0. The disappearing "Street Fighter 5" project
In the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, for the first time, "Electronics Sports" (E-Sports, E-Sports) and projects were included in the content of the competition, which aroused the general attention of young netizens. The competition items announced by
include:
League of Legends
King of Glory · Asian Games Edition
Peace Elite · Asian Games Edition
FIFA Online 4
DOTA2
Dream Three Kingdoms 2
Street Fighter 5
On June 25, the list of Chinese national teams participating in the e-sports event of the Hangzhou Asian Games was announced. Surprisingly, for the fighting game "Street Fighter 5", due to factors such as copyright, operation, and server settings, the Chinese e-sports team finally decided to give up competing for the "Street Fighter 5" project. At that time, only foreign teams may compete for this project. medals. The host Chinese team, which had previously performed well in the international arena and was in the limelight, missed the competition this time.
"Street Fighter 5" cover image
"Video games" is a controversial social topic in today's society. Some people are obsessed with it, making it difficult for them to think about food and drink, their lives are chaotic, and the relationship between parents and children is on the verge of collapse; A whole set of facilities and treatments to treat "diseases"...
Now, the General Administration of Sports of China has been able to select national team athletes for e-sports events. It can be seen that those backward and extreme concepts that make video games stigmatized are gradually beginning to dissipate. The whole society has taken a positive and solid step towards a more open and inclusive direction. Since then, e-sports has become a formal sports event that can be entered in the elegant hall, and it has also become a way of entertainment and social interaction that people can no longer give up.
When we talk about basketball, it is impossible not to mention the American basketball superstar Michael Jordan; and similarly, when talking about fighting games, and the "Street Fighter" series, the ancestor of fighting games, everyone in the circle must know a A thunderous name: Umehara Daigo. Many people may have doubts about
: Since it is not a sports that consumes a lot of physical energy, but just sits there and plays games, then, does mean that everyone can become a professional e-sports athlete, and even live without food and clothing by playing games? worry about life?
Perhaps, we can get some enlightenment from Daigo Umehara's past 42 years of life experience.
Umehara Daigo Umehara Daigo
1. A child who is smart and hardworking but not easy to learn
On May 19, 1981, Umehara Daigo was born in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan. His parents are workers in the medical industry, the family conditions are good, and the parents are open-minded. There are two children in the family, the eldest is a sister, and Umehara Daigo is the "second treasure" of the family. When Daigo Umehara was 8 years old, his family moved to Tokyo because of his parents' work.
Japan is a powerful country in the Animation, Comic and Game industries. The English initials of the three are combined, referred to as ACG.
As a big country in the video game industry, in the Japanese game halls in the 1980s and 1990s, a new video game would be launched every once in a while. The game hall in that era was very lively, crowded with people, rubbing shoulders. At that time, video game arcade machines were so popular and so profitable that not only arcade machines were in the Game Center, but even a few arcade machines were placed in many street shops.
A nostalgic animation depicting the theme of video games in the 1990s. Stills of "High Score Girl"At the age of 11, the introverted, enthusiastic but unassuming Umehara, with the encouragement of her sister, came into contact with arcade games for the first time at a game cassette and video rental store, and has been out of control ever since...
In 1991, the world's first real fighting game "Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" (Street Fighter 2 – World Warrior) came out. To this day, the entire series of "Street Fighter 2" is still one of the best-selling video games in the world. Every year, there are still "Street Fighter 2" official and private events held around the world.
"Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" (1991) game screen
Many people must know "Street Fighter 2". But here comes the question, what about "Street Fighter 1"? Why wasn't Street Fighter 1 the first fighting game?
is different from "Street Fighter 2", "Street Fighter 1" is an action game , not a fighting game in the strict sense. "Street Fighter 1" can't choose all the characters that appear in the game to operate , you can only choose one of the two male protagonists, "Long" (Ryu) or "Ken" (Ken). The moves of these two characters in the game are exactly the same, the only difference is that their images are different.
"Street Fighter 1" (1987) game screen, the man in red on the left is "Ken" (Ken), and the man in white on the right is "Ryu" The picture effect or the sound effect, from the current point of view, is quite backward and rough. Take the sound effect of "Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" as an example, the sampling frequency and precision of the audio in the game are extremely low, and the audio frequency in the game is seriously missing, making the music and voice in the game sound like they are in a Like the ones that come out of a stuffy can.
is represented by an EQ equalizer plug-in, which is probably similar to a similar frequency response curve
. The audio clarity problem made Chinese players at that time unable to hear what the characters in the game said, which made many jokes. For example: the hero "Long"'s trick "Wave Boxing" (wave boxing, pronounced Hadoken) was misheard by players as "Ah Dugen"; "; "Tornado Whirlwind Foot" (竜巨巨风风foot, pronounced TatsumakiSenpuKyaku) is misheard as "Jiejie Bruggen"... and these stalks may generally only be known to middle-aged players over the age of 30.
cuts back to our protagonist, Daigo Umehara in 1992. Even though the teachers and parents at the time urged "don't go to the game hall, there are many dangerous people there", Umehara still sneaked to the nearest game hall to play games as soon as school was over.
All of Meihara's pocket money was put into the small coin slot on the game machine. If his parents asked, he lied and said that all his money was spent on school books and stationery. Parents know that he is a good boy who knows how to measure and trust him very much, so they never ask more questions.
Meihara never joined the school's interest clubs, nor did she have any interest in popular stars in the entertainment industry, nor did she have any good friends with her classmates. In the eyes of the students, Mei Yuan is a weird person who is not interested in anything, and everyone never knows where he sneaks after school every day.
Depicting the nostalgia of video games in the 1990s to the stills of the animation "High Score Girl" (High Score Girl)
Umehara said when recalling the game hall when she was a child, when she told the truth in school, classmates and Teacher, always look at him with unfriendly eyes, they think Umehara is out of gregarious, is a different kind; Express your true inner thoughts, and others will look at you with admiration, "Haha, this guy is really interesting", and even make close friends because of it.
Umehara feels that only in the game hall can he find his own sense of existence, and that Umehara Daigo in the game hall is the real self.
And those of us adults who have long been accustomed to "huddling together for warmth", why is it not like this?
2. Fighting game ABC
The traditional fighting game controller is called joystick (Fight Stick) , which consists of a joystick with a ball head and several buttons. The joystick is responsible for controlling the movement direction of the game character, while the buttons are for controlling the character's fists and feet. The combination of the joystick and the buttons can trigger various actions of the game character.
The frame layout of a typical Astro City arcade joystick
Taking the "Street Fighter" series as an example, if you want to send out moves, you must enter the corresponding move commands correctly. Here we use the digital keypad of the computer to explain an example corresponding to the direction of the joystick.
A typical one-person fighting joystick, the left hand controls the movement direction of the game character, and the right hand controls the character's fist and foot movements. The method is: quickly push the joystick of the left hand to the three directions →↓↘, that is, the direction keys right, down, and down. P) button, "Longlong Fist" will be launched successfully.
Shenglongquan!
corresponds to the "Number Nine Squares" on the small keyboard of the computer. You will find that the three directions → ↓ ↘ are converted into three numbers on the small keyboard: 6, 2, and 3. Therefore, "Shanglong Fist" is generally referred to as 623P by players, and P means "Punch".
The direction of the joystick corresponds to the position on the numeric keypad, 623=Dragon Punch (shenglongquan)
Here is a piece of cold knowledge: June 23 every year is also called "international" by fighting game players Rising Dragon Day" (Shoryuken Day) , for reasons just explained.
The interface of a fighting game seems extremely simple: two characters' health, a countdown clock, and possible skill slots.
The rules of the fighting game are also very simple: two game characters face off, as long as the opponent is knocked down within the specified time, or the life value is ahead of the opponent at the end of a round, it is considered a victory.
Some people say that fighting games can be played by simply pulling the joystick and tapping the buttons.
However, children like Daigo Umehara know that fighting games may seem simple, but they are actually profound. The design of the game is extremely logical, and the requirements for the player's operating skills and psychological quality are also quite high. Under normal circumstances, a classic fighting game, a player with zero foundation in fighting games, needs at least 200 hours of practice before he can reach the entry level. That's right, just getting started.
fighting games are not only contests at the technical level, but also at the psychological level. The seemingly inadvertent punches and kicks of fighting game masters are like chessboard games, including various predictions and considerations of complex variables. The distance (S), speed (v) and time (t) mentioned in
physics textbooks also have an extremely important position in fighting games.
In a fighting game, how does the system judge whether you can hit your opponent or the opponent can hit you? Rely on hit judgment box (Hitbox) and hit judgment box (Hurtbox) . With these two frames, it is possible to accurately calculate the distance at which the player hits the opponent and is hit.
