![]() ![]() ![]() Will we see more Evo history made in 2019? Undoubtedly, but one can only hope it’s this good. For those who aren’t familiar with this famous FGC highlight, Evo Moment 37 was when Daigo Umehara perfectly parried a Super Art that Justin Wong used in the semifinals of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike championship at Evo 2004. It’s a beautiful little bit of FGC and competitive gaming history to say the least. If you were there, it must be wild to see this through another set of eyes. You can check out the entirety of MarkMan’s unearthed footage from the fight below.ĭespite that we don’t learn anything out of the ordinary beyond some fun crowd commetary, MarkMan’s discovery is a cool one - A unique angle on a legendary moment and some extra context from fans who were there to boot. The crowd goes wild and Evo Moment 37 as we know it was put in the books. Well, Wong did it, and Daigo answered the raw super with a series of parries on each of Chun-Li’s kicks and then a jumping parry before launching into the combo that would seal Wong’s fate. He went for the super to catch Daigo out and you could hear the crowd’s sentiment in that moment - “Don’t do it. As they measured each other up, the crowd could sense Wong’s desperation. With a pixel of life left in his bar, Daigo nonetheless came back on Wong and forced him on the defensive. Evo Moment 37, or the Daigo Parry, refers to a portion of a Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semifinal match held at Evolution Championship Series 2004 (. Check out this alternate viewpoint from one of the legendary moments in competitive gaming history. I found a stack of old tapes and discs that we filmed from past fighting game events (early 2000s). Mostly, you get a better listen at the commentary going on around the videographer as the match was happening, but perhaps most interestingly and amusingly is the commentary leading up to Moment 37 as we know it. The video provides a fresh angle, seperate from the clip we most often see of Evo Moment 37. It was on Apthat MarkMan posted a clip and the full match up on his personal Twitter. ![]() Menu icon A vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. ( Be Aware: All proceeding videos contain NSFW language.) Evo Moment 37, or the Daigo Parry, is one of the most iconic clips in gaming history, and new footage shows the full match from a new angle. Now, thanks to the archives of EVO Business Dev Mark “MarkMan” Julio, an alternate viewing of that exciting Street Fighter III: Third Strike match is available for all to see. It was one of Daigo “The Beast” Umehara’s crowning achievements when he parried an entire super move from Justin Wong and countered with his own combo to set the room on fire with shock and excitement. The book about the most famous moment in competitive gaming history Available in March 2014 (release date subject to change). In "Evo Moment 37," follow the journey toward the moment known today as 'The Daigo Parry.' The book chronicles the road toward the 2004 Evolution Fighting Game World Championships, the strange sudden rise of "Street Fighter III: Third Strike" in the United States, and how one unforgettable event in competitive gaming history changed several people's lives forever.When anyone thinks of some of the most important times in EVO history, EVO Moment 37 will inevitably be at the top of the list. Ten years later, the event and this video are still brought up in video game conversations, and the two fateful competitors involved continue to compete today for world championships in fighting games. It is the most-watched tournament highlight ever, totalling more than 30 million views, first making its mark at a time when there were no major video streaming websites. On August 1, 2004, one of the most famous moments in competitive gaming history occurred in the halls of Cal Poly University in Pomona, Calif., sending hundreds of fighting game fans into a frenzy and many more scrambling to find out what happened and how it happened. ![]()
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