When given a choice I tend to choose American anyway.

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Nice find, Superslim.

lol

Street Fighter IV
Reserve Street Fighter IV and receive an exclusive headband like the one worn by martial arts master Ryu. Channel the power of Ryu with this official Street Fighter headband. Available for online and store in-store customers only while supplies last.


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!!!!!!!!!

Awesome. Won't look like a total douche wearing that around town.

Like I can't find a red cloth.

But thid has SF4 written on it!!!!!

Can;t wait to customize my win quotes

We can customize our win quotes? I thought the only "customizing" we would be able to do would be selecting the pose the fighter does but we can actually put in our own text? Interesting.

Who cares. That is dumb.

I'm pretty sure they just mean choosing which quote you use.

I could have sworn I read you can add in your own text.

Yeah you also said the L4D thread was 3 pages.

Preview (Almost a Review):

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Random Rose vs. Cammy:

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Nothing new shown, just felt like sharing.

• 10 Years Too Early — 20 : Win 50 Xbox LIVE battles.
• 10 Years Too Late — 50 : Win 100 Xbox LIVE battles.
• All Dolled Up — 10 : Set your Title and Icon.
• Arcade Rat — 20 : Clear Arcade Mode with one character on medium or higher difficulty.
• Challenge Expert — 30 : Clear all challenges in Challenge Mode.
• Challenger — 10 : Clear a challenge in Challenge Mode.
• Color Guard — 10 : Unlock all colors.
• Crowd Pleasing Master — 10 : Perform 10 Personal Actions (Taunts).
• EX-cellent Master — 20 : Perform 100 EX-Moves.
• First Victory — 20 : Win 1 ranked match.
• Focus Master — 10 : Perform 100 successful Focus Attacks.
• The Gold Standard — 50 : Earn gold medals in all challenges.
• Hard Fought Battles — 20 : Play 200 Xbox LIVE battles.
• I Got Next! — 30 : Win 5 ranked matches in a row.
• Icon Master — 50 : Collect all Icons.
• Last Man Standing — 20 : Clear Hard Survival in Challenge Mode.
• Legendary Champion — 50 : Defeat Gouken and clear Arcade Mode on the hardest difficulty.
• Lobbyist — 10 : Create 10 multiplayer lobbies.
• Medal Collector — 10 : Collect 100 Medals.
• Medal Hunter — 10 : Collect 500 Medals.
• Medal Master — 30 : Collect 1,000 Medals.
• Medals Get! — 30 : Collect all Medal types.
• No Challenge Too Hard — 20 : Clear Hard Trial in Challenge Mode.
• No Sweat — 10 : Unlock all Personal Actions (Taunts).
• Playing To Win! — 50 : Win 10 ranked matches in a row.
• Proof of Battle — 20 : Play 500 Xbox LIVE battles.
• Rapid Fighter — 10 : Clear Normal Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
• Save Your Quarters — 30 : Clear Arcade Mode without using a single continue on medium or higher difficulty.
• Simply Perfect — 10 : Achieve 10 Perfect victories.
• Special Move Master — 10 : Perform 100 Special Moves.
• Speed King — 20 : Clear Hard Time Attack in Challenge Mode.
• Storied Reputation — 30 : Clear Arcade Mode with all characters on medium or higher difficulty.
• Sunny Daze — 40 : Perform 365 flashy background finishes.
• Super Combo Champion — 10 : Perform 50 Super Combo finishes.
• Super Combo Master — 10 : Perform 100 Super Combos.
• Taking On All Comers — 10 : Fight 10 opponents via fight requests.
• Technical Fighter — 10 : Clear Normal Trial in Challenge Mode.
• The Journey Begins — 20 : Win 10 Xbox LIVE battles.
• The Line Starts Here — 20 : Win 3 ranked matches in a row.
• The Road to Battle — 10 : Play 100 Xbox LIVE battles.
• The World Warrior — 20 : Unlock all characters.
• Title Master — 50 : Collect all Titles.
• Tough Cookie — 10 : Clear Normal Survival in Challenge Mode.
• Ultra Combo Champion — 10 : Perform 50 Ultra Combo finishes.
• Ultra Combo Master — 10 : Perform 100 Ultra Combos.
• Way of the Fist — 10 : Win 5 Xbox LIVE battles.
• World Champion — 20 : Clear Arcade Mode on hardest difficulty.


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I'm sad that I couldn't have R. Mika in it. Why make a new luchador when there's already a f;ajkdjf;ajkf;ja.

