Ryu's MOST BROKEN Super

[@migeru_]

LMAO what are the chances!? the is playing against 'frankie3s' @11:10 regular guy

[@jamesd4991]

haha. meant to be that he plays him in the video that starts out with that history lesson 😆

[@migeru_]

@@jamesd4991 so funny I did not expected, croft so innocent and had no idea

[@Baiano29]

That's actually insane lol. No wonder he was so much better

[@migeru_]

@@Baiano29 oh he be destroying alot A ranks in Fightcade, and Frankie is not a B rank but a S rank. This one of his alts 😂 he got a bunch.

[@ricoswave4u]

As a ryu player I was smiling this Whole vid

[@eddiestilll]

9:10 hey that's me!! 😀 it was a pleasure to play you jmcrofts!! you're ryu is strong and you got amazing denjin setups 👊

[@shaqthegr8884]

Salute to you Eddie! I had the chance to Play a few time against you and it's was always fun !

[@lxvxiex]

I like Jcroffs mood, He’s always friendly and a charming happy person, He’s one of the few fighting game KZbinrs that i see a smile on his face, U dont get alot of that nowadays its cool man, He’s always in a good mood for his viewers no matter what day, W person

[@cypresshill9268]

Yeah that's why I watch. Bro makes me wanna be positive.

[@lxvxiex]

@@cypresshill9268 Yea man

[@DurandalJoyeuse]

"You're on a pixel, what are you going to do!?" Justin Wong and Daigo: And I took that personally.

[@ZoroarkGX]

"I'm gonna show you how the denjin is used" * gets denjined * "... and that's how it's used"

[@-Ryu]

The power of Denjin requires both Satsui No Hadou (Killing Intent) and Mu No Hadou (Power of Nothingness) to create an electric current. It is the ultimate form of projectile mastery, and to use it is to show that you(The Player) understand the meaning of balance.

[@xboxonevideos7685]

That’s probably the lamest shit I’ve ever read

[@Ryusuta]

The writing says "Hold."

[@kaemonbonet4931]

Yeah you can hear he does it correctly but he says mash which is funny

[@DoomsayerStudios]

The way I was taught to charge it was by doing 360 inputs while holding the button. In other words, constantly moving the D-pad in a circular motion.

[@MinogamiMakoto]

It says ため(tame) which means "for the sake of (the denjin hadouken?)" I really don't understand why it says that. In the English translation it does say hold tho.

[@Ryusuta]

@@MinogamiMakoto I don't have a full understanding of the grammar involved, but I know that it this context, it's referring to storage; specifically continuing the button press. It's a roundabout way of saying it, but it tracks. A couple of other examples of it being used in this context are Ace's move in Street Fighter EX3 "Chikara Tame," which in that context means power storage. There's also a Japanese fighting game term called "tame bunkatsu," (store partition) which is how they refer to charge partitioning. But that was a little complex to say in my original comment and I wasn't 100% certain I remembered it right off the top of my head (I looked it up again since), so I figured it would be better and more straightforward to just say what they'd officially translated it to instead.

[@MintyPolaroid]

​@javjuegos_8917 Street fighter uses 溜め (store) for charge characters

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

As wild as Denjin was in 3S, it used to be even wilder. In Second Impact (the version of SF3 which preceded 3rd Strike), you had two Denjins to play with (and there were no red parries).

[@theshadiest7109]

Red parries happen off of block, so not sure why you brought that up in conjuction with SF3:2I, you cant block denjin at all...

[@emeraldmann1329]

​@@theshadiest7109 it matters for blocked fireball->denjin

[@mildsome9713]

@@theshadiest7109if you block the first fireball ryu throws before the denjin, the denjin becomes completely unavoidable

[@theshadiest7109]

Highly punishable if parried. Hard knockdown is always the way to go for denjin setups. Only good in the corner, midscreen it gets your shit pushed in.

[@kwizzeh]

Came into the comments looked for anyone who mentioned 2I Ryu's 2 bar denjin. Shit is still bananas to this day!

[@NurseLee]

This version of Ryu, Is one of the biggest reasons I love him a lot from 3rd Strike. Broken. Yes, but it was so different.

