21/10/2014 - Air dash (concept), projectiles and a history of fighting game (videos)

• An air dash is a quick burst of speed either forward or backward whilst in the air.
• The air dash was a concept first introduced to the fighting genere by the game Darkstalkers. It has been a staple in many fighting games ever since.

An example of an air dash.

• Air dash fighters tend to be faster paced and ranged projectile moves tend to dominate less since players aren't stuck at either side of the screen due to immobility, when projectiles are strong players tend to spam them which leads to less action packed gameplay and more of a gain ground based one.

Here is a number of projectile examples from 2 different games.

This video series shows a history of fighting games and how to get into the genre.