THE TOP 5 COMEBACKS in Fighting Game History

[@jmcrofts]

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[@PurpleDragonSpike]

Sick new sponsor JM! keep up the grind buddy!

[@rollcaskett1812]

This game actually looks pretty neat.

[@cubeuhhgaming5034]

Love your videos

[@wcjerky]

Props for stalling long enough for moment 37 to run in the background.

[@Ramsey276one]

XD

[@barryjamesmusicPH]

evo 37 moment daigo parry is so great that it doesn't need mentioning anymore in any comeback countdowns/lists

[@AnenLaylle7023]

When I'm down to "last hit" I can literally feel the endorphins hit my brain and I start to play differently. I wish I could play like my "last hit" self during the entirety of a match. It's definitely an endorphin release that does it.

[@emocelot]

Sometimes taking damage is the correct thing to do, depending on the game. Like the old kof games, wakeup backdash would mean if you did get hit, you'd air-reset. Or in marvel, you can tag into a projectile and not eat a full combo. When you're 1 hit away you obviously can't do this, and you also have to take bigger risks to avoid things like chip-death.

[@TravisMartin-qm4hu]

I have the same feeling, only with great matches. I've found when we're both in the low health situations I tend to perform better than my opponent I just don't crack

[@D201-o4k]

​@@TravisMartin-qm4huwish I was like that lol I absolutely lose it when I get pressured so hard I literally can't press a button anymore

[@30watermelon.]

For me I think of it as me popping level 3 X factor. Mentally locking in. Usually kicks in after my last guy is 25 or less %

[@kendrel2099]

Magic Pixel mode activates in my head. It’s my stand power at this point lol.

[@GuyrillaBraun]

Seeing that Snake Eyez video back in the day really made me fall back in love with fighting games and made me start following them again.

[@onizodd]

Yep, same here

[@sharkbit3547]

Snake eyes the original goated grappler player

[@BHox01]

Snake is just on another level still doing crazy stuff to this day Not sure how much smash/melee you pay attention to but Evo 2016 GFs and Smash Summit 11 GFs come to mind as legendary comebacks at the biggest stage (both end up going to game 10)

[@saulgoodguy1840]

Yeah smash summit 11 grand finals was absolutely insane. In the end coming down to a single frame deciding the whole thing.

[@fcnelson8875]

I was gonna say it’s a crime that summit 11 isn’t on here. Winning Two games on FD as Fox against the greatest marth that hasn’t lost a set to a fox in 2 years, let alone lost a game on FD in who knows how long. Truly up there with the rest of these, even surpassing some.

[@DioDCynic]

Except Smash is not a fighting game, I had a comeback playing Mario party.

[@saulgoodguy1840]

@@DioDCynic nice bait. very original.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

He said “fighting game history” my man

[@ControlShifty]

My favorite comeback has to be Reynald vs Jonathan Tene at the 2020 DBFZ National Championship. Reynald was up 4-1 and needed one hit to win the tourney but tried to style on Jonathan by hitting Roshi's command grab to kill. He whiffed, and Jonathan proceeded to not only win the match, tied the score and then WON the final match of the tournament (with a rage quit from Reynald). Best comeback can also be the worst choke

[@Ramsey276one]

O M G Q_Q

[@ellis7622]

Damn I need to go look that one up now

[@Ramsey276one]

@@ellis7622 same

[@duffomatic]

Can I suggest Evo 2014 BlazBlue Grand Finals? Dogura has the event won multiple times, yet Garireo manages to hold on and turn it around EVERY time. It’s crazy, and was edge of the seat excitement the whole time!

[@Massive-rat-hypocrite]

Blaz blue not a real game.

[@duffomatic]

@@Massive-rat-hypocrite Yeah, Blaz blue isn't, you're right. It's Blazblue.

[@shobooknight]

Was thinking about this. Must feel bad to fumble the win after having the victory right in front of you for like 5 times.

[@duffomatic]

@@shobooknight it’s a core memory for me, as I was at the venue and the energy there was insane. You could feel this collective moment of everyone holding their breath thinking “is this it? Is it over?” only for Garireo to clutch it out time after time.

[@kumwagen]

i love JM's hype even for matches that are like a decade old, this video is fun as hell lol

[@Skkra]

I was there for the Sleep comeback, and the room was absolutely exploding. They had the subs turned up to a million so that every hit shook the whole room. It was awesome.

