ORANGE - One of the definite surprises of this past weekend was getting the opportunity to finally meet Arizona's JaeronMerc. His name might not ring a bell to the current competitive gaming audience, but years ago he was an innovater and the guy that pretty much kept competitive DDR alive for a year longer.
His unorthodox approach to tournament formats was adapted by a lot of people -- I've mentioned this in a book I wrote years ago -- despite it being initially eaten by wolves and considered "broken" or "doomed to fail." But in the end of those tournaments, a lot of the formats produced the two best players and a great championship contest.
Years later, he's moved on like almost all of us to different competitive games, including Street Fighter IV. I had a chance to talk to him during the Level|Up tournament on Saturday at The Block, and we discussed a few topics regarding running tournaments and the current Arizona fighting game scene. Also, you'll get our take on what game should be added to Devastation 2010.
You can listen to the interview below.
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This is another fun Players Choice podcast and I hope you enjoy it. It's my first one featuring a player from out of state. In this episode, I talk to Arizona's Juicebox, arguably that state's best Abel player.
Juicebox went to two tournaments in the region this past weekend and finished in the top eight in both; the LA Riots qualifying tournament at Family Fun Arcade, and the Level|Up competition at The Block at Orange. His combination of surprising grabs and hard-nosed defense made him a tough player in both tournaments. But you probably know him for physically doing the Abel ultra motion whenever he connects on it during a contest.
Perhaps his signature moment of the weekend was winning the Beat the Pro event at the Level|Up tournament on Saturday.
In this interview, we talk about using Abel and how he's able to make him successful. He mentions the character that gives him problems and what he's done to help alieviate them. Also, you'll find out why he physically does the Abel ultra motion.
You can listen to the podcast below.
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I was hoping to have these interviews up earlier, but videos of the Sunroute Cup have consumed me since. In this episode of The Players Choice, I talk to Marn and ShadyK about their performances in Sunday's tournament. Marn finished second and ShadyK was third.
Marn talks about finishing second in the tournament, playing against Justin in the title match and connecting an improbable ultra against ShadyK. Meanwhile, ShadyK talks about going back and forth from Ryu to Akuma during the tournament.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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This should be a great Players Choice podcast, and I hope you enjoy it. Yesterday I received the opportunity to interview Keno about his experience playing Super Street Fighter IV. Keno had the chance to play the game last week at USC, and tried out a lot of the new characters, as well as some of the old characters.
In this podcast – it's almost 10 minutes – he'll tell you what character is still strong, what character will be dropped by a lot of people, and which new characters are standouts. Also, will the tournament scene degenerate to just a few characters, or will it be varied? Finally, Keno tells you the one thing tournament players must do to have a shot of winning a competition.
I've been wanting to get these guys on for a podcast for a while, and I finally got the chance last night. In this podcast of bloggers, I talk to Rey Rey of The No Look Pass about all things NBA Jam.
If you follow other sports video games, you've probably heard that NBA Jam is coming back thanks to EA Sports. You can submit your thoughts on the EA site regarding who should be on each team.
In this podcast, I go back and forth with Rey Rey about the new version, past versions, and the Los Angeles teams involved, past and present. You'll find out what Clippers and Lakers we believe should be in the new version. Also, have you ever heard of an eight overtime game?
This was a fun podcast to do because I like watching Bronson aka Insanelee do his thing in Tekken. One of the characters he uses in Tekken 6 is Julia. At NorCal StrongStyle 4 a couple weekends ago, he rolled all the way to fifth place, and his strength of schedule was one of the top three in the tournament.
Here in this podcast, he talks about Julia, why he uses her and the things to be aware of when playing against other competitors in tournament play. You can listen to the podcast below.
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SUNNYVALE - Suiken is one of Southern California's best Tekken 6 players and has proven himself in several venues. This past weekend, he finished in the top five at NorCal StrongStyle 4. He was the best California finisher in the tournament and won a tournament-high eight matches.
In this podcast, Suiken talks about Lei and why he's successful using him in tournament play. You'll also find out which Lei stances are best to use.
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SUNNYVALE - Crow was part of the late out-of-state domination at NorCal StrongStyle 4, as he finished third in the Tekken 6 singles tournament last night.
Crow was held down by both Korean players, Rain and Tongbal Love. Only three players faced both Koreans in the tournament, and they all lost. Crow was the last of the three to unfortunately do so.
In this interview, he talked about the two tough matches, plus his run in the tournament. You can listen to it below.
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The UGTL 5 tournament title went to Combofiend last night; he came back from the losers bracket and defeated ComboJack in the finals. Onlinetony213 finished third.
Damien aka Dance Grenade spoke to both Combofiend and ComboJack following the title match and talked about their runs in the tournament. You can listen to it below.
Here is one of a couple weekly podcast series I'm starting on Get Your Tournament. This one is called The Players Choice. I'll be interviewing a player about what player or team they use in the game they compete. Hopefully you and I will get to understand more about why they use the character or team they do use in competitive play.
This week I interviewed Tatsu, one of the very few Vega players in Southern California. If you follow tier lists and character rankings (Event Hubs has the definitive character ranking list) Vega is in the bottom 10 percent. So why does Tatsu continue to use him? I ask him that as well as what he does during a match and how he overcomes projectile characters.
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