Why Don't Other Combo Videos Do This?

Premiered during the Skullgirls Top 8 at Frosty Faustings 2020!
Every combo was performed the old-fashioned way: by hand.
No tools were used besides training dummy recording for some of the setups.
Music (also in the credits):
Winifred Atwell - "The Black and White Rag" (1952)
The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour - credits (1983)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - "Stardust Crusaders" (2014)
I had this big plan to do a comprehensive annotated version but KZbin got rid of annotations! I guess that's that. :^P
The two I'd like to mention:
- The last hit of Painwheel's Lv3 returns her stored Hatred Guard damage completely unscaled (oops?) and Hatred Install increases the percentage of damage returned to 190% of what was stored. So that combo consists of hits that don't remove stored damage, into one final hit of 6250 damage.
- A Merry Xmas (comboing all 3 characters at once) is still possible with very specific height and DHC timing of Fukua's air drill. There are two versions of the ending depending on height, and I only fixed one. I thought I had completely removed the other, but it turns out you can still get it to happen! (I'm glad I didn't have to go back to a previous version of the game for this combo.)

[@voidbg7017]

the others are trying to open a fridge by doing 20 things meanwhile this guy just pulls the handle

[@Helpfulhelp]

Goddamn, that is an amazing analogy

[@meat2023]

@@Helpfulhelp cool explain it then

[@Helpfulhelp]

@@meat2023 no

[@Alphajet101]

@@meat2023 Someone's salty

[@samoansilverback411]

Cream Bastard his pp is big that’s they meant

[@fatpikachu2900]

1:17 its in sync with the music

[@alejandrogomez1698]

Nice. Very, nice

[@CiroCryo]

I think the same!!

[@et1033]

Ah, I see we got flexed on.

[@sedvctivdekes4484]

Its.. freaking.. perfect

[@k8wolf8888]

Video: Look at this easy 100% combo Me: X button twice.. then uh... Y button... and then uh.. launch them in the air... and... random button time.

[@cindixgaming3557]

yes now imagine this, but on a keyboard

[@k8wolf8888]

@@cindixgaming3557 Ok uh.. Push D to move forward... then er... uh... accidentally uninstall the game.

[@kyeblade06]

@@k8wolf8888 accidentally sets computer to self destruct

[@edgiest-edgelord-that-edges]

@@k8wolf8888 LP > MP > c. HK > delete system 32 is a true combo

[@k8wolf8888]

the edgiest edgelord that has ever edged Ok~ let's Valentine... and... LP, MP, HP, Kyle punch, and there goes my screen.

[@AgentBacalhau]

Man some players make it seem like they made the game huh

[@ohnoaloupgarou1076]

He did make it though

[@settingittowumbo1953]

Anthony Lopez the joke Your head

[@ohnoaloupgarou1076]

@@settingittowumbo1953 the crime here is pretending that was a joke

[@AgentBacalhau]

@@ohnoaloupgarou1076 it was tho, I know who Mike Z is

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

@@ohnoaloupgarou1076 i got the joke though

[@missingno_fgc]

That Lenny Magnet setup is incredible.

[@ianrius3052]

This might be the most confused I've ever been clicking on a video

[@aidy1600]

if i ever get happy birthday'd like that, im just gonna quit

[@omgcandy16Kimicari0]

thank you for the incredibly stylish Big Band cross counter combo

[@Eddiegames9]

This is the smartest Beast of Gehenna play I've ever seen!

[@Lenoh]

Things I never thought I'd hear in a combo video: The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour theme

[@rudeboyspodcast]

Everything comes back around eventually, and Mike Z Combo Videos are just one of those things :)

[@DaniAzakura]

My thoughts while watching this. -Eh, cool trick with Valentine, sure. -The BigBand I've seen it before. But not in a combo video I guess. -That parasoul one is not thaaat cool, but not bad either. -Oh, I've seen that double one-... wait, there is more? Wait what?! WHAT?! 0 u0 -Ah, R.Fortune... What's next? Big laser?... Oh.... OHHH... IT WAS NOT BIG LASER! OHHHHHH 0 w0 -This Painwheel one looks pretty standar-... YOU HAVE ROOM FOR TAUNT!?! OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -I've seen Beowulf assisting with his taunt... I have not seen someone extend Beo's combo with double's taunt... Also, WHAT!? Last one... Despite my years playing this game, this is the first time I see a triple happy birthday... Nice.

[@zweinot7276]

Out here we call that a Merry Christmas

[@daniellemurnett2534]

@@zweinot7276 the TRIPPLE SUNDAY

[@mrgameandmusic]

Rush SDR and I heard if you kill all of them it’s followed up with “and a happy new year”

[@D.m0nio]

2:18 EXCUSE ME???!!!

