CAG Fighting Game Thread #17 - Victoly!!

[GuilewasNK]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3589/victolyrc2.jpg

It was 10 years ago that one of my favorite fighters, Samurai Shodown IV was released (hard to believe that much time has gone by). I played this all the time at college. Great stuff and great memories. It's a damn shame that this game never got a release (other than for Neo-Geo) in North America.

On another tangent, I want to play the Samurai Shodown RPG too!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Shodown_IV

[Chacrana]

Good title for the thread... I played a little of Samurai Shodown IV on an emulator a long time ago... I really liked the game at the time and I've been meaning to try and seriously play a Samsho game sometime. Eh, maybe when the collection comes out.

[GuilewasNK]

Good title for the thread... I played a little of Samurai Shodown IV on an emulator a long time ago... I really liked the game at the time and I've been meaning to try and seriously play a Samsho game sometime. Eh, maybe when the collection comes out.

Wasn't there talk that the updated version of Samurai Shodown V (I forget the name of it), had a chance to come out in North America now that Sony has relaxed its policies a bit?

[Chacrana]

I don't think they specifically stated which Samsho games they were considering, but Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi would seem like the most likely candidate.

[DomLando]

Have some good memories of Samurai Shodown IV.

[gigan54]

tenkaichi plays like a dream. it has jsut abotu eveyr samurai shodown character ever made all crammed into one cd. if there were ever a game that needed translations, it would be this one. the menu navigation system is horrid! I had to click through 4 different menu screens once i chose my character to actually fight.

[GuilewasNK]

I don't think they specifically stated which Samsho games they were considering, but Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi would seem like the most likely candidate.

That's the one I was thinking of.

[Roufuss]

I don't think they specifically stated which Samsho games they were considering, but Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi would seem like the most likely candidate.

Doubt it... all they mentioned was the collections, because they are already translated from back in the day.

I doubt SNK is going to go through the work of translating a game like Tenkaichi just to release it a budget price in the US. I would be real surprised if they brought over stuff like Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, KoF XI, or Tenkaichi, since that would require actual work on their part and isn't just a means of making a quick buck.

[Chacrana]

I also doubt their commitment to bringing anything out over here that's not 3D now... there's really no profit in bringing over PS2 games after the PS3 comes out... especially not at a budget price. I halfway think that any plans that that one guy discussed will evaporate entirely.

[Rodimus]

Guile, If you're intrested, and don't already have it (and I'm sure you do.) I got a copy of SamShow IV for trade.

I wonder if great 2D fighters like SamShow IV and Real Bout 2 were more accesable to American gamers when they were new, would the series be more popular now? I remember myself and a bunch of friends wanting to play SamShow IV so bad, but never had the chance. Until we learned how to use NeoRage X years later, but the hype had died down. Back then I would've gladly spent hours in the arcade playing it, then a caouple months later spent $50 on a watered down PSX version. 10 - 15 years ago Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were being shoved down our throats, what if Sam SHow got the same attention.....?

[karsh]

Damn. I was really looking forward to picking up KoF2006 this month, but looks like now it's pushed till September. I strangely can't wait to play it. I think 3D B.Jenet is what draws me to it.

[MarkMan]

Barlog wins!

EVOLUTION 2006 NEXT WEEKEND!

[GuilewasNK]

Guile, If you're intrested, and don't already have it (and I'm sure you do.) I got a copy of SamShow IV for trade.

I wonder if great 2D fighters like SamShow IV and Real Bout 2 were more accesable to American gamers when they were new, would the series be more popular now? I remember myself and a bunch of friends wanting to play SamShow IV so bad, but never had the chance. Until we learned how to use NeoRage X years later, but the hype had died down. Back then I would've gladly spent hours in the arcade playing it, then a caouple months later spent $50 on a watered down PSX version. 10 - 15 years ago Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were being shoved down our throats, what if Sam SHow got the same attention.....?

Cool. I have at least one game on your want list (Conker), but I want to locate a 4 in 1 cart before we try to trade anything. Once I get a job, I'd even be willing to buy it from you.

I was lucky that we had a Neo machine with SS IV. I still think someone ordered it by mistake, lol. We never get cool crap here. It had KOF 94 too.

Once they got rid of the machine, NeoRageX is what tided me over all these years.

When SF and MK were being shoved down our throats, I remember Fatal Fury had just came out. I remember only being able to choose three characters but it was a breath of fresh air. World Heroes was out too and when I was living in Maryland a lot of people would play that. I wish SS would have gotten the same attention and I definitely wish Last Blade did. That game is what I wished future SS games would have looked like.

[RelentlessRolento]

yay evo! sadly I wont be there... need to plan ahead for next year...

also, we need to get the ball rolling for the SFII XBLA tourney on CAG... maybe someone needs to talk to Cheapy as he may be able to get some sweet swag as prizes as well.

[Chacrana]

Oh yeah, SFII... I can finally play again. I talked to some guy in Bangalor and got things sorted out... at the very least, Comcast knows I'm a bit pissed as of late (Yeah, they keep track of it... they recognized me as the pissed off guy when I called a couple days ago.) Hopefully this will mean more reliable fights in SFII and DOA4.

[Jimbo Slice]

yay evo! sadly I wont be there... need to plan ahead for next year...

also, we need to get the ball rolling for the SFII XBLA tourney on CAG... maybe someone needs to talk to Cheapy as he may be able to get some sweet swag as prizes as well.


Think Cheapy would reply to a PM? I never tried to contact him before. I'll give it a shot.

[Chacrana]

Pretty sure that Cheapy doesn't actually exist... he's just a puppet that somebody made up a while back... but go ahead and try it. I can't imagine him ignoring a PM especially if it's about a tournament.

[GuilewasNK]

Think Cheapy would reply to a PM? I never tried to contact him before. I'll give it a shot.

He replied to me when I alerted him to problem with one of his mods before.

[Rodimus]

Cool. I have at least one game on your want list (Conker), but I want to locate a 4 in 1 cart before we try to trade anything. Once I get a job, I'd even be willing to buy it from you.

I was lucky that we had a Neo machine with SS IV. I still think someone ordered it by mistake, lol. We never get cool crap here. It had KOF 94 too.

Once they got rid of the machine, NeoRageX is what tided me over all these years.

When SF and MK were being shoved down our throats, I remember Fatal Fury had just came out. I remember only being able to choose three characters but it was a breath of fresh air. World Heroes was out too and when I was living in Maryland a lot of people would play that. I wish SS would have gotten the same attention and I definitely wish Last Blade did. That game is what I wished future SS games would have looked like.

Let me know when and if you wanna trade. There hasn't been much intrest in my import games so I don't expect to get rid of it anytime soon.

During the 90's SNK machines where very rare down in Florida too. I remember the first KOF game I played was 96' and I thouggt it was much better than Street Fighter. You get to pick 3 people!!! INSANE!!! I later got KOF 95' for PS1 and thus began my SNK craze. Plus the Fatal Fury anime helped me gain alot of intrest in the characters. I still wished they made a sequel to the Fatal Fury Movie. Plus the movie exclusive characters were cool, I was always thinking they'd later include them in the games. Jammin (I think that's right?) was badass.

Terry: "POWER WAVE!"
Jammin: "lol... EARTHQUAKER!"
Terry: " fuck "

[GuilewasNK]

Let me know when and if you wanna trade. There hasn't been much intrest in my import games so I don't expect to get rid of it anytime soon.

During the 90's SNK machines where very rare down in Florida too. I remember the first KOF game I played was 96' and I thouggt it was much better than Street Fighter. You get to pick 3 people!!! INSANE!!! I later got KOF 95' for PS1 and thus began my SNK craze. Plus the Fatal Fury anime helped me gain alot of intrest in the characters. I still wished they made a sequel to the Fatal Fury Movie. Plus the movie exclusive characters were cool, I was always thinking they'd later include them in the games. Jammin (I think that's right?) was badass.

Terry: "POWER WAVE!"
Jammin: "lol... EARTHQUAKER!"
Terry: " fuck "

:lol:

Yeah. I watched it again two days ago. Laocorne would have been a interesting character too.

[Lobsterjohnson]

also, we need to get the ball rolling for the SFII XBLA tourney on CAG... maybe someone needs to talk to Cheapy as he may be able to get some sweet swag as prizes as well.

My Yoda figure eagerly awaits his new owner.

[kristianator]

this thread title makes me think of guile's voiced win quote: "mee-shon com-preet!"

[Rodimus]

this thread title makes me think of guile's voiced win quote: "mee-shon com-preet!"

Rolento says that too. "Miss you come pree"

[kristianator]

Rolento says that too. "Miss you come pree"


oh shit, i stand corrected. it was rolento and not guile. guile says "too easy!"

same voice actor?

[Rodimus]

oh shit, i stand corrected. it was rolento and not guile. guile says "too easy!"

same voice actor?

I know Guile also says something like "Easy Operation." Does he say "Mission Complete?"

A couple of my Favorites:

Zangief's"Final Atomic Buster" = "Finally, I can speak, Russian!"
Zangief's "Red Cyclone" = "I am really psycho!"
Yun's win pose = "Snap the condom on."
Joe's "Screw Upper" = "Screw you... I'M FAT!!!"

[Chacrana]

BTW, I have an extra Play-Asia code (been buying a lotta stuff lately)... go ahead and PM me if you're interested... I'd post it in the regular coupon thread, but I support people who buy fighters more :lol:

[GuilewasNK]

I LOL'D!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5oR0eNx5iM

[asianxcore]

are there any PS2 Samurai Showdown games worth importing? I ran into a used copy of Samuari Showdown Spirts/Zero (V in the US?) today at a local import store. I passed on it because most of the reviews I read, hated it.

Galford rules.

[Chacrana]

I'm pretty sure that the only Samsho game worth getting is Tenka... most people I've talked to have actually liked it better than Samsho II... I'd at least look into it.

[Rodimus]

Homer got pwned

[Jimbo Slice]

Good news! This was sent to me via PM from Cheapy.
absolutely! I'd love to play (and lose) as well.


This is of course in response to my inquiry about our tournament. We're CheapyD approved now, so we just gotta decide on prizes and rules! Looking forward to input from you guys.

[kainzero]

i like how guile undergoes reverse puberty from SF2: HE to SSF2.
he goes from having the manliest voice ever to some whiny loser

[Chacrana]

Good news! This was sent to me via PM from Cheapy.



This is of course in response to my inquiry about our tournament. We're CheapyD approved now, so we just gotta decide on prizes and rules! Looking forward to input from you guys.

