I apologize if most of these posts and updates may look like pointless info, but while testing my skills against Retu to find a another way to deal more damage, I found a way to grab Retu since he usually breaks out of throws. I get really close to him and land two punches, then I hold forward and I succeed in grabbing him for a meaty combo.
I also discovered a pattern he follows with his recovery hops; once I figure out the pattern, I'll have a video made to show it, as its better to see then describe it.
EDIT: I was attempting to reapply the strat I found against Retu when I replayed the game again, but he started escaping from grab attempts. This means that Retu's AI changes on each playthrough, so I can't apply meaty combos strats on Retu and it also means that Retu's aggression varies based on what the AI does.
In regards to practicing the speed run: its like the twilight zone; last week I was doing pretty good, and this week is terrible. But somehow I'll get back to top form for the single segment recording.
One final note: you CAN jump on the hood of the car of the first bonus stage, found that by mistake, but a lucky mistake.
I also discovered a pattern he follows with his recovery hops; once I figure out the pattern, I'll have a video made to show it, as its better to see then describe it.
EDIT: I was attempting to reapply the strat I found against Retu when I replayed the game again, but he started escaping from grab attempts. This means that Retu's AI changes on each playthrough, so I can't apply meaty combos strats on Retu and it also means that Retu's aggression varies based on what the AI does.
In regards to practicing the speed run: its like the twilight zone; last week I was doing pretty good, and this week is terrible. But somehow I'll get back to top form for the single segment recording.
One final note: you CAN jump on the hood of the car of the first bonus stage, found that by mistake, but a lucky mistake.