London (especially North) Players [Archive]

Golden_Gunman

04-18-2005, 02:18 AM

So I was talking to The Mullah on MSN yesterday, and he tells me that a number of the XBL players (Bass, Kneel, myself), live in North London, in particular Southgate. I just wanna find out if that is true. If it is, maybe we can organise a session between the London XBL players (South London players like The Mullah and Luwaat are welcome too). The troc is cool and all, but not everyone can adjust to the sticks and it's kinda cramped and stuffy in there. Getting down there is also difficult for some people as it's not as easy as simply driving to somewhere with easy-access parking. Playing at someone's home means players can bring whatever controller they want, be it Arcade stick or pad, and you can play in a relaxed environment and not have to keep popping 50's into a cab.

I'm still at Uni at the minute but I complete my education in a month. So if any of you London players are interested, please post here with who you are, what part of London you are from and what days are best for you to play on. Peace :razzy:.

The Mullah

04-18-2005, 02:24 AM

Don Joff

04-18-2005, 03:25 AM

I'll be back in london on friday till saturday if any of you are planning a session. Nedd to meet more of the london heads anyways

RaJu_

04-18-2005, 03:36 AM

I'm not an XBL player myself but I wouldnt mind coming along sometime after my exams, which like golden_gunman, finish in a months time. Just let me know what happens and I'll see if I can make it. I am from south London, and I go to lots of sessions myself (hatims, chefs, dukus etc), but I would like to see how XBL players play.

Edieman

04-18-2005, 03:49 AM

I'd be up for meeting up too. I'm down in Brighton but it's only a train ride away. Means I'd have to carry my hunking 2 player X-Arcade up there though. Maybe i could disguise it as a skate board or something....

bassventura

04-18-2005, 03:52 AM

I'm from North London (turnpike lane near woodgreen) I'm always up for sessions the only thing is this coming weekend I am working sat and on sunday I got to go westend with a friend, I dont know what time I'll be free on sunday, but if something is happenin I'll try my best to make it.

PS - Also Raju I would like to play your Urien without having to wait 20-30 mins for a go. Good luck eith your exams bud. P

Golden_Gunman

04-18-2005, 04:08 AM

Guys, I'd love to do it this weekend, but I am too busy. I'm graduating this year, so as you can understand, I can't really host anything at the moment. I'm thinking of making it a Sunday -maybe the 15th May. I know it's a long way away, but like I say, that's when I break up from university. I might be able to host the session, but ironically it would be in Walthamstow, not Southgate. My sister owns a flat and will be on holiday then, so it's the only place I can think of where I could hold a session. If anyone's got a better location and wouldn't mind a bunch of strangers with joysticks terrorising their family / flat mates, and in a better location, post here.

I'm not an XBL player myself but I wouldnt mind coming along sometime after my exams, which like golden_gunman, finish in a months time. Just let me know what happens and I'll see if I can make it. I am from south London, and I go to lots of sessions myself (hatims, chefs, dukus etc), but I would like to see how XBL players play.

Raju I think we will have to handicap you (you can use my broken Hori or something) in some way because I've seen you at the troc and it won't be pretty in matches against you. XBL players are good but I don't think anyone is used to playing players like yourself, Chunkis, The Chef, Vince, etc on a regular basis. You guys can do stuff like red parrying which is *very* difficult on XBL, even with a good connection. But it would be great to get some tips, so it would be great to have you come along.

BTW, Edieman, you use an XArcade? I used to own one of those things, it was crap! Man how are you that good using that thing! If you can do all those Aegis traps with that thing, you really are a good player. You can just use my Sanwa if you come up here, that XArcade is way too heavy to travel with.

RaJu_

04-18-2005, 05:01 AM

Golden_Gunman: Sessions are the best and most effective when you are up against tough opponents, thats the only way I learnt. But obviously its gotta be fun too, its cool because you dont have to pay per play and can mess around with other characters. And most of all everyone is on their own stick/pad so its all good. I am free from 15th May onwards too! Good luck in your exams man, final year must be tough.

bassventura: Thanks man! Yeah I hope to play you again soon. :tup:

HarmoNaz

04-18-2005, 06:08 AM

I'm from North London (turnpike lane near woodgreen)
Shit man, thats where I live :wow: On Malvern Road which is off Alexandra road - you MUST know it!!!

If you guys want, I'll be more than happy to host a session for you lot whenever its convenient (minus 9-5 on weekdays :bgrin:). In fact, I INSIST!! I live with family, but as long as we stay in my room, its all cool.

What say you?

bassventura

04-18-2005, 06:12 AM

Shit man, thats where I live :wow: On Malvern Road which is off Alexandra road - you MUST know it!!!

Awsome geeza I cant recall that road off the top of my head, but I am sure I have seen it. I cant have massive sessions around my yard but you should pass up one day for a game and a bifta :tup:

I'll PM you my mobs you can do the same, I'm of on friday so a local link up might be a possibility

Golden_Gunman

04-18-2005, 06:15 AM

Shit man, thats where I live :wow: On Malvern Road which is off Alexandra road - you MUST know it!!!

If you guys want, I'll be more than happy to host a session for you lot whenever its convenient (minus 9-5 on weekdays :bgrin:). In fact, I INSIST!! I live with family, but as long as we stay in my room, its all cool.

What say you?

This sounds cool to me. Turnpike Lane is pretty easy to to. But it's gonna depend surely on how many people are planning on coming. I don't reckon you can get more than 8 guys in a room without he man odour being too much to bear lol.

EDIT: One more thing. Anyone got a video capture card or some way of capping matches. If we do have a session we should record it I reckon. "XBL Offline Battle" - the vid.

HarmoNaz

04-18-2005, 06:30 AM

Shit, I forgot to mention one thing - my room isn't that large, and the bed just takes up a third of the space. If guys dont mind sitting on the floor, I can tidy up a wee bit, but I doubt anything more than 5/6 guys. Besides, I doubt that many people will turn up in one go.

I play the box through my PC, but the capture facility doesn't work, so you'll have to find other means for that.

Edieman

04-18-2005, 07:19 AM

I got the X arcade because of 3S. Before the Xbox release I hadn't played any SF games for like 6/7 years. Last one was Street Fighter II Turbo!

Anyways, I reckon the Xarcade is ok but I have put in Happs Competition Sticks and buttons. The standard equipment really was that bad and there is a little input lag using the converter. I would prefer Sanwas but I think I spent far too much as it is on the damn thing!

Having said that I might have a chat with Mullah about possible further conversion with a xbox controller to do away with the lag. Really nice job on your custom stick Mullah :tup:

The Mullah

04-18-2005, 08:05 AM

yeah thanks man, i'll see if i can sort out a method of doing it without soldering anything either. super easy style

HarmoNaz

04-18-2005, 09:14 AM

One thing I just remembered - the VS option is dimmed out when I play 3s. Do I need to play against the computer or something to make it selectable?

Edieman

04-18-2005, 09:17 AM

Nice one Mullah. Look forward to hearing your ideas. :tup:

Shim Sang Joon

04-18-2005, 09:19 AM

One thing I just remembered - the VS option is dimmed out when I play 3s. Do I need to play against the computer or something to make it selectable?

lol. No just plug in an extra controller.

On to the topic I feal cheated for living in dk where
no one plays 3s and tax rates are insanely high :sad:

HarmoNaz

04-18-2005, 09:25 AM

lol. No just plug in an extra controller.

On to the topic I feal cheated for living in dk where
no one plays 3s and tax rates are insanely high :sad:

I do have an extra controller plugged in which is what I use for my friend in training mode. Oh dear, now I'm worried - gotta sort this out if I'm gonna host a session.

Well, I'd rather be in Sweden where the guitarists are shit hot. And if you live in UK, you'll always be poor. Seriously :sad:

Shim Sang Joon

04-18-2005, 09:26 AM

Oh. Right. You have to press a button on it as well. Ha ha.

And are you talking about Yngwie Malsten???

HarmoNaz

04-18-2005, 09:34 AM

And are you talking about Yngwie Malsten???
Malmsteen is just one of them. I'm a bigger fan of Mattias Eklundh of Freak Kitchen. Besides, there are tons of swedish prog rock bands that dont get the limelight (cant even remember their names) but are simply amazing. Certainly took my guitar playing to new levels.
I'm still pondering whether to attend his guitar camp this Summer. I'm just daunted by the whole journey to a country where I've never been before and know absolutely no one :xeye:

Don Joff

04-18-2005, 01:08 PM

Shit man, thats where I live :wow: On Malvern Road which is off Alexandra road - you MUST know it!!!

If you guys want, I'll be more than happy to host a session for you lot whenever its convenient (minus 9-5 on weekdays :bgrin:). In fact, I INSIST!! I live with family, but as long as we stay in my room, its all cool.

What say you?

Ok, when I'm in London I am in south london but am willing to venture up to the northside if I am welcome to this session (which will be on what day/time btw?)

Plus I can contribute 2 PS2 pad converters if needed

KneelB4Me

04-18-2005, 01:14 PM

you'll be lucky if nerdb4me comes out of his room to socialise with real people.

i have a real octagon gate, not your handmade piece of shit. you know who you are.

next weekend people, lets do this? sifu, kneel bass chowster, trout etc.

Mullah you sure you can make it? I found this recent picture of your ride still pinned against the wall. I know you wont come if you cant bring your stick.

http://www.photo-transport.co.uk/lorries/ferry-freight/freight-old.JPG

TGG and Naz, good to hear you guys are close. If anything is going down close-by, the chances of me making an appearance rasies around 80% :wink: I actually know of Alexandra Road Naz, Im 5 minutes down the road in Tottenham. TGG's proposed date is good for me since Im also pretty busy at the moment. What other games do you guys play besides 3S?

Golden_Gunman

04-18-2005, 02:39 PM

I think everyone will be looking to play 3S mainly, but I'm sure you guys will want to play CvsS2 as well. I have a chipped Xbox so I have arcade perfect versions of Alpha 3 :rock: , Garou, King of Fighters (up to 2002) and DarkStalkers. I can get hold of GGX#r and CFJ too. If I can get hold of the flat, I'll get two TV's down there and maybe we can have two games going on at once. That is of course assuming I get the flat, and a this stage, I can't guarantee that.

