Desk pushes fighting game creativity to an extreme by constructing full combos using only a single button: LP (light punch). The video explores what's possible when stripped of traditional control options, featuring Strider and Iron Man as the primary subjects of this self-imposed constraint. The Strider segment reveals an unexpected discovery—that certain moves typically designed to send opponents airborne can be canceled into continued air combos, defying the usual reset mechanics. Iron Man's sequences demonstrate unconventional routing, using projectiles strategically to enable fireball combos from light attacks and create transition windows into jumping sequences that would normally drop. A particular highlight occurs when repeated LP inputs finally trigger the button-press limit, causing the opponent to flip out mid-combo—a moment Desk had hoped to capture but wasn't certain would materialize. The exploration reveals that necessity breeds unusual solutions; approaching the game outside standard Marvel combo theory led to discoveries about spacing and sequencing that wouldn't have surfaced under normal execution standards. Beyond the technical finds, the video captures the problem-solving aspect of fighting game labbing—what begins as a ridiculous limitation becomes a genuine testing ground for game mechanics and combo theory.
Default controls. The only button that is used in the entirety of this video is LP (square on PS4). Having such ridiculous constraints actually turned out to be quite a fun challenge. It took messing about like this to make me realize that it's possible to consistently continue an air combo after hitting your opponent with something that would usually cause them to fly back…
Show more →Default controls. The only button that is used in the entirety of this video is LP (square on PS4). Having such ridiculous constraints actually turned out to be quite a fun challenge. It took messing about like this to make me realize that it's possible to consistently continue an air combo after hitting your opponent with something that would usually cause them to fly back to the ground (usually HK during an air combo). You can see this in the Strider clip. Also, being forced to approach things in an un-marvel-like fashion. As seen in the Ir
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