[@mappybc6097]

It wasn't broken. Ryu was the worst shoto in the game since Sean might as well don't exist in TS.

[@songoku9348]

He’s the face of Street Fighter so rightfully so.

[@swaggod1]

this is my favorite super in the game! i always play ryu and chun in 3s so i’m happy to see it coming back to evo.

[@Kysen10]

2:50 ため = hold, not mash.

[@cobaingrohlnovo]

pretty sure it’s mash

[@Wazaw]

On the english version of 3rd strike it says charge 2:50

[@KaitouKaiju]

​@@cobaingrohlnovoyou'd be wrong

[@crustykeycap5670]

why would it even say mash you hold to charge the move

[@sablesoul]

Interesting that mashing still allows you to charge up the denjin

[@lifehertz]

I love that you always have a smile on your face in your videos. You always look so happy and it's infectious lol. Great video as always! ❤

[@strongbadman2]

I love that he’s always just having fun, playing obscure games, doing fun little competitions with other people. I try to have a similar attitude with fighting games, like “they’re just neat!”

[@ReikuYin]

The icon means hold, not mash. In fact it never says you can mash, churn to make it charge faster. Love that Denjin was a knowledge check in early 3s. If you picked it people didn't know you can't block it at first. Throw a fireball at a different speed and could threaten from mid to close range. Was a good meaty option as they had to invurn wake up or get the parry right. And Ryu already did gobs of stun damage as is, so could just put people into checkmate situations. Add to the fact that you can churn butter to adjust how many hits and stun it did to further disorient your opponent and it was a small super bar giving you both ex and super to play with and it covered so many options.

[@dmgeno]

A RYU VIDEO? Call me cringe all you want but that is HYPE

[@rockydagoat7201]

You not cringe. This is relatable. 🔥

[@thefgcsensei4482]

I love Ryu but I still wanna meme on him "YOOO WATER WITH NO ICE? WHITE BREAD? LETSSS GOOOO"

[@theshadiest7109]

Ryu is strong. All Ryu mains are immune to criticism, because we are also strong.

[@theshadiest7109]

​ @thefgcsensei4482 white bread and bread in general are awful for you, our boy would never partake. Water without ice metabolizes into your system faster, our boy is all about staying hydrated.

[@ToeKnee010]

Why would that be cringe bro?😂 you can’t hate on Ryu lmao he is a massive building block for street fighter

[@Outrageon]

I just want take a minute and appreciate the energy you bring to each and every one of your videos. You're always good vibes and respectful and I just appreciate that so much Jimbo.

[@Avlyrr]

Even if characters become established, it's always something special when you see the meta of a move change in real time

[@zhanzhaozhanzhao69]

"You are on a pixel. What are you going to do?" Daigo: "Hold my sake"

[@vallox6430]

Denjin Ryu! My Favorite! 😁 Amazing Video! Thank You for Making & Sharing! 😁🙏🏼🙌🏼🥋

[@Kammithekiller]

im always so happy to see you upload

[@FlockOfDeaglesGG]

I just recently started learning 3s, so seeing more 3s content is always nice.

[@WeezerEnjoyer]

i am always here for ryu propoganda, thank you father crofts

[@cypresshill9268]

OMG is that the real Weezer enjoyer from the weezerenjoyer sf6 tournament

[@zombiechow9974]

watch your toes

[@juegobuenoyomalo9501]

*3rd strike for evo gets announced* *weezer midi starts sounding on the distance* "it's time"

[@Boyzby]

This is the second time I've heard that "People say jumping is bad" take. It's like saying wake-up Super is good. Like, yeah, when it hits and the opponent isn't expecting it, but you can't just do it all the time like Ken's Jinrai because you'll die, and that's why it's not considered good. How many times has Daigo lost a set because of Umeshoryu?

[@101Bettis]

Yo that was the meatiest projectile anything I have ever seen at 17:30 - I wouldn't be surprised if the damn thing crossed up

[@G4Cidib]

To think you had a Ryu video in the works. *chefs kiss* gg brother. More please.