Right now we need to settle on the date and location. 15th May seems a popular date and it gives enough time for people that will have to travel far like Mullah and Edieman enough time to plan. I'm sure not too many people work on Sundays either. Right now we need a definite location. Harmonaz, could you do the 15th May at your place? If I can get a bigger venue, we can always change it, but provisionally we need a place to play.

HarmoNaz

04-19-2005, 03:50 AM

Hi guys,

I dont have any major plans until June, so lets say May 15th is do-able :pleased: However I will need to be reminded even though I doubt this will slip my mind.
I did some sizing yesterday and I actually think we can get quite a few people in once I've removed some of the furniture. We'll still need to sit on the floor or stand, but we do that at the troc or arcades anyway! The only other ground rule I'll have to impose is no alcohol - hope that isn't a problem.
I'm running mame and neorage on my PC, so the KOF and other snk fighters are there. I have a USB converter thingy for PS2 pads, or if you prefer something else, bring it along and we'll see if my PC can stomach it. Though Guilty Gear or Tekken or any of the other games I dont have. I can get a ps2 from my mate with Tekken 4, Tekken Tag, SF EX 3, CvS2, Mortal Kombat DA. But only one at a time because we cannot make any noise OUTSIDE my room.
I only have 1 ps2-xbox converter, so someone please bring another. Oh and my VS option isn't dimmed anymore - yeah yeah, call me stoopid :annoy:
My weekends are usually free, so if any of you wanna pop down before then, you're very welcome - subject to some security briefing :rofl: but seriously, this is all in good faith so I hope no one abuses it...
And if you play guitar, I have some treats for you ;-)

unikronn

04-19-2005, 09:12 AM

damn you guys are serious about this then, good luck

The Chef

04-19-2005, 06:25 PM

South London here too.
Have fun you guys, my exams don't finish till like 20th May lol
But after that, I'll be cool for some games :D

Rehan (Dead Man Inc.)

Phix

04-19-2005, 07:39 PM

Not quite north but meh im out in Ealing - West london :smokin:
Would like to get some proper offline play going :rock:

Golden_Gunman

04-20-2005, 03:24 AM

You got a car phix? A406 means you can get to North London in twenty minutes if there's no traffic.

unikronn

04-20-2005, 09:34 AM

HEY! where is east londons rep, come on someone from east has to be going.

ok if you do one in june i can come and i got a ride so if some of you peeps need a lift i can help with pick ups aswell.

Playalistic

04-21-2005, 04:53 AM

east london in the house!! i'd be up for one in june, only play OG streetfighter though, hyper, super turbo etc etc.

bassventura

04-21-2005, 05:00 AM

HEY! where is east londons rep, come on someone from east has to be going.

ok if you do one in june i can come and i got a ride so if some of you peeps need a lift i can help with pick ups aswell.

If your off work or doing the early shift tommorow, pass down troc there should be a few heads there.

unikronn

04-21-2005, 05:52 AM

If your off work or doing the early shift tommorow, pass down troc there should be a few heads there.

the earliest i could get there would be 8:30 or 9pm :sad: most of you lot would be gone by that time and YOU know my 3s game sucks, but i will try anyway

bassventura

04-21-2005, 06:12 AM

the earliest i could get there would be 8:30 or 9pm :sad: most of you lot would be gone by that time and YOU know my 3s game sucks, but i will try anyway

give me a call when you are free if we are still their which is very likely pass down.

Rice and Peace

bigbadcod

04-21-2005, 07:34 AM

:sad: Hey where the hell is cods invite??

HarmoNaz

04-21-2005, 07:46 AM

:sad: Hey where the hell is cods invite??
You have been invited to show the offliners what srk'ers are made of :devil:
I think Edieman mentioned you coming earlier.

bigbadcod

04-21-2005, 07:54 AM

Cheers dude... Hold Up NO BOOZE? Sifu wont like that one he loves beers... What about Chronic? Me and Bass are in need of chronic for Wario tournys

What ever games your missing i have a DC with all the games near enough every 2d fighter i have a ps2 with loads and an Xbox with near enough everything soon to be getting KOF mutli Packs, i have a couple of sticks loads of pads all sorts.

When is this happening where do i need to be. 15th of may north london?

and if its at a weekend i can get hold of a projector for some serious big gaming sorry to the peeps i didnt get this for when you came to mine but i was ill as hell the days before so tuff shit :encore:

HarmoNaz

04-21-2005, 08:06 AM

Sorry about the booze thing. We can always step out during games if you really need a drink. I think most details will get sorted nearer the time. chronic meaning joints? Thats kool - you'll have to bear with me covering up my door with a blanket so as not to let any smoke into the house. Otherwise my brother will kill me and my dad will have a heart attack :confused:
Hehe, I'm gonna have to tell my dear parents not to get scared on the day.

Edieman

04-21-2005, 12:13 PM

Hey Cod, just for the avoidance of doubt....

We're heading up to the Troc tomorrow night (Friday) and also trying to arrange another get together later on in May. 2 nights planned.

bigbadcod

04-22-2005, 05:09 AM

I would love to make Troc tonight but i cant get out of my other plans plus i have to be up super early tomorrow, just make sure you let me know any other dates and where i need to be and i'll be there and i'll try and bring the rest of the bigbad boys :tup:

bassventura

04-22-2005, 06:39 AM

Guys I am there 100%, just waiting for sifu n harmonaz to arrive and I should be there for around the 7pm mark.

Cod you silly billy you know you are always invited, a geeza of your mighty status dont need invite, consider your invites to anything automatic.

edie I'll call you when we are leaving. P

unikronn

04-22-2005, 04:14 PM

so when is this gonna go down, and is there gonna be any old school street fighter, oh and can i come?

[vince-uk]

04-24-2005, 08:09 AM

I'd come to this house meet. But only if someone preferably close would guarantee a place in their home for me to crash the night so I wouldn't have to worry about catching the last train. It costs enough for train and tube tickets to travel from Warwick.

If anyone is offering, PM me.

Sifu V

04-24-2005, 08:30 AM

I only kust noticed this thread.

Most of you know that i live in west (Notting Hill) but im pretty cool for travelling to wherever there's competition.

I usually have gatherings at mine, but thats not gonna happen for a while... So, if anyone had a decent sized venue and is not afraid of aclohol, then let me know!

BTW, is anyone too ashamed to admit to playing Fighting Jam? I realy getting into it, but need some peeps to practice on.

unikronn

04-24-2005, 02:55 PM

when it comes to live ill play you and beat your arse but good

Sifu V

04-24-2005, 11:05 PM

when it comes to live ill play you and beat your arse but good

:rofl:

Got to admire your enthusiasim :tup:

Mikee_Showbiz

04-25-2005, 03:27 AM

BTW, is anyone too ashamed to admit to playing Fighting Jam? I realy getting into it, but need some peeps to practice on.

What that other guy said - I'll probably be getting it for Live so if you need a moving combo dummy (my Guy/Kenji team is pretty skanky), feel free to hit me up when the game comes out :tup:

unikronn

04-25-2005, 04:58 AM

:rofl:

Got to admire your enthusiasim :tup:

:clap: east vs west london :clap:

but back to the matter at hand is this gonna happen or not, i could do something in june cause the mrs is going away BUT you got the thing of strangers coming into my pad i would have to of met somma you before (Bass and a few others i know). some of you lot might use my toilet and MISS the bowl (that shit aint cool) or worse still you might wanna take a dump in MY CRAPPER......no that crapper is mine. Or some people could be cleptos. I dont smoke or drink, but i would allow you to drink (dont get pissed and violent though)but not smoke.

i could not have more than 10 people in the living room cause of man fumes and space. I got a friend who can host in june aswell.
If peeps want me to host PM so we can thrash out some ideas and shit

Sifu V

04-25-2005, 02:14 PM

:clap: east vs west london :clap:

You know, i used to live up them sides. I used to live in Stratford, East Ham, Barking and then Dagenham.

If you used to go into Aces (East Ham) Silver Dollar (Romford) or the Shpping Hall (east ham) then i probably know you... or someone that you know.

Why dont you PM me and we'll talk.

KneelB4Me

04-25-2005, 04:07 PM

I used to live down the road from Romford, only for around a year. I never went into Silver Dollar, I just assumed it had no good games. :xeye: If im honest my gf would have beaten me up if I had tried to run in there tho..

Anyhows, I might practice CFJ a little. I have a copy but no mates want to play it. I'll only go Guy, nobody else! When we get a chance I'll definitely be down to play some tho Sifu :tup:

Sifu V

04-26-2005, 12:53 AM

unikronn

04-26-2005, 01:16 AM

hey sifu V i sent you a pm. Kneelb4me you is under the thumb boy! i bet she limits the time you can play live like a parking metre, £2 per hour. Kneel i thought you had to choose 2 characters not just one and do your characters play like their versions.... Superturbo all the way baby

Golden_Gunman

04-26-2005, 02:59 AM

but back to the matter at hand is this gonna happen or not, i could do something in june cause the mrs is going away BUT you got the thing of strangers coming into my pad i would have to of met somma you before (Bass and a few others i know). some of you lot might use my toilet and MISS the bowl (that shit aint cool) or worse still you might wanna take a dump in MY CRAPPER......no that crapper is mine. Or some people could be cleptos. I dont smoke or drink, but i would allow you to drink (dont get pissed and violent though)but not smoke.

i could not have more than 10 people in the living room cause of man fumes and space. I got a friend who can host in june aswell.
If peeps want me to host PM so we can thrash out some ideas and shit

ROFL :pleased: I hear ya with the crapper. Allow taking a dump after someone else has just unleashed their own super art in the bowl before you. Harmonaz said that he could do something at his place, but at the moment I don't think we can have more than six players because no-one has a place with enough room. I am trying to sort something out with more room for more players because if peeps like Vince and Raju are interested in coming along if would be too good to have them play as learning off those guys will help my game x 1 million. As a plan B I got my place where you guys can play but maximum six people and no drink / smoke inside my house (gotta respect the Pops, seeing as he lets me live there rent-free). So like I say if anyone can guarantee something better than that let me know, otherwise I will post in May with exactly what the situation is.