Street Fighter 5's "Training Ground Mode" hit box and hit box. In the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, for the first time, "Electronics Sports" (E-Sports, E-Sports) and projects were included in the content of the competition, which aroused the general attention of young netizens. The competition items announced by include: League of Legends King of Glory · Asian Games Edition Peace Elite · Asian Games Edition FIFA Online 4 DOTA2 Dream Three Kingdoms 2 Street Fighter 5 On June 25, the list of Chinese national teams participating in the e-sports event of the Hangzhou Asian Games was announced. Surprisingly, for the fighting game "Street Fighter 5", due to factors such as copyright, operation, and server settings, the Chinese e-sports team finally decided to give up competing for the "Street Fighter 5" project. At that time, only foreign teams may compete for this project. medals. The host Chinese team, which had previously performed well in the international arena and was in the limelight, missed the competition this time. "Street Fighter 5" cover image "Video games" is a controversial social topic in today's society. Some people are obsessed with it, making it difficult for them to think about food and drink, their lives are chaotic, and the relationship between parents and children is on the verge of collapse; A whole set of facilities and treatments to treat "diseases"... Now, the General Administration of Sports of China has been able to select national team athletes for e-sports events. It can be seen that those backward and extreme concepts that make video games stigmatized are gradually beginning to dissipate. The whole society has taken a positive and solid step towards a more open and inclusive direction. Since then, e-sports has become a formal sports event that can be entered in the elegant hall, and it has also become a way of entertainment and social interaction that people can no longer give up. When we talk about basketball, it is impossible not to mention the American basketball superstar Michael Jordan; and similarly, when talking about fighting games, and the "Street Fighter" series, the ancestor of fighting games, everyone in the circle must know a A thunderous name: Umehara Daigo. Many people may have doubts about : Since it is not a sports that consumes a lot of physical energy, but just sits there and plays games, then, does mean that everyone can become a professional e-sports athlete, and even live without food and clothing by playing games? worry about life? Perhaps, we can get some enlightenment from Daigo Umehara's past 42 years of life experience. Umehara Daigo Umehara Daigo On May 19, 1981, Umehara Daigo was born in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan. His parents are workers in the medical industry, the family conditions are good, and the parents are open-minded. There are two children in the family, the eldest is a sister, and Umehara Daigo is the "second treasure" of the family. When Daigo Umehara was 8 years old, his family moved to Tokyo because of his parents' work. Japan is a powerful country in the Animation, Comic and Game industries. The English initials of the three are combined, referred to as ACG. As a big country in the video game industry, in the Japanese game halls in the 1980s and 1990s, a new video game would be launched every once in a while. The game hall in that era was very lively, crowded with people, rubbing shoulders. At that time, video game arcade machines were so popular and so profitable that not only arcade machines were in the Game Center, but even a few arcade machines were placed in many street shops. A nostalgic animation depicting the theme of video games in the 1990s. Stills of "High Score Girl"At the age of 11, the introverted, enthusiastic but unassuming Umehara, with the encouragement of her sister, came into contact with arcade games for the first time at a game cassette and video rental store, and has been out of control ever since... In 1991, the world's first real fighting game "Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" (Street Fighter 2 – World Warrior) came out. To this day, the entire series of "Street Fighter 2" is still one of the best-selling video games in the world. Every year, there are still "Street Fighter 2" official and private events held around the world. "Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" (1991) game screen Many people must know "Street Fighter 2". But here comes the question, what about "Street Fighter 1"? Why wasn't Street Fighter 1 the first fighting game? is different from "Street Fighter 2", "Street Fighter 1" is an action game , not a fighting game in the strict sense. "Street Fighter 1" can't choose all the characters that appear in the game to operate , you can only choose one of the two male protagonists, "Long" (Ryu) or "Ken" (Ken). The moves of these two characters in the game are exactly the same, the only difference is that their images are different. "Street Fighter 1" (1987) game screen, the man in red on the left is "Ken" (Ken), and the man in white on the right is "Ryu" The picture effect or the sound effect, from the current point of view, is quite backward and rough. Take the sound effect of "Street Fighter 2 - World Warrior" as an example, the sampling frequency and precision of the audio in the game are extremely low, and the audio frequency in the game is seriously missing, making the music and voice in the game sound like they are in a Like the ones that come out of a stuffy can. is represented by an EQ equalizer plug-in, which is probably similar to a similar frequency response curve . The audio clarity problem made Chinese players at that time unable to hear what the characters in the game said, which made many jokes. For example: the hero "Long"'s trick "Wave Boxing" (wave boxing, pronounced Hadoken) was misheard by players as "Ah Dugen"; "; "Tornado Whirlwind Foot" (竜巨巨风风foot, pronounced TatsumakiSenpuKyaku) is misheard as "Jiejie Bruggen"... and these stalks may generally only be known to middle-aged players over the age of 30. cuts back to our protagonist, Daigo Umehara in 1992. Even though the teachers and parents at the time urged "don't go to the game hall, there are many dangerous people there", Umehara still sneaked to the nearest game hall to play games as soon as school was over. All of Meihara's pocket money was put into the small coin slot on the game machine. If his parents asked, he lied and said that all his money was spent on school books and stationery. Parents know that he is a good boy who knows how to measure and trust him very much, so they never ask more questions. Meihara never joined the school's interest clubs, nor did she have any interest in popular stars in the entertainment industry, nor did she have any good friends with her classmates. In the eyes of the students, Mei Yuan is a weird person who is not interested in anything, and everyone never knows where he sneaks after school every day. Depicting the nostalgia of video games in the 1990s to the stills of the animation "High Score Girl" (High Score Girl) Umehara said when recalling the game hall when she was a child, when she told the truth in school, classmates and Teacher, always look at him with unfriendly eyes, they think Umehara is out of gregarious, is a different kind; Express your true inner thoughts, and others will look at you with admiration, "Haha, this guy is really interesting", and even make close friends because of it. Umehara feels that only in the game hall can he find his own sense of existence, and that Umehara Daigo in the game hall is the real self. And those of us adults who have long been accustomed to "huddling together for warmth", why is it not like this? The traditional fighting game controller is called joystick (Fight Stick) , which consists of a joystick with a ball head and several buttons. The joystick is responsible for controlling the movement direction of the game character, while the buttons are for controlling the character's fists and feet. The combination of the joystick and the buttons can trigger various actions of the game character. The frame layout of a typical Astro City arcade joystick Taking the "Street Fighter" series as an example, if you want to send out moves, you must enter the corresponding move commands correctly. Here we use the digital keypad of the computer to explain an example corresponding to the direction of the joystick. A typical one-person fighting joystick, the left hand controls the movement direction of the game character, and the right hand controls the character's fist and foot movements. The method is: quickly push the joystick of the left hand to the three directions →↓↘, that is, the direction keys right, down, and down. P) button, "Longlong Fist" will be launched successfully. Shenglongquan! corresponds to the "Number Nine Squares" on the small keyboard of the computer. You will find that the three directions → ↓ ↘ are converted into three numbers on the small keyboard: 6, 2, and 3. Therefore, "Shanglong Fist" is generally referred to as 623P by players, and P means "Punch". The direction of the joystick corresponds to the position on the numeric keypad, 623=Dragon Punch (shenglongquan) Here is a piece of cold knowledge: June 23 every year is also called "international" by fighting game players Rising Dragon Day" (Shoryuken Day) , for reasons just explained. The interface of a fighting game seems extremely simple: two characters' health, a countdown clock, and possible skill slots. The rules of the fighting game are also very simple: two game characters face off, as long as the opponent is knocked down within the specified time, or the life value is ahead of the opponent at the end of a round, it is considered a victory. Some people say that fighting games can be played by simply pulling the joystick and tapping the buttons. However, children like Daigo Umehara know that fighting games may seem simple, but they are actually profound. The design of the game is extremely logical, and the requirements for the player's operating skills and psychological quality are also quite high. Under normal circumstances, a classic fighting game, a player with zero foundation in fighting games, needs at least 200 hours of practice before he can reach the entry level. That's right, just getting started. fighting games are not only contests at the technical level, but also at the psychological level. The seemingly inadvertent punches and kicks of fighting game masters are like chessboard games, including various predictions and considerations of complex variables. The distance (S), speed (v) and time (t) mentioned in physics textbooks also have an extremely important position in fighting games. In a fighting game, how does the system judge whether you can hit your opponent or the opponent can hit you? Rely on hit judgment box (Hitbox) and hit judgment box (Hurtbox) . With these two frames, it is possible to accurately calculate the distance at which the player hits the opponent and is hit. Street Fighter 5's "Training Ground Mode" hit box and hit box.Both the wall and the floor have scales, and the problem of estimating the distance from is solved, so what about the time and speed of hitting and being hit? This is the most difficult point. If you want to play fighting games well, you must remember this series of complex data firmly like learning a language. These numbers will lead you to the road to victory—— Frame Data (Frame Data) "Street Fighter 6" frame table screenshot Fighting game, from a mathematical point of view, is actually a digital game that studies frame numbers and focuses on scientific calculations. The frame rate of the "Street Fighter" series is maintained at 60 frames per second in . , any action made by a character in the game, suppression and suppression, and the logical judgment results of attack and defense transitions are closely related to the frame rate. For example, in the figure above, the item of "Long"'s "Punch in Place" (5MP), the startup time (startup) value is 6, that is, 6 frames, converted into time is 6/60=0.1 second , the duration of (active) is 4 frames (4/60≈0.0067 seconds), and the time for to return to the normal standing posture (recovery) is 11 frames (11/60≈0.183 seconds). Adding up these frame numbers, the complete frame number required for "Long"'s "Punch on the Spot" from punching out to retracting is 6+4+11=21 frames, converted into an event, it is 0.35 seconds. And if the punch hits the opponent, at this time, until it returns to its original shape, "Long" will have 7 frames (+7) compared to the opponent, which is about 7/60≈0.1167 seconds Strike advantage (hitAdv), at this time, the player's "Long" can quickly press the next attack to form a combo effect (Combo Hits), give the opponent further continuous blows, and form a longer-term suppression. However, if "Long" punches out and the opponent stops him, then when "Long" returns to his normal standing posture, "Long" will be slower than the character controlled by the opponent. 