If you and some other people are on SFII tonight we can talk about it... I'm watching Prison Break (an obscene amount) so I'll be on the 360 for a while...

[GuilewasNK]

i like how guile undergoes reverse puberty from SF2: HE to SSF2.
he goes from having the manliest voice ever to some whiny loser

:lol:

Those "Sonic Boom" cries didn't exactly strike fear in the enemy. :lol:

They got better in the Alpha series though.

[kristianator]

aw crap.. CAG sf2 hyper tourney? i wish i had an xbox360 now

[GuilewasNK]

aw crap.. CAG sf2 hyper tourney? i wish i had an xbox360 now

Ditto.

[Rodimus]

Why don't people just play SF: AC? Is it just cause SF: HF is the new "hip" thing to play? They could put Clayfighter on X-Box 360 arcade and people will play it for no other reason other than it's new to X-Box Arcade.

[Chacrana]

Why don't people just play SF: AC? Is it just cause SF: HF is the new "hip" thing to play? They could put Clayfighter on X-Box 360 arcade and people will play it for no other reason other than it's new to X-Box Arcade.

That's true -- people will play pretty much any game that hits the arcade now... though I think there's 2 reasons people play HF:

1) The version on Anniversary Collection lets people choose what character variation they want which throws the balance off... a lot of hardcore purists hate that (though HF isn't quite perfect either so...)

2) The online community is pretty much dead for Anniversary... if it were still alive and the game were backwards compatible, I wouldn't bother with HF at all since I like SFIII way more.

[SilverPaw750]

Ditto.
Tritto(...?)

Why don't people just play SF: AC? Is it just cause SF: HF is the new "hip" thing to play? They could put Clayfighter on X-Box 360 arcade and people will play it for no other reason other than it's new to X-Box Arcade.
Well then, lets set up a HSF2 tournament! I know I'll get my ass handed to me, but it'll be fun.

[62t]

I'm pretty sure that the only Samsho game worth getting is Tenka... most people I've talked to have actually liked it better than Samsho II... I'd at least look into it.
it is worth getting. I wont say it is better than Samsho II but it is still a great game.

[Rodimus]

That's true -- people will play pretty much any game that hits the arcade now... though I think there's 2 reasons people play HF:

1) The version on Anniversary Collection lets people choose what character variation they want which throws the balance off... a lot of hardcore purists hate that (though HF isn't quite perfect either so...)

2) The online community is pretty much dead for Anniversary... if it were still alive and the game were backwards compatible, I wouldn't bother with HF at all since I like SFIII way more.

I agree the balance gets thrown off with the all the diffrent versions. But I think it'd be more fun regardless. However having "fun" isn't the priority anymore, it's about your stats.

Anniversary isn't dead. Well HSF2T is.... kinda (there's a group of gamers that still play) But the 3rd Strike part is still very much alive. Although everyone playing is really good.

Silverpaw - I'm all for a tourney, but I bet in the end it'll be like 4 to 5 people. But I'll be more positive about it, I think we should set something up, even if it is just a couple gamers from CAG.

[Apossum]

Why don't people just play SF: AC? Is it just cause SF: HF is the new "hip" thing to play? They could put Clayfighter on X-Box 360 arcade and people will play it for no other reason other than it's new to X-Box Arcade.


I think we would be all over 3rd strike but it's not BC. I agree that everyone hops on every 360 game like it's the next huge thing, but Sf2 is pretty damn good...despite sucking in every way except gameplay.

I hope they make AC and CvS2 BC, it would revive both online communities. especially CvS2..

[Rodimus]

I know everyone's gonna say ,"Because they're not BC." But most gamers I know that own a 360 are so hardcore that own everything, and that means keeping an orginal X-Box. Lets face it, alot of great X-Box titles aren't BC. I wouldn't give up my X-Box if I knew the system wasn't 100% compatible, expecially if I'm a 2D fighting fan.

[kristianator]

pardon if this is a dumb question but.. what's "BC"?

[Rodimus]

pardon if this is a dumb question but.. what's "BC"?

BC = Backwards Compatible

[kristianator]

ohhhhh, it all makes sense now.

...

well that's pretty shitty. but i still have my xbox! woohoo!

[RelentlessRolento]

I would talk to cheapy about prize possabilities if I were you since like I said he may have some good hook ups of some sort. Plus, if anyone has some video capture stuff, it would be nice to have some of the rounds recorded and put up on yourtube as highlights.

[ratzombie]

Tagging to keep up with the conversation(s). :)

[Jimbo Slice]

I would talk to cheapy about prize possabilities if I were you since like I said he may have some good hook ups of some sort. Plus, if anyone has some video capture stuff, it would be nice to have some of the rounds recorded and put up on yourtube as highlights.


I really don't wanna ask Cheapy for handouts.

I can tape them with my camera, won't be the best quality but it'll be better than nothing. Love the match video idea though.

[Jimbo Slice]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104323

Post up and create the hype! Lets get some rivalries going. I'll take anyone from the fighter thread on in the 1st round!

[MarkMan]

I drove a few hours today with hopes of playing with the #1 Tekken player in the world. Things didn't work out so it looks like I'll be hangin out with him at EVO lol.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2qBsAU4pcmQ

[Apossum]

I know everyone's gonna say ,"Because they're not BC." But most gamers I know that own a 360 are so hardcore that own everything, and that means keeping an orginal X-Box. Lets face it, alot of great X-Box titles aren't BC. I wouldn't give up my X-Box if I knew the system wasn't 100% compatible, expecially if I'm a 2D fighting fan.


I sold it since a lot of the fighting game communities were suffering. hoping to get another when it's really cheap though.

[karsh]

I drove a few hours today with hopes of playing with the #1 Tekken player in the world. Things didn't work out so it looks like I'll be hangin out with him at EVO lol.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2qBsAU4pcmQ

All I can say to that is hot damn.

[Apossum]

How do they move so fast in that Tekken vid?! (forgive the newb question)

[RelentlessRolento]

How do they move so fast in that Tekken vid?! (forgive the newb question)


b,b,d or f,f,d... it's basicly cancelling your dashes and redoing it again and again. your speed increases alot by doing that.

Also, that video had the best fake out mindgame I've ever seen for an unblockable... 3 high lasers then to one regular, pure genius.

[Apossum]

b,b,d or f,f,d... it's basicly cancelling your dashes and redoing it again and again. your speed increases alot by doing that.

Also, that video had the best fake out mindgame I've ever seen for an unblockable... 3 high lasers then to one regular, pure genius.


damn, they must have very quick hands. it didn't seem like they moved normally the whole match.

Post up and create the hype! Lets get some rivalries going. I'll take anyone from the fighter thread on in the 1st round!

done and done. needs more rivalries though :-P I'll volunteer to be the guy who talks tons of trash to everyone, gets all of CAG against him, then gets disqualified in the first round!

[asianxcore]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2qBsAU4pcmQ

Watching Tekken juggles/combos never gets old. Awesome video.

[RelentlessRolento]

damn, they must have very quick hands. it didn't seem like they moved normally the whole match.



done and done. needs more rivalries though :-P I'll volunteer to be the guy who talks tons of trash to everyone, gets all of CAG against him, then gets disqualified in the first round!

pseudo VGM aye?

[B:L]

3 high lasers then to one regular, pure genius.When I saw D.Jin starting to do that, I was just waiting for the Hei to get hit by the regular one. :lol:

[Apossum]

pseudo VGM aye?


KICK ALL UR ASSEs WITH DAN YO!

[Chacrana]

Speaking of fools, richbastard finally got banned. Moment of silence... followed by the most memorable post:

Pretty much everyone i know family,school,friends,co-workers owns a PS2 they will all eventually buy a PS3 not the day of launch ,not in a year or two years ,but they will buy one eventually beacuase it has the best games and its going to be the most powerfull !!! theres no way in hell sony can be afraid of a console like the nintendo wii which all the hype its about a stupid gimmick and really pathetic graphics,horrible online service and playing 80's games on your high def, tv's and the xbox 360 which is doing really horrible in Japan being outsold by 3 hand helds and here in the States (xbox fanboy land) can barely keep up with the PS2 in sales even though the PS2 out sold the xbox 360 this past month and the crappy dvd it uses oblivion horrible load times !! dont bash me kids this is all nothing but facts !!!!!

[RelentlessRolento]

KICK ALL UR ASSEs WITH DAN YO!

:rofl:

actually, that brings up a good discussion... who or the doofus goof characters in different fighters?

Tekken: Paul (though he use to never be)

SFA: Dan

MK: Johnny Cage

KoF: ?

oh, and check this out...

http://pspupdates.qj.net/How-to-Get-a-Man-s-Attention-Tekken-and-a-Huge-PSP/pg/49/aid/61655

[Chacrana]

Does Benimaru count for KOF? Maybe Duck King? Both of those characters are just insulting.

[kainzero]

damn, they must have very quick hands. it didn't seem like they moved normally the whole match.

they do, and it's sick. especially when they cancel their crouchdashes to scoot forward like 2 steps.

[RelentlessRolento]

they do, and it's sick. especially when they cancel their crouchdashes to scoot forward like 2 steps.


I really need to work on my wavedashing... Tekken DR isn't helping since the d-pad is not that great, plus I need to start using stick soon.

[Rozz]

I agree the balance gets thrown off with the all the diffrent versions. But I think it'd be more fun regardless. However having "fun" isn't the priority anymore, it's about your stats.

Anniversary isn't dead. Well HSF2T is.... kinda (there's a group of gamers that still play) But the 3rd Strike part is still very much alive. Although everyone playing is really good.

Silverpaw - I'm all for a tourney, but I bet in the end it'll be like 4 to 5 people. But I'll be more positive about it, I think we should set something up, even if it is just a couple gamers from CAG.

Hmm.... I already own the PS2 version of Street Fighter AC but if people are still heading online for the Xbox one I might pick a copy up on the cheap...

Either way, I'm sure the community beats that of SVC Chaos in terms of the amount of people playing :lol: though the people that do play SVC Chaos have been nicer than the idiots populating any of the other Live games...

[Rodimus]

:rofl:

actually, that brings up a good discussion... who or the doofus goof characters in different fighters?

Tekken: Paul (though he use to never be)

SFA: Dan

MK: Johnny Cage

KoF: ?

oh, and check this out...

http://pspupdates.qj.net/How-to-Get-a-Man-s-Attention-Tekken-and-a-Huge-PSP/pg/49/aid/61655

Who am I ?:
"Tekken sucks!!! The only thing that would make it better is have Dan, and he's gotta be rapping while eating a BLT."