[@HyperInferno]

Worth noting that @11:34, the c.HP from Psylocke onto Cyclops was unblockable. Canceling Gene Splice into Super Optic Blast like that puts you into normal jump state (where you're limited to one action) and the super itself was the one action so Cyclops literally could not block that attack.

[@zakk219]

I remember watching the Snake Eyez comeback when it happened. I still think it's probably the most impressive comeback I've seen. On a side note, it's weird being nostalgic for SF4. Maybe it's because I got into fighting games properly around the end of AE2012 and the start of Ultra but it feels like yesterday and forever ago at the same time.

[@ThatGuyCalledSteeve]

I come back to that Leffen GO1 at least once a year if anything just to hear Yipes' screams

[@InfestedJester]

Justin's 1 pixel comeback on Executioner in MvC2 is one of my favorites.

[@marlz11]

@jmcrofts The Wong 1 pixel Cable comeback vs Desmon "The Xecutioner" is still the best comeback I have ever seen in a fighting game. It eclipses Justin Wong's Cyclops' comeback easily and Justin had to play absolutely perfect to win due to having 1 pixel of health vs 3 characters, especially vs Storm w/ meter and hail. You should do a deep dive analysis on the intricacies of Justin's neutral in that match. Absolutely insane.

[@cactusdragon3553]

How list should be Wong Marvel comebacks (2&3)

[@alexanderbonilla8458]

I think the blazblue grandfinals garireo vs Dogura at EVO 2014 was incredible by Garireo having to reset the braket and sent to losers by Dogura

[@TheDimsh]

My favorite comeback is snake eyez vs xian, when the timer was almost 0 and snake eyez did the impossible, legendary

[@ToddBaughPhoto]

Snake Eyes reversal hype has never been recreated, that time of Street Fighter was the most hype/competitive/entertaining.

[@BruCipHiF]

JM's love for the game and excitement for the clutchness and level of play is really awesome! The embodiment of hype commentating about hype!

[@r1konTheAutomator]

11:43 - that double jump was GENIUS

[@joneyflopay943]

Hey jm just wanted to say ur upbeat and excited attitude in ur videos always makes my day and makes ur videos a good watch. Keep up the great content

[@TheSeventhChild]

The cool thing to see about GO1 patience, which might also play into how he got his hit later: in this version of tge game Bardock lariat jails into vanish. He lands this and is 100% plus - but he chooses to dash block instead of push. Leffen after the vanish pressed 2l while minus. Its a little bit after that where GO1 gets the hit after a blocked vanish again - might have been scoping Leffens responses earlier. The second vanish is super scary though, GO1 was in a bad spot landing in front of Leffen and used vanish to get out which Leffen could have potentially anti aired and, as mentioned, it can cause vanish to lose its plus frames. Crazy cool sequence to watch

[@Baiano29]

I genuinely expected Snake Eyes vs Xian. I watched that live, it was insane. Xian was defending the Evo title that year.

[@spinoodii]

The 3rd strike player Tominaga has some really impressive Makoto comebacks. My favorite is at a more local tourney where he 1v5s a team as the last player

[@Nirvanabebop]

I was at that SCR and remember going crazy when Snake Eyez won each match. Absolute beast. lol

[@ZCodeBLEACH]

I think the "Mastercup 9 Tekken 7 Fated Retribution 5v5 Grand Finals | Anti-Benkei Vs Team Yamasa" is one to mentioned. This comeback was epic, intense, and very hype.

[@ArcherKid-eg9rf]

Putting out some great vids, I love how well you point out the not-so-obvious little moments. Keep it up dude

[@yoyoprofessorxavier]

Mr.Naps anchor clearing basically an entire team at ELEAGUE in Tekken 7. Dude is an absolute god, i hope we see him in tekken 8!

[@PinkalPeaches]

The jwong cable comeback against Xecutioner is a classic.

[@sibladeko]

Sort of surprised to not see 2014 EVO BBCP Galileo vs Dogura in there.

[@Teslamuffin]

Same, that set is nothing short of legendary. The commentator was spot on when he said “this is why we play fighting games.”

[@Xenoxion]

This was the match I instinctly thought of when I saw the title. That match was the most legendary comeback I think I have ever seen. Pure hype. The fact that it is not on jmcrofts list is nothing short of shocking.