1 frame (-1), that is, a time disadvantage of about 1/60≈0.0167 seconds; conversely, the opponent's defensive advantage (blockAdv) is 1 frame (+1). At this time, the player controlling "Long" needs to think about what to do next in a very short period of time: whether to continue looking for opportunities to attack, or to switch to a defensive stance...? In June 2023, return to the hip-hop and street graffiti style "Street Fighter 6" (Street Fighter 6) game screen Each character has dozens of fist moves, and each item has a number of values that need to be memorized live. Such a huge number of parameters, once arranged and combined, will evolve into endless and unpredictable offensive and defensive transitions in actual game combat. For Daigo Umehara, who has just stepped into junior high school, it is not easy to remember these parameters, not to mention the fighting games in the 1990s, there is no official data of the game frame rate table. Players can only explore the deepest and most intuitive experience in endless actual combat. Meiyuan's academic performance has declined severely, but her game skills have been steadily increasing, starting to impress the players in the game hall, and even arousing the envy of others... Daigo Umehara, who became an adult, was often invited to give lectures at famous universities in Japan. Once he talked about an unforgettable event when he was 13 years old. One day, Daigo Umehara, a first-year junior high school student, went to a game hall near the community after class to play against other players as usual. He himself knew how crazy and irritable some players in the game hall were. But he didn't expect that that day he met a violent player with MAX value. After Umehara had won many rounds with this player in a row, he found that the player who was sitting on the game console opposite him and playing against him walked towards him... That person looked at least 20 years old. Ji Lao punched Mei Yuan in the face. Depicting the nostalgia of the 1990s video game theme animation "High Score Girl" (High Score Girl) stills The emaciated junior high school student Umehara fell from the chair. And the man who was venting his impotent rage didn't stop there. Mei Yuan was dragged out of the game hall by the distraught man, and was beaten repeatedly outside. had a huge disparity in strength, Umehara couldn't resist, so she had to curl up as much as possible to protect her vital parts from being injured. Mei Yuan's entire face was completely swollen from the beating, with blood flowing... For a period of time after that, Mei Yuan never dared to go to that game hall to play games again. Umehara is introverted, but she is not a mediocre person. Umehara understands that it is impossible for him to give up playing games, because games make him find happiness. However, if he fled to another game hall to play games, if he encountered such a bad guy who was not as skilled as others, who would swear at others and punch others, would he continue to run away? In October 1995, the sci-fi animation masterpiece "Neon Genesis Evangelion" swept the world. The introverted and cowardly hero Shinji Ikari, in the first episode, repeated the line "Can't escape! Can't escape!", which is very similar to Umehara's heartfelt voice at that time. Umehara chose to face it bravely. He returned to the game hall, hesitated for a while in front of the gate, and then walked in. For unknown reasons, that incompetent and irritable man never appeared in that game hall again. Umehara, who behaves politely, has never fought against others in real strength, but Umehara has overcome her inner cowardice. The so-called "brave" has never been rude and reckless, let alone incompetent and furious, but the awareness of sanity, the awareness of going forward firmly and persevering to the end even if your feet tremble and your body trembles due to fear. Umehara also mentioned this matter in a webcast, and using the real map, he found the game hall that left him a childhood shadow. SEGA Game Center” did wonders: He sat in front of a Darkstalkers–Night Warriors console and battled other players. On that day, Umehara was not idle all day. There is an unshakable rule in the battles in the game hall, that is, "winner loses": the loser leaves the field and replaces with a new challenger; the winning player continues to accept the challenge. The game hall in the 1990s, stopping to watch the battle, and the players queuing up to challenge Umehara sat there for a whole day, not even having time to eat and go to the bathroom—he won, and kept winning. 10 consecutive victories, 20 consecutive victories, 50 consecutive victories, 100 consecutive victories, 200 consecutive victories... There are more and more people in the game hall. Older players defeated by first graders in junior high school. And when Umehara's winning streak reached an astonishing 256th game, everyone was surprised to find that the system refreshed Umehara's winning streak to only 1 game left, and Umehara's winning streak became "1 win". It turns out that in a 16-bit game system, the maximum winning streak is 255 games. Moreover, it is very difficult for a human player to win more than 255 games in a row. However, that day, Umehara's final winning streak reached an outrageous Tokyo ACG Holy Land, Akihabara. During the COVID epidemic, the anti-epidemic policy made many game halls unable to make ends meet, and eventually closed down one after another, including this SEGA game center where Umehara created a legend of 286 consecutive victories As the champion of the United States, Alex's strength is naturally unquestionable. As the home court, the American audience certainly hope that Alex can win the game. After losing a game first, Alex quickly fought back and evened the score, 1-1. On the other hand, Umehara Daigo, who was gentle and introverted on the outside, quickly displayed his own strength. His offensive was like a raging wave hitting the shore, and he seemed to have a beast in his heart. He punched and kicked wave after wave, and the opponent had no room to breathe... In the end, Umehara, who was only 17 years old, won the game with a total score of 3-1 and became the youngest e-sports world champion at that time. The entire Japanese society was shocked. Alex Willey (left) and Umehara Daigo (right), who later became good friends At the beginning of the 21st century, with the rapid development of Internet technology, video game enthusiasts created games all over the world through the Internet Many international-level electronic game enthusiast organizations (such as "FGC", etc.) have also established many international-level e-sports events (such as "Qiju", "EVO", etc.), which also makes e-sports players go overseas, Participation in international competitions is possible. At this time, Umehara travels more frequently between Japan and the United States to participate in various world-class fighting game competitions, and has achieved good results. In 2004, Umehara Daigo participated in the world-class fighting game "EVO" conference hosted by the United States as a Japanese player in the "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future" (commonly known as Street Fighter 33) project One of the representatives competed. Umehara made it to the semi-finals, where she met Justin WONG, a 19-year-old upstart in American fighting games. Legendary American e-sports player Justin WONG, known in the circle as Pharaoh, Wang Fatty, Wang Turtle Justin is the favorite to win the championship in the US team. In 2000, when he won the title of fighting game world champion for the first time, he was only 15 years old, breaking Umehara's record of winning the championship at 17 years old. Justin's style of play is very distinctive, and the character "Chun Li" he uses is recognized as the strongest character in the game. Justin's guerrilla tactics are weird and changeable, and his combo moves at critical moments are accurate; in terms of psychological games, Justin can always annoy his opponents to the point of losing their minds, thus revealing fatal flaws. Cold knowledge episode time: The prototype of the character "Chun Li" is Mao Ying, a famous Hong Kong Kung Fu actress who was contemporary with Bruce Lee. The image of Chunli in "Street Fighter 4" Stills of Mao Ying in the 1977 Kung Fu movie "Break the Precepts" Still photo) Sure enough, Umehara and Justin are evenly matched in strength. When it came to the match point of a certain round, although Umehara tried hard to launch an attack, he was still at a disadvantage. Justin adopted the method of guerrilla and sneak attack, and the health of Umehara's character "Ken" was only a few pixels visible to the naked eye, while Justin's character "Chun Li" had one-third of the health remaining, a huge advantage . At this moment, Justin was planning to use Chun Li's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" to quickly deal with Mei Yuan. analyzed the situation at the time, and Umehara had no chance of winning. With the health of Umehara's character, it is impossible to defend (Guard) any of Justin's tricks. Once he defends, his health will be erased instantly, and the value will return to zero, thus losing this round. The audience in the room became restless. Some are shouting cheers, some are booing.Most of the American viewers hope that Justin will teach this guy from Japan a lesson, and some viewers are complaining that Justin's style of play is too conservative, and hope that he will quickly get rid of Umehara, shouting "Let's go Justin!" Justin!)" Justin really launched Chunli's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" at that moment, and rushed straight towards Umehara's character "Ken". In just 0.16 seconds, it was posted on the face of "Ken". As long as you lightly touch Umehara's character, you can easily win this round. is a sure thing, Justin wins. Justin's "Chun Li" launched the ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" The noisy and uneasy atmosphere, the game that is sure to die, Umehara lost... Almost everyone present at the time thought so. "Street Fighter 3 The Third Strike" is one of the greatest fighting games in history so far. It has a very unique system design called Blocking or Parry. In general fighting games, the operation method of "Guard" is to pull the joystick backwards to make a defensive posture. However, when the opponent uses a big move, the player will still consume a certain amount of life points by the opponent's move. Therefore, it is impossible for Umehara to use "Defense" (Guard) to deal with Justin's fatal blow at this time. The "non-injury block" is completely different. If you want to use the non-injury block, you have to push the joystick forward the moment the opponent hits you (for the next attack, the joystick is pushed down ), and the rhythm must be exactly the same as the opponent's attack rhythm. The system only allows the player to have very small operational errors, similar to music rhythm games. All in all, "blocking without injury" is a very risky, but at the same time, huge reward defensive method. It must not be used lightly unless it is a last resort, and even if you want to use it, your brain must have time to notify your hands OK. Look at Justin again. Chun Li's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" has a total of 17 strokes, with three changes, here is the rhythm of 7+7+3 (8+8+1 on the side of the board). That is to say, if Umehara wants to form a perfect "no-injury block", these 17 attacks, when he operates the joystick to block, all of them must be pressed correctly (the interval between each attack is about 18 frames, that is, 0.3 seconds), and it is best to be able to launch a fatal counterattack to the opponent in one go after completing all the blocking operations. This is an almost impossible task. However, the beast in Meihara's heart did not retreat. Umehara resolutely used the "no-injury block", one, two, three... seven... eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen! Exclamations erupted among the audience. The American audience has never seen such a crazy player, who dared to make an extreme reaction to an ultimate trick without hurting him when he was sure of death. In the last three kicks of "Phoenix Wing Fan", Meiyuan chose to let her character "Ken" jump high over the head of "Chun Li", and after avoiding the fifteenth and sixteenth kicks, she successfully blocked After dropping the last seventeenth move of the trick, he took advantage of the opportunity to play a set of combo moves with the greatest damage, and the damage caused was just enough to knock Justin's character "Chun Li" to the ground... Meihara won this one round. The whole room burst into thunderous applause and roars, shock, ecstasy, excitement, excitement, doubting my own eyes... The host was stunned and shouted "Unbelievable! (Unbelievable!)"