If this is new to you, click here [rules] for the complete rules. It's not too late to enter for your chance to win a copy of Street Fighter IV or other prizes.
Some quick announcements (which, hopefully I won't ramble on too long about because I just found out I'm working tonight [my 12th night in a row] and I need to get some sleep before hanging with my ex).
First, this one goes out to all of you (drunken) Xboxers out there. You're in. Get suited up and ready to battle. Sunday night will be your first set of matches with Vega. So what does this mean for the PS3 crowd? Well, I've split up the days. Each system will have one day devoted to each character. The Xboxers are behind a bit, so they'll have some catching up to do. The schedule is included at the end of the blog. You can jump between systems if you like, but you only get to compete with each charater once, regardless.
The etiquete for challenging should go like this: send me an invite when you see me online. This is how to reserve a spot. When I see your invite, I'll put you on a list. And when I finish my current set of matches, I'll send you an ETA of when your turn will be. When it's time to battle, I'll invite you to the match.
I'm going to start posting each night's rankings in the forums, so as to keep from spamming the c-blogs (and to cut down on the time I spend drawing pictures of me getting my ass kicked). I do plan to post weekly updates/calls for new challengers in the c-blogs.
I've spent nearly every last second of my free time in the last week on this contest, and I have to say, I'm having a complete blast! The competitors are having a good time, so why not join in. It's never too late! Send me a friend invite (XBL: haxan1 PSN: haxan), and include your dtoid screenname in the note. Then just look for me online (usually between 8-10 pm eastern). Hope to see you there!
Prizes:
Grand Prize: A copy of Street Fighter IV for Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 (awarded to the person with the most total wins multiplied by their overall win percentage).
Most Enthusiastic Competitor Prize: An official Street Fighter Fight Night t-shirt (awarded to the person who competes on the most days)
Scrubbiest Fighter award: Mystery prize that isn't worth much, if anything (awarded to the person who plays the most unethically [i.e. spams moves, and repeats cheap traps])
PS3 Schedule: Tuesday, December 2nd: Ryu Wednesday, December 3rd: Ken Thursday, December 4th: Chun Li Friday, December 5th: Guile Saturday, December 6th: Blanka Tuesday, December 9th: Zangief Friday, December 12th: Dee Jay Sunday, December 14th: Cammy Wednesday, December 17th: Balrog Saturday, December 20th: E. Honda Thursday, December 25th: Akuma Saturday, December 27th: Sagat Monday, December 29th: T. Hawk Wednesday, December 31st: Fei Long Friday, January 2nd: M. Bison Sunday, January 4th: Vega Tuesday, January 6th: Dhalsim
Xbox Schedule: Sunday, December 7th: Vega Monday, December 8th: Ryu Wednesday, December 10th: Zangief Thursday, December 11th: Fei Long Saturday, December 13th: Blanka Monday, December 15th: Ken Tuesday, December 16th: T. Hawk Thursday, December 18th: Dhalsim Friday, December 19th: Guile Sunday, December 21st: Chun Li Wednesday, December 24th: Sagat Friday, December 26th: M. Bison Sunday, December 28th: Dee Jay Tuesday, December 30th: E. Honda Thursday, January 1st: Cammy Saturday, January 3rd: Akuma Monday, January 5th: Balrog
@char,
Right now we're at 10 matches with the day's theme character, then 5 as any character you choose. But this may go down to 10 total matches as more people jump in (7 as theme, 3 of your choice).
Just to clarify, the only times I'm online are not necessarily 8-10 pm EST. That's just when I'm making a point to be online. I am on first thing in the morning pretty often for an hour or so. Also on weekends when I don't have to work (I don't know when that will be, but I have had weekends off before. I vaguely remember them), I will be on throughout the day/night. So if you see me online, I'm fair game.
YEEEES 360 is added! Also, I'm sorry I keep missing you on this. I had my time zones mixed up >_< But it's fixed now, so hopefully we can get our fight on!
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Random gaming facts about Haxan
Legitimately beat Mike Tyson and went through Another World Circuit undefeated.
Beat the original Contra without dying. Twice.
Can land the damn plane in Top Gun and can also refuel in midair.
Can't beat Ghost & Goblins without the level select code and has never lied about it.
Thinks Friday the 13th is a great game even if the physics, controls and weapons are garbage.
Mario Paint caused him to buy a Super Nintendo and largely leave his Sega Genesis behind. He has played it more than most video games and wore down the mouse pad so that the grid only shows around the corners.
Has beaten Street Fighter II: The World Warrior and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers on the SNES on the hardest difficulty without losing a single round. Multiple times.