For KOF's dofus it's defintly Shingo. When he first came out he wasn't a great character, but now he's got a pretty good style. And remeber Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighter had that geeky Japanese guy for a secret character (Japanese version only)

Rozz- 3rd Strike is always filled with people (at least at night.) Very rarely do you fight a complete newb. They had afeild day with me when I first started. I had bad expreinces with people on SVC Chaos. Since the game is filled with bugs it's hard to find people who play for fun and not rank.

[Rozz]

Who am I ?:
"Tekken sucks!!! The only thing that would make it better is have Dan, and he's gotta be rapping while eating a BLT."

For KOF's dofus it's defintly Shingo. When he first came out he wasn't a great character, but now he's got a pretty good style. And remeber Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighter had that geeky Japanese guy for a secret character (Japanese version only)

Rozz- 3rd Strike is always filled with people (at least at night.) Very rarely do you fight a complete newb. They had afeild day with me when I first started. I had bad expreinces with people on SVC Chaos. Since the game is filled with bugs it's hard to find people who play for fun and not rank.

Thanks for the info. I'm not a pro but I figure I'll have some fun playing it online... I'll have to pick it up someday.

[Rodimus]

Thanks for the info. I'm not a pro but I figure I'll have some fun playing it online... I'll have to pick it up someday.

When you do let me know.

[RelentlessRolento]

Who am I ?:
"Tekken sucks!!! The only thing that would make it better is have Dan, and he's gotta be rapping while eating a BLT."

For KOF's dofus it's defintly Shingo. When he first came out he wasn't a great character, but now he's got a pretty good style. And remeber Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighter had that geeky Japanese guy for a secret character (Japanese version only)

Rozz- 3rd Strike is always filled with people (at least at night.) Very rarely do you fight a complete newb. They had afeild day with me when I first started. I had bad expreinces with people on SVC Chaos. Since the game is filled with bugs it's hard to find people who play for fun and not rank.


yeah, I was thinking shingo, but it was hard to decide... kyosuke seems like a good choice too.

[Apossum]

Faust is the village idiot in GG, obviously.

Zack in DoA.

The little dude with the claws in KoF. (choi?)

[2Fast]

Mortal Kombat: Hsu Hao from Deadly Alliance and/or Corpse err...Korpse Liu Kang.

Killer Instinct: Almost everyone.

DOA: Brad Wong.

[Apossum]

heh, brad wong was my 2nd pick :) the cutscene where he drunkenly barges into Alpha-152's lair in doa4 is classic!

edit: damn, okami was delayed yet again to the 19th, according to gamefaqs...but on the bright side, it's 40 hours long :D that amount of time usually makes me groan, but not in this case...

[Jimbo Slice]

I think that Bo Rai Cho is pretty much a joke character in MK, as well as MoKap or whatever.

[MarkMan]

Bo Rai Cho is pretty hilarious the way he acts/story wise.

But man, gameplay wise, he's cheap as fuck.

[halu102]

Aww, when I heard wavedash, I swear you guys were talking about Smash Brothers Melee. Does anyone still play this game competitively?

If so, is there an Underground CAG Smash crew? If not, anyone wanna join me and make one together?

Hmm, Tekken is cool, but I just don't have a feel for it. T.T

[MarkMan]

Wavedashing has been in Tekken since Tekken 3. :)

Even though it's been around for that long, the US Mishima players are still way behind Korea and Japan when it comes to using them. They have tons of great Mishima players whereas the US you can count them on one hand. Maybe even a Homer Simpson hand.

[karsh]

I can't believe I never tried being D.Jin until yesterday. I used to be pretty good with Jin back in T3, but when he lost all his Mishima moves, I sorta started sucking as him. So when I chose to be D.Jin, I was surprised how similar he was to T3 Jin. Plus how can I not love someone who can shoot lasers from his eyes and fly? Looks like I have a new character to get good with.

[Jimbo Slice]

Aww, when I heard wavedash, I swear you guys were talking about Smash Brothers Melee. Does anyone still play this game competitively?

If so, is there an Underground CAG Smash crew? If not, anyone wanna join me and make one together?

Hmm, Tekken is cool, but I just don't have a feel for it. T.T


I'm into Smash Bros a bit. Hard to start an underground scene w/ no online play though! I'll for sure be down for starting a crew when Brawl drops.

Also, CheapyD agreed to throw in 1600 marketplace points to the prize pool for the SF2 tournament! We're getting some legitimacy woot.

[MarkMan]

I can't believe I never tried being D.Jin until yesterday. I used to be pretty good with Jin back in T3, but when he lost all his Mishima moves, I sorta started sucking as him. So when I chose to be D.Jin, I was surprised how similar he was to T3 Jin. Plus how can I not love someone who can shoot lasers from his eyes and fly? Looks like I have a new character to get good with.

And he's a good character too! In Dark Resurrection he's considered the top character in the game. :)

He's hard to master, but easy to pick up. Get to it.

[GuilewasNK]

:rofl:

actually, that brings up a good discussion... who or the doofus goof characters in different fighters?

Tekken: Paul (though he use to never be)

SFA: Dan

MK: Johnny Cage

KoF: ?

oh, and check this out...

http://pspupdates.qj.net/How-to-Get-a-Man-s-Attention-Tekken-and-a-Huge-PSP/pg/49/aid/61655

Tekken: Gon and Dr. B.

SFA: Dan

MK: All the ninja clones except Sub-Zero and Scorpion

KoF: Choi always seemd goofy to me.

Samurai Shodown: Earthquake. A fart attack automatically qualifies as goofy.

Soul Calibur: Voldo. Closest thing to a goofy character in the series IMO.

Darkstalkers: Rikuo



That huge PSP looks cool as hell.

[Jimbo Slice]

Tekken: Gon and Dr. B.

SFA: Dan

MK: All the ninja clones except Sub-Zero and Scorpion

KoF: Choi always seemd goofy to me.

Samurai Shodown: Earthquake. A fart attack automatically qualifies as goofy.

Soul Calibur: Voldo. Closest thing to a goofy character in the series IMO.

Darkstalkers: Rikuo



That huge PSP looks cool as hell.


Why Rikuo? I don't know that Darkstalkers has one, but if I had to choose I'd say either BB Hood or Lord Raptor.

I also stand by my previous statement that Bo Rai Cho and MoKap are the joke characters of MK.

[GuilewasNK]

Why Rikuo? I don't know that Darkstalkers has one, but if I had to choose I'd say either BB Hood or Lord Raptor.

I also stand by my previous statement that Bo Rai Cho and MoKap are the joke characters of MK.

Rikuo just seems goofy to me. Lord Raptor would work too. BB Hood always seemed cool to me (I might make her the subject of my next sig image).

[gigan54]

lord raptor's basketball slam dunk ex (or is it es?) FTW!!!

[asianxcore]

Raiden from Fatal Fury.

His yelling in a microphone as an intro, solidifies his goofiness :)

[GuilewasNK]

Hey guys, I found what looks to be a KILLER art gallery...

http://www.ryuuko.cl/blog/wp-gallery2.php

When you click a pic look below and to the left for something like this...

Descargar foto (1226x1200)

That opens the pic into a larger version when you click it.

It's not in English, but I did look through some of them and they appears to be primarily offical art.

Includes...

Capcom Design Works
SF III: 3rd Strike
CvS2
MvC2
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
Tekken 5 (Markman, I'm looking at you!)
KOF XI
Melty Blood
Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi
Last Blade
Garou
KOF: MI
SF EX3
Rebout
SVC Chaos
GG XX
Art of Fighting 3

and more....

Also...

A gallery of the great artist Nekkeau (I was searching for more of his/her art which is what lead me to find this site in the first place)

[2Fast]

MK: All the ninja clones except Sub-Zero and Scorpion
You upset my avatar :cry:

[kristianator]

there's also a big gallery at www.kawaiidream.net with official art

i use the art here for photoshopping joystick art and such

it's in french though

[GuilewasNK]

You upset my avatar :cry:

Oops! :-#

My bad. I forgot about Reptile. I more thinking of the robot ninja clones and Smoke. What kind of ninja has smoke coming out of their body? It kind of defeats the purpose of being a ninja when your emeny sees smoke around the corner. :lol:

there's also a big gallery at www.kawaiidream.net (http://www.kawaiidream.net/) with official art

i use the art here for photoshopping joystick art and such

it's in french though

Cool! Thanks.

[kainzero]

i *sorta* play ssbm, never really travelled outside my house to do so, just played against my brother, and i guess we're decent, i can understand most of the terms and do a lot of that stuff.

then, one day, one of my friends who was really into the game came and just obliterated me with his DK and Ganon. then i played against the best guy in his crew and it was murder, i couldn't even get a single kill and was 3-stocked like every time.

i play marth/sheik/j-puff, with the occasional young link.

---
i hate d. jin. the more i try to learn how to wavedash, the less i'm able to do simple stuff like hellsweeps. i'll stick to lili =P

[2Fast]

I still play SSB:M every once and a while with friends. I mostly play for fun since I play as Donkey Kong, but I've actually gotten pretty good with him. It's strange because in almost every other fighting game I play as fast/light characters, but not in SSB:M.

[MarkMan]

Thanks for the link GuilewasNK... it has a lot of stuff. TZ has a huge art gallery for Tekken too. Interesting to see they have the Falcoon Tekken art at the link you showed. (Falcoon = SNK for those that didn't know).

[Purple Flames]

Hey guys, I found what looks to be a KILLER art gallery...

http://www.ryuuko.cl/blog/wp-gallery2.php

When you click a pic look below and to the left for something like this...

Descargar foto (1226x1200)

That opens the pic into a larger version when you click it.

It's not in English, but I did look through some of them and they appears to be primarily offical art.

Includes...

Capcom Design Works
SF III: 3rd Strike
CvS2
MvC2
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
Tekken 5 (Markman, I'm looking at you!)
KOF XI
Melty Blood
Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi
Last Blade
Garou
KOF: MI
SF EX3
Rebout
SVC Chaos
GG XX
Art of Fighting 3

and more....

Also...

A gallery of the great artist Nekkeau (I was searching for more of his/her art which is what lead me to find this site in the first place)

That's awesome. Thanks for the link.

[RelentlessRolento]

Why Rikuo? I don't know that Darkstalkers has one, but if I had to choose I'd say either BB Hood or Lord Raptor.

I also stand by my previous statement that Bo Rai Cho and MoKap are the joke characters of MK.


wow... :lol: still wrong with darkstalkers... did everyone forget sasquatch? least seriouse character in the whole game... heck, lord raptor's story was semi seriouse.

