The reason there's this post is solely because we've seen many times that fighting game beginners were taught in a wrong way or wrong things. And that causes a great pain in our heart.
What we have here are super secret advices (read: what most people fail to tell you actually) for people who are starting a fighting game or tempted to play one.
1. You won't play like a top player in the first 3 years. This's very true for a popular 2D fighting game that has a lot of characters. The time you need to invest in a fighting game is proportional to the competition and the number of characters.
2. Button-mashing is the fastest way to get you killed. Contrary to what some people say, it's not how fast you can push buttons in a short period of time (unlike CPM in Starcraft). In a fighting game, pushing a button will bind you to an animation making you unable to do something else and vulnerable to an attack. If it's Light Attack button, you'll probably be fine since it has shortest animation. If it's Strong Attack button, you'll likely to get punished if your attack doesn't connect. Strong attacks and special moves have long animations, you don't randomly use them. You do it when you think it WILL connect.
3. It's useless practicing combos. Know first what's the point of comboing. In a competitive match, both players don't have many chances to land their attacks. If they do, they must do as much damage as possible, by chaining or linking one move to another. But why bother with comboing when you can hardly land an attack or don't know how to approach. On top of that, a combo comes by itself when you're ready for it. You'll slowly learn to add an attack after the first one. Once you start a short combo, it will eventually become longer and longer as you play.
4. Check the damage output. Some people who don't understand fighting games think that you're supposed to do more complicated things. The truth is you could play decently by using mostly normal moves. Some special moves and combos are harder to do but only do slightly more damage or even less damage than normal moves. Go to the training mode and check the damage output of all your moves, then, while you're at it, all moves in the game.
5. Know all characters. This's the hardest thing but also the most valuable thing. You must first at least learn the properties of every moves in the game, to avoid getting capitalized. What's the range? Where's the blind spot? Can it be blocked? Block standing or block crouching? Is it a throw/grab? Is it a projectile? Is it triggered by your action? Can it be nullified? These are the properties of a move. Games that have more characters need more time to learn because of this. The advance step, the thing that separates top players from average players, is knowing what's punishable by what and best punished by what and having the skill to execute it.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
First issue of Japan's first e-sports magazine has Umehara article
The first issue of Japan's first e-sports magazine "World Game Magazine Japan" is being released today and its highlight content is an article of Daigo Umehara whom they describe as genius pro gamer.
This's well deserved since Umehara is the most famous player in Japan's e-sports scene.
Without fighting games, e-sports scene in Japan is small and weak. Japanese gamers have too many choices and most of them are not meant to be played competitively. It's hard to find a game with star that unites people like Street Fighter.
The cover girl is Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya from Haruhi Suzumiya anime. The first season of the anime was a smash hit in 2006.
This's well deserved since Umehara is the most famous player in Japan's e-sports scene.
Without fighting games, e-sports scene in Japan is small and weak. Japanese gamers have too many choices and most of them are not meant to be played competitively. It's hard to find a game with star that unites people like Street Fighter.
The cover girl is Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya from Haruhi Suzumiya anime. The first season of the anime was a smash hit in 2006.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Proximity Guard Option Select demonstrated on Kachitagari TV
Proximity Guard Option Select is being a hot topic in the FGC right now and the Japan's FGC is getting into this too as seen demonstrated on tonight Kachitagari TV.
Proximity Guard Option Select is being called "Guard Motion Cancel" (or Gamocan) by the Japanese. It seems Fuudo and Bon-chan have learned about this not a long while ago while Kazunoko is new to it.
Proximity Guard Option Select is being called "Guard Motion Cancel" (or Gamocan) by the Japanese. It seems Fuudo and Bon-chan have learned about this not a long while ago while Kazunoko is new to it.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Being a pro
There's an interesting tweet from Kubo (Melty Blood Tougeki champ, UNI champ, Marvel Tougeki 2nd place) today.
Kubo spoke the truth. The truth that some people don't see.
As of now, there's no pro fighting gamer in Japan except Daigo Umehara. The word "pro" comes from "professional." Being a fighting gamer is his job. It's his only job, not a side job. Whether he participates a tournament or not, what he does all (such as product promotion, books, talk show, etc) has to do with the fact that he's a famous and successful fighting gamer. Umehara can maintain the pace of his activities and publicity as you can see in the huge list we have above.
