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Throw all day. It’s in the game isn’t it?

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I’m tempted to carry a can of Febreze or Axe with me, just so I can spray down the guys that don’t wear deodorant/never shower.

I think all the valid points got discussed here. Wait your turn, know who’s in front of you, if there’s an open seat at the cab, expect competition, etc. Oh, and taunting post-match is kinda stupid.

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^ taunting, some take it serious and some dont. just dont taunt unless you really know the person :stuck_out_tongue:

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I was just about to say something along these lines.

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Busta and Stuart: Agreed, yeah. I do it against close buddies. Like, if it’s a match for shits and giggles, I’ll taunt post-match because we’re just dicking around. But I remember, specifically, there was this one guy a couple of nights ago at FFA… I tried to give him some helpful advice for his Akuma (like only sticking to SA1 and not picking SA2 or SA3); he replied to me like I was out of my mind and I didn’t know what I was thinking about. And then he tried to get all cocky, taunt post-match, doing stupid stuff.

It’s just what Mike Z told me before: I don’t need to taunt post-match against someone; I can always be the better man regardless.

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Taunting can work to throw someone off their game though.

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he was being sarcastic.

now what if you still lost? then you would have been looking like a real idiot :lol:

i dont mind kids playing on the machines so long as they remind me of myself when i was little. it didnt take me too many times to get my ass whooped before i got the concept of adapting but it was fun nonetheless standing on the stools or step ladders to reach the machine trying to get past fireballs aww i miss my youth.

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The combined smell of bad BO and axe is one of the worse smells of all time

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yeah man, don’t tell me how to play my character

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Haha, if the guy was picking sa2 or 3, I imagine Duralath could have fucked him up with akuma

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if you took a dump, wash your hands.

if you took a piss, wash your hands.

if you have the flu and coughed germs on your hands, wash your hands.

if you picked your nose, wash your hands.

if you have sweaty hands, wear latex gloves.

etc…

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shut the fuck up howie mandel

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No deal.

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It really doesn’t matter on the way the game is being played. I think its just the physical engagement. Like when you step up to the cabinet as the challenger you should probably watch a few moments before issuing a challenge. For me, if the guy looks really new to the game I’ll probably let him play computer a little longer. If he’s cranking the coins to continue and stuff I’ll issue the challenge.
A friendly hi and a smile is probably enough. I’ve played games where I got completely wasted and games where I wasted the other person. In the end, it’s a “good game” and “good game too”. You know. Not too different the etiquette in any public place.

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Of course I was joking. Who the fuck doesn’t throw?

Oh, I know. A scrub.

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Yeah weird. In norcal, we put coins up whenever. I’ve never heard anything said about that in an arcade.

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#1 pro tip: if an arcade looks like a place you might get stabbed, stay the fuck away.

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This is something I do wherever I go, especially when I’m traveling and come up to a new arcade.

Even if I’m never going to walk in there again in my life I will always shake hands or ask before stepping in on solo play. Even if there are challengers already there. I ask if I can cut in. They are regulars, they go to this machine more than I ever will, as far as I’m concerned they own it.

I walked into this one arcade in Augusta when I was in training. Was only going to be there a few weeks so I knew I probably wasn’t going to hang out at this arcade more than a few times. The place was pretty damn empty, but there was one guy playing 3s by himself.

I asked if I could challenge him because he was one match away from Gill. He was cool with it, and we had some pretty damn cool matches. In the end I won and even he had a great attitude. Turned to me and said it was a good match. Shook hands and he left.

It was good to see some people still have that kind of courtesy. It’s rare enough in many places just to find an arcade, even rarer sometimes to find a good player at said game. So it’s a huge deal to me to see that fellow fighters are willing to put forward the minimal amount of respect for those that share their passion for the game.

It’s different I guess for regulars and crowded arcades, that’s a whole 'nother world.

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When I played the arcades here (before they started to dwindle away) the rules were…

  1. If the player is near/at the boss character, let them finish
  2. Inform challenger if their side has a malfunctioning device
  3. Saying “good luck” is customary but optional
  4. If you’re going to talk trash, back it up
  5. Form a single line behind the players
  6. Please do not complain about cheap, cheesing, or ticking
  7. If a player is being distracted by parents/loved ones/friends please have the courtesy to wait for the player to regain his focus
  8. If match is over, please say “good game” rather than the usual grunts and storms off We stopped being apes like a million years ago

But sadly nowadays no one follows that now :sad:

Here I mean.

Oh yeah and most importantly… please for the sake of my life… shower :annoy: I don’t know how many times I faced people that don’t shower and I’m only 3 inches away from the guy having to smell him/her for 2-3 rounds. :bluu:

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How about if you have the flu you STAY HOME and NOT INFECT EVERYONE ELSE. :annoy::annoy::annoy: Street Fighter is not THAT SERIOUS. If you “have” to play get on GGPO, PSN, XBL stay the fuck away from me.

This ALWAYS made me wonder why schools give out awards for Perfect Attendance, some of these geeks would come to school HALF DEAD and next week all the normal kids would have it. THANKS A LOT MR AUDIO VISUAL CLUB, THANKS A LOT MS GLEE CLUB I’M GONNA BE PUKING FOR A WEEK.