing to SPD through a sonic boom is insane.
There is no neutral! ONLY GRAB!!! He seemed to be very well versed in the match ups. This was fun to watch.
If "acting like you won't get command grabbed" had a avatar, it's that dudes Zangief 😂
Everytime Smug whiffed a reversal Zangief was like, "Now why'd you do that?" 💀☠💀☠
I'm dying! 😆
😂😂
I managed to last till about 9:27 but that air throw made me burst out laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is gold lmao
Oh this is crazy! I was just thinking of MegamanX. I used to go to a local arcade in Dallas Texas where he would occasionally come in, and games against him were always crazy. So happy to hear he got to play smug.
What local arcade is that? Free Play?
@@SlickRick4EVER Yes! best place
@@teddi9670 u da man!! That’s the go-to spot!
@@SlickRick4EVER ive been missing out on the 3rd strike meetups but that is THE go to spot for 3rd strike
@@teddi9670 - FPA is the place to be, hands down.
13:50 LET'S GO SMUG!.... Damn this sounds familiar...🤔
Damn, this Zangief giving man grief. This wasn’t a wiggity wash, this was a wiggity iggity wash. Stay strong, Smug.
Zangrief ?? 😎
You know it's deadly when it's a wiggity iggity wash 💀💀💀
8:21 I've never seen you actually cry. It's ok champ. We still believe in you!
Watching you guys play sf2 is hilarious. Watching Smug break some of the number 1 rules of this game is so lol. In this game, if you back Guile into the corner it's over if you play your cards right. You NEVER give up room to or go backwards lol.
Also, if you pay attention.....the Zangief has PERFECT spacing. He was literally throwing you out of your normals because when you attack it moves your hurtbox forward along with your hitbox. This brings back so many memories.
So don't get cornered if you're playing against Zangief as Guile?
@@mgc9965 Right. Guile thrives off of distance that he creates. You have to play aggresive keepaway to stay away from the corner. If you back up into the corner, sonic boom.....one is Guiles main tools for controlling neutral becomes to vulnerable and puts Zangief in a better position to take the game. And there is no where to run in the corner lol. I could go more in depth but that's the basics in basic terms
@@NumeroGaijin I agree. Guile should have switched to aggressive tactics sooner.
I can only beat Gief with Ken back then. If I'm lucky, with DeeJay
The infamous Turtle Guile of SF2, it's hard to fight against a player who does that effectively.
13:53 I'm going to call that Smug Moment 37. Legendary SPD right there.
That moment when he SPD'd you while you are in super. LMAO I legit died laughing.
8:17 "bro no! not like this" hahahahahahaha ROFL
Good times when Zangief was actually a threat.
He was still good in sf4, however like most characters they ruined him in sfv
He was top tier in season 2. Balance change happens. Stop being a tool
@@zangvang Stop being a SFV fanboy.
People clearly don't know what they are talking about saying gief is bad in sf5. Or they are dishonest on purpose.
Which is why grappler players are no good.
Bro at 9:22 in the video my mouth dropped seeing the insane SPD grab range. Looks like Zangief can hand shotos and projectile characters with the greatest of ease.
I still give you props for taking him on Dr Smuggles PHD
"Actin like you won't get command grabbed" -Smug
Same sentence, but now he's on the receiving end.
Bro you subscribe to whaddup meme are you a Christian
@@DekemaStokesyes sir. What's it to you?
That’s dope am a Christian too what denomination are you I see you watch Dr.Berg too which is crazy I’m subscribed to him to
Lmao god isn't real, but good luck with that
@@fairday2570 how do you know that
Smug did his super and the guy was like "Brother you are acting as if you won't get command grabbed"
That was hard to watch. Yikes that was a washing like no other
Glad to see a fellow O. Gief player slaying. Very few of us play him, so much fun.
I've been playing this game since 92 in never saw someone get snatched out of the blanka ball
That Gief command grab is 7 alternate universes ahead of you.
Yeah my controller would have turned into a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle after that last command grab!
Snatched him OUT OF the super. 😳💀
SF2 Zangief SPD reach was nothing short of legendary. The Grab out of the projectiles were my favorite trap. Didnt even have the hug, just *Yoink*
That Geif was feastin, lol.
Obviously this dude has played SF2 everyday since its release. He knows all the dynamics, frame advantages et la.
Look up MegamanX-8…
😆😂
Great video, Smug. But I'm here just boping to Cammy's theme.
WoW! You got Wiggety Washed with the greatest of ease!
Players like this are why I love Street Fighter II. The gameplay is so sick.
I was about to say the same thing, I was trying to find out why it's more hype than sfv and I truly believe it's because every hit matters and both characters have a fighting chance even if supers are thrown out, mix that in with amazing music that gets wayyy more intense after you take too much damage, I haven't heard this kinda intensity since the new Killer Instinct game imo.