[@G4Cidib]

We take those, nice perfect.

[@GeorgesStuff-]

Denjin CHKCHKCHKCHK Hadoken!

[@ByrneBaby]

I LOVE 3S Ryu, he's such a bruiser and the donkey kick wall bounce combos are so hype. Ryu's element being made lightning is mad cool, too.

[@CaptainHP117]

"for the first time in 10 years this year" jmcrofts 2024.

[@heyitsmort7744]

This is my favorite kind of jm video! Would love more deep dives into 3S characters. Can’t wait to see it at EVO!

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Until SF6 (and particularly his recent buffs,) 3S Ryu was the _best_ Ryu had ever been. I was surprised to learn that he kind of flew under the radar for a lot of people in that game because he was _so fun_ to use.

[@reynauldwhistles2338]

I never played 3rd strike seriously but every time I saw a ryu on KZbin he was getting destroyed by akuma or makoto or chun li, didnt really cared about tournanents back then so I had no reasons to believe ryu was okish.

[@Bigsauce7593]

How was sf4 ryu? I thought he was fairly good

[@lockevalentine997]

This is just not true, SF5 Ryu is still not very good and heavily outclassed. SFV Ryu was a solid high tier with incredible damage output a fantastic fireball, strong throw, strong block strings, and good pokes.

[@Anomaly188]

@@Bigsauce7593 SF4 Ryu was a generalist who could do a lot of things well, just not amazing, and in vanilla he was one of the few characters who had a reliable FADC setup to Ultra. Prior to 3S Ryu had this stigma of being a really boring poke and knockdown character with a heavy reliance on fundamentals. He wasn't as combo friendly and flashy as Ken or broken as Super Turbo Akuma/Old Sagat. Denjin Ryu was a paradigm shift that allowed players who knew how to use him do tricky setups and tactics that many thought Ryu wasn't capable of like EX Donkey Kick into meaty Denjin for stun and a 50% followup combo.

[@boxcarTV]

i liked him in EX2+ and thought he was pretty good

[@sinisterrain2079]

These 3rd strike random video are a cool idea to ramp up toward EVO.

[@kornflaeck6681]

a 17 minute video of jmcrofts edging is exactly what i needed today

[@chnsx7]

Had a good time playing your Denjin ryu. GGs

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

Its also worth noting that Twelve can walk under denjin if you ever fight one, use shinku. Also, shoutouts to Vanao. He was the one that changed my mind on denjin.

[@pearlkisses_8520]

Very fun video

[@RealGhostface-y9b]

When the Akuma says 👊🏾👊🏾➡️🦶🏾:

[@Zenondikar]

15:42 The MEATIEST of Denjins, right in the butt 😂

[@TheStrategist314]

I didn't think you had to mash...I thought you just held the button and let it go.

[@jmcrofts]

spinning the stick speeds it up

[@reynauldwhistles2338]

@@jmcrofts comments are saying regular guy is Frankie3s you summoned the devil.

[@Baiano29]

​@@reynauldwhistles2338oh shit, that explains a lot

[@BloodTideGaming]

I'm pretty sure that remark on the button press is "Hold". Showing it is chargeable.

[@shindukess]

@@jmcroftsSpin the stick and mash the other 2 punches. Many don't know about the punches increasing the charge.

[@fatalfury28]

You're on a pixel what are you gonna do? Justin Wong: You dare challenge me?

[@fortisch]

2:45 100% sure that says "Holding", as you don't need to mash, you can just hold the punch button^^

[@Macaco_Laser]

Very Nice one mr. Jmcrofts!

[@r0q]

shoutouts to frankie3s coming out of the car with so much smoke it looks like a pro wrestler entrance. that man is the king of weed

[@Baiano29]

I loved that jmcroft proved his point by losing to a S3 Ryu lol ( apparently it was Frankie3s himself... What are the odds?)

[@drmalfunction1349]

How do you get the text in the top right corner of the screen at the beginning saying Alt+1 Return to character select screen Alt+2 Gill Alt+3 Shin Gouki Is it a certain version on Fightcade or game option or just something else?

