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2024-06-29T03:14:25Z

Fighting games

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	The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>		The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	The combo notion was ~~introduced~~ to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II\|access-date=2021-08-03\|archive-date=2012-07-20\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.		The combo notion was reintroduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II\|access-date=2021-08-03\|archive-date=2012-07-20\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.

	===Rhythm games===		===Rhythm games===

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	The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>		The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II\|access-date=2021-08-03\|archive-date=2012-07-20\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.		The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II\|access-date=2021-08-03\|archive-date=2012-07-20\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.

	===Rhythm games===		===Rhythm games===

Rkieferbaum: v2.05 - Fix errors for CW project (Link equal to linktext)

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v2.05 - Fix errors for CW project (Link equal to linktext)

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	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series, the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' series, and [[Pizza Tower\|''~~Pizza Tower'']]~~. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ \|date=2018-10-03 }}, ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>		Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series, the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' series, and ''[[Pizza Tower]]''. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ \|date=2018-10-03 }}, ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>

	Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.		Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.

AdoTang: /* Other uses */

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Other uses

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	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series ~~and~~ the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' ~~games~~. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ \|date=2018-10-03 }}, ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>		Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series, the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' series, and [[Pizza Tower\|''Pizza Tower'']]. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ \|date=2018-10-03 }}, ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>

	Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.		Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.

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	The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>		The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=~~https://archive.today/20120720141819/~~http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.		The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II\|access-date=2021-08-03\|archive-date=2012-07-20\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.

	===Rhythm games===		===Rhythm games===
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	==Other uses==		==Other uses==
	Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series and the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' games. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games], ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>		Many other types of [[video game]]s include a combo system involving chains of tricks or other maneuvers, usually in order to build up bonus points to obtain a [[high score]]. Examples include the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' series and the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' games. The first game with score combos was [[Data East]]'s 1981 [[DECO Cassette System]] arcade game ''Flash Boy''.<ref>John Szczepaniak, [http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ History of Japanese Video Games] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ \|date=2018-10-03 }}, ''Kinephanos'', ISSN 1916-985X</ref>

	Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.		Combos are a main feature in many puzzle games, such as ''[[Columns (video game)\|Columns]]'', ''[[Snood (video game)\|Snood]]'' and ''[[Magical Drop]]''. Primarily they are used as a scoring device, but in the modes of play that are level-based, are used to more quickly gain levels. [[Shoot 'em up]]s have increasingly incorporated combo systems, such as in ''[[Ikaruga]]'', as have [[hack-and-slash]] games, such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors (series)\|Dynasty Warriors]]''.

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	The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>		The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">[https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii 1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.		The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii\|title=1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.

	===Rhythm games===		===Rhythm games===

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	[[File:Ryu combo.gif\|thumb\|In ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', characters can skip the ending lag of jumping attacks by landing after the attack comes out. Similarly, normal attacks can be cancelled into special moves. These two engine quirks are shown in this combo performed with [[Ryu (Street Fighter)\|Ryu]] (left).]]
	In [[video game]]s, a '''combo''' (short for '''[[combination]]''') is a set of actions performed in sequence, usually with strict timing limitations, that yield a significant benefit or advantage. The term originates from [[versus fighting game\|fighting games]] where it is based upon the concept of a [[striking combination]]. It has been since applied more generally to a wide variety of genres, such as [[computer puzzle game\|puzzle games]], [[shoot 'em up]]s, and [[sports game]]s. Combos are commonly used as an essential [[gameplay]] element, but can also serve as a [[high score]] or attack power modifier, or simply as a way to exhibit a flamboyant playing style.		In [[video game]]s, a '''combo''' (short for '''[[combination]]''') is a set of actions performed in sequence, usually with strict timing limitations, that yield a significant benefit or advantage. The term originates from [[versus fighting game\|fighting games]] where it is based upon the concept of a [[striking combination]]. It has been since applied more generally to a wide variety of genres, such as [[computer puzzle game\|puzzle games]], [[shoot 'em up]]s, and [[sports game]]s. Combos are commonly used as an essential [[gameplay]] element, but can also serve as a [[high score]] or attack power modifier, or simply as a way to exhibit a flamboyant playing style.