Other players either have other job as main or part-time job.
There're pro gamers who live only by playing game, but not many in fighting game genre; and especially in Japan where prize money is rare and player sponsorship is an alien concept. (MadCatz was the first to approach a Japanese player, then Hori USA made Hori Japan do it) We'll be surprised if more than 3 Japanese players are being paid salary. The Japanese do not see asking for donation as an option so you'll not see the players doing that like some of American players.
It's hard to call it a real job when what you do doesn't guarantee an opportunity to work, let alone fixed income.
Our definition of "pro" may vary. But for us (and probably Kubo), being a pro means committing to what you do and make it viable. That's what Umehara's doing and he leaves a huge gap for other players.
"When I think about pro fighting gamer, for Japan, I can only think of Umehara-san now.
If you give him some years, I can see Tokido-san becoming a pro fighting gamer, too, though."
Kubo spoke the truth. The truth that some people don't see.
As of now, there's no pro fighting gamer in Japan except Daigo Umehara. The word "pro" comes from "professional." Being a fighting gamer is his job. It's his only job, not a side job. Whether he participates a tournament or not, what he does all (such as product promotion, books, talk show, etc) has to do with the fact that he's a famous and successful fighting gamer. Umehara can maintain the pace of his activities and publicity as you can see in the huge list we have above.
Other players either have other job as main or part-time job.
There're pro gamers who live only by playing game, but not many in fighting game genre; and especially in Japan where prize money is rare and player sponsorship is an alien concept. (MadCatz was the first to approach a Japanese player, then Hori USA made Hori Japan do it) We'll be surprised if more than 3 Japanese players are being paid salary. The Japanese do not see asking for donation as an option so you'll not see the players doing that like some of American players.
It's hard to call it a real job when what you do doesn't guarantee an opportunity to work, let alone fixed income.
Our definition of "pro" may vary. But for us (and probably Kubo), being a pro means committing to what you do and make it viable. That's what Umehara's doing and he leaves a huge gap for other players.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
PS3 P4U2 Summer 2014, arcade Nov. 28
It's announced that P4U2 will be released on PlayStation 3 in Japan in Summer 2014. The arcade version will be released on November 28.
That means the title can be at Evo 2014 if it has simultaneous Japan/North America release like P4U1. Evolution 2014 will be held on July 11-13.
The announcement is a part of special announcements on Niconico.
Other announcements
That means the title can be at Evo 2014 if it has simultaneous Japan/North America release like P4U1. Evolution 2014 will be held on July 11-13.
The announcement is a part of special announcements on Niconico.
Other announcements
- Persona Q (RPG) for 3DS on June 5, 2014
- Persona 4 Dancing All Night (rhythm action) for PS Vita in Fall 2014
- Persona 5 for PS3 in Winter 2014.
Nico to stream P4U2 special show featuring Mui
Niconico will stream a P4U2 special show on November 27 (Wednesday). The content appears to be a show where Nagisa and Mui teach a random (H cup 90cm) idol about P4U2 (or probably fighting game in general).
You probably already know Nagisa, the cosplayer and presenter. She now hosts her own show on Kao TV called "Gamer Girl Club" but it didn't go well with fighting games because her lack of devotion and practice.
On the other hand, Mui is a cosplayer and a legit P4U player. She has a lot of fighting games experiences as KOF97 is her first fighting game (now you probably get the idea how old she is). She played Fatal Fury and Samurai Spirits. She used to play Guilty Gear under alias Tatsumi.
Mui actually attended Evo 2013 and participated P4U tournament. She couldn't make it out of her first pool, losing to the guy who sent her to losers bracket again in the losers final. (And Mui said she wants to go to Evo again if she has money)
P4U2 or Persona 4 The Ultimax: Ultra Suplex Hold will be released to the arcades early Winter in Japan.
You probably already know Nagisa, the cosplayer and presenter. She now hosts her own show on Kao TV called "Gamer Girl Club" but it didn't go well with fighting games because her lack of devotion and practice.
On the other hand, Mui is a cosplayer and a legit P4U player. She has a lot of fighting games experiences as KOF97 is her first fighting game (now you probably get the idea how old she is). She played Fatal Fury and Samurai Spirits. She used to play Guilty Gear under alias Tatsumi.