... Everyone knows, It was a moment destined to go down in video game history. At this time, Meiyuan and Justin were as ordinary as if nothing had happened. Justin was overly shocked, and his mind went blank; when Umehara recalled the incident at that time, he said calmly: I thought I could do it, so I did it. Strong psychological endurance, extreme human response, determination to break the boat, perfect wisdom game... This is the most famous moment in the history of e-sports in the world (no one), called EVO Moment #37 . Well-known arcade game technical UP master crazyjojo uses computer technology to explain the technical parameters and difficulties of blocking the Phoenix Wing Fan without injury Umehara did not win the EVO competition. Teammate "KO" players. However, for that competition, more people only remembered Umehara's shocking comeback, but forgot who the champion was. The shocking reversal of made Umehara Daigo a veritable "God of Fighting Games", and also made his opponent Justin more rigorous and sophisticated. The two have become close friends since then. Whenever Justin is free every year, he will fly to Tokyo to train, discuss, and have fun with Umehara and a group of Japanese fighting game athletes. is exactly what the saying goes: the strong support each other, and the weak tear each other up. Since then, Justin has been included in the Guinness World Records as the player who has won the most championship awards in the history of American e-sports. Justin, who is proficient in all kinds of video games, was even commended by the US government at the White House, praising his great contribution to promoting American e-sports. Justin WONG, the Guinness record holder in the field of video game competition, In 2005, Umehara Daigo and his good friend Shinya Obuki formed a team and once again won the Japanese championship of "Street Fighter 3: The Third Strike". Seeing that he was about to represent the Japanese national team and go to the United States to challenge the EVO competition, Umehara chose to cancel the competition. That year's EVO world champion was Umehara's teammate, Obuki Shinya, who was also a legend in the fighting game world. Daigo Umehara (left), Shinya Obuki (right) Why did Umehara cancel the competition? He gradually faded out of the ranks of first-line fighting game players and began to alienate video games. Umehara is obsessed with the "World of Winning and Losing", and is getting tired of the "lose or win" life. He wanted to live an ordinary life. Although her family is well-off, Umehara, who is self-reliant and self-reliant, still hopes to support herself by working part-time instead of "eating the old". During the days when Meihara was working in a restaurant, she made friends with three other people of the same age who were working in the restaurant. It was the first time that Umehara felt how pleasant it was to chat with ordinary peers. In those days in the arcade, he was often the youngest at that age. He seems to be making up for the blank memory of lack of communication with his classmates in school life. has become an ordinary person and doesn't need to care about the outcome or the ranking. Even if he is not strong enough to do things himself, and is often scolded by the restaurant owner every three days or so, Umehara still feels very comfortable. At least life is easy, and he doesn't have to care about winning or losing. For the first time, Umehara felt that she could live like an ordinary person. may not last long. One day, three friends of the same age who worked together resigned at the same time. The reason is that they have graduated from college, and now they have found formal jobs, and they are going to report to the company. On January 19, 2017, Daigo Umehara gave a speech at Keio University, a famous Japanese university, Umehara regretted it very much at this moment. He actually understood from an early age that being addicted to video games is like being addicted to drugs, and it is definitely not a good thing. He regretted that he did not study as hard as other students. He recalled the sentence that his classmates, teachers and friends said to him the most: "Even if you play the game well, what's the use? Can you make a living from this job?" In the early 2000s, e-sports Sports has not really become a large-scale industry, and there are no officially recognized "e-sports athletes" in the true sense. E-sports players do not have any sponsors, online game channels, live broadcast rooms, or SNS accounts. Umehara also knew that if she wanted to make a living by playing games at that time, in the end, she could only drink the Northwest Wind. 's so-called "e-sports players" at the time were just the core players with the most influence and organizational skills among a group of gamers.As a group of video game players, their education level is generally low, and they need to rely on part-time jobs to make ends meet. Umehara, who was not well-educated, went to work in a mahjong parlor after that, and came into contact with various people in society. Everyone said that Umehara was "unresponsive" and "unable to write well" when she was working, but that meant Umehara's poor social adaptability. But Umehara's mind is still as good as ever. Umehara has a strong ability to comprehend mahjong. It is said that during his part-time job at the mahjong hall, his level of understanding of mahjong has reached the level of Japanese professional mahjong players. This even gave Umehara the idea of becoming a "Japanese professional mahjong player". But he soon realized that mahjong is also a game of "winning and losing the world", so he gave up this idea. Cold knowledge insertion time: In the 2021 International Mahjong Competition, the Chinese team only won the 37th place in the world in the team competition, and the championship and runner-up were won by the Japanese team and the German team respectively. (Special Reminder: Mahjong is a chess and card game that is fun and educational, but mahjong for the purpose of gambling will endanger life. Cherish life, please stay away from gambling) In 2007, Meiyuan participated in a "Demon Warrior" project while working game and won the championship. But on weekdays, he rarely touches games again. When Umehara was far away from the game, there were even such rumors circulating on the overseas network: Top players like Umehara Daigo have not heard from him for these years because he has passed away. Seeing such information, Umehara felt dumbfounded. In 2008, Umehara signed a one-year contract with a nursing home. Her parents are engaged in the medical industry, and Umehara is quite familiar with this industry. Umehara started caring for patients with dementia as a caregiver. The job made him particularly happy. Although she has a slow temper, weak hands-on ability, and is not good at communicating with others, Umehara is a good listener. Many old people with mild illnesses would occasionally tell Umehara about the glory days and ups and downs of their lives when they were sober. These old people were once masters and guests from all walks of life in society. Gorky said that society is the best university. Although Meiyuan has a low education background, she has accumulated a lot of valuable life experience during her working years that even the most favored people in institutions of higher learning may not be able to obtain. Umehara, who was extremely inexperienced in society, finally realized that instead of competing with others, she just chose to help others. This kind of work can also support herself, which makes her feel calm and happy. It's just a coincidence - during the time when Umehara was working as a caregiver in a nursing home, the latest work in the "Street Fighter" series, "Street Fighter 4" was released. received rave reviews, and the game was so popular that advertisements for "Street Fighter 4" were everywhere in newspapers and magazines. But Umehara is basically still in the nursing home and home every day, two points and one line, and she doesn't have much interest in this newly released game. Umehara has had enough of dealing with "loses" and "wins". Even if he won, how would his life improve? Cover image of "Street Fighter 4" with ink and calligraphy style One day, some friends in the game circle found Umehara and invited him to the game hall to try the latest "Street Fighter 4". These friends who are also professional level have been playing this new game for a while, and they think that Umehara will also like this game. hospitality is hard to come by. Mei Yuan came to the game hall, but still made three chapters with her friends: "Well... I'll just play for a while, okay?" After a few games, when Umehara loses enough, let's let him go back to rest. The result of shocked these friends: Meiyuan played for the first time, and beat them to the brim. Even after all of them tried their best, they were still defeated one by one. Friends couldn't help wondering if Meihara had played this game beforehand, but Meihara was an upright person and would never lie to her close friends. "This guy is a genius."Friends confirmed. Umehara also began to have an interest in this new game. Umehara's DNA moved, because "Street Fighter 4" was a game that realized the system design he had dreamed of for many years. And for the first time Playing this game, you will defeat your friends who are also professional players one by one, and let Umehara once again believe that he is the one who does this. He should belong to this "world of winners and losers". At that time, Japan The game consoles in the game hall can already be connected to the national network, and the battle results of the strongest players are displayed on the game consoles all over Japan. Meiyuan started to go to the game hall to play for a while after part-time work. Soon after, he ウメハラ, the katakana of the Chinese characters for "Umehara" However, the contradictory psychology still erodes Umehara every day, which makes Umehara extremely painful: he is different from normal society An insurmountable gap; at the same time, he also knew that he could not do anything well except for playing games... At this moment, his father learned of Meihara's distress, and just said lightly: " Do anything. Just don't let anyone get you down. " His father's two short sentences reassured Umehara. Umehara understood. He was full of strength, without complaint or regret, and determined to return to the game world... For the next two years, Umehara Once again won a series of e-sports world championship titles. It is gratifying that in 2010, a sponsor "MAD CATZ" (MAD CATZ) took the initiative to approach Umehara and wanted to become Umehara's sponsor. The sponsor is responsible for paying, The only thing Umehara has to do is to focus on playing the game well and win more prizes. With the support and encouragement of the sponsors and Umehara's repeated weighing, the 29-year-old Umehara Daigo finally chose to become a real An e-sports player in the sense, and the first professional fighting game player in Japan. With the advancement of science and technology and society, Umehara Daigo finally became a person who can make a living by playing games. April 27, 2010, Electronic Games Umehara, a witness of history, became an official professional fighting game e-sports player After more than ten years, Umehara still maintained a good performance. After becoming a celebrity in the e-sports world, he did not forget to show his dedication to society Strong sense of responsibility. In 2015, Umehara will donate all the prize money of 60,000 U.S. dollars for winning the game to New York University, which will be used for the establishment of "e-sports major"; Fractures, and after being infected with the COVID virus, he won the championship in the CPT Japan Station where there are many young rookies and strong players (the difficulty is equivalent to that of the Chinese table tennis team who won the first place in the national team trials), which made countless Fighting game fans are moved. Umehara organizes e-sports competitions in China every year. Umehara’s nickname is "Beast". He has his own brand of arcade e-sports competition "Beast". Experts from all walks of life in the industry are bound to be present, and "Harudo" has become an annual festival for Japanese arcade enthusiasts. 