Help a n00b get familiar with the NoCal arcade scene.

[Kratos]

Hi, so I've been playing Marvel since July, and I ain't THAT bad. I know my shit. But since I don't have a lot of funds, I've never looked into tourneys or teh arcade scene except for where I live, which is in Los Angeles.

Recently I got accepted to UC Berk, so I'm gonna be moving up there. Can someone give me a quick rundown of the arcade scene up there? Is there a good arcade specifically at Cal? Are there ones nearby? How far away? What are the big arcades in the area, and how far away are they? Basically, where is my new arcade home going to be. Thanks a lot.

[LB]

berkeley has the bearcade. check the bearcade thread.

too bad you'll be missing 90% of regulars since they are all graduating in may.

have fun.

[Kratos]

ah fuck are you serious? is there going to be any decent arcade scene at berkeley? please don't tell me i'm gonna miss out that much...

[UltraDavid]

I know some dudes will be left, but yeah, most of us are moving on. And besides, non-students in the area come by sometimes too, and they're probably not going anywhere. It'll still be decent, just probably not as good.

Where do you live in LA? Which arcade do you go to down there? I'm from the area too.

[Kratos]

I'm in Beverly Hills. I go to the Westwood arcade. I should be going to UCLA, but it's sort of far to walk, so me and my homies just hang out at the Westwood one.

At least there'll be more comp up in Berkeley than I have right now at Westwood.

[chicken]

I think the two best Marvel players in Berkeley will still be around. They suck in the grand scheme of things, but you'll get to see how you stack up.

[superdan]

What are you talking about? I graduated already. Haha. J/K.

Make friends with the regulars, sometimes they will hook you up with rides to SVGL or other places.

Daniel

[Kratos]

Awesome. I plan on doing that. I guess I will soon be joining the ranks.

Btw, sorry to be n00bish, but what's SVGL? I've seen the acronym before, but I forgot.

[Leezy]

SVGL = Sunnyvale Golfland = good place to get your ass handed to you on a shiny silver platter by some of the best in NorCal. The comp is pretty good on Tue/Fri, sometimes Sat.

San Jose State University is relatively easy to get to. Comp is good during the day, kinda shitty at night (most people go to SVGL, San Jose Golfland, or Milpitas Golfland during the night time).

There's hella other places to play, just not worth the drive unless there's a tournament or someone pro is gonna show up.

Pick up CVS2 and 3rd Strike, it'll give you something to do while you wait your turn, if you go to SVGL.

Stay away from Chunk...he's scary...like the boogeyman. Korngo will hype you up with his M.C. skills, and Crizzle will perfect your ass home. Stay away from Albert too, he's good, but you just won't want to be near him. :badboy:

[Korngo]

Korngo will hype you up with his M.C. skills

what's really good?

[Crizzle]

Woo go home

[THE CHUNKSTA!]

Stay away from Chunk...he's scary...like the boogeyman.

:shake: lol, im not scary :rolleyes:

~Chunksta~

[Emphy]

Chunk = scarier than me
SCARIER = SICKKKKER
CHUNKSICK
ASDIO;FJA;ISDF;ASDO;AJJSDF
Play more 3s?

[Magnus02]

Chunk = BEAST of Norcal

[Spirit Juice]

Stay away from the Whales at SVGL. Your head will explode when they begin to speak Whaleglish (sp?). >_>

[Korngo]

Woo go home

Mr. Perfect himdamnself

[THE CHUNKSTA!]

Chunk = scarier than me
SCARIER = SICKKKKER
CHUNKSICK
ASDIO;FJA;ISDF;ASDO;AJJSDF
Play more 3s?

haha, you're sick too Emphy. <3 =D

Magnus02: When do you want your DVD and CD back? Let me know! =D

Edit: Thanks for the props guys. :encore: :clap:
And Korngo is RIIILLL!!! <KKK3

~Chunksta~

[anthonEEEzy]

CRIZZLe!! aka Mr. Perfect!!! Go to svgl thursday, thats my day off. I'll give you or imree a call.

haahh "Albert go home"

Also, watch out for the cableguy and the $EE JAY. Guys are on another level.

[Magnus02]

Umm... hmm... I don't have a car for now man, my tire blew out the day I went home and shit. =(

I'll try to get it this friday or saturday, we'll see wussup, cuz i'm hella busy cuz of work and shit -__-'

[Kratos]

I'm going up there this weekend for Cal Day. Who's gonna be there Saturday night? And at around what time? Like, 8 or 11?

[THE CHUNKSTA!]