[Roufuss]

Just giving some fighter fans a heads up, but the DoA 4 Hori Stick for 360 is very much in demand now... so I recommend that if you want one, you pick it up ASAP at your local EB / GS, because the sticks are fetching $100 and up on Ebay.

[MarkMan]

Just giving some fighter fans a heads up, but the DoA 4 Hori Stick for 360 is very much in demand now... so I recommend that if you want one, you pick it up ASAP at your local EB / GS, because the sticks are fetching $100 and up on Ebay.

Wow, wtf really. I have a ton of em. O_O

[Roufuss]

Wow, wtf really. I have a ton of em. O_O

Yea, I saw it in a different thread and swore it was some kind of a joke... I guess because it's the only stick for the 360 people are going insane over it.

Gamestop / EB couldn't move these for months, and now all of a sudden they are $100 +. I was pissed because I lost the receipt to mine and wanted to return it to EB, but I'm kinda glad I never found that receipt now ;)

It's a damn good stick, but I don't use it enough for the two games it supports to warrant not getting $100 for it.

[apokalipze2]

Well 360 SF anniversary sticks are on the horizon. Someone at SRK posted that their working on them. So yeah I'll wait for those. But if I find one a doa4 stick i'll be sure to sell it

[MarkMan]

There are also regular Hori 360 sticks coming out this month. They're exactly like the DOA4 ones without the DOA artwork though.

[Roufuss]

There are also regular Hori 360 sticks coming out this month. They're exactly like the DOA4 ones without the DOA artwork though.

Thanks for the heads up... need to dump mine tommorrow then.

[Apossum]

There are also regular Hori 360 sticks coming out this month. They're exactly like the DOA4 ones without the DOA artwork though.

Oh snap, I don't like the Kokoro artwork, so....see ya DOA4 stick! We hardly knew ye!

[MarkMan]

Here are pictures of the stick. I don't believe it's been shown anywhere yet.

http://static.flickr.com/57/215658664_cdf4edf0e8_o.jpg

[2Fast]

I'm assuming it's not wireless?

[Apossum]

hmmm..that looks like it's from the 70s :lol:

but $49 is a great price.

[MarkMan]

It's wired. And don't believe the 'actual arcade parts' thing... haha.

They're using Hori parts.

[RelentlessRolento]

someone needs to make a wireless one that uses the 360 charge packs... after that I'll be in bliss.

[MarkMan]

I wish it was wireless too, but only MS is allowed to manufacture wireless controllers for the 360. :(

But the cord for the DOA4 stick and this one is really long. So that's good I guess. Better than most sticks/controllers out there(talking about the cord length).

[asianxcore]

is the demand for the 360 DOA stick going up because of the release of SF on XBLA?

nice looking stick, not sure why they went for many button colors instead of just one. all this 360 stick talk makes me want to get a XBL card so I can play DOA online.

[Roufuss]

is the demand for the 360 DOA stick going up because of the release of SF on XBLA?

nice looking stick, not sure why they went for many button colors instead of just one. all this 360 stick talk makes me want to get a XBL card so I can play DOA online.

Yes... when I bought my stick a week before SF 2 came out the things were selling for $40 on Ebay, and the demand really wasn't there.

I guess since SF 2 came out, people really really want the arcade stick. For $100, they can gladly take mine.

I like the stick, but I don't play nearly enough DoA 4 (anymore) or SF 2 to justify keeping it around.

[asianxcore]

Makes sense. If don't use it a bunch anymore, might as well make a nice profit off it right?

BTW, I love your sig pic of Cammy. It's the same picture that's on my custom stick. :)

[Roufuss]

Makes sense. If don't use it a bunch anymore, might as well make a nice profit off it right?

BTW, I love your sig pic of Cammy. It's the same picture that's on my custom stick. :)

Hey, plus if I ever need a stick, I'd rather take the one Markman just showed us ;)

Thanks, it's definitely the best picture of Cammy I've ever seen, the person who made it has made a ton of Street Fighter 2 Gamer Tags, and some Zero / Rival Schools ones too!

[Apossum]

I was also wondering why they went with that random button color scheme, till someone pointed out that it matches the 360 button colors :)

it's a nice stick, but I'd rather have $50 + the other stick, rather than keep the DoA one.

Roufuss-- just list it as a BIN right now. I just sold mine in about an hour for $120 shipped :)

speaking of 360 controllers, anyone try the Hori Turbo Ex pad? I ordered one from wal-mart.com based on this review and the way the D-pad looks.
http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103629

had $20 wal-mart bucks to kill as well.

[MarkMan]

^^ I have a bunch of those pads you just mentioned. They're good pads. The VGO store carries them as well. Way better for Street Fighter than the default 360 dpad.

[2Fast]

Sounds like an awesome controller. I might have to pick one up for when everyone gets back into a DOA 4 kick in about three months or so.

EDIT: I wish it was white though.

[Roufuss]

Roufuss-- just list it as a BIN right now. I just sold mine in about an hour for $120 shipped :)


How did you list it? Mine is up right now at $99.99, maybe I should raise the BIN...

Nevermind, I see yours. I did the whole thing except listing it as new. I hope it sells just as fast.

[Rodimus]

I'm on 3rd Strike (X-Box) live right now. If anyone wants to play, then get on board!!!

[Apossum]

MarkMan-- are you guys going to sell the new arcade sticks? if shipping isn't like $20, I'll order or pre-order one :)

[RelentlessRolento]

congrads to ISmash for gettign the same exact job I haev except somewhere else... note though: I can't guarantee you'll enjoy it ISmash :(

Does SFAnniversary work on 360 even? I would throw down some horrible matches someday if so.

[MarkMan]

^^ I wish it did, but sadly none of the Xbox fighters other than DOA3 work for the 360 BC.

[RelentlessRolento]

^^ I wish it did, but sadly none of the Xbox fighters other than DOA3 work for the 360 BC.


I have a dumb theory that Microsoft is either neglecting or having a hard ass time porting over 2d xbox games... which makes no sense really.

as for an arcade stick, I'd probably either have my sisters design the artwork for it (huge fan of their work myself) or something along the lines of animal crossing or *gasp* ribbit king.

[MarkMan]

I'm planning on getting another custom joystick soon. I've been wanting to do a Katmari themed stick.

O_O

...

Maybe not... but it'd look nice.

[Apossum]

got my Hori Turbo Pad Ex in today.

can't say I like it as much as the official wireless controller. The pad is tighter and more responsive, that's a plus. but the buttons are all slightly slower to respond, and the triggers and bumpers are seriously fucked. The trigger responds after pressing it, then slightly releasing it! the bumpers feel like they only press halfway, and have something under them that's preventing them from going down. yikes. needless to say, i'm returning it.

[Chacrana]

That's disappointing to hear... ah well, I'm sticking with the er... stick.

[MarkMan]

got my Hori Turbo Pad Ex in today.

can't say I like it as much as the official wireless controller. The pad is tighter and more responsive, that's a plus. but the buttons are all slightly slower to respond, and the triggers and bumpers are seriously fucked. The trigger responds after pressing it, then slightly releasing it! the bumpers feel like they only press halfway, and have something under them that's preventing them from going down. yikes. needless to say, i'm returning it.

Wow that's odd, I don't have that problem with my pad... hrm. The buttons respond just as fast as the official controller to me. I have one from when it was first released, maybe that made a difference? The ones I have were sent from Hori of Japan.

Regardless, sucks to hear about your experience. :(

[Apossum]

it was fun while it lasted. Played a match on live with turbo on. I got in a 6-hit ducking short kick combo :lol:

[DomLando]

For anyone on the thread that picks up Udons comics. I noticed the other day that Rival Schools Issue # 2 was released. I picked mine up on ebay pretty cheap because my local shop was sold out. DId not receive it yet but if anyone wants impressions I'll post after i receive and read it.

[GuilewasNK]

For anyone on the thread that picks up Udons comics. I noticed the other day that Rival Schools Issue # 2 was released. I picked mine up on ebay pretty cheap because my local shop was sold out. DId not receive it yet but if anyone wants impressions I'll post after i receive and read it.

I'd like to hear about it.

[fieldkillah]

I've kinda started collecting arcade fighters, right now I have marvel vs capcom (green cps2 B board), a neo-geo MV-1F with world heroes 2 jet and samurai showdown, and I just got a Tekken Tag board.

[Jimbo Slice]

I've kinda started collecting arcade fighters, right now I have marvel vs capcom (green cps2 B board), a neo-geo MV-1F with world heroes 2 jet and samurai showdown, and I just got a Tekken Tag board.

lol I have the MVS versions of World Heroes 2 Jet and Samurari Showdown as well. I also have Real Bout and King of Fighters 2003. I really want NAM 1975, if you have it by chance. <3333 MVS!

[fieldkillah]

lol I have the MVS versions of World Heroes 2 Jet and Samurari Showdown as well. I also have Real Bout and King of Fighters 2003. I really want NAM 1975, if you have it by chance. <3333 MVS!

Unfortunately, I only have the 2 games I listed, but I am gonna be picking up garou mark of the wolves soon :D

[Chacrana]

Good choice. I'm not sure if Garou or Last Blade 2 is my favorite MVS game, but yeah... both are definitely worth owning at some point.

[MarkMan]

Nice, someone else that has Tekken Tag for the arcade :) !

Man the arcade version is way better than the PS2 one... prob my favorite arcade version of Tekken ever.

[ratzombie]

The only arcade machine that I have is, Kawaks for the PC. :cry:

Unless you count Namco Museum. :D

[RelentlessRolento]

For anyone on the thread that picks up Udons comics. I noticed the other day that Rival Schools Issue # 2 was released. I picked mine up on ebay pretty cheap because my local shop was sold out. DId not receive it yet but if anyone wants impressions I'll post after i receive and read it.


please go deeper with info :)

i thought it was a one shot though?

[RelentlessRolento]

oh, and I'm back playing DoA4 and I'm almost done unlocking all the stuff in it...

I will say I now consider DoA4 the black sheep of the series in terms of enjoyment. I can't ever say I've ever had a fighter make me enjoy the first 15 minutes, then start to not want to even play the game at all after that. I say that the over "balancing" of itagaki ruined what made DoAU so enjoyable by me.

