Wednesday, June 30, 2010

KING OF CHINATOWN STREET FIGHTER DOC.

I first met Justin Wong back in the mid 90's when I use to frequent the game and robot shops on Elizabeth St. in New York's Chinatown.

He was (and probably still is) a regular at a small arcade on Mott St. (the one with the Tic Tac Toe chicken) that use to get all the major fighting game cabinets before anywhere else in the city.

I played against him (most of the times, he was the guy who everyone was trying to get beat to stay on he machine) during my unemployed, wild vagabond days at that very arcade during one of many crowded stay and play sessions of Street Fighter 3 : 3rd strike, I plunked my Quarter down on the cabinet, waited my turn and lost several Dollars each visit never 0nce winning a match.

Ten years later, I have a good job with benefits, a wife and a child and he's making a living playing Street fighter....life sucks.



To give you a little back story on the Justin x Daigo rivalry. They are responsible for the greatest Street fighter video comeback I've ever seen. EVO semifinals Las Vegas 2004, Justin paying Chun Li and Daigo as Ken.

Justin, thinking that he has the win and the game with a Super move with Chun Li in the final round get's a rude awakening for Daigo's Ken.

I know you've seen this clip before but let's look at the entire match and wonder why we don't see highlights of Tournaments in HD on G4 or SPIKE.



Five years Later, Justin & Daigo met again in Vegas at the 2009 Evo Street Fighter 4
( sorry for the video quality)

Part 1


Part 2


Give it up Justin, Daigo is a Beast!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

MY THOUGHTS ON WONDER WOMAN'S NEW OUTFIT.

Jim Lee is debuting her new look in this weeks WW # 600 but to me it looks like something more appropriate for Donna Troy or the current Wonder Girl.

Sorry Mr. Lee, but without the star spangled one piece, it just doesn't feel like the same character, it's not Wonder Woman.

I predict that DC will have back in her original fan servicing swimsuit in 4 issues.




Just for kicks, here are some of the classic Wonder Woman costumes next to a couple of abandoned attempts to revamp the characters look.



Did you like the 70's ultra white super spy and the 90's bike messenger look?

My point exactly.

NEW SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO TRAILER

I know it's chock full of J-pop idols and Toho films extras but I need this movie to be good damn it!

YAMATO FOREVER!


Friday, June 25, 2010

STREET FIGHTER 3 : THIRD STRIKE.....BEST OF THE BEST.

Here's a nice montage of some of the sickest Street Fighter 3 : Third Strike Tourney gameplay combos, parries and comebacks!

Capcom needs to put everything aside and get this out on the PSN and XBOX with online versus......NOW!


Saturday, June 19, 2010

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD GAME

This takes me back to the Sega Saturn days of arcade perfect multiplayer beat-em ups.

Here's what they haven't told you, it will only be available for a limited time on the PSN so if your a fan of the Scott Pilgrim series, don't wait, support the game while it's available

also buy the books and go see the movie.