Fighting Games

[Jeff Strong]

I don’t have Armor King yet in 7. I used to play quite a bit of Baek in the older Tekkens, but DR was the last one I played and I guess he bit the big one in 6. I’ve been meaning to learn Hwoarang, but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

 

[Jeff Strong]

This past summer, I picked up a cheap Mayflash stick with Sanwa parts and started practicing like a madman...the stick itself was fine, but the cheap build quality under the hood finally caught up to me and the board officially bit the dust, so last month I upgraded to a Qanba Obsidian. It felt like going from a Pinto to a Porsche. Absolutely love this thing:

The main bit that’s trickier compared to a pad is Korean backdashing in Tekken, but I’m gradually getting it down. Playing on a stick is much easier on my hands/wrists too. On a pad, I’d be spent after about an hour, but I feel like a brand new man on the Obsidian.

 

[Citizen]

Nice buy, love Qanba's stuff.

 

[Jeff Strong]

I’m thrilled with it so far. The only thing I would change is the placement of the start and option buttons, but other than that, it’s fantastic.

 

[Jeff Strong]

The Switch versions of Samurai Shodown 1-3 are currently 50% off.

Apparently there’s still an official collection coming from SNK, but these Hamster versions are so well done, plus Sam Sho 2 is arguably all you need.

 

[Citizen]

Yeah, I'll pick up the collection to support the series, but I can't imagine it'll replace the excellent Hamster versions. Between the Hamster releases and the fact that I have Anthology for PSP and PS2, I'm not all that hyped. Granted, it'll probably be better than Anthology, but still. It is amusing that they went from missing V Special (outside of Japan) with Anthology to missing VI with the new collection. Guess they didn't want to add a second emulator this time (and the new collection is more specifically Neo Geo themed, and VI wasn't on AES/MVS). Still technically an upgrade I guess, since V Special is better than VI.

Speaking of hype and collections, I'm looking forward to this more:

 

[Jeff Strong]

I’ve only played it a tiny bit, but after watching that trailer, now you got me looking forward to it as well.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Meanwhile, this might be one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in a video game:

He even has a bulldog...shut up and take my money.

 

[Citizen]

Yeah, he's pretty cool. I like the quick strikes too. Not a huge Tekken fan, but modern Namco does a way better job with designing new characters than modern Capcom does.

 

[Narc0lep5y]

Reviving this old thread from to say that Injustice: Gods Among Us (the first one) is free on Steam, PS4 and Xbox 360 right now. Steam is free until June 26, not sure on the others end date

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[gameaddict4life]

Reviving this old thread from to say that Injustice: Gods Among Us (the first one) is free on Steam, PS4 and Xbox 360 right now. Steam is free until June 26, not sure on the others end date

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Wow! Thanks for the heads up. I've thought about getting the second one but held off because I would be lost in the story. Now I can play through the story of the first one for free. Weird that this info wasn't on the gaming site I check daily.

 

[shogun00]

Weird that this info wasn't on the gaming site I check daily.

This was just launched a few hours ago. A couple of the main stream gaming sites are just starting to report it now.

 

[Jeff Strong]

+1 thanks for the heads up. Always wanted to try the 1st one as well.

 

[Narc0lep5y]

Reviving this one again for another PC fighting game deal. Pay what you want over $12 to charity for steam versions of:

Soul caliber VI
Injustice 2 legendary edition
Killer instinct
Mortal kombat XL
Plus a couple others at humble bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fighting-juggernauts-bundle