Street Fighter Legend Honored with Guinness World Record

[John Funk]

Street Fighter Legend Honored with Guinness World Record

The King of Street Fighter Daigo Umehara has been awarded a Guinness World Record for his overwhelming dominance in the pro fighting game scene.


Daigo Umehara is good at Street Fighter. No, Daigo Umehara is really good at Street Fighter. The video you see above - Daigo's unbelievable last stand against rival Justin Wong in Street Fighter III [http://www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-IV-Playstation-3/dp/B0012N5MIO/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1283374233&sr=1-1] at the EVO 2k4 tournament - may be the single most memorable moment in professional fighting games history, and that's just scratching the surface.

Who better to be honored in the record books than the man known as "The Beast"?

At the "Super Vs. Battle" tournament in London this past weekend, the folks at Guinness World Records officially presented Umehara with a certificate marking his entry into the Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition 2011. What for, you may ask? Why for the "Most Consecutive Tournament Wins" - a staggering 15 national and international tournament victories in a row.

"Receiving this award at the culmination of a spirited international tournament is truly a great honor," said Umehara via his translator. "[One] made all the more special when considering the fierce competition in the international fighting game community."

Umehara said he was looking forward to representing Team Mad Catz at the Tougeki "Super Battle Opera" tournament, held alongside the Tokyo Game Show next month. Let's see if he can make that number 16.

(Joystiq [http://www.madcatz.com/pressreleases/Team_Mad_Catz_Member_Wins_World_Award_FINAL.pdf])

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[Cherry Cola]

That is fucking awesome. You only see things like that in Shonen Anime!

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Za Beasto?

I remember that, Dear god I think that was the first time I fell to my feet at someone skill.

 

[Willis_D]

Wow. That is pretty fucking good. Congrats to the dude. Must have put a lot of practice into that.

 

[Abedeus]

Uhh. Too bad he had equally high chance of winning against someone mashing buttons.

Also, who still cares about those world records?

 

[John Funk]

Uhh. Too bad he had equally high chance of winning against someone mashing buttons.

Also, who still cares about those world records?

You can't seriously believe this.

 

[Abedeus]

Uhh. Too bad he had equally high chance of winning against someone mashing buttons.

Also, who still cares about those world records?

So what you're saying is you suck at Street Fighter, have no idea what you're talking about and are simply brushing aside this guys achievement? Classy.

So what you are saying is that you love to put your words into other people's mouths, then argue with your own words and prove that you made no sense at all?

I'm saying that half the time a button-masher can defeat someone who tried practicing moves and tricks. Also that in games like that there are usually some better fighters, and some worse. Nobody plays those worse. Everyone plays in tournaments only with the good fighters. Yes, I have unbalanced games.

Also, because Guinness World records stopped being note-worthy when they became "who takes the biggest dump in 24 hours" or "who eats the most hamburgers before throwing up" achievements.

Hey, when they started giving world records because some guy ate a bicycle, I stopped paying attention.

Exactly my point. It's just not news-worthy. Or record-keeping-worthy.

 

[Jared]

Well, thats a record worth holding! Congrats to that man!

 

[StriderShinryu]

Uhh. Too bad he had equally high chance of winning against someone mashing buttons.

Also, who still cares about those world records?

So what you're saying is you suck at Street Fighter, have no idea what you're talking about and are simply brushing aside this guys achievement? Classy.

So what you are saying is that you love to put your words into other people's mouths, then argue with your own words and prove that you made no sense at all?

I'm saying that half the time a button-masher can defeat someone who tried practicing moves and tricks. Also that in games like that there are usually some better fighters, and some worse. Nobody plays those worse. Everyone plays in tournaments only with the good fighters. Yes, I have unbalanced games.

Hmm.. no, I think he's right. Anyone who's actually played a fighting game at a decent level of play (or even watched some high level matches really) would say that you don't know what you're talking about.

 

[SnipErlite]

Good for him, I say. That is an awesome clip, and he's probably revered as a god among men by his friends.

 

[Brotherofwill]

Uhh. Too bad he had equally high chance of winning against someone mashing buttons.

Also, who still cares about those world records?

So what you're saying is you suck at Street Fighter, have no idea what you're talking about and are simply brushing aside this guys achievement? Classy.

So what you are saying is that you love to put your words into other people's mouths, then argue with your own words and prove that you made no sense at all?

I'm saying that half the time a button-masher can defeat someone who tried practicing moves and tricks. Also that in games like that there are usually some better fighters, and some worse. Nobody plays those worse. Everyone plays in tournaments only with the good fighters. Yes, I have unbalanced games.

Hmm.. no, I think he's right. Anyone who's actually played a fighting game at a decent level of play (or even watched some high level matches really) would say that you don't know what you're talking about.

Agreed. I get the 'mashing buttons' argument, but it doesn't work like that in Street Fighter and definetely not in competetive SF.

That victory was brilliant. Man, what a comeback.

 

[Jay D Gee]

great to see that crazy vid again

 

[cainx10a]

Good for him, fighting games and strategy games, two genres I will never be able to master > . >

 

[Space Spoons]

No player deserves this more than Daigo. It's not uncommon to hear a lot of talk about how he's "overrated", or that he's "not that good". As someone who's watched him play and dominate for years, I can say, beyond all doubt, that the man is on a whole different level. His reflexes and ability to read his opponents like books sometimes make me doubt that he's even human.

That doesn't mean I want to see him keep winning Evo, though. Man, I really thought this was America's year, but Ricky Ortiz just couldn't match up to the Beast.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Agreed. I get the 'mashing buttons' argument, but it doesn't work like that in Street Fighter and definetely not in competetive SF.

That victory was brilliant. Man, what a comeback.

I can't even see what one would mean with the button mashing comment to be honest. We're talking about high level play here and not just mucking around with your buddies. A masher might be able to steal a round here or there from someone who knows what they are doing simply by virtue of being less predictable than a middle of the road player who knows a couple of weak strategies but nothing beyond that. Against a player like Daigo who is a master at reading you or someone like J. Wong who will rush anyone down in a heartbeat, a masher wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. Heck, most tournament play is even designed to discourage unpredictability by making fights longer than standard settings. Luck may get you a round, but it's not going to get you 3 our of 5, and it's definitely not going to get you best of 3 matches at 5 rounds each (and the odds somehow manage to get even worse than that when you consider that it's not just one match but an entire tournies worth of matches).

Heck, even games that support mashing to some extent like Tekken or DOA will have the masher lose pretty much all the time against someone who knows what they are doing, never mind those who are top tier players. The only advantage a masher has is some level of unpredictability and anyone who's decent at fighting games will eat them for breakfast. If you're someone who loses more than a round here or there to a masher, you're just not that good.