Charlie Street Fighter Alpha 2 combo video by KeikoMars
KeikoMars from the SFZ2 Blog posted another clip in his series of Street Fighter Alpha 2 combo videos. While this is an old school game, these are very well done and enjoyable if you like this classic title.Community news roundup for November 12th
• Prettyboycj100 noticed a ton of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gameplay videos from the SoCal Regionals uploaded by BrandNuu562.
• There's a nifty Ultra/Super cross up combo for Blanka in vanilla SF4, created by Doopliss.
• Alex Valle mentioned that there is only two months next year without major tournaments, and that players should choose their events wisely.
• The winner of the EVO online SSF4 tournament will receive a unique in-game title.
• Duckmouth has an image of what Mago's new online SSF4 title looks like, after he won the 2nd GodsGarden Online Tournament.
• Michelle Phan vs. sWooZie of Press Start played a blindfolded SSF4 match, which you might find entertaining. Submitted by Kryplixx.
• SitverGold posted a clip with easy ways to complete Ken's 24th and Cody's 23rd Challenge Trials in SSF4.
• Capcom-Unity added an Abel flowchart to their site.
Best of online Super Street Fighter 4 matches part two, by 0ShinAkuma0
0ShinAkuma0, NMS84 and Nippon wrote in about a new collection of online ranked Super Street Fighter 4 matches, showing various highlights from some very notable names in the community.Gen Super Street Fighter 4 highlights and combos compilation
Drdremacdre3 created a compilation video showing some Gen Super Street Fighter 4 highlights from actual matches. You get to see solid combos along with some tricky stuff.Weekend community events Nov. 12 - 18
If you have an event you'd like to submit, you can add it into the Events area of the forums or you can send it in via the Contact Us form.
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Canada Cup, November 13 - 14. Team Sp00ky will be putting on a stream for viewers watching at home as Daigo Umehara, Justin Wong, Mike Ross and others compete, stream start time is about 11 a.m. MST / 10 a.m. PST.
• Rancho Cucamonga, California: I.E BattleGrounds SSF4 RB Season #1, November 13. Live stream on Justin.tv, 7:30 p.m. PST start time.
• Baltimore, Maryland: Wednesday Night Xanbats, November 17. Live stream on Justin.tv, 8 p.m. EST start time.
• Online, Stream: SSF4 Matches: Jago (Guile) vs WGE (Zangief) and Kayane (Chun-Li) vs Makyutan (Ryu), November 18. Streamed live by All Lights On Me Challenges, 12:30 p.m. PST start time.
• Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Third Strike Tournament at Siren Records, November 13.
• Metairie, Louisiana: New Orleans Ranbat Resurrection 1.3, November 13.
• Torrance, California: Red Eye Fight Nights, November 13.
Top 8 Super Street Fighter 2T HD Remix matches from SoCal Regionals
Level|Up has posted videos from the top 8 SoCal Regionals Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix tournament on their YouTube channel.The Street Fighter 2 series isn't as popular as it once was, so you don't hear about as often, but there are still some exceptional players who compete at this game, and these matches are a real treat if you enjoy HD Remix.
Excellent Adventures of Gootecks & Mike Ross #12
Gootecks and Mike Ross are back with another episode of Excellent Adventures, and they're joined by EG.Marn and GamerBee, as they test with SSF4 waters with Ibuki.Fighter101 video tutorials, PLinking, Kara Throws and more
If PLinking, Kara Throws and Link timings are something that you've struggled with, there's a great series of videos on Fighter101.net's YouTube channel explaining some of the tricks and tactics that can help improve your game.The videos have slow motion replays of the action, and they're designed around teaching you clearly and easily how to do the techniques covered. Here's a sampling of their videos.
Capcom temporarily suspends Super Street Fighter 4 costume sales on XBL
1Up.com is reporting that Capcom Japan has suspended the sale of some Super Street Fighter 4 costume packs on Xbox Live until November 16, 2010.The items removed are Ultra Costume Catalog 1, which makes the first set of costumes viewable when other players wear them, even if you haven't purchased the outfits. Ultra Challengers Pack 1 (Makoto, Dudley, Hakan, Guy and Dee Jay) and the Ultra Shoryuken Pack (Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan and Gouken).
While Capcom USA hasn't released an official statement yet, it's likely they'll be following suit here as well soon.
Submitted by Akunokenshi.
Community news roundup for November 11th
• John Choi confirmed that Daigo Umehara will be attending the NorCal Regionals tournament, Nov. 20 - 21. Sent in by Zerenade.