BTW: Nice meeting Bass, Harmonaz, Edieman (briefly) and Sifu-V. You guys seemed a bit quiet though (probably because some of you admit to smoking things you shouldn't, lol). Mind you it is loud in the troc and you sometimes can't hear anything. Oh well look forward to meeting you guys again.

unikronn

04-26-2005, 03:43 AM

thats cool, so one in may then a return beasting in june......mmmmm goody goody gum drops

HarmoNaz

05-03-2005, 01:30 AM

Guys, whats happening with this then? Its may and the 15th is fast approaching. I appreciate you're busy with exams, but any chance we could have an idea of where this is gonna happen and the details?

I think I can manage about 6-7 guys in my room, but it will be very squashed - what do you think Bass? I have a door to the garden in my room, so odour shouldn't be a problem. And to repeat myself, smoke is possible, but NO BOOZE (sorry!).

Golden_Gunman

05-03-2005, 02:20 AM

Ok just PM'd HarmoNaz, this thing is on. Sunday May 15th as planned. Only room for 6 people this first time, until we can sort out a bigger venue. Anyways there is no point arranging a massive session when we don't know how many people are actually going to show or not. If this is a sucess, we'll have a another one in a different place maybe with more people. Anyway 6 spaces to fill, so I guess it's first come first served.

Places filled
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HarmoNaz - confirmed
Golden_Gunman - confirmed
BassVentura - confirmed
Sifu V?
Unikron?

And....?

If you can *definitley* do the 15th May, then post here. Venue is North London, near Turnpike Lane station on the Piccadilly Line.

bassventura

05-03-2005, 03:48 AM

GGman I'm up for it 100% buddy, put me down :karate:

Harmonaz IMO you can get 4 comfy into your room and 6 is a possibillity. But some spring cleaning must be done before hand. LOL

HarmoNaz

05-03-2005, 03:53 AM

Do you think I should move the my little black lazyboy sofa or keep that as a playing seat for one of the two challengers? The other will obviously have to sit on my bed.
PLEASE REMEMBER - maximum six people this time round. We have 3 confirms so far. I want to keep a place reserved for Sifu until he actually declines, which he might due to the lack of booze. I really hope he doesnt...

HarmoNaz

05-03-2005, 04:31 AM

GUYS - MAJOR UPDATE AND GOOD NEWS

I just spoke to my dad and he's even agreed to let me have the whole ground floor to myself on that day. This means:

We have one TV in the living room to play on, as well as my room with the big PC monitor. I would ask that someone bring along another xbox in case the guys don’t like waiting while I constantly unplug their sticks to plug my pad in plus changing buttons etc etc, so maybe if I just keep my pad plugged in to one of the consoles, it should all be sweet. Or we could keep my xbox linked to live, though I doubt anyone will like the shifts between offline and online playing (screws me up bigtime).

We'll have the kitchen and dining room so I will prepare snacks for all of you hopefully. BUT NO BOOZE!!

Everyone is invited, as long as you aren't a weirdo or thief :bgrin: I'm not trying to be a dick, but please understand that I come from a conservative muslim family, so please enjoy yourselves, but no unsocial/loud behaviour whatsoever.

You can use the crapper if desperate, but leave it in a state such that my parents don’t Shun Goku Satsu me…

Any questions, let me know. Apart from that, lets make this happen :tup:

bassventura

05-03-2005, 04:48 AM

I'll bring my modded xbox, so we can play some classic shit too and check out new SNK shit like Rage of the Dragons (sifu likes this game).

The sofa's got to stay.P

Sifu V

05-03-2005, 08:24 AM

Places filled
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HarmoNaz - confirmed
Golden_Gunman - confirmed
BassVentura - confirmed
Sifu V?
Unikron?

And....?

If you can *definitley* do the 15th May, then post here. Venue is North London, near Turnpike Lane station on the Piccadilly Line.

Im there... just have enough room for my ego.

unikronn

05-03-2005, 09:17 AM

well i can't make it as im doing a 1-8:30pm shift on sunday 15th, but you guys have fun.

HarmoNaz

05-05-2005, 02:16 AM

Guys, this is happening next weekend, so can people start posting as to whether they plan to come or not?
Bass, Sifu and Golden Gunman so far.
Any input from DarkMaster Jeff, Edieman, BigBadCod etc?

Sifu V

05-05-2005, 10:58 AM

Guys, this is happening next weekend, so can people start posting as to whether they plan to come or not?
Bass, Sifu and Golden Gunman so far.
Any input from DarkMaster Jeff, Edieman, BigBadCod etc?

I want team BigBad to come. I enjoy beasting them.

Ok, i've been thinking... and it hurt quite a bit.

Of us South England live SRK players, who would be the best with each character? No this aint a popularity drive in my favor, but i think its worth thinking about... This is my list.

Ken-Bass
Akuma Harmonaz or A-Kumar
Edipops (does he count, not living in london?) Remi
Gunman - Q
Me.... ?
Darkmaster...? (sorry bud, never played you.)
BBC - ?
BBJ - ?

Lemme know what you think.

unikronn

05-05-2005, 12:36 PM

i take it your talking 3s.....i still owe you abeating by the way

ps can someone tell me what the scales are next to what number post i am.....what does it mean?

Sifu V

05-05-2005, 03:03 PM

i take it your talking 3s.....i still owe you abeating by the way

ps can someone tell me what the scales are next to what number post i am.....what does it mean?

I dont think it should just be limited to 3s.

The scales are your reputation thingy. I have no idea how they work tho.

unikronn

05-05-2005, 11:44 PM

ok then lets talk AE
Super Ryu= chowster and hadoku

super turbo ryu= ak-UMAR and Original DON

Honda = Unikronn

Sagat (any) + ak-UMAR and unikronn

Guile = original don (playalystic but i have not played him)

chum-li = original don or ossoi

gief = Villan In Blac

Bison= unikronn

Ken = chowster, unikronn, ak-UMAR, o. don

Blanka= original don , unikronn

vega, in london i believe i am the only vega player now

balrog=?

sim =?

cammy =?

Dee-Jay= ?

Fei Long =? villan in blac

Even though we are talking london players I do not know if Demon Grim is from london if so he would probably be on every character. The don 786 would and should get Guile, Vega, Dee-Jay but im not sure if he is from london

Meenaxi has Guile, chun-li, and now honda I believe he should start using bison as well.

the best all rounder in MY opinion would go to R-ism or his newer name Indelable Masta, but im not sure he plays anymore. I have played him off and on line he is a monster on live and has one of the best st ryus on the arcades in london.

bigbadcod

05-06-2005, 12:36 AM

I have the best hibiki around for sure anyone want to tell me different come show me what you've got

I'll have to find out about next week as the boys and all that jive its a Sunday so might be a problem for Most of us saturdays are best :tup:

Sifu get online i've been training hard i reckon i can take that Hugo of yours now :wow:

Don Joff

05-06-2005, 04:59 AM

I'll let you know tomorrow if I can make it, considering I'd be coming from bradford I need to make sure I'm not neglecting anything up here first before I book tickets.

Btw, sifu I sent a friend request, accept then I can see this hugo of yours

Sifu V

05-06-2005, 07:16 AM

Sifu get online i've been training hard i reckon i can take that Hugo of yours now :wow:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Ok. Ill be on tonight, at about 10ish.

Don Geoff. I'll accept.

bassventura

05-06-2005, 07:21 AM

Sifu you wanna come out tonight?

Call me

bigbadcod

05-06-2005, 07:32 AM

Bass i called you but a woman answered and said your grounded for the rest of the month cause you didnt brush your teeth this morning :xeye:

HarmoNaz

05-06-2005, 04:08 PM

Posting this from my mates house in Yorkshire...

I still haven't got an idea of numbers, so please post if you do plan on coming. Bass, could you ring Edie as he hasn't posted in awhile?

bassventura

05-07-2005, 03:22 AM

Bass i called you but a woman answered and said your grounded for the rest of the month cause you didnt brush your teeth this morning :xeye:

I dont brush my teeth........I use wrigleys ice white, if you see the ad on tv this micro shit flies out and attacks the nasty stuff on yo teeth, therefore brushing is a thing of the past. P

Naz I'll text edie

Don Joff

05-07-2005, 03:34 AM

Posting this from my mates house in Yorkshire...

I still haven't got an idea of numbers, so please post if you do plan on coming. Bass, could you ring Edie as he hasn't posted in awhile?

Whoa whoa whoa!!!

Your in yorkshire now, mate so am I, if your in west yorkshire thats where bradford is. If you want we can meet up if you are close enough

Sifu V

05-07-2005, 03:58 AM

appologies to cod and geoff. I fell asleep at 8...

Virtua_Leon

05-07-2005, 05:26 AM

Aces, those were the days

HarmoNaz

05-07-2005, 03:43 PM

Still no idea of numbers :annoy: Is the BigBad household gonna be there? Did someone mention Demon Grim - is he UK material?? I'd love for him to come along. Also, can any of you get in touch with Raju (Urien player @ Troc) - I'm sure he can school us a bit!

Darkmaster - sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I'm here on urgent business and shite, so dont really have any time. I'm actually in Dewsbury which is quite a way from Bradford I think... Just get your behind to North London next Sunday. Havent played you in ages - kinda missing your Q :nunchuck:

Sifu V

05-08-2005, 12:40 AM

Aces, those were the days

Eh? you played in aces too..?

How many more of us oldire are there...! PM me, i may have beaten you in the past.

Virtua_Leon

05-08-2005, 01:27 PM

RaJu_

05-08-2005, 02:01 PM

Also, can any of you get in touch with Raju (Urien player @ Troc) - I'm sure he can school us a bit!

Hi there, if you just pm me your mobile number or something then I can get in touch with you closer to the time, I am not sure if I can make it yet (might be working or something) and if The Chef has a session (which he does on sundays sometimes) then I would prolly end up going to that.

Anyways laters. :karate:

P.S. North London is a very long trek for me lol (i'm right down south).

The Mullah

05-08-2005, 02:06 PM

where down south?

bigbadcod

05-09-2005, 07:09 AM

Mullah you punk

Sifu V

05-09-2005, 08:42 AM

We beat eachother plenty of times on kof name is leon wear glasses you'd remember if you saw me.

