noun Gaming Slang

Option select (OS)

· noun · gaming

One input that auto-picks the right answer for you based on what they do.

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Definitions

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A single sequence of inputs that the game resolves into the best outcome depending on the opponent's action. You don't have to react — the engine sorts it for you. Borderline cheating, totally legal.

“He's running an option select on my wake-up, so backdash and reversal both lose.”
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The trick is one motion covers two scenarios. If they block, you get a throw; if they jump, you get an anti-air. You just press the buttons and the right move comes out.

“Learn the OS for that matchup or you'll never catch his delayed tech.”
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Option select (OS) In A Sentence

He's running an option select on my wake-up, so backdash and reversal both lose.
Learn the OS for that matchup or you'll never catch his delayed tech.

Origin & Usage

Fighting game community (FGC).

Variants OSoption-select

People Also Ask

What does "option select" mean?

In fighting games it's one input that automatically picks the right response based on what your opponent does.

How do you use "option select" in a sentence?

"That option select covers both the throw and the backdash at once."

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