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Video: How NOT to play fighting games photo

Kramez over at Capcom-unity has posted a video of what I imagine is happening at the other end of a lot of ranked Street Fighter IV matches online. Two goofballs stand poised at a Capcom Vs SNK 2 cab, and apparently having mistaken it for Pop'n Music 16, proceed to beat the ever-loving sh*t out of it. This is why we can't have nice things, kids.

All jokes aside, it's pretty funny to witness, and I'm actually kind of shocked at how many special moves these knuckleheads are able to coax out of the machine by randomly smashing the control board. Could it be that these two are savants, having developed an unconventional yet effective technique like so many drunken Kung Fu masters of Hong Kong cinema? 

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say they're less Yoda and more Jar-Jar Binks. Furthermore, they're probably the reason so many of our cabinets are broken, and could both use a dose of whatever would be the arcade equivalent of having one's mouth washed out with soap. Still, it's pretty funny so long as that's not your local spot in the video after the jump.

 

 







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Coldbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:02
Coldbrand
Fucking kids are gonna' fuck up the buttons and sticks.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:03
brimtastic
Wow. Takes the term button bashing to a whole new level.
flaming burrito's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:03
flaming burrito
Oh god, these guys need to be hadoukened in the balls.
Usedtabe's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:05
Usedtabe
If this were my arcade I'd throw those two shitheads out the door as soon as I saw them doing this.
bodybreak's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:09
bodybreak
this how i play Marvel vs. Capcom because i have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Furyfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:09
Furyfire
....Wow.
de BLOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:17
de BLOO
Is that Capcom VS SNK 2???

D:<
Super Drybones's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:21
Super Drybones
Why did the American arcade industry fail, because the fucking sticks don't work anymore.
Jack Maverick's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:25
Jack Maverick
The fact that the guy on the right had to ask who won is hilarious, since it clearly shows more proof that he has no clue what he's doing.
smurfee mcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:25
smurfee mcgee
I made it through ten seconds. It made me sick.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:28
EternalDeathSlayer
I wish I had a decent "local spot". As it is all I know of is the Menlo Park Mall and it's shitty and expensive arcade. I remember paying like 3 or 4 bucks for one game of Marvel Vs Capcom 2.

That sucked.

Still, doesn't really matter. I suck at fighting games.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:37
RAB
"Who won?"

"I did"

"AW FUCK"
GameraTheGreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:41
GameraTheGreat
Button-mashers have been the bane of arcade employees since fighting games were first popularized....the funniest site one can see is the way some these cavemen strut away from the machine like they are masters only to complain that the reason they were just defeated was due to the machine’s (which they just broke in a massive fit of un-skill) crappy controls that didn’t recognize their seizure-induced moves.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:42
RAB
dude, lol'd my ass off at one of the comments on that vid.

"it's motherfucking Diego Umeharez"
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:53
Los255
"it's motherfucking Diego Umeharez"

LMFAO

What a bunch of clowns.

Sometimes, I think you can actually play Soul Calibur like this, and have a chance.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:55
DaedHead8
Wow, just...wow. =(
GameraTheGreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 17:57
GameraTheGreat
Funnier still are the "buffed" ones that move the cabinet while playing or stand almost where you should be standing as their opponent. When I was younger, there were so many times that things nearly got physical due to my laughing at these dudes or calling out their “clubfisted” tendencies…. I almost don’t miss arcades because of this dynamic.
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:00
Danmartigan
That's just disrespectful to video games. Those guys should be banned for life... well okay they can play super smash bros.
Reveille's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:02
Reveille
Did I just watch an arcade cabinet get raped?
GrumpyTurtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:07
GrumpyTurtle
This is why half the buttons on SFII at Ground Kontrol are busted. Who uses a fist to kick?!
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:09
Xhumation
That's the saddest thing I've seen all weekend.
bart999's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:09
bart999
stoopid is as stoopid does.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:13
Excel-2011
When I construct my arcade stick, it will be purpose-built to weather that kind of abuse. Jesus.
Zippyduda's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:29
Zippyduda
XD This made me laugh.

