Author: Crow_Spaceboy

There was a time when, across several fighting game communities, match-up charts were one of the most important things the scene could create for their game. These character match-up charts would combine the opinions of top players of every character on how advantageous a match-up was for their main. They involved many people, a lot of of debate, and were generally very time-consuming projects.

Over the years these charts have become more rare, replaced by the “hot takes” of an (usually popular professional) individual’s tier lists. NRS pro MK_REO talks about the pros and cons of this format in his latest video — though the points he addresses are geared towards his own scene, it’s a worthy discussion for every community to have.

Source: MK_REO

I don’t know if there’s anyone that follows Daigo’s Daigo the BeasTV YouTube channel that isn’t at least somewhat familiar with Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike‘s tournament scene. But if that theoretical person exists, then this dark, brooding trailer probably confused them when it dropped:

The protagonist in this eerie trailer is none other then 3rd Strike legend and multi-Tougeki winner, Kuroda. While his prowess in the 3rd Strike universe is so renowned that he’s sold DVDs of his game-play with the whole cast, his best known character is undoubtedly the iron-masked grappler, Q. Knowing all of this is important for the pun this trailer, and possibly, the whole project, ends with: “There’s a man I’m looking for. His name is… “Number 9″. The man in the iron mask.” The kanji for 9 is 九, which has two readings: “Kyuu” (“Q”) and “Ku” (Project 9road… Project Ku-road, or “Kuroda.”)

So even though no gameplay is shown at all in the trailer, we can safely assume “Project 9road” will heavily focus on Kuroda’s Q in 3rd Strike. These are all assumptions, though: we won’t have more information on the project until Daigo’s next Twitch broadcast airs on the 19th.

*KABOOM*

Check out the teaser for our new project, “9road.” https://t.co/X4ymoUdZgk

More info on the next #BeasTV, 10/19 4am PT! #9road pic.twitter.com/AH7yQG3omd

— Daigo Umehara (@daigothebeast) October 18, 2017

Source: Daigo the BeasTV

Have you been practicing your throw breaking in Tekken 7? When we made our throw break exercise video, it was with the express purpose of training you to break most throw mix-ups in the game. In your Tekken Journey, there is a level beyond what that video can prepare you for: distinguishing King’s Giant Swing and Shining Wizard.

BoxeR-King believes it is realistic to eventually eliminate this “mix-up,” and has some tips for practicing how to recognize and differentiate the two powerful command grabs. If you’ve moved beyond simply breaking traditional grabs and are ready to challenge yourself, you should give BoxeR-King’s lessons a try!

Source: BoxeR-King

As we’ve been documenting, some of the craziest new tech to come from Pokkén Tournament DX involves Braixen’s new homing cancel. This cancel opens up Braixen’s Field Phase versatility considerably — in theory.

America’s most successful tournament-level Braixen, Double_FGC, was originally toying with this new tool as a means to setup guard breaks with some of the slower, more powerful supports in the game. But as a character with a dominate Field Phase, wouldn’t you want to stay there?

That’s where these new, frightening setups come in. While lower in individual combo damage, these new setups incorporate faster charge supports, drain the clock, and lock the opponent down in a Phase many characters have trouble going toe-to-toe with Braixen in.

Source: Double_FGC

When you enter any multi-tournament event at Japan’s Mikado Arcade, you have to expect the strangest games may show up. And you have to be ready to play your best, because even in something as niche as SNK’s Fight Fever, the Mikado patrons won’t hold back.

Fight Fever is very much a product of its time. Developed in 1994 by South Korean based Viccom, this SNK-published effort occasionally had some fresh ideas (check out the highly mobile — and highly effective — grappler Chintao!) but largely looks and feels like the Street Fighter clone that most fighting games were back then. Also, the American basketball-player-turned-fighter character is named “Magic Dunker,” which is so exceptional that I feel it deserves a special mention.

The game will never look better then in the hands of Mikado players, so be sure to check out the above tournament for some classic 2D footsies. If you missed any of the previous tournaments in the SSFC2017 series, be sure to check them out here! You can follow the action by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel, and you can even try to catch the action in real time when they livestream.

Source: Mikado

Adjust your collars, boys. It’s time to do some Robert combos in The King of Fighters XIV.

Persona Entertainment‘s latest effort shows both practical damage and ridiculous, impractical entertainment. It’s certainly worth your time to learn the dive kick loops in max mode and 100%s, but you can probably do without the (incredibly swaggy) intentional Ranbu super cross-under whiff. Then again, learning and executing something like this is purely for style- and there’s nothing more in the spirit of Robert Garcia than that.

Source: Persona Entertainment

In Pokkén Tournament DX, few characters have as many moving parts in their combos as Sceptile. Command jump cancels, loops, Just Frames, and Phase point management are all required skills to get the most out of this Grass Gladiator.

While this setup-heavy, trap-chucking Pokémon may not be the most beginner-friendly character, he is a rewarding one. Already a strong tournament pick, Sceptile received a number of buffs and new options in Pokkén Tournament DX that make him downright frightening. WhiteChocolate Pokken‘s launcher guide can give you a good starting point for learning this highly-technical, highly-rewarding powerhouse, but your execution will need to level up with Sceptile for long-term success in tournaments.

Source: WhiteChocolate Pokken

Typically when we talk about Mark “BornFree” Sheridan, it’s in the context of his work as one of the FGC’s hardest-working interviewers. Today, though, he’s on the other side of the mic — answering questions as a fighting game player and lifelong Capcom fan.

David Gama of FGC News had BornFree on the latest episode of his FGC podcast, Good Gamer Show, and the two bonded over a forgotten feature of Street Fighter IV: in-game voice chat. This ties in to the larger theme of the entire hour-long show: the community-building aspects of Street Fighter, what’s changed, and what can be improved. With the recent announcement of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, the two also share their wishlist of modes for the title update.

Source: FGC News

UnlimitedBrettWorks (also known as TheBrett) was TO and provided commentary for top 8 of the Gundam Versus AnimEVO tournament, and is one of the most prominent YouTubers for the game. You may remember that he recently put out a very quick primer for the game, with a promise for a more in-depth series to come. Well, here we are!

“Gundam Versus Basics” aims to cover all fundamental information needed to improve in Bandai Namco’s latest entry into their team-based arena fighter series, Gundam Versus. TheBrett intends to roll out all the components of this series quickly, so be sure to subscribe to his channel to keep up with the latest Gundam Versus tech.

Source: UnlimitedBrettWorks