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Casual Event Announcements / [SYD] Casuals @ Good Games Town Hall - Saturday 03/08

« on: July 28, 2013, 05:58:32 PM »

BYO Casuals at Good Games this coming weekend.

GAMES
So far Syd KOF and VF community are bringing set-ups for:
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
King of Fighters XIII

In addition the store currently have four permanent setups with Xbox 360 Console+TV that can be used for other games, but any BYO setup would be great and encouraged.

Please do BYO Arcade Stick/Controller, as it's not likely there will be any spares!

WHERE
Good Games Town Hall
222 Clarence St
Sydney, NSW 2000
(02) 9264 8185

http://www.goodgames.com.au/stores/nsw/sydney-town-hall.html

WHEN
Midday to Midnight (closing time)

COST
$15 all day pass


If you are interested in coming, please post in this thread so we can get a rough idea of the numbers that will be coming. If we do get high numbers we may try to secure more space and give the store advanced notice as a courtesy.

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Casual Event Announcements / [SYD] Casuals @ Nerd Cave - Saturday 15/06

« on: June 13, 2013, 07:19:08 PM »

BYO Casuals at The Nerd Cave this weekend.

GAMES
So far we have set-ups for
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
King of Fighters XIII
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012 (Including PC)
Misc. Classic Arcade Games via MAME Cabinet

BYO Arcade Stick/Controller, as it's not likely we'll have an spares.

WHERE
The Nerd Cave
Level 1, 750 George St, Haymarket

http://www.thenerdcave.com.au/

WHEN
12:30 PM to Midnight (Closing time)

COST
Nerd Cave prices are:
$15 for an all day pass or
$8 for 6 hour pass


If you are interested in coming, please post in this thread so we can get a rough idea of the numbers that will be coming.

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Random Discussion / Company of Heroes

« on: December 19, 2012, 10:33:10 AM »

So, does anyone play this game here?
I picked up the collection during the THQ humble bundle, and I've fallen a bit in love with the game. It's fun, but I'm getting bodied online, I'm still trying to find my team though. I've gone through Wermacht, British and now I'm thinking Panzer Elite might be my team.

I just wish they didn't enforce the Allies vs Axis only thing so that you could play as and against anyone at any given time.

Also looking forward to COH2 now, I was thinking of pre-ordering to get into the beta, but the pre-order prices on Steam are ridiculous!

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Random Discussion / Dark Souls II: Prepare to Die. Again.

« on: December 08, 2012, 06:44:25 PM »

...and again.

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Random Discussion / Hotline Miami

« on: November 04, 2012, 02:07:40 PM »

So I bought this game on a whim from GOG and it's really quite good. It's very challenging which makes it rewarding, and it's also really heavy and kind of disturbing. They've managed to convey some very very brutal violence and make it impactful which is really an accomplishment considering the 8 bit graphics style.

The story keeps you in the dark from what I've played so far, but you have these bizarre meetings (nightmares) with masked men, and then relive flashbacks where you're hired to basically murder lots and lots of people. The gameplay is stealthy assassination, you need to basically go through undetected and take everyone out methodically and silently. One hit or one gun-shot equals death and guns will attract people from other rooms.

It was only $10, and i think it's well worth checking out if you can stomach the violence and dark tone.

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Random Discussion / Anarchy Reigns: Out Now!

« on: October 20, 2012, 09:46:28 AM »

http://segabits.com/blog/2012/10/19/anarchy-reigns-finally-has-a-western-release-date-and-gets-a-low-price/

Hooray! After months of silence, SEGA has given western release dates for the Platinum Games fighter Anarchy Reigns. The game will hit the 360 and PS3 January 8, 2013 in the US and January 11, 2013 in Europe, with a retail price of $29.99/£19.99/€29.99. No word on the Bayonetta DLC, but fingers crossed that we get it.

I think I'll get this when it hits, it seemed fun from the demo (but not enough for me to drop money on an import right away).

$29.99 in US/Euro probably translates to about $39/$49 in Australia monies, but yeah, who knows. I would imagine only EBgames and JB Hi Fi will be carrying this on our shores, but we can always just hop on eBay and do the old 'Sort by price an postage: lowest first'. It'll be nice if it gets a decent online community for some low lag deathmatches online.

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Other Fighting Games - General Discussion / Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, Sonic Fight, Vir Striker AND V On!!

« on: October 10, 2012, 08:43:47 PM »

http://shoryuken.com/2012/10/09/rumor-virtua-fighter-2-fighting-vipers-and-sonic-the-fighters-headed-to-xbox-live-arcade/

So seems kinda legit, here's my thoughts:

Virtua Fighter 2: Why? No really, why? We have Final Showdown out now which is cheap as chips and brilliant, why release Virtua Fighter 2? I know it's still a fun game but I feel that Virtua Fighter has superseded itself with each release and I can't see much market for this.

Fighting Vipers: Pretty cool news, this game was different enough to VF to warrant trying again. I hope it means that Fighters Megamix is one it's way as well.

Sonic the Fighters: Never played this but it looks batshit crazy and probably is horribly broken and all sorts of weird.


Hopefully Last Bronx will eventually make its way to the services soon too.

EDIT:
It's a model 2 collection! Wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EnLUHKE6gyI

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Random Discussion / Bayonetta 2 Announced: Wii U Exclusive

« on: September 14, 2012, 05:27:34 AM »

My excitement for Bayonetta 2 outweighs my reluctance to buy a Wii U.

