hugo & poison's recruiting thread- all fighters welcome (fighter thread 8)

[gigan54]

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6430/hugobadass5be.th.jpg (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hugobadass5be.jpg)

because everybody should be disgusted by poison. ;) and if you're not... then that's just sad...

[GuilewasNK]

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6430/hugobadass5be.th.jpg (http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hugobadass5be.jpg)

because everybody should be disgusted by poison. ;) and if you're not... then that's just sad...

Color me sad then. :lol:

[gigan54]

haha, I used to like poison too, that is until I read her backstory and all. now I just keep that stuff to myself, I know what she is, but damn does she look good... i feel disgusting now :cry:

[GuilewasNK]

haha, I used to like poison too, that is until I read her backstory and all. now I just keep that stuff to myself, I know what she is, but damn does she look good... i feel disgusting now :cry:

:lol:


Reminds me of the Maury Povich they showed yesterday when they had the studio guess if the people on stage were born men or women. I have to admit I was confused by a lot of them as was a lot of the audience. The transexuals looked better than almost all the real women they had on the stage. Oh well. :roll:

I am surprised they didn't make Poison into a playable character in the Street Fighter series like they did with so many other Final Fight characters. Could have been Capcom's answer to Bridget if nothing else.

[Burrito]

I am surprised they didn't make Poison into a playable character in the Street Fighter series like they did with so many other Final Fight characters. Could have been Capcom's answer to Bridget if nothing else.

Beacuse GGXX came out in 2002.

[Apossum]

Bridget is more disturbing than poison, imo. I see transvestites every time I go downtown and I don't see little boys in a too-short skirt and nun outfit :lol:

[RelentlessRolento]

ditto on bridget...

and as a response to Markman in the old thread: I knew about the JP/PAL versions of T5 witht he ghosted pro players, but no way I'm modding my system (I usually only mod it when the next generation of the system comes out). I think I'm just going to take my PS2 to my college every day now and just whip out T5 and wait for people to show up.

[kakomu]

Man, if only I could look as good as Poison.

[Metal Boss]

I busted her and her clone army up many times in final fight.

[MarkMan]

Ahhh new home for 500 posts :)

[MarkMan]

VF fans.

http://games.ign.com/articles/671/671613p1.html

Shaping up rather well.

Lindbergh is a beast.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

VF fans.

http://games.ign.com/articles/671/671613p1.html

Shaping up rather well.

Lindbergh is a beast.:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:


Damn, I want one of those arcade cabinets. :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Apossum]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:


Damn, I want one of those arcade cabinets. :drool: :drool: :drool:


I already got one. it's decent. ;)


Thanks for the link markman....sounds like they are trying to make it truly 3D, like sidesteps aren't just for dodging and specific side attacks anymore.
VFTV also looks cool.

I'm hoping all this will go towards an online version of the game for the 360 :pray:

[Rodimus]

Just got my X-Box (not the 360) so I'll be online soon. Picked up Guilty Gear, KOF 2K2/2K3, and DOA Ultimate (watch out Apposum.)

[Apossum]

Cool. I just sold my 360 so, i'm crawling back to my crummy old xbox. Check my gamertag in my avatar. Just got a magicbox converter for my Tekken anniversary stick, so i'll be all about some doa, SF3, and maybe some guilty gear.

btw, I think everyone knows this but don't import GG:Isuka for the xbox. i torrented it-- meh, deleted.

[GuilewasNK]

Cool. I just sold my 360 so, i'm crawling back to my crummy old xbox. Check my gamertag in my avatar. Just got a magicbox converter for my Tekken anniversary stick, so i'll be all about some doa, SF3, and maybe some guilty gear.

btw, I think everyone knows this but don't import GG:Isuka for the xbox. i torrented it-- meh, deleted.

Didn't care for the 360? I know I saw you on it this past week on my Dashboard.

[Apossum]

Didn't care for the 360? I know I saw you on it this past week on my Dashboard.


nah, I love it but I couldn't pass up the chance to own it for free by selling it on ebay.
the trick will be in getting one before DoA 4 comes out in a few weeks. *twitches from hexic withdrawl*

[GuilewasNK]

nah, I love it but I couldn't pass up the chance to own it for free by selling it on ebay.
the trick will be in getting one before DoA 4 comes out in a few weeks. *twitches from hexic withdrawl*

:lol:

Good luck. I'm sure someone somwhere will return one to a store. You never know.

[Burrito]

Why would you want DOA4?

[RelentlessRolento]

GL Apossom... really, DOA4 is the only game that at all interests me on the 360... and all the other DOAs were the only draw for me on the original Xbox... odd...

I'll probably pick up a 360 a year or two from now when Team Ninja has more stuff out... especially DOA:XBV2... now that will be a good game... only game I liked too much on the original Xbox (aside from Ninja Gaiden).


I'm sure markman knows this already from reading up on zaibatsu, but it seems likely that the Tekken announced for the PS3 will NOT be Tekken 6 (oddly, I am glad about this), but Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Really this is awsome :) The T5 engine with tagging is a dream come true...

wow.. very nice progress with VF5... I still have yet to be very attracted to this series, but damn, it is a very well made series. The VF.TV is a superb idea, and SEGA could lower the costs of their cabinets or give discounts to arcades if arcades include this since they get to advertise whatever they want to. I like the whole idea of commentary, as I can see fighting games becoming the next big thing in american/japanese sports-like TV. I hope but doubt this will be implimented in the US.

[GuilewasNK]

GL Apossom... really, DOA4 is the only game that at all interests me on the 360... and all the other DOAs were the only draw for me on the original Xbox... odd...

I'll probably pick up a 360 a year or two from now when Team Ninja has more stuff out... especially DOA:XBV2... now that will be a good game... only game I liked too much on the original Xbox (aside from Ninja Gaiden).


I'm sure markman knows this already from reading up on zaibatsu, but it seems likely that the Tekken announced for the PS3 will NOT be Tekken 6 (oddly, I am glad about this), but Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Really this is awsome :) The T5 engine with tagging is a dream come true...

wow.. very nice progress with VF5... I still have yet to be very attracted to this series, but damn, it is a very well made series. The VF.TV is a superb idea, and SEGA could lower the costs of their cabinets or give discounts to arcades if arcades include this since they get to advertise whatever they want to. I like the whole idea of commentary, as I can see fighting games becoming the next big thing in american/japanese sports-like TV. I hope but doubt this will be implimented in the US.

I wasn't attracted to the series much until VF4. They finally put some much needed style with all the substance that is there. Part of the reason I never played the Virtua Fighter series much was because the designs were so bland and generic (I did like Pai Chan though). It just never interested me. My first real taste of Virtua Fighter came via Fighters Megamix which I had a lot of fun with.

[kakomu]

I wasn't attracted to the series much until VF4. They finally put some much needed style with all the substance that is there. Part of the reason I never played the Virtua Fighter series much was because the designs were so bland and generic (I did like Pai Chan though). It just never interested me. My first real taste of Virtua Fighter came via Fighters Megamix which I had a lot of fun with.

My Personal Fav was VF2. It may have just been a large square arena with a different background, but I had fun. However, I wasn't really good, and there wasn't a lot of Famitsu-style VF2 charts around when I had my Saturn.

I didn't feel VF3. It felt sluggish and hard to Control.

[Rodimus]

Anyone play Fighters Megamix? I bought it in Japan for like $5. I liked all the extra characters like the Daytona 500 car, Janet from Virtua Cop and Kid Akira. But the Fighting Viper characters aren't as deep as the VF ones.

[kakomu]

Anyone play Fighters Megamix? I bought it in Japan for like $5. I liked all the extra characters like the Daytona 500 car, Janet from Virtua Cop and Kid Akira. But the Fighting Viper characters aren't as deep as the VF ones.

I wanted to, but I couldn't afford most of the games that I wanted for the Saturn. Had I been 22 when the Saturn was out, chances are, I would have played all the games I wanted to.

[GuilewasNK]

Anyone play Fighters Megamix? I bought it in Japan for like $5. I liked all the extra characters like the Daytona 500 car, Janet from Virtua Cop and Kid Akira. But the Fighting Viper characters aren't as deep as the VF ones.

I used to play it a LONG time ago. I probably haven't played it in 8 years. I got my copy used from a Blockbuster for $6.99 (disc only).

[MarkMan]

I'm looking forward to DoA4 too.. mainly because it's the only fighting game on the 360 :(

Aside from that, a lot of the game has been reworked upon making it more Tekken like... I guess that's good. We'll see how it comes together as a whole.

[Puffa469]

Anyone play Fighters Megamix? I bought it in Japan for like $5. I liked all the extra characters like the Daytona 500 car, Janet from Virtua Cop and Kid Akira. But the Fighting Viper characters aren't as deep as the VF ones.

One of my favorite Saturn games! I imported it back in the day along with Rage Racer for the PS1. I was a happy, happy gamer for weeks after that order showed up at my door. =D

I think its funny that my Saturn collection contains more imports than US games. I imported every 2D fighter and Schmup I could find back in the day.

[evanft]

Is DOA: Ultimate worth getting?

[Rodimus]

Is DOA: Ultimate worth getting?

I just got it, but mainly for the online play. You can pick it up for $19.99 brand new. From what I've heard most people enjoy Ultimate more than DOA3.

[kakomu]

Which Guilty Gear games for the PS2 are the best?

[MarkMan]

GGX2.

If you have the ability to play imports on your PS2, get GGXX# Reload.

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I'm super hyped for Dark Resurrection. Is anyone here near the Chicago area? If so, you do know theres an Arcade beta test for it?! I can't wait to try out Armor King for myself. His dark upper into air throws sounds like a lot of fun.

[CaseyRyback]

apossum is in Chicago.

as far as VF5 goes, it along with MGS4 are the only two console games I really have a desire to play. I hardly ever play consoles anymore, so I am hoping VF5 comes to both the 360 and PS3 as I only plan on buying one console and Kojima has stated he is not going to port MGS4

[kakomu]

GGX2.

If you have the ability to play imports on your PS2, get GGXX# Reload.

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I'm super hyped for Dark Resurrection. Is anyone here near the Chicago area? If so, you do know theres an Arcade beta test for it?! I can't wait to try out Armor King for myself. His dark upper into air throws sounds like a lot of fun.

My mom lives in Chicago, so I can head up there any time. Where is this beta test?

[apokalipze2]

We need GGXX/ on ps2 asap

[kakomu]

We need GGXX/ on ps2 asap

GGXX = GGX2. It's already on PS2, unless you're refering to GGXX# (sharp).

[MarkMan]

The beta test info is at www.VGONetwork.com check the new Dark Resurrection article.

[kakomu]

The beta test info is at www.VGONetwork.com (http://www.VGONetwork.com) check the new Dark Resurrection article.

Wait, do I have to actually put quarters in?

[MarkMan]

Of course. The beta testing is for an arcade game, not a free game. Aside from testing characters/moves it's also testing the interest of an arcade gamer.

[kakomu]

Of course. The beta testing is for an arcade game, not a free game. Aside from testing characters/moves it's also testing the interest of an arcade gamer.

I thought it was going to be some sort of event where they're marketing the game to develop interest. Otherwise, I'm not interested in pumping quarters in a game I've never been good at.

[apokalipze2]

I was actually referring to GuiltyGear Slash. It's an updated version of #R, that's currently out in Japan

[RelentlessRolento]

to waht GuilewasNK said about VF: I still think it's a bit too bland for me (I don't know why... maybe it needs a more fleshed out story), but it's alot less bland than it use to be. One other problem is that I can't find any character that fits the way I would like to play. Most of the Power/Speed characters feel odd to me, and the speed characters (Jacky/Brad for me) feel more natural, but don't play totally comfortable to me. As a side note, I use to train in a dojo with a group of guys on the art of Muai Tai... it's pretty cool, but I admit I suck at it.

[Rodimus]

Too many GG with very litttle change.