@@deanbrooks7297 i dunno, the zoners and touch of death characters get pretty degenerate at top levels in this game.
@@deanbrooks7297 I don‘t know, not being able to jump a command grab doesn‘t sound all too fun for me. Also the fact that those whiffed cmd grabs have almost no recovery frames
Modern Capcom fgs, mainly SF5 and MvCi, will never be played for 25+ years. They are only played because it's new and because there's fgc media buzz and money around them.
There are still dedicated competitive players of SF2, SF3, MvC2, CvS2, etc... Games that came out when there was no esports money motivation. The devs creative mindset in those times helped to make the games absolute classics that are still worth being played.
"I'm a gawd at sf2!!"
Grief and the top tiers: 😏
Uh yeah
Hahahahaha
Watching chat get so confused about Claw being called Balrog in this day and age to the point of calling it a bug is hilarious.
any one a Street Fighter Fan? 😎 th-cam.com/video/AbCk0VXR344/w-d-xo.html
they dont know lol
So what you're Saying is M. Bison is Balrog is Vega is Balrog? More or less ? 🤔
When sf2 came out in america they didnt want a lawsuit calling m.bison the boxer because it was very close to mike tyson. So they switched m bison and balrog
@@newyorker19810 also changed Vega
That was a hand wash with unlimited spin cycles! Took it like a champ tho! Respect Smug. 💯
Smug: Face it. You're never getting my power. (Uses Blanka's super.)
Zangief Player: (Catches Blanka's super.) Do I look like I need your power? (Pile drives Smug.)
nice sonic2 trailer reference ;)
"The artwork is so classic.." while Smug is getting utterly bodied lol
Wtf is with that vomit coming out of guile's mouth at 02:10
Gief was out there hugging you like you needed emotional support
Zangief said feel every piece of my package on you’re neck. ☠️🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣
This is a grappler that has graduated from glue into military-grade adhesive
Zangeif did a moment 37 on smugs blanka, you can probably hear a "let's go smug" if you listen hard enough
Damn! Smug got ridden like a pogo stick with this Zangief’s spinning pile-drivers. Lol
13:55 at this moment he knew he fd up
NOT LIKE THIS!!!! LOL. That was fire! Thanks for your humility and keeping it real. I loved how you didn't bury the lead with the Blanka SPD intro. Great content, keep it up with the greatest of ease 👍🏿
Talk about a taste of his own medicine with Zangief's command grabs.
This guy took smug to pile-driver city 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
Nahhh, yo that Gief put on a clinic. Anti-airs, footsies, fundamentals, and the straight 🧀 with that SPD range. He had a full helping of Turkey neckbone soup before the match 😭😭😭
Damn he styled on you with that SPD during your super :O
As a long time Zangief specialist (Since Champion Edition), I really enjoyed this video. But not because SMUG was getting washed. I was 20 when Champion Edition came out, still going to the arcade. SMUG's extremely genuine reactions to Zangief mirrored all my friends and my reactions to the SPD back in the day. It made me feel old...in a good way! Great post!
I think the player macros the move down to one button. I was also a player that was excellent with Gief, but this guy makes zero errors and pulls it at times that are just God level. At the arcade i doubt he would be able to do this.
@@youtubeuniversity9098 I will thinking the same thing. Keyboard macro, maybe.
@@youtubeuniversity9098 Or not. Watched several of his matches. He seems legit.
@@QuincyEarlJones damn. I was a legendary Zangief arcade player, and could pull the screwdriver off at the highest level, but nothing like this.
@@youtubeuniversity9098 Mega Man X8 is a legit Zangief. There is a video where it shows him at a pretty big local tournament for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and he played similar just like this, execution and spacing and everything. He also won the tournament too. I think the tournament was at Combo Breaker too.
Having flashes of Jwong against CigarBob. That grab range is just crazy!
13:55 I had the same reaction hahaha. smug was like alright net game
That man had some illegal frame traps. I am crying from laughing over here 🤣😂
This Guile Zangief matching is straight out of the high score girl anime on Netflix last episode
Yes, you're right in the last episode.
This had me laughing pretty hard. Zangief is a bear if you’re not used to him and I understand your pain. This is one of the reasons I picked up E. Honda. Tick throws will not happen!
Marth: *Extends for handshake*
*Zangief appears*
Zangief: "At last, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!"
Maaan Smug handled those Ls a lot better than I would have. Cheers, my man. Love your videos.