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	The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>		The earliest known competitive [[fighting game]] that used a combo system was [[Culture Brain]]'s ''[[Shanghai Kid]]'' in 1985; when the spiked speech balloon that reads "RUSH!" pops up during battle, the player had a chance to rhythmically perform a series of combos called "rush-attacking".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212172922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRX7EajnUHA&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=2020-12-12 \| url-status=dead\|title = - YouTube\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

	The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">[https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii 1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011}}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.		The combo notion was introduced to competitive fighting games with ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' (1991) by Capcom, when skilled players learned that they could combine several attacks that left no time for the [[Game AI\|computer player]] to recover if they timed them correctly.<ref name="1up_1">[https://archive.today/20120720141819/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-street-fighter-ii 1up.com - The Essential 50, Part 32: Street Fighter II]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|title=The Top 100 Games of All Time! \|author=IGN staff \|year=2007 \|work=IGN.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830043153/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_24.html \|archive-date=30 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Street Fighter II \|date=2011-03-30 \|work=1UP.com \|access-date=16 June 2011 \|archive-date=2011-04-01 \|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110401182730/http://www.1up.com/features/street-fighter-ii-things-you-did-not-know \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Combos were a design accident; lead producer [[Noritaka Funamizu]] noticed that extra strikes were possible during a [[Software bug\|bug check]] on the car-smashing bonus stage. He thought that the timing required was too difficult to make it a useful game feature, but left it in as a hidden one.<ref name="edge">{{cite journal \|year=2003 \|title=The making of ''Streetfighter II'' \|journal=Edge Presents Retro \|issue='The Making of...' Special}}</ref> Combos have since become a design priority in almost all fighting games,<ref name="edge"/> and range from the simplistic to the highly intricate. The first game to count the hits of each combo, and reward the player for performing them, was ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]''.

	===Rhythm games===		===Rhythm games===

Hakim Sous: /* top */Shortened the definition of a combo to better reflect the consensus of what currently is a combo. I've read the reference given and it does not state that a combo "is almost blockable". It is confusing because of "links" and "mixups" concepts in FGs.

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top: Shortened the definition of a combo to better reflect the consensus of what currently is a combo. I've read the reference given and it does not state that a combo "is almost blockable". It is confusing because of "links" and "mixups" concepts in FGs.

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	In [[video game]]s, a '''combo''' (short for '''[[combination]]''') is a set of actions performed in sequence, usually with strict timing limitations, that yield a significant benefit or advantage. The term originates from [[versus fighting game\|fighting games]] where it is based upon the concept of a [[striking combination]]. It has been since applied more generally to a wide variety of genres, such as [[computer puzzle game\|puzzle games]], [[shoot 'em up]]s, and [[sports game]]s. Combos are commonly used as an essential [[gameplay]] element, but can also serve as a [[high score]] or attack power modifier, or simply as a way to exhibit a flamboyant playing style.		In [[video game]]s, a '''combo''' (short for '''[[combination]]''') is a set of actions performed in sequence, usually with strict timing limitations, that yield a significant benefit or advantage. The term originates from [[versus fighting game\|fighting games]] where it is based upon the concept of a [[striking combination]]. It has been since applied more generally to a wide variety of genres, such as [[computer puzzle game\|puzzle games]], [[shoot 'em up]]s, and [[sports game]]s. Combos are commonly used as an essential [[gameplay]] element, but can also serve as a [[high score]] or attack power modifier, or simply as a way to exhibit a flamboyant playing style.

	In fighting games, combo specifically indicates a timed sequence of moves which produce a cohesive series of hits, each of which leaves the opponent ~~unable or almost~~ unable to block ~~or otherwise avoid the following hits in the sequence~~.<ref>{{cite magazine\|date=March 1996\|title=The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z: Combo\|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-015/page/n31/mode/2up\|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|issue=15\|page=31}}</ref>		In fighting games, combo specifically indicates a timed sequence of moves which produce a cohesive series of hits, each of which leaves the opponent unable to block.<ref>{{cite magazine\|date=March 1996\|title=The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z: Combo\|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-015/page/n31/mode/2up\|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)\|Next Generation]]\|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]\|issue=15\|page=31}}</ref>

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