What's the diffrenance of the PS2 GGX2 and X-Box GGX2 #Reloaded?

Plus does anyone have any recomendations for a good 2D fighter controller for the X-Box? I got the SF Anniversry Controller for it and I dislike the d-pad. Very unresponsive. Maybe I need to break it in more.

[RelentlessRolento]

i don't think mutch is dif from the PS2 and Xbox GGXX... Xbox just has some characters unlocked before hand as well as online, but I'm probably missing some info.

[kakomu]

Here's info on differences between all the guilty gear games

http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/guiltygear/guiltygear.htm

You may want to try the Kof collections for Xbox (2k/2k1 and 2k2/2k3). (or, if you'd like 2k2/2k3 for PS2, I have it and we can talk trade).

[RelentlessRolento]

i'm pretty sure Rodimus wouldn't miss out on KoF for the xbox unless he has it for the PS2 already... he needs his billy kane fix.

[MarkMan]

There's a big difference between GGX2(XX) and GGXX # R in terms of character balance. There were lots of changes.

[kristianator]

I thought it was going to be some sort of event where they're marketing the game to develop interest. Otherwise, I'm not interested in pumping quarters in a game I've never been good at.


haha, ggpo arcade scene.

[Rodimus]

i'm pretty sure Rodimus wouldn't miss out on KoF for the xbox unless he has it for the PS2 already... he needs his billy kane fix.

Right you are sir. That's one of the first games I picked up. Anyways I'll be trading my PS2 version of KOF 2K2/2K3 and Guilty Gear X2. Anyone intrested?

Plan on picking up Samurai Showdown V and KOF 94' for X-Box in a couple weeks when they're released. Their was some discussion on whether the orginal Samurai Showdown was gonna be included in V. But it's not and the rumors have been put to rest. Too bad.

EDIT - Thanks capitalist_mao and Markman for the GG info. Guess the only diffrences was Robo Ky, balance adjustments, and online play.

[GuilewasNK]

Plan on picking up Samurai Showdown V and KOF 94' for X-Box in a couple weeks when they're released. Their was some discussion on whether the orginal Samurai Showdown was gonna be included in V. But it's not and the rumors have been put to rest. Too bad.



I wish Samurai Shodown IV was in that package. I loved the Bust/Slash modes.

In regards to X-box pads, I have the SF Anniversary controller and I think it is better than the regular Xbox controller. It did take me a little while to get used to it. The only other one I have tried is a PS2 controller via a converter but then you lose headset capabilities.

[2poor]

im thinking about getting a mod chip to play some import kof games. what are fun ones and where can i get them at a decent price?

[Rodimus]

I wish Samurai Shodown IV was in that package. I loved the Bust/Slash modes.

In regards to X-box pads, I have the SF Anniversary controller and I think it is better than the regular Xbox controller. It did take me a little while to get used to it. The only other one I have tried is a PS2 controller via a converter but then you lose headset capabilities.

What games do you play with the controller? I'm haveing a difficult time pulling off some moves like the Potemkin Buster (qcb,f+1.) And qcf moves seem alittle stiff. Does the controller need to be broken in more?

[GuilewasNK]

What games do you play with the controller? I'm haveing a difficult time pulling off some moves like the Potemkin Buster (qcb,f+1.) And qcf moves seem alittle stiff. Does the controller need to be broken in more?

I have been using it with CvS2 and SFAC mainly. I don't recall having much trouble with my Guile pad. I used to have a hell of a time pulling moves with the regular Xbox pad. I tend to use charge based characters though so I may not run into the same issues that you have.

[RelentlessRolento]

Though I probably can't offer much or any cash for it, I may be interested in your KoF2k2/2k3 Rodimus. Shoot me a PM and check my TL to see if anything's possible.

I really didn't like the Xbox controller for 2D fighters when I owned my Xbox... Personally, I would think the best choices are to go with either an arcade stick or one of the SFAnniversary controllers.

[kakomu]

I have been using it with CvS2 and SFAC mainly. I don't recall having much trouble with my Guile pad. I used to have a hell of a time pulling moves with the regular Xbox pad. I tend to use charge based characters though so I may not run into the same issues that you have.

Ack, I could never figure out any of the charge characters.

[GuilewasNK]

Ack, I could never figure out any of the charge characters.

I play my best with E.Honda for some reason. I actually play better with him than Guile. I don't use Blanka much though.

[Apossum]

The beta test info is at www.VGONetwork.com check the new Dark Resurrection article.

Whoa! that's about a half hour drive from me...if they still have it there after i finish the semester, I'll go check it out. Any idea how long they'll keep it there?

@ those wishing me good luck-- Thanks! I'll totally get one, even if I have to wait another 10 hours in the cold. This time it'll be different, i'll be armed with a sleeping bag, ear plugs and a flask of whiskey. I'm not a heavy drinker or drug user, but last week, around 3 AM, I would've killed for a bong hit or something to put me out of my cold misery. :lol:

Why would you want DOA4?

because it's a totally shallow fighter for n00bs. but actually I'm only interested in the big, bouncy tits, panty shots, and amazing graphics. it's like a soft-core tech demo for my new system. :P

[GuilewasNK]

because it's a totally shallow fighter for n00bs. but actually I'm only interested in the big, bouncy tits, panty shots, and amazing graphics. it's like a soft-core tech demo for my new system. :P

Heh! :)

[Apossum]

i'm showing my true colors. ;-)


speaking of which, i'm about to get on XBL, probably some SF:A and DoA. i don't have mic though, using my T5 stick, so sorry if i seem mute :-)

[GuilewasNK]

i'm showing my true colors. ;-)


speaking of which, i'm about to get on XBL, probably some SF:A and DoA. i don't have mic though, using my T5 stick, so sorry if i seem mute :-)

I might try to get on before I go to bed. Not sure yet.

[MarkMan]

Apossum: Not sure how long it's going to be there. The guy in charge doesn't have a set date. Check with me when your semester is over and I can check if it's still there, or you can call yourself. :)

I'm looking forward to getting some DoA4 games in with any of you guys. Hope the lag isn't like some DOAU games.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

It's official: GNT!4 has rocked my world. More as it develops. 8-) :lol:

[RelentlessRolento]

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I am on the same boat as Apossom: it's my digital version of softcore porn (am I the only person here who thinks Christie is frickin hot?). But it's not as bad as people say really, it's just not deep enough, that's the only problem. oh... and the same goes for rumble roses for me, except nothing is good at all about it other than the girls.

Knowing how much south florida sucks I doubt I'll see a beta testing for T5DR down here... meh... oh well. I'll wait for the VF5 beta testing to come down here... never.

[Purple Flames]

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I am on the same boat as Apossom: it's my digital version of softcore porn (am I the only person here who thinks Christie is frickin hot?). But it's not as bad as people say really, it's just not deep enough, that's the only problem. oh... and the same goes for rumble roses for me, except nothing is good at all about it other than the girls.

Dude, just watch real porn. It won't cost you 50 bucks for a copy in fact you can get it in abundance for free just about anywhere on the net), you get full frontal nudity and won't be cockteased by strategically-placed hands and camera angles, and you know, the women actually exist =P

My problem with DOA is mostly the engine. It feels like the poor-man's Virtua Fighter. They took everything about that game and watered it down and made it into a counter-fest. And the aformentioned selling-point of virtual clevage does nothing to sway my opinion either.

Rumble Roses....I can't comment on it. I own the game but have yet to try it out. What attracted me to it the most was the fact that they used the engine from THQ's Smackdown! series, and I was always a fan of that. I've heard that the game was lacking in modes and hell, even a Tag Team option, but I'll make a final judgement on it when I play it for myself.

[Rodimus]

Been playing alittle DOAU and I'm having fun unlocking everything. The game is based on a "pick-up-and-play" basis. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. But I was watching G4 a couple weeks ago and saw a program praising DOAU for being the best 3D fighter, with no mention of VF, Tekken or Soul Calibur.

One question - What's story of DOA? I watched the intro to DOAU and was confused. Maybe I sould get my wife to just translate it.

[Apossum]

Kasumi and Ayane used to be friends...but Kasumi was chosen as the head biatch, so ayane gets jealous. the guy with the nose rapes kasumi/ayane's mom and the mom had lied to ayane about being her mom and now the other guy has torn sky....fuck, I'm already lost and confused. :lol:

Rodimus-- don't waste your time with single player. The CPU is so unrealistic. it's got ESP for counters.

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if you're confused about my previous post, I was just being a smart ass to burrito :lol:

[whitereflection]

Haven't been to these threads, so excuse me if this was discussed:

Has anyone watched the new Street Fighter anime yet? I liked it, but it was received poorly by just about everyone.

[MarkMan]

I watched it at the US debut. And everyone in the crowd laughed at it. That's how bad it was... :(

[2poor]

maybe the crowd was laughing with it?

[MarkMan]

Nah, we were laughing at it... the remarks people in the audience were making were more hilarious than the movie lol.

[2poor]

i guess theres never going to be a good alpha movie.

has anyone played kof 2003? the graphics look so smooth and hi res-y.

[Rodimus]

Kasumi and Ayane used to be friends...but Kasumi was chosen as the head biatch, so ayane gets jealous. the guy with the nose rapes kasumi/ayane's mom and the mom had lied to ayane about being her mom and now the other guy has torn sky....fuck, I'm already lost and confused. :lol:

Rodimus-- don't waste your time with single player. The CPU is so unrealistic. it's got ESP for counters.

So Raidou and Tengu are the same guy? I still don't know why Ayane killed Helena's mom, why Leon's lover died, hell I don't get anyones story. Still I'm gonna unlock everything.

2poor - Wasn't impressed with 2K3's graphics at all, and I'm a huge SNK fan. Still plays great, that's what matters. Altough I prefer the classic 3 on 3 Team battles instead of tag. Gato doesn't feel like MOTW's.

[RelentlessRolento]

ayane didn't kill helena's mom, I'm pretty sure it was Bayman... and Raidu and Tengu are not the same guy... far from it... And Ayane is more like Kasumi's illigetimate sister... they guy who raped her is Ayanes dad, who appears as the final boss in DOA3.

Leon's story still makes no sense to me... I don't even kow why they made him replace Bayman in the original DoA2...

also, if you're at all interested in Ryu Hyabusa and Ayane's story a little more, pick up Ninja Gaiden, probably the best (or only good) game on the Xbox.

[MarkMan]

As far as fighting games go... fuck a story, that shit is bad for pretty much every fighting game lol.

What's everyone else been playing aside from fighting games?

[gigan54]

As far as fighting games go... fuck a story, that shit is bad for pretty much every fighting game lol.

What's everyone else been playing aside from fighting games?

phoenix wright owns me. and i've recently picked up metroid: zero mission, FFTA, advance wars ds and meteos. too many good games for my ds to be concerned about fighters for a while (maybe that's a bad thing though)

[MarkMan]

I'll whole heartedly agree... the DS/GBA have so many good games out there it's not even funny. I need to pick up Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 2: Partners in Time today... I still gotta finish enjoying Lost in Blue, Trace Memory, and some others.... I didn't even get Phoenix Wright yet! But I plan on getting it :) !

Too bad handheld fighters aren't too great. I have Bleach for the PSP and it's not really that deep of a fighter but it's fun. Darkstalkers was a joke for PSP. GGXX# R was good stuff though. Can't wait for SFZ3: DU. That should be good stuff.

[GuilewasNK]

As far as fighting games go... fuck a story, that shit is bad for pretty much every fighting game lol.

What's everyone else been playing aside from fighting games?

Right now I am playing Magna Carta on PS2 and Elite Force on the PC.

[MarkMan]

I've been playing Kameo, PDZ on XBL... Tekken 5 here and there. Sometimes SF Anniversary... that's about it though lol.

[kakomu]

Right now I am playing Magna Carta on PS2 and Elite Force on the PC.

