I like the idea of Staggroff being angry with Dr. Weil for not upgrading him more. Anubis and Hanumachine at least got some distinctly new moves, and Copy X got Reflect Laser. Poor Staggroff didn't even have his jumping power adjusted.

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

Yup. It's very unfortunate for Staggroff. I knew that would be the case for Z3 because of how high up you are when the fight ends, but I didn't plan for the off-screen win in Z1. It just happened to work out that way.

If only Weil had given his jumping mechanism a bit more power. Throwing the Shield upward from the ground is a very useful technique indeed. I didn't have enough space to discuss it in the description this time, so I appreciate the detailed breakdown of how it works.

Thank you very much!

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, and I'm glad to hear that my videos make you happy.

I have thought about what the combo system in these games would look like if all four weapons could be equipped. It'd be easy to support the input style on modern controllers and keyboards. You are right, though; Zero's already devastatingly powerful with just two weapons equipped.

This did take a very long time to complete. Over one month of recording attempts.

It's always a good time when you can find a way to sneak in a pogo.

Agreed, in a more complex game like Devil May Cry, it will be easier done in MMZ games. The delay control is completely eliminated in hard mode (lol).

The whole idea of managing your attacking tempo is a tough thing to grasp, especially since it's barely present in the other games. I certainly need to work on it more, but you're right that with enough practice, consistency can be achieved.

Thank you! I tried my best to devise a combo route that would be suitably efficient and entertaining.

I'd say that I trend toward the skill-intensive side of things for sure. I suppose the way that I analyze things does seem serious, but I do still enjoy the process of coming up with the idea for a challenge and then putting it together.

@@DZ-Three I see. But do you get stress out or anxious a lot if things don't go your way?

​@@leongyuhinleong Not particularly. For example, the previous video where I beat Craft with the Water Gun took over a month of recording attempts spaced out so as not to become overwhelming. In that time, I decided to research a bunch of other ideas to work on at the same time so that I'd still have things to post. So even when attempting very difficult things, I have ways of mitigating the potential stress.

Ah nice! I like that attitude coming from you. You have great potential of never giving up and always striving to get better. 👍

Indeed. Say what you will about the guy, but Zero was a hell of an engineering effort on Wily's part.

I guess that technically speaking, it would, but I doubt that the water used here is meaningfully corrosive. Maybe Craft just forgot to waterproof his armor, and after enough dousing with the Water Gun, he short circuits.

Thanks! I've been enjoying using some of the more peculiar Z-Knuckle weapons lately. I imagine that I'll probably think up some more challenges with them.

It certainly took a ton of practice to pull this off. I dedicated much more time to this than any other challenge I've done thus far. For Craft's Mega Beam Sweep, you can interrupt it by hitting him with a sufficiently powerful attack. The Water Gun is obviously too weak, so I have to perform those jumps at the edge of the arena to avoid it, but if you use the Saber, you can knock Craft out of the air, avoiding the attack and providing a combo opportunity.

Thank you very much! The best advice I can give for boss challenges like this is to spend a lot of time doing research. Pick a fight and spend some time playing around without worrying about getting hit. See how you can manipulate attacks and boss behaviors, determine the size of hitboxes, find combo openings, and become as familiar as possible with every facet of the fight. From there, you can choose one or multiple challenges to pursue: hyper-offensive stuff like pushing combo sequences to their limit, extremely defensive approaches like the one you see here, or some type of middle ground. I hope that helps.

Maybe Zero chose Squirtle, but instead of putting him in a Pokeball, he put him in the Water Gun.

@@DZ-Three LOL!!!

Destroying Craft's projectiles with the Saber is definitely the way to go for a safer fight. The Homing Missiles that give me so much trouble here are actually one of my favorite things to see in a regular fight. Cutting them down leaves Craft wide open, letting you hit him with a highly damaging combo.

Haha thanks! Craft won't be in danger of dehydration for a long time after this fight.

The water pump that Zero can steal the Water Gun from only appears in the Human Settlement, so it's not possible to fight any other boss than Craft with it legitimately. However, there are cheat codes that let you change your Z-Knuckle weapon at will, so I could look into giving some other bosses a go with the Water Gun at some point.

Imagine getting promoted to being the leader of the Neo Arcadian military, then having to explain to Dr. Weil that you lost to a guy with a super soaker.

dang I love your videos' analysis, the length alone shows how dedicated you are to this game, I hope the channel gets more viewers

​@@Lunaire2103 Thank you very much, I appreciate that! I do my best to relay the things that I learn in the writing that I do. It helps me solidify the knowledge that I gain while attempting these challenges, and I hope that it can help others as well.

Yup. Inti did a great job developing the Mega Man platformers in the 2000s. Hopefully, they'll one day be given the chance to continue whatever it is they were developing with ZXC.

cause hes ice type, and ice is synonymous with death. (ignore that he was originally lightning type in zero 1)

Really? This one is the most illogical!? Ok, dude... 😂

@@erhanjpg1467 on one hand you make sense because of the analogy, but on the other hand you're putting an ice type enemy in a desert, which makes even less sense what are the rules?!

To me, Anubis looks like a boss who should've just been neutral. However, if he was, then this challenge would either be much harder or impossible, so I'll be grateful and not think too much about it.

@@DZ-Three i disagree and inquire you to think about it. let's say he was a fire elemental as an high ranking neo arcadain stranded in the desert needs to be, then you would solicit the lightning chip, making the challange equally as possible as before. wouldn't it bring alot more logic into this very logical game? or would you rather continue believing neo arcadia holds no strategic competence if they choose to throw such high ranking officer into an area that does not favor his chip?

Haha I knew you'd comment something like this. I swear it's not intentional; this idea was next on my to-do list just as you posted your no weapon button win against Phoenix.

If it's any consolation, attempting most of the ideas that I have to create videos from makes me feel pretty bad at the games too. Some of them can take a really long while to get just right.

I beat Anubis with something that looks like an oddly sharp flying pizza.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Thank you! Researching attack hitboxes often yields interesting results. I also find myself surprised at how forgiving certain attacks are. It does take a lot of trial and error to find out what you can get away with, but once you know, optimizing and messing around in fights becomes even more fun.

Yup! Z3 Zero's arsenal proves its potency here quite definitively. If you want to give it a try yourself, I recommend the Gale Attack variant; in my experience, it's the easiest to become adept at.

Indeed. Inti giving it a combo value of 0 was one of the best decisions they made when building Z3's combo system.

Thank you very much; I really appreciate the kind words! I'm glad to hear that your Z1 run is going well. Best of luck as you push forward; I'm sure you can do it!

There are tons of interesting ways to combine chips in the Battle Network games. It's fun to experiment and see what you can come up with. I'd encourage you to give it a try if you end up playing them again.

Yup. It's a great design decision on Inti's part since Locomo's core is a fairly small target that's exposed for a very limited amount of time. Its large attack hitboxes and the Gabyoalls don't help either, so it's nice that it's possible to win in a single cycle and avoid all that trouble.