[@Skkra]

@@Teslamuffin Absolutely. A new job prevented me from going to Evo that year, and I remember watching from my couch. I had never really seen BB before, but I was losing my mind for the entire set. When the finals ended, I hopped right on to my playstation within and bought the game.

[@Agent_Funk]

What makes that set so insane is Galileo makes a comeback twice. He reset the bracket and then nearly lost again. It was one of the most intense sets I've ever seen, and the way Galileo got the crowd on his side was amazing to see live.

[@mappybc6097]

​@@XenoxionHe is not that into anime or 3d fighters is all.

[@Hypno_BPM]

Justin’s comeback against ChrisG in marvel 3 EVO 2014 is probably my fave that i watched live. that wolverine counter on incoming vergil was insane

[@SeniterYT]

The one where gagapa was 5-0 up and Infexious did the 6-5 comeback with Hugo was amazing too, hard to find though

[@Brokout]

That was wild

[@Vorked]

My all-time favorite comeback is the Combo Breaker 2022 Midwest vs. West Coast where Justakid ran back the entire thing and won 5 matches in a row.

[@michaelcollins4534]

My favorite is knowkami's goku black 3v1 comeback from Evo 2018 when he was facing Kubo. Man was basically one touch from death playing what was a mid tier character at best against a full team

[@baiwatch1]

It’s 2023, Street Fighter 6, and Snake Eyes is looking better than ever.

[@randymartin9040]

Narrated so well Jmcrofts, awesome video!!!

[@nosjin666]

Great video as usual Jmcroft I love when you upload this kind of content from the past. Keep it up sir!

[@bkbam_gaming]

Daniel Mado vs Book Combo Breaker 2023 where Book brought it back in the final game, final round with three low parries

[@XEndlessSteelX]

Snake Eyez is probably the best player in the world. Like an anime protag, he's only held back by self-imposed limits, such as using big bodies at all times.

[@HCG-FGC]

If they buff Zangief to be A tier, Snake boutta dominate.

[@beam5655]

??? thats not how it works. The best in the world is the player with the best results, which is either Mena, Angry Bird, or Chris Wong.

[@XEndlessSteelX]

@@beam5655 Sure, keep dreaming and making up conditions beyond skill.

[@beam5655]

​@@XEndlessSteelX Snake Eyez is amazing with Gief, but that doesn't mean that if he switched to a top tier he would suddenly win every tournament. It just doesn't work that way. Even when Gief was strong in SF4, Snake Eyez still wasn't the best in the world. And on top of that what about other players that have success with low tiers, like Endingwalker, Idom, or Problem X? How can you say Snake Eyez has more skill than them.

[@XEndlessSteelX]

@@beam5655 How? By watching them. Simple. And stop putting words into my mouth.

[@foxkentendo1151]

Videos like these are why you're one of the best content creators out there.

[@Jagoryu]

Alright, I’ve seen all of those happen live when they happened(Yes, I’m getting old…), and while Jmcroft tried his best to explain and show those- One key thing about this is missing….. The actual sound, crowd reaction, commentators going wild over the crazy comeback happening on stage! Imo, he should let it play in the background, or show it all, then explain “why” he thinks it’s in his top-5. ‘Cause folks, if you’ve never seen some of those Live/original with sound, it’s A LOT more hype and worth of being in a Top “X”.

[@ellis7622]

To be fair, he did mention towards the end how important the commentary and crowd reaction is towards making a hype moment and he even played the commentary/crowd reactions from a few of them so let’s give credit where it’s due.

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Snake eyes comeback was absolutely insane. You know how much mental resilience you need to sit there and do a gauntlet against the best players the region has to offer? Geez

[@Kazuma0305]

What a fun video to watch man Love your work I’ve seen all of these comebacks already but you add so much to it Keep up the good work ➡️⬇️↘️✊🏻

[@muttonsword]

Man you should have talked about the part when Snakeeyez had pixel health against Ricky Ortiz during number 2

[@goranisacson2502]

GO1 managing to beat the odds is cool, but I have yo say that The 2 feels more like a 1 to me. Even if just the last fight was the only real challenge, it is still so cool Snake Eyez could keep his cool for all those matches to me, when I can barely keep it together for a full set.

[@DieDarnIt]

Justin Wong had a lot from Marvel vs Capcom series where he only had one character left and won.