Apparently Magna Carta is supposed to suck. However, Elite Force 2 is total sex.

BTW, do you have the full-sized gif of the TNG guys rockin out? I saw it on ytmnd a while ago, and haven't been able to find it anywhere else.

Games I'm playing: LoZ: Oracle of Seasons, Burnout 3, Onimusha 3 (however, I'm sick of the latest levels), La Pucelle.

[MarkMan]

Oracle of Ages/Seasons was one of my fondest memories of the GBC... good stuff. :)

To keep it fighting game related... SC III got some crazy ass shit... Cassy/Sophie are too good.

[Purple Flames]

I'm replaying throught Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls and trying to finish up Ninja Gaiden. After I beat those I'll either start Jade Empire or Tales of Symphonia.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

As far as fighting games go... fuck a story, that shit is bad for pretty much every fighting game lol.Anyone else notice that the now 28 year old Sarah Bryant is still listed as "College Student" in VF4? I hope she's getting her doctorate ... :lol:

[apokalipze2]

I want to buy a psp to play that gxxr but I'll wait for a future price drop

[MarkMan]

GGXX#R is only $19.90 at www.play-asia.com ... $3 shipping. Have fun :) !

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9f-77-g-15-guilty%2Bgear%2Bpsp-70-pxs.html

[GuilewasNK]

Apparently Magna Carta is supposed to suck. However, Elite Force 2 is total sex.

BTW, do you have the full-sized gif of the TNG guys rockin out? I saw it on ytmnd a while ago, and haven't been able to find it anywhere else.

Games I'm playing: LoZ: Oracle of Seasons, Burnout 3, Onimusha 3 (however, I'm sick of the latest levels), La Pucelle.

I like Magna Carta so far. It's a lot different from anything else I played though. The battle system is really unique.

I am playing Elite Force 1 right now (God, I love this game). I am in the Frag-Cafe clan. I just got a new computer last week though so now I can play Elite Force 2 as well. Now that I have a decent PC for gaming I might start selling more of my console games.

I do have the full size gif of the TNG guys but it is on my old computer at the moment. I bought a crossover cable to transfer my files from my old Win ME PC to my new XP PC but I couldn't get it working the other night. I am not really sure what the deal is. If I get things straightened out, I'll post it.

[Purple Flames]

GGXX#R is only $19.90 at www.play-asia.com (http://www.play-asia.com) ... $3 shipping. Have fun :) !

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9f-77-g-15-guilty%2Bgear%2Bpsp-70-pxs.html

$19.90? Peh. I got it for 13 bucks with free shipping in the trade forum.

Let's hear it for CAG 8-)

[RelentlessRolento]

I've been too lacking in money to really afford getting any games.

The newest game I own has kept me pretty busy though. I got GTA:LCS and really enjoyed (and enjoying doing all the extra stuff now) it... so far my favorite GTA (SA just had too much damn stuff, and VC's islands I didn't like too muh). It also has the best soundtrack in the series.

I got GTA for the PSP due to the fact that the damn DS was getting too much of my time, and I like both systems alot. In a few days I'll be picking up Animal Crossing for the DS... gahh!

If anyone has a GGXX#R for PSP for trade drop me a PM or check my TL. I totally forgot about it, but don't know if I want ot get it since GG:J is comming out on new years day (or so it seems). Also, if anyone is looking for a Rival Schools strategy guide, I may be willing to get rid of mine.

in response to markman about SCIII... the greek chicks (Sophi and Cas) seem the most balanced out of everyone. I like play as Lizardman alot more though, since his style is more in-your-face than Cas and Sophi.

I didn't realize it, but in Japan, Urban Reign is selling pretty well... I'm just waiting for a price drop before I pick it up. I still want death by degress just for story purposes even though I heard it was horrible.

Alot of people seem to not really care about story for fighters, but it's part of the draw for me when playing a fighter... Tekken is my favorite story, even if it is a bit random (kangaroos, aliens, CEO bears, robot men, the devil, and boobs, all in the world of Tekken).

[GuilewasNK]

The only fighter in which I really liked the story was Project Justice. Everything is so over the top that it works great.

Why in the hell is there no anime for this game?

[RelentlessRolento]

second: why the hell is there no manga of this game? (i don't even read mangas...)

Whatever happend to the announced RivalSchools/Project Justice comic books by Udon? it's been almost 2 years now...?

but yes, GuilewasNK... PJ had a pretty fun over the top story... I'm still surprised capcom hasn't gone back to this series (as well as almost all theri other good Dreamcast games...). I still love beating the crap out of people with my team of Shoma and his bat beating, Ran and her camera, and Burning Batsu with his... uh, fire.

[MarkMan]

Sophitia and Cassandra are no where near balanced... they're too cheap... :( But that's where tier/character to player comes into play.

I think Xianghua is good too, but no where near as effective(ease of application) as she was in SC II.

[Apossum]

As far as fighting games go... fuck a story, that shit is bad for pretty much every fighting game lol.

What's everyone else been playing aside from fighting games?


agreed. I just don't care. i can't believe they are trying to squeeze a movie out of DoA....

Metroid Prime Pinball is filling the Hexic gap. Got 5,548,000 the other night! Still can't beat the artifact temple in normal play. it's nigh impossible to keep track of 10 pinballs and 2 screens at once.

[Kuma]

second: why the hell is there no manga of this game? (i don't even read mangas...)

Whatever happend to the announced RivalSchools/Project Justice comic books by Udon? it's been almost 2 years now...?

but yes, GuilewasNK... PJ had a pretty fun over the top story... I'm still surprised capcom hasn't gone back to this series (as well as almost all theri other good Dreamcast games...). I still love beating the crap out of people with my team of Shoma and his bat beating, Ran and her camera, and Burning Batsu with his... uh, fire.
I thought the comic happened but was quickly killed

[Kuma]

Just got my X-Box (not the 360) so I'll be online soon. Picked up Guilty Gear, KOF 2K2/2K3, and DOA Ultimate (watch out Apposum.)
If you go online with 2k2 let me know

[kakomu]

$19.90? Peh. I got it for 13 bucks with free shipping in the trade forum.

Let's hear it for CAG 8-)

$10 at TRU, right now. If someone wants a copy, let me know, and I'll hook you up.

(GGX2#R, that is).

[FriskyTanuki]

http://games.kikizo.com/news/200511/127_p1.asp

Didn't see this posted yet, but here's a bunch of info and screens on VF5 and it's looking hot. I'm definitely interested in trying to master El Blaze because he's very similar to Rey Mysterio. :lol:

[MarkMan]

Hey Apossum, are you also registered under the same name on DigitalPress?

So I hear DoA4 got pushed back again lol. That would suck if it got pushed back after the New Year.

capitalist_mao: $10? At TRU? Are you sure? I'm referring to the PSP version by the way, that's what we were talking about all along.

[kakomu]

capitalist_mao: $10? At TRU? Are you sure? I'm referring to the PSP version by the way, that's what we were talking about all along.

Oh, whoops, my fault. I was refering to the Xbox version. I didn't bother to click on the Play-asia links :p

[B:L]

Hey Mark, X is still strong too, stronger than her SC2 version I believe.

She still has her old bread and butter...except now it's REALLY safe. 3B, 33KA juggles into spinny mixups. Her A's are the fastest in the game, only matched by Taki.

And of course,

66A+B~G, which avoids SOO much stuff. You have a character that can't track (Raph)? Expect to DIE.

[Apossum]

Hey Apossum, are you also registered under the same name on DigitalPress?

So I hear DoA4 got pushed back again lol. That would suck if it got pushed back after the New Year.




Yeah, that's me over there.

DoA4....what's doa4? it doesn't exist, you can't prove anything... ;)

every game they have released has pushed back 3-6 months from it's original release date. It sounds like they will take their time with 4, now that they've missed the launch anyway.

[Rodimus]

If you go online with 2k2 let me know

Will do, gimmie a couple weeks, I gotta get X-Box Live.

As for stories in fighting games I agree I don't care, only a couple fighters have decent stories. But DOA's story is very confusing. Speaking of DOA I just unlocked everything in DOAU2. I did the collecton way which only took me about 4-5 hours. Thats better than beating the game 120 times. *yikes*

Besides fighters I've been playing Ninja Gaiden Black (best game for the X-Box.) and Dragon Quest VIII.

A couple weeks away from Samurai Showdown V. Anyone else gonna pick it up?

[Kuma]

Will do, gimmie a couple weeks, I gotta get X-Box Live.

As for stories in fighting games I agree I don't care, only a couple fighters have decent stories. But DOA's story is very confusing. Speaking of DOA I just unlocked everything in DOAU2. I did the collecton way which only took me about 4-5 hours. Thats better than beating the game 120 times. *yikes*

Besides fighters I've been playing Ninja Gaiden Black (best game for the X-Box.) and Dragon Quest VIII.

A couple weeks away from Samurai Showdown V. Anyone else gonna pick it up?

I have that and KOF94 on preorder but im not holding my breath on them coming out on time knowing SNK's track record

[Rodimus]

I have that and KOF94 on preorder but im not holding my breath on them coming out on time knowing SNK's track record

True, it has been pushed back a couple times already. I wish Neo Geo BC would hurry up and come out for console release.

I remember when I was in Tokyo I went to the NGBC location testing. I was probably one of the first Americans to play it. That makes me feel special.

[RelentlessRolento]

I remember when I was in Tokyo I went to the NGBC location testing. I was probably one of the first Americans to play it. That makes me feel special.

:)

how long did it take for your wife to pull you out of that place? I bet you were glued to the arcade cabinet after some good Japanese competition.

[kristianator]

to whoever asked about the rival schools comic book... the first issue was advertised in the most recent issue of previews magazine. i think that means it releases in january or so. the cover art looks amazing, and the interior art is not bad.

[Rodimus]

:)

how long did it take for your wife to pull you out of that place? I bet you were glued to the arcade cabinet after some good Japanese competition.

She'd go out shopping and leave me their for a couple hours. These guys were so good I was afraid I'd lose all me money before my wife came to get me. To play an game it's ussually 100 yen which is about .80 cents. So it's retty expensive. I watched alot, you learn alot from just watching. I did pretty good in KOF 2K2 but some games like Tekken 5 and VF4 forget about it.

The day of the loc test one guy was beating everyone with Robert and Kyo. His Robert was nasty. Robert looked like he played a little diffrent in this version.

[Apossum]

holy shit, i've been in front of this computer for about 36 hours now, with little sleep and I probably will be all week. gotta love finals time. can't wait to move to Madison next semester. but I digress.....

What's the most useless move in any fighting game? Taunts and joke moves don't count, even if they can connect, like in SF3. I'm talking about moves that developers put in that just have no place in the fighting engine, and are just for filler.

I'm gonna go with the ducking low kick in the mortal Kombat series. Even if it connects, your opponent recovers from the hit before you recover from the kick :lol:

[whitereflection]

I'm gonna go with the ducking low kick in the mortal Kombat series. Even if it connects, your opponent recovers from the hit before you recover from the kick :lol:

Glad to see someone else thought this was stupid. I always found it weird that I connect with this move and promptly catch a roundhouse kick to the face.

[Rodimus]

I always thought Sagat's Tiger Knee was pretty useless. Might as well do the Tiger Uppercut or standing HK. The range was always very limited, it leaves you open if you miss, plus the the motion is kinda awkward. It just doesn't fit in well with his other moves.

[MarkMan]

In ST or any of the games before it, the tiger knee is usually used to cover ground when the enemy is dizzied after a far fireball...

If you watch some high level vids of O. Sagat used in ST tournies you'll see Sagat dizzy his opponent with a flurry of low tiger fireballs then he'll use the knee to close the gap, then combo of choice.

[2poor]

capcom made tiger knee into tiger crush, which was way easier to do.
tiger crush will crush you.

[Rodimus]

Attack wise I thought it was pretty useless.