• Shoryuken.com has an interview with BLG.Filipino Champ. Champ talks about the community and gets pretty controversial. Contains NSFW language. Tip from Actrmx.
• JLeadership mentioned a Akuma SSF4 combo video by SheltonShenanigans.
• KaraFace is posting a bunch of behind the scenes footage of the SoCal Regionals, mostly showing player reactions during and after the matches.
V-Ryu (Makoto) vs. Alioune (Cammy) SSFIV first to 5
Two excellent foreign Super Street Fighter 4 players, V-Ryu and Alioune, competed in an online first to 5 match recently, and a video archive of their set is available.V-Ryu is regarded as one of the best, if not the best Makoto player around and Alioune is an outright terrific Cammy player.
Hit the link below to see the match.
Juicy Bits: The post-SCR improvement plan
Juicebox Abel has posted another edition of his Juicy Bits podcast over on BLGaming.com.This week's episode focuses on Juicebox's losses at the SoCal Regionals, his plans for improvement, and some tips about what you should be doing based on his observations from the weekend.
There also a new segment where Juicebox plays back and answers some of the questions posted on the Juicy Bits Hotline.
Community news roundup for November 10th
• 1Up.com is reporting that Super Street Fighter 4's Arcade Edition will be released on December 16, 2010. The article further speculates that other characters may suddenly appear after the game has been out for awhile, adding to the total roster size.
• According to financial report on Joystiq, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is expected to sell 2 million copies.
• Some flashy Seth SSF4 combos were uploaded a ways back by Blazer4328. Sent in by Roman4328.
• Triumvir has new Street Fighter T-Shirts and other merchandise available.
More Super Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter X Tekken and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 announcements 'soon'
Yoshinori Ono and Christian Svensson let Capcom fighting game fans know that they'll have something more to get excited about in the near future.Here are their comments.
Ono: So I'll visit Moscow on November 20-21st. [I'm planning to announce some] Super Street Fighter 4 and Street Fighter X Tekken news. And I'll have a special animation movie. It's localized.
[Also, we have a] pre-Gold master [of] SSFIV Arcade Edition for arcade. We will have final master soon ;D
I heard someone from Capcom said MvC3 will have around 40 characters by the time the game is done. I'm hoping they get like 44 or 46.
Svensson: Actually, we've only ever said, "at least 30," just to set expectations.
And while I'm not going to say when more character reveals will happen, there will be important news shared soon.
What do you think the announcements will end up being? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Sources: Twitter and the Unity Forums. Tip sent in by Whyou.
Super Street Fighter 4 throw range comparison
A new guide comparing the throw ranges of Super Street Fighter IV's 35 cast members has been posted here on EventHubs.com.Unfortunately, there is some conflicting information out there in the community, so two listings have been provided to try and clarify what the throw ranges are in the game, although some things are still a little muddy.
This list doesn't take into account Command or Kara throws, simply the characters standard (toward) throw done by pressing both the light punch and kick buttons at the same time.
Also, a new area has been created on the SSF4 guide page for character comparisons guides like the stamina and stun charts, walk speed overview and tier rankings.
Updated: F. Champ, Daigo & Sako Super Street Fighter 4 money matches
Update: A money match between Filipino Champ and Sako (Rose, Ibuki) has been added into this story.Karaface sent over another clip of Daigo Umehara (Ryu) and BLG.Filipino Champ (Dhalsim) participating in a money match during the SoCal Regionals weekend.
Community news roundup for November 9th
• Snoooootch posted another video in his series of SSF4 Super Freeze clips showing you parts of the animation you couldn't otherwise see. The new video is for Cammy, but there are older clips for M. Bison, Juri, Chun-Li, Blanka and Ryu.
• XUpYourGameX has a livestreaming channel for SSF4 on PSN. They do streams every night that are separated by regions. They also have weekly team battles. Players of any skill level can join. Submitted by Nemesys_Syndrome.
• Some good Marvel vs. Capcom 3 players went head to head at the SoCal Regionals and IPlayWinner uploaded the videos. Sent in by Prettyboycj100 and JaguarCrazy.
• A YouTube video promo for the NorCal Regionals is available, the same one that was shown on the SoCal Regionals live stream.
• G4TV is running a video game death match and two Capcom fighters, TvC and SSF4, are in the running.
• The MTV Multiplayer Blog has a review of the new Xbox 360 transforming D-Pad controller, mentioning that it works a lot better than the default pad for fighting games.
