What’s with the prevalence of hacked games in central america?
I understand the need for bootlegs, but is/was there really a serious scene for games with infinite super meter and other weird mechanics?
thanks for the invitation: I will try to come up with an entertaining read today:woot: about the mexico arcade escene.
I will try to interview some peeps as to why KOF is popular down here.:woot:
Ill see what I can come up with.
I can answer this question, as a gamer who has lived some years in the US we are used to seeing only legit cabs and such.
Step into south america and you see that the problem is not just bootleg cabs its more bigger than that, people down here make lil money as pay for work so they tend to buy what fits their budget. example
say you wanted to watch Lord of the rings the 4th chapter:wgrin: and its coming out in theaters but whats the point of paying 50 pesos to get in when you can buy a DVD bootleg wich nowadays decent watchable video. many people go this route.
Now about the cabinets.
An Operator here in Mexico unless its a big chain (the ones that actually buy and own legit cabinets) will not ever and I mean ever care about Legit this and that, they are in it for the money.
and they will milk every single machine to death.
Kids these days want the easy stuff, blame that on new gen consoles spoiling kids with easy games. (kids that cant even beat mario 3 for NES 
)
so when it comes to fighting games I have observed that there is a ridiculous ammount of scrubs these days, and all these kids want to go the flashy infinite hit combo of death way.
Wich is sad, they dont care about learning to actually play these games properly,
I have tested when challeging these fuckers that they get completely destroyed without me even abusing a single super:rofl:
So having all these Bootleg machines with infinite supers its actually dumbing down all these punks who where close to retarded in the first place.
aniways it was supposed to be a short reply…
Ummm,
There’s too much to type for the Singapore scene.
Virtually every game is played by the hardcore players, from Wangan Midnight to Double Gunning HOTD4 to Melty Blood to Tekken and VF5…
1991 - But it started waaaaayyyyyy back even when SF2 was around, there were numerous arcades and numerous games to try out. We had SF2 Competitions (Regional) back then too and we produced quite a few Top Quality players. But I think, back then SF2 champion was from Hong Kong iirc…
1991 on - Eventually many more games came out AOF, SF2D, COTA, Samuspi, and then…
1994-2000 KOF and those were also played a LOT LOT LOT (I stopped at 2000…Maxima + Leona Striker FTW)…
Well, we also have our Hong Kong counterparts, I think Burghy is one of them? Burghy you there??
We go over to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau and Japan once in a While to play at the Arcades, and sometimes our counterparts come over to play (More often the Malysia HK Macau ones, we get Japanese visitors rarely)…
2000 - 2007 : many smaller arcades closed down , but the big few remained and got better, with better tourneys and prizes, but we’re not big enough to win prizes that let us go over to Japan to compete…
2008 - Current active scene : Like mentioned above, consist of older games like SSF2X and Zero series, the entire series of KOF is still being played. VF is played by a group of Hardcore players who are REALLY good. So is Tekken. Soulcalibur. GGXX. MVC2, CVS2…hmmm, so many games. Even obscure games like Hokuto No Ken are also played.
Non fighting include ROTK Card game, Shooting like Raiden and Metal Slug, and the Gundam series, but I believe we haven’t got the ZZ one yet (but I haven’t checked so I could be wrong)
Once SF4 hits here, BOOM.
We had a Group Meeting before where the representatives from each Game came out and we discussed the future of the arcades in Singapore (That’s how serious we are).
The ONLY game I regret us not seriously playing is the SamuSpi series, no let me rephrase, we used to be quite serious at it, but when 0 and 5 weren’t available everywhere, no one really played it. I guess they’d rather play a lot of KOF.
We don’t seem to have the Dragonball game here, so we are wondering…WHY???
Anyway, the history of each individual game group here is too deep for me to type, and should be typed by the respective representatives from here, but I don’t think I can get them here, so for now, this summary should do.
For Visitors to Singapore, go to Bugis Junction, that’s where you should start because that’s where the Hardcore players meet for most games. Our Hardcore players are really Hardcore because we also study the Japanese scene and practice a lot, so you should get your money’s worth playing here.