[kakomu]

In ST or any of the games before it, the tiger knee is usually used to cover ground when the enemy is dizzied after a far fireball...

If you watch some high level vids of O. Sagat used in ST tournies you'll see Sagat dizzy his opponent with a flurry of low tiger fireballs then he'll use the knee to close the gap, then combo of choice.

Can you link me to any site that would have a collection of high level SF videos? Or high level fighting game videos in general.

[2poor]

combovideos.com

[BustaUppa]

I'm gonna go with the ducking low kick in the mortal Kombat series. Even if it connects, your opponent recovers from the hit before you recover from the kick :lol:Actually I've been reading up on some high-level UMK3 strategy (yes there is such a thing, bite me :-P) and apparently those crouching low kicks can be quite useful in certain situations. For the most part they are useful for cutting off a rushdown but they have some other uses as well. Sonya in particular has great priority with it. I have yet to really incorporate them into my strategy, but once I finally do it should beef up my game quite a bit. I'm not sure about the other MK's though; Ultimate MK3 might be the only game in which they're useful.

The crouching high kick is almost completely useless, although I've seen some combo videos where it is stuck on as the final hit of a corner combo. Also there are some broken infinite combos in Mortal Kombat Trilogy where the MK1 characters can simply repeat the move and keep juggling someone in the corner. But in actual gameplay it has very little use... while it may snuff out a couple of attacks here and there, there's usually another normal move that would have done the job much better.

Most useless SPECIAL move in the 2-D Mortal Kombats was probably this weird drop-toehold thing that Scorpion had in MK2. It's basically like a sweep kick except it's slower, harder to perform, easier to block, and much easier to punish. It's like the "Dan" of special moves; you only try it because it'll make the other guy feel like an idiot if he actually gets hit by it.

[RelentlessRolento]

to whoever asked about the rival schools comic book... the first issue was advertised in the most recent issue of previews magazine. i think that means it releases in january or so. the cover art looks amazing, and the interior art is not bad.


as it seems, you're right! http://www.capcomcomics.com/ sates that it will be out january. I gotta swing by my local comic shop and order it ahead of time.

if anyone can find links of recent news about this, LMK or post a link up here.

side note: my Tekken 5 has greatly improved. I'm actually beating the top players in my area now more often. Also, I can do EWGF in competitive fighting now between 70% and 60% of the time.

[MarkMan]

RR, good job on the Tekken 5 improving :)

[RelentlessRolento]

RR, good job on the Tekken 5 improving :)

:D

i've worked hard on it! thx :)

I saw you on the Zaibatsu forums a min ago... seems you REALLY like Dragon Quest VIII... :P

[MarkMan]

lol... I'm always on Zaibatsu... being senior mod there and me doing nothing at home = lots of time on TZ.

I'll be more productive there(Tekken wise) when I get my hands on DR. :)

[Apossum]

Actually I've been reading up on some high-level UMK3 strategy (yes there is such a thing, bite me :-P) and apparently those crouching low kicks can be quite useful in certain situations. For the most part they are useful for cutting off a rushdown but they have some other uses as well. Sonya in particular has great priority with it. I have yet to really incorporate them into my strategy, but once I finally do it should beef up my game quite a bit. I'm not sure about the other MK's though; Ultimate MK3 might be the only game in which they're useful.

The crouching high kick is almost completely useless, although I've seen some combo videos where it is stuck on as the final hit of a corner combo. Also there are some broken infinite combos in Mortal Kombat Trilogy where the MK1 characters can simply repeat the move and keep juggling someone in the corner. But in actual gameplay it has very little use... while it may snuff out a couple of attacks here and there, there's usually another normal move that would have done the job much better.

Most useless SPECIAL move in the 2-D Mortal Kombats was probably this weird drop-toehold thing that Scorpion had in MK2. It's basically like a sweep kick except it's slower, harder to perform, easier to block, and much easier to punish. It's like the "Dan" of special moves; you only try it because it'll make the other guy feel like an idiot if he actually gets hit by it.

High level MK3 play? wow. well, i guess there's debate whether there's high level play in the game I like too.

I am mostly thinking of 1 + 2, agreed about the toe tap.
The 3-D MKs have a whole host of pointless moves. rather, there are only a few attacks worth using.

[RelentlessRolento]

The 3d MK games are fun to play, but I never actually play them competitvely. more like something to tide me over till the next good fighter comes out. I actually pissed off my friend one whole day in MK Deception playing the chess mode. I had one of my Pawns (Baraka) take out his entire army of characters more than a few times in the chess mode. He's actually a very good 3D MK player (if ther is such a thing), but it sure was fun to see him yell out loud at me all afternoon (and whine...).

[MarkMan]

The first month MK: Deception was out, a lot of ppl from the Tekken community played that game while we were waiting for Tekken 5 to come out in the arcade.

We ended up ownin up the online rankings... SD TEKKEN players ended up having 4 people in the top 10. That game was so broke, we just whored' moves and did infinites lol.

[Rodimus]

Apossum - Guess ya can't say a move is a useless filler cause there's always someone that thinks it's effective in some fashion.

[kakomu]

If you guys don't mind me asking, where does one learn high level play for 2D games?

[BustaUppa]

If you guys don't mind me asking, where does one learn high level play for 2D games?I'll answer that one for the Mortal Kombat side of things... anyone interested in the finer points of UMK3 should check here http://www-2.mortalkombatonline.com/content/forum/showmessage.cds?id=57489

Oh and for Street Fighter Anniversary collection, the official strategy guide is surprisingly deep. I got a tip from some CAGs (probably in one of these fighter threads) that the guide was great, and they weren't joking. I just started reading that and I feel like I'm taking a college course!

[Bareknuckle]

If you guys don't mind me asking, where does one learn high level play for 2D games?
http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=28 one of the top sites for 2d fighters, a must if you want to learn top level play.

[RelentlessRolento]

the best is to practice with some good competition, and also work on your combos in the training/practice modes. I can't say much since I am no where near as good in 2d fighters as I am good in 3d fighters, I'll change that sometime though. I'm not bad, just not at my best.

[RelentlessRolento]

sorry to double post, but capcom has the answer to all us PSP owners who can't stand the stiff controls for fighters:

http://www.pspupdates.qj.net/capcom_2Dfixes_2Dpsp_2Dpad_2D20051206012420902_2D0 00.jpg

it supposedly goes over the d-pad and makes it feel more like a good 2d fighter controller. Capcom test labs seem to have had postive results. So far the only way to get it is by preordering SFA3 Double Upper (Import), but hopefully Capcom will mirror this promotion in america. What's the NA release date for this anyway?

side note: Animal Crossing DS kicks ass... I think I'll make my little guy wear the Ghi that Paul Pheonix wears.

[MarkMan]

http://ufighterx.com/guides/videogame/pspdpadfix/pspdpadfix.htm

[RelentlessRolento]

I would go that way Markman, but I already vowed to never pry open my PSP unless it wasn't working, so I think I would rather go with the SFA3 pad... thanx for the link though, interesting.

[kristianator]

best way to learn high level play is play against high level players. it's one thing to watch videos and learn how to do shit like roll cancelling or corner infinites or kara-anything and so on, but it's another to learn the right opportunities to do these things, how they can be punished, the various alternatives, etc.

a lot of people dream of being some kind of sleeper champion, but reading forums, studying guides, playing practice mode all day, and beating a game on the hardest setting is all secondary to playing against good players.

[Rodimus]

best way to learn high level play is play against high level players. it's one thing to watch videos and learn how to do shit like roll cancelling or corner infinites or kara-anything and so on, but it's another to learn the right opportunities to do these things, how they can be punished, the various alternatives, etc.

a lot of people dream of being some kind of sleeper champion, but reading forums, studying guides, playing practice mode all day, and beating a game on the hardest setting is all secondary to playing against good players.

Honestly I think most people who write in this forum know this.

[RelentlessRolento]

Honestly I think most people who write in this forum know this.

but some newbies new to fighting really have a harder time understanding this. It's kinda like something you have to learn, but I get where you're going Rodimus.

moving on: What's the best way to play imports on my PS2 without having mod the system too much and/or straining the laser. I really am wanting to pick up Rumble Fish now (wow, I finally saw the animation and it's very impressive... really what most 2d fighters should be doing now). I heard swapmagic was bad for the laser so... yeah... Not to mention I want to pick up some weird random Euro games (that tank game where you shoot a huge bathing suit model, and Pink Pong :lol: sad yes... but hey!).

[apokalipze2]

Um watching videos is fine. I've never heard of high level play for mortal kombat though:booty:

[MarkMan]

There's a small scene for high level, MK, but it's definately there.

[SilverPaw750]

Is there any plan to bring Rumble Fish to the US?

[Apossum]

Honestly I think most people who write in this forum know this.


yeah, many of us are frustrated because we don't have the time or have a scene around us.



moving on: What's the best way to play imports on my PS2 without having mod the system too much and/or straining the laser. I really am wanting to pick up Rumble Fish now (wow, I finally saw the animation and it's very impressive... really what most 2d fighters should be doing now). I heard swapmagic was bad for the laser so... yeah... Not to mention I want to pick up some weird random Euro games (that tank game where you shoot a huge bathing suit model, and Pink Pong sad yes... but hey!).


PS2 with no mod-- you have two choices-- swap magic or the "yanking out the tray" method. Swap magic really isn't that bad for the laser. you load up on disc, laser stops, pop in another game and the laser plays the game like normal. basically, the laser is on for an extra 3 seconds each time load a burn or import. If you have a slim PS2, all ya need are the discs, no flip top, if you are willing to open the system. I can hook ya up with a tutorial on how to do it without damaging the warranty sticker, if you want. it's really easy, even for an ignoramus like myself ;)

For Euro games, you might need a mod chip depending on the game-- some offer 60hz mode, which is basically NTSC, and others don't and will just come up black and white and off center. A mod chip will display them normally somehow.

Then there's the HDLoader...and i'm not too sure how that works, but people like it.

Hope that helps.

[GuilewasNK]

The only fighter I ever remember playing "competitively" was TMNT: Tournament Fighters for the SNES. That was for the Blockbuster Championships more the ten years ago. I think they had Clayfighter too, but I digress. The only thing that sucked was that they wouldn't let you change button configurations.

[evilmax17]

I'll answer that one for the Mortal Kombat side of things... anyone interested in the finer points of UMK3 should check here http://www-2.mortalkombatonline.com/content/forum/showmessage.cds?id=57489
Gave it a look through and didn't see this answered. The highest ranking I saw for UMK3 was Kano at #4, who is generally considered to be #1?

[BustaUppa]

Gave it a look through and didn't see this answered. The highest ranking I saw for UMK3 was Kano at #4, who is generally considered to be #1?Kabal is #1, mainly due to his spin dash move (super fast, huge hit box, snuffs out the early frames of many moves, sets up an easy 8-hit combo). They toned down his combo damage between MK3 and UMK3, and they also crippled his ground saw move a bit, but it wasn't enough to lower his ranking at all. In original MK3, Sub Zero was at the same level as Kabal due to his Ice Clone move being pretty broken, but in UMK3 they changed the properties of that move (it won't come out if you're too close to the opponent) so Subby got dropped down a few notches.

I grabbed this rough tier list from EWA Shock at the DarkAddictz site:


Top:
Kabal
Nightwolf
Human Smoke
Robot Smoke
Kung Lao
Ermac
Kano
Jax

Mid:
Scorpion
Liu Kang
Reptile
Sindel
Classic Sub
Unmaksed Sub
Sonya
Kitana
Stryker
Jade
Sektor
Cyrax

Low:
Mileena
Sheeva
Shang Tsung

[kristianator]

tournament fighters is the shit

raph and armaggon have that shit on lock, seriously

[kakomu]

Robot Smoke was pretty Broken, too. I think I could do about 50% damage with an easy teleport uppercut combo.