[@abfloorr]

Jm, what do you think about the kof 13 evo grands where reynald was 2-0 about to get knocked out, and then he switched to nests kyo and and fought back woo and won the next 3 games, reset the bracket, then 3-0d again

[@jmcrofts]

Classic match!!!

[@oni00752]

my favourite will always be infiltration's clutch with hakan against pr balrog at evo 2013. that match got me into fighting games

[@DavimonVtube]

Snake Eyes reverse ocv is how I saw him and been a fan ever since.

[@jaredneal3463]

During the Norcal BlueRevo event, Dacidbro had an amazing comeback taking out all of the opposing team with a OCKO. A japanese team took out CopperDabbit and Apologyman and then Dacidbro steamrolled through them.

[@0909ps4nyne]

It’s always soothing when the algorithm shows your video

[@ryanwest8898]

What’s also crazy about the Justin Wong MvC2 comeback is when Justin kills Megneto with the charge back cancel into super, he had just built exactly enough meter to pull the super.

[@RLomoterenge]

Was this GO1 match the one where Yipes started saying “He set his character to ‘block everything’ “?

[@Kammithekiller]

oh wow that snakeyes set- i havent thought about that in a hot minute

[@CharacterCrisisTV]

AGREED!!!! Specially on the #1 pick. Seeing that moment live was unbelievable. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewjaramillo4638]

I don't know really what you're saying but I really liked this video because you tired to explain and you were excited so it in turn got me excited.

[@liv3vil-Kei]

If they never nerfed Chun-li, I'm pretty sure Ricky would have taken the 5VS5. By the way @jmcrofts too bad you don't cover much Tekken stuff. There is a guy named Kagemaru, who did the same thing like snake eyes during Tokyo Tekken Mastercup (its also a 5V5). And in the same event a group of Gigas mains (who is the lowest of the low tier) took down the best Korean group at that tourney.

[@archaicrapture]

The Commentary on that Go1 v Leffen was OD. HELL POCKETS, YIPES & TASTY IN THE BACKGROUND.

[@emwbjr]

8:40 Just funny that it popped up. For me, that Gamefly logo takes me back. Gotta be a classic moment if they were sponsors.

[@Juza_Clan_Ray]

You forgot about the Knowkami Goku Black 1 vs 3 Evo comeback

[@adamyoungatcomcastne]

After Sajam calling it out I can't stop laughing at "FOLKS"

[@wayneswandust6499]

12:00 truely amazing gameplay and commentary

[@originalscreenname44]

Kizzie like “You call it the greatest comeback, I call it the greatest choke in history.”

[@timeparadox999]

to this day i still can't believe go1 vs leffen was just a ft2 set in top 48

[@OhDuNhiOi]

People disrespect smash, but top level smash (especially melee) require frame perfect inputs and crazy reaction, more so than most fighting games. And Leffen’s story is crazy, he is a genius and puts in the time and effort.

[@xxfloppypillowxx]

I was today years old when I figured out that SPD stands for spinning pile driver.... Lol I don't know why I just assumed it was some Russian acronym like RPG. Which a lot of people have come to think means Rocket Propelled Grenade but is actually an acronym for Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot. I have never actually heard someone say spinning pile driver and clued in that that's what SPD and air SPD was meaning all these years xD

[@benjaminlidke7516]

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@mononaut]

JWong Vs Chris G in Evo Marvel grand finals will live in my memories forever. The thumbnail for the memory is wolverine's cr.M counterhitting Vergil's Helmbreaker on incoming.

[@mrnozchalazt7199]

😂 Zangief is such a hype character to watch just because he’s at such a disadvantage against a lot of characters that can keep him out. For Snake to 1v5 all of them with Gief is literally having your cake and eating it too 😂 “Look at this body of Iron!!”

[@muleyamwiinga3988]

USF4 had some many comebacks Go1 one was nuts. I lost all my nails streaming this live

[@Kurinth]

Leffen vs Pepperysplash in his evo run in 2023 is up there, he was a pixel away from being sent to losers and potentially not winning his GGST Evo title off that set

[@mochiescalona]

Niiice video! I would've definitely loved to hear the audio of the gameplay and the commentary as well tho!

