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| Treepull Aitch
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|  "Re(2):No SNK games in America?"
, posted Mon 24 Feb 20:40
At the risk of sounding like a troll: Who needs KoF when you have Guilty Gear?
I live in Singapore, which is one of the KoF hotbeds. Every arcade has at least 1 Kof machine, with most often buying multiple carts of the current KoF only to dispose of them two years down the road to maake room for the new ones. It's a worthwhile investment on their parts - arcade regulars literally play the carts to death.
I used to play KoF very frequently. Learnt the most effective ways to cross-up with characters, attempted to create stylish combos involivg K's multihit super....even could pull off Geese's Rising Storm on wake-up.
Then I got Guilty Gear XX in mid-January. After a day with it, KoF just didn't seem to appealing any more. It's not just the fancy graphics; I find GGXX's engine to be far more superior to KoF's by far. IMO, of course.
Don't get me wrong; I'm still partial to KoF. And I still play it whenever I go to the arcades, since its the game de rieguer there. But other than that, I don't follow it with as much devotion anymore.
The lesson of this long, rambling post? Be happy with whatever you have. Besides, if you really want your SNK fix, and don't mind breaking laws, there's NeoRageX and the ROMs floating round on the internet data sea.
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| Grave
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| "Re(3):No SNK games in America?" , posted Mon 24 Feb 22:33
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I live in Singapore, which is one of the KoF hotbeds. Every arcade has at least 1 Kof machine, with most often buying multiple carts of the current KoF only to dispose of them two years down the road to maake room for the new ones. It's a worthwhile investment on their parts - arcade regulars literally play the carts to death.
I used to play KoF very frequently. Learnt the most effective ways to cross-up with characters, attempted to create stylish combos involivg K's multihit super....even could pull off Geese's Rising Storm on wake-up.
Then I got Guilty Gear XX in mid-January. After a day with it, KoF just didn't seem to appealing any more. It's not just the fancy graphics; I find GGXX's engine to be far more superior to KoF's by far. IMO, of course.
Don't get me wrong; I'm still partial to KoF. And I still play it whenever I go to the arcades, since its the game de rieguer there. But other than that, I don't follow it with as much devotion anymore.
The lesson of this long, rambling post? Be happy with whatever you have. Besides, if you really want your SNK fix, and don't mind breaking laws, there's NeoRageX and the ROMs floating round on the internet data sea.
Be happy with whatever you have, indeed... the arcades where I live have nothing! Nothing, dammit! What's there to do here? Fighting Mania (Fist of the North Star), Time Crisis 2, Crisis Zone, Silent Scope 2, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi, DDR Max 2, Tekken 4. With the exception of the Bemani games, nothing has been touched in a long time. The arcade operators here lack faith in fighting games. I wanted Soul Calibur 2 or GGXX... no dice. VF4E? Forget it. They got VF4 long after it came out for PS2, and it shipped out within a month. It was a flop because the arcadegoers here lack the patience to learn it.
So I play DDR. What else is there to do?
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| Kaepora
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| "Re(4):No SNK games in America?" , posted Mon 24 Feb 23:05
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Be happy with whatever you have, indeed... the arcades where I live have nothing! Nothing, dammit! What's there to do here? Fighting Mania (Fist of the North Star), Time Crisis 2, Crisis Zone, Silent Scope 2, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi, DDR Max 2, Tekken 4. With the exception of the Bemani games, nothing has been touched in a long time. The arcade operators here lack faith in fighting games. I wanted Soul Calibur 2 or GGXX... no dice. VF4E? Forget it. They got VF4 long after it came out for PS2, and it shipped out within a month. It was a flop because the arcadegoers here lack the patience to learn it.
So I play DDR. What else is there to do?
The arcades around me have almost nothing except DDR/Guitar Freaks/Beatmania games and lame ticket-dispensing machines. Occasionally, you can find a driving game or one of those lame arcade-style "first person shooter" games (with a joystick, a gun, and third-person perspective).
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| Juke_Joint_Jezebel 1591th Post
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|  "preference, indeed!"
