Month: November 2016

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Mr. Peck Shows How to Convert off Filia’s Throw in This Step by Step Tutorial for Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Skullgirls is a game that’s filled with interesting interactions and conversions. A lot about what characters can do relies on the player’s knowledge, with a lot of freedom being given to players who understand the situation their in. This situational awareness comes into play in the neutral game and during resets, but today we’re talking a bit about using this understanding to get the most out of conversions.

Here, Skullgirls player Mr. Peck shows us how to best convert off of Filia’s throw. The conversion isn’t difficult, but it can be a bit odd to learn the first time. This conversion gives Filia a lot of freedom, letting her transition into her powerful vortex game. Not every character can easily convert off of their ground throw, so it’s an important tool for Filia.

Source: Mr. Peck

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Liquid|Hungrybox Talks About Quitting His Job to Compete in Super Smash Bros. Melee Full Time

For many players, fighting games are a hobby. For a few, they are an obsession. Fewer still, they are have become a livelihood. Many of us have taken an idle moment or two to imagine how nice it would be to quit our day job and enjoy a career in video games, but not many of us get the chance to live that dream.

Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma has a long history with Super Smash Bros. Melee, currently ranked second on the MIOM world rankings. It is both his passion and his career, and a lifestyle that he has recently chosen over his day job as a chemical engineer. In an interview with theScore esports, he talks about what eventually made him break off from his work and why he’s enjoying the game more than ever before.

Source: theScore esports

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Catch Up on SSFC2016 With Hyper Street Fighter II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000, and Kabuki Klash Tournaments

Running until 12/16, “Super Street Fighter Carnival” is the regularly occurring tournament series of Japan’s famous Mikado Arcade. Along SSFC2016’s epic two month journey, Mikado Regulars are pit against each other in a wide variety of classic and obscure arcade titles.  Today’s videos from Mikado’s YouTube Channel definitely pick from both of those categories.

Regardless of whether or not you saw SSFC2016’s Capcom v SNK 2 tournament, you likely already know of CvS2’s reputation. You probably already have a strong opinion on the game, in one way or another. Less talked about in our community is it’s predecessor, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000. This four button fighter introduced the concept of Ratios, marked the first actual fighting game collaboration between SNK/Capcom. It’s also worth noting: If you ever thought Nakoruru was nuts in the new King of Fighters, you’ll see that this is not without precedent.

Going even further into obscurity, there’s Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash. This 1995 game is the first fighting game made by developer Racdym, and with its deliberate ground game, slick sprite work and chaotic item interactions, it’s likely their best entry in the genre.

As SSFC2016 is obviously named after the Street Fighter series, it only makes sense for a SF game to make an appearance! Mikado’s finest clashed in Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition. This version of SFII is the final version to be released in arcades, and allows players to pick any version of the cast from the previous SFII releases.

It’s hard to believe there’s still so much left to see from SSFC2016! As always, you can follow along Mikado’s upload schedule on YouTube, or try to catch them live on their UStream.

Source: Mikado

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Yahoo! eSports Analyzes a Clutch Doubles Match Between Teams PewFat and Swedish House Mafia

Yahoo eSports’ Daniel “tafokints” Lee breaks down a clutch doubles match that took place between two teams of Melee titans at Smash Summit 3. With PewFat being the premier doubles team in the USA and with TSM|Leffen and Mafia having never teamed before, this set was going to be an interesting one no matter what. He breaks down how the individual character choices, team composition and personal player strategies makes the match truly a sight to behold.

With Melee being such a fast paced game, there is a lot going on that can be missed by a spectator with an untrained eye. Even the keen observer has to make on the spot perceptions to conceive an accurate analysis, as Daniel Lee makes clear with his play-by-play breakdown.

You can watch this latest breakdown of what Yahoo eSports dubs “Melee science” here.

Source: Yahoo! eSports

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Grasp the Basics of Sol Okizeme with VrRaiden’s Sol Tutorials in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

With the recent sale for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- on the PlayStation Store — it’s $17.99 until the morning of Nov 29th —  there’ll hopefully be an influx of new blood. If you’re new to Guilty Gear or anime fighters in general, Sol is a great choice — he’s a strong, straightforward character.

Sol player VrRaiden has always been supplying a wealth of combos, setups, and other various tech in concise formats. His more recent tutorials are no exception, covering both basic grounded and Gun Flame okizeme.

While these two videos focuses on the utmost basics of okizeme for Sol, VrRaiden supplies everything from combos — basic, situational, character-specific — to option selects, safe jumps and more. His playlist of well over 70 Sol-specific videos can be found here. You can also follow his YouTube page to stay up-to-date for future tutorials and make sure to check out his Gunflame YRC tutorial, if this level of information is helpful.

You may also want to follow his Twitter, which includes reposted videos from Japanese players that one may not easily stumble across. For new players especially, make sure you also check out the in-game tutorials and challenges, as they are leagues above most other fighting game tutorials. The character-specific ones are useful even for more experienced players.

Source: VrRaiden