That's how you learn to play the game lol. And it teaches you better fundamentals in every fighting you will play.....mostly
Jesus yo, Gief slammed the shit outta you at 9:32...lmao. I don't remember him having a air snatch.😂😂😂😂
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Getting out of the kick to SPD is to do an invincible move like a dragon punch, or a flash kick. Time it on or 1 frame before the same frame the grab would hit. This is extremely difficult to time.
Yes, you cant jump those throws
Yeah, you can get grabbed in pre-jump frames in SF2
Seriously ?
@@imeldomarcos4126 yup, only way out is to reversal with something that can't be grabbed. Can't hold up in this game to get out.
Too bad the Whiff animation leaves Gief with (usually) enough time to punish you on the way down
3:55 smugged 😂
WATCHING THIS MADE ME BURST OUT IN LAUGHTER. I REMEMBER THEM DAYS FIGHTING GIEF GETTING TEARY EYE'D.. Surprised u didn't use Bison
Smugs Guile: ooooh uuuuuh ooooh uuuuuh ☠☠
Me agrada Smug, a pesar que el es un grande, cuando pierde, pone los vídeos y le da crédito a quien le ganó. Smug eres grande hermano.
😂 He walks forward like it’s
nothing😂
I couldn't imagine him continuously pumping quarters into an arcade against this dude LMAO
Must be the "High Score Girl" from the anime 😂
This is low-key hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing
3:56 how is he walking forward and does a 360 grab!?
Zangief player was top tier. @Smug, you're not a crap player but you were playing very very predictably. You needed to mix up your sonic boom speeds for a start. Respect to you both
Bro I feel your pain. I have played that Megaman X dude before. I actually deleted the game off my steam account coz he brutalised me with Zangief for time 🤣🤣🤣😂
I need to learn to have the patience of Smug in all aspects of my life.
This dudes range game was on another level, in another galaxy, in a different dimension.
And this is why we can't have nice things with Gief anymore....Good times good times...
It's Megaman, no wonder why i felt zangief's murderous aura
lmao omfg that dude literally said sit the ruck down
It's crazy how infrequently he whiffs one of those cyclone attempts. It's like he knows within a couple of pixels exactly how close he needs to be to pull it off.
13:54 Holy shit, LOL.
Smug: Whiffs DP at point blank range
Also Smug: this dude is impossible to beat
8:25 a Geif T bag?
It's Akira from Hi-SCore Girl.
Serious talk though as someone who knows nothing about this game, how would you even get out of those command grabs? I wanna see an updated rematch.
Bro I can’t with guile’s voice in this game lmao
I hated it. It wasnt like that in champion edition on genesis. Then super came and we got this.
Have you heard his sonic boom in SfXT?? OMG!
Loufaaaaa! 😂
Surely that guy had spinning piledriver on a macro. The reaction times were crazy
I was expecting LTG Lawry’s level of salt and rage quitting during the Ken rounds. But Smug kept his cool. I’m impressed.
Smug Aint A Pussy Like LTG
Player: I got this, at least eventually
Zangief: For mother Russia
Gief just needs 3 grabs 😂 😂 😂
That guy is like the terminator here. Recovers right away from every freaking move and grabs like from a km away 😂 😂
Why are people saying the ROM is glitched? It's the Japanese version with the Japanese names of the characters. There's a reason why they call them Boxer, Claw, and Dictator so that people don't get confused.
You can't even blame smug for losing to this guy. He's INSANELY good like this was actually an AMAZING performance from the other guy. Most people would classify that as him playing out of his mind, so I can't even blame smug.
MegamanX is among the best SSF2T Zangief in the world and arguably the TOP1 Zangief in America. So it's not surprising that Smug couldn't do anything against him. It was basically the same as a random Gold or Platinum player going against Smug on SFV .
Yes Smug putting his Soul into this Match! He will recover 😕
This is hands down (hands up and hands all around) the most one-sided beating I've ever seen in SF2... And I grew up with this game, so Smug, that's saying something 🤣😂🤣
Bruh, Gief got some serious walking speed
Didn't watch the rest of this video until today. After I looked at the intro, I fired up an emulator to see if I could pull off that SPD. It took me a while, but I was able to get it. It actually easier to do standing closer to Blanka when the super starts up you can use the pause to get the SPD motion started, which makes this even more incredible. After watching the rest of the video, I don't think he is using an SPD macro ether.
MMX is a beast, he does great in locals/regionals and he's been playing for so long, I would never doubt him
That ass whoopin took less than 14 whole frames
SMUG: 🗣CHAT HELP‼ DIS BAD MAMMAJAMMA WHOOPIN MY ASS‼ HE'S ATOMIC BUSTERIN MY FLATTOP INTO THE CONCRETE‼ DO SUMTHIN‼
Chat: Wow man the Aurora Borealis looks so beautiful in this game. It's so timeless