Add in the fact they had to ask who won (like Jack said) is awful.

I wish I could slap these two with a wet fish. Knock some sense into them.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:46
ZeroTolo
If arcades were city-states that had their own laws of corporal punishment, I wouldn't be adverse to breaking every single one of their fingers and then forcing them to play the game correctly.
Infinite Obscurity's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:47
Infinite Obscurity
That was hilarious, I don't know why some of you guys are actually getting mad at them. Most arcade cabinets seem to be pretty durable, and in my experience occasionally running into the sparse arcades around here I've never run into any broken fighting game cabinets. The more of these dumbasses that pop quarters/tokens into these machines only to fail miserably, the better the arcade does, hence more cabinets.
The Kevster's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 18:47
The Kevster
Is this CvS2 EO Arcade Edition? How can they pull the specials so easily? xD
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 19:08
Discarded Couch Sandwich
That machine is crying in pain from these guys' harassment.. poor thing.. They should be castrated, then they'll know how it feels.
sire masta's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 19:14
sire masta
@topher thanks for puttin this up i put this up in an earlier post in another story
ObjectiveBelow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 19:17
ObjectiveBelow
These Guys + Potatoes = Best Mashed potatoes in the world.

Also, people don't even need real arcade sticks the beat these guys.
Slowey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 19:33
Slowey
i was waiting for the sticks to break off whole time
Sean Carey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 19:48
Sean Carey


It is our nature.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 20:17
Shin Oni
damn kids.

I swear. This is exactly why we can't have nice things here. Because kids think button mashing = win/fun.

and yea. the fact they had to ask who won is fucking sad.
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 21:38
Das Inchworm
come on guys this shit is not new. It's not even anything to post a video about. You can see this shit in any arcade that exists now or existed in the past. Fuck if they were playing marvel we wouldn't be saying shit cause you have to mash in that game. Props to them for choosing a fighting game to play ass opposed to time crisis or racing or ddr.
Nerd Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 21:56
Nerd Rage
I had a friend back in the Killer Instinct and Tekken Tag days who did this shit, and he was harder to beat than most of the "good" players. It's pure chaos, you can't anticipate something that is completely random.
SyntaxError's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 22:35
SyntaxError
Wow, they managed to pull off so many special moves in Capcom vs. SNK 2. That was one game where button mashing won't get you very far.
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2009 22:44
Phoenix Gamma
W-Wait. What?

Are they-

But why are they-

That's fucking-

Ugh.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 00:59
blehman
Son, I am disappoint indeed.
Mecha Six VII's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 01:16
Mecha Six VII
I feel sick
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 01:51
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
Wow, this is the funniest thing i've witnessed in the past 24 hours.
Gilgi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 07:44
Gilgi
How did those two ever manage to stand on their hind legs?
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 10:21
lewness
I was thinking of letting them play Broken Sword - but I figured they'll do the same thing anyway and click all over the place.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 10:40
Demtor
Those two deserve a beating.
mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 10:44
mourning orange
I am WAYtoo hungover for this filth.
Springsteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 11:47
Springsteen
Drunken monkey kung fu applied to arcade gaming. Could work, I guess. Unless someone with some sense came around and beat the shit out of you for being an idiot.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 12:58
Monodi
This is not button smashing, this is fucking cabinet torture and sodomy.
ill will's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2009 15:43
ill will
How not to play 3s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLskV5gk2I
roland9000's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/10/2009 07:45
roland9000
Had me in bits after 15 seconds. Total arcade abuse. Although they do seem to be enjoying it, alot.
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2009 13:35
Stella Wong
This is why if I see someone over the age of 16 smashing on the cabinet like a 8 year old, I yell at them. It's nice to know that we have a regular maintenance guy that's willing to fix our cabs in our area.

This video makes me upset how they don't really play with skill but based on beating the shit out of this machine :/ I do no approve of this.
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