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Iron D 3205th Post
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| "Re(3):MODNAR AL AZAR!" , posted Sat 4 Jul 22:22
quote: Swine flu, the latest media/government fraud? what's your theory?
Krzyzewski Man still exists. Now whatever happened to Dr. Baghead?
Didn't he slash me to the ground over Castlevania a month or so back?
Congratulations on your degree, Iron D. Even though I've been registered here just a brief while (and thus I don't know you well), I was happy to hear of your great news.
Swine flu: even though it is a real, dangerous thing, I think it's also an opportunity for the news media to get everyone worked into a frenzy. ALSO! I find it funny that in the US at least the agriculture lobby is huge enough that they could effectively get the term 'swine' replaced by 'H1N1' in most reporting.
Hey, thanks Karasu. I may have been here for a while, but I go into patterns where I alternate between lurking for a few months and then posting semi-regularly. So sometimes I'll come back here and notice people on here who have over a thousand posts, yet they don't seem at all familiar.
For instance, I can't remember exactly when you, or Digitalboy or Pollyanna or even Iggy first started posting here. On the other hand, I can remember when Onslaught first started posting.
Another random note: Whitesword does not post often anymore, but even when he does he doesn't say "spoony bard" anymore. A sign of maturity, or the signs that Whitesword is no fun anymore?
Er.....
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Pollyanna 2707th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(4):MODNAR AL AZAR!" , posted Tue 7 Jul 19:58
quote: Hey, thanks Karasu. I may have been here for a while, but I go into patterns where I alternate between lurking for a few months and then posting semi-regularly. So sometimes I'll come back here and notice people on here who have over a thousand posts, yet they don't seem at all familiar.
For instance, I can't remember exactly when you, or Digitalboy or Pollyanna or even Iggy first started posting here. On the other hand, I can remember when Onslaught first started posting.
I don't remember when I first started posting either, though my profile indicates that I registered about a month before you. Jeez, it's really been a long time!
I'm in and out a lot as well, so my memory is spotty. If someone changes their avatar, I may forget who they are. Speaking of which, you may win the award for longest time spent with a single avatar. Maou might be in the running, too?
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Maou 1701th Post
Tailored Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Member
| "Re(5):MODNAR AL AZAR!" , posted Wed 8 Jul 13:32
quote: Hey, thanks Karasu. I may have been here for a while, but I go into patterns where I alternate between lurking for a few months and then posting semi-regularly. So sometimes I'll come back here and notice people on here who have over a thousand posts, yet they don't seem at all familiar.
For instance, I can't remember exactly when you, or Digitalboy or Pollyanna or even Iggy first started posting here. On the other hand, I can remember when Onslaught first started posting.
I don't remember when I first started posting either, though my profile indicates that I registered about a month before you. Jeez, it's really been a long time!
I'm in and out a lot as well, so my memory is spotty. If someone changes their avatar, I may forget who they are. Speaking of which, you may win the award for longest time spent with a single avatar. Maou might be in the running, too?
Yeah, it changes now and again but it's always been some variation of Ghaleon, though it's briefly been Zophar, also from Lunar. I don't know what I'd do without Dudley around. I also remember reading the board for a long time before officially appearing around 2003 or so? I think posting came in waves, though....
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Mako 369th Post
Silver Customer
| "Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 03:10
So... nostalgia thread?
Let's see, I was a lurker until for a now forgotten reason I was able to bypass the tough register system that the Professor implemented that didn't like web emails (namely Hotmail). I had to set up an account on the probably now extinct Excite.
I remember weekly attention to who had the coolest signature picture, my horrible attempts at trying to create something remotely nice in Photoshop and admiring those members who changed them quite frequently.
I also remember lengthy discussions about the state of the KOF franchise, and how little and ignorant I felt because I used to brag around my friends about KOF lore but in here everybody had an Encyclopaedic knowledge of KOF, FF, SF and almost any game imaginable so I could participate very little and never had the nerve to pull a MESSATSU
Speaking of which, how I hated that, specially on ADSL!
Later, I became less shy and even posted and received help on topics that weren't related to videogames at all.
I also remember the period when the Professor took a medical leave and how questionable content was posted and flame wars erupted... in the quiet mood of this little corner of the internet (So different from others boards!) I think it was around this time that the cafe lost TalibanEric.
Then I finished my studies and began working. I visited the place less and less, but I remember some "Spanish only" threads, the lust for blood in SamSho by a fanatic member and Iggy adopting a new persona for some time.
Now in the last couple of days, for unknown reasons I've posted and participated more than in the past couple of years! Well, I never deleted the cafe address from my bookmarks although I admit that I don't play videogames as often as I used to. I even gave away my hard-earned Fatty PS2 to a relative. Most of my friends were shocked when I did that.
Now there are no arcades in the city, having been replaced by slot machines. I see young and old people wasting money on them and I ask myself what fun do they find on that?
Maybe I became old of a sudden.
Descarta
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HAYATO 919th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member++
| "Re(1):Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 08:09
quote: So... nostalgia thread?
Let's see, I was a lurker until for a now forgotten reason I was able to bypass the tough register system that the Professor implemented that didn't like web emails (namely Hotmail). I had to set up an account on the probably now extinct Excite.
I remember weekly attention to who had the coolest signature picture, my horrible attempts at trying to create something remotely nice in Photoshop and admiring those members who changed them quite frequently.
I also remember lengthy discussions about the state of the KOF franchise, and how little and ignorant I felt because I used to brag around my friends about KOF lore but in here everybody had an Encyclopaedic knowledge of KOF, FF, SF and almost any game imaginable so I could participate very little and never had the nerve to pull a MESSATSU
Speaking of which, how I hated that, specially on ADSL!
Later, I became less shy and even posted and received help on topics that weren't related to videogames at all.
I also remember the period when the Professor took a medical leave and how questionable content was posted and flame wars erupted... in the quiet mood of this little corner of the internet (So different from others boards!) I think it was around this time that the cafe lost TalibanEric.
