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global warming isn’t real they said, don’t worry about it they said
hah, 114, Nothing compared to an Arkansas tournament room!
Arcade of Pros Las Vegas tournament back in Summer of 1999 or 2000 was 122 or 123 outside with no AC in the arcade…wtf I was pouring water on me from hot gallons of water because the gas stattion’s fridge was screwed up too
I know! Its crazy that it gets hot in the summer!
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Yeah about the CoD vs. fighting games or whatever, you could say the same thing about “normal” vs. “geeky” anything like TV shows, movies, etc. I tend to be attracted to the geeky stuff anyway, because I find watching Mythbusters or Blade Runner to be way more interesting than whatever pop-culture trash that’s in vogue right now (and will be forgotten in a month). I’m not gonna apologize to anyone for it.
BTW who’s planning on going to Brinson’s?
Do you know Rich? He goes by Omenrv3. Marduk player.
BY ALL THAT IS HOLY DO U KNOW HOW HOT IT IS OVER HERE? My shoes are melting on the concrete…
Sorry, mind if I chime in on this?
First things first, gotta feel good about yourself and what you do. Then WHATEVER your hobby is, you can own it. And you’ll find a girl that loves you for it.
2 extremes:
- Hiding something you are interested in, dancing around/downplaying a hobby.
- example: “Uh, video games, what? Are those on computers now? Ha ha, no not for me.”
- Going too far the other direction and clinging to a hobby as your sole identity.
- example: “I am a GAMER and we do/say/wear GAMER THINGS and if you aren’t a GAMER then you don’t GET IT!!!1”
Both, I think, come from insecurity about your own identity, which people (girls) will pick up on. A nice middle ground is: “Here is a thing I do, and I love doing it, and why. How about you, what do you do for fun?”
When I was younger (old talk), I would tend much more towards #1, especially around girls. Luckily, I was more mature when I met my current girlfriend, and everything was on the table right away: “I play this game called Streetfighter. I go to tournaments and everything! It’s fucking awesome!”
I owned it, no reluctance, and she thought it was awesome too. She’s come to tournies and thinks the whole thing is great, even though it certainly was not a thing on her radar before (and she even had some negative associations with past boyfriends and constant computer gaming… she considers SF a different thing, based on community and socializing and leaving the house, which is true). She has her own hobbies; she goes to swing dances, so I go check those out too. Not nearly every time, and vice versa. It’s healthy.
Also, there are plenty of girls out there that, while maybe they aren’t part of “gamer subculture” per se, certainly used to play video games with their cousins or whatever, or maybe they read comics, or watch nerdy tv-shows, or whatever. Or maybe not, and that’s super cool too! Our external forms of entertainment, while fun to talk about, don’t define compatibility, and most differences become exciting, as long as they are in the context of an otherwise compatible relationship.
I know it’s late notice, anyone want to play some offline PS3 games tonight? (Gasp, PS3)
Hey guys anyone trying to buy a 360 black for 130.00 let me know…
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Did anyone show up to Brinson’s?
GGs to Rukus in dat VF. I see we got you a new char too bad its one of those stupid looking little girls lol.
Mike: Actually no I dont know that player but to be fair I only played 2d games then. I still want to know about the Goh death combo. I need damage in my life.
GGs to Bishop and Herb today in VF. Great matches as always. Got them items nigga. Don’t cross a man of the sea. Ever…
Rich play(s/ed) a little of everything. He’s one of the main VA guys in terms of being in the scene for a minute, but like a lot of cats, these newer games are making older players focus more on life, etc.
It’s not a death combo but you can’t get hit by it twice and live. I don’t know all the filler in the middle but it ends with the elbow into untechable knockdown which nets you the ground grab. This is anywhere on screen. I rage anytime I catch it. And Goh has plenty damage just doing 2 hit strings and stuff. Obviously he’s not a combo character but he rapes lifebars for no reason just doing little shit and being ugly. Hurts too damn much. You already got a good life.
Adrian is still playing VF? Thought he deleted the game from his harddrive or something. Well now I actually feel a little jealous that he’s playing you and picking up new charas and shit. I don’t even think Ernie knew about this. We didn’t know about any new lil girl characters. 
HEY SLAW, don’t be hiding out here and doing dirt in secret. Anytime you see me online, hit me up for games or if someone hosts. You gonna be a honest man in these streets. Acting brand new just because you write reviews…
Work in progress 
I’ll probably be buying fans for ARK V. Industrial fans.
Did real well in vf online tonight, then i randomly lose my car keys. Fml.
YOU LOSE
Man… how do you guys get over losing streaks in fighting games? It doesn’t matter what I play, it’s just when it comes down to me getting my ass kicked over and over, even by scrubby stupid shit, I just want to quit playing altogether some nights.
Or do you guys just not suck as much as I do?
Appreciate the words Dr. Cale! Good stuff sir.
Thank Abe and FlyMike for convincing me to buy this game! You both suck. Now FlyMike prepare to deal with Dynasty Warriors style mashing! lol Naw man I’m actually going to try and learn the game since it kind of teaches you Yomi. What tier is Elieen and Pai. These two are by far my favorites with Lion right behind them.
A game like Tekken where I lose to better people helps me understand what to do for the next match, etc. I just look at what the other person does and try and learn from that for the next match and even if I don’t “win” understanding the match or doing something better in the next game is a “victory” for me, you don’t always have to win to learn something from the match, that is precisely how you learn…
When I first got into SFII at the arcades I lost my first 60 games in it. 3 straight weekends, $10 each time in Tokens, 60 straight games (50 cents a play). The 4th weekend I lost my first two games then FINALLY beat someone, I was so happy, then I proceeded to lose another 12 straight but I was starting to “get” the game. I can just imagine if I let frustration happen and I just didn’t want to play anymore.
If you are trying to get good at a game, it’s necessary to lose in order to progress.
Though I have to say we never see you around Fight Nights much and I am not sure who you are practicing against, but fighting games take work. If it’s something I don’t have time for and I know it will take a lot of work based on my schedule, I just won’t play it…too many games out there these days