So Wiggy and I have been talking about talking about this arcade in our area for a while. They hold regular fighting game and music game tournaments, and have the most impressive selection of these games you’ve ever seen. Wiggy, My Wife, and I finally got to go last night.
After playing percussion master for a bit, we decided to have a couple rounds of Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike. Well, we must’ve been making too much noise with all our yelling and imitation squatting, because we attracted the attention of some serious Street Fighter 3 gamers. While we put up a good fight, won a couple of rounds, and even got a few squatalities in there – We pretty much got 0wn-ded.
Even though we lost, it was an awesome challenge – and I learned a couple of things I need to work on if I want to get better at Street Fighter 3.
Aside from their skill, which cannot be denied, they won by glitching. So, I’m going to have to learn how to exploit some glitches to juggle my opponent like they did. My parry game is good, but I need to link combos and supers better after the parry. I also regret not using my arcade stick at home. I’ve gotten so used to the xbox controller that when I go to the arcade I have to re-learn how to use the stick.
Anyways, aside from learning the holes in my Street Fighter 3 skills, we found an excellent arcade, with tons of great games, and some fierce competition to boot. Not bad for a monday night.
Teh pwnd, eh? Glitching is whack. Still fun to play though. Percussion Master, is that new?
By “glitching”, he means they were doing something he has never seen or heard of before. I have to admit my jaw dropped when I got a dragon punch on the way down from a fall.
I remember the exact moment where those dudes knew they had to step in and show us who has real skill. I had just won a match against Spammy (pretty close one I must say). I proceeded to squat-squat while yelling Spammy’s patented “Yeahhh boiiiiii”. On the way up, I noticed two azn guys whispering and laughing to eachother. I proceed to scurry back into fighting position while whimpering in fear. As the next fight between Spammy and I began, azn dude #1 walks to MY side of of the machine, places his quarter over the start button (a very bold move. Opting to put his quarter over the start button as opposed to the standard corner of the screen is a clear indicator that he’s planning to take that control and pwn n00bs for the rest of the night), and stands back with his arms crossed.
Needless to say, I poo’d myself. We proceeded to get pwned for the rest of the night. He had every right to put his coin over the start button. Every right.
They were using standby… don’t ask me how… they just were, ok!!!
Every one of these AZN guys you idolize in SF go home to their mommies and suck their thumbs before they go to sleep. I have documented proof.
i squat asians in RL. they squat me in street fighter. the same way i’m squatted by angry, angry hicks in halo2.