Oh, that's right!! Professor was MIA for a long, long time. But, did he leave the forum just once? I think he was absent for even a longer period of time prior to the events you are talking about... Pay me no heed, for I can be delusional: it's been so long since I became a regular here (even longer if you count my lurking years) that I can no longer rely on my sole memories to exact a chronology of events...
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Then I finished my studies and began working. I visited the place less and less, but I remember some "Spanish only" threads, the lust for blood in SamSho by a fanatic member and Iggy adopting a new persona for some time.
Yeah, those were great times, with Catalyst (he was the one with the blood issue on Shamsho, wasn't he?) and a deranged Guillaume runing amok in the forum...
Oh, and those glorious "Solo espanglish" threads! I think we should create one of those again, just for laughs...
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Now in the last couple of days, for unknown reasons I've posted and participated more than in the past couple of years! Well, I never deleted the cafe address from my bookmarks although I admit that I don't play videogames as often as I used to.
Well, that's exactly my case: Leaving aside my daily PSP dose (I spend about 20 minutes by train on my way home), I hardly touch a videogame. In fact, I've realized that, to me, speaking about old videogames and the history of those companies which gave birth to them is far more enjoyable than playing most of the newest ones!!!
But don't worry, we aren't getting old, we are maturing!!!
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Maou 1707th Post
Tailored Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Member
| "Re(1):Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 12:04
quote:
Now in the last couple of days, for unknown reasons I've posted and participated more than in the past couple of years!
Now there are no arcades in the city, having been replaced by slot machines. I see young and old people wasting money on them and I ask myself what fun do they find on that?
Maybe I became old of a sudden.
Stick around, man! I agree about the slot machines, too, ick. Now if they were PINBALL, that would be another story. There is a good game with mechanical parts... I'd say the kids putzing their lives away on a crappy game like slots are the ones who are prematurely old, not you!
Neat reminisces. I looked at my profile and I apparently showed up in summer of 2002, but I distinctly remember reading the Cafe far more religiously during the 2001-2002 school year than I ever had before (I used to go to MMCafe for the news updates back then!) which makes me wonder if I didn't show up earlier somehow. Hmm! I remember reading and laughing away in a random storage room with the computer. I would have a free class period each day to do this because of English class in my high school in Japan, which I didn't need, so I'd study and occasionally read the Cafe. What a strange little room it was in which to become a devoted reader!
人間はいつも私を驚かせてくれる。不思議なものだな、人間という存在は...
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ONSLAUGHT 3830th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(2):Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 14:32
quote: What a strange little room it was in which to become a devoted reader!
I was a big lurker before registering. I registered in 2002 I believe, when CvS2 was about to be released ("2D will never die!", I'm still waiting Capcom...). I even remember when Pointystick said something about my super broken english. The funny thing is, that even before I registered, I was annoyed by eric, I couldn't understand how tolerating people was around here! He wasn't even the kind of moron that at least is funny, he was just a plain idiot concerned about his postcount and furries. In any case, I've met a lot of wonderful people here, I even met Adon! We had a great time, and I just wish I could meet more people from here.
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Iron D 3211th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(3):Secret of Rugal" , posted Fri 10 Jul 18:45
quote: Yeah, that guy was an asshole though. Unlike our current Red Falcon, this guy was just a trouble makeer. Try posting anything positive about Capcom or negative about SNK, and you could bet this guy would be flaming you within an hour. There were a couple of guys like that actually, but I can't remember the other guys' names at the moment. Wasn't that Roger? he had a Rugal avatar
Ugh. You're right. Yet another example of my horrible memory. But he wasn't the only one that pulled that crap. Do you remember the names of the other guys who were pulling that shit? I remember one guy even started insulting some poster's mother over his comments about some SNK game.
I've actually wondered if the Onslaught that first registered here is the same as the one we currently have. The one that first posted here was a generally happier kid with acceptable (but far from perfect) english and an Onslaught avatar. The one we have now is a bitter, mean drunk with english that's good enough that you would never know it was his second language and who hates everyone and has an avatar of a cat that has apparently suffered a stroke.
Yes, that last sentence had really poor structure.
As for Eric, I remember liking him at first (Talbain is my favorite Darkstalker, too) but yeah....he did eventually get on my nerves,too. Especially when it was pointed out that the reason why he posted so much was because he had such a hard-on for high post counts. I don't know how I didn't realize that before, but then I would see that a lot of what he would post would be pointless bullshit and then it all made sense.
Er.....
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kofoguz 725th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
| "Re(4):Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 21:09
quote: I remember you posting the pictures and this was before before I even registered. The Cafe has changed so much within the last TWO years. I feel that we need more wackiness and the Elections for Mad Man Cafe's Biggest Asshole. As far as I know it only happened once. I forgotten who won that time.In any case, I've met a lot of wonderful people here, I even met Adon! We had a great time, and I just wish I could meet more people from here.
Its either Iggy or Onslaught. After all this year I still have crappy English (See my first reply to current Blazblue thread and consider I was searching for an info confirms Johnny is a secret character, then you'll know).
Also my stalker issue, I guess I scared Polly a "bit". But I couldnt help it, s/he/it posts mostly I agree %100. The only thing I saw in her/his/its post that I disagree "the dislike of Fatal Fury theme on 02UM", which is in my top five. Other than that Polly is like "the favourite critic whose advice is seriously considered before going to a movie" type of poster for me. Sorry Polly.
As for Iggy, Onslaught and other favourite assholes, I have a tend to crush on assholes.
Also I really like the wikia idea. I really would like to know what happened before my lurking times.
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Pollyanna 2713th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(5):Reminiscences" , posted Fri 10 Jul 22:05
I'm glad Eric is gone, too. I mean, I just ignored him, because it's not like he was doing anything wrong, I just didn't like him. Still, he really got on my nerves with his "I'm leaving! Nobody wants me here! No really! I'm really leaving! Really!" garbage. If you're gonna leave, just fucking leave.
quote: The only thing I saw in her/his/its post that I disagree "the dislike of Fatal Fury theme on 02UM", which is in my top five.
