Street Fighter

Lovely Blanka, Meter Maid

You really don’t want to let the meter expire in a town where they employ World Warriors as meter maids. The constant fighting has to come to an end sometime, and then what will Street Fighter’s World Warriors do? Dorkly’s idea is solid enough, though most municipalities would rather lose a buck or two in…

By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2010

Which Game Series Should Go 3D?

3D televisions are expected to proliferate. More 3D TVs means more and more 3D games. Japanese research firm goo Ranking (via What Japan Thinks) polled folks in Japan regarding which game series they wanted to play on a 3D TV. The survey sample was mostly female (68.2 percent) and ranged from teenagers to senior citizens…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 26, 2010

This Street Fighter IV Combo Pays 40 Cents Per Input

Executing a 125-input combo in Street Fighter IV seems like a challenge that should pay more than $50. Nonetheless, it’s out there, and if you can do it, a legal tender picture of Ulysses S. Grant is yours. This combo spans 125 button inputs, 126 hits and 661 damage. Reproduce it by hand – without…

By Owen Good Published October 22, 2010

You Cannot Make Foreign Friends With Monster Hunter Frontier

Monster Hunter Frontier, Capcom’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is currently only available in Asia on the Xbox 360 and the PC. But Japanese people cannot play with people in other countries. Here’s why. “We intentionally made ‘MHF’ only available to people in Japan,” says Yoshinori Ono, Capcom’s online gaming manager. “While it may seem…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2010

Wait A Sec, Is That Jace Hall Kicking Tay Zonday’s Ass?

Jace Hall, who earlier this year brought us “I Play WoW,” returns with this love song to Street Fighter, featuring booty-shaking ring girls and cosplayers dressed like the game’s major characters. This is pretty loud, so earbuds might be advisable.

By Owen Good Published October 2, 2010

Street Fighter vs The Simpsons

Dean Fraser’s Springfield Punx website – where the artist renders celebrities and famous characters as if they’d appeared in The Simpsons – has long been a favourite internet time-waster. Especially now there’s game characters on it. We’re surprised it’s taken Dean this long to start on the world of video games, but we’re not complaining,…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2010

Mario vs. Ken: Round 2

In round one of Machnima’s imagined crossover throwdown, Mario got the better of Ken. Now it’s time for round two. If this is anything like exhibition tennis, Mario tanks the second set, and they fight it out for keeps in round three. But throwing Luigi into that behind-the-back hadouken is a nice touch. Mario vs.…

By Owen Good Published September 12, 2010

Great At Gaming, Bad At Driving

Justin Wong is a world class fighting game player. The guy will kick your ass. He is also a world class terrible driver. Don’t believe me? Here is a clip from reality program WCG Ultimate Gamer in which Wong makes a mess of a race track. He says he doesn’t have real life driving experience…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2010

Can You Handle Watching Street Fighter High School: The Musical?

From the creators of the original Street Fighter High fan film comes the daring sequel, Street Fighter High School: The Musical. We dare you to watch both parts without feeling at least a little bit embarrassed for everyone involved. Jennifer Zhang and crew return to the hallowed halls of Street Fighter High for a musical…

By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2010

There Is No Love For Street Fighters

They’re fit men and women, in the prime of their lives. There’s bound to be some romantic feelings develop between the World Warriors. But no. There is no time for love. Only time for fighting These are the work of Bastien Vivès, who shows that love is not only cruel, but that Chun Li sure…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2010

Let The Beast Show You How To Hold Your Stick

Daigo Umehara. AKA “The Beast”. AKA The best Street Fighter player on Earth. If there’s someone who might have advice on how to improve your game, it’s him. Earlier this year, Umehara appeared on NHK (think BBC for Japan) and provided tips on how gamers can sharpen their game. His reflexes are lighting quick and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010

Street Fighter vs Cooking Mama

In the interest of spoilers, you’ll have to click through for the punchline. Welcome back, Waffle House Ninja. As seen on 1UP, via 4CR

By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2010

Beatboxer Strikes Back With Street Fighter

Hide the women and children, Japanese beatboxer Hikakin is once again at large. Following up his Super Mario beatbox from June, this time he delivers a not-quite-virtuoso performance of Ken beating Dhalism in Street Fighter. That modulated moaning when Ken finishes off Dhalism with the shoryuken – I’m not saying it’s spot on, but I…

By Owen Good Published August 21, 2010

Street Fighter, Tekken Creators Duel And Hunt Each Other, Ridiculously

The creators of Street Fighter and Tekken have been squabbling in Germany. They’ve been battling (playfully, with pranks) over Twitter all week. Who won? Take a look. It starts innocently on Tuesday of this past week. Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada shows up at his hotel. He Tweets a photo: Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono is…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010

The Art of Blending Tekken With Street Fighter

One is a fighting game of joystick precision, the other of rhythmic button tapping: Finding a way to meld those two styles is perhaps Capcom’s greatest challenge with Street Fighter X Tekken. “Ultimately what we are heading for is a Street Fighter game, so everyone will have Street Fighter-esque moves,” said Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono.…

By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010

How To Play Street Fighter Online, Or The Ballad Of The Bitch-Ass Ho

Successfully competing in online Street Fighter tournaments takes nerves of steel, lightning-quick reflexes, and the ability to spew a constant stream of profanity for over two minutes. Warning: This clip features some very strong language. If ever a video clip needed to be set to music, this is it. Appearing on YouTube under the title…

By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010

Street Fighter Gets Its Face Punched Off By Tekken

Street Fighter and Tekken, together across two games. Sounds like a dream (or a nightmare!), but it’s real. So real, in fact, we’ve got ten more screens from the game to share. Capcom’s version of the game looks as you’d expect; like a Tekken-themed expansion pack for Street Fighter IV. If that’s something you feel…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010

Capcom Is Going To Make Games Quicker

Capcom, fresh off months of sluggish sales, is keen to make more video games. More video games might mean more sales! According to an article on Nikkei.com, Capcom is speeding up the development cycle on its games from 4 years to 1 ~ 2 years faster. The company currently releases about 2 name Capcom franchise…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2010

One Of These World Warriors Doesn’t Belong

A Twilight cosplayer—aligned with Team Jacob and apparently in Big Head mode—proves that werewolves don’t belong in the Street Fighter line-up. Spotted outside the Capcom booth at Comic-Con 2010.

By Michael McWhertor Published July 25, 2010

Street Fighter and Tekken: Two Great Tastes That Kick A Lotta Ass Together

Street Fighter? Tekken. Tekken? Street Fighter. Chocolate? Peanut butter. Me? I’ll leave and let you enjoy this trailer and 33 screens, taken from the gameplay and cinematic of the newly revealed Street Fighter X Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter.

By Owen Good Published July 24, 2010