[stf3]

but some newbies new to fighting really have a harder time understanding this. It's kinda like something you have to learn, but I get where you're going Rodimus.

moving on: What's the best way to play imports on my PS2 without having mod the system too much and/or straining the laser. I really am wanting to pick up Rumble Fish now (wow, I finally saw the animation and it's very impressive... really what most 2d fighters should be doing now). I heard swapmagic was bad for the laser so... yeah... Not to mention I want to pick up some weird random Euro games (that tank game where you shoot a huge bathing suit model, and Pink Pong :lol: sad yes... but hey!).

http://www.clearxbox.com/site/pages/prods/ps2_blackft.html
This top cover along with the swap magic discs are supposed to work pretty well.

[Kuma]

Looks like KOF 94 has been pushed back into next year. hooray i guess

[Rodimus]

Got X-Box live (finally) Let me know if you's guys wanna play, I 've been dying to play some of you. If that douche VGM was still around I also wound'nt mind beating him. Anyways PM me, I'll put my gamertag up now. Here are the games I got.
Guilty Gear XX
KOF 2K2/2K3
DOA Ultimate
SVC Chaos

I know I'm missing SF Collection, I'm expecting that for xmas.

[RelentlessRolento]

awsome for the discswap... I have a slim, so if it works without modding that's great. Anyone with links for good deals on this?

a while back during my youngen days, with the release of MK3 my freidn was a beast in that as well as MK2. After seeing him play, I know for a fact that Mortal Kombat (the original ones) has some very good competition, even for a limited game.

[Apossum]

Got X-Box live (finally) Let me know if you's guys wanna play, I 've been dying to play some of you. If that douche VGM was still around I also wound'nt mind beating him. Anyways PM me, I'll put my gamertag up now. Here are the games I got.
Guilty Gear XX
KOF 2K2/2K3
DOA Ultimate
SVC Chaos

I know I'm missing SF Collection, I'm expecting that for xmas.

also missing CvS 2 ;) what's your GT? I'm sonic docta. feel free to add me if you wanna spar in DoA. i'm on cvs and anniversary occasionally.


awsome for the discswap... I have a slim, so if it works without modding that's great. Anyone with links for good deals on this?

this is about as cheap as it gets for the discs.
http://www.estarland.com/Playstation2.cat..product.20766.html

not sure if ya saw my last post, but you don't necessarily need a flip top, pm me if ya want instructions. in any case here's one for $15
http://www.estarland.com/Playstation2.cat..product.22064.html

[RelentlessRolento]

thanks for the links (sorry if I did not nitce your post apossum). I think I will have to think a little baout this before making a choice, if any, but if I do, it'll probably be for christmas.

[SilverPaw750]

Is there any plan to bring Rumble Fish to the US?
...?

Also, about MK, you can definately learn to "master" it. Back when I used to play Trilogy regularly, I could DOMINATE with Kabal, and I'd finish every round with his Brutality. Those were the days... :lol:

[Rodimus]

also missing CvS 2 ;) what's your GT? I'm sonic docta. feel free to add me if you wanna spar in DoA. i'm on cvs and anniversary occasionally.

CvS 2 is online for X-Box? I never knew. My GT is Rodimus Ramen. Over the years I've grown more fond of ramen other than donuts.

[CaseyRyback]

http://psp.ign.com/articles/673/673821p1.html

capcom made a D pad cover for the PSP

and yes CvSNK 2 is online. It was the first online fighter for the Xbox

[apokalipze2]

Someone play me in #R. It's laggy but fun

[Kapwanil]

Got X-Box live (finally) Let me know if you's guys wanna play, I 've been dying to play some of you. If that douche VGM was still around I also wound'nt mind beating him. Anyways PM me, I'll put my gamertag up now. Here are the games I got.
Guilty Gear XX
KOF 2K2/2K3
DOA Ultimate
SVC Chaos

I know I'm missing SF Collection, I'm expecting that for xmas.

Ah, a fine crop of games! I'm seriously low-level (haven't played any fighter seriously since Alpha 3, although I spent some time on MvC2), but if you want someone to beat the crap out of who would be willing to learn how to play most of those games better (my GGXX has really gone down the tubes, save with Ky), my handle is First Chair. I'm mostly on playing Halo 2, if not off somewhere else sleeping like a log. I pretty much have GGXX, SVC Chaos, and Anniversary Collection going at times.

[DomLando]

[QUOTE

capcom made a D pad cover for the PSP

[/QUOTE]

Thats awesome. I didnt know they were bringing that out. Im def picking one up

[BustaUppa]

Got X-Box live (finally) Let me know if you's guys wanna play, I 've been dying to play some of you. If that douche VGM was still around I also wound'nt mind beating him. Anyways PM me, I'll put my gamertag up now. Here are the games I got.
Guilty Gear XX
KOF 2K2/2K3
DOA Ultimate
SVC Chaos

I know I'm missing SF Collection, I'm expecting that for xmas.I'll definitely be up for some action in the near future. Out of those games I've got GGXX, DOAU, and SvC Chaos, and I plan on getting KoF eventually. And when you get SFAC I'll definitely be up for that.

I should fall into the "easy opponent" category but I won't mind because I'll just be glad to finally break some of these games in. I haven't even tried most of them online yet (just haven't got around to it). We should get a CAG lobby going in DOAU... I've been itching to try out the DOA lobby system because it sounds like the closest thing to a genuine arcade atmosphere this side of the online age. Allowing a rotating series of opponents to spectate and chat is just brilliant! It's awesome in Kaillera and probably even sweeter on a game that officially supports it.

[Rodimus]

BustaUppa - I'll go on now and play some DOA if you're ready.

[MarkMan]

I'm so mad that 360 doesn't support DOA: U backwards compatibility...... I don't want to go to the room that has my Xbox... :thumbsdown:

[Rodimus]

I'm so mad that 360 doesn't support DOA: U backwards compatibility...... I don't want to go to the room that has my Xbox... :thumbsdown:

What does the 360 support? Halo and Halo 2?

[Kuma]

Got X-Box live (finally) Let me know if you's guys wanna play, I 've been dying to play some of you. If that douche VGM was still around I also wound'nt mind beating him. Anyways PM me, I'll put my gamertag up now. Here are the games I got.
Guilty Gear XX
KOF 2K2/2K3
DOA Ultimate
SVC Chaos

I know I'm missing SF Collection, I'm expecting that for xmas.

Ill play you in GGXXR, KOF, SVC, CVS2 and SFA if youre interested. Gamertag is Kuma79.

BTW you might want to hop on SFA if you can find it. Its out of print these days

[Apossum]

CvS 2 is online for X-Box? I never knew. My GT is Rodimus Ramen. Over the years I've grown more fond of ramen other than donuts.

Yep! first online fighter ever.

i'll add ya-- probably be on a bit today and late night tonight (12 or 1 central, depending on when i get home)

[Apossum]

FINALLY a fresh 2-D fighter! :lol:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77377

[Rodimus]

Hey Apossum, I'll play now if you're online.

[Apossum]

Hey Apossum, I'll play now if you're online.

unfortunately, plans changed and I'm downtown tonight without my 'box. I might be back tomorrow, if not then i'll definitely be on sunday.

[SilverPaw750]

Anyone wanna play online some time?

I have:
CvS2
Street Fighter AC
Guilty Gear X2

I'm not very good, so please don't kick my ass :lol:

[BustaUppa]

BustaUppa - I'll go on now and play some DOA if you're ready.Ah, sorry, I wasn't around... but it was for a very good cause... on Friday night I somehow stumbled upon some Capcom vs SNK 2 competition at a local mall!!!! The arcade scene is dried up and dead on this part of Long Island, so needless to say I was stunned.

There was some promotion going on at Gillians... $10 for a movie stub from a nearby theatre, so I just planned on running in and getting some cheapass credit (they use this weird card system instead of tokens or quarters). No one there seemed to know about the promotion, which was a bummer... but before I left I noticed a frigging CROWD around the CvS 2 cabinet. Now I'm no expert at CvS 2, I pretty much use the same 5 guys (all of them on the Capcom side), but it had been YEARS since I had seen a legit crowd around a fighting game. No way I was gonna pass this up.

So after this one guy destroyed everyone for a while, I stepped in and gave it a shot. And oh baby, the instict kicked in and it was ON. Great, competitive match, and finally the crowd "oooohed" as this silent newcomer managed to take the reigning champ DOWN! Ahhh, what a rush. The guy promptly continued, and came back to beat me, in another close match. Some other people joined in and fought against him (as the crowd grew BIGGER... this was awesome). I rotated in every now and then for some reeeeeeally close fights but couldn't manage to beat him again. The guy had a really good streak going on now, but according to him I was the best competition he'd had all night (awesome :D). After a while I FINALLY managed to kill his streak with my Honda/Chun Li/Ken team in another sweet match. Heh heh, unfortunately it was late and the crowd had finally dissipated by then, so I was just left to fight against the computer. But man oh man... words can't explain how refreshing it was to get some legitimate ARCADE action going. It's like some kind of PRIMAL feeling, man!

[Apossum]

Ah, sorry, I wasn't around... but it was for a very good cause... on Friday night I somehow stumbled upon some Capcom vs SNK 2 competition at a local mall!!!! The arcade scene is dried up and dead on this part of Long Island, so needless to say I was stunned.

There was some promotion going on at Gillians... $10 for a movie stub from a nearby theatre, so I just planned on running in and getting some cheapass credit (they use this weird card system instead of tokens or quarters). No one there seemed to know about the promotion, which was a bummer... but before I left I noticed a frigging CROWD around the CvS 2 cabinet. Now I'm no expert at CvS 2, I pretty much use the same 5 guys (all of them on the Capcom side), but it had been YEARS since I had seen a legit crowd around a fighting game. No way I was gonna pass this up.

So after this one guy destroyed everyone for a while, I stepped in and gave it a shot. And oh baby, the instict kicked in and it was ON. Great, competitive match, and finally the crowd "oooohed" as this silent newcomer managed to take the reigning champ DOWN! Ahhh, what a rush. The guy promptly continued, and came back to beat me, in another close match. Some other people joined in and fought against him (as the crowd grew BIGGER... this was awesome). I rotated in every now and then for some reeeeeeally close fights but couldn't manage to beat him again. The guy had a really good streak going on now, but according to him I was the best competition he'd had all night (awesome :D). After a while I FINALLY managed to kill his streak with my Honda/Chun Li/Ken team in another sweet match. Heh heh, unfortunately it was late and the crowd had finally dissipated by then, so I was just left to fight against the computer. But man oh man... words can't explain how refreshing it was to get some legitimate ARCADE action going. It's like some kind of PRIMAL feeling, man!


nice! sounds like the good ol days :D

I'll be on DoA in about an hour and a half or so..

[2poor]

Ah, sorry, I wasn't around... but it was for a very good cause... on Friday night I somehow stumbled upon some Capcom vs SNK 2 competition at a local mall!!!! The arcade scene is dried up and dead on this part of Long Island, so needless to say I was stunned.

There was some promotion going on at Gillians... $10 for a movie stub from a nearby theatre, so I just planned on running in and getting some cheapass credit (they use this weird card system instead of tokens or quarters). No one there seemed to know about the promotion, which was a bummer... but before I left I noticed a frigging CROWD around the CvS 2 cabinet. Now I'm no expert at CvS 2, I pretty much use the same 5 guys (all of them on the Capcom side), but it had been YEARS since I had seen a legit crowd around a fighting game. No way I was gonna pass this up.