But it's just not FIGHTING music! It's like "getting drunk on a lazy Sunday afternoon" music. Which is fine for getting drunk on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but terrible for kicking someone's ass!
Also...I've had creepy internet admirers before, and you're not one of them, I assure you.
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Iron D 3213th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(2):MMCafe made me cry" , posted Sat 11 Jul 02:40
quote: Anyways, my number one favorite memory of this place was way back in 2002.
My mother had died and I was in a real funk from it. One of my best friends (who used to post here as Dominus) actually came here and created a thread informing everyone here of what had happened. I went to his place and he showed me the thread on his computer.
There was the thread he had created. By the time he showed it to me, the thread had a TON of replies and it was all Cafe members giving their sincere condolences. Reply after reply of MMCafe members giving words of support and sympathy. After looking at the thread for about a minute, I broke down and cried.
To this day, this is the single nicest thing anyone online had done for me, and is without a doubt the main reason why this place is so special to me and why I don't think I'll ever completely leave.
It was quite a shock to hear that you've lost your mother. March 18, I remember it. It's like the hardest time you ever have when you lose a member of your family. Btw, how is Dominus doing?
[edit] And congrats on your BA!
Thanks a ton, Professor for both the congratulations and the condolences. That's actually pretty awesome that you remember the exact date! Wow!
As for Dominus, he's got a family now. Married with a son who just had his first birthday a couple of months ago. He's also the top guy at a library here in Southern California. So yeah, he's doing pretty well.
Er.....
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Mosquiton 1745th Post
Tailored Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Member
| "Re(1):RANDOM" , posted Sat 11 Jul 04:36:
Has anyone played with Mature yet in KOFXII?
I'm definitely a little miffed over losing more than half her moves (I also cry for Clark, seriously, what the hell?), but the two moves she has are pretty flexible/powerful... I think.
I'm not satisfied with the range/priority on either of her standing light normals.
Her basic combo ending with the CD attack and a despair in the air is pretty decent. I haven't personally found any awesome corner stuff, but I haven't actually had time to get hardcore into the game... and I'm not sure that I will.
Moving on the recovery on her Death Row (claw) is obviously very quick although you can't repeat it, so I'm trying to figure out the most effective way of mixing things afterwards. I can sometimes flip over and get a cross-up with her new Despair, which I'm working on managing the distance for. She doesn't seem to have an instant overhead, which blows and they took out her two-hit jump kick, but I guess hopping afterwards isn't the worst option.
Heaven's Gate remains awesome as ever at least. If I could get one move back I'd want a new and improved Deicide (there's no Vice anyway) which has both decent speed and the ability to nail them with the super after the light version, 98' UM style.
I dig the game, but the sad thing is I'd probably pay money for a "new moves pack" or "taunt and extra winpose pack".
I guess this isn't really a random post and belongs in a KOFXII thread. But really I post so infrequently and I've already typed it all out I can probably get away with it...
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nobinobita 554th Post
New Red Carpet Member
| "Re(3):Random input" , posted Sun 12 Jul 05:58
quote: Though I mainly lurk the bbs now because I never have anything to say or I'm lazy to do so.
I've been a member here since Dec 2000. I can't believe it has almost been 9 years. Time sure does fly by. I can't remember if lurked here before 2000 or not. When did the bbs first go up?
My memory is hazy, but I swear I've been lurking here since the 90s. The URL for this BBS is locked into my muscle memory every time I log onto the internet. Part of the reason it's so dear to me is cos it's been around for about as long as I've ever had my own computer. Also, it's a hold over from the pre-broadband, pre-web 2.0 days when games felt really fan driven. Back when RPGamer and The GIA seemed really cutting edge with their news breaks on Final Fantasy 8! I used to come here all the time for breaking news on the latest 2d fighters, back when Capcom Vs SNK felt like a clash of Titans rather than extremely niche fan service.
I eventually learned that the BBS was where it was at. It was populated by very quirky people who were always posting interesting news with colorful commentary. And everyone was polite. And when they weren't it wasn't annoying, it was funny as hell.
It felt like some secret garden of elite, (mostly)sensible erudite nerds/fans/geeks/otaku from all over the globe.
I think I eventually worked up the courage to start posting during a heated debate regarding whether or not Amano should be considered an "artist", which turned into an enlightening look into the idea of the artist among different cultures, which touched on things like how the concept of "zero" and true nothingness may have originated with Buddhism and slowly spread into the west.
I don't mean to turn this into the mutual appreciation society, but I do think this is a pretty special little community. Thanks for the years of entertainment!
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Maese 511th Post
New Red Carpet Member
| "Re(5):Secret of Rugal" , posted Sun 12 Jul 14:09
quote: I think the Café helped us all (foreigners) to have a better english. That was much more effective than any classes.
Not that my English has gotten any good actually, but I wholeheartedly agree with Iggy in this one.
Other than that, I've been lurking this site (at first) and the BBS (later on) since I began surfing the net on late 90s, and finally decided to join basically for similar reasons as Nobitanobi's. Almost 10 years later things have changed around here, but this is still the only website, forum or otherwise, I continue visiting almost daily. You guys sure know how to make an interesting, unique community.
Anyway, nostalgia stuff aside, since this is a random thread, let's throw in some random stuff. Aand you can't possibly be much more random than this: Phoenix Wright Takarazuka musical part 2 on the works, to be on stage late summer. It's not even recent news, it was announced on the last performances of the first show, but still worth commenting I guess
Cringe-inducing as it might seem, the first play was actually a damned good adaptation, if you can forgive certain (somewhat expectable) artistic licenses. Those interested can have a look at some excerpts on youtube, and if your kung fu is good enough you can even find the whole thing in some chinese streaming sites. Of course you can always go the legal way as well and purchase the DVD, which is actually not so expensive for your average takarazuka stuff. As for this second part goes, I suspect the tickets will again sold out in about 30 minutes, so I won't even bother with it and just wait until the DVD version hits the shelves.
