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Luisinan 78th Post
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"When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 03:54
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So when did you get into 2D fighters? I'll reveal why I'm asking this after I get enough votes.
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Time Mage
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"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 04:06:
I got into fighting games a little before I first saw SF2, with King of Monsters (is that the name?), but it was just a few months before SF2, so I'm in the SF2 category.
Gatotsu Zeroshiki!
[this message was edited by Time Mage on Thu 24 Oct 04:07]
Rid Hershel
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"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 05:24
Started liking? International Karate in C=64
Grynn 69th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(2):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 05:38
quote: Started liking? International Karate in C=64
Hey I used to play that game too ^_^
Yare Yare ^_^'
shinsei19 82th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(3):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 05:45
quote: Started liking? International Karate in C=64
Hey I used to play that game too ^_^
Hmmm I remember that game, but I never really got into it for some reason... I was all about Karate Champ though heheheh...it was next to Moon Patrol and an Asteroids machine...ahhhh natsukashiiiiii.....
Satoshi_miwa
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"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 07:26
I really started to get into fighters during the SSF2 era myself, as I finally was in a city with good fight game pressence so I could actually play them...(Trust me, small towns in the early 90's are not good for finding fight games).
OmegaDog 236th Post
Frequent Customer
"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 07:27
I was of the Street Fighter 2 era here. After about SSFT2, though, I actually dropped out of the fighter fandom, as it seemed that fighters were becoming overdone. Then, I came across Darkstalkers in 1996, and Street Fighter Alpha 2 sometime around 1997 (I think those are correct) -- I fell in love with the new look and feel of the games. Then, after being ignorant of SNK's efforts, I actually got a taste of what the Neo Geo could really do when I got to witness the AES Last Blade 2 cart in action in 1999 (a friend of mine in the Bay Area has it).
For all cases, the graphics and sound pulled me in first -- and then I started working on fighter strategy.
Make Oolong defeat Chain, Club, Fan, Sword, Tonfon and Blues :D
Daala
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"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 07:58:
Does Yie Ar Kung Fu, count ^_^ I had it on my amiga computer, damn I love that game.
Fan was a pain in the butt! *sorry I just saw the post above...LOL*
[this message was edited by Daala on Thu 24 Oct 07:59]
Toxico
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"Re(2):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 08:51
I was never attracted by the SF fame... I really got on to fighting games when I saw Fatal Fury II and the later KoF '94... and afterwards I saw AoF 1 & 2... Yes, the arcades where I lived got the games with some awful time delays.
TheBeast
1218th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
"Anyone remembers?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 09:26
I can't remember the name of the game, but it was a very old PC fighting game whereby you get to learn and practice the arts of karate, kendo, nunchukus and Bo. When you are confidence with the controls of your art you enter this tournament trying to win it.
oroch 24th Post
New Customer
"Re(1):Anyone remembers?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 09:47
quote: I can't remember the name of the game, but it was a very old PC fighting game whereby you get to learn and practice the arts of karate, kendo, nunchukus and Bo. When you are confidence with the controls of your art you enter this tournament trying to win it.
i remember that
it was budokan, wasnt bad for an old school pc game
SNK 1978-2001
Fro Boy11
1112th Post
Red Carpet Premium Member+
"Re(2):Anyone remembers?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 10:21
I got in it when SF2 and FF were out. I liked SF2 a lot more, but then they started to make too many versions and by then FF2 and stuff was out so then I REALLY got into FF2 and SS.
Hungrywolf
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"Re(3):Anyone remembers?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 10:24
quote: I got in it when SF2 and FF were out. I liked SF2 a lot more, but then they started to make too many versions and by then FF2 and stuff was out so then I REALLY got into FF2 and SS.
I played Karate Champ before (never played SF1 til a couple of years ago) but I didn't really get into fighters until SF2.
"Someday we'll find it the rainbow connection..." -Kermit The Muppet Movie Hungry Like the Wolf
exodus
344th Post
Bronze Customer
"Re(4):Anyone remembers?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 11:29:
quote: I got in it when SF2 and FF were out. I liked SF2 a lot more, but then they started to make too many versions and by then FF2 and stuff was out so then I REALLY got into FF2 and SS.
I played Karate Champ before (never played SF1 til a couple of years ago) but I didn't really get into fighters until SF2.
Karate Champ on an old-ass comp which my friend had...(guess it wasn't old then) on those big ole floppys when I was about 8 years old. I could only get to level 4 though...
[wait...maybe it was yie ar kung fu...who's got some screenshots? I can't remember!!]
[this message was edited by exodus on Thu 24 Oct 11:30]
Luisinan 79th Post
Occasional Customer
"The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 11:36
Well I guess 28 votes is enough. Anyway, I put up this poll to see if people were getting into 2D fighters recently.
The poll shows two things. The good thing the poll shows is that a lot of us "old schoolers" still enjoy playing 2D fighters. Thats good news. The bad news is that there were only 2 people who got into 2D fighters after the early 90's. There was one vote for 1998 and another vote for 1999.
I know this guy in another message board who was saying that 2D fighters are dead. That they are too hard to master for new players and that the older players are slowly leaving the scene. Hmmm. He may unfortunately be telling the truth. Well, in the US anyway. 2D fighters are a lot harder to master then in the old SF2 days.
exodus
344th Post
Bronze Customer
"Re(1):The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 12:42
quote: Well I guess 28 votes is enough. Anyway, I put up this poll to see if people were getting into 2D fighters recently.
