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Posts Tagged “fighting game”

Retromania!!

Posted on July 30th, 2015 by Hitstun

Two weeks ago, Columbus Retro League put on an excellent pro wrestling-themed event. More than just a tournament, this show had all the promos, interviews, and hype you’d expect from a Pay Per View. About two hours in, I defended my CRL Season 2 #1 ranking in Fire Pro Wrestling D and WWF Royal Rumble, […]

Stupjam

Posted on July 18th, 2015 by Hitstun

I found Stupjam on the leaderboards for Yumi’s Odd Odyssey/Sayonara Umihara Kawase on the 3DS. Stupjam has since moved on to other Nintendo stuff, taking runner up in the Splatoon Art Contest, and is now accepting commissions. Since this artist is on Tumblr, I’m trying out Tumblr’s oEmbed code. Hopefully it works for everyone. (Update: […]

Alpharad – How to Play Villager 202

Posted on June 5th, 2015 by Hitstun

YouTuber Alpharad has spent the past five months making hype highlight videos of online matches. He has finally finished his “How to Play Sm4sh 101” series with one last Villager video, showing off his absurd damage potential and mindgames. Source: AlpharadTV via Shoryuken because YouTube subscription RSS feeds are still broken; music from BotanicSage

TMNT Tournament Fighters

Posted on April 29th, 2015 by Hitstun

Remember when Konami made video games? Their best fighting game was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters on the SNES. Last night, we played a tournament in this at our local fight night, and I did my best to explain it during the first few matchups. Source: Ragnorok64 via Columbus Fighting Games

Ode to the 2-Hit Combo

Posted on January 20th, 2015 by Hitstun

I played Ultra Street Fighter IV last night hitting with lots of Final Turn Punches and I remembered this classic from August 2004. Jchensor, Maj, MrWizard, and zEvil compiled 20+ minutes of footage that ranges from the earliest fighting game combos to Playstation 2 games and their highly impractical setups. Jchensor also posted his commentary […]