Mui actually attended Evo 2013 and participated P4U tournament. She couldn't make it out of her first pool, losing to the guy who sent her to losers bracket again in the losers final. (And Mui said she wants to go to Evo again if she has money)
Caution: She's cuter than in this video!
P4U2 or Persona 4 The Ultimax: Ultra Suplex Hold will be released to the arcades early Winter in Japan.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Umehara to talk in DODA Job Fair
Daigo Umehara will be participating DODA Job Fair on November 24 (or tomorrow in Japan). He will spend 50 minutes talking about his life and thought as a pro gamer.
Umehara is one of three special guests of the event. The other two are a journalist and a computer network company representative director.
Umehara is one of three special guests of the event. The other two are a journalist and a computer network company representative director.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Dissidia is not dead
Reported by siliconera (via GAF), Square Enix producer Ichiro Hazama said in an interview this week that they want and intend to make a Dissidia game again.
If this actually happens, it could be a megaton announcement. As you often see in the chart we posted. Dissidia Final Fantasy is the bestselling (unconventional) fighting game since 2008. Even better, what if it becomes 2.5D fighting game on home consoles?
The theme in this Dissidia 012 trailer is one of the best game soundtracks
If this actually happens, it could be a megaton announcement. As you often see in the chart we posted. Dissidia Final Fantasy is the bestselling (unconventional) fighting game since 2008. Even better, what if it becomes 2.5D fighting game on home consoles?
The theme in this Dissidia 012 trailer is one of the best game soundtracks
Monday, November 18, 2013
Is it time for MCZ Bon-chan and MCZ Kazunoko?
Bon-chan and Kazunoko are two top players that appear on the streams most often and still have no sponsor. Tonight, they qualify for the final stage of TOPANGA League again, two consecutive seasons now. That inspires this post – isn't it time for Bon-chan and Kazunoko to have a real sponsorship.
People know Bon-chan since original SF4 era. He usually participates in a tournament. He won Tougeki 2012 with Kazunoko (and almost won with Umehara in 2010). He finished 4th place in 2nd TOPANGA League. He won GODSGARDEN Classic in 2011. Now Bon-chan appears twice a week as a regular in Kachitagari TV and TOPANGA TV. And it looks like he'll be at Evo every year from now. Most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship.
Kazunoko won Tougeki two consecutive years (2011-2012) and often participates in a tournament. He is a regular in Kachitagari TV and usually plays on GODSGARDEN stream. Although Kazunoko's playstyle is not as charming as some true top players in SF4 series, he can play games from both Capcom and Arc System Works at high level. He's like Tokido, but much more active in Japan. And most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship. You can now often see people screaming "(Ka)juuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" on the streams, and you'll always see a nice "Thank you for watching" tweet from him after a stream.
Both Razor and Hori used to use Kazunoko to promote their products a couple times, but no sign of a sponsorship contract.
If Mad Catz manages to get them both, they will basically monopolize the billboards of Japan's FGC.
People know Bon-chan since original SF4 era. He usually participates in a tournament. He won Tougeki 2012 with Kazunoko (and almost won with Umehara in 2010). He finished 4th place in 2nd TOPANGA League. He won GODSGARDEN Classic in 2011. Now Bon-chan appears twice a week as a regular in Kachitagari TV and TOPANGA TV. And it looks like he'll be at Evo every year from now. Most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship.
Kazunoko won Tougeki two consecutive years (2011-2012) and often participates in a tournament. He is a regular in Kachitagari TV and usually plays on GODSGARDEN stream. Although Kazunoko's playstyle is not as charming as some true top players in SF4 series, he can play games from both Capcom and Arc System Works at high level. He's like Tokido, but much more active in Japan. And most importantly, his characteristic and popularity is good enough for sponsorship. You can now often see people screaming "(Ka)juuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" on the streams, and you'll always see a nice "Thank you for watching" tweet from him after a stream.
Both Razor and Hori used to use Kazunoko to promote their products a couple times, but no sign of a sponsorship contract.
If Mad Catz manages to get them both, they will basically monopolize the billboards of Japan's FGC.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 9 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 7 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 8 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 7 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 8 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
- Dashio vs. Fuudo
- Sako vs. Bon-chan
- Dashio vs. Uryo
- Sako vs. Fuudo
- Bon-chan vs. Kazunoko
3rd TOPANGA Leauge A rules and prizes [Updated]
[Update] We have added the character change rule. (They use the same rule in TOPANGA Asia League.)