[@dongdong6455]

had a pretty sick comeback against a ken player recently, too bad that wasnt in the video

[@nme_]

Man i would love it if you reviewed Justin wong vs too much damage UMVC3. Super hype come back

[@bryantnonya8704]

My two greatest comebacks ever was on ultimate mortal Kombat 3 in a sports card shop called Grand slam in Loveland Colorado and they happened back to back! Both comebacks was versus the owner of the shop LOL, I was playing as Liu Kang versus robotic smoke and he had me nearly at a double flawless in round two but I came back and beat him even though he was invisible before I landed my first hit... I beat him in round 3 to complete the comeback so he kicked me off the machine and said I could never play again... So I get back in line to play him again LOL, I get back up and he chooses Shiva so I choose Liu Kang again... Same thing happened again!! He nearly had to double flawless in round two and tried to do Shiva head stomp so I just pushed the high punch button thinking the match was over but she clipped through me and the stomp never connected... He says "holy I've seen it all!" As I connect with Liu kang's 8 hit combo... He tries another head stomp and I push high punch again causing him to clip through me again so he says "holy I've seen it all again!!" As I connect with another 8 hit combo... I finish him off in round 3 completing the comeback and he literally never let me play on that machine ever again lol!! 😂

[@MrVince329]

GO1 vs. Leffen to this day is still legendary

[@0mfarah]

My favorite is Pepeday's comeback vs Poongko in Canada Cup 2014 USF4 Grand Finals. Very hype match.

[@mydemon]

You got such a great voice. Fantastic.

[@dankachilles9356]

I love your bromance with JW. So wholesome ❤️

[@kaiserbts8007]

It’s one thing to hear about Wanted: Dead, it’s another thing to play Wanted:Dead

[@The4gotton1]

My favorite comeback is the Tekken 7 team tournament between Team Shadow and Team Cuddlecore where Jimmy J Tran brings it back for his whole team just like SnakeEyez did, even getting a revive to do it.

[@Save_Train]

seeing that SFIV comeback brings me back.......gosh I really loved that game!

[@spiderphil]

Something never talked about is Justin's Pixel Cable comeback

[@messayessay6060]

Maybe not a single game come back, but ninjakilla212 coming from the losers bracket to beat both Chilean twins at 2022 evo was epic

[@sk8rw0lf]

I'm sorry but outside of moment 37, the #1 has to be Dogura vs Garireo in Blazblue from 2014. The back and forth they had and Garireo bringing all the way back with so much pressure was so good to see

[@edgarramos1499]

Honda was going for walk up Command Grab, more than likely cancel of a button, slightly miss timed allows Snake Eyes to hit a brazen Wake Up SPD. That's my guess anyways, or he was baiting a Back Dash that he planned to option select. Imagine his shock when he was hit with wake up SPD!

[@spoogtastic]

Dbzf with a top 5 comeback with the rollback.

[@sinisterrain2079]

That was great! Thanks

[@Khamren-lu8iv]

Diagos perfect parry combo... is the most beautiful come back

[@willlauzon3744]

Hungry box better be on here. Dude had come back after come back really clutching out a win at all costs.

[@willlauzon3744]

Oh. We only doing MVC.

[@PoojaMan64]

When u copy ur friends homework but u change it up a little bit

[@dasnab2231]

Kagemaru coming back 1 v 5 with Josie in Master Cup is my favorite comeback ever. If you get a chance check it out! Thanks for all the great content!

[@FordFourD-aka-Ford4D]

I would have put Amsah's 4 stock comeback in Melee on this list too. Samox did a whole video about it.

[@fRikimaru1974]

Snake Eyez, what a legend.

[@sleepy9102]

What are the other evo moments 1-36? Or is evo moment 37just a name?

[@TheGold3nRatio]

I think Snake_Eyez did a double reverse OCV if I'm remembering correctly and if not it's my favorite video of all time! I watch it at least once a month still.

[@laneface]

Love the knowkami kubo comeback from evo 2018

[@zomgitsgabe1687]

Surprised jwong's match against fchamp in umvc3 isn't in here when he had a comeback with akuma when fchamp used phoenix. The year jwong wins evo if I'm not mistaken.

[@idolsense2002]

I wanted to try that game but I spend my money on others games and I wanna try gran blue. Thanks sensei crofts, i will look forward for this game.

[@Mirikashh]

Really surprised to have not seen Superakouma vs Chikurin on here. Good list regardless though