Aces was the place to be back in the days and shopping hall shame they both have gone.

I dont really see many people from aces anymore seen a few of them out and about like kenroy and zuf sometimes saj

arent you the slightly podgy bloke who used to wear a cap sometimes and had a blue jacket? If you're who i think you are then we definitely need to catch up on some old skool shiznit.

i'll add you up and we can resume where we left off.

Virtua_Leon

05-09-2005, 08:51 AM

Yeah that sounds about right, cool

Sifu V

05-09-2005, 10:32 AM

bassventura

05-09-2005, 11:30 AM

I am there dude, I cant believe you are gonna be 62, all you gotta do is hold out 3 more years and paying for public transport after 0930 will become a thing of the past. LOL

The Chef

05-09-2005, 01:56 PM

hmm it looks like my last exam has been pushed forward to Sat 14th May.. which means I might be able to make your session on Sunday, if there's space. If it's full up, never mind it's cool.

The no smoking/drinking rule is fine with me, as I do neither. (Ahem better add no pork as well, if ppl are planning to bring food ¬_¬)

Down South is Zone 3/4, I live in Wimbledon, Raju in Tooting.

Rehan (Dead Man Inc.)

HarmoNaz

05-09-2005, 03:42 PM

OI Chef - Raju tells me you have the best Ryu in UK????

Get your ass to my house on Sunday - if Raju is right then you're the guy I've been looking for.

I'd prefer if no one brings food as I'd be honoured to take you all out to eat or order a takeaway. But if you do, then yes, please dont bring pork for reasons you can probably figure out. Oh, and I'm not a saint as I do tend to smoke every now and then...

Don Joff

05-09-2005, 04:24 PM

Naz, I cant make it unfortunately got bare more work on than I first thought. Apologies

Sifu, that's a good idea, drunken 3s is BARE jokes trust me

Golden_Gunman

05-10-2005, 01:31 AM

Naz, could you PM me with where you live? Send me like a Streetmap link or something. Also, what's parking like where your at? I ask only because I am now the proud owner of this badboy:

http://img171.echo.cx/img171/8531/saturnastrovsastrocity2uu.jpg
(My sticks are the bottom ones)

These sticks are identical to the Trocadero ones, so anyone is free to practice on them in order to get better so that they can take their "A" game with them next time they are at the Trocadero. They are pretty heavy though, so I can't be bothered to carry them on the tube, so I'd like to know where's best to park up.

HarmoNaz

05-10-2005, 02:36 AM

DarkMaster Jeff - apology accepted :sad:
Gunman - :wow: How did you manage to get that man??? unfortunately I'm not very well informed about parking. People who come round mine have often complained about it being difficult to find a parking space, but they do eventually. If you need a map, try searching for Malvern Road on postcode N8. There is a big pay and display place in the shopping mall nearby.
Bass - do you have any idea on parking round our area?

Edieman

05-10-2005, 04:26 AM

ok kids.

Its my Birthday at the end of this month (27th) and im thinking of having a gathering at my house.

Let me know if anyones interested. You CAN drink and you CAN smoke... koz its MY house (flat).

Hey fellas, I've not been playing / posting for a while but still up for some offline sessions. I can't make this Sunday 15th but can do something later. Perhaps Sifus B'day bash on the 27th. Put me down for it :tup:

Gunman: I definitely need some practice on those small fiddly sanwa super sticks. Last time I was at the troc I struggled to unlock the secret codes for even dash or jump forward. :tup:

bassventura

05-10-2005, 04:29 AM

I am not sure about parking near yours, my guess is it's permit holders and the free spaces are probobly limited. Naz`have a look around your area and find out for sure. If worst come to worst then I can take GGman near my yard to park his car, it'll be a 10 min walk from there to yours but there's always parking near mine.

GGman I was so tempted when I saw wot megalo was sellin but had to tear myself away, I am glad you bought them atleat I'll get a chance at tryin that shit out. P

Edie change that config man, L2R not R2L

unikronn

05-10-2005, 06:25 AM

bass (base) did you SEE that stick you know you want that shit there? all i can say is DAMN!

Golden_Gunman

05-10-2005, 07:29 AM

Gunman: I definitely need some practice on those small fiddly sanwa super sticks. Last time I was at the troc I struggled to unlock the secret codes for even dash or jump forward. :tup:

Tell me about it. Everyone thought I was a proper pussy for not playing last time I went to the troc, but when you can't dash or parry when you want to, it's really frustrating. Most troc players would own me even if I was used to the controls, so you get made to look like an idiot if you have that as a disadvantage as well. Edieman, you are a great player on XBL, but I noticed that you couldn't even get your Aegis traps out at the troc, because of your unfamiliarity with their sticks. I know that feeling well. I really didn't need these sticks as I have three already :karate: including a Tha-Darkside custom Sanwa (pure pimpage) and a Hori Real Arcade Pro (which needs fixing because I pulled off one too many mp, hp, SA3 with Ken). But I brought the sticks because with a chipped Xbox I basically have an arcade in my own room, with Alpha 3, 3S, Super Turbo, Garou, etc, etc AND I can use them on XBL :badboy: . I also got them because I really wanna start a semi-regular meet with players. The troc is cool and everything, but nothing beats being able to play 3S and then walk 10 metres and munch from your fridge! You also don't have to pay 50p per game and the lighting doesn't give you epilepsy. If we can get sessions going on once a month (maybe more now that us students are finishing soon), it would be well good.

@ Bass, if you want it I can give you a good deal on my Hori Real Arcade. It needs some sorting out, but instead of getting an expensive stick, you are welcome to borrow it indefinitley as long as I can have it back if I really need it (which is pretty unlikely).

I asked Mr.Megalo where he got the Astro City sticks from and he says he got it from Australia :xeye: . I think I have found them for sale on a Japanese site, but they are really expensive unfortunately. However, he (Mr. M) has told me that if he finds any more he will import them, so if he or I find any, I'll let you guys know, because they are really nice sticks to play with, and I'm sure when you use them, a few of you guys might want one of your own, although I gotta say that Tha-Darkside makes really nice sticks, and his Sanwa's get the Gunman's personal reccomendation.

HarmoNaz

05-10-2005, 07:51 AM

Gunman - can I borrow the stick PLEASE? I really need a decent stick to practice on, and if I like yours, I'll either fix it and buy it off you or buy a brand new one.

Golden_Gunman

05-10-2005, 08:05 AM

^ @ Naz:
Sure, why not. That means I am bringing THREE sticks with me on Sunday though, so you guys, have a heart and help me carry the things yeah? I think all you need is emery paper to clean up the contacts a bit, because I think one micro switch is playing up. Anyway I got an exam tommorow, so you won't hear from me for a bit (you may notice that I have temporarily "retired" from XBL for the last two weeks for the same reason). Anyway peace y'all.

HarmoNaz

05-10-2005, 08:20 AM

Good luck on the exams - and dont stress. I suggest listening to tons of annoying music before you go in. Trust me - I'm a nerd :bgrin:

Sifu V

05-10-2005, 09:32 AM

You guys are gonna have to cope without my magnificent presence on sunday. Im gonna take my sons iceskating instead.

bassventura

05-10-2005, 10:42 AM

Thanks for the offer GGM :tup: , I bought the CFJ hori recently but still preffer my SC2 stick. I am sure Naz will make good use:nunchuck: of the stick. I gotta admire your collection though it is pure pimp :cool: . With those astro sticks, Mame and a carpentor your only one step away from having an actual arcade in your house.
The next thing I'm gonna go for is a custom Sanwa with some custom artwork on it (then I will also become a Pimp:cool:....oh yeah).

Since I started playing on stick, I get an urge to buy one every time I get paid, end of this month I am gonna go for the sanwa, I hope it stops their, but you never know :shake: .
I just hope I dont end up the mad man on the street that stays home allday and no one ever sees him in the neighbour hood. The only time he comes out is when people come into his front garden and knock on his door, and then he comes out chasing them away by tossing arcade sticks at them and growling :looney: .
Still thats the future and I can change it...........I hope.

HarmoNaz

05-12-2005, 01:53 AM

Its almost time :devil:

bassventura

05-12-2005, 12:16 PM

Just to confirm naz are we gonna have two tv's cause if thats the case we can do one with 3s and on the other my modded xb with practicly every beat em up ever on there.

HarmoNaz

05-12-2005, 01:13 PM

Yep - TV in living room and monitor in bedroom. But I'm still skeptical about numbers :sad: Chef, Raju, Big Bad household - you lot coming? Please do guys. Bass - bring Akumar along and anyone else you think is cool.

The Chef

05-12-2005, 05:26 PM

I doubt it.. busy weekend :(

I'm likely to come next time though, gimme a shout :)

Rehan (Dead Man Inc.)

Golden_Gunman

05-13-2005, 06:26 AM

Well I am still on for this. Playing in the arcade / Playing offline with real people > Xbox Lag. I'm not suprised many people aren't coming as if I hadn't met you guys I'd be skeptical about rushing round some guy you only know from the Internet's house too. Anyway I finally finished uni forever now, so I have no excuse. I'm going out for a well-deserved piss-up Saturday night though, so I might need a bit of a lie in (hangover). I'll probably call you Naz at about 10-11AM sunday. Catch you and Bass then.

HarmoNaz

05-13-2005, 06:42 AM

Looking forward to it Gunman :tup: Congrats on getting through the exams - I know the feeling :rock:
Well, even if there aren't tons of people, we can spend ages playing amongst ourselves. And hopefully no one will be too pissy about me plugging in my pad every now and then!

Anemis

05-14-2005, 08:33 PM

Well I'm definitely up for these sessions if you guys'll have me. This weekend not too great, seeing as it's pretty much over but uh, next time all's good. :tup:

bassventura

05-15-2005, 02:09 AM

Well I'm definitely up for these sessions if you guys'll have me. This weekend not too great, seeing as it's pretty much over but uh, next time all's good. :tup:

sounds good to me man :clap:

PS - are you going troc this friday?

