I went to my local Nickel Nickel today, with all the talk of SFIV, and just SF in general, I was in a really good mood for going back to the arcade, I beat my previous record on SFII Champion Edition (Look for CAM and CWH [CWH = Cammy was here or Cammy Will H*******n *=My last name]  Oh, and Cammy wasn't in there, it was all Ryu...)

I grew up with Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 on the Dreamcast, and loved the heck out of that game, and I haven't played it in years...but I realized, when I memorized Cammy's, Guile's, and Ryu's combos... does it REALLY matter?  I played my little brothers friend, and he PWNED ME!  I was enraged!  I sat there, got to stage to, he wanted to play it with me, and he just came in and dominated, and he's not even a fighting game fan!  He just button mashed, and I was sitting there in amazment as the screen flashed random things all over the place.

I suppose the game was to fast for me, but I was practically feeling like I was watching a firework show, just seeing how fast it was, I don't remember MvC2 on the DC, because most the time when I played it, I was button mashing myself... I sat there, did my best with Cammy, and still, had no hopes in winning.  Eventually we took a walk to the SFII:CE machine and I set him straight, but still...  Do you stand a better chance button mashing with the big characters, versus being a average/small sized characters and laying down the heat?  I need a veterans help here...

Yeah honestly, I think it's all about the button mashing, I saw little talent in the game.

Relax Ultima, don't get all sore.. Jeez...

I'm just saying, me being 1 of the best (if not the BEST) at my local arcade at SFII, the fact that I hopped on MvC2 and got may arse handed to me by a 12 year old made me wonder...

And yeah, I have been paying attention to the internet for the past 9 years actually.  Just because I haven't payed attention to what you paid attention to, doesn't mean I've been living in a whole.

I remember the very first time I jumped on an arcade MvC I got wasted by a very young kid. His father was pretty proud. However..

a) I wasn't aware of the 4 attack button setup (my bad)

b) I let him hit me once b/c his dad asked me to 'go easy on him' while he had a combo that took 80% plus off my Juggernaut (my bad for thinking the kid was bad)

c) My Magneto skills weren't that phenominal (and just realised the 4 button set up w/ ~40% health left)..

d) the kid kinda knew his way around both Wolverine's and Gambit's infinite. (he droped me twice, once on purpose)

e) I almost thought the kids dad was a tourni guy.

f) My Juggy skills atleast dropped his Wolverine...

g) His Gambit literally chipped the last 5% off Juggy w/ royal flushed combos.

h) I first got on the game to find out how the button set up worked... alone. (my bad)

i) if mashing did work I could have actually won... it doesn't.

Cammy:

> OK, so button mashing doesn't work, then would the fact that he was using Venom, Blackheart, and Cable make a difference?  :3

Nope. That's a terrible team, actually. Though I suppose if neither party knows what they're doing, I suppose it doesn't matter much.

I can see a team of Iceman, Cable, and Ironman being annoying if you don't know what you're doing.

> Seriously, I don't think he would stand a chance in reality, then again, when I play that game so close to the screen I can't tell exactly what's going on... It looks like a bunch of flashing lights to me which killed it for me, and SFII lasted longer for me than this game.

That... sounds like a personal problem. Why do you play the game so close to the screen? :|

Mind you, the game can be difficult to follow even under the best of circumstances and by the best of players (LOL Magneto randomly unblockable), so I won't hold that against you. Still, it sounds like you're making it worse. :p