So after this one guy destroyed everyone for a while, I stepped in and gave it a shot. And oh baby, the instict kicked in and it was ON. Great, competitive match, and finally the crowd "oooohed" as this silent newcomer managed to take the reigning champ DOWN! Ahhh, what a rush. The guy promptly continued, and came back to beat me, in another close match. Some other people joined in and fought against him (as the crowd grew BIGGER... this was awesome). I rotated in every now and then for some reeeeeeally close fights but couldn't manage to beat him again. The guy had a really good streak going on now, but according to him I was the best competition he'd had all night (awesome :D). After a while I FINALLY managed to kill his streak with my Honda/Chun Li/Ken team in another sweet match. Heh heh, unfortunately it was late and the crowd had finally dissipated by then, so I was just left to fight against the computer. But man oh man... words can't explain how refreshing it was to get some legitimate ARCADE action going. It's like some kind of PRIMAL feeling, man!

what groove do you play?

[Rodimus]

BustaUppa - That's awsome. It's rare in America when you find some decent competition in an "actual arcade." Don't worry about missing the fight, I check back Monday morning to see if anyone wants to play.

[DomLando]

I rememeber that feeling. To bad arcades aroudn here are all gone...

[RelentlessRolento]

hey guys... what's up with microsoft hating fighters for their 360??? it's pretty much backwards compatible with everything but any of the fighters... weird.

one thing I want to bring to note, and I am thuroughly impressed with is the game Ryu Ga Gotoku. Think of it as a sort of shenmue with a larger emphisise on fighting than doing remedial tasks. Ign has some good articles on it:

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/674/674424p1.html

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/668/668341p1.html

if I do get my hands on a good swap magic I may import this. Sounds pretty kick ass.

Also, yesterday my friend dropped by and he let me play Shoalin Monks for a bit. Sad to say the fighting is actually better and more enjoyable than the latest MK games. The vs. mode feels alot like all the good old MKs mixed with Smash Bros gameplay. I'll either buy it or borrow it off my friend, unless I pick up urban reign before then.

[MarkMan]

I just got Ryu Ga Gotoku the other day, A W E S O M E.

Nothing like Shenmue, it's 100 x more fun. And I loved Shenmue I & II. You should import it. While you won't really understand the specifics in the story, you can pretty much understand what's going on. And I'm sure someone will translate what is going on on gameFAQs or something.

Pretty easy to get into.

[RelentlessRolento]

again, with the bad double posting... awsome BustaUppa. The best crowd I can get where I am at my campus is either for Naruto (bleh! kill the damn anime!) or SCIII... Tekken 5 is just built up with about 4 guys that are really good top players (including me... it's the truth... but... whatever... I'll shut up...) and a few decent guys... but that's it. The 2d competition down here is amazing, btu I can't hold up anything to these guys. Maybe I need to practice my 2d stuff more...? any tips?

[Rodimus]

Also, yesterday my friend dropped by and he let me play Shoalin Monks for a bit. Sad to say the fighting is actually better and more enjoyable than the latest MK games. The vs. mode feels alot like all the good old MKs mixed with Smash Bros gameplay. I'll either buy it or borrow it off my friend, unless I pick up urban reign before then.

Me and a friend enjoyed Monks also. It's a really fun co-op game. I like the over the top violence. We'd sit their and try to juggle someone in the air for as long as we could. I think are max combo was in the 70's or something.

Played Kuma in some KOF 2K2. We were about even I think, it's cool playing someone that knows what they're talking about and doing. Sadly I'm having a conflict with my d-pad and the lag. Getting used to the lag seems hard for me.

[RelentlessRolento]

to get use to the lag either play drunk or have a friend hit you in the face with a mallet every 5 minutes.

[SilverPaw750]

I was bored.

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/9563/cvs2plus6vg.jpg

[RelentlessRolento]

nice one silverpaw.... now all that needs to be done is that capcom needs to start producing the UMDs for this game...

hey, at least we're getting SFA3. It's my favorite 2d fighter anyway, even if it's alot les flashy than SvsC2.

I actually am wondering why SNK/Playmore hasn't started porting their games to the PSP... I think it would actually sell better than it has on console, due to Sony's hate of 2d on their PS2.

[SilverPaw750]

If they made a CvS2+, I'd buy a PSP just for it. Though the D-Pad isn't very good for QCF-ish motions...

[BustaUppa]

BustaUppa - That's awsome. It's rare in America when you find some decent competition in an "actual arcade." Don't worry about missing the fight, I check back Monday morning to see if anyone wants to play.Best thing about this "actual arcade" was that the CvS 2 machine was one of the cheapest (price-wise) games in the whole place. It's actually kind of sad when you think about it, but hey I was stoked that my leftover credit from a few months back was able to carry me through the entire night. And heck, there's still enough on my card to last another night too. All the new-fangled 3D driving/shooting/dance games charge top dollar. For the most part, the stupid credit system just makes you think you're getting a good deal when you're really not... but if your interest happens to be in 2D fighters, you make out like a bandit.

Next time I hope they turn on that Capcom top 100 cabinet... it was out of order on Friday night, but when it's running it's got some of the old SF2's on it.

[MarkMan]

Playing a bunch of Tekken 5/Soul Calibur III lately... Getting hyped for T5: Dark Resurrection which is coming out SOON...

Took a break tonight though to play more "Ryu Ga Gotoku".... I even made a thread about it here if anyone is interested... :)

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1558555#post1558555

[RelentlessRolento]

-Markman: I'm all over the new thread!

so any actual date of when the US arcade machines for DR come out???

[Kuma]

I was bored.

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/9563/cvs2plus6vg.jpg


Dont even joke like that


BTW Rodimus, good game, we'll have to do it again sometime

[danny-o]

haha, I used to like poison too, that is until I read her backstory and all. now I just keep that stuff to myself, I know what she is, but damn does she look good... i feel disgusting now :cry:

I thought the one with orange hair (roxy) was the cross dresser and poison is the female. That picture gives poison megaman sized feet though. If you have the capcom collection look up thier bios in the extras for final fight.

[SilverPaw750]

Dont even joke like that
You know you'd buy it ;)

[Kuma]

You know you'd buy it ;)

Oh i would DEFINATLY buy it, i just like to be teased

[RelentlessRolento]

... don't know if this is off topic or not but here goes:

seems the next final fight will be slightly faithful to the series. It's already been confermed (by me... yes... some good old video watching) that haggar and cody are in the game and possibly maki (where the hell is guy?). One of the big brothers (aka hugo clones) apear also complete with pink oufit and leapord print... who knows... poison may even be there too.

I think the whole story goes that cody's younger brother is now doing the street fighting in search for cody himself. Cody has supposedly retired from street fighting (probably due to law problems... hey, the guy's a prison breaker!). There's also a weird drug going around that make people go crazy (what's new?). As long as this dosn't turn out like Beatdown, I'm set to go (but then again, I still want to play Beatdown, no matter how bad it is).

Also, even if the game is horrible, if Rolento makes the transition (as well as hopefully sodom) then I'll put my money down.

as a personal note about the game again, it's kinda odd the turn the series has taken, but it still looks like it will be the crazy final fight/street frighter world. It's just more realistic and more likely to be very grim.

[2poor]

... don't know if this is off topic or not but here goes:

seems the next final fight will be slightly faithful to the series. It's already been confermed (by me... yes... some good old video watching) that haggar and cody are in the game and possibly maki (where the hell is guy?). One of the big brothers (aka hugo clones) apear also complete with pink oufit and leapord print... who knows... poison may even be there too.

I think the whole story goes that cody's younger brother is now doing the street fighting in search for cody himself. Cody has supposedly retired from street fighting (probably due to law problems... hey, the guy's a prison breaker!). There's also a weird drug going around that make people go crazy (what's new?). As long as this dosn't turn out like Beatdown, I'm set to go (but then again, I still want to play Beatdown, no matter how bad it is).

Also, even if the game is horrible, if Rolento makes the transition (as well as hopefully sodom) then I'll put my money down.

as a personal note about the game again, it's kinda odd the turn the series has taken, but it still looks like it will be the crazy final fight/street frighter world. It's just more realistic and more likely to be very grim.


have you ever used rolento in cvs2? hes pretty damn hard to use because he has absolutely no combos.

[RelentlessRolento]

I have actually in cvs2, but remember, I am no top or good 2d fighter player. I do highly enjoy them, even when the competition is way out of my leage. Rolento actually has some sweet little combos, but they're damn short. It's more like you gotta just keep hopping like a crazy ass (ala Vega, except replace the charge moves with twitch moves) and poke/whack people when you hit the ground. I don't play like this, but I don't really give a damn.

I do need someone to train me though in becoming better at 2d fighters. It's kinda weird since I've had to work my way backwards, unlike most people who play fighters. Most top fighter players started off seriously with 2d fighters, wheras I started seriously with 3d fighters...

anyone spend the time with those crazy euro/jap PS2 games published by 303 games that are budget titles? They have a "fighter" where you play as girls dressed in bikinis that look like plastic, and beat the hell out of each other. (note: it's not that bikini battle game for PC...). Maybe I should be the worlds best player at that game...? *sarcasm* (but I do want the game... have no friggin idea why...)

[2poor]

I have actually in cvs2, but remember, I am no top or good 2d fighter player. I do highly enjoy them, even when the competition is way out of my leage. Rolento actually has some sweet little combos, but they're damn short. It's more like you gotta just keep hopping like a crazy ass (ala Vega, except replace the charge moves with twitch moves) and poke/whack people when you hit the ground. I don't play like this, but I don't really give a damn.

I do need someone to train me though in becoming better at 2d fighters. It's kinda weird since I've had to work my way backwards, unlike most people who play fighters. Most top fighter players started off seriously with 2d fighters, wheras I started seriously with 3d fighters...

anyone spend the time with those crazy euro/jap PS2 games published by 303 games that are budget titles? They have a "fighter" where you play as girls dressed in bikinis that look like plastic, and beat the hell out of each other. (note: it's not that bikini battle game for PC...). Maybe I should be the worlds best player at that game...? *sarcasm* (but I do want the game... have no friggin idea why...)

because youre a man.

[Apossum]

I played Oane Chapara/Zombie Zone. it's pretty freaking bad. the enemies don't do anything. they're dumb slow zombies and you are a lightning fast chick in a bikini with a katana. you have to wait a good 10 seconds while thy huddle around and eventually lunge at you. you just take on wave after wave of zombies while the techno soundtrack thumps along. there are a few combos and your sword is upgradable, but i'd rather have a lobotomy than play through the first level again.. it's worth a download :lol:

[2poor]

I played Oane Chapara/Zombie Zone. it's pretty freaking bad. the enemies don't do anything. they're dumb slow zombies and you are a lightning fast chick in a bikini with a katana. you have to wait a good 10 seconds while thy huddle around and eventually lunge at you. you just take on wave after wave of zombies while the techno soundtrack thumps along. there are a few combos and your sword is upgradable, but i'd rather have a lobotomy than play through the first level again.. it's worth a download :lol:

sounds a lot like dynasty warriors.

[gigan54]

I thought the one with orange hair (roxy) was the cross dresser and poison is the female. That picture gives poison megaman sized feet though. If you have the capcom collection look up thier bios in the extras for final fight.
nope, she's a he. don't you kinda feel...disgusted right about now? ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_%28Final_Fight%29#Poison

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/fightgen/characters/hugo.html

[RelentlessRolento]

because youre a man.


...actually, you pinpointed it perfectly. thanks. (and no, this is not sarcasm)

[Apossum]

the fighter thread deserves a cagcast shout out. even though we don't talk about fighters anymore ;-)

speaking of which, I got a psp today, supa cheap from an eager seller. SFA3 needs to get here NOW!

[sblymnlcrymnl]

http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=slugfestorigin

[Rodimus]

Halo and DOA. I think it's dumb, but it'll definatly get the attention of all the X-Box lovers.