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Buying and Selling / Hori V3/VX Sticks $58 @ Big W (Tekken T2 + Stick $98)

« on: September 06, 2012, 08:42:01 AM »

http://www.bigw.com.au/entertainment/video-games-consoles/xbox360/xbox360-accessories/bpnBIGW_0000000289558/xbox-360-arcade-stick-vx

http://www.bigw.com.au/entertainment/video-games-consoles/ps3/ps3-accessories/bpnBIGW_0000000289557/ps3-arcade-stick-v3

Thought some of you might be interested 

There's also a Tekken + V3 bundle for $98 for those looking to get the game as well:
http://www.bigw.com.au/entertainment/video-games-consoles/ps3/ps3-games/bpnBIGW_9999999000399/ps3-tekken-tag-tournament-2-bundle-with-ps3-arcade-stick-v3

Should be a 360 equivalent up soon as well.
EDIT:
Here it is:
http://www.bigw.com.au/entertainment/video-games-consoles/xbox360/xbox360-games/bpnBIGW_9999999000400/

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Random Discussion / Jet Set Radio HD - XBLA/PSN on Sep 19th

« on: August 14, 2012, 07:16:29 PM »

So it's got an official release date now, and it's only 800 points/$10. Bargain for a game like this one.

Also, achievements here:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/jet-set-radio-hd/achievements/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LCuwD1o880

I can't wait to get my hands on this, probably one of my all time favourite games.

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Random Discussion / Neo Geo X Handheld and...CONSOLE!? Dec 6th

« on: August 14, 2012, 07:12:27 PM »

I was pretty shocked by this:

Tommo, Inc., in partnership with SNK PLAYMORE, today confirmed that the NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system is scheduled for a worldwide release thisDecember. Following the 20th anniversary of the ground breaking NEOGEO AES console, the NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system provides players with all of the features of a home arcadeand the convenience of a handheld gaming device. The NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system is set for a worldwide release on December 6, 2012 for a suggested retail price of $199.99 (USD).

The NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system comes complete with the NEOGEO X Station, the NEOGEO X Handheld with 20 pre-loaded NEOGEO classic titles, and the NEOGEO X Joystick. In addition to coming pre-loaded with 20 NEOGEO classic titles, the NEOGEO X Handheld device features a crisp 4.3″ LCD display, an expandable game card slot, internal stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack for a personal gaming experience you can take anywhere. The NEOGEO X Handheld device works with the NEOGEO X Joystick and NEOGEO X Station to charge the handheld device and transfer the action directly to a television set or monitor, via HDMI or A/V out, for a true arcade experience right at home.

The full list of NEOGEO X Handheld pre-installed games is as follows:

 
3 COUNT BOUT    LEAGUE BOWLING
ART OF FIGHTING II    MAGICIAN LORD
ALPHA MISSION II    METAL SLUG
BASEBALL STARS II    MUTATION NATION
CYBER LIP            NAM 1975
FATAL FURY            PUZZLED
FATAL FURY SPECIAL    REAL BOUT – FATAL FURY SPECIAL
THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95    SAMURAI SHODOWN II
KING OF THE MONSTERS              SUPER SIDEKICKS
LAST RESORT                              WORLD HEROES PERFECT

 

“Great game consoles don’t die; they’re just reborn in much more affordable and convenient packages,” said Tommo CEO Jonathan Wan. “The NEOGEO X GOLD is a love letter to one of my favorite consoles of all time, and working with SNK PLAYMORE to acquire the NEOGEO license, Tommo Inc. looks to provide gaming and entertainment enthusiasts with a classic arcade experience both at home and on the go.”

Distribution of the NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system for European and Asian territories will be handled exclusively by BLAZE and Success Company. North American distribution of the NEOGEO X GOLD entertainment system will be handled exclusively by Tommo, Inc..

For the latest news as it is released, and for additional information regarding the NEOGEO X GOLDentertainment system, please visit: www.NEOGEOX.com.

http://shoryuken.com/2012/08/13/neo-geo-x-handheld-bundled-with-console-set-for-worldwide-release-on-december-6th/


Pretty cool I think, it looks like a fully functional NeoGeo console.

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Other Fighting Games - General Discussion / Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

« on: March 17, 2012, 07:54:23 AM »

This game is dropping between June and August into XBLA and PSN. While the release date is still TBA along with the price, we've got some details of the features this game will have (lifted from VFDC):

Training Mode similar to VF4:Evo Training Mode
*Console exclusive "License Challenge" Single Player Mode - clear special challenges such as "all moves can be canceled", "half weight gravity" and "opponent health doubled" and get a special license. (Updated: 1-Mar-2012, Ref #1).
*Character Select Screen - Button Configuration (Updated: 1-Mar-2012, Ref #1).
*Character Select Screen - Random Character Select (console exclusive) (Updated:1-Mar-2012, Ref #1).
*Online Mode features 8 player lobby rooms
*Online Mode features spectators (Updated: 1-Mar-2012, Ref #1).
*Online Mode features replay saves and upload feature
*Over 14,000 plus items will be available to customize characters (Updated: 1-Mar-2012, Ref #2).
*Game menu shown: (Updated: 14-Mar-2012, Ref #4)

    Single Player
    Offline Versus
    Online Battle
    Dojo
        Tutorial
        Command Training
        Free Training
    Terminal
        Replays
        Customisation
    Scoreboards
    Help & Options
    Download Content

*Training mode reveals: (Updated: 14-Mar-2012, Ref #4)

    Record mode: Up to 3 actions may be recorded and played back.
    On screen display: attack damage, execution, frame advantage/disadvantage, and evade directions (using icons)
    Combo practice: much like command practice, there was a combo practice element within Training mode.

http://virtuafighter.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/316475#Post316475


Personally I'm really looking forward to this game, I've been playing Virtua Fighter since VF2, but never competitively. I've only ever really played it casually with friends, but hope to delve a little deeper with this title. Most likely will be maining Wolf, and dabbling with Jacky or Goh.