I'm also realizing the reason why I partially have a harder time enjoying the DoA series is because the games have the iffy-est hit boxes. You can pretty much never know where you opponent or your hit box will be after stunning someone... also, hits that shoudl obviosly connect sometimes never even hit just to not get someone overpowerfully owned... I'm not bitching about DoA4, just what took my enjoyment away from it. Oh, and yes, this is probably the worst costume set in any of the DoAs.

[Apossum]

yeah, DoA4 is craziness compared to ultimate. it's totally on crack. you'll get used to the hitbox if you play a bunch. the character models are freaking huge, and since the game moves so fast, you'll find yourself getting nicked by the tip of someone's foot and fly across the screen.

anyway, this will make it all worth it in the end...

http://media.teamxbox.com/dailyposts/websites/doax2_teaser.jpg

[Chacrana]

Thank you.

[Chacrana]

OMIGOD OMIGOD!!! Melty Blood's here! Considering that NCSX shipped on Tuesday, this was damn fast... sure, there was that delay in getting the game, but that was out of their hands (thanks, terrorists.)

Time to see how blood actually melts.

[Apossum]

Thank you.


I knew you'd like that.

but still...the hair is soooo weird!!!

enjoy melty blood!

[apokalipze2]

well evo is tomorrow. Can't wait, I'll be recording some matches so hopefully I'll be able to upload them for everyone to see.

[MarkMan]

Going out to Las Vegas tonight, EVO is finally upon us!

[DomLando]

please go deeper with info :)

i thought it was a one shot though?
To my knowledge it was never supposed to be one shot. It sold poorly though so a lot of rumors were floating around that it got canceled.

[depascal22]

Good luck at EVO guys. Wish I was there.

[VidPower]

I too am heading to Evo. Hope to see the few cags in this thread that can make it to Evo. If anyone wants to find me, I'll be the lonely cag playing smash bros. in the BYOC area. :)

[RelentlessRolento]

yeah, DoA4 is craziness compared to ultimate. it's totally on crack. you'll get used to the hitbox if you play a bunch. the character models are freaking huge, and since the game moves so fast, you'll find yourself getting nicked by the tip of someone's foot and fly across the screen.

anyway, this will make it all worth it in the end...

http://media.teamxbox.com/dailyposts/websites/doax2_teaser.jpg


yeah, basicly every reson why I don't like DoA4 will be squashed once DoAX2 comes out. I still oddly enjoy it tons more than the actual fighting series. I've also realized half the reason I've een pissed with DoA4 is because of Alpha-152... horrible and unfair boss.

All I got next is to unlock tengu and finish everyones practice execises :)

also in terms of DoAX2, itagaki has already confirmed that those who have played DoA4 and unlocked stuff will be rewarded in DoAX2, but it sounds better than what was done with DoA3 and DoAXBV.

[Apossum]

that's cool about the unlockables. If games are trickling as slow as they are now for the 360, I might get it on launch.

alpha is a bitch...I had to re-unlock Tengu since I have a different 360. She's ridiculously easy with people with fast jabs (I won with only jabs with Christie) and strong, fast moves (Hitomi, Ein, Hayate, Tina.) Then with Bayman and Kokoro and some others, she's very hard. Stupid AI.

I loved the offense slant to DoA4, but now I kind of miss being able to defend myself more often and side-step. I could also use an extra second or two to plan my next moves. shit, even dashes could use an extra half-inch. while we're at it, zoom the camera out a few feet :lol: Another patch would be nice to fix some little things about the game, but it'll never happen. the game is about speed, move set knowledge, recognizing beginning frames to those moves and the reflexes to break or counter them now. you don't punish unsafe moves, you punish them as they're happening with a faster move. It's too fucking nuts for my old ass.

[Chacrana]

Yeah, I checked the 360's release calendar just recently and as far as exclusives go this year, there's Gears of War and... uhm....

So DOAX 2 is a must have at launch for me.... okay, it would've been even if there was a decent selection on the system.

[Apossum]

DAMN! the gamefaqs 360 release list looks dismal. it's missing some stuff though.

Phantasy Star Universe might be cool....umm i think. :lol:

[Chacrana]

Eh, I'd rather have that for PC. Or better yet, not at all.

I was thinking the 360 would avoid becoming a paperweight for an extended period of time, but god damn... hopefully 2007 will be the year...

then again, I'll be playing Metal Gear Solid 4 and DMC 4 in 2007... so MS is gonna need something big. I think I'm a bit too much of a pessimist when it comes to gaming, but for God's sake, the Cube and the Dream-fucking-cast are seeing more usage this year than the 360.

[RelentlessRolento]

so far PS3 is already winning in terms of best fighting... it's got the backwards compat (probably 98% of the games work) so thats a start, plus Tekken 6 and VF5 as exclusives are a win/win for everbody.

The only plusses for fighters on 360 is SFIIHF and DoA4, and both are not the newest or greatest. I still think SFII is the best fighter on the system, but I hope for more (SNK games in arcade please!).

[Chacrana]

VF5 basically closes the book on the 360 for fighting games... at least for a long, long time. If you guys are still alive when the game comes out, I'll be glad to put you down. Permanently.

[asianxcore]

good luck to everyone going to EVO. I'm jealous. Wish I could go.

I should start playing DOA 4 again. I stopped playing after going for some of the unlockables in that Time Attack mode.

[Apossum]

A lot of the big 360 games are hitting in Winter 07. FEAR, BioShock, some other stuff.

read a rumor that Tekken 6 will be online. of course, it was from gamedreamz.com so it's very unlikely.

that would make me happy though. sick of doa online. 360 needs fighters badly.

[gigan54]

good luck to markman and vidpower at EVO. hope you have a good time and don't get screwed over by hotel rates.

[kainzero]

is it me or do the doa models look worse

they look all... plasticky and fake.

[GuilewasNK]

The DOA models look good to me. But I am biased when it comes to the game babes. :lol:

Rodimus, I saw you on SF:AC last night and was going to try and play you, but I got my ass handed to me several times and I sort of lost my will to fight. :lol:

I need a LOT more practice.

Anyone want to play some Samurai Shodown V, DOAU or KOF 02/03 tonight? Just let me know what time if so. God willing, this will be one of my last free days for a long time. I finally have a decent job opportunity lined up and if everything goes well I'll be working my ass off for a while starting sometime next week.

[GuilewasNK]

Hey guys, especially Relentless Rolento...

Sailorneorune has Project Justice on her tradelist. Thought I would give you guys a heads up if you are looking for this great game.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100877

[Chacrana]

Rolento, you know you need to buy it. Everything in your life will be a lot better if you do. :lol:

Come to think of it, I haven't played Project Justice in years...

[Rozz]

The DOA models look good to me. But I am biased when it comes to the game babes. :lol:

Rodimus, I saw you on SF:AC last night and was going to try and play you, but I got my ass handed to me several times and I sort of lost my will to fight. :lol:

I need a LOT more practice.

Anyone want to play some Samurai Shodown V, DOAU or KOF 02/03 tonight? Just let me know what time if so. God willing, this will be one of my last free days for a long time. I finally have a decent job opportunity lined up and if everything goes well I'll be working my ass off for a while starting sometime next week.
I might (if things dont come up, I might have to do some crap tonight) be up for some DOA:U tonight. My record before was C- I believe but after I sent in my Xbox to get fixed I believe my DOA: U record was deleted, as well as my SVC Chaos one (it was like 18 wins out of 72 though....) I'm not sure how my DOA skills have held up though, I dont really like Ultimate that much (I owned DOA Hardcore and 3 before it so...).

And damn... that reminds me.... I unlocked every single damn costume and now they're all gone:bomb:

[GuilewasNK]

I might (if things dont come up, I might have to do some crap tonight) be up for some DOA:U tonight. My record before was C- I believe but after I sent in my Xbox to get fixed I believe my DOA: U record was deleted, as well as my SVC Chaos one (it was like 18 wins out of 72 though....) I'm not sure how my DOA skills have held up though, I dont really like Ultimate that much (I owned DOA Hardcore and 3 before it so...).

And damn... that reminds me.... I unlocked every single damn costume and now they're all gone:bomb:

I'm not sure when I can play tonight. I just found out my brother-in-law needs some help painting. He gets off work around 7 pm and I am not sure how long it will take to get everything done. I may not get back until after 11pm.

[Rozz]

I'm not sure when I can play tonight. I just found out my brother-in-law needs some help painting. He gets off work around 7 pm and I am not sure how long it will take to get everything done. I may not get back until after 11pm.

Well, its not a problem then. I wont be able to play then but we can always give it a try another time. Do you play anything else on Live?

[Rodimus]

Just got Guilty Gear DS today. Not a bad game, but not great. I still wish they would've kept to the 1 on 1, non-ladder combat. Or at least have a "classic mode."

For $10, it's worth it.

[GuilewasNK]

Well, its not a problem then. I wont be able to play then but we can always give it a try another time. Do you play anything else on Live?

Yeah. :)

Halo 2
NBA 2K6
NCAA Football 07

Those are the ones I play the most.

I also have...

Doom 3
Phantom Dust
Conker
ESPN NFL 2K5
Outlaw Volleyball
Top Spin
Burnout 3
Unreal Championship 2

and pretty much all the Live enabled fighters except Maximum Impact.

[Odenat]

I finally got my hands on some agetecs for my Dreamcast. also picked up Project Justice, Soul Calibur, SF III DI and 3rd Strike, and power stone 2. So i'm pretty set with the fighting games right now. Can anyone here get there hands on a Magic Box convertor? I've been looking for one since...forever.
Yeah I know custom is the only way to go with arcade sticks but I lack soldering skills and carpertny skills.

[RelentlessRolento]

Hey guys, especially Relentless Rolento...

Sailorneorune has Project Justice on her tradelist. Thought I would give you guys a heads up if you are looking for this great game.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100877

aw fuck sweet! I'll have to see how much it's going for from em... I need to cash my check first, but huge thanks for the heads up :)

I still beleive if capcom takes the time to work on it, Rival Schools 3 would still be great even if they made it into a 2d fighter... heck, they've already got sprites made for Hitomi, Kyosuke, and Batsu so one of the schools is already done :)

[Apossum]

what did I say?

I'm out in the first round :lol: Played Danny-O and he's pretty good. My downfall is that I basically only know how to play well as Ryu, while he was using a bunch of others and got to know how I work.

[asianxcore]

I picked up Guilty Gear X for the Dreamcast today. Really excited since I haven't played any Guilty Gear games in a long while. Just curious, was GGX originally released (console-wise) on Dreamcast and then ported to PS2?

