Watching top pros play fighting games is just as good as watching real sports competitions

[Mr Hate Coffee]

-The display of skill, the tension, the hype, people reppin' their countries... It's all so




Even old ass games like Smash still have new players and folks getting hype.


This classic shyt was like watching an iconic martial arts battle except the fighters are avatars controlled by humans



^^^turned Daigo into a legend.

Hell these fighters have stan bases of their own. Low key, I'm a Justin Wong stan. He was on the other end of the most notorious comeback and went on to become more popular an even better player. #NeverGiveUp



As someone who has played both sports and been in fighting tournaments, they are very similar. I remember going to a local tournament and choking in the first round. You can just see how these top players make their opponents shook.

I'm not at all surprised at how Twitch took off. The whole subculture around this stuff is very interesting.

 

[el_oh_el]

I agree. There are those who'd say its nerd shyt but if you know how difficult the game can be, watching folks surpass those limits in a competition is highly entertaining.

 

[Dat Migo]

nah

 

[daze23]

I agree. There are those who'd say its nerd shyt but if you know how difficult the game can be, watching folks surpass those limits in a competition is highly entertaining.

much like real sports, you have to understand the nuances of what's going on to really appreciate it. otherwise it's like watching a basketball game, and saying "it's just some dudes throwing a ball around"

 

[Return of the Jedi]

That Wong comeback with Akuma is unreal. He melted fukkin Wolverine

 

[scarlxrd]

Yeah, it's getting up there.

 

[Cladyclad]

I see that SF vid a lot. Break it down for me.

 

[Supercoolmayo]

Goddamn these fukking comebacks

 

[Morose Polymath]

Yea that's why I'm looking forward to Final Round this weekend and the NorCal regional next weekend.

The competition and intensity has really forced the field to up their game which makes for great entertainment.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Watching high level play of almost any game is amazing to me.

Just watching someone tear through megaman or something like that is crazy to me.

Or I was hooked on watching Ori speedruns. The level of skill and concentration some of these players have

 

[Mr. Negative]

Justin Wong's clutch skills, man...

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

Yea that's why I'm looking forward to Final Round this weekend and the NorCal regional next weekend.

The competition and intensity has really forced the field to up their game which makes for great entertainment.

Is it live streamed? I'd watch that

 

[itsyoung!!]

fighting games?

team games though

 

[Morose Polymath]

Is it live streamed? I'd watch that

Of course, the brehs @T-K-G and @Hades Usually tag all the brehs in the official thread once shyt gets poppin.

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

Of course, the brehs @T-K-G and @Hades Usually tag all the brehs in the official thread once shyt gets poppin.

no wonder why k never seen it. Should make a thread for the final round. If watch