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01.  Where or how can I get more information about SF2?
02.  How can I separate SF2 rumors from truths on the Net?
03.  I want to post about SF2 on the Net, is there any etiquette that I 
     should observe?
04.  I see all these abbreviations used, what do they mean?
05.  What about move lists/FAQs for other video games?

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01.  Where or how can I get more information about SF2?

If you need something about SF2, chances are that it can be found at the
FTP site, as listed in Part 1: General Information, in the listed directory.
If not, poke around a little, and if nothing turns up, mail me at
ps1o@andrew.cmu.edu

FTP site is:
  Host:       altair.krl.caltech.edu
  IP Addr:    131.215.79.100
  Directory:  /pub/sf2
 
/pub/sf2
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SF2FAQ				The Street Figher II FAQ
SF2INDEX			SF2 FTP Site Index (this file)
guides/				Strategy for each World Warrior
misc/				Misc stuff, interesting things
other/				Moves list, combos, throwing, etc.
prose/				Fiction involving the World Warriors
xtra/				Other game's FAQs, moves, etc.
pictures/			GIF and JPG images of the World Warriors
 
/pub/sf2/guides:
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balrog.champ.mmsf		Balrog by MMSF
balrog.champ.pjs		Stroffolino Balrog
balrog.champ.strachman		CE Balrog guide
balrog.hyper.3fist.euming	Sheng Shou Fang for Balrog
balrog.hyper.combos.euming	Ming's Balrog combos
balrog.hyper.hints.pjs		Trouble going from CE->HF w/ Balrog?
balrog.super.review.rpm		How is Balrog on Super?
balrog.super.trap.rpm		Trap characters in the corner
blanka.champ.mmsf		Blanka by MMSF
blanka.champ.vs-cpu.etp		Beat the computer with Blanka
blanka.class.ff			Feather Falcon's Classic guide
cammy.super.notes.rpm		Cammy, the new Super Street Fighter
chunli.champ.mmsf		ChunLi by MMSF
chunli.champ.rjr		Another Chunny guide
chunli.champ.vs-ken-ryu.nishina	Beat Ken and Ryu with ChunLi
chunli.class.ff			Feather Falcon's Classic guide
chunli.super.notes.inkblot	Notes about Chun Li in SSF2
chunli.super.review.rpm		Play ChunLi on SSF2
deejay.super.review.rpm		Overview of DeeJay for SSF2
dhalsim.champ.bodom		The complete Dhalsim guide
dhalsim.champ.mmsf		Dhalsim by MMSF
dhalsim.class.ff		Feather Falcon's Classic guide
dhalsim.super.review.ww		Review of Stretch for Super
ehonda.champ.maestas		Terminator's CE Honda
ehonda.champ.mmsf		E.Honda by MMSF
ehonda.class.ff			Feather Falcon's Classic guide
feilong.super.fmlin		Guide for the new addition in Super
guile.champ.mmsf		Guile by MMSF
guile.champ.pattern.cywang	Play pattern Guile on CE
guile.champ.trapped.euming	Getting Fireball trapped/escaping
guile.class.ff			Feather Falcon's Classic guide
guile.class.vs-ken.larsen	Beat Ken and Ryu on Classic
guile.hyper.mmsf		HF Guile by MMSF
guile.super.vs-ken-ryu.scho	Tips and tactics for defeating Ken and Ryu
ken.hyper.wkbk.inkblot		Learn to play Ken on CE and HF
ken.champ.mmsf			Ken by MMSF
ken.hyper.caine			Completist's Ken guide
ken.hyper.krazy.euming		Play Krazy Ken on Hyper
mbison.champ.mmsf		M.Bison by MMSF
mbison.hyper.vs-cpu.stiltman	Beat the CPU with Bison on HF
mbison.super.notes.stiltman	Notes about Super Bison
mbison.super.review.rpm 	Psycho Bison on SSF2
mbison.super.stiltman		A guide for the Super mayhem master
ryu.champ.mmsf			Ryu by MMSF
ryu.class.ff			Feather Falcon's Classic guide
sagat.hyper.wkbk.inkblot	T.Cannon tells you how to learn Sagat
sagat.champ.inkblot		T.Cannon tells you how to win with Sagat
sagat.champ.mmsf		Sagat by MMSF
sagat.super.review.rpm		Changes for the former champ
thawk.super.review.rpm		The big man for SSF2
vega.champ.ff			Feather Falcon's CE guide
vega.champ.mmsf			Vega by MMSF
vega.super.review.rpm		Vega?  On Super?
vega.super.vs-cpu.balee		Beat the SSF2 CPU with Vega
zangief.champ.mmsf		Zangief by MMSF
zangief.champ.vs-guile.ff	Beat Guile with Zangief
zangief.champ.vs-ken.ff		Beat Ken with Zangief
zangief.class.ff		Feather Falcon's Classic guide
zangief.hyper.hogue		HF Zangers by Jowfus
zangief.super.hogue		Super Zangief guide
 
