How to use a D pad Controller - Fighting Game 

I have over a thousand hours playing fighting games with a controller, and i still watched the video just in case I learned something xD

Love how this gets reccomend to me the day after I buy a fight pad

me practicing for 30 mins until satisfied. Goes to rank button mashes hahaha

I’m new to SF and I didn’t know that the fireball/DP input counted as the first input for your super! You were right about not missing this ever again. It’s so consistent!!! Thank you

i have a lot of trouble/struggle when i try to play these fighting games. damn it. But somehow i enjoy watching people play

There really is a tutorial for everything on RU-vid.

My biggest problem when playing fighting games with a controller is it's extremely hard to use the d-pad to do the move that are designed for a stick (for example: zigzag, half circle, 3/4 circle, full circle,...). I just use the analog to do those moves, although it's not really consistent.

This video has been extremely useful, for myself specifically. I tend to hold my controller almost the same way he does in the video, so it's really easy to adapt to the way he's teaching

As a fighting game player since the SNES SSFII days (Alpha 3 is still in my top 5 games of all time) that never really got competitive, this is SUCH a good intro to fighters! I can easily share this video with friends I'm trying to get into fighters without worrying that they won't have a fair shake...SUCH useful info! Basic to veterans but so perfectly explained for newer players, thank you~!

This is the video I was looking for. I recently got into street fighter and coming from mk and smash ,executing special commands like the Z shaped ones on a d pad seemed kinda difficult for me and I didn’t wanna switch to the analog stick. So thank you for showing me ur perspective and giving tips on what to do and how to do those moves.

This video earned you a sub, I just wish it were recommended to me when I was first starting out with fighting games like 2 years ago lol

3 years ago, still worth it tutorial, thx

This is actually super helpful, I've always disliked the whole quarter circle input scheme for a lot of fighting games. I always tried playing them on analog not d-pad because I didn't think it was possible. Growing up with Tekken d-pad always felt more comfortable so I'm really happy to see that it is in fact possible.

After all those years I only realized now after watching this video that the Z-move is "forward > down > forward". I somehow interpreted as: "backwards > forward > (holding) down > backwards > forward" and always wondered why it only worked maybe 20% of times (by pure accident) haha. Needless to say, this video helped me quite a bit!

OMG thank you for this video! I've been playing the SF6 demo to get ready for the full game. This is my first fighting game so I had no idea how to cancel shoryus and kicks into supers. It's so easy now! You really do learn something new every day lol.

Huge respect for still responding to every comment after almost an entire year, and great video!

yesterday i ask sfv group this things and today you post this. I love you

I've been playing on pad all my life why was this recommend to me?

Nice. I just got DBFZ back as a game, in addition to SVF for the first time.

On the Pad my heavy kick is L1, got used to having it that way from the snes controllers

I've never played fighting until I got street fighter 5 recently so this really helped

Damn, I never knew using a D pad would be so much easier! Just tried it in training, thanks so much!

This is such a big help. Just in time also since I just bought SFV:CE last Monday. Didn't know about the super cancels. Thanks so much!

thank you so much for the DP input I was really struggling to do it consistently

I always have used the dpad it just feels more precise

I've always used the stick on my dualshock 4 when im playing fighting games but i always wanted to use the d-pad because i always thought that my execution would be much better. But everytime i tried using it, it felt stiff and uncomfortable... Now that this vid got recommended to me, i can finally try to practice using those tips!

5:01 is the only reason I didn't give up on classic controls. Thank you

i was looking for a new pad guide!! thanks dude

This man has replied to every comment very wholesome

This is a great video, wish I saw something like this a long time ago. Was hoping you’d show how to do a tiger knee dragon punch on the dpad. I can do it but not consistent enough for zero’s lightning loops in umvc3

I am completely new to fighting games so this has been a HUGE help. Thank you for this video! 🙏 Hopefully I find the courage to play online in SFV haha

I’m really new to street fighter(played MK my whole life but suck at SF) and I can’t explain how helpful this was :D

Appreciate the explanation. It kinda bugs me whenever I'm trying to do a Shoryuken and it either becomes a HP or a Hadouken. But I guess you can deal with that with enough practice. I've been getting used to the analog stick on PlayStation for years, trying to do a Z-Motion with a DS4 stick is really difficult. Not impossible of course, but difficult. I could try to start using the D-Pad though, but it'll probably take a while before I even get used to it haha

This is a great video, I just kinda wish you'd shown pressing all three punches or kicks at the same time, since you don't have them mapped to a single button. Without a macro, it can be pretty rough pressing 3 buttons at once on a controller.