2021 CAPCOM Pro Tour Japan station champion, Daigo Umehara Back to the question mentioned at the beginning of our article: Can everyone become a professional e-sports athlete, and even live a comfortable life by playing games? If you want to become a professional e-sports athlete, you must first obtain the "E-sports Athlete Qualification Certificate". Unlike ordinary electronic game entertainment, e-sports is highly targeted. Practitioners of this profession not only need to achieve the number of games, winning rate, and rank The hard indicators such as in business also require to have certain observation, understanding, response, interpersonal communication, organizational ability, coordination ability, psychological quality, language expression ability, and independent learning ability. However, even if you pass the qualification certificate and become an e-sports athlete, will you be able to live a decent life? ○ E-sports practitioners eat youth food, and the competition is cruel, which tests the players' concentration and reaction ability. For example, first-person shooter (FPS) and real-time strategy games (RTS), practitioners are best aged between 18-24 . At the age of 25, the peak state of physiological function begins to decline, so e-sports players generally choose to retire after the age of 24. In a game genre that focuses on rich experience like fighting games (FTG), the average professional peak age is about ○ E-sports practitioners need good health to deal with occupational diseases brought about by e-sports. E-sports requires a lot of training, and long-term irregular life and rest will bring various diseases to athletes. "League of Legends" professional player Jane Proud (Uzi) In June 2020, at the age of 23, the famous "League of Legends" professional player Jane Proud (Uzi) announced his retirement because he was diagnosed with diabetes and his body no longer allowed Play professional games yourself. Although Jane proudly returned to the field again, it is undeniable that high-intensity e-sports training and competitions have caused great physical and mental damage to e-sports players. For sedentary e-sports players, the most common diseases are tenosynovitis, joint wear, carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, etc. ; If you stare at the screen for a long time in an air-conditioned environment, will have problems with vision, hearing, skin, respiratory tract, endocrine, and sleep. Physiological diseases such as inflammation of the respiratory tract, diabetes, heart disease, and apnea syndrome, as well as psychological diseases such as anxiety, depression, mania, and obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by excessive obsession with winning or losing, will come to you one after another Come". Umehara Daigo also suffered from occupational diseases due to 18 hours of high-intensity training every day. But soon, he adopted a more scientific and healthy training method, spending some time every day going to the gym, going out for a walk for at least one to two hours a day, breathing fresh air, and getting in touch with the real world; , Masato Takahashi (also known as Bonchan), who later became a famous professional fighting game player, managed to lose 30 kg by relying on a healthy diet and perseverance; ), sweat profusely in the gym every day, and develop the habit of going to gymnasiums to practice karate every week, plan meals reasonably, and have regular physical examinations. In the e-sports industry, those who can really maintain long-term victories are often those players who pay attention to health and scientific training. Player Taniguchi chooses fitness supplies, protein powder and energy bars in a sporting goods store ○ E-sports practitioners need talent, but also need long-term hard work. Shunsuke Hyakuchi (also known as Momochi), a professional fighting game player, is a representative of the "scientific stream" in the fighting game circle. Players from Baidi have excellent dynamic vision since they were young, which is the most important genetic talent for becoming a professional e-sports player. Everyone joked that it was because he was a "descendant of the ninja": the ancestor of Shunsuke Hyakuji, the leader of the Iga ninja, Santai Hyakuchi (the old leader of the "God of Ninjas" Hattori Hanzo). But Momochi is not complacent because of his talent. Shunsuke Momochi can train an astonishing 8-10 hours of simple and boring basic skills every day. Shunsuke Momoji (right) and his wife, Yuko Momoji (left), the first female e-sports professional player in Japan, ○ Practitioners of e-sports need not be afraid of failure and have the courage to change. As Umehara said, the e-sports industry is a world where heroes are judged by success or failure. In Umehara's book "The Willpower to Sustain Victory", he summed up his life experience from his own personal experience. But in the wisdom of the ancient Chinese, the core idea of Mei Yuan's works can be summed up in nine words - poverty leads to change, change leads to success, and mastery leads to long-term development. "The Willpower to Sustain Victory", written by Daigo Umehara, Shogakukan, 2012 These nine characters come from "Book of Changes". Umehara discovered in the world of video game competition that when she encounters a bottleneck and finds that her style of play is the same and no longer works, she will feel extremely bored and become bored. And when he tried to change 10%, 20%, or even 30% of his inherent thinking, he discovered some new ideas that he had never had before. For him, discovering these innovative ideas is a kind of progress in itself. Even in the process of seeking change, Umehara's game winning rate plummeted and his statistics were ugly, but he was never afraid of failure. Umehara believes that any change is to prepare for a lasting victory in the future. This is the experience of "General Ever Victory" Umehara. Meihara is one of the first fighting game professional athletes who gave up using the traditional controller joystick (Fight Stick) and switched to the new controller Hitbox. ○ E-sports practitioners need a good family environment. Whether it is Umehara Daigo or Taniguchi, they all have a family with good economic conditions and open-minded parents. Umehara's parents once mentioned in a TV interview that in fact, their generation really couldn't understand why their son chose to make a living by playing games, but they supported him as always; similarly, Taniguchi was born in a medical family, even if his parents I regret that he gave up his postgraduate study at the University of Tokyo, but I support him in doing the career he likes after all. Parents will always love their children in their own way. Regardless of whether the children are successful and successful outside, or they are hit hard and stretched, a warm family and reasonable parents will always be the most steadfast backing for the children. Contestant Taniguchi mentioned in the interview that although his father, who is a doctor, is strict with him, he is progressive and reasonable. Even in developed countries, whenever some vicious social events occur, public opinion and the public will have one-sided and extreme ideas, which will affect some minority groups that are not the same as the mainstream social ideas. , for example, occurred in 1988-1989, the vicious event "Japan No. 117 Incident" that caused a sensation in Japan. At that time, public opinion generally believed that the suspect was a crime caused by indulging in pornographic animations. Therefore, many people believed that "otaku "Culture" is a culture that endangers physical and mental health. Comics, animations, and video games all hinder the healthy growth of the mind. The anger and discrimination of public opinion caused a devastating blow to the Japanese ACG industry (Animation, Comic, and Game) at that time. However, as a highly reflective society, the Japanese government amended the law to prevent such vicious incidents from happening frequently, and at the same time, practitioners in the ACG industry also began to clear their names. In October 1995, the sci-fi animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (Neon Genesis Evangelion) was released. With a mature narrative like a Hollywood movie, a relaxed and exquisite picture, and a moving soundtrack by the London Symphony Orchestra, it fully and three-dimensionally portrayed several The image of a young EVA driver and their inner world. The whole world was shocked by it, and those voices that "cartoon is harmful to the body and mind and affects the growth of the mind" disappeared instantly. Animation director Hideaki Anno (left), who created the legend of "Evangelion", discusses animation production with famous animation director Hayao Miyazaki (right). The practical actions have established a good image of professional e-sports players. Although the world of e-sports is fierce and cruel, playing games for a living should not be ridiculed or discriminated against by society. After all, "May everyone be treated with tenderness", such a beautiful wish has always been exchanged through everyone's hard work, understanding and tolerance. sincerely wishes that e-sports can go a long way. (full text) World Fighting Game Competition 2017, EVO Conference "Street Fighter 5" project final scene reference materials [1]. Umehara Daigo. Winning ち続ける Willpower. Shokokan. 2012 [2]. Umehara Daigo. Career Reversal Strength: Improve every day! .Modern Publishing House. 2019 [3]. Umehara Daigo. How to Always Win. China Friendship Publishing Company. 2021 [4]. Umehara_ The Beast "[EB/OL], https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV13b411G7bB [5]. 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Fighting game ABC3. Brave boy, hurry up and create miracles. In terms of the level of technology and media communication capabilities in the mid-1900s, junior high school student Daigo Umehara, if he wanted to thoroughly study fighting games, he had to go to the game hall—the Internet was not popularized on a large scale, so you had to go to the game hall to find someone to discuss repeatedly discuss. 86 games . What's even more outrageous is that the reason why Umehara didn't win the 287th game in a row was because the game hall was closed for get off work, and everyone was kicked out by the game hall owner. 4. Shun Shui seems to be invincible in the world.In 1997, 16-year-old Umehara Daigo won the Japanese championship in the national championship of "Demon Warrior"; in 1998, Umehara, who won the Japanese championship of "Street Fighter ZERO3", went to San Francisco, USA for the first time across the ocean , to challenge the American champion of "Street Fighter ZERO3", one of the most famous fighting game players in the world at that time, Alex Valle. 5. The troubles of the genius Umehara. 6. Can we also become the next Daigo Umehara? 2 years old. Daigo Umehara once mentioned that the reaction power of fighting game players will drop by a significant level almost every five years. E-sports practitioners have such a short career and have already retired in their youth... However, there is still a long way to go in life, so what should these professional players do?