/pub/sf2/misc:
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dhalsim.teleport		Where does the teleport put you?
faq.header			Header for the old FAQ
faq.sinister-stairs		Really old version of the FAQ
help.ftp-mail			Help with FTP-Mail
help.how-to-ftp			Help with FTPing files
laughs.mmsf			MMSF comedy; a response
laughs.stupid-moves		Some moves you never knew existed
misc.article.sf.boyz		News article about SF2
misc.bg-signs			The BG signs on the levels say
misc.char.info			History for the characters
misc.char.quotes		Quotes for the Warriors
misc.char.super.info		Info on the new characters
misc.music-cd			A music CD for SF2 exists
misc.newbie.do-dont		What to do and not do when you start
misc.pinball.rules		The pinball game, how to win
misc.sounds.snes		The SNES sounds listing
misc.tourn-rules		Make up your own tournament
ryu.belt			Ryu's belt close-up
sagat.muay-thai			Interesting fact about Muay-Thai
sf2ibm.faq			FAQ for SF2IBM
sf2ibm.ftp-sites		Where to get SF2IBM
sf2ibm.info			Info about SF2IBM
sf2ibm.sprite-data		Sprite data for SF2IBM
strategy.4-chars.lee		Win with 4 of the characters
strategy.general.falcon		General overview by Feather Falcon
super.sf2			The hottest new SF2 version
 
/pub/sf2/other:
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beginners.guide			Tips to make yourself good fast
bugs.classic			Classic bugs
bugs.magic-throw		Guile's Classic Magic Throw
codes.action-replay		Codes for the GAP
codes.genie.classic		Codes for SNES Classic
codes.genie.ocf			Some more codes for the SNES
codes.genie.turbo		Turbo codes for the SNES
combos-buffer.wkbk.cannon	Learn combos and buffering with T. Cannon
combos-ticks.ff			Feather Falcon's combos and ticking guide
combos.euming			Some dizziness combos to try
combos.nishina			More general combos
combos.prock			Beginner to expert combos
combos.strachman		Another combo listing
combos.super.rpm		Some truly Super combos
cpu-behavior			Behavior patterns for the computer
dizziness			An idea about how dizzies work
landing-zone			Is there a zone where you land?
moves.champ.sinister		CE moves list
moves.hyper.axl			Axl's large move listing
moves.hyper.caine		Special moves for HF in text
moves.hyper.graph		Graphical special moves for HF
moves.super.caine		Addendum for the HF moves list
moves.super.mkruse		Super SF2 moves and updates
moves.super.nishina		More SSF2 moves and updates
throws.art-of			Art of Throwing
throws.counter			Counter Throwing
throws.speed			The old throw speed debate
 
/pub/sf2/prose:
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addiction.cox.Z   		Are you an SF2 addict?
advice.cox.Z      		Guile/Chun Li/Vega/Ryu/Bison offer advice
balrog.cox.Z      		Balrog's beginnings
balrog.pjs.Z      		Another Balrog story
blanka.cox.Z      		Tales of the mutant man
chunli.cox.Z      		Chun's early days
dhalsim.cox.Z     		"Concentration"
guile.cox.Z       		"Before" "Debts Unpaid" "Before III"
ken-ryu.cox.Z     		"A Lesson To Remember"
mbison.cox.Z      		"The Seed Of Evil"
ryu.muwab.Z       		Ryu's first story
vega.cox.Z        		"The Drive For Perfection"
 
