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HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! Kenny brings in a good local friend of his, John Amenta (ZanSam), to expand on the topic of, HyperComboCast #3 - Learning, and compare the differences between learning in the past (where Kenny started 20 years ago) as opposed to learning now (where John started).
Expect a deep conversation that includes a lot of Chicago area shoutouts, term definitions, civil debate, and other fun stuff.
Welcome to Round 1 of the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Character Theme Song Showdown Tournament!!!
Match 1: Rocket Raccoon
VS. Frank West
Match 2: Nova
VS. Phoenix Wright
Finally, the winner from Match 1 goes up against the winner from Match 2... and while I won't spoil the final fight, I will say it has a very marvelous outcome!!!
UPDATE: Here's Round 2.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! It's the Darkstalkers episode.
Kenny and Nick are joined by Justique and Kayin to discuss the Darkstalkers (a.k.a. Vampire) series from Capcom.
From the gameplay to the character art and everything in between, we've got your ultimate Darkstalkers review right here!
BUT WAIT! There's more than just the video games -- we also discuss Darkstalkers anime, cartoons, manga, comics, and more.
PLUS: Check out our Darkstalkers wallpapers.
Nick rants about NYCC, MvC3 on the Xbox, and bad dpads...
THEN IT'S TIME FOR THE FEEDBACK!
Wait... no... Dr. Mario.
BUT THEN IT'S TIME FOR FEEDBACK!
Christian Wolfe sent us a fantastic email! He wants to know about learning how to use a joystick, and Nick likes his question. Kenny drops knowledge on the topic and his advice is don't feel like you have to use a joystick to play console fighting games nowadays (just don't rely on hot keys). BUT... Kenny still thinks it's a good idea to learn on a stick.
Next up is Kurtis Homan! He wants to know if we're going to EVO2012 (probably not). He also wants to know about the games we wanna see more of (Kenny = King of Fighters, Nick = World Heroes). And, lastly, he wants to know our personal standards for what makes a fight game good (so we go on a huge rant).
If you want to send us more feedback, email hypercombocast@gmail.com or call 412-567-7606. We want to hear from you!
We want your feedback!!! In fact, HyperComboCast #18 (in two weeks) is gonna made out of your feedback! Kenny set up a new email address -- hypercombocast@gmail.com -- and he wants to hear from you. We're even taking a one week break to give you time to hit us up. Send us questions, comments, and rants... we'll read 'em on the show!
Later this week, Nick's gonna be at New York Comic Con... so stop by and say hi! He's gonna have comics, podcast collections, prizes, and more! Find the AudioShocker at table D15 in Artist Alley.
Then Kenny and Nick close out the show with some thoughts about the new Dead or Alive 5 trailer. Is it gameplay? Is it just a fancy trailer thingy? Or is it some sort of elaborate cut scene?
Oh... and... BEAR FART HYPER COMBO.
It's NOT Mah-vel, baby!!! We're talkin' bout fighting game crossovers that aren't Marvel-related. (Cause we already did that.)
Kenny describes Fighters Megamix and it sounds like the craziest game ever.
Nick didn't realize King of Fighters was a crossover. Then there's Capcom vs. SNK versus SNK vs. Capcom! Nick likes the dumb fun of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. And Kenny talks about a ton more crossovers.
Also... Pepsiman.
Your fighters: Kenny and Nick.
The main event: Mortal Kombat the movie.
"It's so real, it hurts!!!"
FINISH HER!
This first Bonus Stage branches off of HyperComboCast 8: Character Design. In that episode, Nick and I spoke about the importance of character designs in fighting games, and other random related stuff.
For Bonus Stage 1, Nick and I are joined by my awesome feminist friend, Michelle, to discuss various aspects of the presence of women in fighting games, and the representation of women in other media as well. Nick is unsure at first if he'll have anything of interest or importance to say, but as the conversation goes on, he actually shares valid thoughts! Stop doubting yourself, Nick!
Characters of Note (in order of mention):
- Sonya Blade (Midway / NetherRealm Studios)
- Storm (Marvel comics)
- Ibuki (Capcom)
- Makoto (Capcom)
- Chun-Li (Capcom)
- Elena (Capcom)
- Urien (Capcom)
- Gill (Capcom)
- Sakura (Capcom)
- Jade (Midway / Nether Realm Studios)
- Mary Ivonskaya (SquareEnix)
- Mitsuko (Eighting / Raizing)
- Uriko (Eighting / Raizing)
- Fox (Eighting / Raizing)
- Poison (Capcom)
- Sophitia (Namco Bandai)
- She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- X-23 (Marvel Comics)
- Gertrude (Misnamed as Gretchen by me in the recording, because I didn't remember properly) (Marvel comics)
- Kira (Examu)
- Otane (Atlus)
- Angela (Atlus)
- Morrigan (Capcom)
- Iroha (SNK Playmore)
- Mai Shiranui (SNK Playmore) (I dunno what Nick is talking about, she isn't in KoF XII)
- Makoto Nanaya (Arc System Works)
- Sindel (Midway / NetherRealm Studios)
- Rose (Capcom)
- Tron Bonne (Capcom)
- Crimson Viper (Capcom)
- Hsien Ko (Capcom)
- Vanessa (SNK Playmore)
- Uranus (Eighting / Raizing)
- Marrow (Marvel comics)
- Tiffany (Capcom)
- Rainbow Mika (Capcom)
Games of Note (in order of mention):
- Mortal Kombat Series (Midway / NetherRealm Studios)
- Street Fighter Series (Capcom)
- My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic
- The King of Fighters Series (SNK Playmore)
- Dead or Alive Series (Tecmo)
- Soul Series (Namco Bandai)
- Arcana Heart (Examu)
Last week we said this was gonna be Changing the Game pt 2. Unfortunately, it's not. Instead, we're talking about some upcoming games for 2011 and 2012.
Street Fighter X Tekken -- Kirby krackles, Kuma's cartoony face and his fart hyper combo, plus a return of some MvC1 flavor.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 -- Kenny is PUMPED!
King of Fighters XIII -- gotta be better than XII.
Skull Girls -- a long time comin'!
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 -- The timing makes Capcom look bad... but the game looks good.
ALSO: Squirrel Girl history and Kenny drops the best Falcon quote of all time.
THEN: After the end theme we talk about Vitura Fighter 5: Final Showdown, and how Kenny wants a Rival Schools sequel. Plus, a little Silver Centurion conversation.
NEXT: Changing the Game pt 2 will have to will have to wait for one more week because next time we have a super-special super-long BONUS STAGE all about the fierce females of fighting games!!!
Here comes a new challenger: Alex!
This week, we're showcasing fighting games that broke the mold.
We talk about tons of games, including Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Darkstalkers, Pocket Fighter, Mortal Kombat, World Heroes, Virtua Fighter, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Savage Reign, Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, Samurai Shodown, Bushido Blade, and MORE!!!
NEXT: Changing the Game pt 2 OR How the Competitive Scene Ruined Creativity in Fighting Games.
UPDATE: Three months later, here's Changing the Game pt 2!
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