There are other areas in Singapore where other games are being played, like Guitar Freaks and DM is over at DhobyGhout MRT etcetcetc
but yeah, well, that’s the summary.
Hi
in the early 90’s the whole arcade game scene was all Street Fighter
at that time you didn’t need a licence to have a cabinet so at that time everybody had a cabinet
you could go outside and see a cabinet out side of peoples houses
there were even cabinets in restaurants
at that time Street Fighter was the SHIT!
even though there were so many cabinets about the city for people to play
you still had to line up to get a chance to play
that shows how many people were playing Street Fighter
(this is what my brother has told me about the past here in Taiwan)
i was born in 1991 i moved to Canada when i was 2~3 years old
i came back here 4 years ago
and man~ things sure have changed here
it’s all gambling games,KOF,racing games
theres a lot of local arcades but i guess arcades aren’t what they used to be
all the have is Initial D, KOF , Gambling games
arcades are just a place for old men to play those gambling games
and places for kids to play Initial D
sad thing…:sad:
i guess thats it~ right now fighting games scene sucks here!
not a lot of people are willing to play fighting games
most people rather play online games cuz it’s mostly free and they can just wasting time leveling up and then bragging about it.
but there are some good people trying to bring up the fighting game scene here
they have 3s and GGXXAC ranbats!
Actually, I’m pretty curious about the arcade scene in Hong Kong. I know from relatives that during the early 90s, Street Fighter was massive. However, I’ve been back a couple of times in recent years, and all they seem to play now is KOF 2002, Initial D and Gundam. I was surprised by how few SF, VF, Tekken or GG I came across. There were a some KOF98 cabs here and there, but nobody seemed to be playing them.
Here in Britain, SF2 was huge during the early nineties. However, although Turbo was incredibly popular, Mortal Kombat did eat into the fanbase a fair bit. When SSF2 came out, popularity took a nosedive. People weren’t willing to play a slower game, and they were fed up with Capcom churning out all these updates. By the time ST came out, people in my area didn’t pay it much attention. Many old players turned to Tekken/Virtua Fighter. Because arcades started using more and more expensive hardware, the cost of one credit rose too (we were paying like 1 a credit for some games even ten years ago). Upon the release of PS1/SS, people played more at home as a consequence, and arcades began shutting. I think cities with big amusement arcade centres (like London) did manage to attract a hardcore following for SNK titles, but by and large most people here don’t have much experience with SNK games.
Because the PS1 was so popular, Tekken became the fighting game of choice in this country, and things haven’t changed much since, IMO. To this day I get fed up by the number of people I come across who claim to be fighting game fans with godlike skills in SF2 or Tekken, but don’t even know what KOF is, or that there was a SF3. :rolleyes:
man I should reach out and write something about early or arcade days but I would nly know the central region really
OK, I can’t really comment on anything for the UK scene as I only entered the competitive scene a few years ago. So I’ll start from there.
Absolution 2004 was the UK’s, possibly Europe’s largest tournament ever. Unfortunately this was just before my time and i wished i could have attended. From what I’ve heard the venue was that great and their was security issues, but it attracted some big competition. Japanese players like Daigo, Ino, Kuni, Bas, etc attended, and pretty much cleaned up.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find the results, but heres the alpha 3 vids for the 5v5 exhibition between the UK and Japan
After Absolution, the UK scene died, no one was playing anything. Absolution disappeared and it looked grim. But in late 2005 several Old School players (Bullet Proof, Shin Dragon, Sho Dragon) got together to start things up again, and Neoempire was born. First tournament run was Tekken 5 at a videogame shop, and it was a great success, over 100 players came just to play tekken 5, other smaller tournaments followed.
In 2006, Neoempire started hosting fighters days in Yates Bar in Harrow, London, running lots more fighting games, both casually and competitively. These were a big hit and in early 2007, Neoempire ran the largest event since Absolution 2004. Super Versus Battle It was a great event and the best possible way to start things off for 2007. These were followed up by another fighters day, Rebirth, Summer Showdown and then finally Iron Man and Iron Man 2 (winner stays on events.Also during 2007, a slew of ranking battles were run at Casino arcade; 3s, Hsf2, kof2k2, and alpha 3 all getting great numbers.