/pub/sf2/xtra:
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ArtOfFighting.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Art of Fighting move list
ArtOfFighting.tips.Z		Galen Komatsu's tips on Art of Fighting
FatalFury.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Fatal Fury move list
FatalFury.tips.Z		Tips on Fatal Fury
FatalFury2.moves.Z		Ken Alexander's Fatal Fury 2 move list
FightersHistory.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Fighters History move list
KnuckleHeads.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Knuckleheads move list
KnuckleHeads.tips.Z		Bethany Cox's Knuckleheads strategy guide
MartialChampion.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Martial Champion move list
MortalKombat.faq.Z		Lei Wang's Mortal Kombat FAQ
MortalKombat.text.Z		Jim Leonard's listing of text from SNES MK
MortalKombat2.faq.Z		Mortal Kombat ][ FAQ
NBAJam.faq.Z			Randolph S. Vance's "How to WIN at NBA JAM!"
RGVA.faq.Z			Jonathan Deitch's rec.games.video.arcade FAQ
SamuraiShodown.faq.Z		Ewan Ng's Samurai Showdown FAQ (move list)
SegaCD.tips.Z			Bob Rusbasan's SegaCD Easter Egg list
SegaGenesis.tips.Z		Bob Rusbasan's Sega Genesis Easter Egg list
TaoTaido.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's Tao Tadio move list
Terminator2.faq.Z		Randolph S. Vance's "How to WIN at Terminator2"
TimeKillers.moves.Z		Time Killers move list
ToonKombat.faq.humor.Z		Toon Kombat FAQ (Mortal Kombat spoof)
WorldHeroes.moves.Z		Eric Garcia's World Heroes move list
WorldHeroes2.moves.Z		Galen Komatsu's World Heroes 2 move list
 
/pub/sf2/pictures/gif and /pub/sf2/pictures/jpg:
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blanka.gif			Blanka (from the SNES SF2 manual)
cammy2.gif			Cammy (hand drawn greyscale)
cammy3.gif			Cammy (scanned from magazine)
cehonda.gif			E. Honda (chinese drawing)
cguile.gif			Guile (chinese drawing)
chunli.gif			Chun Li (from the SNES SF2 manual)
chunli01.gif			Cuun Li (chinese drawing)
cken.gif			Ken (chinese drawing)
cryu.gif			Ryu (chinese drawing)
dhalsim.gif			Dhalsim (from the SNES SF2 manual)
ehonda.gif			E. Honda (from the SNES SF2 manual)
guile.gif			Guile (from the SNES SF2 manual)
hzangief.gif			Zangief (handdrawn)
ken.gif				Ken (from the SNES SF2 manual)
kensnap.gif			Ken (scanned snapshot)
ken_chun.gif			Ken and Chun Li (handdrawn)
ryu.gif				Ryu (from the SNES SF2 manual)
ryusnap.gif			Ryu (scanned snapshot)
ryu_ken.gif			Ryu and Ken (Cross the Time?)
sf2cover.gif			Scan of the SNES SF2 cover picture
zangief.gif			Zangief (from the SNES SF2 manual)

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02.  How can I separate SF2 rumors from truths on the Net?

sinister.stairs@um.cc.umich.edu writes:

The newsgroups tend to get a lot of traffic, and are suspect to lots of
garbage postings.  Keep your eye out for these key phrases, and any other
suspicious sounding statements.  Read follow-up postings to confirm your
beliefs and clear things up.