Thank you so much for sharing this video. Its really helpful, as I used to think these moves were easily playable only on the fighting pad.

I have been playing pad for 20+ years and always had issues canceling specials into super great video just goes to show you can still learn things you might not have known.

This is similar to my set-up, the only difference is my medium and heavy are swapped; I find it easier to hit /\+O than R1+R2.

I've been playing every fighting game on pads since forever. There's only 2 things I think are really, really hard to do.... using 3 buttons at once multiple times such as trying to airdash/wavedash in XMen vs Street or other old Marvel games, or mashing (like mash out from grav tempest in MvC2), everything else I can do just fine on pad. even mashing out of grav tempest I used to be able to do back in the day, but my years of not training made me lose this skill... hahah

Thank you for the tutorial man, I just got Hori fight commander and needed some more tips on using pad, this was perfect!

I'm very glad to be under the first 10.000 subscribers of this AMAZING channel.. Seriously my new favorite channel when it comes to the explanation of fighting-game-mechanics and definitely my favorite one when it comes to explaining and promoting the art of fighting sticks.. ^_^ I play beat em up games for over 20 years now and only ever really played with a pad controller, but your videos really make me want to get in tune with fightin sticks much more and i discovert a new passion in the art of mastering them (and maybe even getting familiar with modding some as well) ..Your suggestions and tipps are easy to follow and you explain everything in a very humble and personable way, this is what i also appriciate very much.. So hyped to see this channel grow strong and healthy over time :D Give it one more year and you can hopefully ad another 0 to the count, that's what i would wish for you.. Best of luck and keep up the good work, my friend !! :-) Sincerely: a new subscriber !!

I’m a Vega main in both USF4 and SFV, so maybe the d’pad might work better, I’m going to try it out. And I like that button layout for for V-Skill and Throw, that might work faster

Going deep into fighting games seriously is a whole school of science on its own - the ergonomics of holding a controller and mastering it for efficiency is just the tip of the iceberg... the frame data, punishing, reads, creativity in comboing etc. is the real deal. I dropped out of this school years ago!

this is a great video. I was unsure of the whether I should use the dpad of the thumb stick. it was easier to do moves with the thumbstick because of the fluid motion but I realized it seemed impossible to make the character dash. I also found the forward, down, forward on the dpad very akward so was stuck as to what I should do. Seeing you domenstrate the correct and best technique has cleared up my uncertainity and now I know what I need to practice.

Man you’re the man for this tutorial.

Man, that's really cool, thanks for the content. I really struggle with pads on movement like dash and combo timing. It's frustrating and I can't buy an arcade stick atm.

i will try yours settings for SFV, good vid man

Literally thank you so much ❤❤❤❤

Ur tutorial and how u play is amazing😊🥊

Great video. I always have trouble with inputs like back forward, where I accidentally press up/down while transitioning. Also would be great if you make videos for other fighting games like Tekken and MK11

Damn i like your vids. You explain things very clean. Even if if used the ps4 controller only for the damn MK 11 Tut Trials, for me the Hori Fight Commander is the best way.

Helped me a lot used to do circle inputs with the edge of my thumb getting them sore

I play casually on sticks, but I had a problem with my faithful 2nd Impact (brazilian brand) lever last week, and cannot replace it right now so this video really comes in handy.

Thank you for the video. It answered a few questions I had. I have been playing Street Fighters for a few years. I have been using Ryu primarily and Guile. I can only do Shoryuken when Ryu faces to the right. For some reasons, my left thumb cannot execute Shoryuken when Ryu faces left. I cannot execute any combo either. I have a question actually. When you start a combo, do you wait until the character is ready for the next move or just execute the whole sequence? For example, if I want to start a combo with a jumping kick, do I wait until my character lands on the ground for the next move, or I can execute the whole sequence without waiting? Thank you.

I need timestamps for those transactions They are awesome

This has helped me greatly, SF5 jusy came out for free (ps+) and since I have a bit of experience of fighting games like fighterz, SF5 controls are waaay more difficult and different than in fighterz, thanks for the guide

That's a great guide, I use my buttons a little bit different, R1 V Shift, R2 V Reversal, and just grab using with Square and X.