HarmoNaz

05-15-2005, 02:11 AM

bassventura

05-15-2005, 02:19 AM

gonna shower, have brekie and get ready and stuff, I'll call you when I'm leavin, prob around the midday mark. P

Anemis

05-15-2005, 07:06 AM

Reticent - I think I kinda invited you on one of the GG threads, but I'm probably mistaken. If you get this in time, you are MORE THAN WELCOME to make your way. How quickly can you get to North London, Turnpike Lane? Very interested to see how you kick my ass offline :tup:
Bass awake? I'm just gonna start cleaning my room now :bgrin:

Yeah I live in Finchley so, s'not a problem. Like I said, this weekend not so good though. Definitely down for something later, seeing as my exams and such are also done.

HarmoNaz

05-15-2005, 03:41 PM

Great session we had there :clap: Special thanks to the Troc crew for making it at such short notice. Raju, Haatim, and the other few guys that popped over. Chef - I've started working on cloning your Ryu :devil: (laughs with the nasty M.Bison mwahahaha!!!)

Just to let you guys know - I can do sessions like that around once a month I reckon, so bear that in mind. I'm planning to stop playing online for awhile to develop a stick game - so I would appreciate any offline sessions or games anyone is willing to give me.

Bass - I'm gonna be bugging you for offline games every now and then!

Golden Gunman - Thanks for going to all the trouble of driving over with your sticks. And a very special thank you from me personally for letting me borrow your stick and converter - I owe you bigtime for that :tup: Forget all that moaning I was doing about offline timing and Akuma needing exact timings and stuff - it was all because of my shitty converter. I just practiced on your stick for an hour and I'm simply amazed at how easy some things are :wow: Though as I feared, I can't pull out the Raging Demons quick enough to use a dash in > demon setup. But after seeing Chef play today, I'm gonna stick with Ryu for awhile...

Shim Sang Joon

05-15-2005, 05:41 PM

Bass... Your new avatar fukkin rocks!!!!!!
Shit man... Major props dude.

Oh.. And sorry for poluting this fine thread :P

HarmoNaz

05-16-2005, 12:48 AM

Oh.. And sorry for poluting this fine thread :P
Indeed :tdown: You must now present yourself at the court of Trocadero or House of Naz where sentencing will take place :rock:

Edieman

05-16-2005, 03:34 AM

Hey Naz, looks like you had a good sesh. Hopefully Raju and the others got to see some more accomplished gameplay than we were able to show at the Troc. How did everyone fair against each other? I'll make it for the next one!

HarmoNaz

05-16-2005, 04:29 AM

Edieman - you should have been there! The only srk'ers were me, Bass and Golden Gunman. We did fairly well to be honest. Bass was dishing out some very random rush techniques and Gunman was displaying some nice air parrying and link combos. Me - I was just making excuses all the time :bgrin: Weirdly enough though, my Sean was undefeated out of the 4/5 games I used him :xeye:
Not sure where/when the next session will be, but considering how everyone has finished exams and all, they may be quite frequent over the next 2/3 months.
Should we stick to posting everything in this thread - or should we make a new one?

RaJu_

05-16-2005, 05:21 AM

Thanks very much for the session Naz it was really good, hope to play you lot again soon. :karate:

Bass: I probably wont be at troc this friday, but will be next friday.

c ya. :tup:

Sifu V

05-16-2005, 05:22 AM

Edieman -
Not sure where/when the next session will be, but considering how everyone has finished exams and all, they may be quite frequent over the next 2/3 months.

havent you been paying attention :rolleyes: ? Its my birthday at the end of this month. Expect a gathering at mine.

HarmoNaz

05-16-2005, 06:17 AM

havent you been paying attention :rolleyes: ? Its my birthday at the end of this month. Expect a gathering at mine.
Sorry Sifu! 27th is a Friday though - will the gathering be on the weekend or even the bank holiday Monday? If its Friday, I may have to take the day off work...

Sifu V

05-16-2005, 07:22 AM

Sorry Sifu! 27th is a Friday though - will the gathering be on the weekend or even the bank holiday Monday? If its Friday, I may have to take the day off work...

We'll go wih the either the sunday or the monday, either is cool with me.

Everyone post up and let me know which is better.

Edieman

05-16-2005, 07:29 AM

I can make Sunday :badboy:

I haven't played in like 3 weeks! Might need to come over beforehand to warm up :tup:

The Mullah

05-16-2005, 08:24 AM

We'll go wih the either the sunday or the monday, either is cool with me.

Everyone post up and let me know which is better.

sunday the 12th of june would suit us all best

:party:

Sifu V

05-16-2005, 10:17 AM

Eddi - do so :tup:

Mullah - its the 29th, you muppet. :badboy:

bassventura

05-16-2005, 12:36 PM

Thanks very much for the session Naz it was really good, hope to play you lot again soon. :karate:

Bass: I probably wont be at troc this friday, but will be next friday.

c ya. :tup:

You say that now. LOL

Shim thanks for the props bro, but thats how I dress up to play 3s when I hit the troc. Turtle Style :nunchuck:

Naz massive shout to you for the being the Top Tier host, you beasted us with the pizza's and the Raging cheese burger was some good shit too. It was good to play so many heads without being told by a fat brown bloke not to lean on the walls and only to sit down if we are playing.

Big up all the crew that passed by :tup:

Sifu if you do it on sun 20whatever (29th is it) I'll make sure not to be down as working, and mean time I can search my local charity shops for a good present. LOL

The Mullah

05-17-2005, 02:18 AM

thankZzz

Sifu V

05-19-2005, 12:58 AM

Could anyone coming up to mine on the 29th post up here? I'll PM you with my contact details so you dont get lost. Im hoping to start the proceedings at middayish.

So far i have

Bass
Harmonaz...?
Mullah...?

HarmoNaz

05-19-2005, 01:28 AM

Definitely count me in Sifu :tup:

bassventura

05-19-2005, 03:23 AM

I'm in dude

Golden_Gunman

05-19-2005, 03:56 AM

I'll be there. Where exactly in West London are you Sifu? I have a car so could drive Naz, Bass and myself over there, if there's convinient parking nearby.

Sifu V

05-19-2005, 05:38 AM

I'll be there. Where exactly in West London are you Sifu? I have a car so could drive Naz, Bass and myself over there, if there's convinient parking nearby.

Im in Notting Hill.

You can park where you like on a sunday.

The Mullah

05-19-2005, 06:24 AM

no can do V, but after the 13th i'll be free to do whatever!

RaJu_

05-19-2005, 07:22 AM

Sifu V: I would have liked to go to this session of yours, but unfortunately it looks like I am working on that sunday (dry huh?). Maybe next time ay.

Edieman

05-20-2005, 01:58 AM

I'm in Sifu.

Sifu V

05-21-2005, 05:19 AM

Sorry guys, but the 29th is off for now untill i can find another venue... ive had to relocate to East Ham on VERY short notice.

Dont worry. I'll repost with another locale soon.

Golden_Gunman

05-28-2005, 10:05 AM

Bumping this thread to let you guys know that I will be hosting a session in the second week of June. I have the house free for a week, so I am flexible as to what day I do. A lot of people will be working etc, so I want to know what day is best for everyone. I have the whole house free so I'm going to have two TV's (not tiny one's either *ahem HarmoNaz ahem*). I aint the greatest player but I have two of the best sticks in the UK, as BassVentura and Harmonaz will testify. I live in North London, nearest Tube stations are Southgate (Picadilly) and Whetstone (Northern). If anyone is travelling from out of town (Edieman), I think Vince was interested in one of the sessions once, then I can offer a place to crash if that makes things easier for you.

Last time at Naz's we had myself, HarmoNaz, BassVentura, Raju, Hatim, Chef, Zakuta, Chunkis (briefly). All those guys are invited this time too, but I also wanna hear from:

Kneel B4 Me
Sifu V
The Mullah
Ediepops

Lemme know what you think.

Peace.

RaJu_

05-28-2005, 11:16 AM

Golden_Gunman: Troc was hotter than a mutha****** yesterday huh? Btw that japanese dude came later and got beats by my Urien only eventually ending up having to resort to Yuns genei-gay-jin and then pwn me several times over lol, I never thought he would be one to do something like but its his choice at the end of the day I guess :lame: lol.

Anyway good idea about the session I will try my best come to this, I will let a few other l33t 3s heads that dont really check these forums know as well if you want (I know Peaceman is looking to go to sessions now that he cant make it to troc on fridays anymore, Dukus wants to start brucking heads again and Basis and Hkc have now finished pretty much their exams so they may like to come too) obvously its all down to the space in your house I aint telling no one until I have your fully granted permission mate :karate: . Just pm me your mobile number or something, checking these boards all the time is becoming long tingz lol.

As for which day it should be on, I am not sure cause my work shifts are random but I should be able to get around it. I will see closer to the time when all these other heads give their preferred day. Laters :tup:

The Mullah

05-28-2005, 11:25 AM

i am only free after the 13th, if you're planning from then onwards, i'm down.

Golden_Gunman

05-29-2005, 03:46 PM

Golden_Gunman: Troc was hotter than a mutha****** yesterday huh?

Yeah it was sweltering down there on Friday. I had to duck early because I couldn't stand the heat. If was a toss-up of more games or a bottle of ice cold coke, and the coke won. BTW Who is the Yun player? Is he the oriental looking guy with the girlfriend? I'll keep an eye out for him.

I don't mind who you are thinking of bringing along, just give me a rough idea how many nearer the time. Right now I am just trying to get the best date for everyone. If I can't find a good date this month, I might push it back one more month to give everyone a bit more time to sort out a day of work, etc.

I'll post soon with exact details though for everyone who's interested.

HarmoNaz

05-29-2005, 03:56 PM

I'm down for anything that doesnt clash with weekdays 9-5 typical rat race timings...

Edieman

05-30-2005, 02:15 AM

I'm down for it too GGM. Again, weekends only, Sat or Sunday.

Very good of you to offer everyone the opportunity to get together. Nice one fella :tup:

bassventura

05-30-2005, 03:30 AM

Sundays are always good for me, but if you do pick another day if I have a couple of weeks notice I can sort a day off from work?

