The Player That Defied Time To Beat a Champion
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2022
- Snake Eyez and Xian face off at Evo 2014 attempting to become the best players in the world at Street Fighter 4. An immense underdog in the matchup, SnakeEyez battles time and steals a win against the tournament favorite Xian.
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this was the first evo i watched, it was early in the morning right after i had gotten out of work, i was betting on this match on salty bets with 1:5 odds, when snake eyez won i converted to learning grapplers that very day, this set is the REASON i play street fighter.
That is super dope.
Honestly I LOVE hearing about how people got into Fighting Games! Also Salty Bets unlocked a memory I had long forgotten
So you decided to be a paint water huh?
so cool that this moment impacted you so much! fighting game is something so great!!
I love match breakdowns like this. Shows us casuals what high-level players may be thinking, but also saves us from having to rewind 10x to figure out what happened.
That’s how I learn to play these games tbh but it’s also good to hear and see the details behind each fighters
I miss SF4. I honestly believe it was the most amazing street fighter ever created. Played a good thousands of hours of it. All the tournaments, the hype, the beautiful comebacks OMG!
Great analysis on this match. Cheers
Same man, SF4 is the best SF so far. The gameplay itself is so much fun, you can spend years on the training stage without getting bored. Combos felt incredible. You could pull of a great combo, lose, and still be proud of something.
@@semy28nfs maybe sf6 bring it back. June 2023
@@semy28nfs revived? Hmmmmm
was an amazing era funny how back in the days people would critisize it
@@dark3rthanshadowssame thing for sf3 though
Top level SF4 was some of the best fighting game viewing we will ever witness.
Agreed.
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makes you wonder how the competive scene would look like of SF4 was running strong in 2023
@@Robozilla Makes me sad the way this game has gone by the wayside. 3s and ST scenes are super strong but bearly anyone plays SF4 anymore, in tournament or not. The SFxT scene is better. Here's hoping that guy who's doing rollback netcode for the game gets it finished.
Here's another tidbit I remember from the time - as certain points in the match when Snake Eyez is kind of rocking back and forth, that's him both maintaing spacing and repeatedly inputting half circles back and forward, so he can command grab on reaction. Insane stuff and great video.
thats crazy lol
Watching this live was an unforgettable experience
There was this guy who would come in the arcade back in the days and just sit back and watch. And nobody ever knew his name. We thought we were the shit using Ken and Ryu. This guy used one quarter and kicked everybody's ass who came in there with Zangief. I learned that day back in the early 90's that Zangief is not to be mucked with.
You just made that up didn't you 😆
That guy was snake eyez?!?!?
@@ratpoizon that guy grew up to be albert einstein
look up megamanx8...SF 2 zangief player...
@@ratpoizonyou do realise Snake eyes was a baby at that time
As a Zangief player myself, there's a little important tip I could add myself. I'll break it down with the exact timing:
- An important grappler tip, is to not always rely on grab, but use the fear of grabs to catch your opponent trying to escape. See also Alex Valle vs Bonchan.
- At 7:55, SnakeEyez has cornered Xian, who jumped in fear of the grab. SnakeEyez hit him with a flying headbutt; this was on reaction, notice he did it a split second after Xian jumped.
- Getting hit by flying headbutt is actually very dangerous, because it did 600 stun (this is a shoutout to a SF2 bug). 2 Headbutts will stun ANY character, which put the fear of death in Xian.
- If Xian jumped again he would've been stunned/dead. He could also dodged with backdash, but backdashing in the corner is very risky because it's doesn't build distance, leading to an obvious punish.
- Xian also could've done nothing, but if SnakeEyez saw that hesitation, he would've used a SPD.
- At 7:57 Xian kinda took the cowardly way by using an immediate Ultra ("Reversal"). This was actually very unreliable, because most players only get hit by random Ultra if they went too committed with an active move. But still, he didn't expect it to get, he just wanted to run the clock like Round 1.
- Unfortunately he miscalculated the time left, and paid the price. But still, he might not have made this mistake if he wasn't put in such a sudden moment of risk.
Side note: I did get to play Xian in a casual in the same year, and did fluke a lucky win (was 1-3 LOL). He did admit for the rest of that year, SnakeEyez was a bit of a mental demon for him.
This is why SF4 is so amazing, it has so many incredible moments like this.
I remember watching this back when I was just getting out of high school. Man the memories I miss the greatness back then but I look forward to the history we will be seeing ahead.
Hopefully SF6 will give us epic journeys and grand rivalries for years to come!