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Ishmael 3518th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(2):Reminiscences" , posted Tue 14 Jul 03:08
Now that I think about it, didn't Eric join the merchant marines or become a cabin boy or something like that? If you want to see him nowadays I would assume you have to be in the right port of call.
quote: Now in the last couple of days, for unknown reasons I've posted and participated more than in the past couple of years! Well, I never deleted the cafe address from my bookmarks although I admit that I don't play videogames as often as I used to.
Well, that's exactly my case: Leaving aside my daily PSP dose (I spend about 20 minutes by train on my way home), I hardly touch a videogame. In fact, I've realized that, to me, speaking about old videogames and the history of those companies which gave birth to them is far more enjoyable than playing most of the newest ones!!!
But don't worry, we aren't getting old, we are maturing!!!
I'm just thinking out loud here, but I always find it interesting to see how videogames continue to be viewed as a pastime of the young even in places like videogame forums. Perhaps I'm in the minority but I always thought of games as simply another entertainment choice instead of something that was linked directly to my childhood. Is it the level of interactivity needed for games that make them one of the first candidates to be dropped when time constraints start getting the best of someone? Perhaps, since I don't hear people saying they don't have time to be a fan of the local sports franchise or some other equally passive hobby.
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HAYATO 922th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member++
| "Re(3):Reminiscences" , posted Tue 14 Jul 08:10
quote: Now that I think about it, didn't Eric join the merchant marines or become a cabin boy or something like that? If you want to see him nowadays I would assume you have to be in the right port of call.
The last thing I read about him was that he had got a job as child pshycologist aboard a Disney cruise, about a year ago or so. Poor, poor children...
-Timmy (random child patient): Mommy brought me here to cheer me up after she divorced from dad, but now she only has eyes for the pool watcher and I feel so bad...
-TalbainEric: Oh, I see. Another typical case of child depression. But don't worry Timmy, I have the perfect solution to your problems...
*unstrapping his belt* It's Goofy time!!!!
-Timmy: No doctor, no!!! And remember: when surrounded by water for hundreds of miles, there's nowhere to hide...
quote: Now in the last couple of days, for unknown reasons I've posted and participated more than in the past couple of years! Well, I never deleted the cafe address from my bookmarks although I admit that I don't play videogames as often as I used to.
Well, that's exactly my case: Leaving aside my daily PSP dose (I spend about 20 minutes by train on my way home), I hardly touch a videogame. In fact, I've realized that, to me, speaking about old videogames and the history of those companies which gave birth to them is far more enjoyable than playing most of the newest ones!!!
But don't worry, we aren't getting old, we are maturing!!! I'm just thinking out loud here, but I always find it interesting to see how videogames continue to be viewed as a pastime of the young even in places like videogame forums. Perhaps I'm in the minority but I always thought of games as simply another entertainment choice instead of something that was linked directly to my childhood. Is it the level of interactivity needed for games that make them one of the first candidates to be dropped when time constraints start getting the best of someone? Perhaps, since I don't hear people saying they don't have time to be a fan of the local sports franchise or some other equally passive hobby.
When I was young(er?), I was told by my parents (well, mainly my mother) about how videogames were a childhood entertainment and that, sooner or later, a day would come when I'd stop playing those stupid games of mine... I even remember how worried and ashamed (to some extent) these words used to leave me everytime I heard them, pondering whether I was a kind of freak with some sort of Peter Pan syndrome and they were trying to force me to change my habits for my own good...
Ironically, videogames have become so popular now that "games are for kids" isn't a valid argument anymore. Sorry mom, you may have been right in 1992, but things are quite different now (and no, I'm not going to buy you a Wii for dad's birthday)!!
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ONSLAUGHT 3835th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Hi Level FAQ" , posted Wed 15 Jul 08:03:
4.0-How to use Dudley effectivley ------------------------------------
First off,before I go into the tactics. I'd like to tell you to use Dudley in his coolest color,the Strong button color,he looks so cool in it.
Out of all Dudley's supers,try using the Corkscrew Blow for maximum results. You can store three,and it deals pretty good damage. Use this after you successfully land a combo in the air,or right when you see an opening,preferably right when they're about to do a move, and in the corner,for cheap and quick results.
The Machine Gun Blow usually gets blocked a lot,but good for dealing good block damage off an opponent.
The only time I'd recommend using Dudley's Short Swing Blow is when an opponent jumps at you. Make sure you do it about when they're right near you.
Dudley's Cross Counter is awesome! Do this especially when you're fighting that cheap dick,Gill. Since Gill likes to constantly barrage you with jabs,forwards,and other basic attacks.
Try Dudley's taunt every now and then. Not only is it mocking your opponenet,while still looking cool doing it,but it also hits, use it from far away if you know an enemy is going to attack. This way,it knocks them out of the attack.
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Maou 1717th Post
Tailored Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Member
| "Re(1):Hi Level FAQ" , posted Wed 15 Jul 08:07
quote: 4.0-How to use Dudley effectivley ------------------------------------
First off,before I go into the tactics. I'd like to tell you to use Dudley in his coolest color,the Strong button color,he looks so cool in it.
Out of all Dudley's supers,try using the Corkscrew Blow for maximum results. You can store three,and it deals pretty good damage. Use this after you successfully land a combo in the air,or right when you see an opening,preferably right when they're about to do a move, and in the corner,for cheap and quick results.
The Machine Gun Blow usually gets blocked a lot,but good for dealing good block damage off an opponent.
The only time I'd recommend using Dudley's Short Swing Blow is when an opponent jumps at you. Make sure you do it about when they're right near you.
