Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is packed with Nintendo fan service – as you’d expect (for more, check out our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate review). But it’s also got a lot to offer for Street Fighter fans – including one thing you wouldn’t expect.
Evo Moment #37 is one of the most iconic competitive video game moments of all time. It happened at the Evolution 2004 fighting game tournament, during a Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike semi-final between Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong – probably the two most famous – and greatest – fighting game players of all time.
Evo Moment #37 saw a near-dead Daigo, playing as Ken, parry 15 consecutive hits of Wong’s Chun-Li super art for a dramatic comeback. It’s an incredible show of skill, displays an impressive calmness under pressure and, above all else, is dripping with cool. Here it is:
Source: Eurogamer Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player recreates Evo Moment #37