Depicting the nostalgia of the 1990s video game theme animation "High Score Girl" (High Score Girl) stills
The emaciated junior high school student Umehara fell from the chair. And the man who was venting his impotent rage didn't stop there. Mei Yuan was dragged out of the game hall by the distraught man, and was beaten repeatedly outside.
had a huge disparity in strength, Umehara couldn't resist, so she had to curl up as much as possible to protect her vital parts from being injured. Mei Yuan's entire face was completely swollen from the beating, with blood flowing... For a period of time after that, Mei Yuan never dared to go to that game hall to play games again.
Umehara is introverted, but she is not a mediocre person. Umehara understands that it is impossible for him to give up playing games, because games make him find happiness. However, if he fled to another game hall to play games, if he encountered such a bad guy who was not as skilled as others, who would swear at others and punch others, would he continue to run away?
In October 1995, the sci-fi animation masterpiece "Neon Genesis Evangelion" swept the world. The introverted and cowardly hero Shinji Ikari, in the first episode, repeated the line "Can't escape! Can't escape!", which is very similar to Umehara's heartfelt voice at that time.
Umehara chose to face it bravely. He returned to the game hall, hesitated for a while in front of the gate, and then walked in. For unknown reasons, that incompetent and irritable man never appeared in that game hall again.
Umehara, who behaves politely, has never fought against others in real strength, but Umehara has overcome her inner cowardice.
The so-called "brave" has never been rude and reckless, let alone incompetent and furious, but the awareness of sanity, the awareness of going forward firmly and persevering to the end even if your feet tremble and your body trembles due to fear.
Umehara also mentioned this matter in a webcast, and using the real map, he found the game hall that left him a childhood shadow. SEGA Game Center” did wonders: He sat in front of a Darkstalkers–Night Warriors console and battled other players. On that day, Umehara was not idle all day.
There is an unshakable rule in the battles in the game hall, that is, "winner loses": the loser leaves the field and replaces with a new challenger; the winning player continues to accept the challenge.
The game hall in the 1990s, stopping to watch the battle, and the players queuing up to challenge
Umehara sat there for a whole day, not even having time to eat and go to the bathroom—he won, and kept winning. 10 consecutive victories, 20 consecutive victories, 50 consecutive victories, 100 consecutive victories, 200 consecutive victories... There are more and more people in the game hall. Older players defeated by first graders in junior high school.
And when Umehara's winning streak reached an astonishing 256th game, everyone was surprised to find that the system refreshed Umehara's winning streak to only 1 game left, and Umehara's winning streak became "1 win".
It turns out that in a 16-bit game system, the maximum winning streak is 255 games. Moreover, it is very difficult for a human player to win more than 255 games in a row.
However, that day, Umehara's final winning streak reached an outrageous 86 games . What's even more outrageous is that the reason why Umehara didn't win the 287th game in a row was because the game hall was closed for get off work, and everyone was kicked out by the game hall owner.
Tokyo ACG Holy Land, Akihabara. During the COVID epidemic, the anti-epidemic policy made many game halls unable to make ends meet, and eventually closed down one after another, including this SEGA game center where Umehara created a legend of 286 consecutive victories
4. Shun Shui seems to be invincible in the world.In 1997, 16-year-old Umehara Daigo won the Japanese championship in the national championship of "Demon Warrior"; in 1998, Umehara, who won the Japanese championship of "Street Fighter ZERO3", went to San Francisco, USA for the first time across the ocean , to challenge the American champion of "Street Fighter ZERO3", one of the most famous fighting game players in the world at that time, Alex Valle.
As the champion of the United States, Alex's strength is naturally unquestionable. As the home court, the American audience certainly hope that Alex can win the game. After losing a game first, Alex quickly fought back and evened the score, 1-1.
On the other hand, Umehara Daigo, who was gentle and introverted on the outside, quickly displayed his own strength. His offensive was like a raging wave hitting the shore, and he seemed to have a beast in his heart. He punched and kicked wave after wave, and the opponent had no room to breathe... In the end, Umehara, who was only 17 years old, won the game with a total score of 3-1 and became the youngest e-sports world champion at that time. The entire Japanese society was shocked.
Alex Willey (left) and Umehara Daigo (right), who later became good friends
At the beginning of the 21st century, with the rapid development of Internet technology, video game enthusiasts created games all over the world through the Internet Many international-level electronic game enthusiast organizations (such as "FGC", etc.) have also established many international-level e-sports events (such as "Qiju", "EVO", etc.), which also makes e-sports players go overseas, Participation in international competitions is possible. At this time, Umehara travels more frequently between Japan and the United States to participate in various world-class fighting game competitions, and has achieved good results.
In 2004, Umehara Daigo participated in the world-class fighting game "EVO" conference hosted by the United States as a Japanese player in the "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future" (commonly known as Street Fighter 33) project One of the representatives competed.
Umehara made it to the semi-finals, where she met Justin WONG, a 19-year-old upstart in American fighting games.
Legendary American e-sports player Justin WONG, known in the circle as Pharaoh, Wang Fatty, Wang Turtle
Justin is the favorite to win the championship in the US team. In 2000, when he won the title of fighting game world champion for the first time, he was only 15 years old, breaking Umehara's record of winning the championship at 17 years old.
Justin's style of play is very distinctive, and the character "Chun Li" he uses is recognized as the strongest character in the game. Justin's guerrilla tactics are weird and changeable, and his combo moves at critical moments are accurate; in terms of psychological games, Justin can always annoy his opponents to the point of losing their minds, thus revealing fatal flaws.
Cold knowledge episode time: The prototype of the character "Chun Li" is Mao Ying, a famous Hong Kong Kung Fu actress who was contemporary with Bruce Lee.
The image of Chunli in "Street Fighter 4"
Stills of Mao Ying in the 1977 Kung Fu movie "Break the Precepts" Still photo)
Sure enough, Umehara and Justin are evenly matched in strength. When it came to the match point of a certain round, although Umehara tried hard to launch an attack, he was still at a disadvantage. Justin adopted the method of guerrilla and sneak attack, and the health of Umehara's character "Ken" was only a few pixels visible to the naked eye, while Justin's character "Chun Li" had one-third of the health remaining, a huge advantage .
At this moment, Justin was planning to use Chun Li's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" to quickly deal with Mei Yuan.
analyzed the situation at the time, and Umehara had no chance of winning. With the health of Umehara's character, it is impossible to defend (Guard) any of Justin's tricks. Once he defends, his health will be erased instantly, and the value will return to zero, thus losing this round.
The audience in the room became restless. Some are shouting cheers, some are booing.Most of the American viewers hope that Justin will teach this guy from Japan a lesson, and some viewers are complaining that Justin's style of play is too conservative, and hope that he will quickly get rid of Umehara, shouting "Let's go Justin!" Justin!)"
Justin really launched Chunli's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" at that moment, and rushed straight towards Umehara's character "Ken". In just 0.16 seconds, it was posted on the face of "Ken". As long as you lightly touch Umehara's character, you can easily win this round.
is a sure thing, Justin wins.
Justin's "Chun Li" launched the ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan"
The noisy and uneasy atmosphere, the game that is sure to die, Umehara lost... Almost everyone present at the time thought so.
"Street Fighter 3 The Third Strike" is one of the greatest fighting games in history so far. It has a very unique system design called Blocking or Parry.
In general fighting games, the operation method of "Guard" is to pull the joystick backwards to make a defensive posture. However, when the opponent uses a big move, the player will still consume a certain amount of life points by the opponent's move. Therefore, it is impossible for Umehara to use "Defense" (Guard) to deal with Justin's fatal blow at this time.
The "non-injury block" is completely different. If you want to use the non-injury block, you have to push the joystick forward the moment the opponent hits you (for the next attack, the joystick is pushed down ), and the rhythm must be exactly the same as the opponent's attack rhythm. The system only allows the player to have very small operational errors, similar to music rhythm games. All in all, "blocking without injury" is a very risky, but at the same time, huge reward defensive method. It must not be used lightly unless it is a last resort, and even if you want to use it, your brain must have time to notify your hands OK.