On an unrelated note, good luck to everyone who is participating in the CAG SF II tourney! :)

[haguremetaru]

I picked up Guilty Gear X for the Dreamcast today. Really excited since I haven't played any Guilty Gear games in a long while. Just curious, was GGX originally released (console-wise) on Dreamcast and then ported to PS2?

On an unrelated note, good luck to everyone who is participating in the CAG SF II tourney! :)

Yup, that's right. And Johnny owns that game.

[GuilewasNK]

Good Lord...

I was playing KOF 2003 online last night with this dude and I just could not get past his Athena. I think we played twenty matches and I could knock out two of his characters most of the time, but Athena would absolutley beat my ass.

[Chacrana]

what did I say?

I'm out in the first round :lol: Played Danny-O and he's pretty good. My downfall is that I basically only know how to play well as Ryu, while he was using a bunch of others and got to know how I work.

Damn, out in the first round? I probably don't stand a chance then...

I'll be playing in the tournament using the regular controller since I'm in the process of selling the DOA 4 stick. I'd much rather enjoy that profit than the stick especially since that new Hori one is coming out... I'll probably get a custom down the road anyway.

And on a side note: Melty Blood Act Cadenza is awesome. As in, I think I might like this more than KOF XI and as you guys probably know, I frickin' loved that game. The game's easily the fastest fighting game I've played and it seems as though there's really a lot of depth to it given the prevalence of insane combos in the game. Really, the only thing missing is a little girl who shouts "ooniiichan!!!" when she dies. But then, it's based on an anime so maybe it's actually in there somewhere.

[Apossum]

i got hosed! that's what I get for only using Ryu.

Glad you enjoy Melty Blood. Who do you use? I love dark Akiha (or w/e they call her-- the red one that's drinking blood) and Miyako.

I have to warn-- just cause you like it, don't go out and waste your money on the Tsukihime anime. I thought it was okay while watching it, but in retrospect, it's quite possibly the most boring anime ever. Except one scene where Akiha drinks blood from one of the maid's tits :lol:

[Chacrana]

i got hosed! that's what I get for only using Ryu.

Glad you enjoy Melty Blood. Who do you use? I love dark Akiha (or w/e they call her-- the red one that's drinking blood) and Miyako.

I have to warn-- just cause you like it, don't go out and waste your money on the Tsukihime anime. I thought it was okay while watching it, but in retrospect, it's quite possibly the most boring anime ever. Except one scene where Akiha drinks blood from one of the maid's tits :lol:

I'm using Vermillion right now... her winning pic where she's drinking blood like it's a juice box is awesome... she fights pretty good too I guess.

I actually think you know me a little too well now because I was sorta considering Tsukihime... but I've heard the same thing from other people -- that it's boring... so I probably won't bother. Fate/Stay Night is supposed to be a lot better anyway, so I might grab that instead when it comes out... same characters I believe.

[Roufuss]

I'll be playing in the tournament using the regular controller since I'm in the process of selling the DOA 4 stick. I'd much rather enjoy that profit than the stick especially since that new Hori one is coming out... I'll probably get a custom down the road anyway.
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Have you sold it yet? I've sold three of them so far, I think I might actually use all the extra cash to pick up KoF XI or Melty Blood. I need to call a few more EB's / Gamestop's to see if I can grab another one.

I think I've pulled in over $200 profit so far, which isn't bad.

[Apossum]

Vermillion, that's her name. they just call her Akiha in the pc version. She's got some ridiculous combos going on.

I haven't seen Fate/Stay, but I don't think there are any Tsukihime characters..unless they make cameos or something.

[Chacrana]

Have you sold it yet? I've sold three of them so far, I think I might actually use all the extra cash to pick up KoF XI or Melty Blood. I need to call a few more EB's / Gamestop's to see if I can grab another one.

I think I've pulled in over $200 profit so far, which isn't bad.

I scoured the stores in my area and apart from mine, I bought 2 new sticks from EBGames and Gamestop. Trying to sell those... what price should I be aiming for on these? Haven't sold any yet so...

[Chacrana]

Vermillion, that's her name. they just call her Akiha in the pc version. She's got some ridiculous combos going on.

I haven't seen Fate/Stay, but I don't think there are any Tsukihime characters..unless they make cameos or something.

It's the same universe or something... I don't know much apart from the fact that it's supposed to be dark and it's supposed to be good. Hopefully it's on the level of awesomeness that Speed Grapher is on which is my current addiction.

Anyway, wow. KOF XI and Melty Blood in the course of a couple months. If fighting games are dying, then let them die like this every year.

[Roufuss]

I scoured the stores in my area and apart from mine, I bought 2 new sticks from EBGames and Gamestop. Trying to sell those... what price should I be aiming for on these? Haven't sold any yet so...

Did you get my PM I sent you about the sticks? I checked out your auction title, its way too vague I think. I listed mine under "Xbox 360 Dead or Alive 4 Hori Arcade Stick" and sold each of them within a day, with the most recent sale being this Friday.

I sold my open one for $100 (before the market got real flooded) and my two sealed ones for both $100 and $115. I say jack up the price of your open one back to $80 and re-do the title. Your prices for the new ones are good, they should sell at that price.

There is a few EB's I didn't check out yet, I might give them a call, but the market seems to be getting pretty full lately.

[Chacrana]

okay, I'll change the title right now... I've gotta check one more EB...

Anyway, I should be getting a few hundred dollars so I can't complain.

[Apossum]

I scoured the stores in my area and apart from mine, I bought 2 new sticks from EBGames and Gamestop. Trying to sell those... what price should I be aiming for on these? Haven't sold any yet so...


it looks like they're going down a bit, but you could get $90-$100. Or you could go on the safe side, list a BIN for about $90 shipped and probably sell it very fast.

I found a used one at gamecrazy which I sold for about $75 shipped within an hour. Just wanted it to cover Halo 2 and Oblivion (which I bought yesterday....STOP LAUGHING. ;) )

[Chacrana]

But... but... Halo 2 is crap and you hated Oblivion. For shame.

[Rozz]

But... but... Halo 2 is crap and you hated Oblivion. For shame.

C'mon, you've gotta be kidding me :D Halo 2 is the most fun I've had with a FPS (multiplayer).

[Apossum]

But... but... Halo 2 is crap and you hated Oblivion. For shame.

I wanna blow shit up and can't wait for FEAR! Maybe I should've gone with FarCry or something, but Halo 2 was $10. plus it was scratched and the guy exchanged it for a new one!

I hate the way people talk in Oblivion, couldn't care less about the story and the quests where you have to wait for NPCs to do something are just atrocious.
But I decided that since I don't like MMOs, but I like large explorable worlds, Oblivion can fill my need to occasionally zone out and crawl in a cave for a few hours.

anyway, you gonna be on live tonight? or any fighter thread people? I wanna play you guys in SF2 :)

[Jimbo Slice]

anyway, you gonna be on live tonight? or any fighter thread people? I wanna play you guys in SF2 :)


What time? I'll be on most likely, lmk a time and we can get a quarter match going.

[Chacrana]

I wanna blow shit up and can't wait for FEAR! Maybe I should've gone with FarCry or something, but Halo 2 was $10. plus it was scratched and the guy exchanged it for a new one!

I hate the way people talk in Oblivion, couldn't care less about the story and the quests where you have to wait for NPCs to do something are just atrocious.
But I decided that since I don't like MMOs, but I like large explorable worlds, Oblivion can fill my need to occasionally zone out and crawl in a cave for a few hours.

anyway, you gonna be on live tonight? or any fighter thread people? I wanna play you guys in SF2 :)

I'll go on live if you'll be on... well, I was actually gonna go to Snakes on a Plane sometime today, but I should be able to get on...

As for FPSes... not too many options on the 360... I wouldn't recommend Far Cry Instincts... maybe try playing the FEAR demo over and over and over since that's easily going to be the best FPS on a console.

I'm glad I have a PC... that's the only way to go for blowing shit up.... it's pretty awesome playing the real Far Cry and FEAR since I have the computer hooked up to my TV. 60FPS FTW.

[gigan54]

I dont' have XBL, but I'm down for soem SF2 MAME action. PM me if interested

[Apossum]

What time? I'll be on most likely, lmk a time and we can get a quarter match going.


on and off throughout the night, but the most solid time might be from like 10 to 11.

chacrana-- yeah, I hope that demo is long and I hope it goes up next week!

[karsh]

Daaaaamn...Melty Blood is fucking hot. This may be my favorite 2D fighter I've played in a long time. It's so gods damned fast it's awesome. Though I just got shanked by Ciel playing as Akiha.

EDIT: Okay...I just fucking suck at this game. I can't figure out how to get past her fucking blades and it's driving me crazy.

EDIT 2: Found a character I rock as. Warrachia. That insane son of a bitch is awesome.

[RelentlessRolento]

sweet sig apossum. That's the only simpsons episode I ever laughed very hard to in a while :)

I still have yet to do my CAG SFII tourney, but I hope to get that done soon.

On another note, Tekken DR for PSP is having an online tourney where you need to re-upload you rankings. It will run for one full week till the 27th at 6pm. So far I'm ranked 25th, but I expect a drop real soon. Note the the prizes will save you some time in the game: either 8 million for tops, or 3 million for a decent ranking.

[Jimbo Slice]

I still have yet to do my CAG SFII tourney, but I hope to get that done soon.

My opponent hasn't gotten back to me either :(:(

[asianxcore]

Daaaaamn...Melty Blood is fucking hot. This may be my favorite 2D fighter I've played in a long time.

I still need to order this game. I've been fucking laggin' on getting this. My local import shop said they have some on order, but I might just go through Play-Asia or NCSX sometime soon.

[Chacrana]

It's also worth noting that Melty Blood has the best stages and music of any fighting game ever. I like it better than Guilty Gear's soundtrack.

[RelentlessRolento]

It's also worth noting that Melty Blood has the best stages and music of any fighting game ever. I like it better than Guilty Gear's soundtrack.


Tekken DR by far is tops IMHO, but if ur into traditional top level anime elcectro rock (and I'm not saying it's bad), then yes Melty Blood is pretty good.

:lol: Sadly, I can't get over how overlly saturated the game is with girls. Where's the testosterone? oh well, back to me wishing I was playing Rumble Fish 2 :(

[Chacrana]

Tekken DR by far is tops IMHO, but if ur into traditional top level anime elcectro rock (and I'm not saying it's bad), then yes Melty Blood is pretty good.

:lol: Sadly, I can't get over how overlly saturated the game is with girls. Where's the testosterone? oh well, back to me wishing I was playing Rumble Fish 2 :(

That's the thing though -- the game isn't really anime rock or j-pop at all... most of the music sounds extremely different from what's typically in a fighting game.