Dude, that SoCal team got cooked by Snakes reverse OCV. One of the hypest and most improbable moments in SF history. Id love to see you do another video. Keep rockin it steady, SF4 style.
Another interesting video would have been Luffy. He actually won this evo and did so 1. barely ever competing in the USA, 2. Using a character no one was even getting “good” results with, 3. played with a PS1 controller and 4. Became the first European to win evo. Luffy was almost unbeatable around this time and xian was one of the few who could consistently beat him whereas snake eyes had never beaten luffy, (to my knowledge) and was eliminated by him in this tournament.
Xian can be quite an interesting subject too as he's the "average" player who got good and then won Evo on SF4 in a period dominated by japanese players. His environment wasn't the best (singapore is actually strongly against video games) but he became a champion... Because of his love for the game.
I was there in the crowd for the SoCal vs NorCal set
That was the most hype I’ve ever been in a match and even more proud to be from Socal lol
Snake Eyez was forever a legend to me for that
It sucks we didn't get too see more of these guys in the sf5 era but I have a good feeling they are going to do big things in 6
Snake eyes and Xian did a lot of SFV tournaments pre covid if you want to watch their matches and Xian is now back on the scene in Street fighter league.
they did a few torunaments during SFV but the characters were lacking
Snake Eyes is definitely back
Snake eyes is such a hype player to watch, his approach to the game is so interesting to watch in execution. Great video and breakdown 👍
I remember watching this at the time, & losing my mind! It's easily one of my favorite matches in SF4, I still come back to watch it years later!
I love the quality, style, & editing you do for your vids, top notch content! I'll be enjoying the ride here, keep up the good work man! 👏
I really missed Snake Eyez, and Itazan Zangief. Hope they will come back and main Zangief in SF6
Yeah I hope everyone is good in sf6. So it is great to see many different player play character rather than same character for long time.
They have to actually make gief good tho
Don't worry, Capcom is ready to nerf Gief any moment.
@@chicken636 Yeah its fucking frustrating playing Gief as main. Capcom loves to buff fireball spammin' characters and nurf grapplers.
I think the reason why Capcom nerfed Zangief so much in SFV is bcos scrub don't know how to handle SPD, and they were trying very hard to attract beginners.
Godlike content, show these newer players the essence if what makes these games so great.
I really hope you make more of these, this was such a great watch!
This was a fantastic video! This was actually the series that introduced me to competitive FGC!
Keep up the good work. Loving these FGC story times haha
Excellent break down. Honestly I'm positive I enjoyed this video more than I would have enjoyed the match at the time. Your analysis and editing fully added value.
That was a really really well made video, the topic, the editing, the voice over amazing work!
I was there live and the hype in the crowd was amazing. Thanks for making this and all your mahvel vids. Loved the KBR/Fooblat one
Your an excellent story teller. Great video and classic match. Would love to see a video on USF4 Evo top 8.
That was super nice of you to add the fighting game small fundamentals to help explain the Match! I highly recommend this way of videos.
Just found your channel and devoured the last 4 fgc match analysis videos. I'll be damned if that's not next level storytelling
Thanks and cheers!!
Snake Eyez bodied Norcal with a reverse OCV (One Character Victory, but reverse because he was the LAST CHARACTER/PLAYER FOR SoCal) during Socal Regionals 2014. Whole place was hype as hell. I didn't play SF IV, but good lord Snake Eyez knows his SPD ranges down to the freakin' pixel!
Gotta talk about Poongko's Seth during 2011. Shadowloo Showdown. His EVO run which he got top 3? And perfected Daigo was sick. Watching him dunk on Yun was breathtaking.
SF4 Evo days were unmatched
Great breakdown of it, thank you for the vid about such a great period of fighting game culture and history 👍
Beautifully explained please more amazing content like this.
Thank you
Outstanding analysis, excellent piece of FGC history archived. Thank you for this! 10/10 content.
Watched your Marvel vid and then this one, love seeing high effort content like this in the FGC, amazing, thank you
Great content and so nicely narrated.
As a person who just has interest in Street Fighter/ Fighting games. that quick small little explanation of all the Terms you use in the video is just... appreciated.. LOL thank you
your breakdowns and all around videos have been a great....insta-subbed
Nice analysis, thanks. Subscribed.
I remember watching this live on twitch. The hype the chat it was insane!!
dude u explain it so well. i appreciate tht.
Great video! Also to note Snake Eyez had Xian’s number for most of sf4
Another great video as usual!