, posted Tue 25 Feb 08:23
i know what you mean, ChunliFan, i love Guilty Gear, but i still go back and play the old stuff almost regularly -- kof, street fighter, etc. reminds me a lot of Blizzard games (i doubt anyone here can relate to this, since i'm sure very few of you are also regular computer gamers, but i'll explain it anyways) ... when WarCraft II was out, i played that. then came StarCraft, and i played that too. but sc is a different world than wc2. i still went back to play wc2 whenever i was in the mood. and now, WarCraft III is on its way in the mail. i'm sure after months of war3, i'll still go back and play the classics
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Be happy with whatever you have, indeed... the arcades where I live have nothing! Nothing, dammit! What's there to do here? Fighting Mania (Fist of the North Star), Time Crisis 2, Crisis Zone, Silent Scope 2, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi, DDR Max 2, Tekken 4. With the exception of the Bemani games, nothing has been touched in a long time. The arcade operators here lack faith in fighting games. I wanted Soul Calibur 2 or GGXX... no dice. VF4E? Forget it. They got VF4 long after it came out for PS2, and it shipped out within a month. It was a flop because the arcadegoers here lack the patience to learn it.
So I play DDR. What else is there to do?
The arcades around me have almost nothing except DDR/Guitar Freaks/Beatmania games and lame ticket-dispensing machines. Occasionally, you can find a driving game or one of those lame arcade-style "first person shooter" games (with a joystick, a gun, and third-person perspective).
ugh, damn troll!!
hehehe
many American arcades suck. no need for me to repeat what's been said
(lucky bastard and his freakin' Singapore arcades)
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| Oroch
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| "Re(1):preference, indeed!" , posted Tue 25 Feb 08:25
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i know what you mean, ChunliFan, i love Guilty Gear, but i still go back and play the old stuff almost regularly -- kof, street fighter, etc. reminds me a lot of Blizzard games (i doubt anyone here can relate to this, since i'm sure very few of you are also regular computer gamers, but i'll explain it anyways) ... when WarCraft II was out, i played that. then came StarCraft, and i played that too. but sc is a different world than wc2. i still went back to play wc2 whenever i was in the mood. and now, WarCraft III is on its way in the mail. i'm sure after months of war3, i'll still go back and play the classics
Be happy with whatever you have, indeed... the arcades where I live have nothing! Nothing, dammit! What's there to do here? Fighting Mania (Fist of the North Star), Time Crisis 2, Crisis Zone, Silent Scope 2, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi, DDR Max 2, Tekken 4. With the exception of the Bemani games, nothing has been touched in a long time. The arcade operators here lack faith in fighting games. I wanted Soul Calibur 2 or GGXX... no dice. VF4E? Forget it. They got VF4 long after it came out for PS2, and it shipped out within a month. It was a flop because the arcadegoers here lack the patience to learn it.
So I play DDR. What else is there to do?
The arcades around me have almost nothing except DDR/Guitar Freaks/Beatmania games and lame ticket-dispensing machines. Occasionally, you can find a driving game or one of those lame arcade-style "first person shooter" games (with a joystick, a gun, and third-person perspective).
ugh, damn troll!!
hehehe
many American arcades suck. no need for me to repeat what's been said
(lucky bastard and his freakin' Singapore arcades)
sorry to dissapoint you but war3 is shit in a box
i love daalas tags!
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| OYashiroForever
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| "Re(2):preference, indeed!" , posted Tue 25 Feb 12:16
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i know what you mean, ChunliFan, i love Guilty Gear, but i still go back and play the old stuff almost regularly -- kof, street fighter, etc. reminds me a lot of Blizzard games (i doubt anyone here can relate to this, since i'm sure very few of you are also regular computer gamers, but i'll explain it anyways) ... when WarCraft II was out, i played that. then came StarCraft, and i played that too. but sc is a different world than wc2. i still went back to play wc2 whenever i was in the mood. and now, WarCraft III is on its way in the mail. i'm sure after months of war3, i'll still go back and play the classics
Be happy with whatever you have, indeed... the arcades where I live have nothing! Nothing, dammit! What's there to do here? Fighting Mania (Fist of the North Star), Time Crisis 2, Crisis Zone, Silent Scope 2, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi, DDR Max 2, Tekken 4. With the exception of the Bemani games, nothing has been touched in a long time. The arcade operators here lack faith in fighting games. I wanted Soul Calibur 2 or GGXX... no dice. VF4E? Forget it. They got VF4 long after it came out for PS2, and it shipped out within a month. It was a flop because the arcadegoers here lack the patience to learn it.
So I play DDR. What else is there to do?
The arcades around me have almost nothing except DDR/Guitar Freaks/Beatmania games and lame ticket-dispensing machines. Occasionally, you can find a driving game or one of those lame arcade-style "first person shooter" games (with a joystick, a gun, and third-person perspective).