The biggest change in the rules in this season is head-to-head result becomes more important than GD in the second and third stage. (That means dominating weak players won't give you huge advantage over strong players.)
The 3rd TOPANGA League A consists of 3 stages.
First Stage (Round 1-6)
- 12 player round-robin
- Online match.
- First-to-Three.
- GD is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two or more players have the same win/loss. Head-to-head result is used if the players have the same GD.
- The player who finished 11th place and 12 place will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th will advance to the Second Stage.
- The player who finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th will advance to the Third Stage without playing Second Stage.
Second Stage (Round 7-9)
- 6 player round-robin
- Offline match.
- [NEW] First-to-Seven.
- [NEW] There is deuce when the score is 6-6, but whoever reaches 10 game first will win the match.
- The player who finished higher than the opponent in previous stage will be given 1 game win in advance each match.
- The player who finished 10th place (last in this stage) will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 9th place (second last in this stage) will have to play against League B's 4th place in a play-off match at the end of the next TOPANGA League B. If he wins, he gets to stay in League A. Otherwise he will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 8th place (third last in this stage) will have to play against League B's 5th place in a play-off match at the end of the next TOPANGA League B. If he wins, he gets to stay in League A. Otherwise he will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished in top 2 will advance to the Third Stage.
- [NEW] Head-to-head result is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two players have the same win/loss. The GD will be used in case head-to-head result can't decide.
- [NEW] Players will be able to use up to 2 characters.
Third Stage (Round 10-12)
- 6 player round-robin
- Offline match.
- [NEW] First-to-Seven.
- [NEW] There is deuce when the score is 6-6, but whoever reaches 10 game first will win the match.
- The player who finished higher than the opponent in previous stage will be given 1 game win in advance each match.
- The player who finished 1st place in this stage wins the whole competition.
- [NEW] Head-to-head result is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two players have the same win/loss. The GD will be used in case head-to-head result can't decide.
- [NEW] Players will be able to use up to 2 characters.
GD
GD (Game Difference) will be used to determine who will place higher in some cases. Winning 3-0 is equal to +3 GD, losing 2-3 is equal to -1 GD.
Character Change Rule
Each time after 3 games are played, the player who lost more in the 3-game period can choose new character (regardless whether he lost in the last game or not), but he can only play up to 2 characters in the whole tournament.
Example
Player A 2-1 Player B = Player B can switch character in the 4th game
Player A 2-4 Player B = Player A can switch character in the 7th game
Player A 4-5 Player B = Player B can switch character in the 10th game (Player B is leading but he lost more in the last 3 games.)
Prizes
1st place - 1 million yen
2nd place - 300,000 yen
3rd place - 150,000 yen
The biggest change in the rules in this season is head-to-head result becomes more important than GD in the second and third stage. (That means dominating weak players won't give you huge advantage over strong players.)
The 3rd TOPANGA League A consists of 3 stages.
First Stage (Round 1-6)
- 12 player round-robin
- Online match.
- First-to-Three.
- GD is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two or more players have the same win/loss. Head-to-head result is used if the players have the same GD.
- The player who finished 11th place and 12 place will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th will advance to the Second Stage.
- The player who finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th will advance to the Third Stage without playing Second Stage.
Second Stage (Round 7-9)
- 6 player round-robin
- Offline match.
- [NEW] First-to-Seven.
- [NEW] There is deuce when the score is 6-6, but whoever reaches 10 game first will win the match.
- The player who finished higher than the opponent in previous stage will be given 1 game win in advance each match.
- The player who finished 10th place (last in this stage) will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 9th place (second last in this stage) will have to play against League B's 4th place in a play-off match at the end of the next TOPANGA League B. If he wins, he gets to stay in League A. Otherwise he will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished 8th place (third last in this stage) will have to play against League B's 5th place in a play-off match at the end of the next TOPANGA League B. If he wins, he gets to stay in League A. Otherwise he will be relegated to League B.
- The player who finished in top 2 will advance to the Third Stage.
- [NEW] Head-to-head result is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two players have the same win/loss. The GD will be used in case head-to-head result can't decide.
