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PSN match vids: Garylok and I
Garylok was nice enough to record videos of our most recent set. Preface: he’s relatively new to Cody, and normally he does much better with his Balrog main against me. I still have no means to record video, big thanks … Continue reading
Shadowloo presents: I Hate Blanka’s Chips
Incredible video from the guys over at Shadowloo, for everyone that has been chipped to death by Blanka’s new Ultra and hated themselves for it. Really comprehensive, and it’s really good to see videos of such high production coming from … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Blanka chip, How to avoid Blanka's Ultra, I Hate Blanka's Chips, Shadowloo
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Couchwarriors R7: Pink Cowboy Ken FTW
Results page: http://www.ozhadou.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5368&p=91404#p91404 Shadowloo Recap: http://www.shadowloo.com/?p=2528 Because BAM is on October 2nd and 3rd, there is not going to be a CW in September. The ranbat was thus pushed forward to the last week of August. I actually turned up … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Berzerk, Coachwarriors, Dee Jay, Igor, K336, Kazzee, Ken, Mana_Scryed, Pen, Phamtheduy, Pink Cowboy Ken, Sol, Somniac, Toxy, Virtua Fighter
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Training for Bam: Hyphen and the TEC House
I’ve really been motivated to train hard for BAM recently after my discussions with THK and Igor after Couchwarriors Round 6. THK and Igor were actually asking me to join them on their 3 man team for the BAM SSF4 … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged BAM, Bison, EXC355UM, Hyphen, Ibuki, InfinityEX, Just-S, Manifest, Ryu, Sol-T
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Joining the SRK Network
Original post: http://shoryuken.com/content/srk-network-news-monday-august-23-2010-1506/ It’s an honour to be a part of the SRK network, a big thank you to Kineda and shoryuken.com! To be honest, I feel a little petrified seeing my humble site up there with such luminaries such … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Being a Scrub, Kineda, Shadowloo, Sonic Hurricane, SRK Network
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Couchwarriors Round 6 Recap: Cammy madness!
Update: Shadowloo’s Recap at http://www.shadowloo.com/?p=2287 and video: I’ve been quite excited about this CW after missing the last one. I’ve been training specific areas in my game, and after a few months of being scrub food for the community, this … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Cactus, Cammy, Carlplight, Couchwarriors Round 6, Dhalsim, Guile, Hakan, Kyle, Losing, muttonhead, Noobert, Recap, Ryu, Somniac, Spoony, THK, Toxy, Whirlpool
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MIFF 2010
It’s that time of year again. One of the highlights of the year for me has always been the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). This year I’m going to buy a mini-pass and watch some great shows, and I encourage … Continue reading
Chris’s Club House 23-07-2010 Recap
As you guys might know, while we’re waiting for Super to come out in arcades so that the normal Box Hill tournaments can resume, Chris and Andy have been running a weekly event at Collingwood called Collingwood Chris’s Club House. … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Adelaide, Akira, AVCon, Cactus, Carnage, Chris, Chris's Club House, Collingwood, EXC355UM, Hakan, Just-S, Lasagna, Melbourne, Oki, option select, Pyro, Recap, Ryu, Sol-T, Tai, TEC, the joy of hakan, Twitter
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Chris’s Club House 25/06/2010: Winning with Hakan
I normally do a writeup for every tournament/SF event I go to, but I’ve just been too busy. And I’m in Singapore for a while. And EVO is here! So writing about this is kind of the last thing on … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Chris's Club House, Hakan, Lok, Melbourne, Momochi, muttonhead, Recap, Winning with Hakan
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Toxy and Heavyweapons go to Icecastle!
Report by Shadowloo: http://www.shadowloo.com/?p=1656 Naruga sir was kind enough to open up his house for a fundraiser for Toxy to go to Evolution. As expected, a large number of the Melbourne scene came out to support Toxy! I have had … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Andy, Dhalsim, EXC355UM, Frame Trap, Heavyweapons, Icecastle, Just-S, Miceelf, Naruga, Recap, Ryu, Sol-T, Spoony, tournament, Toxy, Ultra SFIV
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Couchwarriors Ranbat R4: Teaching the power of mashing that fierce dp
Update: Ali’s Shadowloo report! http://www.shadowloo.com/?p=1638 I had brunch early that day with my close friend Eugene, also a budding Street Fighter player, and a couple of other friends like Pinn, Eric, and their respective missuses. And supposedly with a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Arturo, Cactus, Couchwarriors, Dhalsim, El Fuerte, Gootecks, Gootecks present Street Fighter Secrets Vol II wit Arturo, Hakan, Hyphen, Ibuki, Impakt55, Jerard95, Ken, Mashing, Melbourne, Naruga, Onix, Plaasia, Pyro is handsome, Recap, Ryu, Sorto83, Tan Joon Win, Toxy, Ultra SFIV
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EVO Apac recap: Day Two Sunday Top 16 or Daigo and Robot Chicken
EVO Apac results EVO Apac pictures by Goswu Grand Finals, Losers Finals, and Winners Finals Videos -Updated! Ali’s EPIC writeup of the event!!! We made it back to the motel, and watched the embarrassment of Chinese culture that was the … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged BaldieBasher, Benson, Cactus, Daigo, Dk, EVO Apac, Frame Trap, Gankatron, Humanbomb, Jacksmash, Madman, Melbourne, Naruga, Recap, Robot Chicken, Ryu, Shadowloo, Somniac, Stuck in an elevator with daigo, Sydney, The Beast, tournament, Toxy, Ultra SFIV, Umehara
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EVO APAC Recap: Day One Saturday Pools and Facing the Beast
What a weekend. I almost can’t put it into words, but I’m going to try. EVO Apac results EVO Apac pictures by Goswu Grand Finals, Losers Finals, and Winners Finals Videos -Updated! Ali’s EPIC writeup of the event!!! Pedro, Ali, … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged BaldieBasher, Daigo, EVO Apac, Frame Trap, Gankatron, Kientan, Melbourne, Moneymatch, Recap, Ryu, Somniac, Sydney, Ultra SFIV, Umehara, Wizbore
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Couchwarriors R3 RanBat: Or how I finally won my first tournament match
I’ve been meaning to write this recap for a while, but I procrastinate a lot. But I figured I’d better do it now before I head off to Sydney tomorrow for EVO Apac qualifiers. Report by Ali here: http://www.shadowloo.com/?p=1458 This … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne, Ultra SFIV
Tagged Abel, Bison, Couch Warriors, Daigo, Just-S, Recap, Ryu, Somniac, tournament, Ultra SFIV
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First time at Box Hill
At long last, I finally worked up the courage to head down to Box Hill for one of their tournaments. I got seventh place! But I didn’t win a single match. Let me explain that to you: it was their … Continue reading
Being a Scrub 