Post: #76

When I was a kid I kind of considered Ken and Ryu to be boring, even though they were still cool.

I liked Guile a lot. I thought he was like a suped up version of Ken and Ryu.

Now looking back, I like that the Ken and Ryu characters were traditional martial artists that didn't use gimmickery to beat opponents.

Even their powers are extensions of harnessing your Chi which is a legendary martial arts concept.

What a cool time in our lives to be a teen and look forward to going to an arcade to see who had the strongest Kung Fu.

I would raid my dad's change jar and walk 2 miles to play that game.

Post: #77

When I was a young care free kid I always fought with Blanka and Chun Li.... as I got older an more mature I completely ran shit with Ken.

Post: #78

Real men played Super Mario Bros.

Post: #79

(09-13-2013 06:29 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  Real men played Super Mario Bros.

SFII is more alpha

Post: #80

SF II promoted sublimial homosexuality. I didn't partake.

Post: #81

(09-13-2013 06:47 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  SF II promoted sublimial homosexuality. I didn't partake.

Mario Bros promoted anti-redpill hippie lifestyle.

Post: #82

(09-13-2013 05:48 PM)Fisto Wrote:  Now looking back, I like that the Ken and Ryu characters were traditional martial artists that didn't use gimmickery to beat opponents.

Even their powers are extensions of harnessing your Chi which is a legendary martial arts concept.
.

I think they were probably the most balanced characters. It was easy to hand an aggressive opponent his ass on a silver platter when you understood how to counter with those two guys and avoid the traps a lot of newbies fall into. You could also play offense with their projectiles to keep an opponent off your ass and force him to make a mistake coming at you.

Akuma was a game changer because he was like Ryu or Ken but with the ability to throw projectiles in mid-air or teleport around to avoid hits. It's so easy to kick ass with him.

(09-13-2013 07:28 PM)soup Wrote:  

(09-13-2013 06:47 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  SF II promoted sublimial homosexuality. I didn't partake.

Mario Bros promoted anti-redpill hippie lifestyle.

Yeah, eating mushrooms or stars to get stronger, riding turtles and dinosaurs around. Busting your ass and risking death to save a princess. Fuck that, I'll take straight up combat.

Post: #83

Anyone mess with Marvel vs. Capcom?

Post: #84

(09-14-2013 12:15 PM)houston Wrote:  Anyone mess with Marvel vs. Capcom?

That one was cool. A little too chaotic for me.

I think it's important that these games just feel real- like the backgrounds could be interacting with foregrounds and that the movments of one character are actually influencing the other.

I hate all these new video games that are from the first person perspective or virtua fighter. I'd rather have that side scrolling like a book or something gives you a higher perspective.

Post: #85

(09-13-2013 06:30 PM)soup Wrote:  SFII is more alpha

touche. I see what you did there

(09-14-2013 12:15 PM)houston Wrote:  Anyone mess with Marvel vs. Capcom?

Spiral/Cable/Sentinel sir

Post: #86

I liked SuperSmashBros.

DK's "Giant Punch" was the high watermark for alpha back in 1999.

Post: #87

I played with Chun Li of course.
and I hated when one of my friends played with Sagat. He won it all.

Post: #88

Killer Istinct was the shizz.

Werewolf and gladiator for the win

Post: #89

Smash TV was the shizzzznittzzz!!! get thyne arse to the Pleasure Dome !!!

Post: #90

I never for the rest of my would have remembered Smash TV. That was the shit. It's on Xbox Live Arcade. Gonna look it up right now.









TOTAL CARNAGE!!!!!

Post: #91

SF 2, the good times of spending whole afternoons in the arcades. it is when you remember the good old times that you began to became old, right?

I also loved other arcade games, like the wonder boy, ghouls&ghosts, etc. I also miss playing with my Sega Megadrive (Super nintendo was to expensive, only the rich posh boys had it).

Post: #92

Yeah, Zangief was high risk/high reward.. hard to maneuver but that super pile driver fucked shit up more than anything. One of the hardest moves to learn - basically just moving the stick in a circular motion with a hitch real fast

Post: #93

My favorite character was probably Vega.. super quick and vicious, but of course on the standard game you couldn't choose him

Post: #94

(09-16-2013 08:28 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  I never for the rest of my would have remembered Smash TV. That was the shit. It's on Xbox Live Arcade. Gonna look it up right now.









TOTAL CARNAGE!!!!!

*ka-BOOM*

bingo !!!

Post: #95

(09-16-2013 10:15 PM)Mekorig Wrote:  SF 2, the good times of spending whole afternoons in the arcades. it is when you remember the good old times that you began to became old, right?

I also loved other arcade games, like the wonder boy, ghouls&ghosts, etc. I also miss playing with my Sega Megadrive (Super nintendo was to expensive, only the rich posh boys had it).

Really? It was pretty much 50/50 over here. I thought it must be some obscure tarrif laws you guys had/have with Japan, but both those companies are Japanese. Weird!

Post: #96

(09-17-2013 03:27 PM)Teedub Wrote:  

(09-16-2013 10:15 PM)Mekorig Wrote:  SF 2, the good times of spending whole afternoons in the arcades. it is when you remember the good old times that you began to became old, right?

I also loved other arcade games, like the wonder boy, ghouls&ghosts, etc. I also miss playing with my Sega Megadrive (Super nintendo was to expensive, only the rich posh boys had it).

Really? It was pretty much 50/50 over here. I thought it must be some obscure tarrif laws you guys had/have with Japan, but both those companies are Japanese. Weird!

It was pretty even where I grew up too, if anything more Nintendos. I had the Genesis and got the "32x" add-on later (which I thought I was so bad ass for having ). The six-button controller for the Sega was sick too.

Post: #97

what the...

Post: #98

hell. Weird triple post