Wtf is Go For Broke?

[Se7in]

Okay, I've noticed Go For Broke is what the announcer says before a match starts, I know Go For Broke is the site where many match videos are hosted.

But wtf does it mean? Where did it originate?

I know, it's a weird question.

:sweat:

[shoryuken1030]

no, that's a good question.

when i first heard that, it made me think about a car.

your driving then you break down, thus go for broke.

or your at an arcade and alpha 3 is 50 cents or something.
you lose, you gone broke.

[Hail And Kill]

Go for broke is like an equivalent to "Go for it!". I think campbell said it when he was first in Japan and they adopted it and put it in Alpha 3.

[Nick T.]

It means "Go all out."

[Return of Shiki]

Go for broke is like an equivalent to "Go for it!". I think campbell said it when he was first in Japan and they adopted it and put it in Alpha 3.

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It's not like it's a colloquialism that's been around for over 50 years or anything.
:rolleyes:

[J-ride]

^ Seriously, my grandfather says he is going for broke when he goes all in when we play Texas hold em. It's THAT old.

go for broke Informal
To commit or expend all of one's available resources toward achievement of a goal: