Here are some links for getting into fighting game theory! First, the pdf "Playing to Win" [1], from shoryuken.com; this is a pretty well-written resource that

Here are some links for getting into fighting game theory! First, the pdf "Playing to Win" [1], from shoryuken.com; this is a pretty well-written resource that will go over the basics. There's a youtube clip [2] discussed in the first chapter that demonstrates some important concepts as well. Finally, read through the footsie handbook [3] by, i believe, Dave Sirlin, to learn about what footsies are; they are the most important fundamental skill to a player and what take you from "mash buttons and die" to "beating your friends every single time until they learn footsies of their own" [1]: http://shoryuken.com/srk/FightingGamePrimer.pdf http://shoryuken.com/srk/FightingGamePrimer.pdf [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEIAy7kAeWE&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEIAy7kAeWE&feature=youtu.be [3]: http://sonichurricane.com/?page_id=1702 http://sonichurricane.com/?page_id=1702 Dave Sirlin has also written a bunch of really interesting stuff on balancing fighting games; you may be interested in his series of articles on how he rebalanced Super Street Fighter II: Super Turbo (http://www.sirlin.net/articles/sf http://www.sirlin.net/articles/sf). Fighting games are actually incredibly interesting to play and to watch! I know that all of this stuff can be overwhelming, but good fighting games are surprisingly deep. You should give them a try!