[@paperkitestudio1375]

yeah how does painwell level 3 blockbuster did THAT most damage

[@DaniAzakura]

@@paperkitestudio1375 well it was a 2v3 match so the damage is bigger. She also had a lvl 2 with I believe boost her damage

[@paperkitestudio1375]

I try it but it didnt work

[@DaniAzakura]

@@paperkitestudio1375 I test it too and also couldn't get it. So either Painwheel has some weird secret charge mechanic with her Lvl 3 or taunt we don't... or somehow the assist did something out of screen... ... or Mike edited this to look cooler. :0 EDIT: Read description. x _x

[@hyliandoctor]

Explanation in the description.

[@TheKingoftheriff]

it HAS been a while. Welcome back.

[@justinagosto2096]

That final Beowulf combo was nuts

[@willleese8842]

I applaud you for these. What the hell are these combos. Who cares if they're not "optimal" these are the skullgirl combos I love seeing cause they're so bonkers and amazing. And I'm not seeing the fridge used about 20 times

[@snowlepard117]

A little under 3k subscribers, did I just stumble into some god-tier combo madman while casually browsing KZbin lol - love the vid dude

[@michaelebron1280]

This was a solid combo video.

[@unoriginalcontentmaker6895]

POV: you still didnt reach the 99 hit combos with these characters

[@Synnabelle]

I keep watching these and have no idea how impressive it is or how to do them. I don't even play this game I just love the characters.

[@EteSiuleems]

same

[@smugkid1588]

Wow the animations to this game looks sick

[@firstcooommment3675]

Bro wtf? These Are SO DAMN COOL LOOKING!

[@Rutillith]

The best way to finish a video: jojo reference

[@jzer0246]

1:18 that went with the song perfectly

[@QuestionMarks420]

Mike WTF was that... THAT THING at the end. I can't even call it a combo

[@starnova1372]

What an absolute MAD MAN

[@Uuberguy]

No one answered his question tho. "Why don't other combo videos do this?" Nice edit, man I understand how much work goes into sound clips, transitions, & coloring effects. Answer : Because no one can.

[@malikbeat]

Do what?

[@thejournalist8091]

What do other combo videos not do?

[@bendover2684]

I Dont get what this Video is about

[@tuluflulu]

@@bendover2684 Doing combos by hand. It says that in the description, but you'd think it'd be mentioned at least once in the video.

[@bendover2684]

@@tuluflulu yes i thought there would be atleast a Short Banner that Says whats happening

[@MM31-TheCatOfHatred]

0:10 ZA WARUDO

[@Sin606]

This is a pretty fun looking Vid Mike! I might have missed something but what don't other people do?

[@deletedTestimony]

These Combos He Helped Program Into The Game

[@AnthonyBottari]

Desk never uses anything but his hands. No Tool Assisted or bots of any kind.

[@Jade3381]

This is why I love skullgirls

[@BrJPGameplay]

That DOA into BoG was wild I need to try that soon

[@LunaMinuna]

That double one was sicccck!

[@yabbadabbindude]

Evo is gonna be hype

[@DocLudwig]

The ending Is to satisfying

[@mtw_insignio8098]

If I lost like this I wouldnt even be mad.

[@Sr_Yosho]

Awesome... i cant say anything more!!!

[@jaxoncarter2electricboogal921]

Thanks Mike

[@JDoe-sv8yv]

I love Skull Girls!

[@littlefuniman6881]

who else uses their hands to do combos, y'know? the old fashioned way.

[@coldbacon4869]

How else do you do them

[@littlefuniman6881]

@@coldbacon4869 thought i was the only one that did it that way

[@KaiKrimson56]

I think you can play it one-handed, it just takes practice...

[@eyy_man1162]

the song fits so well dvgbekj

[@maximofernandez4957]

I love this

[@MartinDemario]

This is dope

[@BunnyJolf]

2:18. You just HAD to taunt

[@TheLeroy1981]

My name's Mike Z and I get respect, your cash and your jewellery is what I expect

[@saikikusuo9923]

Didn't understand anything, but I appreciate it. Thanks.

[@DavidGonzalez-xd5mh]

That beo combo was legit

[@kyeblade06]

Love the beowulf one

[@deanospimoniful]

Preview of EVO 2020? We'll see, I guess.

[@SuperBiggyboy]

Haha this vid makes me laugh. I will give you a like and share to my brotherin.