Gonna leave a like just cuz you explained basic fundamentals in the vid to give context to how good this set was
I remember watching this year's ago. It was amazing!
that was an awesome video good break down bro :)
Sick breakdown.
Love the work Papa put on the video and perfect narration!!! Greetings from Brazil!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷💪💪💪
I love your content bro. You're going to blow up
Love the content
match breakdowns like this are so interesting and i could watch them all day, even though i play a lot more guilty gear over street fighter. amazing work!
Guilty Gear is such an amazing series and I'm slowly learning it so I can cover it too. They have such great players and hype matches that deserve the spotlight
awesome breakdown. very approachable.
I remember this game I am slowly becoming a fan of your page watched several marvel videos now this one. Amazing commentary I have been liking videos and then I said I'll just sub as well
yo you make great content keep up the great work
man! excellent match analysis! completely disected.
It's great to see the amazing growth of snake eyes. He's my favorite player.
This dude is the NFL Films of the FGC! Highlighting the classics!
You do a great job of explaining.
Holy shit this the same snake eyez that whooped ltg in sfv w Kage lmfao I never would’ve imagined he was this good at a grappler in sf4😭
Snake Eyez forever a legend
Love content like this
I like your essay style alot. I want to learn much much more about fighting games.
Both players had such crazy reactions on this match. Jeez SF4 was so different
The fact that your breaking it down really help’s understand this more. I used to play street fighter ( not at this lvl ) just wanna say thank you for that!!!!! Definitely
I like your content style! I think a video about gamerbee's Evo 2015 run would be perfect for this!
This channel is doing great! Love the content.
Ps: You look like Bray Wyatt
I was always really disappointed that Snake Eyes didn't throw himself into SFV more, as he was legitimately my favorite player to watch in SFIV. I realize that V wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but here's hoping he'll return to the pro scene in SFVI.
What a great video!
that was amazing.
This was insane
That would have been the *perfect* time to hear the SF 4 announcer go "Incredible! I can't believe it!"
That was an amazing match. Great job for both Snake Eyez and Xian.
I was there in person when he beat norcal. That comeback was super hype....
this set was fire
I may be the one person who would see this that needed the explanation of +/- but I did, and I appreciate you for that bro lol
incredible channel
great content
Nice video!
SF back in the day, you could not reach high level play because it was easy, you had to know what you were doing. That's what made those moments so great to watch...👏👏👏
That was so perfect…
underrated channel
Honestly one of my favorite EVO's and both Xian and SnakeEyez are the main reasons why. Both are incredible players playing what are generally regarded as sub-optimal characters but they've just devoted themselves to their respective characters so that watching them play is poetry in motion.
This channel is going to pop off.
Let's see that first SF4 Finals ! Justin Vs Diago!
broooo i don't even play these games, but I be getting so into the story!
man this really takes me back. please do Momochi. he was one of my favorites
You should make a video about Infiltration vs PR Rog on Evo 2013 (the infamous Hakan pick). Love your content bro
hey your videos are goated !
I watched this live. To me it is a bigger moment than Daigo vs JW.
Kusoru umvc3 win! Forgot the tournament exactly, but he won. And he was the first foreign player to win a major marvel tournament hosted in the US. iirc.
Another Snake Eyez classic: his reverse OCV at SCR 2014.
That’s brutal
Down to the wire, just how I like it. Man, Snake Eyez dug that W out with property. Kudos to him.
SnakeEyes gives me the vibe that his heartrate stays low no matter how high the stakes are.
This was the first EVO I attended.
oh man after a set like that, that would hurt.
Gotta give props to xian, this match up is hard af!!!
I’m surprised people still remember these matches.
The combo at 3:00 is not a stance swap combo.
Also, Xian is not hitconfirming at 7:50. Hands is safe there. If he were hitconfirming a single hit, he would have gone into EX hands cuz it gives him sweep afterwards.
Great video my man. Still one of my favorite matches of all time.
5:50 I can't even think of a fighting game where pre-jump frames are throwable...
I'm glad this popped in my recommendations to remind me of the match but the video feels like it's an elaborate troll with all the mistakes being well-known misconceptions
@@Basarapoil yea true I forgot to mention this one. The whole point of a 0+1f startup super is that you dont have even a single frame to enter prejump before the super hits.
Anybody who tried those characters knows both players deserve respect..
Dude you also cover SF4?!?! Hell yeah. Analyze some KOF, Tekken, or SoulCaliber from this era and you’ll be my goat
This is still the greatest match of all time