Month: February 2017

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Two Minute Tutorials: PugilistPenguin Uses Street Fighter V to Explain Frame Data

Frame data can be a pretty elusive subject to some, while appearing quite simple to others. The concept of learning the in-depth measurements in a way that very few other games use can be hard to grasp. Guiding newer players is just what PugilistPenguin is doing, and continues to do on his YouTube channel; this time around, he tackles the concept of frame data, giving analogies and examples in an effort to make the topic more approachable. He does a pretty good job, so if you struggle with this important aspect of fighting games then give this video a watch!

Source: PugilistPenguin

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Watch Over 3 Hours Footage from Japanese Arcade A-Cho’s 2v2 Ultra Street Fighter IV Team Tournament

A-Cho Arcade in Kyoto, Japan is a popular spot for hardcore fighting game players. Though the arcade itself mostly runs events for anime games like BlazBlue and Melty Blood, at the end of January A-cho ran a nice Ultra Street Fighter IV Team Tournament. The footage was just uploaded this week and, in addition to the individual strengths of its players, there’s a wide variety in their character selection.

I never like seeing games “go away,” and places like Mikado and A-Cho always remind me why. The T-Hawk player “Pork,” in particular, really impressed me. Then again, I’m a real sucker for the traditional grappler vortex he makes such strong use of. I get hype for command grabs, and if you do too, this tournament is for you. It’s also just interesting to see how this game continues to develop in 2017!

What do you think? Does Game A-Cho’s throwback tournament make you want to run your own USFIV event?

Sources: A-Cho

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Miss The King of Fighters XIV World Championship? Live Through the Hype All Over Again Here

The World Championship for KOF XIV took place over this past weekend; one of the biggest King of Fighters events of the year. After several qualifiers from all across the globe, 15 competitors duked it out in Tokyo–one short of the original 16 planned, as US competitor AS|Reynald was unfotunately unable to attend.

In case you missed it, the event has been uploaded to Team Sp00ky’s YouTube channel. Most of the videos include a fair bit of pre and post-match delays, so if you just want to see the matches you’ll have to jump around a bit.

Source: Team Spooky