Patreon Pin Up 1/24/22 (Patreon)

EDIT: Wasn't happy with Sakura's face, it looked like she was wearing black lipstick. Also included a version without her and my old Chun Li pic!

When I picked up the Street Fighter Anniversary collection on Switch, I finally got to play the elusive Street Fighter 3 for the first time. I immediately gravitated towards Elena here, not just because she's easily the nudest fighter in the franchise history, but because good lord the animation on her idle stance alone is insane. I've been practicing with her about a year, and with a bit more training, I may actually win a fight someday.

I'm exaggerating, but not by a lot. The collection is of the arcade versions of Street Fighter, as opposed to the console ports that typically had difficulty settings to tinker with. Arcade rules means you can make it through two or maybe three fights before the game politely reminds you to put another quarter in by stomping your ass into the pavement without mercy.

I'll admit this could be just me. As much as I love the style and flash of a good 2D fighting game, I've never excelled at them.  My thumbs just aren't up to the inputs these games ask of me. To this day I can't pull off a shoryuken if my character is facing to the left, and even when facing right, it's iffy. Most of my matches end with me desperately trying to perform a double half-circle special move, only for my opponent to easily crush me as I flail around like a dog is trying to wrestle the controller out of my hands. 

Anyhow the headline here is that I think Elena is cool, and needs more attention. Hope you all have a good Monday!