  "A friend of mine", "A friend of a friend", "My brother's friend", etc.
  "credible", "reliable", etc. to describe the above.  "I didn't see it 
  myself, but", "I wasn't there but", "I wasn't really paying attention, 
  but", "Out of the corner of my eye", etc.  "secret move", "secret screen", 
  "secret character", etc.  "secret"

Generally, the less people reporting something *and* the less details
given, the greater the chance it's bullsh*t.  Likewise, the more people 
agreeing on something *and* giving specifics, the more credible.  But you 
should always question whatever you read, *especially* when reading 
newsgroups.

and caine@uiuc.edu adds:

Watch out for flames.  The good portion of debatable material about the
game has been depleted.  Be aware that you may be flamed for a seemingly
harmless comment.  Take it in stride, and ignore it.

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03.  I want to post about SF2 on the Net, is there any etiquette that I 
     should observe?

sinister.stairs@um.cc.umich.edu says:

Please post to alt.games.sf2 (the SF2 newsgroup) if your site carries it in 
order to keep bandwidth down.

If you post to rec.games.video.arcade, please put "SF2" or "Street Fighter 
2" or something thereof in your subject header.  As hard as it may be to 
believe, there really *are* people who do not want to have anything to do 
with Street Fighter 2.  Please respect that, so they can kill SF2 posts.  
(And likewise, SF2 fans could mark *only* SF2 posts.)

If you've heard a neat, unconfirmed trick, don't pass it off as truth.  
Let everyone know that this *is* a rumor.  Otherwise, you'll find people 
quick to flame, and you probably deserve each and every flame that comes 
your way.  ;-)

caine@uiuc.edu adds:

READ THIS!  Since there are now 6 versions of the game, it makes sense to 
include an inkling of which game you speak of.  So include HF, CE, Classic, 
SNES, SNES Turbo, or Genesis in your subject header.  Without this (unless 
what you are talking about is obvious) you may get misleading information.  
In other words, it is correct, but for the wrong game.

And likewise, don't post stuff about other games.  We have had long running
threads that are cross-posts.  So, if you cross-post, or if you are follow-
ing-up to a post, check if it is cross-posted.  If your material doesn't
relate, delete the appropriate newsgroups.

If you are interested in the home video games systems or arcade games in
general, you may not be aware that there are newsgroups for them.  They are
in the "rec.games.video.*" heirarchy.

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04.  I see all these abbreviations used, what do they mean?

Here are the most common abbreviations used when talking about a certain
character's moves and whatnot.  When the abbreviations are used, the
character in question is usual mentioned.

	DP=Dragon Punch			HK=Hurricane Kick
	FB=Fireball			TU=Tiger Uppercut
	TK=Tiger Knee			WK=Whirlwind Kick
	LL=Lightning Leg		HHS=Hundred Hand Slap
	TAP=Turn Around Punch		RC=Rolling Claw
	SB=Sonic Boom			RK/FK=Razor Kick/Flash Kick
	SPD=Spinning Pile Driver	SL=Spinning Lariat
	SSL=Super Spinning Lariat	SF2=Street Fighter 2
	CE=Champion Edition		HF=Hyper Fighting
	TOD=Touch of Death		SNES=Super Nintendo
	SG=Sega Genesis			SF2T=SNES Turbo version
	SSF2=Super SF2			DRS=Double Rolling Sobot
	RP=Rushing Punch		FL=Flaming Leg
	TB=Tomahawk Buster		MT=Mexican Typhoon
	BH=Buffalo Headbutt		MGU=Machine Gun Upper

Here are some common abbreviations used when making comments about some-
thing.  They are used for short phrases, etc.

        BTW    by the way
        FYI    for your information
        IMO    in my opinion
        agsf2  alt.games.sf2
        rgva   rec.games.video.arcade
        IMHO   in my honest/humble opinion
        FTP    file transfer protocol 
        ROTFL  rolling on the floor, laughing

I'm sure that there are others, and I don't know all of them, but if you
see one you don't know, try to match it with the context of the rest of 
text, and guess at it's meaning.

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05.  What about move lists/FAQs for other video games?

See the question #1 in Part 3.  Keep in mind, though, that none of the
material shown in that section of the file index is by me.  All the files
about other games are written and compiled by other people.

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special thanks to Caine Schneider & Mike McCool

Without Caine, originator and organizer of most of the above,
this glorious document would not exist...

Phil Stroffolino  ps1o@andrew.cmu.edu

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