Month: June 2017

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Fighting pilgrimage: Meet foreign Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike players living in Japan in this mini-doc

A glimpse of what it’s like to live and battle in the heart of the 3rd Strike scene.

Japan’s arcades are where the spirit of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike dwells, and for foreigners to Japan that love the game, living right alongside the Japanese 3rd Strike scene is the best place to be to enjoy this classic game — and to improve their skills.

This mini-documentary by Jamboree features a number of foreign players taking advantage of this proximity, namely Ryan (currently considered the #1 American 3rd Strike player), Nate, Dusty, and Pherai (one of the moderators on SRK’s forums). They all have competed in Cooperation Cup. They talk about what they do in Japan, the arcades, and their love of 3rd Strike — the “red-headed stepchild” of the Street Fighter franchise. Check it out below! (Some language NSFW.)

Want to see these players in action? You can see Ryan take on Nica KO in a FT10 at TFC 2016 here:

Jamboree also appears in this footage from TFC 2016:

Some of them took part in the East-West War event, and can be seen competing here:

Thanks to Dusty for the tips!

Sources: Phil H; Bifuteki; Khang Trinh; Sf3lp

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Smash clash in Calgary: Otafest Assault 2017 returns at the end of June, featuring both Melee and Smash 4

Otafest Assault is back to shake up Alberta in 2017!

If you’re near Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the end of June — and are ready to Smash — check out the fifth annual Otafest Assault, coming to the TELUS Convention Centre from June 30th to July 2nd, 2017, as a part of the annual Otafest anime convention. This event will feature tournaments for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with a $2000 prize pool bonus split between the singles events for both titles. There’s also a compendium on smash.gg to boost the pot bonus, if you want some Otafest swag.

Registration is open now on smash.gg! You can register in advance or on-site, and a pass to Otafest itself is required to attend. More details can be found on the smash.gg page.

Olimar Smash 4

Thanks to David for the tip!

Source: smash.gg