1) Yes, the US arcade scene is on a respirator. Doubt you'll get any arguments about that. I attribute it to powerful consoles combined with the glut of giganto-games (4-seat racing games, Star Wars games, etc.) that cost $20,000+ and never recoup their money (unless it's Bemani).
2) Agreed on GGXX as well. Awesome game... but it's not gonna keep me from playing KoF 2002 or old-school SF games (Super Turbo, Alpha 3, 3rd Strike, MvC2, etc.).
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sorry to dissapoint you but war3 is shit in a box
3) I wouldn't go that far. Granted, it's nowhere near as good as WC2 or Brood Wars, but what is? Hopefully, the add-on (Frozen Throne?) will address some of the fundamental things wrong with the game.
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
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| Treepull Aitch
47th Post
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| "Re(3):preference, indeed!" , posted Wed 26 Feb 06:00
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3) I wouldn't go that far. Granted, it's nowhere near as good as WC2 or Brood Wars, but what is? Hopefully, the add-on (Frozen Throne?) will address some of the fundamental things wrong with the game.
I'm waiting for the W3 battlechest to come out. By then, I should have saved enough money for a new processor.
Then,I'll wait for the price of the battlechest to drop.
Only then will I buy the battlechest and the processor.
I'll probaly lose interest in the game it after a few days though; I've played the human campaign. The story is teh ghey, IMO. And since it's a Blizzard game, I'm sure there'll be some sort of plot-pount-vital, mystic ancient crystal thatI'll happen across near the endgame.
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| juke joint jezebel 1605th Post
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| "Re(4):preference, indeed!" , posted Wed 26 Feb 07:04
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3) I wouldn't go that far. Granted, it's nowhere near as good as WC2 or Brood Wars, but what is? Hopefully, the add-on (Frozen Throne?) will address some of the fundamental things wrong with the game.
I'm waiting for the W3 battlechest to come out. By then, I should have saved enough money for a new processor.
Then,I'll wait for the price of the battlechest to drop.
Only then will I buy the battlechest and the processor.
I'll probaly lose interest in the game it after a few days though; I've played the human campaign. The story is teh ghey, IMO. And since it's a Blizzard game, I'm sure there'll be some sort of plot-pount-vital, mystic ancient crystal thatI'll happen across near the endgame.
i heard that this time around (with the new Frozen Throne expansion), the ultimate evil is a wizard that can only control bears. he gets his hands on the human race's lovable "Jheruvi" aka "the biggest fucking panda known to the world of Azeroth .... EVER" and runs amok, having sex with orcs and eating human babies. all five races -- it's been revealed that a fifth "man-dog" race exists -- band together to defeat Jheruvi, just to have it raised back from the dead by the Undead race!!! what new adventures lie ahead?
The Biggest Fucking Panda You've Ever Set Eyes On
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| Oroch
138th Post
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| "Re(5):preference, indeed!" , posted Wed 26 Feb 07:44
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3) I wouldn't go that far. Granted, it's nowhere near as good as WC2 or Brood Wars, but what is? Hopefully, the add-on (Frozen Throne?) will address some of the fundamental things wrong with the game.
I'm waiting for the W3 battlechest to come out. By then, I should have saved enough money for a new processor.
Then,I'll wait for the price of the battlechest to drop.
Only then will I buy the battlechest and the processor.
I'll probaly lose interest in the game it after a few days though; I've played the human campaign. The story is teh ghey, IMO. And since it's a Blizzard game, I'm sure there'll be some sort of plot-pount-vital, mystic ancient crystal thatI'll happen across near the endgame.
i heard that this time around (with the new Frozen Throne expansion), the ultimate evil is a wizard that can only control bears. he gets his hands on the human race's lovable "Jheruvi" aka "the biggest fucking panda known to the world of Azeroth .... EVER" and runs amok, having sex with orcs and eating human babies. all five races -- it's been revealed that a fifth "man-dog" race exists -- band together to defeat Jheruvi, just to have it raised back from the dead by the Undead race!!! what new adventures lie ahead?
most ppl i encounter dont like wc3(ive got 40 copies of it for the cafe, and noone plays :( )
its a good looking decent run of the mill rts
just like unreal2 is a good run of the mill fps
neither are groundbreaking but they're still somewhat fun
thing is they aint worth 50 bucks
wait till the price drops to 20-30
or they package it in a battle chest witht the expansion
i love daalas tags!
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