Jesus. Thanks for this. Ive been ol Playing capcom, namco fighting games for god knows when and this teaches me the basics ive never knew that its possible.

Great video! I don't have an arcade stick, and this video helped me a lot, specially with the super! I like a lot your videos, because I'm still learning how to play fighting games. One thing that is difficult to in Street Fighter is to understand the "timing" of combos (different from Mortal Kombat), if possible, can you give some tips to understand better how it works?? Thanks!!

So helpful, thank you!

Acutally having a lot of trouble learning fighting games but i do really enjoy them, this video helped me a lot and hope i will improve, don't want to move on an arcade stick even for playing grapplers

To think that 5 months ago I searched everywhere for a video like this😂 Better late than never I guess.

playing blazblue using dpad me : ill give it a try, this should be easy tager’s and kokonoe’s astral heat : (↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️⬆️ x 2 ), Special me : *chuckles* im in danger

Thanks for the video 🥊💜🥊

I find ur video randomly but i really like it, thx bro

Have you tried using the new back button attachment? I've been wondering what that would be like.

Do a Tekken tutorial especially crouch dash on ps4 gamepad or arcade stick

Thanks for these very useful tips. Awesome tutorial. Keep up the great work

My main struggle is in KOF when you have to do half circle back half circle forward, or 2x half circle forward, etc during a combo. And finally in games like Guilty Gear or BBTAG to do air jump cancels. I feel that it just works 40% of the time. The game registers forward and up instead of a diagonal input

Depending on the fighting game I’m playing I usually switch from d pad to analog stick

Usually arcade street fighter player, got sf6 on ps4. Much thanks to you i know a bit more of controls

Nice tutorial 🤗🤗

Naoto kurogane players hahaha: im one of them with the ps4 controller

I never use analog controls playing fighting games dont know why maybe played dozens of these type of games during sega and ps1 era

Damn, this this basically was exactly what I needed. I can do the moves pretty consistently now.

I'm a stick player and dropped pad long ago, but I'm watching this because my newcomer friends are pad players so I'm scouting out some tips for them. Glad I was recommended this.

"How to hold a controller" "How to open an umbrella"

I use a PS4 pad to play samsho, doing DP is difficult for me when I do combos.

Always solid videos bro👍🏾

thanks pal I've wanted to get better at controller but I've only been using the joystick on my controller but since I went in the training area and used d pad on my ps5 controller I've got a little bit better at fighting games thanks

Thank you so much for this video. I've been playing with an xbox360 controller and although I got used to it, I still feel like a miss a good 30% of my inputs because the d-pad is not responsive enough. Is the Dualshock 4 that good? or do you just have a lot of practise with it? I've also been thinking about getting a Hori Fighting Commander, but while the reviews for that gamepad are good, I've seen people complain because the hori d-pad gets loose and mushy after 6 months of use or so.

I've been playing pad since I was like 6 why is this in my recommended

This video really helped me. I always use the joycon because I am very used to it. I think my only problem with the dpad now is noob saibot's teleport

Great tutorial Dude!

How you playing on that small screen, lol

I needed this so much omg

THANK U SOOO MUCH. Ive been trying to do an uppercut in a z cuz they say it like that. Now its so much easier. Thanks man!!!

Yeah I learned your a badass with your inputs

I am new to d-pad (used to play Soulcalibur 3 with an analog stick years back), and it's been years since I've played fighting games, and I never knew that doing a Hadouken and Shoryuken could be that easy! Thanks!

Ty for this!!

Thank you , you help me a lot and I appreciate it

Thanks so much help me get a little better with this video

Hey thanks this video actually helped.

tysm, i was having so much trouble with sf6 demo

Thank you so much for the great video!

ik this video is a year- maybe almost 2 years old but- i came to say thanks a bunch for the help dude! no- really,thank you. i was so use to analog for a while and wanted to learn how to use the d'pad since my friend uses it and i wanted to as well. so yeah,thanks again dude!

thanks a lot brother, after your video the double quater-circle is very easy to do, in 25 hours when i tried to do it myself, i did it 1 time out of 15, now 9 out of 10 instantly from this video.

For me I can't do QCs with D Pads consistently(Especially QCF) so I've decided to basically use my analog stick just for QCs and while more difficult for me, it's much more consistent to do and still fun!

This is the first time I can do a fireball reliably ever since I first started playing street fighter. Thanks for the vedio

Great content man, thank you

Great tutorial!