Esports changed fighting games, just not how you think
Street Fighter 6 · Combo Video · 2026
Esports changed fighting games, just not how you think is a Street Fighter 6 combo video uploaded by James Chen (jchensor) in 2026. This video showcases the high-level fighting game execution and advanced combo routing — the kind of drive system mechanics, modern combo routes, and frame-perfect punishes that defines competitive Street Fighter 6 play. From the original post: "Everyone keeps saying old fighting games had a bigger sandbox. The sandbox was never the point. iHeartJustice and Sajam are both mostly right, but the nostalgia for old fighting games skips what actually changed."
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Everyone keeps saying old fighting games had a bigger sandbox.
The sandbox was never the point.
iHeartJustice and Sajam are both mostly right, but the nostalgia for old fighting games skips what actually changed. It was never about better design. Put a million dollars on the line and every old game collapses to the same five top tiers, and that Third Strike sandbox everybody…
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Everyone keeps saying old fighting games had a bigger sandbox. The sandbox was never the point. iHeartJustice and Sajam are both mostly right, but the nostalgia for old fighting games skips what actually changed. It was never about better design. Put a million dollars on the line and every old game collapses to the same five top tiers, and that Third Strike sandbox everybody romanticizes vanishes overnight. The real shift is the economics. No more arcades, no more 25 cent runs, $60 plus a season pass just to find out if you even like the game, and life changing esports money that makes labbin
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From James Chen (jchensor)'s YouTube channel