beat em ups

[Taco]

how do u get your fighter to attack 3 times with the same button pressed 3 times like in a beat em up like final fight or streets of rage?

[DJFuego]

On key or button pressed normally play a custom animation

[MrMan]

You could use an alterable value to pick the attack an do something like:

Not button pressed
+ Alt value A > than 0
+ every 20 milisecond (or what ever)

- Set alt Value A to 0.

What this bit does is set Alt value A back to 0 if the player fails to press the button in rapid succession quick enough.

Now check for 3 button attack.

Button pressed
+Alt value A < than 3

- Add 1 to alt value A

Now initiate attack

Alt value A = 3
+only when event loops

- do attack

It's not tested, just a thought.