- [NEW] Players will be able to use up to 2 characters.
Third Stage (Round 10-12)
- 6 player round-robin
- Offline match.
- [NEW] First-to-Seven.
- [NEW] There is deuce when the score is 6-6, but whoever reaches 10 game first will win the match.
- The player who finished higher than the opponent in previous stage will be given 1 game win in advance each match.
- The player who finished 1st place in this stage wins the whole competition.
- [NEW] Head-to-head result is used to determine who will place higher than another in case two players have the same win/loss. The GD will be used in case head-to-head result can't decide.
- [NEW] Players will be able to use up to 2 characters.
GD
GD (Game Difference) will be used to determine who will place higher in some cases. Winning 3-0 is equal to +3 GD, losing 2-3 is equal to -1 GD.
Character Change Rule
Each time after 3 games are played, the player who lost more in the 3-game period can choose new character (regardless whether he lost in the last game or not), but he can only play up to 2 characters in the whole tournament.
Example
Player A 2-1 Player B = Player B can switch character in the 4th game
Player A 2-4 Player B = Player A can switch character in the 7th game
Player A 4-5 Player B = Player B can switch character in the 10th game (Player B is leading but he lost more in the last 3 games.)
Prizes
1st place - 1 million yen
2nd place - 300,000 yen
3rd place - 150,000 yen
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Umehara talks USF4 for the first time in 4gamer interview
Daigo Umehara talked about Ultra Street Fighter IV for the first time in 4Gamer.net interview that was posted today.
Notes
- This interview is a part of event report of Umehara's talk event at Amazon Japan HQ on November 6.
- Umehara confirms that he has a tight schedule so he didn't participate Capcom Cup qualifier.
- He isn't convinced about Ultra Combo W. He thinks having powerful Metsu Hadoken is better than having UCW, same should go with most characters.
- He feels that Red Focus will reduce the unfair advantage between characters that are easy/hard to focus. However, he thinks it'll be fun to Armor Break it.
- When asked about Delay Wake-up: "Since Okizeme is currently a big impact, I think it's a good thing. If all characters have the same powerful Okizeme then there's no problem, but [in reality] this game characters with strong/weak Okizeme are quite different it can become one-side game. It's good if this [issue] is eliminated.
- Will you still use Ryu in USF4?: "I like Ryu, but it doesn't mean I can't play other characters. If Ryu becomes much worse then I'll change. And if it's not Ryu, I will probably not go for [middle tier] character again..."
- When asked about Guilty Gear Xrd: Umehara said he had a lot of fun during XX time so if Xrd has that fun elements he wants to play. But in reality he wants to focus on USF4 due to high competition.
- He said ideally he can play GG Xrd at day and USF4 at night, but it's hard to do that at game centers where people start coming in the evening.
Notes
- This interview is a part of event report of Umehara's talk event at Amazon Japan HQ on November 6.
- Umehara confirms that he has a tight schedule so he didn't participate Capcom Cup qualifier.
- He isn't convinced about Ultra Combo W. He thinks having powerful Metsu Hadoken is better than having UCW, same should go with most characters.
- He feels that Red Focus will reduce the unfair advantage between characters that are easy/hard to focus. However, he thinks it'll be fun to Armor Break it.
- When asked about Delay Wake-up: "Since Okizeme is currently a big impact, I think it's a good thing. If all characters have the same powerful Okizeme then there's no problem, but [in reality] this game characters with strong/weak Okizeme are quite different it can become one-side game. It's good if this [issue] is eliminated.
- Will you still use Ryu in USF4?: "I like Ryu, but it doesn't mean I can't play other characters. If Ryu becomes much worse then I'll change. And if it's not Ryu, I will probably not go for [middle tier] character again..."
- When asked about Guilty Gear Xrd: Umehara said he had a lot of fun during XX time so if Xrd has that fun elements he wants to play. But in reality he wants to focus on USF4 due to high competition.
- He said ideally he can play GG Xrd at day and USF4 at night, but it's hard to do that at game centers where people start coming in the evening.
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 8 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 7 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Mago (Fei Long player)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 7 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Mago (Fei Long player)
- Sako vs. Dashio
- Uryo vs. Kazunoko
- Bon-chan vs. Dashio
- Fuudo vs. Uryo
- Sako vs. Kazunoko
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 7 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makotoplayer)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makotoplayer)
- Fuudo vs. Kazunoko
- Bon-chan vs.Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Dashio
- Uryo vs. Sako
- Bon-chan vs. Fuudo
Friday, November 15, 2013
Japan first USF4 location test scheduled
Capcom announced today that the first location test of Ultra Street Fighter IV in Japan will be held between November 22-24 in 6 cities in Japan.
Interestingly, the loketest in Tokyo will be held at Taito Station Shinjuku Minami-guchi, Daigo Umehara's favorite place. Can we expect some juicy news about how Umehara approach USF4? How will he utilize Red Focus and Delay Wake-up?
It is also confirmed that Relento, Poison, Hugo, Elena will be playable.
Interestingly, the loketest in Tokyo will be held at Taito Station Shinjuku Minami-guchi, Daigo Umehara's favorite place. Can we expect some juicy news about how Umehara approach USF4? How will he utilize Red Focus and Delay Wake-up?
It is also confirmed that Relento, Poison, Hugo, Elena will be playable.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 6 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Tokido (Akuma player)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Tokido (Akuma player)
- Mago vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Haitani
- Wao vs. Dashio
- Sako vs. Bon-chan
- Uryo vs. Michael-tan
- Mago vs. Haitani
- Bon-chan vs. Dashio
- Umehara vs. Sako
- Michael-tan vs. Kazunoko
- Haitani vs. Dashio
- Umehara vs. Wao
Saturday, November 9, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 5 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
- Haitani vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Dashio
- Umehara vs. Mago
- Sako vs. Haitani
- Wao vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Mago
- Michael-tan vs. Dashio
- Haitani vs. Bon-chan
- Umehara vs. Uryo
- Sako vs. Michael-tan
- Wao vs. Bon-chan
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 4 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
- Mago vs. Dashio
- Sako vs. Kazunoko
- Michael-tan vs. Bon-chan
- Uryo vs. Dashio
- Wao vs. Kazunoko
- Michael-tan vs. Mago
- Umehara vs. Bon-chan
- Wao vs. Mago
- Sako vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Bon-chan
- Umehara vs. Michael-tan
Friday, November 8, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A matchups Round 4/5/6
The first stage of The 3rd TOPANGA League A will resume and conclude this weekend. The matchups are already revealed.
Round 4 (Nov 8)
Round 5 (Nov 9)
Round 6 (Nov 10)
Round 4 (Nov 8)
- Umehara vs. Bon-chan
- Umehara vs. Michael-tan
- Sako vs. Kazunoko
- Sako vs. Uryo
- Wao vs. Mago
- Wao vs. Kazunoko
- Mago vs. Dashio
- Michael-tan vs. Mago
- Michael-tan vs. Bon-chan
- Haitani vs. Bon-chan
- Uryo vs. Dashio
Round 5 (Nov 9)
- Umehara vs. Uryo
- Umehara vs. Mago
- Sako vs. Michael-tan
- Sako vs. Haitani
- Wao vs. Bon-chan
- Wao vs. Uryo
- Michael-tan vs. Dashio
- Kazunoko vs. Mago
- Bon-chan vs. Kazunoko
- Haitani vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Dashio
Round 6 (Nov 10)
- Umehara vs. Sako
- Umehara vs. Wao
- Sako vs. Bon-chan
- Wao vs. Dashio
- Michael-tan vs. Kazunoko
- Mago vs. Haitani
- Mago vs. Uryo
- Kazunoko vs. Haitani
- Bon-chan vs. Dashio
- Uryo vs. Michael-tan
- Haitani vs. Dashio
Monday, November 4, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 3 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
Results inside
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Yoshio (Guile player)
- Fuudo vs. Bon-chan
- Momochi vs. Dashio
- Sako vs. Mago
- Fuudo vs. Uryo
- Momochi vs. Kazunoko *delayed due to connection problem
- Wao vs. Michael-tan
- Fuudo vs. Haitani
- Umehara vs. Momochi
- Michael-tan vs. Haitani
- Sako vs. Fuudo
- Momochi vs. Wao
Results inside
Sunday, November 3, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 2 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
Opening skit
- R's shout woke Shiro up.