Dudley's Cross Counter is awesome! Do this especially when you're fighting that cheap dick,Gill. Since Gill likes to constantly barrage you with jabs,forwards,and other basic attacks.
Try Dudley's taunt every now and then. Not only is it mocking your opponenet,while still looking cool doing it,but it also hits, use it from far away if you know an enemy is going to attack. This way,it knocks them out of the attack.
O, Onsy was Eric all along?!?!?!
人間はいつも私を驚かせてくれる。不思議なものだな、人間という存在は...
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Iron D 3226th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(1):Hi Level FAQ" , posted Wed 15 Jul 10:09
quote: 4.0-How to use Dudley effectivley ------------------------------------
First off,before I go into the tactics. I'd like to tell you to use Dudley in his coolest color,the Strong button color,he looks so cool in it.
Out of all Dudley's supers,try using the Corkscrew Blow for maximum results. You can store three,and it deals pretty good damage. Use this after you successfully land a combo in the air,or right when you see an opening,preferably right when they're about to do a move, and in the corner,for cheap and quick results.
The Machine Gun Blow usually gets blocked a lot,but good for dealing good block damage off an opponent.
The only time I'd recommend using Dudley's Short Swing Blow is when an opponent jumps at you. Make sure you do it about when they're right near you.
Dudley's Cross Counter is awesome! Do this especially when you're fighting that cheap dick,Gill. Since Gill likes to constantly barrage you with jabs,forwards,and other basic attacks.
Try Dudley's taunt every now and then. Not only is it mocking your opponenet,while still looking cool doing it,but it also hits, use it from far away if you know an enemy is going to attack. This way,it knocks them out of the attack.
This reminds me of Onslaught's other hated rival: Bata Kun. Onslaught's constant mocking of Bata Kun (and Bata Kun's seeming obliviousness to it) was just highly entertaining.
Er.....
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jUAN 4516th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Re(2):Hi Level FAQ" , posted Wed 15 Jul 10:54
quote: 4.0-How to use Dudley effectivley ------------------------------------
First off,before I go into the tactics. I'd like to tell you to use Dudley in his coolest color,the Strong button color,he looks so cool in it.
Out of all Dudley's supers,try using the Corkscrew Blow for maximum results. You can store three,and it deals pretty good damage. Use this after you successfully land a combo in the air,or right when you see an opening,preferably right when they're about to do a move, and in the corner,for cheap and quick results.
The Machine Gun Blow usually gets blocked a lot,but good for dealing good block damage off an opponent.
The only time I'd recommend using Dudley's Short Swing Blow is when an opponent jumps at you. Make sure you do it about when they're right near you.
Dudley's Cross Counter is awesome! Do this especially when you're fighting that cheap dick,Gill. Since Gill likes to constantly barrage you with jabs,forwards,and other basic attacks.
Try Dudley's taunt every now and then. Not only is it mocking your opponenet,while still looking cool doing it,but it also hits, use it from far away if you know an enemy is going to attack. This way,it knocks them out of the attack.
This reminds me of Onslaught's other hated rival: Bata Kun. Onslaught's constant mocking of Bata Kun (and Bata Kun's seeming obliviousness to it) was just highly entertaining.
sushingada
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ONSLAUGHT 3835th Post
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| "Help MMCafe!" , posted Thu 16 Jul 15:22
I was watching some boring porn when suddenly, I remembered an old movie I watched when I was young and beautiful. I can't remember the name of the movie, not even the spanish translation... It started with a few aliens doing battle above earth, inside their UFOs or motherships or whatever, and launching and attack (or were they just sending it to earth just to keep it away from the other aliens?)at earth in the form of a mini meteorite; it crashed next to this horny couple in the forest, and when they went to investigate, it was some sort of vial ( or was it a rock? damn!) with leeches (or space leeches)! that jumped into their mouths (!), controlling them.
What I remember the most, is that some group of doctors (or teens?) found out what was going on and decided to kill the leeches (hosts included). Oh, and I forgot, these leeches fed and reproduced on the brains of the hosts (!!), and when there were enough to go out, the heads of the hosts exploded (!!!), letting dozens of leeches into the wild, looking for more victims/hosts/food, repeating the cycle until the end of times.
So these guys killed all of the evil human hosts, but suddenly they found a basement full of brains in jars (seriously), which was like a paradise for these critters. They killed all of them with a flamethrower (or molotov bomb, or just some fire, I don't remember) leaving as the sole survivors of the school/hospital/whatever... until a dog finds a leech aaaaaand that's where the movie ends.
I want to see this movie again, but I can't remember the name, can you guys help me? Did I see this movie? or was just a bad dream?
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Digitalboy 626th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(1):Help MMCafe!" , posted Thu 16 Jul 16:38
So...what kind of porn were you watching?
quote: I was watching some boring porn when suddenly, I remembered an old movie I watched when I was young and beautiful. I can't remember the name of the movie, not even the spanish translation... It started with a few aliens doing battle above earth, inside their UFOs or motherships or whatever, and launching and attack (or were they just sending it to earth just to keep it away from the other aliens?)at earth in the form of a mini meteorite; it crashed next to this horny couple in the forest, and when they went to investigate, it was some sort of vial ( or was it a rock? damn!) with leeches (or space leeches)! that jumped into their mouths (!), controlling them.
What I remember the most, is that some group of doctors (or teens?) found out what was going on and decided to kill the leeches (hosts included). Oh, and I forgot, these leeches fed and reproduced on the brains of the hosts (!!), and when there were enough to go out, the heads of the hosts exploded (!!!), letting dozens of leeches into the wild, looking for more victims/hosts/food, repeating the cycle until the end of times.
So these guys killed all of the evil human hosts, but suddenly they found a basement full of brains in jars (seriously), which was like a paradise for these critters. They killed all of them with a flamethrower (or molotov bomb, or just some fire, I don't remember) leaving as the sole survivors of the school/hospital/whatever... until a dog finds a leech aaaaaand that's where the movie ends.