Things kind of died down for the most part after Iron Man 2 towards the end of 2007. By this time it became really clear that the UK fighting game scene relied on Neoempire, since no one was running events. But Neoempire was back in March,2008 with its biggest event yet. We sure a change of venue, and finally a large number of foreign competition. We ran the finals, back to back, evo style and had the matches on a stage and shown on the big screen, so the crowd could properly watch. The whole thing had a great atmosphere and was truly one of the best events I’ve been too, and seriously can’t wait for next year.
Just last april, a new fighting game organiser (OSPLAY) held a tournament in Birmingham, which I attended and was really impressed with. This is something really good for the UK, having more tournaments in other parts of the country can only mean good things, and I wish those guys the best of luck for the future.
And that brings us to the present time. Neoempire has several events planned for this year. The most important of which is Battle of Destiny - Road to Evo. The winner of each game with recieve a plane ticket to Vegas so to represent the UK at Evo2k8. This event will have many susprises, and will really put the UK on the map. Stay tuned.
Finally, heres a list of results for all the UK tournaments I could find.
Gamers Day - 2005
King of Fighters 2002
1st - Sam
2nd - Jericho
3rd - Jamaine (The Mann)
4th - Garth
TEKKEN 5 SNAKE PIT.
1st: Starscream
2nd: Zakuta
3rd: Adamski
4th: Dinosaur
VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 EVO TOURNAMENT.
1st: Prodigal Son (Ryan Hart)
2nd: Mark!!
3rd: Optimus
4th: Iron Mike
4 ON 4 TEAM BATTLE ON STREET FIGHTER 3 3S.
1st: Sean / Neil / Kelvin / Ken
2nd: Chunkis / Raju / Chef / Jericho
3rd: Prodigal Son / Namico / Yusuke / Stalwart Samurai
4th: Cobra Commander / Kye / Ironmike / Masamune
**
Rebirth - 2006**
1st: ZAKUTA (BAIKEN)
2nd: KINGPIN (POTEMKIN)
3rd: Guerilla Tactics (CHIPP)
4th: LIZHI (JOHNNY)
Fighters Day 1 - 2006
Hyper Street Fighter 2
1st - Ryan Hart (Prodigal Son)
2nd - Desk
3rd - Chunkis aka BPC
4th - RandomHajile2
Guilty Gear XX Slash
1st - SKY
2nd - Guerrilla Tactics
3rd - Zakuta
4th - Epyon
**
Fighters Day 2 - 2006**
Hyper Street Fighter 2
- desk
- Daz
- Chaosflare
- Sho_Dragon
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
- Kaphwanson
- Elements
- desk
- Dreamtheatre
King of Fighters 2002
- Prodigal Son
- STED
- Sendo
- Team Chang
Tekken 5… Coming soon
- Zakuta
- The Chef
- IronMike
- Wipeout
Super Vs Battle 2007
HYPER STREET FIGHTER 2
1: PRODIGAL SON
2: IMX
3: R3KO
4: DESK
KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
1: KAPHWAN
2: 1UP
3: PRODIGAL SON
4: STED
GUILTY GEAR XX SLASH
1: LIZHI
2: ZAKUTA
3: SMRAEDIS
4: GUERRILLA TACTICS
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3
1: IMX
2: MIDDLEKICK
3: CHUNKIS
4: 1UP
STREET FIGHTER III 3RD STRIKE
1: HARMONAZ (AKUMA) blatant!!!