RaJu_

05-30-2005, 04:16 AM

Yeah it was sweltering down there on Friday. I had to duck early because I couldn't stand the heat. If was a toss-up of more games or a bottle of ice cold coke, and the coke won. BTW Who is the Yun player? Is he the oriental looking guy with the girlfriend? I'll keep an eye out for him.

Yeah thats him, his best char imo is his Urien, he some how manages to build up meter at very fast speed!

Anyway, yeah a sunday should be good for me. Seeya.

Don Joff

06-01-2005, 06:08 AM

Has an exact date been decide yet? (prays its not the 12th)

grahf swe

06-02-2005, 02:04 AM

I'd like to come to uk and play some of the uk-players if possible.

Golden_Gunman

06-02-2005, 02:38 AM

I'm not sure I can do this after all, but if I do run this session it will be end of June now. But I am still trying to get this thing together.

Peace.

bassventura

06-02-2005, 03:05 AM

I'd like to come to uk and play some of the uk-players if possible.

That's the spirit man, let me know if you decide to pop over man, I'll show you around town. I got a week and a bit of from work at the begining of july. I also had a similar idea, I have friends/family that live in various EU countries. I was thinking to myself that if I ever went to any of these countries aswell as enjoying the scenery and doing the holiday shit I could visit family/friends and of course play sf with srk heads.

If I ever travel I gotta make sure I got the essentials

Passport
Toothbrush
Arcade stick
magic box
dc convorter
socks
etc

Edieman

06-02-2005, 03:08 AM

I'm not sure I can do this after all, but if I do run this session it will be end of June now. But I am still trying to get this thing together.

Peace.

Mate, I really hope you can do this. :xeye:

Has anyone heard from Sifu V. Hope he's ok, haven't seen him on Live for a while. Bass: you seen him recently?

bassventura

06-02-2005, 03:33 AM

Sifu's cool man, He was up at my yard a couple of days ago (sun I think), He should be back online soon from his new place mean time he is keeping him self entertained by chocking his chicken (i feel like chicken tonight, chicken tonight).

Also Eddie I host sessions at mine quite frequently, the only thing is I dont have more then 3 or 4 peeps up at once. I got a large ass room but still though I like everyone to be super comfy (I also fear man BO). If you fancy a trip down to london one sunday or something we'll sort something out, Harmonaz is always up for it and is a ten minute walk away, GGM is in the neighbourhood too, Sifu is another possibility, akUMAR and Kneelb4me are down the road too There's also the troc crew plus others.

GGM it'll be great if you could host the mega one.

Also guys I been thinking if I can find a hall in london that we can rent, we might be able to host a session with 50 - 100 uk heads and no one needs to worry cause their yards not on the line, seats are usually provided, we'll prob just have to take TV's and concoles with us. I dont know how much it will cost to rent but I'm thinkining between £50 - £200 for the day depending on size and location, if we split the cost I'm sure it will work out less then a fiver each. Guys give me some feed back on this idea if I get a good response I'll start a thread on hiring a hall and put this thing into second gear. P

Mikee_Showbiz

06-02-2005, 03:41 AM

Also guys I been thinking if I can find a hall in london that we can rent, we might be able to host a session with 50 - 100 uk heads and no one needs to worry cause their yards not on the line, seats are usually provided, we'll prob just have to take TV's and concoles with us. I dont know how much it will cost to rent but I'm thinkining between £50 - £200 for the day depending on size and location, if we split the cost I'm sure it will work out less then a fiver each. Guys give me some feed back on this idea if I get a good response I'll start a thread on hiring a hall and put this thing into second gear. P

Sounds good. I'd love to head up to London but it's more of a money/time issue than anything else (and laziness). Now the football season is over, I'm not in London much anymore and only really want to go if I'll be playing lots of UK SFers and SRK guys. So if there is a bit 50 - 100 hall style meet, I'd definitely be in.

Edieman

06-02-2005, 03:44 AM

bassventura

06-02-2005, 04:10 AM

I'm thinkin 3 0r 4 TV's, I can contibute one telly and one or two consoles. 3s can have a permanant set up, on other screens either permanent or as the crowd chooses we can go through cvs2, alpha3, ST, my main choices will be cvs2 and 3s but if people feel to play other titles then shouldnt really be an issue. I think if we could get the reg online crew there we'll prob cover costs, but we can also use the help of UK veterens such as chunkis, chef, Raju and others can bring some players. I am quite happy to find and rent a venue and help with set up of tourny but if there is a tournie in something then I would like someone to take the lead in score keeping and fixtures, I am willing to help with this but dont want to be tied down allday fixin peeps up. I'll have a word with chunkis and see if we can make something more then just a session, but in all honesty I am quite happy just gettin heads together to play casually. I'll look more into this.

Sifu V

06-02-2005, 06:09 AM

Hello all!!!

Sorry i've not been around for a while. My life circustances have changed dramatically. I will be back soon though!

If there are any gatherings in or around london, i'll be free to go as im off work every sunday.

da gr8 one

06-02-2005, 05:55 PM

kneelb4me hows it goin man?!? i FINALLY remembered my username password after forgettin it for like a year!! (Email addy changed so cudnt get reminder!)

I am a north london lad (enfield)...most of u guys prob dont remember me as been away so long (Forum wise).. Recall playin Sifu a few times on 3s (correct me if i am wrong). Kneel b4 me i dont see u on my friends list anymore...??

Golden_Gunman

06-03-2005, 03:24 AM

Ok sorry guys, nothing is happening this month, at least not a mega session anyway. For all the North London players, I normally have a mini-session on Sundays that HarmoNaz and BassVentura come along to. If you're North London and can get to New Southgate, you're welcome to come along. I can only really get a maximum of six people in my room, and even that's a stretch, so if you wanna come along, PM me in advance, and we'll chat.

As for the "mega" session, I planned it because my folks were planning to go away. They have told me they are still planning to go away, but probably in late July. If I can get a definitive date, I'll post up here as the level interest in the session suprised me, I think we would even have enough for a small mini-tournament.

BTW Bass - what place are you thinking of to rent out? We have to talk about this next time we meet up.

bassventura

06-03-2005, 03:47 AM

HarmoNaz

06-03-2005, 04:05 AM

yep, me and Golden Gunman should be there from 5 onwards. What about you guys?

RaJu_

06-03-2005, 04:19 AM

I'll be there, as usual.

The Mullah

06-03-2005, 05:41 AM

how much money do you guys spend on friday normally?

HarmoNaz

06-03-2005, 06:45 AM

i think the average guy would spend about a fiver, regardless of skill. Actually, you'd be lucky to get 10 games in considering the amount of people there on Fridays.

WaQs

06-03-2005, 07:02 AM

How long you guys planning to stay tonight?

HarmoNaz

06-03-2005, 07:16 AM

I think the action tends to die down around 9pm. Not entirely sure - Bass should know.
WaQs - scuse my ignorance, but you from London?? I thought you were US for some reason...

WaQs

06-03-2005, 07:46 AM

Nah from around london (near Ealing Broadway) takes me around 20mins to get into Troc so fairly central

da gr8 one

06-03-2005, 09:19 AM

wouldnt mind goin down to troc sometime and c how hot the competition offline is. I am crap with stick as not practiced with one since days of SEGA SATURN.

bassventura

06-04-2005, 04:56 AM

how much money do you guys spend on friday normally?

I only spend 50p but everyone else spends a fortune trying to get me off, I mess about in the first round and build up 3 x SAIII's with ken and in round 2 I usualy get a 7 second perfect with the help of super stock. I only defeat peeps quickly just so more people can have a go and not have to wait ages.

Disclaimer - The above statement may not be 100% accurate

Mullah the most I done there is probobly £10

HarmoNaz

06-04-2005, 07:00 AM

Good session @ Troc last night with Raju doing the dominating :tup: I want my £1 back :crybaby: Apologies to anyone who lost their 50p to my scrubby Demons :devil: Gunman - you should have stuck around for a bit longer cos things started getting interesting then. Good thing you didn't come to Haatim's cos my journey back involved missing the last bus and running like mad to get the last tube...

Great session at Haatim's afterwards, though maybe next time we should aim to start the games sometime BEFORE 10pm :wtf:

WaQs

06-04-2005, 07:21 AM

You where there for that long? I must of got there at around 8pm (was the guy in the white top, don't know if any of you guys saw me) Raju was on a 19win streak and everyone more or less left, got owned by Raju and Haatim both of them are way too good had to leave pretty much before 8:30 (at this point i think Haatim was playing against the comp), had a meal planned in the evening.
Next time hopefully plan to get there a bit earlier and put names to faces.

RaJu_

06-04-2005, 11:06 AM

Good games to you lot, Harmonaz yeah Hatim is a late type session holder lol but tbh since I made the effort to get all the way down to troc, I usually prefer to just stay there and play, sessions are more of a sunday thing for me (or anyday apart from friday I guess lol). Yeah despite a lot of the usual heads not turning up, things did get interesting later, a guy called Ken came down he has a solid Makoto.

Anyway I just thought I would remind you guys that there will be a big tourney with tekken and 3s in holland Amsterdam soon, I am not 100% sure if I am gonna even be in London at the time it happens but if I am I definately am intersted in going, if any of you lot are interested in going check out this thread: http://tekkenzaibatsu.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=80259

I know a lot of the top London 3s and tekken players are looking to maybe go.

Hope to play you all soon again, see ya. :tup:

Instructor

06-04-2005, 06:23 PM

where do i buy the eithernet connection wire?
- from net server ntl?
- shop?

help me pls. so i can play you.,

Phix

06-05-2005, 02:13 PM

where do i buy the eithernet connection wire?
- from net server ntl?
- shop?

help me pls. so i can play you.,
Easy if your going stright from ya modem you need standard cross over RJ45 if ya going from a switch / router should just be normal RJ45 both available from pc shops , maplin :tup:

[vince-uk]

06-10-2005, 02:26 AM

I will dropping down to Troc next week on 17th just to let everyone know.

bassventura

06-10-2005, 03:39 AM

']I will dropping down to Troc next week on 17th just to let everyone know.

Cool vince I'll be there man but only on my break, look forward to catchin you there. P

Also guys who's up for going Holland for the tourney
Check out the link below
http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92430

Golden_Gunman

06-10-2005, 04:50 AM

Wow there's a lot of stuff going on in July already, but the session I had planned is going ahead on Sunday 17th July. Got the whole house free, so I'm flexible on numbers. If interested, post here or PM.

bassventura

06-10-2005, 05:02 AM

GGM Cod is doing something that weekend, have a chat with him. I am free on Sunday 17th so I honestly don't mind yours or cods mans. I suppose if cod does his on sat (which I cant make) then your one can go ahead Sun, defnitly have a chat with him. P

PS - you up for holland for the end of July

Golden_Gunman

06-10-2005, 06:18 AM

Forget BassVentura's post. Cod's is in June, mine is in July. You can easily do both if you want to.

bigbadcod

06-10-2005, 06:27 AM

GGM where do you live mate i'm gonna try make it down for this :tup:

RaJu_

06-10-2005, 06:40 AM

GGM i will be coming back from a week in newcastle on that very day lol. So I aint sure if I can make it or not, depends what time I get back, but either way I will try to make it.

P.S. Bass I am sure you got my voice message about not going to the holland tourney anymore, aparently its just not that good for 3s :xeye:

There is something happening in france (which is very good for 3s) next week, but thats kinda short notice to everyone now I guess, I only just found out now myself. :xeye:

bassventura

06-11-2005, 03:55 AM

I'm still gonna go to Holland Raju, mainly for a break and some casual games too, I'll still enter the tourny since I'll be there anyway. I know chef is going mainly for the tekken but who else we got going from the UK?

RaJu_

06-11-2005, 11:12 AM

I know Ryan is going, the rest are all 'maybe's'. Cool to see that your still going, hope you have lots of fun! :tup:

Instructor

06-11-2005, 04:05 PM

hey i would like to attend coz techniqely(sp) i am from HIGHBURY.

JinTheAvenger

06-14-2005, 01:18 AM

Man id love to go to Holland, but i dont have much EXP with the stick im still average. If u could also do pads thats another thing....but then again tournys are only cool with sticks. Ah well... I wish all the UK boys luck tho. :tup:

see you at the troc sometimes guys.

bassventura

06-14-2005, 03:56 AM

hey i would like to attend coz techniqely(sp) i am from HIGHBURY.
Shit man, are you talking Highbury North London, cause if thats the case Highbury grove was one of my secondry schools.
If you or REN wants to go Dam you're more then welcome I've booked my tickets for the 27th of july to return on the first of august, I am looking forward to the tourney and even more to the riffas (but no riffas during tourny, one must remain focused)

Man id love to go to Holland, but i dont have much EXP with the stick im still average. If u could also do pads thats another thing....but then again tournys are only cool with sticks. Ah well... I wish all the UK boys luck tho. :tup:

see you at the troc sometimes guys.
Guess wot? you can bring your own pad man so your excuse can fly out the window. seriously if you wanna go for real then the pad will be cool. I'll prob be at troc Fri on my break between 5pm and 5:40pm if your there I'll catch you. P

grahf swe

06-14-2005, 11:34 AM

Edieman

06-14-2005, 02:46 PM

Hey Graph, you serious fella?

GGman, I'm there too fella.

Golden_Gunman

06-14-2005, 04:30 PM

Yep the Grahfster himself says he will be there to cause some serious pwnage on the rest of us fools. I'm interested in seeing how he gets along with some of the troc players that are coming because as most of us know, Grahf was pretty damned good when he was on live. Perhaps I can set up some money matches for him so he has a chance to cover the cost of him coming over :badboy: .

Oh BTW seeing as this session is looking like being a one-of-a-kind in terms of getting so many players together at once for some casual play (although hopefully we'll see everyone again for the Neo-Empire tournament), does anyone know of a way of capping matches? I don't personally own a video camera so I'm stuck for ideas. I was wondering if anyone had a DVD recorder or something to store a couple of hours worth of play, just for a laugh. I'll probably try to arrange a quick tournament on the day (By quick I mean best of one match, SBO style and the prize will be something crappy like a Mars bar lol). So it would be good to cap some of those games.

Anyway still quite a way to go, so I'll discuss things nearer the time.

Instructor

06-14-2005, 07:23 PM

[QUOTE=bassventura]Shit man, are you talking Highbury North London, cause if thats the case Highbury grove was one of my secondry schools.
If you or REN wants to go Dam you're more then welcome I've booked my tickets for the 27th of july to return on the first of august, I am looking forward to the tourney and even more to the riffas (but no riffas during tourny, one must remain focused)

yes i mean highbury, the flats behind/infront of highbury, my grandad lives there. what i meant was that i would like to attend golden gunmans session on july 17th. anyway i am gonna kick some of your assess onlive(joningXBL) tommorow.

even though i've never played Grahfster, i do not mean any disrespect to him but i am confident that most Friday Troc regulars would love the free money.

Phix

06-15-2005, 12:37 AM

grahf swe

06-15-2005, 02:02 AM

Hey Graph, you serious fella?

Yes.

even though i've never played Grahfster, i do not mean any disrespect to him but i am confident that most Friday Troc regulars would love the free money..

Interesting. :wow:

Edieman

06-15-2005, 02:09 AM

even though i've never played Grahfster, i do not mean any disrespect to him but i am confident that most Friday Troc regulars would love the free money.

Assuming Grahf can play on stick I think they'll have to earn every penny.

JinTheAvenger

06-15-2005, 02:18 AM

Oh BTW seeing as this session is looking like being a one-of-a-kind in terms of getting so many players together at once for some casual play (although hopefully we'll see everyone again for the Neo-Empire tournament), does anyone know of a way of capping matches? I don't personally own a video camera so I'm stuck for ideas. I was wondering if anyone had a DVD recorder or something to store a couple of hours worth of play, just for a laugh. I'll probably try to arrange a quick tournament on the day (By quick I mean best of one match, SBO style and the prize will be something crappy like a Mars bar lol). So it would be good to cap some of those games.

I can do all the recording for you if you like? I have a cam. Id also like to play in your session, but i dont know how to get there. Ive only played graph right in the beginning when the game came out he was very good with Yun, but at that time i was new to 3S and was getting owned by almost everyone and the connection with him wasnt al that sweet either....so if he does come maybe i can put up a decent fight, Ill get to play peeps that i cant connect to either like Ediepops. Troc players are beastly it will be very interesting to see them there. 'The OWNAGE' :wow:

Golden_Gunman

06-15-2005, 03:09 AM

even though i've never played Grahfster, i do not mean any disrespect to him but i am confident that most Friday Troc regulars would love the free money.

He he this is why I made that post in the first place :badboy: . I want to add a little spice to the occassion. Yes the troc players are good but more than anything some of the matches between Grahf and the Troc crew will be damn good to watch. Especially if both players agree to flash the cash. I especially want to see Grahf vs Raju because I've heard that Urien is Grahf's main now and Raju certainly has one of the best Urien's in the UK. I also want to see Grahf vs Vince-UK but I don't know if that will happen or not. Don't get me wrong I am not billing Grahf as the messiah or anything, but the games should be good.

@Jin, sent you a PM.

bassventura

06-15-2005, 04:18 AM

I'll be there.
Grahf you're hardcore and I like it, if you wanna extend your european SF tour to Holland end of july then check out
http://tekkenzaibatsu.com/forums/sh...?threadid=80259

yes i mean highbury, the flats behind/infront of highbury, my grandad lives there. what i meant was that i would like to attend golden gunmans session on july 17th. anyway i am gonna kick some of your assess onlive(joningXBL) tommorow.

even though i've never played Grahfster, i do not mean any disrespect to him but i am confident that most Friday Troc regulars would love the free money.
Cool man, send me a friend request when you get on live. If we get a good connection I'm always up for long sets, slightest bit of lag and I usually leave after one though.
I dont think I've ever played grahf but have heard of him on numorous occations for having the best Yun online.

Neo Empire tourney ??? tell me more be nice to watch i aint good enough to play :sad:
(Note to self must go troc and learn the game proper)
Dude it aint about how good you are, the UK scene is pretty much dead on the 2d front, so I always find it annoying when players say I aint entering a tournie cause I aint good nuff. In all honesty dude I am just average if anything but will enter any tournie presented to me cause A) It's Fun B) Good experiance C) Most importantly I'm supporting a scene that is dying. My main point is the scene can only realy be revived if all the armchair warriors start attendin shit. In regards to your question, there's not a confirmed date for the Neo Empire tourney yet, I know T5 seems to be the headliner at the mo, but as soon as I hear anything I'm sure either myself or someone else will post it up.

Edieman

06-15-2005, 04:33 AM

GGman/ Bass; Have either of you got a projector for the 17th July? I don't have one but it would be cool seeing as there are so many people coming to this.

bigbadcod

06-15-2005, 04:44 AM

bassventura

06-15-2005, 04:55 AM

Cod make sure you and the rest of the chip shop mafia show up with that projector

RaJu_

06-15-2005, 07:04 AM

Hopefully I can make this.

If chef comes, he has a digital camera and knows how to cap stuff too.

Grahf_swe did you name yourself after grahf in xenogears? I look forward to playing you.

Yeah man the projector thing sounds good.

grahf swe

06-15-2005, 09:01 AM

bassventura: I'll go do amsterdam too. First summer i didn't go anywhere for the last 4years so i thought of making it a 3s-summer. Maybe I'll see you there! :)

Raju: Yeah, I played xenogears and enjoyed the story a lot. He's an obvious copy of darth vader but still.. i find him more well done. Anakin is broken. The "swe"-part was just something i added for xbox-live a long time ago so that the swedish players knew it was me.

Anyways. I look forward to the whole tourney/session or whatever ppl want to call it. It's about time that ppl should find out what sweden can do. :)

And yes i play with stick.

Now... Prepare to strike!

The Mullah

06-15-2005, 09:35 AM

Bass - hey brother, what modem do you have? make and model please. I might have to buy a new one at the end of next week (unless it can get mine working) and i wanna know some good ones, i know yours works fine.

Golden_Gunman

06-15-2005, 04:02 PM

I'm going to try and make it on the 17th and if i am coming i can supply a projector no problems GGM do you have a big enough wall for it? the projector is an expensive one so it doesnt need to be a white wall we usually use the wall at my house which is yellow and everything displays fine even films its just like having a 100inch screen :clap:

Fucking hell this is sounding more like EVO and less like a session. You are welcome to bring the Projector but I don't actually know where I could realistically fit it. My main aim is to have four large TV's. There is going to be a lot of people coming, and it's all about playing new people. Good players, Bad players, average players, whatever. The scene is dieing and it's up to us to revive it. Remember, even the troc is dieing.

I don't want people waiting for ages to play, i want it so that if you want to play, you don't have to wait long to play. I was going to set it up so that the best TV would be the main play area, and if there was a tournament or $$ money matches $$ , that they would be on that screen and that area would have capped matches. But I guess we'll see what happens.

Sifu V

06-16-2005, 02:11 AM

Ok, im down for the 17th. Could someone pls PM me the details so i know where im going?

bassventura

06-16-2005, 03:42 AM

Mullah I got the standard telewest modem and my router is D-Link DI-604. I hope that helps. I'll be online tonight around 2am if your up we can try cvs2 or 3s. P

Grahf - I'll speak to you when I meet you at GGM's, we'll defnitly meet in the Dam. P

bigbadcod

06-16-2005, 04:12 AM

Mullah Telewest is a cable company you cant have the same as Bass your on shitty Virgin ADSL

ak-UMAR

06-16-2005, 04:27 AM

I'm up for this, if its cool with you GGM.

Golden_Gunman

06-19-2005, 04:26 AM

Hi Everyone,

Here are the details on how to get to my session on Sunday July 17th:

I live in Thorndene Avenue in New Southgate, North London.
Easiest way to get to my house is to get the tube to either:

Southgate Station (Picadilly line)
Totteridge and Whetstone (Northern Line)

From either of these stations you would then need to take the 125 Bus to my house:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=528040&y=194019&z=1&sv=Thorndene+Avenue&st=6&tl=Thorndene+Avenue,+London,+N_11&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

Google Map:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Thorndene+Avenue,+Barnet,+Greater+London,+N 11&spn=0.026746,0.063343&hl=en

However, if you are coming down in a group of people, PM me and I will give you my number. If there are three or four of you, give me a call when you are at the station and I will jump in TheGoldenGunman Mobile TM and transport you from the station to my house. It's not far from either station, but it is confusing if you don't know the area.

If you are planning on driving, best way to get here is to get on the North Circular Road and turn off at New Southgate.

Finally a few of you may know and may have been to Bass Ventura's place. If that's the case, I am suggesting hooking up with him before setting off here. He knows the way and it's one bus ride from there to here.

Lastly, I need a count of who is definitley coming. There's going to be a lot of people coming, so as of right now, you need to PM me if you aren't on the list. If you can't make it, let me know because that means someone else can come instead.

Ak-Umar
Bass Ventura
BigBadCod
BigBadJim
Edieman
Grahf Swe
GoldenGunman
HarmoNaz
Hax
JinTheAvenger
Raju + troc crew
Sifu V
The Mullah
Vince-UK

There are also some other players who I am hoping will come, but who have not yet confirmed. This session is going to be a trial run for something greater. The trocadeo will close sooner or later, so a few of us have been thinking about running sessions in a hall every other month. it's no arcade, but it if keeps the scene alive, it's all good. If we have a big turn out for this, then we will almost certainly run another similar session, so let's hope this one goes well.

EDIT: If you have any other questions, talk to me on MSN, the_golden_gunman@hotmail.com and maybe I can help you.

RaJu_

06-19-2005, 09:15 AM

Cool cool. I have informed plenty of top notch players about this, we'll see who can make it, plenty of notice too. Infact I think it will be worth doing a tourney on the day too.:karate:

seeya.

The Chef

06-19-2005, 04:18 PM

I'll try to come, if I can get time off work (which is very likely, as it's decent notice). If I do, I'll bring my camera to record some matches!

btw the vids from Ryan's house tournament the other week are up now, at
http://www.thehandvseye.com/
Right now the site is free access. But in about a month you'll need to log in (register on the forum I think).

To find the 3rd strike matches:
Click on the picture or button to get to the main page.
Then click on the Games Index tab (or the picture of Ken and some other random characters at the bottom of the page).

The results are: 1st Yusuke, 2nd Ryan Hart, 3rd chunkis, 4th Hax.

The 3s matches up there are .ASF file container, the video codec is ISO mpeg4 V1, and the sound codec is mp3 (if you have trouble playing the vids, use this info to find the right codec to play them)

Hopefully we could have a similar mini-tournament at Gunman's house if people want?
Tournaments bring out the best play under pressure. Some people (who only really play for fun) might find tournament tactics very cheap, boring and frustrating (esp if people use Chun Li or other top tiers lol).
But I think putting people under pressure like that helps them get better and more focused, and prepares them for real tournaments.
I know it's especially hard if there's a big gap (of skills, experience and knowledge) between yourself and the top players in your area. But if you want to get better, it's definitely the way to go ^^

Big credit to Vosor for hosting the matches on his website for free.

Rehan (Dead Man Inc.)

Golden_Gunman

06-19-2005, 06:16 PM

I was hoping you'd be free Chef. Yeah we'll run a tournament for sure on the day Don't expect a very good prize, however. I'll sort something out, but think budget, not brilliant :confused: . I'd rather someone with previous experience looked after the tournament, but I'll run it myself if need be. Obviously if we do run them, we'll have to start it at a certain point, and anyone that shows up afterwards will have to miss out. One problem we might face however is what console to run the tournament on. I will likely only have two PS2's at my house (I will have 3 xboxes, however), and I know that most trocadero players will only play on this format. Whilst I do understand why they feel this way, this could slow down any tournament that is run. Chef, maybe you and I can talk about this on MSN sometime as how best to run something? I don't really want anyone to be burdened with running any tournamnet to such an extent that they cannot play.

PS: Chef, that is a wicked site to offer match videos like that, I was just thinking of torrenting the files after we capped them and distributing them via Shoryuken's Bit Torrent tracker. That way no-one has to face expensive overheads to offer downloads. Just a thought.

The Chef

06-19-2005, 07:13 PM

Nah the prize doesn't have to be big, or even anything more than a bar of chocolate or a coke lol
It's all about the experience and the atmosphere really.

Anyway you are right that if it's one person organising the tourney, they will be under a lot of stress and their performance usually suffers. Some people say that the person organising the tourney shouldn't really enter, but I have a better idea.
If there are at least 3 or 4 people running the tourney (one person in charge of course, with others keeping score and organising the matches), the burden is shared, and no one is under a great amount of stress. chunkis likes running 3s tournaments (he might organise one in a hall before the end of the year), and I can help of course.

One more thing is to start the tournament EARLY! I've seen too many tournaments drag on too late and inconveniencing everyone. I guess we will have to ask everyone what time they will arrive, and hope they are honest about it lol

I don't think I will have any problem playing on xbox.. as long as there is an adaptor that doesn't have lag or something, and unless the xbox version is faster like some people claim. Anyway two PS2s is enough for a small tournament with less than 15 people.

As for the site, yeah web hosting is very expensive nowadays, so you hardly got any websites offering free downloads anymore.
P2P such as Bit Torrent is the way of the future. But for now, we are lucky this guy is offering to host UK match videos for free :)

Also Hatim has told me about http://maps.google.co.uk/ which seems to give much clearer maps, and seems more reliable than streetmap.co.uk and multimap.com. You guys might want to use that too, just enter the address in the search bar.

JinTheAvenger

06-20-2005, 02:26 AM

Good stuff Im deffo up for it. The match vids are cool. I agree with Chef, make it real early if its gonna be a tourny! Ill get owned in the beginning..maybe..but at least we can finish the tourny off so everyone can stay that way.

[vince-uk]

06-20-2005, 03:13 AM

To be honest, I've not heard of any reliable Xbox adapter that guarantees no input lag problems. I'm very certain that peeps will be bringing SC2 sticks, so I'm sure they'd prefer to play on ps2 anyway.

Yes, 2 x PS2s is normally sufficient to run a tourny.

WaQs

06-20-2005, 03:46 AM

']To be honest, I've not heard of any reliable Xbox adapter that guarantees no input lag problems.

Magicbox, zero input lag, byfar the best adapter available for the xbox.

Is thier really a difference between XBox and PS2 verions of 3s, the offline modes run at different speeds, I had no idea, which is closer to the arcade?

Edieman

06-20-2005, 03:53 AM

I use a magic box with Hori RAP T5. No lag at all.

A lot of people say the Xbox version is slightly faster than Arcade & PS2. It's a very minute difference however and I swear some arcade cabs e.g. Troc run faster than even the Xbox offline.

Overall, the general concensus is that the PS2 is Arcade perfect due to game speed.

RaJu_

06-20-2005, 04:19 AM

I am happy with ps2 or xbox. Yeah I will help run the tourney too if ya want.

p.s. chef and vosor thanks for the vidz! :tup: Looked like a really fun tourney, wish I had gone to it :sad:

Golden_Gunman

06-20-2005, 04:21 AM

OK, new map put up on my information post above. I'm suggesting 12:00 (mid-day) start for the tournament, though I expect we'll actually get rolling at 12:30. How does that sound?

PS: I'll try begging and borrowing for a few extra PS2's. There is a speed difference between XB and PS2. It doesn't bother me personally, but I'll try and sort it out anyway. PS2 is closest to the arcade, it's probably only about 1% out. XB is quite a bit faster, maybe as much as 5%.

DH020

06-20-2005, 05:29 AM

hopefully some you peeps catch the footage, Wana see som this XBL offline battle! lol :clap:

grahf swe

06-20-2005, 06:05 AM

If it's needed, i can bring ps2+3s too. I want to help in any way I can.

For me, the xbox-version is easier to perform high-lvl stuff on. Kara-srk, kara-palm, charge-partitions etc etc seem all to be more forgiving than with the ps2. But that's just me.

After looking at the vids i must say... i look forward to the session even more.

Vince: Cool of you to come mate! ;)

Edit: Oh and the magic-box handles the sticks without any lag whatsoever. Still... I think we all should play on ps2.