Though Tekken DR's soundtrack is really good... albeit, far angrier. As for Melty Blood's lack of testosterone, you have to keep in mind that bitches beating eachother up is awesome.

[Apossum]

Tekken DR by far is tops IMHO, but if ur into traditional top level anime elcectro rock (and I'm not saying it's bad), then yes Melty Blood is pretty good.

:lol: Sadly, I can't get over how overlly saturated the game is with girls. Where's the testosterone? oh well, back to me wishing I was playing Rumble Fish 2 :(


but you like Rumble Roses, which doesn't even really have good gameplay going for it :lol:

[RelentlessRolento]

That's the thing though -- the game isn't really anime rock or j-pop at all... most of the music sounds extremely different from what's typically in a fighting game.

Though Tekken DR's soundtrack is really good... albeit, far angrier. As for Melty Blood's lack of testosterone, you have to keep in mind that bitches beating eachother up is awesome.


good point.

each series seems to focus their music in different places...

Tekken: Pump Up the Player/Techno-rock

Soul Calibur: Historical

Street Fighter: Worldwide

Vs. Series: Flashy

Rival Schools: Straight out of an Anime

Guilty Gear: Metal

DoA: Semi Porno/Clubby

Mortal Kombat: Dark

Rumble Fish: Nothing... just girls mumbling engrish (jk)

Virtua Fighter: Arcade Feel

King of Fighters: Team Themes

Fist of the North Star: Fist of the North Star

Fighter Maker: Long and dreary

[Chacrana]

Yeah, Rolento... and I recall you trying to take the title of king pervert from me a while back. which one is it? :lol:

[RelentlessRolento]

but you like Rumble Roses, which doesn't even really have good gameplay going for it :lol:


agreed, but the announcer in that game sure seems like she's pumped with testosterone >_<

[RelentlessRolento]

Yeah, Rolento... and I recall you trying to take the title of king pervert from me a while back. which one is it? :lol:


I'll take king pervert if no one else wants to, I wont deny it :)

[Chacrana]

I'll take king pervert if no one else wants to, I wont deny it :)

It's my title -- don't nobody try an' take it from me. :cry:

[RelentlessRolento]

It's my title -- don't nobody try an' take it from me. :cry:


Well, let me know when you set your gravestone so I can take the title (if permitted).

[Chacrana]

It dies with me, Rolento. I will not name an heir unless I am convinced of their obscene levels of perversion.

[RelentlessRolento]

It dies with me, Rolento. I will not name an heir unless I am convinced of their obscene levels of perversion.

time to pull out my "items" then. Doubt I'll get it though :(

[BustaUppa]

I'm being a dumbass gamer tonight and staying up way later than I should. I'm on Kaillera now, anyone up for some games? I'm mainly up for some MK or Capcom stuff.

[apokalipze2]

Well just came back from evo. It was the best one yet. Seeing ruu's Bridget in action was definitely the highlight for me. All in all this was a great and I can't wait for next year

[GuilewasNK]

Sorry I haven't read through all the pages so I don't know if it's been covered, but is anyone letdown and/or bored with fighting games these days? I'm not a fan of 3D fighters, and the best 2D fighters are already out (or so it would seem).

At least Melty Blood is coming out on PS2, maybe it'll get a stateside release.

I just think that most fighters that come out in this day an age aren't as accessible to the average joe, and that is why they have become a niche genre now. The most popular 2D fighter in the last ten years, in regards to the amount of people playing it, was Marvel vs. Capcom 2. It's controls are much simpler for a casual player to jump into and gets more than just the hardcore fighting fan interested. Same with DOA, but it tends to be criticized as a button masher (which really means it is a game that is noob friendly). We need more games like that that the general public can get interested in. That will make it more likely companies will take a chance on porting some of the more obscure Japanese titles to NA.

[Chacrana]

At least Melty Blood is coming out on PS2, maybe it'll get a stateside release.


Ain't gonna happen. That thing is tied up in licensing hell, it's based (somewhat) on a hentai game, and it's a no-name franchise from a no-name developer.

[depascal22]

Just played Melty Blood for the first time yesterday and I like it but not enough to mod my PS2 for. Besides, I picked up a JAP Saturn yesterday and 12 new games! This might belong in the bragging forum but I thought you guys would appreciate my haul much more than the average joe.

Sega Saturn with 2 controllers
Street Fighter Collection
Vampire Night
Last Bronx
Fighters Megamix
Virtua Fighter 2 and Remix
Deep Fear
Fighting Vipers
KOF '95 and '97
X-Men: Children of the Atom
Christmas NiGHTS

See ya guys in a few days.

[MarkMan]

Came back from EVO2006. Finally back in San Diego.

What an awesome tournament.

Btw, David Sirlin unveiled Capcom Classics' Collection 2 to the crowd. Showed off the arcade perfect port of Super Street Fighter II Turbo and it's options. Wonderful! ST is back for EVO next year! Look for it in November!

Ok I'm going to sleep.

[Chacrana]

It's really arcade perfect? That's awesome. I was buying the collection regardless, but it's nice to know that Capcom's been putting effort into the port process... now if only they'd hurry up and start porting some CPS 2 games.

[RelentlessRolento]

... is anyone letdown and/or bored with fighting games these days? I'm not a fan of 3D fighters, and the best 2D fighters are already out (or so it would seem).


there you go that's your problem ;)


The problem is that the 2d fighting scene seems to be pittering out and in need of new franchises that bring a whole lot of new ideas. The only most recent ones that seem to be doing that are guilty gear, melty blood, and rumble fish. I just think that fighters are having a harder time finding new places to go.

as for 3d fighters, thats where most of the new stuff is, though it is going to need newer stuff soon, since alot of ideas may be getting old. IMHO virtua fighter keeps refining itself, but feels the same, and DoA and Tekken seem like they are at their peek all time best, so it's hard to see what they'll do next (though I'm sure they'll both do fine).

[RelentlessRolento]

honest to god new godhand goodness :)

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2689

[Chacrana]

Godhand just looks awesome. There's nothing bad to say. At $30, it's a definite must when it comes out... hell, Fry's will probably make it possible for me to get it for $25 when it comes out.

[RelentlessRolento]

I realize that, and it makes Baby Jesus cry. Poor Baby Jesus.

As for the fighters you mentioned, I REALLY don't like Virtua Fighter, Tekken hasn't been good since 3 (even though I liked 4, BLASPHEMY!) and DOA is iffy. Alls I know is 4 sucked :cry:

I just hope Soul Calibur 4 comes to the 360.

someone needs a rectal check for not liking tekken 5 :lol: jk. Tekken 4 had some great elements that I wish were in tekken 5 like the dark design but oh well...

and I know it's just me, but post Soul Calibur DC, the series has gotten a bit overated, though I do enjoy the much needed changes in part 3 (mainly characters being more distinct now).

[ratzombie]

It is hard for me to play 3D Fighters because I love having those "Supers" like in SF, and the like.

[RelentlessRolento]

If Law had shaved it'd be a perfect 10. Something about his goatee just screams suck to me.

in Tekken DR he has a customization to go beardless. I still prefer the scruff since I like hair on my guy characters... heck, my Tekken DR Kazuya has a full grown facial beard and goatee and I still need to add the chest hair to my ganryu sometime soon.

[RelentlessRolento]

It is hard for me to play 3D Fighters because I love having those "Supers" like in SF, and the like.


namco at least trys to make up for it with "Unblockables" but there's pretty much nothing in sight in virtua fighter.

[ratzombie]

I haven't played Virtua Fighters in years, not since the second one? At the nickel arcade. :D

As for Tekken, I hadn't played one since the first one, but I recently got Tekken 4 and have been enjoying it. I'd love to find that Tekken 5 with arcade stick so I can get into that. And I'll wait for a price drop for Tekken on the PSP.

And as far as DoA goes, meh... I hate those games.

[RelentlessRolento]

I know this may be old, but anyone notice the cool tie in with Lili and Law... Seems forrest was suppose o be inb the Iron Fist Tourney 5, but lost his entry letter to her.

[Apossum]

I can see why a lot of people are bored with fighters....mostly because the learning curve is relatively high and the genre takes some dedication. There also isn't much gripping backstory or gimmick...it's almost purely about the gameplay.
I kinda realized this when I read the Tekken: DR review in game informer. it was good, but lukewarm because they felt like the series hadn't progressed much. They had the same criticism of DoA4 (which got a higher score only because GI favors accessibility.) I highly disagree that they're all the same but I see where they are coming from as non-hardcore folks and understand why the review wasn't glowing.

Of course, fighter fans know the difference, but even then, I wonder about the future...VF5 will almost certainly replace VF4:Evo as a "3-D fighter that you can play forever and still not learn everything" (a very good thing, imo) and I wonder what Tekken 6 is going to do to innovate or not. Itagaki has hinted that he won't make another DoA game (and indeed, helena's ending is very conclusive for a video game.) That may not be such a bad thing...fan input kinda screwed with 4, I think. I'd like to see Team Ninja make some new fighter IP.

and then there's SNK, who will singlehandedly keep the 2-D fighter genre alive in the future? yikes. I mean, I've warmed up to them, but I still kinda feel like they aren't as good as Capcom. Hopefully Arc System Works will make more original IP and bring it to the U.S.


anyway, yeah, sorry for the long old-timer post :-P cliff notes: I love what we got, but wonder about what's next

[DomLando]

I just got done reading the Rival Schools issue #2 comic. It was pretty good. Continues the story of the first one (dont want to post any spoilers) and the art is decent. I just hate paying $4.95 when the comic is black and white. Anyway if you enjoyed the start to the series with the first comic I would go pick up #2. I dont want to get to in depth because I dont know if you guys want any story parts told and I dont want to ruin anything. Overall I think it shaping up to be better then Darstalkers but not as good as SF.

[MarkMan]

I'm fuckin in love with fighting games.

By far it's the deepest genre when it comes to playing/learning/longevity. Communities keep these games strong!

Tekken 5 is going to die now(hopefully for good) and we can all wait for the goodness(hopefully) that will be Tekken 6. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection in the meantime!

I'm going to be playing lots of Tekken Tag Tournament and Super Street Fighter II Turbo for the remainder of the year. I also want to learn Virtua Fighter 5. There's so many good fighting games out there it's rediculous.

Wait til' you guys see the EVO2006 vids. There were tons of great fights.

