Street Fighter Alpha 2/Controls: Difference between revisions

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Street Fighter Alpha 2 is traditionally played with a lever and six attack buttons. Being an arcade game, the controls were optimized for its cabinet- But any controller can be adapted to compete.

Movement

This game uses eight directions for movement.

In some sections of this guide, numpad notation may be used: It's a simple way to describe directions as if they were numbers on a keyboard. Keep in mind that most if not all notations shown assume you're facing right.

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7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

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up-back	up	up-forward
back	neutral	forward
down-back	down	down-forward

Common Special Moves in Numpad Notation

- 236 - Hadoken (Fireball)
- 214 - Hurricane Kick (Tatsu)
- 623 - Dragon Punch (DP)
- 6248 - Spinning Piledriver (SPD)
- [4] 6 - Sonic Boom
- [2] 8 - Flash Kick

Button Layout

This game has six attack buttons: Three for punches and kicks, respectively. Lighter attacks are closer to the lever, while heavier ones are further.


Jab Light Punch	Strong Medium Punch	Fierce Heavy Punch
Short Light Kick	Forward Medium Kick	Roundhouse Heavy Kick

Aside from their strength and speed, there is no standard to how each character's attack performs in-game. One character's light attacks may be appreciably weaker than another's. There is no button priority system to decide the winner of same-frame trades. Any mention of priority in this guide is to describe how well a normal's hitboxes perform against one another.

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 == Movement ==
-Street Fighter Alpha 2 uses eight directions for movement.
+This game uses eight directions for movement.
 In some sections of this guide, numpad notation may be used: It's a simple way to describe directions as if they were numbers on a keyboard. Keep in mind that most if not all notations shown assume you're facing right.
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+'''Common Special Moves in Numpad Notation'''
+* {{qcf}} - 236 - Hadoken (Fireball)
+* {{qcb}} - 214 - Hurricane Kick (Tatsu)
+* {{dp}} - 623 - Dragon Punch (DP)
+* {{360}} - 6248 - Spinning Piledriver (SPD)
+* {{cb}}{{f}} - [4] 6 - Sonic Boom
+* {{cd}}{{u}} - [2] 8 - Flash Kick
 == Button Layout ==
-Street Fighter Alpha 2 has six attack buttons: Three for punches, and three for kicks.
+This game has six attack buttons: Three for punches and kicks, respectively. Lighter attacks are closer to the lever, while heavier ones are further.
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-| LK || MK || HK
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+Aside from their strength and speed, there is no standard to how each character's attack performs in-game. One character's light attacks may be appreciably weaker than another's. '''There is no button priority system to decide the winner of same-frame trades.''' Any mention of priority in this guide is to describe how well a normal's hitboxes perform against one another.