Month: February 2017

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Here’s Some of the Women of the FGC Who Keep the Games Going

We all know of some of the great women that show up to events, such as Gllty, Sherryjenix, and ChocoBlanka. However, in addition to these names are some other unsung heroes that keep supporting their passion throughout the years.

This feature from Red Bull celebrates some of the women behind the scenes that help keep the games you love alive. In it, they talk to people like Tania “KillerMiller” Miller, and Sharon “Sharonasaurus” Yoo, both of them being the backbone of SoCal’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo scene. With Yoo managing the brackets and stream of their Wednesday Night Fights events, and Miller often promoting and putting in work herself as the West Coast’s best E. Honda player, these two women do a lot for the scene.

Also featured in the article are comments from Mia “TheIceyGlaceon” Martin–who helps run events in the Chicago area (while also competing in Catherine side events), and Caitlyn Thiher, the assistant events director of Combo Breaker, going to show that this is not solely a man’s realm anymore.

Source: Red Bull eSports

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Akuma’s Red Fireball Allows for Mixup Options in Street Fighter V

We’ve seen some interesting Akuma tech before, including some great mixup options off of forward throw. But the Akuma tech gets increasingly interesting the longer the Demon is out in the wild.

Here’s some new mixup options off an unlikely candidate–Akuma’s Red Fireball. This move hits multiple times, but also has insanely slow recovery across every version of Street Fighter (that Akuma has been competitively viable in). One thing that Akuma has now–that he lacked in other iterations–that makes this a potential mixup move is V-Trigger. Moreover, it has been discovered that you cannot V-Reversal the Red Fireball until the final hit. So if you time everything correctly, the mixups available after the V-Trigger are inescapable, and your opponent can only guess right to avoid eating a ton of damage.

Source: RagingStormX

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Enjoy Some High-Level Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Matches, Featuring Both Japanese and US Players

Interest for older fighting games seems to have been building as of late, something we just talked about in relation to the modern FGC landscape. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike could easily be considered a poster child for classic fighters, and as such we gathered up a nice compilation of some great matches for the game here today.

Our first set features a 3v3 tournament held after the prominent Cooperation Cup a little over a month ago. Many prominent players compete through intense matches–it’s well worth the watch.

We also have here a compilation of older match footage of Hugo player Y・S・B around 2011 to 2013. These sets are a joy to watch, as his confidence and matchup knowledge really shine.

Here we have sets featuring Kuroda and his Oro, along with some more videos featuring various other high-level Japanese players, using a range of different characters.

If you’re a fan of higher-level casual play, we’ve got you with some US play featuring our own Bafael on FightCade. He goes up against ac-slayer in one video, and LiftedLeaf in the other, so buckle in for a long series of FightCade matches and commentary.

Lastly we have here a US FightCade tournament, which is nice to see.

Sources: 3rd STRIKE; Classic Game Fighters; Sf3lp

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Level Up Your King of Fighters XIV Play with These Gato Ray Tutorials on Useful Intermediate Tactics

The King of Fighters XIV has been building a lot of steam lately. Between the graphical update, SNK’s World Circuit, and fans just getting more active for their game, there’s a lot going on in the scene right now. Not least of all in this community activity is the constant stream of educational video content, helping players of all levels improve their game.

Today we have a few videos from regular content creator Gato Ray. First up he shows off how to utilize hopping to crossup your opponent, giving many examples across the roster of instances where a hop leads to a crossup situation.

Next up is a compilation of all the moves in the game that have less than 5 frames of startup. Fully understanding which tools your character has, as well as your opponent’s tools, will help your punish and pressure game significantly.

The final video for today focuses on learning which specific moves link, chain, and cancel into one another. This is useful for combo filler, but can also be of great use for hit-confirms and block strings. Study up!

 

Source: Gato Ray