I want to see this movie again, but I can't remember the name, can you guys help me? Did I see this movie? or was just a bad dream?
I don't know how to live But I've got alot of toys...
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ONSLAUGHT 3837th Post
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| "Re(2):Help MMCafe!" , posted Thu 16 Jul 17:43:
quote: So...what kind of porn were you watching?
Some amateur shit, then I switched to the pros, with Priya Rai and some random dude in one of those My Friend's Hot Mom videos. They went straight to sex, which was disapointing, because the best parts are the silly setups that lead to sex. Then I switched to the always trusty Ava Devine, in a chapter of Moms Like it Big, but was disapointed once again because there was no crazy setup, they went almost inmediatly to sex after some random plumber stumbled upon her pussy. I returned to amateur once again, and started remembering those alien leeches, that's when I came
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Digitalboy 627th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(3):Help MMCafe!" , posted Thu 16 Jul 20:08
I think we share the same interest in women there, 'Slot.
I think that you are having high expectations whenever you are watching porn. I am even surprised that you expect a plot of sorts. I have selective viewing while watching porn.
Normal routine for me in this order: 1) run the video file 2) skip to the foreplay 3) skip to the insertion 4) skip to the money shot and finish with the money shot.
And...I feel robbed when Ava Devine had the forced breast reduction. I liked it when her tits gave her the goofy look.
quote: Some amateur shit, then I switched to the pros, with Priya Rai and some random dude in one of those My Friend's Hot Mom videos. They went straight to sex, which was disapointing, because the best parts are the silly setups that lead to sex. Then I switched to the always trusty Ava Devine, in a chapter of Moms Like it Big, but was disapointed once again because there was no crazy setup, they went almost inmediatly to sex after some random plumber stumbled upon her pussy. I returned to amateur once again, and started remembering those alien leeches, that's when I came
I don't know how to live But I've got alot of toys...
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Iron D 3231th Post
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| "PORN!!!" , posted Fri 17 Jul 09:02:
quote: When it comes to porn, I prefer bbws and lesbians. Especially when the two are combined.
Yes. I am a chubby chaser. I loves me some big, thick, round asses. Resbians used to arouse me when I was younger, now I find them boring.
Say IronD, do you like Olivia O'Lovely or Lacey Duvalle?
This is a man who knows his porn!
Olivia O'lovely: yes. She actually did a few lez scenes which I enjoyed, and although I'm not a fan of fake titties, I still wouldn't kick her out of bed. Plus she's got a great ass.
Lacey: kinda bugs me that she's pretty much entirely fake (both the ass and the titties) and that becomes more obvious when you see her older stuff where she didn't have a tits or any ass. BUT, even though I prefer natural women (as I've already said) I'd be lying if I said I'd kick her out of bed.
Btw, I wouldn't call either of these women BBWs. Not even close, in my opinion. Olivia is a little thick, while Lacey is (unnaturally) thick in the right places, but neither is a BBW.
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Iron D 3231th Post
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| "Re(2):PORN!!!" , posted Fri 17 Jul 11:38
quote: What about Samantha38gg? Disgustingly hot. Christy Marks she is not BBW but give it a few years.
Gianna Michaels/Rossi finally had her first on screen A. She has a decent body but the face is not all there. She is energetic about some of her scenes.
Jada Fire I just love her attitude on film. Dirty talking and giving orders while taking it.
And...Tia Tanaka...should follow Gianna's lead.
Sam38G...now THAT'S a BBW! Huge, awesome tits and decent round ass. However, I've seen that she actually has a pretty bitchy attitude which does hurt things a bit. But I'd still love to fuck the living shit out of her. She's not my favorite, but very attractive nonetheless.
Now Gianna Michaels...again, thick not BBW. But GOD DAMN is she gorgeous! I don't know why you don't like her face, I think she's beautiful. And she's got all natural tits and ass. And as you stated, she's a FREAK! She REALLY gets into her scenes; probably moreso than any other porn actress I've ever seen. And she does some GREAT lez scenes! Yeah, I'm a fan.
Jada Fire never did it for me. Don't like the face, doesn't really have a lot of ass, and she's a bit on the skinny side.
I can't say I'm familiar with Tia Tanaka, but after looking up some pics...can't say I'm impressed.
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ONSLAUGHT 3839th Post
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| "Re(3):PORN!!!" , posted Fri 17 Jul 12:32
quote: Jada Fire never did it for me. Don't like the face, doesn't really have a lot of ass, and she's a bit on the skinny side.
I like Jada Fire... when she's dressed, because I can't stand her big saggy tits. I prefer Vanessa Blue.
And yeah, I agree with you about Lacey Duval, she was gorgeous and had very nice tits a few years ago, but now she looks so fake. I hate when girls ruin their bodies with big fake tits and fake asses. I used to love Mariah (before turning into Mariah Milano) and August, but then they went and added a few pounds of fakeness...
IronD, since you seem to be a very educated pornman, give me your input for these girls:
Ava Devine Sexy Vanessa Adriana Sage Diamond Foxxx Monique Fuentes Mandy Bright
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Maou 1723th Post
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| "Guitar Wolf saves the day" , posted Sat 18 Jul 01:43
Hum, this went in kind of an uncomfortable direction. To save the day, I recommend talking about Wild Zero again! With the earlier talk of aliens making people zombies, I thought of one of the few zombie flicks I love, Wild Zero, featuring Japanese decibel-crushers Guitar Wolf fighting zombies with the power of rock and roll. Wussy, punch-permed calls upon these dudes, as I recall, when things get bad, and they shout "Ace! Rock and Roll!" as their guitars shred zombies. I think Ishmael has maybe seen this, too. Remember the story's moral, "Love knows no borders, nationality, or gender!"
人間はいつも私を驚かせてくれる。不思議なものだな、人間という存在は...
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Iron D 3234th Post
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| "Re(7):PORN!!!" , posted Sat 18 Jul 04:32
quote: I like some pretty damned big women. Like these?