[@imjustnamiVODS]

100 to 0 painwheel is amazing

[@Wolvenworks]

that last christmas counter.... *THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS*

[@masternate2993]

Impressive

[@danielwappner1035]

Are other combo videos usually TAS'd or something?

[@shaddykack]

I had no idea half of this tech was even possible. SUBARASHI AS FUCK

[@magicmanscott40k]

I have no idea what s going on but at least I got the jojo reference

[@lovingbocchitherock]

if this man would participate in skullgirl e game tournaments he would be known as the most dangerous/terrifying skullgirl player in the world no doubt

[@lovingbocchitherock]

3:53 STAR PLATINUM?!

[@rakjoxlordx]

but, he did, just search the name :v

[@lostoni8433]

Okay this is just to fucking cool

[@Baller09151]

You are a genius, i never think that before. But how do you do the oraora blockB without taunting?

[@DR.SLAMMER]

2:08 pure sorcery

[@ven5707]

When you get stunned for .0003421 seconds: *You have mere seconds to live*

[@nutriafgc]

lovely

[@Roge9]

a combo video released in 2020? :O

[@fuckitshuukopog6258]

Bic wen *stonks mem pic*

[@addilotgaming3080]

*Proceeds to subscribe*

[@rayloanghelli3657]

I’m bout to get a PS4 for my birthday and I’m contemplating if this should be my first game

[@metalmagerin3]

If you're gonna waste 5 bars to make someone dead, they better be *REEEEAAALLLY* dead.

[@augustgreig9420]

Can anyone explain to someone who's never played this but who's played a ton of Capcom fighters what is meant by, "why don't other combo videos do this?"

[@Ariel_emerald]

this video is just showing off tons of goofy crazy shit you dont see in normal skullgirls combos basically

[@Kerze]

So I don't really play fighting games but enjoy watching them sometimes; can someone spell out for me what it is other combo videos don't do that this does?

[@mr_boats]

I think it's how most combos revolve into lots of technicalities to get the most damage, while Mike Z would just use the characters' supers and specials in an easier manner to get the same amount of damage.

[@vc3d849]

This is so much different from the mobile version, I really wanna play pc now

[@bicepbyronshorts]

As a person who has never played this game, I am utterly lost

[@jamesmalinowski4033]

_Yare Yare Daze_

[@Yes-jo4fl]

Literally every asian gamer ever.

[@genetic2202]

I can’t even process what’s happening I’m new to this game

[@dave7886]

I can barely pull off a string of attacks as is

[@virtuosohimself]

Now this is the type of massacre I want to see

[@proventusavenicci3211]

Im so confused at what im even looking at

[@youtudearis]

Videos like this makes me glad I don't waste my time on fighting games

[@estroaye]

Because that is bullying online

[@brofist4675]

This is why I can't ever get into fighting games, everyone is always capable of pulling this shit off. God bless those assholes.

[@steppenwolf.j]

I don't play this game. Wtf happened at the start???

[@rrmiguel6732]

this is garbago

[@Macaf4r]

Wtf am I watching?!? I just stumbled across this video....

[@annoyedht5932]

Cuz combo videos are about only 1 fighter :/ (also really nice video)

[@maxownzor2thelawnmower776]

How does he get tuba tuba on super sonic without doing bagpipe blues?

[@Unknownigen]

He probably did it before the clip started. And held punches when he wanted to do Super Sonic Jazz without using the tuba tuba "charge", for lack of a better term.

[@ViroVeteruscy]

OoOb

[@Lazycandle]

Writes now non note book COMBOS For when you want to send a massage

[@kingkrispy5289]

As someone who doesn’t play skullgirls, THE FUCK IS GOING ON

[@VoyivodaFTW1]

Not everybody can be desk.

[@AfroLife001]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Sr_Yosho]

Its possible do the merry xmas with a solo band ?

[@Helpfulhelp]

Agahagahaha you said something more

[@madrichm2763]

I barely get 10 hit combos like wtf

[@aomafura3374]

I haven't played Skull Girls... Do what exactly?

[@YellowJacketNinja375]

That Beowolf/Double combo, followed by "You're not the only one with mindgames!" is the best thing I've ever seen

[@softiekaaya]

.... How.

[@AndresGomez-rx6cj]

what the hell man, this combos are actually easier, look way flashier and are more effective, what is this sorcery

[@yoshibeara3446]

i dont get what don't other videos do

[@futureanimator522]

I see y they don't

[@ProjectAwesomes]

It's a bit unlikely to have 5 bars and 3 characters

[@ikagura]

Samus?

[@Andrea-uj9zw]

What's that robo pallet at 1:45?

[@Unknownigen]

You get that palette for completing R. Fortune's story