I ended up playing the #1 Tekken player in the world in DR. Played a first to three games set money match with him. He spanked me bad, only got 1 round in lol.

[Odenat]

Hey Markman do you happen to make boxes for Custom arcade sticks? This seems to be the major obstacle in my quest for one. I'm okay at soldering but my carpentry skills are on par with Homer Simpson. I'm actually considering doing this mod http://jonesey.clawz.com/joystick2/ to my agetec but we will see.

[GuilewasNK]

I can see why a lot of people are bored with fighters....mostly because the learning curve is relatively high and the genre takes some dedication. There also isn't much gripping backstory or gimmick...it's almost purely about the gameplay.


Also...

When Street Fighter II came out, it was THE game for multiplayer human vs. human action. The along came a game named Doom, then Quake, then UT...

FPS took over as the dominant form of human vs. human video game competion (and to a lesser extent, sports games).

[depascal22]

Virtua Fighter 5 and Tekken 6 are going to make not having a PS3 a very very painful thing. I've been able to hold off on buying the 360 because of the lack of any AAA fighting games. Virtua Fighter 4 made me buy the PS2 and 5 is going to try it's hardest to make me plunk down 600 bones at the nearest Costco.

[kainzero]

i always thought fighting games could be fun for everyone if they just included better tutorial modes. most games have really crappy manuals because of the tutorials they throw in the game. fighting games just throw you a move list and you're expected to know the concepts of frames? crossups? heck, a lot of people i've met don't even know what a cancel is. and VCs/CCs? forget about it.

mainstream press loved VF4 and thought it was the deepest fighting game ever because the tutorial mode showed you how deep it was, step by step... they even taught standard tourney juggles. when SF2 came about, people could rely on the mags for legitimate strategies... you could buy an EGM and see real combos/redizzies as they were being discovered, but that's not the case anymore... like in gamepro, with mvc2 combos like "launch, WAIT UNTIL HE FALLS BACK DOWN..."

so not only is the learning curve enormous, but you don't know where to start, unless you're internet savvy. heck, even the internet isn't as accessible anymore... google third strike and you'll get hits to gamefaqs/ign/1up etc. i miss the old yahoo search engine with its categories so you could find dedicated fan sites...

now i feel like an old geezer. heh =P

[BustaUppa]

GGS Guile (brief as they were)... I think I'm gonna start picking some random SNK guys and try to learn them a bit. I'm tired of sticking to my usual Capcom guns all the time. Just now I was playing around with Kim for a bit vs. the CPU.

Oh I'm talking about CvS2 by the way.

[RelentlessRolento]

I just got done reading the Rival Schools issue #2 comic. It was pretty good. Continues the story of the first one (dont want to post any spoilers) and the art is decent. I just hate paying $4.95 when the comic is black and white. Anyway if you enjoyed the start to the series with the first comic I would go pick up #2. I dont want to get to in depth because I dont know if you guys want any story parts told and I dont want to ruin anything. Overall I think it shaping up to be better then Darstalkers but not as good as SF.


wait... it's B&W?

[Darkside Hazuki]

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection in the meantime!
Playing T5: DR on my PSP makes me long for T5 on PS2 (with a stick!), which in turn makes me go to the arcade and play T5: DR. I have such a good time, I go home and play T5: DR on my PSP. And the cycle begins anew...

Just picked up a T5 data card on my last trip, and I have no idea how to use it. Someone tell me.

[MarkMan]

Basically each card entitles you to a character usage and 500 plays before it expires(you can transfer data onto a new card). One character per card.

So make sure you pick the right one or you'll need another card.

Basically you earn G every match whether you win or lose(of course you earn more by winning, and winning vs higher ranked opponents). There are also roulettes that enable you to get a multiplier for more G after matches.

It also keeps track of your win/loss record and of course, enables customization on your character.

[GuilewasNK]

GGS Guile (brief as they were)... I think I'm gonna start picking some random SNK guys and try to learn them a bit. I'm tired of sticking to my usual Capcom guns all the time. Just now I was playing around with Kim for a bit vs. the CPU.

Oh I'm talking about CvS2 by the way.

Cool. I used to stick with just Capcom guys when I first got the game but I really dig a lot of the SNK crew. Joe's moveset is probably my favorite in the whole game. His taunt is defintely the funniest. :lol:

On a tangent...

For some reason I have major problems using Guile in SVC Chaos. The timing seems a lot different than in CvS2. I always have trouble with his Flash Kick and Sonic Boom. Anyone else have trouble?

[Jimbo Slice]

For some reason I have major problems using Guile in SVC Chaos. The timing seems a lot different than in CvS2. I always have trouble with his Flash Kick and Sonic Boom. Anyone else have trouble?


Dude... problems with Guile in SVC? For real? He's dominant in that shit - his charges only need to be like half as long. He's great in that game, if you exclude the infinite/100% cheese going on.

[DomLando]

wait... it's B&W?
Yes. They did this because they lost so much money on Darkstalkers they cut down on cost on Rival Schools. Orders for this comic are no where near SF I think its like a third so they had to cut cost somewhere.

[Apossum]

Guilewasnk-- did you get my message on XBL? just curious to see if regular xboxers could get messages from the 360 folks...and to tell you I was jealous that you were playing CvS2!

[BustaUppa]

My memory is a bit foggy, but I feel like someone mentioned video character guides for Tekken on YouTube. Anyone know what games have tutorial-style videos that are viewable online? Playing some CvS2 last night just made me think about how cool it would be to educate myself during lunch break at work. I mean there are FAQs I could read, but having visuals would be so much better.

There are video-enhanced character guides for UMK3 over at ultimatemk.com ... but right now I'm more curious about guides for the games I'm less familiar with :D

[GuilewasNK]

Dude... problems with Guile in SVC? For real? He's dominant in that shit - his charges only need to be like half as long. He's great in that game, if you exclude the infinite/100% cheese going on.

I'll have to regroup and practice more then.

Guilewasnk-- did you get my message on XBL? just curious to see if regular xboxers could get messages from the 360 folks...and to tell you I was jealous that you were playing CvS2!

A voice message? I don't remember seeing one, but I'll check when I log back in on Live today.

[GuilewasNK]

Rodimus, I jusr saw your message on Gamefaqs.

I'm up for some SSV tonight. I'll be on around 8pm unless something comes up. Just let me know what time is best for you.

[Apossum]

I'll have to regroup and practice more then.



A voice message? I don't remember seeing one, but I'll check when I log back in on Live today.


nah, it was text.

[Rodimus]

Rodimus, I jusr saw your message on Gamefaqs.

I'm up for some SSV tonight. I'll be on around 8pm unless something comes up. Just let me know what time is best for you.

Sorry I gotta work tonight, and wont get off till midnight. But I'm off Wed. and Thurs.

I was playing some SSV a couple nights ago and luckly a couple guys were on. The SSV trash has filtered out and everyone that plays now only plays for fun (and that's about a total of 10 people). The top 3 ranked players stoped playing months ago. They cheesed their way to the top with a cable disconection trick. Very sad...

[RelentlessRolento]

didt' realize it, but Cardfighters DS will be out October 2nd which is pretty soon. So soon I'm surprised it's barely been covered, but then again SNK's publicity wagon hasn't always been the best.

[Rozz]

It's also worth noting that Melty Blood has the best stages and music of any fighting game ever. I like it better than Guilty Gear's soundtrack.
I'm gonna have to say that Street Fighter III Third Strike has the best soundtrack of any game ever. I liked it so much I even went out to order the soundtrack off Amazon.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000516SP/sr=1-3/qid=1156283440/ref=pd_bbs_3/104-7517378-2943942?ie=UTF8&s=music Theres the link if anyones interested. Its the American one. The import one has extra tracks, but its also very pricey. The U.S. one has all the good music anyway and a ton of voice samples.

[RelentlessRolento]

I'm gonna have to say that Street Fighter III Third Strike has the best soundtrack of any game ever. I liked it so much I even went out to order the soundtrack off Amazon.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000516SP/sr=1-3/qid=1156283440/ref=pd_bbs_3/104-7517378-2943942?ie=UTF8&s=music Theres the link if anyones interested. Its the American one. The import one has extra tracks, but its also very pricey. The U.S. one has all the good music anyway and a ton of voice samples.


as long as the announcer is not on the CD, I'm fine with it.

hey, has anyone ever gotten the chance to play the crappy Rise of the Robots?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Robots

http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/992811736-00.jpg

[MarkMan]

I'll agree that 3S has a great soundtrack. I love Dudley's and Chun Li's stage music.

[Jimbo Slice]

Can anyone help with me Yun and Genei-Jin combos? After WP WK MP ---> Genei Jin, what do I hit with to keep the combo going?

Also, anyone going to Mag-Fest this year?
http://magfest.org/

I went last year, entered all the fighting game tournaments and had a really good time. Placed pretty well in almost of the the ones I entered. It'd be sweet if I could meet up with some CAGs there!

[MarkMan]

Go into shoulder, then do however many more you need before you get to the corner.

[Jimbo Slice]

Go into shoulder, then do however many more you need before you get to the corner.

What strength shoulder? I tried that.. Maybe I just suck at this game :*(

[Rodimus]

Did you guys have the SFHF tourney on X-Box live yet? Just curious.

[kainzero]

Can anyone help with me Yun and Genei-Jin combos? After WP WK MP ---> Genei Jin, what do I hit with to keep the combo going?

in the corner, it's character specific.
actually, midscreen, i see people do other stuff too. most likely depends on character.

i remember on ken, trying to do...
target combo xx GJ - s.mp - f.hp - f.mk x2 - hp palm - f.mk x2 - hp palm - dp+hk - dp+mp - qcf+lp.

i think. i don't remember. best way to learn is to just practice a lot... i ask my friends how to do it and they don't really know, they've just been doing it so much that it's ingrained into their muscle memory =P

as for that midscreen shoulder, i think the appropriate strength is mp.

[RelentlessRolento]

wow... never realized that Kazuya was voiced by the same voice actor as Ryu and Roberto, as well as teh homoerotic Griffith in beserk... scary, but cool too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Morikawa

i probably should do more research on this stuff... I've been trying to figure out who is dragunov's voice actor, but no one knows since all he does is grunt. I may guess it might be Jin's same voice actor.

[MarkMan]

Yes a lot of Tekken/Soul Calibur voice actors are also voice actors in anime and other fighting games.

Kazuya and Heihachi are the pimps. :)

[Jimbo Slice]

Did you guys have the SFHF tourney on X-Box live yet? Just curious.

It's going on currently. Thanks for the Yun help btw.