The poll shows two things. The good thing the poll shows is that a lot of us "old schoolers" still enjoy playing 2D fighters. Thats good news. The bad news is that there were only 2 people who got into 2D fighters after the early 90's. There was one vote for 1998 and another vote for 1999.
I know this guy in another message board who was saying that 2D fighters are dead. That they are too hard to master for new players and that the older players are slowly leaving the scene. Hmmm. He may unfortunately be telling the truth. Well, in the US anyway. 2D fighters are a lot harder to master then in the old SF2 days.
well honestly I think the trouble is who you're asking. People who visit the mmcafe, and especially the bulletin board are unlikely to be anything but devoted fans. You're asking the question of a totally skewed demographic, and thus these poll results cannot be interpreted as a representation of the real world!
the REAL master 68th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(2):The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 12:46
techmo bowl, Bo jackson was the man
talbaineric
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"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 15:42
I got into it around 1991,and have remained a loyal fan(mostly to Capcom's 2-D)since!
Mozex 34th Post
Rare Customer
"Re(1):The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 16:58
quote:2D fighters are a lot harder to master then in the old SF2 days.
That's a very good thing.
Be kind to goblins.
Mosquiton
537th Post
New Red Carpet Member
"Re(2):The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 17:00
quote: well honestly I think the trouble is who you're asking. People who visit the mmcafe, and especially the bulletin board are unlikely to be anything but devoted fans. You're asking the question of a totally skewed demographic, and thus these poll results cannot be interpreted as a representation of the real world!
There's no doubt these results are heavily skewed... but I'd think it's pretty obvious that fighting games in general (and especially those that are 2D) are failing to attract broad audiences.
Then again... GameSpot bases their most popular games directly on site traffic and GGX2 and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance are numbers 5 and 6 on today's top 10.
I'm not saying the genre is no longer popular, but I agree that fewer new players are getting on board lately.
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Ishmael
262th Post
Copper Customer
"Re(3):The good and bad about the Poll"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 17:31
It's not that 2D fighters are "dead" [what a silly term] but fighting games in general are a niche genre and have been for some time. The video game market has changed quite a bit both in what games are made and who plays them in the past several years so it's really doubtful that fighting games will ever achive the same fluke level of popularity they once enjoyed.
status 0th Post
New Customer
"Re(1):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 19:26
My first was International Karate on the Amiga, around 1989 I guess. It has a horrible reputation, but I enjoyed it at the time.
I was maybe seven or eight when the local family arcade got a shiny new Street Fighter II machine, and I was one of the first to play it. There weren't any really serious players around here (still aren't), and most of the SFII players here were young, junior high-ish kids. Most matches boiled down to who had the best reflexes; If you could consistantly pull of a Shoryuken, you had a huge upper-hand.
I'm a n00b, BTW. :)
justicekyo
405th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(2):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 19:53
quote: My first was International Karate on the Amiga, around 1989 I guess. It has a horrible reputation, but I enjoyed it at the time.
I was maybe seven or eight when the local family arcade got a shiny new Street Fighter II machine, and I was one of the first to play it. There weren't any really serious players around here (still aren't), and most of the SFII players here were young, junior high-ish kids. Most matches boiled down to who had the best reflexes; If you could consistantly pull of a Shoryuken, you had a huge upper-hand.
I'm a n00b, BTW. :)
*The only one in Team Saikyo who can pull off all of Ryu's moves in SF I*
Omar 107th Post
Regular Customer
"Re(3):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 23:03:
I still remeber the first time somebody told me about SF2.
A friend was telling me about this awesome fighting game he played at the arcades and all the time I thought he was talking about Final Fight.
For instance, I remember he asked me wich character I use and told him it was some wrestler guy. I was talking about Haggar and he tought I was talking about Zangief.
I started playng Fatal Fury (and other Fighting games, including the first SF) because the SF2 machines were always full, with long lines and very experienced players.
Liked a lot the first FF, but I could never really get into the other FFs like I got into the first until Mark of the Wolves.
Edit: I just remembered something. The friend that told me about SF2 was a fan of the first SF. The place where he used to play it didn't have an arcade with joysticks. It had trackballs instead.
I also remembered that the first (and so far only time) I got hurt with a game was with SF1. Don't know how to say it in english, but in spanish "se me falseó la muñeca".
It occurs to me that an awful lot of trouble in Gotham City could have been averted a long time ago if Batman had just ripped the Joker's nipples off.
A man with the nipples ripped off him does not make the same mistakes twice.
I mean crime in Gotham City doesn't exactly seem to be affected by a man dressed as a bat flapping around the place. But no-one disobeys a man wearing a necklace of human nipples.
"I'm Batman" isn't cutting it in the striking-fear-into-their-hearts stakes. But "I'm Batman -- and I'm here for your nipples" is an entirely different proposition. -- Warren Ellis
[this message was edited by Omar on Thu 24 Oct 23:09]
OmegaDog 238th Post
Frequent Customer
"Re(2):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Thu 24 Oct 23:55
quote:I'm a n00b, BTW. :)
Ah, well -- welcome to the Cafe! (Nice choice of topic to enter in. :) )
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Adon
804th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
"Re(3):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Fri 25 Oct 01:35
wasnt too interested in Karate champ went from Paper Boy into SF1 back around 87/88
VManOfMana 87th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(4):When did you get into 2D Fighters?"
, posted Fri 25 Oct 06:58
quote: I also remembered that the first (and so far only time) I got hurt with a game was with SF1. Don't know how to say it in english, but in spanish "se me falseó la muñeca".
Creo que un sencillo "I hurt my wrist" es suficiente :)
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