Look at Justin again. Chun Li's ultimate trick "Phoenix Wing Fan" has a total of 17 strokes, with three changes, here is the rhythm of 7+7+3 (8+8+1 on the side of the board). That is to say, if Umehara wants to form a perfect "no-injury block", these 17 attacks, when he operates the joystick to block, all of them must be pressed correctly (the interval between each attack is about 18 frames, that is, 0.3 seconds), and it is best to be able to launch a fatal counterattack to the opponent in one go after completing all the blocking operations. This is an almost impossible task.
However, the beast in Meihara's heart did not retreat.
Umehara resolutely used the "no-injury block", one, two, three... seven... eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen! Exclamations erupted among the audience. The American audience has never seen such a crazy player, who dared to make an extreme reaction to an ultimate trick without hurting him when he was sure of death.
In the last three kicks of "Phoenix Wing Fan", Meiyuan chose to let her character "Ken" jump high over the head of "Chun Li", and after avoiding the fifteenth and sixteenth kicks, she successfully blocked After dropping the last seventeenth move of the trick, he took advantage of the opportunity to play a set of combo moves with the greatest damage, and the damage caused was just enough to knock Justin's character "Chun Li" to the ground...
Meihara won this one round.
The whole room burst into thunderous applause and roars, shock, ecstasy, excitement, excitement, doubting my own eyes... The host was stunned and shouted "Unbelievable! (Unbelievable!)"... Everyone knows, It was a moment destined to go down in video game history.
At this time, Meiyuan and Justin were as ordinary as if nothing had happened. Justin was overly shocked, and his mind went blank; when Umehara recalled the incident at that time, he said calmly: I thought I could do it, so I did it.
Strong psychological endurance, extreme human response, determination to break the boat, perfect wisdom game... This is the most famous moment in the history of e-sports in the world (no one), called EVO Moment #37 .
Well-known arcade game technical UP master crazyjojo uses computer technology to explain the technical parameters and difficulties of blocking the Phoenix Wing Fan without injury
Umehara did not win the EVO competition. Teammate "KO" players. However, for that competition, more people only remembered Umehara's shocking comeback, but forgot who the champion was. The shocking reversal of
made Umehara Daigo a veritable "God of Fighting Games", and also made his opponent Justin more rigorous and sophisticated. The two have become close friends since then. Whenever Justin is free every year, he will fly to Tokyo to train, discuss, and have fun with Umehara and a group of Japanese fighting game athletes.
is exactly what the saying goes: the strong support each other, and the weak tear each other up.
Since then, Justin has been included in the Guinness World Records as the player who has won the most championship awards in the history of American e-sports. Justin, who is proficient in all kinds of video games, was even commended by the US government at the White House, praising his great contribution to promoting American e-sports.
Justin WONG, the Guinness record holder in the field of video game competition,
5. The troubles of the genius Umehara.
In 2005, Umehara Daigo and his good friend Shinya Obuki formed a team and once again won the Japanese championship of "Street Fighter 3: The Third Strike". Seeing that he was about to represent the Japanese national team and go to the United States to challenge the EVO competition, Umehara chose to cancel the competition. That year's EVO world champion was Umehara's teammate, Obuki Shinya, who was also a legend in the fighting game world.
Daigo Umehara (left), Shinya Obuki (right)
Why did Umehara cancel the competition? He gradually faded out of the ranks of first-line fighting game players and began to alienate video games.
Umehara is obsessed with the "World of Winning and Losing", and is getting tired of the "lose or win" life. He wanted to live an ordinary life.
Although her family is well-off, Umehara, who is self-reliant and self-reliant, still hopes to support herself by working part-time instead of "eating the old".
During the days when Meihara was working in a restaurant, she made friends with three other people of the same age who were working in the restaurant. It was the first time that Umehara felt how pleasant it was to chat with ordinary peers. In those days in the arcade, he was often the youngest at that age. He seems to be making up for the blank memory of lack of communication with his classmates in school life.
has become an ordinary person and doesn't need to care about the outcome or the ranking. Even if he is not strong enough to do things himself, and is often scolded by the restaurant owner every three days or so, Umehara still feels very comfortable. At least life is easy, and he doesn't have to care about winning or losing. For the first time, Umehara felt that she could live like an ordinary person.
may not last long. One day, three friends of the same age who worked together resigned at the same time. The reason is that they have graduated from college, and now they have found formal jobs, and they are going to report to the company.
On January 19, 2017, Daigo Umehara gave a speech at Keio University, a famous Japanese university,
Umehara regretted it very much at this moment. He actually understood from an early age that being addicted to video games is like being addicted to drugs, and it is definitely not a good thing. He regretted that he did not study as hard as other students.
He recalled the sentence that his classmates, teachers and friends said to him the most: "Even if you play the game well, what's the use? Can you make a living from this job?"
In the early 2000s, e-sports Sports has not really become a large-scale industry, and there are no officially recognized "e-sports athletes" in the true sense. E-sports players do not have any sponsors, online game channels, live broadcast rooms, or SNS accounts. Umehara also knew that if she wanted to make a living by playing games at that time, in the end, she could only drink the Northwest Wind.
's so-called "e-sports players" at the time were just the core players with the most influence and organizational skills among a group of gamers.As a group of video game players, their education level is generally low, and they need to rely on part-time jobs to make ends meet.
Umehara, who was not well-educated, went to work in a mahjong parlor after that, and came into contact with various people in society. Everyone said that Umehara was "unresponsive" and "unable to write well" when she was working, but that meant Umehara's poor social adaptability.
But Umehara's mind is still as good as ever. Umehara has a strong ability to comprehend mahjong. It is said that during his part-time job at the mahjong hall, his level of understanding of mahjong has reached the level of Japanese professional mahjong players. This even gave Umehara the idea of becoming a "Japanese professional mahjong player". But he soon realized that mahjong is also a game of "winning and losing the world", so he gave up this idea.
Cold knowledge insertion time: In the 2021 International Mahjong Competition, the Chinese team only won the 37th place in the world in the team competition, and the championship and runner-up were won by the Japanese team and the German team respectively. (Special Reminder: Mahjong is a chess and card game that is fun and educational, but mahjong for the purpose of gambling will endanger life. Cherish life, please stay away from gambling)
In 2007, Meiyuan participated in a "Demon Warrior" project while working game and won the championship. But on weekdays, he rarely touches games again.
When Umehara was far away from the game, there were even such rumors circulating on the overseas network: Top players like Umehara Daigo have not heard from him for these years because he has passed away. Seeing such information, Umehara felt dumbfounded.
In 2008, Umehara signed a one-year contract with a nursing home. Her parents are engaged in the medical industry, and Umehara is quite familiar with this industry. Umehara started caring for patients with dementia as a caregiver. The job
made him particularly happy. Although she has a slow temper, weak hands-on ability, and is not good at communicating with others, Umehara is a good listener. Many old people with mild illnesses would occasionally tell Umehara about the glory days and ups and downs of their lives when they were sober. These old people were once masters and guests from all walks of life in society.
Gorky said that society is the best university. Although Meiyuan has a low education background, she has accumulated a lot of valuable life experience during her working years that even the most favored people in institutions of higher learning may not be able to obtain. Umehara, who was extremely inexperienced in society, finally realized that instead of competing with others, she just chose to help others. This kind of work can also support herself, which makes her feel calm and happy.
It's just a coincidence - during the time when Umehara was working as a caregiver in a nursing home, the latest work in the "Street Fighter" series, "Street Fighter 4" was released.
received rave reviews, and the game was so popular that advertisements for "Street Fighter 4" were everywhere in newspapers and magazines. But Umehara is basically still in the nursing home and home every day, two points and one line, and she doesn't have much interest in this newly released game.
Umehara has had enough of dealing with "loses" and "wins". Even if he won, how would his life improve?
Cover image of "Street Fighter 4" with ink and calligraphy style
One day, some friends in the game circle found Umehara and invited him to the game hall to try the latest "Street Fighter 4". These friends who are also professional level have been playing this new game for a while, and they think that Umehara will also like this game.
hospitality is hard to come by. Mei Yuan came to the game hall, but still made three chapters with her friends: "Well... I'll just play for a while, okay?" After a few games, when Umehara loses enough, let's let him go back to rest. The result of
shocked these friends: Meiyuan played for the first time, and beat them to the brim. Even after all of them tried their best, they were still defeated one by one. Friends couldn't help wondering if Meihara had played this game beforehand, but Meihara was an upright person and would never lie to her close friends. "This guy is a genius."Friends confirmed.
Umehara also began to have an interest in this new game. Umehara's DNA moved, because "Street Fighter 4" was a game that realized the system design he had dreamed of for many years. And for the first time Playing this game, you will defeat your friends who are also professional players one by one, and let Umehara once again believe that he is the one who does this. He should belong to this "world of winners and losers".
At that time, Japan The game consoles in the game hall can already be connected to the national network, and the battle results of the strongest players are displayed on the game consoles all over Japan. Meiyuan started to go to the game hall to play for a while after part-time work. Soon after, he
ウメハラ, the katakana of the Chinese characters for "Umehara"
However, the contradictory psychology still erodes Umehara every day, which makes Umehara extremely painful: he is different from normal society An insurmountable gap; at the same time, he also knew that he could not do anything well except for playing games...