EDIT - Now for some real fighting game news. NeoGeo BC is coming out in Japan Dec. 22nd. Damn I gotta find out a way to play this. Here's alittle more info and pics:

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0512/game051214b.shtml

[gigan54]

the fighter thread deserves a cagcast shout out. even though we don't talk about fighters anymore ;-)

speaking of which, I got a psp today, supa cheap from an eager seller. SFA3 needs to get here NOW!

i'm curious as to how much you payed for it... please tell.

also, i picked up the sf2 ken controller for the ps2 for $10 the other day. I'm still not used to it though, and my zangief game really sucks with it. the vs. series is a whole lot better to play with though, which is always a plus. and i've also tried some garou: mark of the wolves with it too. the special cancels come out at an improved rate now (was 45%, now 75%)

[GuilewasNK]

Man, I haven't been to the fighter thread in awhile (I've been dealing with some shit lately). :bomb: It's nice to see it pretty active.

I wish if the Spartan is female it would at least be a bit more obvious in the screenshots. She doesn't look that much different from Master Chief to me.

[Apossum]

one hundo. I couldn't tell if he was a dumb high school kid, a dumb pothead, or both. He complained about the shop offering him 50-75 bucks, then told me $100 :lol: there are 6 dead pixels (only show up on black, thankfully) and it was barebones-- system, pouch, charger and headphones.

I forgot how awesome lumines is!

Anyway, i'm about to hop on to DoA soon. i mean it this time!


Edit: Spartan...i'm kinda indifferent. just another character, hope she isn't broken...I don't believe DoA4 exists any way. it's all lies spread by the government to get you to buy kasumi gel mouse pads and love pillows.

[gigan54]

hope you sort out all of your shit guile.

apossum - that's a pretty slick deal. good job!

i'm going to go play some garou now :) i should be doing some homework but...meh.

[GuilewasNK]

hope you sort out all of your shit guile.

apossum - that's a pretty slick deal. good job!

i'm going to go play some garou now :) i should be doing some homework but...meh.

All I'll say is that things will either work out or they won't and I'll just have to deal with it either way. That aside, I think I 'll try to get some Xbox Live fighting in either tomorrow or Saturday so that should take the edge off a bit. :)

Apossum said, kasumi gel mouse pads...that kind of took the edge off already! :lol:

[Apossum]

All I'll say is that things will either work out or they won't and I'll just have to deal with it either way. That aside, I think I 'll try to get some Xbox Live fighting in either tomorrow or Saturday so that should take the edge off a bit. :)

Apossum said, kasumi gel mouse pads...that kind of took the edge off already! :lol:


isn't she the greatest....

http://www.clanpop.org/images/kasumi.gif

:lol:

[GuilewasNK]

isn't she the greatest....

http://www.clanpop.org/images/kasumi.gif

:lol:

Spectaculars..... :lol:

This is why a DOA movie should only be in anime form. The fanservice would cause nosebleeds around the globe I tells ya!

[Apossum]

Spectaculars..... :lol:

This is why a DOA movie should only be in anime form. The fanservice would cause nosebleeds around the globe I tells ya!


I would totally vote for you for Tecmo president. Devon Aoki is flatter than Nebraska.
doa anime has great potential for so many different reasons...

[Apossum]

whoa, almost slipped off the first page.

just ordered GGX2 for the PSP, which comes with a red pouch, i guess. Wish i hopped on it when it was $20!

I hear it's worth full price though.

Also-- anyone know if the PSP D-pad thing will come out in the U.S. or come with play-asia pre-orders? I need one. the dpad makes my thumb bleed :lol:

[Rodimus]

I was playing some JoJo's Bizzare Adventure for DC yesterday. To bad so many characters have infinate combos. Hol-Horse rocks cause he's an annoying fighter. I started reading the manga so I'm intrested in the game again. Anybody else love this game?

Famatsu Review:
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (SNK Playmore) - 6, 6, 8, 6 - (26/40)

Not as high as I was hoping, still I really want it.

[2poor]

ive never played jojos bizarre adventure. how does it compare to king of fighters or street fighter?

and i really want the newest year of king of fighters. damn import prices!

[Rodimus]

ive never played jojos bizarre adventure. how does it compare to king of fighters or street fighter?

and i really want the newest year of king of fighters. damn import prices!

If I were to compare JoJo's to another game it would be Guilty Gear, but the combo system isn't as crazy. It has a feature called "Stand" were you summon out an inner evil to fight along side you. With the Stands you can proform modified and sometimes totally diffrent moves.

Check it out sometimes, but like the Naruto fighting games I think fans will enjoy it more than anyone.

[DomLando]

Looks like Samurai SHodown V for Xbox got pushed back to next year. I dont understand what is so hard for them to port on these. This and KOF 94 were supposed to be out this year for Box and they both got pushed back. All I want to do is play online!!!!

[GuilewasNK]

Looks like Samurai SHodown V for Xbox got pushed back to next year.

I just wish they had it as a Samurai IV and V package like thye packaged KOF 02/03.

[DomLando]

Yeah i dont understand why they arent doing that

[Rodimus]

I think cause it's the only ways they can justify a $29.99 price tag. SNK has to wait until the game is fairly old to sell it at a budget price. If you're in Japan you'll end up paying a good 600 yen ($50) for the games. But it has been delayed quite a bit, (Jan 10th I think.)

As for the making it a bundle, that's a good question. Maybe since SNK knows the fan base is so small here it won't make a diffrence if they put in the effort to make a bundle. Instead of SS4 I'd like to see SS2. Did you know SS2 did come out for PSX in Japan. I forgot the name but it was bundled with SS1. I saw it in Japan but it sold for like $50 preowned. Still maybe I should've picked it up.

I'm still waiting for some kind of Neo Geo Arcade Classics Collection. I'd buy it.

[RelentlessRolento]

I know this is a page late but ...

@Apossum: Those dead pixels you got can be cured actually. There's a homebrew (or video... can't remember) that flashes colors on the screen and removes all ive/dead pixels. I can't remember what it's called but just google it.

The thing that bothers me with companuies who push out fighters is how they make 1 or 2 games in a series that's doing well or decent and then totally abandon a good idea. Really I just want sequals to Rival Schools, Power Stone, SFA, Waku Waku 7, as well as others. I guess alot more series dided off on the dreamcast than just the system itself...

hmm mkay... onother questionare since I use to do these:

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)?
2. Worst death cries?
3. The best health bar design?
4. The best motion 2d fighter?
5. The worst motion 3d fighter?
6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)?
7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)?
8. Cheapest character ever created?
9. Least developed character ever created?
10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)...
11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF)...

[RelentlessRolento]

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)? I am mixed about this one... it's a toss up between MKII and SFII... both have some great screming and yelling.


2. Worst death cries? the soul calibur series... it's super annoying... you whack them so many times and no matter what they kep repeating their death cry over and over... and don't even get me started on stun attacks...

3. The best health bar design? Probably Tekken Tag Tournament... I don't know why, but I like it. It's super simplistic, plus the fact that if your characters jump too high they don't appear bihind the bar, but infront of it.


4. The best motion 2d fighter? Rumble Fish... hands down, even if I hevent played it yet.


5. The worst motion 3d fighter? :lol: i meant to say best, but oh well, I'll answer the question... hmm... maybe MK4?

6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)? The vs. series was a bit excessive on this, but not too bad. I still like how the tekken series makes it a unique "flash" for each character.


7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)? err... in terms of non fighting physics, probably SCIII since the asses and boobs look realistic at times. As for fighting, um... Project justice... even if it's super unrealistic.


8. Cheapest character ever created? don't know, but I am sure it's a 2d character and is AI controled...


9. Least developed character ever created? Either Tira or or the entire cast of that bikini battle game...


10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)...
I like them... plus they look cool.

11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF)...
Infinite stages are nice, as you never really have to worry about anything other than the fight. Walled stages are a bit annoying if the stages are too small, but still nice. Ring out type of places actually balance gameplay a bit fo most games since you still have a chance even if you are losing horribly.

[Rodimus]

1. What game has the best death cries? KOF - Sometimes they say weird things like Shingo.

2. Worst death cries? Street Fighter II - Kill Guile it sounds like he's saying Rue Paul over and over.

3. The best health bar design? Guilty Gear XX - You see a miniture sprite of your character and what action they are doing.

4. The best motion 2d fighter? Street Fighter 3 - The only reason I don't say Rumble Fish is cause some of the animations look a little odd.

5. The worst motion 3d fighter? Critcom comes to mind, an old PSX and Saturn 3D fighter.

6. The best flash effects? I agree, the Vs. series was good

7. The best physics? I'd say VF4, maybe caue it's feels the most realistic.

8. Cheapest character ever created? Vermillion from Toshinden 2

9. Least developed character ever created? Shen Long from KOF 2K3. He looks cool but no intresting moves.

10. Your opinion on instant kills? I don't mind them as long their is an option to turn it off. Sometimes they look really cool.

11. Your opinion on infinite stages? Depending on the fighter I guess. It works for Tekken but I don't think it would work for games like VF4 or DOA were corners become a major part of fighting.

[Kuma]

Looks like Samurai SHodown V for Xbox got pushed back to next year. I dont understand what is so hard for them to port on these. This and KOF 94 were supposed to be out this year for Box and they both got pushed back. All I want to do is play online!!!!

I wouldnt be surprised if Neowave ends up coming out before those two

[GuilewasNK]

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)? I like the Mortal Kombat series ones for some reason.
2. Worst death cries? I have to agree that Guile's Rupaul death cry is awful. In general the SSF2 game has strange sound samples IMO.
3. The best health bar design? I like the ones in Samurai Shodown IV and Last Blade 2.
4. The best motion 2d fighter? Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
5. The worst motion 3d fighter? War Gods
6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)? Project Justice.
7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)? DOA Ultimate/DOA3 and the reasons are quite obvious :bouncy:
8. Cheapest character ever created? For playable characters I'd say any that can morph into other characters like Shang Tsung.
9. Least developed character ever created? The Karate Champ dude.
10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)... I don't mind them too much.
11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF) I don't care for ring out stages in general but I can deal with them. The other stages I like just fine.

BTW, I just discovered this little Guile oriented site. It's pretty neat.

http://sonichurricane.com/index.html

[evanft]

Well, I'm getting SFAC for the Xbox soon. Kick-ass.

[SilverPaw750]

BTW, I just discovered this little Guile oriented site. It's pretty neat.

http://sonichurricane.com/index.html

Go to media, scroll to the bottom to "Guest" and download "CFE Random Fun Stuff". It's one of the best edited and most entertaining combo and glitch videos I've ever seen. VERY worth it.

[SilverPaw750]

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)? Street Fighter II, just for being ridiculous.
2. Worst death cries? Don't really know...
3. The best health bar design? Capcom vs SNK 2
4. The best motion 2d fighter? Rumble Fish (Please bring it to the US!)
5. The worst motion 3d fighter? Probably VF1
6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)?Capcom Fighting Jam
7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)?VF4
8. Cheapest character ever created? Gon in Tekken 3 (you can just spin the entire round and win)
9. Least developed character ever created? Ingrid. Bleh.
10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)... Good when balanced correctly
11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF)... I like ring out situations or simply finite stages, as long as they're not too small

There it is.

[2poor]

damn those ken combos are crazy.

[Rodimus]

That Ken Combo was cool, but I heard that people that make combo videos aren't very good, anyone know if this myth is true?

EDIT - One of the Super Combo cancels was to use Dan's Super Godoken then cancel into his Super Taunt just as they're dying. So he finishes the taunt while the opponent is dead, genius.

[2poor]

that fun video was awesome. i never knew capcom fighting evolution had those effects.

edit: rodimus it really just random about that. it says daigo is doing the ken combos and daigo is one of the best players in the country.

[gigan54]

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)?
i'd say the kof series has the best death cries. i love killing chin to hear his weird mumblings.