[@migeru_]

2:50 it says "CHARGE/ HOLD" @jmcrofts

[@dgad87]

15:46 so smooth, how do you do that?? Perfect Denjin set up

[@raizen328]

I do appreciate the research you did for this video

[@migeru_]

Frankie3s aka "hehe" still plays on Fightcade, you can catching with his 50+ alts lmao, great Ryu btw!

[@101Bettis]

GTFOH. Frankie is fucking HEHE?!?

[@LakeEarth]

13:43 you don't need to use denjin setups every time. Just let it rip from a blockstring and get a few hits to get them close to stun. Now they're 1 hit from stun and panicking.

[@jossj6981]

these 3s videos are tight, the history segment is tight

[@darksideluke5774]

You're a capital G for including yourself getting rekt unlike some other people lol

[@CanadaMMA]

I remember playing this game back when it came out, and for awhile SA3 on Ryu was actually thought of as terrible because of how little EX meter it gave you, and as you said Ryu has great EX moves in this game.

[@dexterjosefamata9083]

The Japanese word reads as "Tame" which means HOLD. Fun Fact. You can charge faster upon performing multiple 360 degree motions while charging.

[@Zades145]

This would be SO hype in Sf6. Praying to the capcom gods in the season 2 patch 🙏

[@Arrowdodger]

I do always love when Ryu has some sauce and isn't just kind of a meh character.

[@EAprima]

Ryu flying under the radar after Third strike is an understatement of the year.

[@victorlightwave3489]

Regular Guy was solid...a perfect example of watching the Stun bar as Denjin Ryu

[@TCMx3]

"we have B rank players at home" the B rank player at home: an all time great FG player.

[@DannyDecksLoR]

20 years ago i lived in the arcade and only played denjin ryu. You should cancel out of shoryu into it more. You can also meaty UOH into shoryu to hit confirm and cancel into denjin. On stun punish if you jab whiff before you combo you can FP or FK into MK into Ex donkey kick into F shoryu if you are just a bit off a kill. There are also some good guard strings you can do to set up a denjin like crouching lp lk lk mk hk into denjin this should put the opponent in a split second of guard stun while pushing you out of almost all non projectile ranges you can charge denjin faster by going diagonal to opposite diagonal instead of circle and then drop a fast 2-3 hits for a stun. Neutral game jump in with MP it hits twice and has all same links also empty jump in while waiting to parry can be a great mix-up to mp jump ins if you parry in air you can do your 3 hit combo if nothing comes you can grab soon as you land.

[@ZenithPotentia]

Cant wait to see the same 5 characters be played for an entire tournament this Evo. (In all seriousness, im glad that Evo includes a spot for Retro games that still have active fanbases. Hopefully next year it will be MVC2 or KOF2002)

[@deadlysword1000]

Back in my early college wake tech days I was a BEAST in 3rd strike with Ryu and Denjin Hadouken!!

[@dgad87]

Love this game, glad to hear the EVO news! Funny because I’ve been playing this game again recently. Do you have any videos on how the best pros confirm their supers and combos? Ie how to “piano” and when to use negative edge? Thank you!!

[@mechaman5000]

I loved in second impact when he had 2 bars for Denjin, ex combos with Denjin was busted

[@isaacmarcucci3777]

Ryu and his donkey kick have always been top tier and op.

[@lilgreendawg]

I rarely see jm get cooked this many times in a row

[@INikeAir]

Omg that regular guy. What an animal 😭😭

[@RanOutOfSpac]

I still prefer Shinku just because of the fun combos you get from it, but also being able to use his godly red fireballs in neutral and Ex-Tatsu for much safer and damaging combo enders, more frequently. But, I do freaking love Denjin and think its way stronger over all by a long shot.

[@theeobeastone5068]

I’m a Ryu Denjin main for 3S and lemme tell you, he is a lot of fun.

[@nemoisnobody]

I actually really like Ryu in this game! He has everything he needs. Not overtuned or underwhelming. Probably the best balanced character in the game. He should be like this in every game! At least I think so.

[@Bigsauce7593]

Great video and explanation my guy

[@cameronnebraska6049]

denjin ryu is the xfactor in 3s.

