Author Archives: muttonhead
League of Sharpies: Cactus and Tomcat
Cactus I had just gotten back from OHN, fresh off the high of not going 0-2 for once. It was time to fight one of my good buddies in League of Sharpies: Cactus. Dhalsim vs Ryu…hm. I’ve played Cactus a … Continue reading
My brief OHN12 Recap
I was on the fence about going to OHN this year. Things at home have been really shit, and it’s been hard to find the leave and money- I’ve been to every Australian major this year including EVO! But in … Continue reading
League of Sharpies C rank match 1: Spoony
Carnage (Hakan Dorter) aka the Mega Troll or King of Comedy recently proposed the idea of a Topanga-style league that the Melbourne FGC could use to train together and improve as a whole. The league would take place over several … Continue reading
Life goal #1 achieved:
It’s funny. Because I am a hateful, spiteful human being, months before EVO I would say to everybody in Melbourne that would listen: “Man. I hope Daigo gets his hipster Evil Ryu blown up by a Ryu player at EVO. … Continue reading
The Educated Video Game enthusiast’s Fighting Game Primer by Patrick Miller
I really enjoyed Patrick’s original Fighting Game Primer that he wrote on Insertcredit.com a few years ago, and it’s a very pleasant surprise to see him developing that piece (which was built around teaching SF concepts using Ryu as an … Continue reading
The scrub is going to Evo
So. I am going to Evolution 2014. It’s been a longtime dream of mine to go to EVO, my only regret is that I didn’t go earlier in the previous years, perhaps during the fun early days of UMVC3 and … Continue reading
BAM6 is today! + Community episode 08 and 09
Time really flies when you are working like a cow. Felt just like yesterday that I was at Queensland, scoffing ribs and $2 Bundaberg ginger beers. And today, we have BAM6. I sit here in my office, with my suitcase, … Continue reading
The world is full of small coincidences: Community Ep07 GCF Dejan Stantic
Before I left for Queensland to attend Buttonsmash 2014, I asked Chad D’Cruze from Dusty Cartridge if there was any DC staff in Queensland I should look out for or perhaps contact. He initially said no… but then corrected himself and … Continue reading
Community: The Australian FGC Episode 5 and 6 feat. Aaron “Tulf” Costello and Weng “CoolzInferno” Choe + How I Got Bodied By Weng (again)
http://dustycartridge.com/videos/community-australia-fgc-episode-05-aaron-tulf-costello/ http://dustycartridge.com/videos/community-the-australian-fgc-episode-06-weng-coolzinferno-choe/ Buttonsmash was a blast man. I got to meet up with all the FGC dudes, all the HAMsters from QLD like Hari, Jake, Baxter, Tom, Tyrone, Marc, Colin, Glassy, and the various guys from all over the country … Continue reading
Daichi Dissects!
http://dustycartridge.com/videos/community-the-australian-fgc-episode-04-daichi-dissects/ Man this one was tough to get done before Buttonsmash. But I slogged away at it all night and day and now it’s done, so I can breathe easy and look forward to the weekend, and enjoy the … Continue reading
Buttonsmash this weekend! And two new episodes of Community
Buttonsmash is a few days away. http://www.button-smash.com/ Man time has really flown by. The plan was to get into training room monster mode and be ready with Zero Doom Ammy in time for the major. Instead, I grew so frustrated with … Continue reading
Community: The Australian FGC E01 + Assorted 2014 thoughts
Sorry for not posting much this year, I’ve been quite busy. I was out of the country for about a month, and when I got back I was putting the gear together to do my latest project- Community: The Australian … Continue reading
My goals in tournament
Xavier (Somniac) says I lack the ability to adapt my strategy on the fly versus different opponents and seem to always try the same goals against every opponent. This is true. My goals in-match would go something like this. Goal … Continue reading
Don’t be a Scrub Podcast Episode 27: SS2k13 special- Clockw0rk
Hi guys, Spider Muttons Productions © 2010 is back with our Shadowloo Showdown 2013 special. Our guest this episode is one of the most biggest names in Marvel and my personal Doom idol- Broken Tier’s Daniel Maniago aka Clockwork! Clockw0rk … Continue reading