Anyway, Dan is awesome. I'm not big on Sakura but everybody else loves her, so I can deal with it. I do approve of the Q and Ibuki love.

Especially Q.







Especially Q.

They should have just put like 40 characters in this game, to be honest.

No Twelve makes me very very angry.





Nah jk Twelve can fuck off.

Wasn't Twelve the giant yeast infection?

They have pretty massive followings.

So all the extra costumes are DLC when they're already in the arcade version? Very lame.

God, remember back in the Saturn/PS1 days where some characters wouldn't make the cut because there wasn't enough power?

God I'm glad those days are gone!

God, remember back in the N64 days where some games wouldn't get ported because Nintendo decided to stick with cartridges?

God I'm glad those days are gone!

Remember when the SEGA Dreamcast got arcade perfect versions of... everything?!

I'm glad those days are go-...

:(

God, remember back in the SNES days when 3D was limited to Mode 7?

Fifteen miles in the snow! Uphill! Both ways!

I'm really not looking forward to playing this game with a 360 controller until the PC version comes, but I'll manage.

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99% sure I'm gonna leave the Japanese voices on.

I heard there's a replay mode that allows you to record matches and send them to people online.

Yeah, but it's DLC.

Capcom's being reeaal funny with one. Still gonna buy it, too.

At least the everything but the costumes will be free.

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My new toys. Got a good bit off with employee discount too. Hope they work well enough.

Each Best Buy should have had at least 3 come in. SKU 9176027. A lot of them are keeping them in the back, so get them while you can.

Why do you have two? Do you have real life friends? What's that like?

I have two for the same reason I have 4 of nearly ever other console controller. I am a video game whore.

...and yeah I hope to get my friends to play me. I'd rather not force them to use a 360 controller.

How much did they cost you?

I got both for 55. I couldn't turn that down.

Nice pads. Has a classic console look to them.

Have you fingered the d pad yet? What's it like?

It's really really fluid. No clicking or anything. I don't imagine it will cause much strain on your thumb. Gonna hook it up to my arcade in a bit and try it on some Third Strike.

I definitely don't have any trouble with F,D,DF motions. D,DB,B motions were a little weird...but its probably just me...something I could definitely get used to. I can definitely see how doing it too much could cause some carpal tunnel...but for a D-Pad on the 360 its the best you are going to get. I'm a little worried about doing focus attacks, considering those will be the buttons in the middle, and unless I map the shoulders to 3P and 3K I probably wouldn't be able to do Ultras easily...but again...probably won't be a problem with practice.

What the fucking fuck? Are those not wireless? Shitballs. :mad:

How far do you sit from your console? I don't think I've ever actually needed a wireless controller. They're great, but they didn't change my life.

Come on Funky, you of all people should know that hardcore fighting gamers demand nothing but the best. And the best means 100% perfect button reaction time with no possible chances of delays.

Depending on which couch I'm on, as far away as about 35 feet.
Even on low batteries, 360 controllers do not lag. Ever. Anyone who bitches about that is a crappy player.

35 feet, man?

LOL from across the parking lot!

We got a lot of people over from time to time and we need room.

That's pushing it. The players could be within a decent range of the console while the others watch from behind/sides. I've simply never seen players that far from a console, not even in public tournies.

I usually walk closer, calm down.

It's absurd, I won't stand for it. I won't rest until your gaming privileges are taken.

They pretty much are right now. Busted 360 and Wii. :'(

Thanks for that sad reminder that I won't be getting to play SF4 for a while. :'(

If you wouldn't control your games from across town they wouldn't be busted. :mad:

I WILL FUCKING TIGER UPPERCUT YOUR FACE FUCKING OFF :mad::'(:mad:

Not without a working system you won't. :p

Fuck you guys. :(

Doing a double 360 on a pad just seems impossible to me without jumping. I couldn't see any Zangief player using one.

They simplified his controls apparently.

That command, and the Tiger Knee motion, is just stupid. I like what HD Remix did for those commands and I wish they would just use them in 4.

Funky, do you do line sprints, whilst holding your controller?





















in your pants?

I do line sprints, whilst holding my controller... in your pants.

I am that good.

It's out on the t'interwebs for those with the facility.

Not me, no new discs until 26th Feb :(

Think i'll snag this for pc when it comes out along with one of those pads. 360's dpad is beyond pathetic for just about anything.

Just picked up the arcade fight stick from my buddys store. Didn't have a reservation on it but since I used to be an area manager with Gamestop they saved one for me anyway. I love my old store managers. 25% off too :cool:

I would have gotten a standard edition fight stick instead of the fight pad, but Best Buy isn't selling them. I mean the fight pad is alright, but the game is still made better for a stick.

