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

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