Ack! TOO BIG! Try again, kiddo.
quote: Hum, this went in kind of an uncomfortable direction. To save the day, I recommend talking about Wild Zero again! With the earlier talk of aliens making people zombies, I thought of one of the few zombie flicks I love, Wild Zero, featuring Japanese decibel-crushers Guitar Wolf fighting zombies with the power of rock and roll. Wussy, punch-permed calls upon these dudes, as I recall, when things get bad, and they shout "Ace! Rock and Roll!" as their guitars shred zombies. I think Ishmael has maybe seen this, too. Remember the story's moral, "Love knows no borders, nationality, or gender!"
Wasammatta Maou? Do big women make you uncomfortable?
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nobinobita 562th Post
New Red Carpet Member
| "Re(5):Guitar Wolf saves the day" , posted Sat 18 Jul 11:32
quote: Assuming you look at each "drink" as a relatively small amount of beer, as shots would kill you immediately, you'll probably drink 7-8 beers through the course of the movie. And since you're watching Wild Zero, you were probably already drunk to begin with. A good time is had by all!
Yeah, you can only play that game with beer, otherwise you'd die.
I was just chuckling to myself recalling the many times in the movie where someone yells "Rock and Roll" then fire shoots out of something, a zombie gets shot, usually in the head, which explodes, causing Tobio, when present, to pass out, while the members of Guitar Wolf either gulp down alcohol or comb their hair, or both.
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I know my mother is the best mother in the world because she somehow knew I was missing it and bought me Planet of the Wolves a few Christmases ago!
Wow, between your rockin' mom who keeps up with Guitar Wolf and Polly's mom who seems to play more videogames than I do, it seems the cafe is a magnet for the offspring of cool mamas.
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Grave 1181th Post
Red Carpet Premium Member+
| "Re(7):Guitar Wolf saves the day" , posted Sun 19 Jul 13:44
quote: Speaking of porn talk and sensitive language... it's inescapable. Why just last night Grave was delighting me with the lovely topic of "how do you market rape?"
I used to be into Guitar Wolf, but one of their albums a few years back was so SO awful that I haven't touched them since. I don't remember the name off the top of my head, but it embodied the sense of "rebel without a cause."
Until very recently, I would have said that the answer is "sell it to Japan", but even they seem to want that on the down-low now! I can't remember exactly what started that conversation, but I can't deny that I said it...
And yeah, I have to imagine you're talking about Dead Rock... Loverock was the last one before that, and though I did like that album a little to begin with and came to enjoy it a good deal later on down the line, I still haven't totally come around to Dead Rock. I think of it as less "rebel without a cause" and more "rebel without a clue" and I feel a lot better about it!
I mean, the schtick is just that, schtick. They outwardly appear to take it a lot more seriously than I think they actually do, but as long as they keep making loud, dumb music that I enjoy, I don't have a problem! But I also say this as a fellow unskilled musician who makes up for lack of talent (at least, I like to think I do...) with volume and enthusiasm, so maybe I'm a tiny bit biased.
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Spoon 1793th Post
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| "Re(8):Guitar Wolf saves the day" , posted Sun 19 Jul 15:29
quote: "rebel without a cause."
Has anyone here ever seen that movie?
"YOU'RE TEARING ME AAPAART!!!!"
It's AMAZING! By which I mean it's the most overdramatic, angsty, self pitying, grubbing, preachy and shrill film I've ever seen. But somehow it works cos of the stylized 50s acting and rousing musical score.
Also, James Dean and Natalie Wood are very very good looking.
My favourite part of the movie, by far, is when James Dean and his opponent for the chicken race are looking over the cliff that they may soon fall into, and have this dialogue:
"Why do we do this?" "Well you've gotta do something, don't you?"
But yes, James Dean having this look that just seems to personify cool can make all kinds of things watchable.
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Iron D 3251th Post
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| "Re(6):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Thu 23 Jul 10:45
quote:
Shouldn't it be the other way around? If I remember correctly, wasn't it Gary that always lost to Ash?
Ash (who's japanese name is Satoshi) is based off of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon. Gary is based on Shigeru Miyamoto. In an interview with Time Asia, Tajiri states that Ash will never catch up to Gary.
In the TV series Ash is never given an opportunity to beat Gary since Gary eventually outgrows his desire to be the best Pokemon trainer and instead devotes his life to studying them as a researcher.
This is similar to when Daigo retired from competitive for a while, demonstrating his ability to lead a normal life. This surely created a vacuum in Justin's life, throwing him into an existential funk.
Hmmm...interesting. Only having seen the first two seasons that aired in the U.S. I didn't see all of that.
What I like about Daigo that you don't see in a lot of U.S. players is his humility. Justin's showboating to the audience and getting in his opponent's face is just too annoying, and it just feels like poetic justice to see Daigo completely hammer him down.
And yes, Daigo has a COMPLETELY UNCANNY sense of whatever he's playing. He makes Ryu look friggin' invincible, even though he's generally not the very top tier in most of the games he's been in (with SFIV being an obvious exception).
In fact, from time to time I've scoured Youtube looking for vids of Daigo actually losing...I think I've seen two total.
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Ishmael 3536th Post
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| "Re(9):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Thu 23 Jul 23:49:
quote: honestly, I know wong is a showboater, but umehara is a bit of a hadouken spammer, so I'm not sure which annoys me more. I do feel like justin's hot head might have lost him the championship though.
The comment about fireball spamming is interesting, especially since in the end Daigo was fighting a character who has moves designed specifically to get around projectiles. Do you feel projectiles are overpowered in SF4? Or that Daigo was not being theatrical enough? Or was it more an observation about the ubiquity of zoning tactics in 2D fighters?
quote: I swear Daigo totally throws matches on purpose to get shit riled up.
What I do know is that he will throw at least a round to figure you out. I will see him test one situation, and then the second time approach the same situation and completely screw over the opponent when he reads exactly what they will do.