[@brandonm8680]

I forgot about your channel for a sec then comes this... Good shit

[@artdog0100]

Finally a Ryu video in the FGC outside of Japan. Let's face it the world loves Ken.

[@plutoburn]

Shinku does a lot of damage if opponent is crouching because in 3S, character take extra damage while crouched and Shinku doesn't stand opponent up, so it's like every hit is a critical strike, so a popular thing Ryu players like to do is to bait a crouching attack, and low parry, cr. mk into shinku for juicy dmg.

[@thomasrichards5653]

Had no idea about mashing or moving the stick to get it to charge faster

[@cosmogang]

Blessed to have a local arcade with candy cabs and Third Strike. Took my son there today. Best fighting game ever.

[@mistaoutcome9936]

This is really the best time for justin wong to get his 10th evo win

[@ao_qd]

I remember my friend from high school showing up to the arcade to try out some new Ryu strats. He selected Denjin, and I honestly hated every moment of that match. I don't think I've ever hated any super in 3S as much as that. So damn oppressive!

[@jamariscollie1045]

That was a ROBBERY at the end there, holy crap

[@Taktaagic]

What's the "alt" stuff at the top left of the screen at the start of the video? I play this game on Fightcade and I've never seen that stuff before, but I saw that one of the options is Gill and I'm immediately interested lol

[@nullhoshi1886]

It's not the normal fightcade rom. The stuff on the top left of the screen was options for the training mode he is using.

[@nickcurtis9504]

Shin shoryuken was my fav Ryu move in 3rd strike!

[@coolman5242]

I always wondered for years why whenever I watched a 3rd Strike video a regular hadoken came after Denjin and thought it was some old-school bug but now I finally know players were purposely doing it

[@Eddie_Enfer]

Makoto: Nice round dog, let me just dash karakusa Urien: Nice round dog but launcher into 5 tackles into aegis in the corner

[@TheMerc15]

New jmcrofts 3S video gets me hype

[@SyRose901]

I have never played 3S that much, but I'm sure removing the option to block from your opponent is a very strong perk. If they don't know, you get a free stun into a combo, massive damage. If they know, they have to invuln through it, or parry. Both aren't so easy, knowing Ryu will be free to try to counter both.

[@traviscrum5860]

I was told that the mash thing charged faster if you do a circle motion like Zangief/Hugo's throw over and over again

[@gabmilitao]

Yoo my main boy Ryu. I think I'll change from Shinku to Denjin after this.

[@butterccm]

What version of 3S is this? What did those Alt + # things mean on the character select?

[@lilgreendawg]

drink every time jm crofts says "denjin"

[@dgad87]

@jmcrofts how do you do the combo after the Denjin? I have trouble pulling that off

[@dkblade27]

Frankie revolutionized it but I optimized it in America and juanFM is carrying the torch

[@Steve-k4p3q]

Denjin Hadoken can parley into nothing less than a 2 hit combo if it hits your opponent & it's like a combination of the Fan Lift & jumping high 👊 fr. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3(coin-op) & 1 ❤d playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in Seaside Heights during 1995!

[@davicpetrovski155]

thanks for this!

[@gold6813]

Def not broken if down to one bar and the moveset Ryu has. If the opponent also knows the setups. They can nulllyfy the super. Its a case of baseball. For the timing the denjin is thrown. Fastball, curve ball etc.

[@juannicolon6614]

Would love to see a video about why Makoto is so good!

[@domesticmh4567]

everyone’s doing a Ryu video of some form lol

[@Death_By_Orange]

Don’t forget that you can churn to make it charge faster.

[@sunnyssundries]

You don‘t mash the Denjin Hadouken, you just keep the button pressed, and release at any time, or it will when fully charged.

[@werewolf74]

does the parry timing change depending on charge as well? like the time between each tap?

[@mattrushworth7234]

Love the 3S vids JM

[@Formedras]

It's often been said that Ryu's basic moveset is his greatest weakness. But when he has the ability to vary the stats and timings of that basic moveset, that's when he's at his deadliest; he becomes THE personification of the famous Bruce Lee quote, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."