2. Worst death cries?
uhm...sfex3? one of them had really bad death cries iirc.

3. The best health bar design?
kof 2000 i liked how it changes color depending on how much health you've got left
4. The best motion 2d fighter?
garou: mark of the wolves i recently rediscovered this game and fell in love with it all over again.
5. The worst motion 3d fighter?
battle arena toshiden or fatal fury: wild ambition

6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)?
sf3: 3rd strike gets my vote

7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)?
vf4 evolution
8. Cheapest character ever created?
haha any snk boss... but particularly powered lion king (i think tha'ts his name... from kizuna encounter; johann from ROTD (especiially this guy) and that boss girl from power instincts: matrimelee
9. Least developed character ever created?
ingrid comes to mind. why the hell is she even in capcom fighting evolution? nothign about her is remotely evolutionary!

10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)...
don't mind them much, but they get annoying after awhile.

11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF)...
infinite stages make me concentrate on the fighting a bit more.
caged stages can get a little annoying if you're on the recieving end( kof:MI, i'm looking at you)
and ring out stages are fun to work around. i wish i knew better ring out strategies i can implement in soul calibur.

[MarkMan]

Christmas came early this year... I attended a company party today... a new videogame magazine is going to hit newstands in Spring 2006. Be ready for it. A LOT of it's features will focus on FIGHTING GAMES... the first issue should have TEKKEN 5 DARK RESURRECTION and Dead or Alive 4 with in depth strats/information on the game... think Arcadia and Japan... that's the direction we're going towards... but anyways... more about the party... look what I got today! The CEO freakin' loves his employees...

http://static.flickr.com/42/74719246_497411aa18.jpg
3 Hori Arcade sticks...(and if you know me, I'm a huge fan/collector of arcade sticks).... Dead or Alive 4 stick for the 360, Fighting Stick EX for the Xbox, and the GCN Fighting Stick... :)

http://static.flickr.com/36/74719247_a2eabf9953.jpg
More Hori love with the Nintendo DS thingamobobber... holds games/stylus pen in a case shaped like a CD case... Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Pac-N' Roll for the DS...

http://static.flickr.com/36/74719248_ad35a22bda.jpg
Pac-Man World 3, Full Metal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixer, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness all for the PS2, and Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the Xbox...


http://static.flickr.com/39/74719249_2319740be9.jpg
The Hori Real Arcade Pro 2 arcade stick... the most beautiful fuckin retail stick in my opinion...

http://static.flickr.com/43/74719250_13ed75574d.jpg
And finally the limited to 500, Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge hardcover book... :)

Great Christmas so far... :)

[evanft]

I wish I could get a Hori Real Arcade Pro 2. :-(

[GuilewasNK]

Markman, it's nice to see that you are appreciated at your job.

[gigan54]

damn you markman! i'm fuckin jealous! i'm really interested in what kind of informtion the book holds. you mind giving us a quick synopsis? also... i want a real arcade pro 2 stick :(

[Apossum]

Markman-- I envy you. How's the DoA 4 stick? How do you think it will be for 2-d fighters?

[2poor]

damn markman. just damn....

[MarkMan]

GREAT NEWS!

DoA4 stick is garbage compared to other Hori sticks...(which is still better than most)...

But the kicker is, it works with the PC... :)

I'll be on MAME a lot more... DoA4 isn't too fun... :(

[gigan54]

GREAT NEWS!

DoA4 stick is garbage compared to other Hori sticks...(which is still better than most)...

But the kicker is, it works with the PC... :)

I'll be on MAME a lot more... DoA4 isn't too fun... :(

that's good to hear. i'd love for you to kick my ass in some old school 2d fighter.

[Rodimus]

Came across some pics of VF5, not sure if they're new or not but here ya go:

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0512/game051216e.shtml

It looks nice, but everyone looks so shiny. Stop the moisturizing.

[evanft]

Looking at MM's HRAP2 makes me sad. I wish he would sell one to me at a bargain basement price.

[MarkMan]

Rodimus: Yes those are indeed the newest screens, thanks for sharing them... They were released on Sega's Press FTP this week...

The game loooooks so amazing in motion though...

I really think it looks better than DoA4... There seems to be a mixed crowd on graphical prowess of VF5 vs DoA4... but to me it seems like preference...

gigan54: I suck at 2D games... well I don't suck, I'm just not that good lol... but 3D, that's what's up. :)

If anyone plays Tekken 3 online I'll be happy to play...

[MarkMan]

Looking at MM's HRAP2 makes me sad. I wish he would sell one to me at a bargain basement price.

Looking at all the prices online, you won't find one for under $120 and that's before the $50 shipping..

But I'll tell you what, my company is going to be selling more of the stick, there's going to be a restock soon, I'm not sure when exactly though, but I'll let everyone know.

And it's dirt cheap compared to every other store online. You can get it shipped for under $100. I'll keep you updated and anyone else if they're interested.

[evanft]

But we all know VF5 will be far superior gameplay-wise.

Alright, I have an extremely n00b question. How much difference is there between playing a fighting games with a pad vs. a good stick? Does using the stick make the game easier/more inntuitive? A big-ass answer would be awesome. :-)

EDIT: MarkMan: Believe me, if I had $100 to blow on a stick, I would be throwing money at you. It's just hard to justify that kind of cost for something Tht I will only really use for maybe a dozen games.

[Apossum]

GREAT NEWS!

DoA4 stick is garbage compared to other Hori sticks...(which is still better than most)...

But the kicker is, it works with the PC... :)

I'll be on MAME a lot more... DoA4 isn't too fun... :(

good to know, I probably won't blow the cash on it (who the hell plays doa with a stick anyway? just seems like a wonky marketing ploy to make doa look hardcore)

so review copies of DoA4 are out? is it actually going to make 12/22?? color me surprised if it does. Please do tell...also, let me know what you don't like about it so far.

[RelentlessRolento]

weird thing is that I was going to point out to Markman the possability of putting together an actual printed magazine focusing strongly on fighters... and he's already one step ahead of me! weird... and it was a thought I had in my head for about a month or so...

a small suggestion on the mag: I know this may hike up costs but possibly include a DVD/CD with videos on techniques or combo exabitions. It's a huge compliment to whatever is in print in the mag. Really it's not too hard, other than the fact of cost. (then again, you could have about 4 DVDs a year, or something...).

I am totally for a good fighting mag... sign me up (plus if help is needed... free help here!).

[MarkMan]

The actual magazine will launch in March and will be in newstands everywhere... it'll be in wide circulation... as far as DVD costs, we're not looking to pack in any DVDs as of yet... But I can't get into detail on what's going to be included... but be rest assured that you'll have some sort of visual fighting game and other game stuff in video form if you decide to subscribe to the magazine...

The magazine is going to have contributors from high level palyers, so if this magazine really takes off and ppl actually read it, expect your competition everywhere to get better in certain games... :)

[MarkMan]

1. What game has the best death cries (when a characer gets K.O.'d and yells)? I like the ones in Soul Calibur III... if you hit the enemy repeatedly after they are KO'd they reset the death scream so if you hit them with a fast multiple hitting attack it sounds funny...
2. Worst death cries? I honestly wasn't a fan of the Street Fighter ones... they got old fast...
3. The best health bar design? I'm a big fan of the Guilty Gear XX and above ones... very cool...
4. The best motion 2d fighter? Guilty Gear XX Slash, Fist of the North Star, and even though it's old I love the animation in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike...
5. The worst motion 3d fighter? Zero Divide...
6. The best flash effects (ie. when you hit a character the yellow "pow" or "bang" thingys that pop up to make the game more exciting)? Soul Calibur series...
7. The best physics (this can mean anything... up to you)? Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution...
8. Cheapest character ever created? ST Akuma, T5 Steve, T4 Jin, KOF 03 Duolon...
9. Least developed character ever created? Hrm.. No idea on this...
10. Your opinion on instant kills (example: Guilty Gear)... If you get hit by it, hell you deserve to die....
11. Your opinion on infinite stages (example: tekken 1-3), caged stages (example: bloody roar), and ring out/open stages (example: SC or VF) I love walls and I don't mind infinite stages... it all comes down to strategy and spacing... bayow.

[Apossum]

awww

[SilverPaw750]

Well, unless Markman feels like sending me a stick, I plan to buy the SF Aniversary stick and modding it with Happ parts pretty soon. Would if I could I'd buy a Hori, but (1) I don't like ball top joystick (2) they're way expensive (3) I'd have to find a good PS2 - Xbox converter probably.

[FriskyTanuki]

Came across some pics of VF5, not sure if they're new or not but here ya go:

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0512/game051216e.shtml

It looks nice, but everyone looks so shiny. Stop the moisturizing.
:drool: I can't wait. That reminds me, I need to bring VF4 with me on my trip home so I can get some quality time with it.

[MarkMan]

Apossum... DoA4 is actually delayed until Dec. 29th... not shipping on the 22nd anymore... But I think this time it will actually be concrete lol... you never know though how things have been lately.

[apokalipze2]

Instant Kills in Guilty Gear are hard as hell to pull off on someone. Although at Evolution some Slayer player decided to pull one off on me while my poor Bridget was dizzy:cry: :headache:

[Rodimus]

Instant Kills in Guilty Gear are hard as hell to pull off on someone. Although at Evolution some Slayer player decided to pull one off on me while my poor Bridget was dizzy:cry: :headache:

I can always time Slayer's and Potemkin's instant kills very well. Potemkins can actually be used as a counter, so I wait till someone jumps in at me. And Slayer reads Haiku that makes no sense, according to my wife. Anji and Sol's are probably the hardest to pull off, they're very easy to see coming. But I think Ino has the coolest Instant Kill.

Any other game besides Guilty Gear that have instant kill moves?

[GuilewasNK]

Any other game besides Guilty Gear that have instant kill moves?

The Bushido Blade series is the only other one I can think of. I haven't played it myself though.

[BustaUppa]

Any other game besides Guilty Gear that have instant kill moves?Killer Instinct sort of had them, but your opponent's health had to be red. Also MK Deception had those location-based death traps... not sure if that counts though, since they were basically just ring-outs with a violent animation. The wretched BloodStorm arcade game had something similar, where you could knock someone off the stage into a spiked pit.

Only other game I can think of that has true "death moves" is the one, the only... Time Killers. I played a match on MAME one time where the round started, I took one step forward, pressed an attack button, and chopped the opponent's head off. That was the whole round! Ha ha, I loved how the post-match screen would show a headless version of the character portrait after that.

[JEKKI]

Instant Kills in Guilty Gear are hard as hell to pull off on someone. Although at Evolution some Slayer player decided to pull one off on me while my poor Bridget was dizzy:cry: :headache:ahahahaha sucker.

[GuilewasNK]

Instant Kills in Guilty Gear are hard as hell to pull off on someone. Although at Evolution some Slayer player decided to pull one off on me while my poor Bridget was dizzy:cry: :headache:

Picking on poor little Bridget ain't cool. :cry:

[Kuma]

I can always time Slayer's and Potemkin's instant kills very well. Potemkins can actually be used as a counter, so I wait till someone jumps in at me. And Slayer reads Haiku that makes no sense, according to my wife. Anji and Sol's are probably the hardest to pull off, they're very easy to see coming. But I think Ino has the coolest Instant Kill.

Any other game besides Guilty Gear that have instant kill moves?

I think Eternal Champions had them

[RelentlessRolento]

actually the whole thing with slayer reading Haiku makes sense, since slayer seems to be of high class and a "sophisticate!"...

... As soon as subscriptions are available, LMK Markman... :lol: I may even consider pushing an idea like this to a good friend of mine who actaully runs and owns a magazine in large circulation (Lo-Fi from Devils Due Publishing/Comics)... j/k, but I was thinking about it... you just beat me to it.

a small sugjestion on the mag... get some of your editors to head over to japan, so you can get some early arcade machine testing previews... I'z gots ta knoe wut iz ups wit da japani arcayd sceener!....?

plus, I hope your mag sells like beanie babie ticle me elmo pokemon dipped in sugar loaf. If sales are good (like I am implying), I hope you're right that the conpetition will get better... plus it'll give me an excuse to put time into working on being a good 2d player.