4:07 PM on 07.19.2007
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Dyson
Well, things are back to normal here at RFGO! (whatever that means). Colette is back on the show -- she was healing from a brutal wolf attack last week -- and rejoins the rest of us as we take a walk down memory lane. Today's episode is pure nostalgia, folks, and should be some informative listening for those of you wondering why we love our retro so much. Arcades people, it was all about arcades.
Random highlights!
- I think that this is the third "BEST WEEK EVAR!" from Chizzo
- Hey, did somebody want to hear about Balloon Fight?
- Soon, the Wii shall be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.
- Barcade is Toph's new heaven on earth, suicide note now unecessary
- The Reverend wants you dead, really
- Chizzo does an arcade top ten, disses my beloved Street Fighter II
- Stop putting your gum in the goddamn memory slots!
- I remember there being an announcement of some importance?
Of course, none of this makes any sense, but it soon will after you listen to the show. To do that,you can head over to our
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Also if you Tayroll me I will murder you in the face.
In Portland, however - there's a great bar/arcade, opens early, open seven days a week (I think?). I think it was called "Ground Control," totally worth looking up if you're ever in the area.
Check out their website. It's got some pictures of some pretty famous gaming people. And ?uestlove was there. 'Nuff said.
http://www.groundkontrol.com/
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beat em' up = final fight, tmnt, double dragon, etc.
I was confuzed, but the answer is the X-men game seen here
Ryu throwing too many fireballs? Have Zangief spin towards him and pile drive him.
But, I mean, there are always ways to be cheap. In any game. They fall into two categories.
A: Cheapness/tricks that work at any level of play
B: Cheapness/tricks that people won't blink at if you're at a competitive level of play
When it comes to type A, the cheapness usually takes some level of skill to pull off properly (Yen, Ken, Chun in SF3, for example). And even then, I don't really think it's cheap. I don't think that Chun's cr. MK into SA2 is cheap in SF3, for the sole reason that anyone can choose to play Chun.
It's a debate that's always raging on fighting game forums.. whether people should stop whoring out the top tiers or not. I think it really depends on why you play the game, and why you play that character. If you play to win, and that top tier character just "fits," then have at it.
I'm happy playing my mid-low tier characters and getting my ass kicked.
It's on my top five list of places to get hammered next to hammered in New York.(It's up there with Mcswirlies with their 2 dollar draft mugs of microbrewed goodness and Kenka's with it's 1.50 draft Sappro and grilled Japanese bull penis).
It doesn't hurt that I live four stops or ten minutes on bike away.
If you need to go there (and you DO), don't go on the weekend if you can avoid it; it gets so loud and crowded you can't even talk or play Ghosts 'n Goblins.
It should also be mentioned that they have REALLY good microbrew on tap. Like, 20, brands like Rogue and Dogfish Head. And one on cask, if I recall. Oh, and all the games are a quarter, include the Standup, two-screen Punchout game.
OH, and Barcade also made a cameo in the first episode of College Humor's Street Fighter series. Zangief worked as a janitor there.
God...now I really want to go to Barcade. Anyone feel like joining me?
There are different levels, or types, of cheapness.
For example, in the Alpha series you can play as Guy and continuously use his somersault-throw move on the other opponent, while this could be considered a cheap move; it's not. If you're playing somebody who isn't at the same skill level as you, the move is defendable, but if you're playing a rookie it may appear cheap.
In contrast, if you're playing somebody at an equal skill level and they pull the whole: fire ball, fire ball, fire ball, attack, kind of shit on you; then that is cheap -- because they're going for the easy, skill-less, win.
Skill level most certainly factors into whether or not certain moves or play styles can be considered cheap, but there is a definite difference between being good, or being a fucker.
Think about it like this: everyone hates a camper, right? And even though camping is allowed in the game, it is still considered poor sportsmanship.
Oh and forget the Rainbow Room . . . Short Stop in Silver Lake has one of those sit down Ms. Pacman tables, and you don't need to get in a special upstairs room to play it either.
Nickel Nickel in Long Beach sounds like heaven. I seriously need some L.A. nerd pals. Chad and Colette, you gotta holla if you head out there.
I'm still trying to track down Nintendo's Arm Wrestling. I won't die happy until I rip that fucker's mask off once and for all.
Oh, and you could go again within 3 days without paying entrance.
But what can be considered skill? I played someone and didn't do any special moves. He considered it cheap because their dragon punch/fireballs required skill to use. I mean, does skill mean flashy moves and finishers?
As for the camping situation, since I haven't played FPS in a long time, is there a counter to this action? You got things like alpha counters, parrying, or even just moving out of the way as a counter.
Well the counter of camping i think would be throwing a nade or something explosive, the biggest advantage you get against someone who's camping is that you know exactly their position.