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The Best Match of EVO 2010
Posted by: Ryan
EVO 2010 was fucking crazy this year. The top story coming out of this EVO was definitely Justin Wong's SSF4 loss to the Taiwanese Adon player, Gamerbee, and getting denied a place in the Top 8, which was certainly an irony that no one expected.
But more overlooked, and in my opinion, much more interesting, was this year's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Top 8. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has been around for about a decade now, and in that amount of time, the game has kind of devolved into about six viable characters: Magneto, Storm, Sentinel, Psylocke, Cable, and Captain Commando. But in what may be Marvel 2's final year, Clockw0rk climbed up to third place using his beautiful lockdown combination of Strider and Doctor Doom.
EMP Yipes vs. Clockw0rk
Final Round @ 5:07
(unofficial video, "I apologize for the lag at the beginning.")
With Marvel vs. Capcom 3 coming by in spring, this will probably be the last time we see Marvel 2 at an EVO tournament. And after a 10-year run, even I was disappointed with how stagnant 3rd Strike and Marvel 2 had become, but Clockw0rk proved me wrong. He locked down Magnetos and Storms with Strider's rotating orb super, forcing players into guessing high/low and left/right blocks with his teleports, and if this really is the last EVO tournament for Marvel 2, then Clockw0rk made sure to send it out with a bang.
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LK4O4
EVO 2010 was fucking crazy this year. The top story coming out of this EVO was definitely Justin Wong's SSF4 loss to the Taiwanese Adon player, Gamerbee, and getting denied a place in the Top 8, which was certainly an irony that no one expected.
But more overlooked, and in my opinion, much more interesting, was this year's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Top 8. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has been around for about a decade now, and in that amount of time, the game has kind of devolved into about six viable characters: Magneto, Storm, Sentinel, Psylocke, Cable, and Captain Commando. But in what may be Marvel 2's final year, Clockw0rk climbed up to third place using his beautiful lockdown combination of Strider and Doctor Doom.
EMP Yipes vs. Clockw0rk
Final Round @ 5:07
(unofficial video, "I apologize for the lag at the beginning.")
With Marvel vs. Capcom 3 coming by in spring, this will probably be the last time we see Marvel 2 at an EVO tournament. And after a 10-year run, even I was disappointed with how stagnant 3rd Strike and Marvel 2 had become, but Clockw0rk proved me wrong. He locked down Magnetos and Storms with Strider's rotating orb super, forcing players into guessing high/low and left/right blocks with his teleports, and if this really is the last EVO tournament for Marvel 2, then Clockw0rk made sure to send it out with a bang.
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Hello there.
My name is Ryan and I work at a pretty prominent web company. I'm 24 years old, which makes me one of the youngest people at the company (out of over 100 people). I have half of a college degree, a full-time job, and now I've got a place to hang out and talk about awesome video games.
Feel free to talk to me! <3
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Clairvoyance
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Time Fcuk
Thirty Flights of Loving
Lone Survivor
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Dynamite Jack
Slitherlink by Nikoli
Bastion
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Ghost Trick
Mighty Switch Force
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Escapee GO!
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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Mother 3 (Fan Translation)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Both Second Endings)
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BIT.TRIP BEAT
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Half-Life 2 (original Xbox version)
The Lost Vikings (Genesis version)
Pokemon HeartGold Version
Bangai-O Spirits (All 160+ Levels Cleared!)
Super Mario 64 DS
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
The World Ends With You
Psychonauts
Braid
Ninja Gaiden Black (Normal Difficulty)
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
== Systems I Own and Love ==
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Xbox
Wii
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo 3DS
== 3DS Friend Code ==
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== Wii System Code ==
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== Tatsunoko vs Capcom ==
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My name is Ryan and I work at a pretty prominent web company. I'm 24 years old, which makes me one of the youngest people at the company (out of over 100 people). I have half of a college degree, a full-time job, and now I've got a place to hang out and talk about awesome video games.
Feel free to talk to me! <3
== Currently Playing ==
Clairvoyance
FTL: Faster Than Light
Slitherlink by Nikoli
== Recently Finished ==
Thomas Was Alone
Fire Emblem: Awakening
FTL: Faster Than Light (Easy)
Hotline Miami
Little Inferno
Aether
Analogue: A Hate Story
Mark of the Ninja
Atom Zombie Smasher
Time Fcuk
Thirty Flights of Loving
Lone Survivor
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Dynamite Jack
Slitherlink by Nikoli
Bastion
TRAUMA
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Ghost Trick
Mighty Switch Force
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords AE
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
VVVVVV
Mighty Flip Champs
Donkey Kong (Game Boy version)
Escapee GO!
Aura-Aura Climber
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Elite Beat Agents (Normal Difficulty)
Paper Mario
Sonic Colors (Wii version)
BIT.TRIP FATE
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Mother 3 (Fan Translation)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Both Second Endings)
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Portal (Steam version)
Cave Story (Wii version)
Spartan: Total Warrior (GameCube version)
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
BIT.TRIP BEAT
BIT.TRIP VOID
BIT.TRIP CORE
Half-Life 2 (original Xbox version)
The Lost Vikings (Genesis version)
Pokemon HeartGold Version
Bangai-O Spirits (All 160+ Levels Cleared!)
Super Mario 64 DS
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
The World Ends With You
Psychonauts
Braid
Ninja Gaiden Black (Normal Difficulty)
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
== Systems I Own and Love ==
Sega Genesis
Sega Dreamcast
Xbox
Wii
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo 3DS
== 3DS Friend Code ==
5241 1905 5146
== Wii System Code ==
4688 2108 9135 7828
== Tatsunoko vs Capcom ==
4297 4386 7686
== Monster Hunter Tri ==
11821Y