Is still friends with the girl who worked at a local game store and sold him Street Fighter II nearly 17 years ago.
Beat Final Fantasy 2 in a weekend when he was a kid, yet can't get through a role-playing game these days if his life depended on it.
Has never beaten Final Fantasy VII.
Prefers pads to sticks.
Likes the N64 controller.
Prefers the Duke to the S-controller.
Doesn't think that Super Mario 64 is all that great.
Got an Xbox mostly for Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. And thinks it's a damn good game. Really.
Swore he would never buy a Game Boy Advanced SP, but immediately broke down once the NES edition came out. (And regarding the NES Classics series, true in-store dialogue: "Dude, are you serious?! They seriously expect people to pay 20 dollars a piece for games they can just downlo...Ooh! Zelda!")
Really liked the first Halo. (Well, there goes my dtoid cred.)
Can rock out Dynamite Rave in Dance Dance Revolution like it's nobody's business.
Played the hell out of Animal Crossing: Wild World and hid that fact from nobody.
Stomped Brad Nicholson at Street Fighter IV, but had to resort to the cheapest of tactics in order to do so. ;)
Thinks you're really, really, really smart. And pretty.
Top ten favorite games (in no particular order):
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
Phantom 2040 (SNES)
Street Fighter II (any version)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PS2)
Final Fantasy 3/6 (SNES)
Ico (PS2)
Sin and Punishment (N64)
Picross (DS)
(NVGR)
I love drawing, though I realize that I'm not very good. I figured early on that drawing my own header art would help my blogs stand out. Thanks to Destructoid, and to the scanner that Carollelogram got me for my birthday last year, I feel like I've developed a unique style that's distinctly my own.
Outside of games I've got a DVD collection that is exploding out of a 5'x6' shelf (over 400 titles). So suffice it to say that I love movies. I'm a huge horror fan and I host an annual Dusk Till Dawn Horror Movie Marathon nearly every October. My top ten favorite films in order are as follows:
1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cativo, 1966)
2. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
3. Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai, 1954)
4. The City of Lost Children (La Citι des enfants perdus, 1995)
5. The Apartment (1960)
6. Strings (2004)
7. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
8. The Big Lebowski (1998)
9. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
10. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Music-wise, my top 3 bands are The Pixies, The Velvet Underground and Radiohead. I listen to damn near every genre of music (except modern country. I yearn for the days of Hank Williams, Sr. and Tammy Wynette). Hit random on my mp3 player and you'll get everything from darkwave to hip hop to 80's synthpop. I karaoke pretty regularly. I can't sing, but I surround myself with people who can. Still, you've not experienced all there is in life until you've seen me proper butcher True by Spandau Ballet.
Then, as for the literary interests, my love lies with pulp detective novels of the thirties and forties. Raymond Chandler is simply the greatest ever. And Dashiell Hammett is just fantastic. Lately, I've been reading through Frank Herbert's Dune Chronicles at Carollelogram's recommendation. Two books in and I have to say they're astonishing.
If you do the Twitter thing, Haxan1 is my handle should you want to follow me.
Feel free to friend me to your console of choice should you ever want to play a game of Street Fighter. Just be sure to let me know that you're from Destructoid and you'll get the royal treatment.
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Hell yeah, count me in for the 360 side. GT: ShinigamiBV
I read the rules and all, but just to be clear, we play one match with you each day as the character specified, and you play as Ryu?
I'M IN.
GAMERTAG: RAB420
I will make you squeal.
@char,
Right now we're at 10 matches with the day's theme character, then 5 as any character you choose. But this may go down to 10 total matches as more people jump in (7 as theme, 3 of your choice).
so this will only be going on during 8-10 EST?
cause if so, looks like i'm out on the weekdays. I work from 6-10 so i'd really only be able to do Sat/Sun.
Sounds fun
GT: C2C Shiro
Oh yea, it's on now.
GT: Danmartigan
Guile tonight?? Hee Hee!!
See you tonight brother.
Throw me in this contest.
Xbox Live GT: NihonTiger90
Hey, will you still post your awesome art in the forums? That would be cool.
I don't get home until 11:30pm eastern, otherwise I'd be all about this.
Just to clarify, the only times I'm online are not necessarily 8-10 pm EST. That's just when I'm making a point to be online. I am on first thing in the morning pretty often for an hour or so. Also on weekends when I don't have to work (I don't know when that will be, but I have had weekends off before. I vaguely remember them), I will be on throughout the day/night. So if you see me online, I'm fair game.
YEEEES 360 is added! Also, I'm sorry I keep missing you on this. I had my time zones mixed up >_< But it's fixed now, so hopefully we can get our fight on!