Great documentary made about Alex Valle, the renewal of the West Coast rivalry through Street Fighter 4, and THE big event in Southern California everyone is looking forward to, Southern California Regionals.
Part 1: http://www.vimeo.com/16293297
Part 2: http://www.vimeo.com/16817571
Part 3: http://www.vimeo.com/18430319
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Surrounded by the veterans
MILPITAS, Calif. – This new generation of fighting games was supposed to bring out all sorts of different players, from young ones to semi-young ones. With that, the newcomers were supposed to take over and start history.
But old history won't go away. There’s the small group of players that won’t let their own game get taken away from by all of these rookies. These guys have arguably been more consistent than most other communities out there. Well, to be honest, they’ve had their game for more than a decade; it was only a couple years ago where their game went through a few tweaks.
Out of all the games that have seen the spotlight in the past year and a half, it’s the Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix group that has maintained its veteran dominance. At NorCal Regionals 8, it was one of the three games on the main roster. And then it had five of its top eight finalists from NorCal Regionals 7 make an appearance this time around; no other game had as many returning players.
This is not a fluke; it’s happened in a lot of major tournaments in 2010. There’ll be one or two newcomers that edge their way into the top eight, but they’re surrounded by the known names.
But old history won't go away. There’s the small group of players that won’t let their own game get taken away from by all of these rookies. These guys have arguably been more consistent than most other communities out there. Well, to be honest, they’ve had their game for more than a decade; it was only a couple years ago where their game went through a few tweaks.
Out of all the games that have seen the spotlight in the past year and a half, it’s the Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix group that has maintained its veteran dominance. At NorCal Regionals 8, it was one of the three games on the main roster. And then it had five of its top eight finalists from NorCal Regionals 7 make an appearance this time around; no other game had as many returning players.
This is not a fluke; it’s happened in a lot of major tournaments in 2010. There’ll be one or two newcomers that edge their way into the top eight, but they’re surrounded by the known names.
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