At this moment, his father learned of Meihara's distress, and just said lightly: " Do anything. Just don't let anyone get you down. "
His father's two short sentences reassured Umehara. Umehara understood. He was full of strength, without complaint or regret, and determined to return to the game world...
For the next two years, Umehara Once again won a series of e-sports world championship titles. It is gratifying that in 2010, a sponsor "MAD CATZ" (MAD CATZ) took the initiative to approach Umehara and wanted to become Umehara's sponsor. The sponsor is responsible for paying, The only thing Umehara has to do is to focus on playing the game well and win more prizes.
With the support and encouragement of the sponsors and Umehara's repeated weighing, the 29-year-old Umehara Daigo finally chose to become a real An e-sports player in the sense, and the first professional fighting game player in Japan. With the advancement of science and technology and society, Umehara Daigo finally became a person who can make a living by playing games.
April 27, 2010, Electronic Games Umehara, a witness of history, became an official professional fighting game e-sports player
After more than ten years, Umehara still maintained a good performance. After becoming a celebrity in the e-sports world, he did not forget to show his dedication to society Strong sense of responsibility.
In 2015, Umehara will donate all the prize money of 60,000 U.S. dollars for winning the game to New York University, which will be used for the establishment of "e-sports major"; Fractures, and after being infected with the COVID virus, he won the championship in the CPT Japan Station where there are many young rookies and strong players (the difficulty is equivalent to that of the Chinese table tennis team who won the first place in the national team trials), which made countless Fighting game fans are moved. Umehara organizes e-sports competitions in China every year. Umehara’s nickname is "Beast". He has his own brand of arcade e-sports competition "Beast". Experts from all walks of life in the industry are bound to be present, and "Harudo" has become an annual festival for Japanese arcade enthusiasts.
2021 CAPCOM Pro Tour Japan station champion, Daigo Umehara
6. Can we also become the next Daigo Umehara?
Back to the question mentioned at the beginning of our article: Can everyone become a professional e-sports athlete, and even live a comfortable life by playing games?
If you want to become a professional e-sports athlete, you must first obtain the "E-sports Athlete Qualification Certificate". Unlike ordinary electronic game entertainment, e-sports is highly targeted. Practitioners of this profession not only need to achieve the number of games, winning rate, and rank The hard indicators such as in business also require to have certain observation, understanding, response, interpersonal communication, organizational ability, coordination ability, psychological quality, language expression ability, and independent learning ability.
However, even if you pass the qualification certificate and become an e-sports athlete, will you be able to live a decent life?
○ E-sports practitioners eat youth food, and the competition is cruel, which tests the players' concentration and reaction ability. For example, first-person shooter (FPS) and real-time strategy games (RTS), practitioners are best aged between 18-24 . At the age of 25, the peak state of physiological function begins to decline, so e-sports players generally choose to retire after the age of 24. In a game genre that focuses on rich experience like fighting games (FTG), the average professional peak age is about 2 years old. Daigo Umehara once mentioned that the reaction power of fighting game players will drop by a significant level almost every five years. E-sports practitioners have such a short career and have already retired in their youth... However, there is still a long way to go in life, so what should these professional players do?
○ E-sports practitioners need good health to deal with occupational diseases brought about by e-sports. E-sports requires a lot of training, and long-term irregular life and rest will bring various diseases to athletes.
"League of Legends" professional player Jane Proud (Uzi)
In June 2020, at the age of 23, the famous "League of Legends" professional player Jane Proud (Uzi) announced his retirement because he was diagnosed with diabetes and his body no longer allowed Play professional games yourself. Although Jane proudly returned to the field again, it is undeniable that high-intensity e-sports training and competitions have caused great physical and mental damage to e-sports players.
For sedentary e-sports players, the most common diseases are tenosynovitis, joint wear, carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, etc. ; If you stare at the screen for a long time in an air-conditioned environment, will have problems with vision, hearing, skin, respiratory tract, endocrine, and sleep. Physiological diseases such as inflammation of the respiratory tract, diabetes, heart disease, and apnea syndrome, as well as psychological diseases such as anxiety, depression, mania, and obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by excessive obsession with winning or losing, will come to you one after another Come".
Umehara Daigo also suffered from occupational diseases due to 18 hours of high-intensity training every day. But soon, he adopted a more scientific and healthy training method, spending some time every day going to the gym, going out for a walk for at least one to two hours a day, breathing fresh air, and getting in touch with the real world; , Masato Takahashi (also known as Bonchan), who later became a famous professional fighting game player, managed to lose 30 kg by relying on a healthy diet and perseverance; ), sweat profusely in the gym every day, and develop the habit of going to gymnasiums to practice karate every week, plan meals reasonably, and have regular physical examinations.
In the e-sports industry, those who can really maintain long-term victories are often those players who pay attention to health and scientific training.
Player Taniguchi chooses fitness supplies, protein powder and energy bars in a sporting goods store
○ E-sports practitioners need talent, but also need long-term hard work. Shunsuke Hyakuchi (also known as Momochi), a professional fighting game player, is a representative of the "scientific stream" in the fighting game circle. Players from Baidi have excellent dynamic vision since they were young, which is the most important genetic talent for becoming a professional e-sports player. Everyone joked that it was because he was a "descendant of the ninja": the ancestor of Shunsuke Hyakuji, the leader of the Iga ninja, Santai Hyakuchi (the old leader of the "God of Ninjas" Hattori Hanzo). But Momochi is not complacent because of his talent. Shunsuke Momochi can train an astonishing 8-10 hours of simple and boring basic skills every day.
Shunsuke Momoji (right) and his wife, Yuko Momoji (left), the first female e-sports professional player in Japan,
○ Practitioners of e-sports need not be afraid of failure and have the courage to change. As Umehara said, the e-sports industry is a world where heroes are judged by success or failure. In Umehara's book "The Willpower to Sustain Victory", he summed up his life experience from his own personal experience. But in the wisdom of the ancient Chinese, the core idea of Mei Yuan's works can be summed up in nine words -
poverty leads to change, change leads to success, and mastery leads to long-term development.
"The Willpower to Sustain Victory", written by Daigo Umehara, Shogakukan, 2012
These nine characters come from "Book of Changes". Umehara discovered in the world of video game competition that when she encounters a bottleneck and finds that her style of play is the same and no longer works, she will feel extremely bored and become bored. And when he tried to change 10%, 20%, or even 30% of his inherent thinking, he discovered some new ideas that he had never had before. For him, discovering these innovative ideas is a kind of progress in itself. Even in the process of seeking change, Umehara's game winning rate plummeted and his statistics were ugly, but he was never afraid of failure. Umehara believes that any change is to prepare for a lasting victory in the future. This is the experience of "General Ever Victory" Umehara.
Meihara is one of the first fighting game professional athletes who gave up using the traditional controller joystick (Fight Stick) and switched to the new controller Hitbox.
○ E-sports practitioners need a good family environment. Whether it is Umehara Daigo or Taniguchi, they all have a family with good economic conditions and open-minded parents. Umehara's parents once mentioned in a TV interview that in fact, their generation really couldn't understand why their son chose to make a living by playing games, but they supported him as always; similarly, Taniguchi was born in a medical family, even if his parents I regret that he gave up his postgraduate study at the University of Tokyo, but I support him in doing the career he likes after all.
Parents will always love their children in their own way. Regardless of whether the children are successful and successful outside, or they are hit hard and stretched, a warm family and reasonable parents will always be the most steadfast backing for the children.
Contestant Taniguchi mentioned in the interview that although his father, who is a doctor, is strict with him, he is progressive and reasonable. Even in developed countries, whenever some vicious social events occur, public opinion and the public will have one-sided and extreme ideas, which will affect some minority groups that are not the same as the mainstream social ideas.
, for example, occurred in 1988-1989, the vicious event "Japan No. 117 Incident" that caused a sensation in Japan. At that time, public opinion generally believed that the suspect was a crime caused by indulging in pornographic animations. Therefore, many people believed that "otaku "Culture" is a culture that endangers physical and mental health. Comics, animations, and video games all hinder the healthy growth of the mind. The anger and discrimination of public opinion caused a devastating blow to the Japanese ACG industry (Animation, Comic, and Game) at that time.
However, as a highly reflective society, the Japanese government amended the law to prevent such vicious incidents from happening frequently, and at the same time, practitioners in the ACG industry also began to clear their names. In October 1995, the sci-fi animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (Neon Genesis Evangelion) was released. With a mature narrative like a Hollywood movie, a relaxed and exquisite picture, and a moving soundtrack by the London Symphony Orchestra, it fully and three-dimensionally portrayed several The image of a young EVA driver and their inner world. The whole world was shocked by it, and those voices that "cartoon is harmful to the body and mind and affects the growth of the mind" disappeared instantly.
Animation director Hideaki Anno (left), who created the legend of "Evangelion", discusses animation production with famous animation director Hayao Miyazaki (right). The practical actions have established a good image of professional e-sports players. Although the world of e-sports is fierce and cruel, playing games for a living should not be ridiculed or discriminated against by society.
After all, "May everyone be treated with tenderness", such a beautiful wish has always been exchanged through everyone's hard work, understanding and tolerance.
sincerely wishes that e-sports can go a long way.
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World Fighting Game Competition 2017, EVO Conference "Street Fighter 5" project final scene
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