I'm going up there this weekend for Cal Day. Who's gonna be there Saturday night? And at around what time? Like, 8 or 11?

i'll be there saturday at 7-8 p.m. :badboy:

~Chunksta~

[Goteku]

i'm a low-tier scrub moving down to california into the folsom area from "sunny" Minnesota.
any competition over there? there seems to be an arcade about 4 miles away from the Intel site, but how's the fighting up there? everybody i hear about is over in the san jose or bay area. where's the closest action spot?
thanks in advance (if anybody still checks this board)


oh right. not sure what the tradition is when trying to find peoples in new places, but here are my general regulars:

3S: obviously in it for the sexy Hugo. occasional tachi's for the win. picking up Necro/Dudley for non-grapple support.

cvs2: A: 2Ken/Sak/2Kyo/Todo/Iori/Vice/Raiden.. some arrangement of those (i can only half-competently play A-Ken and A/P-Kyo... the rest are kinda works in progress..)
P: Ryu/Zangief/Raiden/2Kyo/Gouki

ggxx: Baiken/Bridget/Johnny/Potemkin/Axl
#reload: Bridget/Johnny/Potemkin

well. greetings aside, i hope to cross swords with you all sometime ^_^

[f_man]

see "urienator". sac state and davis are your closest bets.

[koogy]

Goteku: For #R, the best comp in Nor Cal= Davis. Berkeley is good, but they hardly play anymore. Reno occasionally visits Davis tournaments, so you may wanna check out their thread and ask around.

[Studmaster]

Davis, best comp in Nor Cal? Is San Jose not considered Nor Cal? (Not being sarcastic here.) San Jose players > Davis players, minus Tanaka Force.

[Dentron]

san jose==south bay==NOR CAL

[Goteku]

from other posts around the norcal area, it doesn't seem to have a lot of 3S competition.. or am i wrong? it seems that norcal is mostly cvs2 and marvel2.
either way, thanks for the information, i'll keep an eye out on those other boards

[Leezy]

Dude...SVGL=3rd Strike competition...Emphy is TOPS, Dudley Dave, Akumar, Hugo Chris, Cyanide Assassin, Andry, Choi, PyroLeezy (shameless plug), Venkat sometimes, that guy who rapes me with Makoto, those two Elena guys, random Asian dudes who like Ken, that guy who owned me up with Necro (a.k.a. Ryu Guy)...there's still more. It's actually pretty nice 'cause there's hella different levels of players, so it helps if you're trying to get better, like myself.

But yeah, CVS is pretty beastly here, and Marvel is just silly...especially when Salinas drops by. Oh yeah, those guys play 3S too.

[Emphy]

LEEZY is there at SVGL for SUPER TOP CVS PLAYING.

...SVGL does NOT = 3rd Strike competition T___T

[Dentron]

Emphy == Super Tops!

[Emphy]

Dent = NOT IN NORCAL!!!

...Emphy = SUPER SAD because of this T______T

[albertckim]

Recently I got accepted to UC Berk, so I'm gonna be moving up there.do you only play marvel? please tell me youre not hella good at cvs2... :xeye:

[Korngo]

Dude...SVGL=3rd Strike competition...Emphy is TOPS, Dudley Dave, Akumar, Hugo Chris, Cyanide Assassin, Andry, Choi, PyroLeezy (shameless plug), Venkat sometimes, that guy who rapes me with Makoto, those two Elena guys, random Asian dudes who like Ken, that guy who owned me up with Necro (a.k.a. Ryu Guy)...there's still more. It's actually pretty nice 'cause there's hella different levels of players, so it helps if you're trying to get better, like myself.

But yeah, CVS is pretty beastly here, and Marvel is just silly...especially when Salinas drops by. Oh yeah, those guys play 3S too.

You forgot to add me to the 3s list. I'm so beastly with the 28 game win streak!!!!!!!! =[

And when the KKK unites, SVGL gets poppin. Me/Chunk/Crizzle/nEEEzy/Mike Savage, shit get's DOWN!

Edit: 3s practice is also good at MGL... But I heard that place sucks now? I wouldin't know, soooooo... I would say play nogga Joe Le. WUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDUP JOE! Come to SVGL sometime. Blaze some of that hot flamin' cheebudda!

[Emphy]

You forgot to add me to the 3s list. I'm so beastly with the 28 game win streak!!!!!!!! =[

But YOU forgot to add "then I lost to a scrub".

...
MORE =[
<3

[TheWholeFnShow]

Davis, best comp in Nor Cal? Is San Jose not considered Nor Cal? (Not being sarcastic here.) San Jose players > Davis players, minus Tanaka Force.


Davis can provide some good comp, but most people play sparingly during their free time.

To the original poster, my bro plays MvC2 at UCB once in a while. He'll be a sophomore next year.

[Goteku]

dang. svgl is in the san jose area. that's about 2.5 hours away from folsom. stupid job.. offering in a place that's so close to good competition, but just far away to be a weekend trip-type of situation... like the carrot in front of a horse. those bums. well, i'll have to see if there are any console people around that area if the arcade scene is billions of miles away. thanks again for the info!

[CPS IV]

I would say play nogga Joe Le. WUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDUP JOE! Come to SVGL sometime.

Likewise

[TeAmShAdOwGaMeZ]

well there's also newpark mall..which is closer to you...but i would stick to svgl,mgl,or san jo...gr8 comp there chunksta is a beast at marvel...u'll remeber his name

[Goteku]

darn. newpark mall.. that's in newark? that's about 70 miles away from SVGL, like you said. ducking darn darn super

[TeAmShAdOwGaMeZ]

lol wow...newpar is like 20 min away from svgl..get it right