The Escapist Invades Wired for Street Fighter IV
In which I attempt to teach Wired's Chris Kohler the subtle art of punching his co-worker in the face.
In case you haven't heard, Street Fighter IV [http://streetfighter.com] is sort-of a big thing.
So when Wired editor and good friend Chris Kohler asked me to come over and show him a thing or two regarding Capcom's latest, how could I refuse [http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/gamelife-vide-1.html]? With nearly a decade of tournament experience and a good four months of Street Fighter IV play time on the general public, he couldn't have picked a better Mr. Miyagi to his Daniel LaRusso.
His opponent, Wired's Chris Baker, wouldn't be caught at a disadvantage, however. Not only was he armed with the current Cadillac of controllers, Seth Killian [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88514-Street-Fighter-IV-Arcade-Sticks-and-Pads-Announced-at-Last].
The two of us, Seth and I, have tangled many a time, and I had a feeling that he'd attempt to properly train Baker. Knowing the crunch for time we were under, I opted for the opposite route: teach Kohler the cheap stuff right away. I taught him one thing: Sagat's forward roundhouse attack into Ultra combo. Did my power hungry, top-tier whoring tactics work in the face of Seth's patient tutelage? Will I manage to sell enough watch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8] to find out.
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In case you haven't heard, Street Fighter IV [http://streetfighter.com] is sort-of a big thing.
So when Wired editor and good friend Chris Kohler asked me to come over and show him a thing or two regarding Capcom's latest, how could I refuse [http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/gamelife-vide-1.html]? With nearly a decade of tournament experience and a good four months of Street Fighter IV play time on the general public, he couldn't have picked a better Mr. Miyagi to his Daniel LaRusso.
His opponent, Wired's Chris Baker, wouldn't be caught at a disadvantage, however. Not only was he armed with the current Cadillac of controllers, Seth Killian [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88514-Street-Fighter-IV-Arcade-Sticks-and-Pads-Announced-at-Last].
The two of us, Seth and I, have tangled many a time, and I had a feeling that he'd attempt to properly train Baker. Knowing the crunch for time we were under, I opted for the opposite route: teach Kohler the cheap stuff right away. I taught him one thing: Sagat's forward roundhouse attack into Ultra combo. Did my power hungry, top-tier whoring tactics work in the face of Seth's patient tutelage? Will I manage to sell enough watch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8] to find out.
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