Month: April 2015

ShowDown recently went live with another installment of their weekly Churning the Butter tournament. They have once again taken over Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, California to put on an Ultra Street Fighter IV for some of the strongest players in the region.

Tonight’s event continues their Spring Championships series, allowing the best of the best to show their chops against other high-level opponents in preparation for the finals.

Before that, however, AVerMedia will be hosting a special kumite featuring star player Bruce “GamerBee” Hsiang, allowing the local talent a chance to test their skills against the Taiwanese competitor before the main event begins.

If you’re interested in seeing what the NorCal cats have up their sleeves, be sure to check out the stream below and show your support. You can also head on over to Twitch if you prefer to chat.

Watch live video from showdowngg on www.twitch.tv

Want to check these tournaments out for yourself? Well, you’re in luck, because even if you missed out this week, Churning the Butter is held every Thursday at 8 PM PDT during ShowDown’s game night at Folsom Street Foundry.

Source: ShowDown

In his most recent Super Smash Bros. for Wii U video, Alpharad flattens opponents with the 2D powerhouse Mr. Game & Watch. Since his introduction to the series, the old-school Nintendo mascot has been bringing the pain with a variety of moves, some of which barely live up to being dubbed “attacks.” From lifting up a sewer lid with his down tilt to frying up heaps of delicious bacon, this fighter brings to the world of Smash the same sort of kit that Phoenix Wright offers the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 lineup.

But his most memorable and often frustrating attack is his hammer, which takes just as much luck with the random number generator as it does skill in order to secure kills. Luckily, Alpharad has been graced by a streak of high-number hammers and slams out nine after glorious nine in the most ridiculous ways possible.

Check out the video below to see Alpharad’s take on this flat fighter.

Source: Alpharad