10 Awesome Glitches That Improved Video Games

2. Street Fighter II (Arcade) - Handcuffs Of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7pJ25LpBOg It's a real shame this one isn't possible on the home versions of the game, because in arcades, it was an infamous means by which to humiliate your opponent. Play as Guile, throw your opponent, and immediately execute a flash-kick afterwards. This causes your opponent to essentially become glued - or as the term became known, "handcuffed" - to your side, and the only way of breaking it is to perform a throw. Your opponent will frantically try to jump away, kicking and punching, but they're now held at your every whim, and of course, a fun thing was to, if you had higher health than your foe, was to hold them there until the end of the match, quickly release them, and then win the match by default. It's an amazing glitch that improves the game because it allows you to humiliate your opponent in a completely different way beyond merely giving them a good pasting; that it's also hilarious as well does it no harm.
 
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