This is the point of fighting games, but he does it so fluently and so naturally that it's a bit uncanny. How do you beat someone who can read you so quickly?
While Daigo tossing a round now and again in order to gather information for internal databank he stores fighting game information in is just good sense what I'm amazed by is how good he is at getting people to fall into that trap. Small wonder he wins so much if he's already figured out all his opponent's tricks by the time the final round has started.
quote: I just saw this Ryu Combo video, really beautifully done stuff, you owe it to yourself to check it out (warning, may chug on slow computers).
http://sonichurricane.com/media/sfryuexh-evo2k9ohn8.html
What? No SvC:MotM? No Pocket Fighter? Fail.
Those transitions are great. I also like that at no point during those fights did Ryu get hit with an ugly stick and transition into the digitized movie Ryu.
EDIT: This post is already awkward and puffy so, what the hell, I might as well add to it. Udon comics is translating the most recent Street Fighter art book. I would take that Sept 2009 release date with a grain of salt but I do appreciate that such a nice book is being published in English.
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hikarutilmitt 502th Post
New Red Carpet Member
| "Re(9):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Fri 24 Jul 10:39
quote: Yeah, I had a great time! Even with that other guy tearing us up it was enjoyable. We'll have to get together online to play again some time. Do you have any other fighters? I've got HDR, T5DR, BB and SFIV. Oh and MK vs DC for some reason.
Hikaru and Iron D, you should get in on Blazblue nights sometime! It's usually me, mbisonhatclub and two other friends who don't post here. Polly's on sometimes too! Our games tend to run really, really late/early if you're on the east coast though. But now 4 of us have headsets and it's a good time! Highlights: dramatic readings of manga about jerking off, finding out what got Jeff banned from GameFAQs this week, occasionally me laughing so hard I start choking.
I don't touch HDR any more though. That shit is for suckers.
I'd love to! I usually have to hit the bed around 10:30pm CST, but Friday and Saturday nights I go to bed whenever. It'd also be nice to get some use out of my headset, it's too awesome to just be sitting there!
Onslaught: PSN. I have a 360 as well but all I have on that for fighters is DOA4, VF5 and SCIV, and I'm not terribly decent at SCIV.
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Iron D 3255th Post
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| "Re(10):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Fri 24 Jul 16:17
quote: Yeah, I had a great time! Even with that other guy tearing us up it was enjoyable. We'll have to get together online to play again some time. Do you have any other fighters? I've got HDR, T5DR, BB and SFIV. Oh and MK vs DC for some reason.
Hikaru and Iron D, you should get in on Blazblue nights sometime! It's usually me, mbisonhatclub and two other friends who don't post here. Polly's on sometimes too! Our games tend to run really, really late/early if you're on the east coast though. But now 4 of us have headsets and it's a good time! Highlights: dramatic readings of manga about jerking off, finding out what got Jeff banned from GameFAQs this week, occasionally me laughing so hard I start choking.
I don't touch HDR any more though. That shit is for suckers.
I'd love to! I usually have to hit the bed around 10:30pm CST, but Friday and Saturday nights I go to bed whenever. It'd also be nice to get some use out of my headset, it's too awesome to just be sitting there!
Onslaught: PSN. I have a 360 as well but all I have on that for fighters is DOA4, VF5 and SCIV, and I'm not terribly decent at SCIV.
I only have HDR and SCIV (both on PSN) and those aren't even mine really; they're my roommate's. I'd really like to get in on some SFIV, but alas I'm brain-achingly broke right now.
As for BB, I'm not too interested in that at the moment. But all the fun y'all seem to be having with it, and the headsets, is piquing my interest more than the game itself is. However, I'm so broke that I can't afford it either.
Oh, and as far as when I'm usually online, I'm really erratic and can be found online at random different times, but I'm online overnight most often. I'm talking midnight and later, PST.
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KTallguy 1127th Post
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| "Re(2):Re(10):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Sat 25 Jul 11:41
I was watching the video of the crowd at EVO during the final match, and I don't think Justin was suupper overconfident.
He did cheer a bit when he won a few matches, but I think overall he wasn't as bad as others I've seen in these kinds of US vs Japan competitions (Bobby Flay).
He shook Daigo's hand at the end, he was respectful. People in the crowd also properly respected Daigo.
Daigo practiced a lot for Evo so he didn't just walk in. In the interview after the win with Daigo, he said that the Japan/US skill level had little difference, especially considering Justin Wong.
The interview with Diago was very interesting, actually! Talking about how Abel was an annoying character for Daigo, and how when Justin picked Balrog he thought it would be an easy match, but it turned out tougher than he thought.
Heh, I have never seen a long interview like that with Daigo, he seems in high spirits.
Play to win... or to have fun too! :)
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Iron D 3262th Post
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| "Re(5):Re(10):JUSTIN WOOOOOONG...LOST!" , posted Mon 27 Jul 09:27
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People in the crowd also properly respected Daigo.
By chanting "USA!" over and over again?
Well, people are going to root for the home team. It's the US. They want to see Justin win, as he is their representative.
But when Daigo won, everyone applauded and were respectful to him. They didn't boo or call him names or whatever (at least, I didn't hear it on the youtube). No one touched him or booed him during the match.
People were pumped up, but I think it was in a relatively respectful manner.
I always found it rude when people throw nationalism in someone else's face. Correct if I'm wrong, but is there any record of Japanese players doing this to Americans who have gone over there to play? Not that it would excuse that behavior if that was the case, but I am curious. In fact, I always thought the whole territorial thing was stupid. That's why Alex Valle and his "West Coast/Cali" bullshit annoys me, and I'm actually from California.
If you're rude to someone during a match, but then shake their hand afterward, that doesn't mean that you weren't still being rude during the match.
Not trying to flame or anything. I do see where you're coming from KTallguy. It's just that there were so many things going on there that annoyed me personally.
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