Month: December 2017

“Super Street Fighter Carnival 2017” is  the regularly occurring tournament series of Japan’s famous Mikado Arcade, featuring a revolving selection of arcade titles for its patrons to compete in. A number of games have already been played for this tournament season, which you can check out here.

Today’s entry is the Technōs Japan-developed Double Dragon fighting game from 1995, whose rights are now owned by none other then Arc System Works.

This isn’t the first time Double Dragon — the surprisingly competent 2D fighter based off of the classic 87′ beat-em-up — has been featured at Mikado Arcade this season, though it is the first time it has shown up in this 2v2 team format. This double-jump and air-block heavy Technos fighter has a lot of interesting ideas, such as the instant-stun command grab from drunken master Cheng Fu, and its hybrid “Life Bar-Super Meter” system.

You can preview this seasons’ games and player scores with Mikado’s public Drive document. You can also follow the action by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel, or try to catch the action in real time when they livestream.

Source: Mikado

In Tekken 7, if you get stuck in a back-turned state, it’s not the easiest task to safely turn around. Using a directional input to turn-then-block puts you in a turn-around animation that leaves you briefly vulnerable, and attacking from back-turned could open you up to counter hit. Because of this mechanic, it’s possibile to end up in situations where you get comboed by strings that normally wouldn’t.

But back-turned throws, which are universally available to the cast, do not count as counter-hit states if you use them to turn around. You might take another hit as you turn around, but as demonstrated by Aris at Avoiding the Puddle, it may save you a good chunk of your life bar.

Source: Avoiding the Puddle

The Atom has arrived in Injustice 2, and it looks like players have already made breakthroughs in the lab with this size-shifting superhero. Let’s check out the sub-atomic technology NRS players have come up with!

Let’s get things started with some combos (as we often do with new characters). Zynarium, BxA Jackal, KELSOKELSO25, and ahmz1404 all have great beginner and advanced combos, many leading into the important BF2 ender or Trait setups.

MK_REO already has some disgusting mix-ups for us in the form of a great Trait and chemical breakdown, and restand 50/50s.

Lastly, Propz101 has a disgusting corner setup for the Atom’s health-draining chemicals.

Sources: Zynarium; BxA Jackal; KELSOKELSO25; ahmz1404; MK_REO; Propz101