Author: Lance "Tarnot" Hood

As his handle suggests, NT|Mr. Wright is perhaps best known for his Phoenix Wright play in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. His innovative approach to the courtroom combatant resulted in plenty of videos including, but certainly not limited to, an impressive display of meterless, non-X-factor combos that top out over one million damage each. To say that he knows his way around a gavel would be a bit of an understatement.

But it seems that Mr. Wright has temporarily traded in the gavel for a baseball bat to deliver a different kind of justice. In the video below, Mr. Wright’s Ness hits the mean streets of Smashville to show off his skills through an impressive display of PK Thunder mind games, jab lock combos, and everything else we’ve come to expect from Smash exhibitions.

If you’re a fan of Ness, you won’t want to miss it.

Source: Mr. Wright

The newest episode of Capcom UK’s World Warriors series, which highlights the psycho power-sporting M. Bison, comes at the perfect time to celebrate his inclusion in the Street Fighter V cast.

Capcom UK loaded the video with footage featuring the man in red doling out double knee presses of (in)justice across a host of Street Fighter titles, but don’t expect top-level play. They’ve also included plenty of cutscenes from across  series to help detail the Shadowloo leader’s mysterious background.

With such an eventful past, it’s easy to see why Bison now sports a head full of grey hair; being a dictator isn’t exactly stress-free.

Source: Capcom UK

In a game so reliant on beginning and maintaining pressure, players of Mortal Kombat X need to know when to respect their opponent’s wakeup options so that they can keep pressing their advantage with (sometimes) never-ending 50/50 okizeme. Reading a wakeup attack and blocking it is great, but even if the blocked attack leaves its owner at massive disadvantage, it can still be impossible to punish under the right circumstances.

In the video below, Sajam explores a couple of Raiden’s wake up options that, on top of being armored, hit high. Since high attacks only connect with standing targets and crouching targets who have opted to hold block, players can simply duck these attacks and even stick out a low-hitting limb without fear of being struck. Ducking also keeps the would-be defender out of blockstun and in close proximity to their target, therefore allowing punishes that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible.

Employing this strategy requires a precise knowledge of the options that each character possesses. For example, while the options that Sajam shows do hit high, Raiden’s Electric Fly–which can also be given armor–hits mid. So, just like most things in the fighting genre, this isn’t an answer to every situation, but it is one more trick to keep in mind to keep the pace of the battle in your favor.

Source: Sajam

About a year ago, Olympic Gaming dedicated an episode of their Street Fighter IV (at the time, Arcade Edition ver. 2012) player spotlight series to Arizona’s Marko “Rustymarko” Valdez. This top-notch Vega player made such an impression with his last performance that he’s been given a second highlight reel.

Marko starts out this sophomore segment with a tough round against a Makoto player who ends up getting the best of him, but it seems that that first round was merely an opportunity for Marko to download his opponent and use that knowledge against them in the coming rounds. He is able to turn it around with an impressive combination of perfect spacing and reads. Marko goes on to run through a handful of other top-ranked online warriors in a performance that you won’t want to miss.

As always, you can check out a short interview with Marko in the video’s description.

Source: Olympic Gaming

There’s a long list of household names within the Mortal Kombat X community, a group filled with players who have made themselves known through showings at various tournaments and pre-release events, the creation of tutorial videos, and text-based tips and strategies shared with the community. Sadly, this list contains more players than a ten-slot, five-on-five exhibition can field.

Below, you’ll find footage of one such exhibition that pitted the best of the best against one another at Combo Breaker this past weekend. The matchup featured a high-level showdown between the Atlanta-based Team Yomi, comprised of Michaelangelo, DJT, Forever King, Slayer, and MIT, and an East Coast squad made up of CDJr, Cossner, MI|REO, cR|Sonic Fox, and VGP|Tom Brady.

If you’re looking for a place from which to steal some high-level Mortal Kombat X technology, or if you just want to kick back and watch a handful of the greats slug it out, you’ll not want to miss these replays.

Source: Pig of the Hut via IPLAYWINNER

There’s a long list of household names within the Mortal Kombat X community, a group filled with players who have made themselves known through showings at various tournaments and pre-release events, the creation of tutorial videos, and text-based tips and strategies shared with the community. Sadly, this list contains more players than a ten-slot, five-on-five exhibition can field.

Below, you’ll find footage of one such exhibition that pitted the best of the best against one another at Combo Breaker this past weekend. The matchup featured a high-level showdown between the Atlanta-based Team Yomi, comprised of Michaelangelo, DJT, Forever King, Slayer, and MIT, and an East Coast squad made up of CDJr, Cossner, MI|REO, cR|Sonic Fox, and VGP|Tom Brady.

If you’re looking for a place from which to steal some high-level Mortal Kombat X technology, or if you just want to kick back and watch a handful of the greats slug it out, you’ll not want to miss these replays.

Source: Pig of the Hut via IPLAYWINNER

Sonic’s ability to perform at the competitive level in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is no secret. Thanks to his movement speed, combo potential, and effective kill moves, the third-party character has seen more than his fair share of late tournament matches.

Of course, there are plenty of advanced techniques for players of Sega’s signature hedgehog to pick up. In the quick video below, Camalange covers how to perform Sonic’s Instant Spin Dash Jump, which offers him safer movement options and can even be used to start combos across large distances.

And if you’re looking to pick up some more advanced techniques for Sonic, head over to Camalange’s YouTube channel to check out additional tutorials.

Source: Camalange via Smash Boards

Alpharad is back with another episode of his Super Smash Bros. for Wii U How to Play series, this time turning the spotlight on Ike.

To officially kick things off, Alpharad, as usual, styles on a Little Mac player, but this time it’s a bit different. Usually, the to-be-featured Mac at least poses enough of a threat to warrant throwing up a shield as he’s barreling across the stage. Not this time. No, Alpharad just stands perfectly still and let’s the pink hoodie-wearing boxer do himself in with a complete whiff that sends him sailing over the side of the stage to a first stock loss in under ten seconds.

Then the actual Ike play gets going, and there’s lots to see. With the massive hitboxes on some of his animations, the ability to hold his neutral B for as long as he can, and the fact that he has a counter make for some great plays that live up to the How to Play name. And, as usual, you can expect plenty of Alpharad’s text-based humor to pop up as well.

Source: Alpharad