Matchups
Results inside
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Summary
- 3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
Opening skit
- R's shout woke Shiro up.
Matchups
- Momochi vs. Michael-tan
- Fuudo vs. Mago
- Bon-chan vs. Uryo
- Momochi vs. Sako
- Fuudo vs. Michael-tan
- Umehara vs. Dashio
- Momochi vs. Fuudo
- Kazunoko vs. Uryo
- Sako vs. Wao
- Momochi vs. Haitani
- Umehara vs. Fuudo
Results inside
Saturday, November 2, 2013
3rd TOPANGA League A Round 1 summary
Info
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
Opening skit
- R impersonated Evangelion's Gendou Ikari.
Matchups
Results are below (spoilers)
- 3rd TOPANGA League A schedule and stream links
- 3rd TOPANGA League A rules and prizes
- 3rd TOPANGA League A players finalized
- 3rd TOPANGA League A matchupes in first 3 days
- Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if 8th place or below
- How to watch TOPANGA League
Commentators
- R (Guy player)
- Shiro (Abel/Makoto player)
Opening skit
- R impersonated Evangelion's Gendou Ikari.
Matchups
- Fuudo vs. Dashio
- Momochi vs. Mago
- Wao vs. Haitani
- Fuudo vs. Kazunoko
- Mago vs. Bon-chan
- Momochi vs. Uryo
- Umehara vs. Haitani
- Sako vs. Dashio
- Momochi vs. Bon-chan
- Fuudo vs. Wao
- Umehara vs. Kazunoko
Results are below (spoilers)
How to watch TOPANGA League
First of all, you need a Niconico account. Sign up. It's free.
1. You will notice "Purchase Net Ticket" button in every stream pages of TOPANGA League (or any pay-per-view show). Click it.
2. You will find the page that lists what tickets you can buy. In this case, click to buy the season ticket of League A that costs 3,500 Niconico Point. Niconico Point is virtual currency. One Niconico Point is one yen.
3. Next, you'll be informed that you don't have enough Niconico Point to pay. So you need to click "Purchase Point" button.
4. Choose to buy 3,000 points.
5. Choose payment method. (Click the logo on the left.) You can use non-Japanese credit card and pay from outside Japan. (Want to pay via PayPal? Click here.)
6. Enter the CC number (only number) and expiration date. Then enter the verification number you see. Click orange button to move to the next step.
7. Complete the transaction. Then choose to buy 500 points using the same method.
8. Now you have 3,500 Niconico points and ready to pay. Click "Purchase Net Ticket." There'll be two confirmation messages to click.
9. Done. You can now watch it live. If you want to watch the recorded stream, click yellow Timeshift button (there's one every stream page), then click red option. (A recorded stream will be ready 30 minutes after the live show.)
1. You will notice "Purchase Net Ticket" button in every stream pages of TOPANGA League (or any pay-per-view show). Click it.
2. You will find the page that lists what tickets you can buy. In this case, click to buy the season ticket of League A that costs 3,500 Niconico Point. Niconico Point is virtual currency. One Niconico Point is one yen.
3. Next, you'll be informed that you don't have enough Niconico Point to pay. So you need to click "Purchase Point" button.
4. Choose to buy 3,000 points.
5. Choose payment method. (Click the logo on the left.) You can use non-Japanese credit card and pay from outside Japan. (Want to pay via PayPal? Click here.)
6. Enter the CC number (only number) and expiration date. Then enter the verification number you see. Click orange button to move to the next step.
7. Complete the transaction. Then choose to buy 500 points using the same method.
8. Now you have 3,500 Niconico points and ready to pay. Click "Purchase Net Ticket." There'll be two confirmation messages to click.
9. Done. You can now watch it live. If you want to watch the recorded stream, click yellow Timeshift button (there's one every stream page), then click red option. (A recorded stream will be ready 30 minutes after the live show.)
Fuudo to cosplay Harry Potter if he finished 8th place or below in TOPANGA League
Fuudo, the champ from last season, said on Twitter that he will cosplay Harry Potter and do a cosplay Kumite if he finished 8th place or below in the upcoming The 3rd TOPANGA League.
However, he said he wants to become a legend by winning 2 consecutive years.
However, he said he wants to become a legend by winning 2 consecutive years.
Umehara won't be in Capcom Cup 2013
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