-edit- I mean how can you sell the Fightpad and the High-end Tournament Edition stick but not the one in between? I just don't get it.

Because they are just large scale vendors, not fighting game aficionados.

That doesn't make sense to me honestly. You sell two out of three new controller products you might as well sell the third. The Tournament Edition sticks sold out everywhere, why not give people a worthy alternative since stock is so low. I mean you only need enough stock for the release really. People will buy them. Large scale vendors sell ridiculous amounts of guitar and drum controllers and Best Buy sells the friggin' Ion Drum Kit (which I've personally rung up three times). I just don't see a good reason. The only thing that is a real telltale sign is that the TE sticks were online-only...but they are still selling them.

They are a giant corporation. If they could, they'd just club you with a blackjack and take your money.

They already do. Have you seen HDMI cord prices?

You can buy that joystick for cheap.


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People will pay for it because Monster has the THX stamp of approval, not that it means much.

BTW, I got monster cables on my TV, but I paid a whoping $10 because I have connections.

If I got my hands on a TE I'd probably eBay it right now too. Demand is ridiculous.

I just dropped a hundred on PSP games, $120 on a new 1TB hard drive and $130 on an NDS emulation set up. Thursday I drop $80 on SF4: CE and probably $35 on the new Fire Emblem for DS (EVEN THOUGH i JUST GOT THE CYCLO DS EVO, FUCK).

My wallet hurts. :'(

If I was actually making more money right now I would consider padhacking and making my own stick with the TE's parts. Need a good soldering project to work on ATM.

I did that same shit. I went on an eBay spree and bought 8 DS games, only to buy a Cyclo before the games even arrived. And it's not like I could even return them. :(

$135 What did you buy?


-edit It's probably Canada shipping

I got the same CycloDS set up as you, with an 8GB MicroSD card. That was $108. The rest is international shipping.

Oh, and I already ordered the CycloDS. I'm buying the Fire Emblem shit because I love the series.

Less than a day now till it releases...can't wait, either. I'm glad the fans voted in Cammy in the online vote though...my all-time fav. in the series.

Cammy White is awesome.

Not dropping in Canada till Thursday. :mad:

So who's playing this right now?

I've played it plenty. Online is wonderful. I, however, am not. I'm probably going to take one of my fightpads back though. I kinda need the money, and none of my friends have wanted to play much if at all.

It's not out here until Friday. I'm hoping I'll get it in the post a day early because I preordered it online.

Actually I've decided that I'm probably taking both fightpads back.

Lots of complaints on the net about the diagonals, and I have to say they are pretty accurate. I didn't really notice it until I went back to a regular 360 pad today, but I have no trouble whatsoever with Guile's Ultra on a 360 pad, where I have huge amounts of trouble on the Madcatz pad. The only real advantage to the Madcatz seems to be the size of the pad and the layout of the buttons. But honestly, I can live with both...hopefully until the PC version comes out.

This game rocks its everything i'd hoped it would be, (smooth) It was weird adjusting to it at first (and i'm no scrub i assure you) maybe because i simply wasn't expecting it to be this way. Feels great on the fight pad (unfortunately its a Ken pad but what the hell) real natural. Anyone else wanna share their first impressions ..?

WickedBison said he's getting it later this month so I won't be able to dive into it. I cannot wait. KoF11 is also pretty awesome getting into it. About as complex as 3rd Strike (Fierce Kick Special Cancel to Burning Uppercut Super Cancel to Super Burning Uppercut let three hits go then Dream Cancel to Leader Super Move). It's pretty wild and not for casuals, we should have been on KoFXI a long time ago, I almost feel bad for skipping it for two years.

I'm loving the game but I am also quickly coming to the realization that all of my VF and DOA have become detrimental to my SF skills. AKA, I now suck.

DOA's detrimental in many ways.

Fair enough. lol.

Damn all that... interesting.

It's also generally CvS2's N-Groove (with K-Groove's ukemi roll save) so it's pretty tactical. But we'll get on that another time.

We're gonna have us a Street Fighter marathon. A brief tour of the series (settle some Hyper Alpha and 3rd Strike scores) then we dive into SF4.

GameTrailers Review
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Those that have played it, would you say the review is accurate in it's comments and scoring?

SFIV is released here on Friday but I preordered it online from GAME. Does anyone think there is a chance it might arrive at my door a day early?

I hate Seth...that is all...

Beating Seth is so satisfyingly satisfying sfter all the times he beat me. It's def a great game as I expected.