the fuck is up with Zangief's stupid spinning piledriver?

[ROMate]

Wate wut? Care to explain that command again?

[Hyperguy]

Last I checked, the spinning and non-spinning pile driver were in Haggar's moveset in Final Fight 1.  I can't remember if to do it you had to grab the opponent, jump, and then press punch and jump at the same time, or if you had to do a full 360 degree motion.  I think it was the latter.  However, I distinctly remember him having it.  You could use it to knock down swarms of badguys as everything in its path would get knocked down.

[tsar]

360 commands are really easy as long as you know to press exactly when you press up, since they aren't really 360 motions at all. You can start at f orward and end at up and still get it in.

I'd have to agree that big guys can do pretty well, Potemkin has some nice stuff to combo with and Zangief is a beast in Street Fighter 2.