| 03 March 2010
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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