2: RAJU_
3: CIV
4: CARPET
Fighters Day 3 - 2007
2on2 Hyper street fighter 2
- Team Tick Tick (Bullet Proof/Ryza)
- Team Ork Chariot (Desk/Afflux)
- Team ChickenKO (Wizardchicken/r3ko)
- Team Crappy (Raju/Phung)
2on2 Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
- Raju/Rakurai
- Prodigal Son/Steptoe Akira
- Zak/Waqs
- Elcarpeto/Golden Gunman
**
Rebirth 2 - 2007**
Guilty Gear XX Slash:
- Zakuta
- Chu-Fye
- Kensou
- Goukifafa
Guilty Gear 5 vs 5 - North Vs South
North 7 - South 18
Fist of the North Star
1st Place DESK
Virtua Fighter 5:
1st Place Geehoo
Capcom VS SNK 2:
1st Place Essa-s
**
Summer Showdown - 2007**
Hyper street fighter 2
- Sho-G
- Randomhajile
- Prodigal son
- R3ko
Guilty Gear XX AC
- Zakuta
- Kensou
- Bido
- Kaworu
3rd strike
- Prodigal son
- Zakmeister
- CIV
- Chunkis
Tekken 5 DR
- Tissuemon
- Starscream
- O’Callahan (Dinosaur)
- Masamune
Virtua Fighter 5
- Prodigal Son
- Simon
- Jide
- Mr Xpert (opti)
Iron Man 1 (winner stays on)- 2007
Capcom vs snk 2
1st Ugene - 28 wins total
2nd Private ryan 25 wins total
3rd Prodigal son 24 wins total
Street fighter 3: Third strike
1st Prodigal son 67 wins total (27 streak)
2nd Chunkis 58 wins total (42 streak)
3rd Raju 42 wins total (17 streak)
Street fighter alpha 3
1st Geejay 54 wins total (33 streak)
2nd Chunkis 38 wins total (35 streak)
3rd Middlekick 22 wins (11 streak)
**
Iron Man 2 (winner stays on) - 2007**
Hyper Street Fighter 2
1st RandomHajile = 73 wins
2nd Shoji = 67 wins
3rd r3ko = 42 wins
4th STED = 31 wins
Tekken 5 DR
1st = Prodigal Son
2nd = dinosaur
3rd = adamski
4th = masamune
**
Super Versus Battle 2008**
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike:
1st Zak (UK)
2nd Harmonaz (UK)
3rd Prodigal Son (UK)
4th Mymoza (FR)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core:
1st Zakuta (UK)
2nd Zaelock (GRE)
3rd Hadeed (UK)
4th Keev (FR)
Capcom Vs SNK 2:
1st Grand Lethal (GRE)
2nd IMX (UK)
3rd Louie (SWE)
4th Private Ryan (UK)
Hyper Steet Fighter 2:
1st Shoji (JPN)
2nd IMX (UK)
3rd desk (UK)
4th Prodigal Son (UK)
King Of Fighters 2002:
1st CCL (BE)
2nd Kenpashi (BE)
3rd GIGA_D (UK)
4th Pharaon (FR)
Street Fighter Alpha 3:
1st Geejay “The Hunter” (UK)
2nd 1UP (UK)
3rd PSIOTG (UK)
4th TLK (UK)
3s TITLE - UK
GGAC TITLE - UK
CVS2 TITLE - GREECE
HYPER SF TITLE - JAPAN
KOF 2002 TITLE - BELGIUM
ALPHA 3 TITLE - UK
OSPLAY - 2008
Smash Bros Melee
1st - Fuzzyness
2nd - AMCD
3rd - Vanity Angel
4th - Aiko
Hyper Street Fighter 2
1st - Kaosflare (CE Guile)
2nd - r3ko (ST Honda)
3rd - Randomhajile (CE Bison)
4th - Rakurai (ST Ryu, HF Ken)
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
1st - Zabuza (Urien)
2nd - Steptoe Akira (Ken)
3rd - Jinty (Yang)
4th - Chunkis (Ken, Akuma)
Tekken 5 DR
1st - Mohammed Murad (Feng)
2nd - Harry Cheong (Julia)
3rd - Jameel Ahmed
4th - Michale O’Hara
Dead Or Alive 4
1st - Messy (Gen Fu, Spartan)
2nd - Dr. McMystery (Gen Fu)
3rd - Paddaman (Ayane, Ein)
4th - Linex (Kokoro)
Long, lol.
Thanks
r3ko