2D Fighter

Episode 171: Where's My Trucker Hat? [Fatal Fury]

Back in a blaze of brilliant glory and snark, we're tackling the SNK game we meant to the last time we tried one. Complete with US 1 enthusiasts and Ryu cosplayers, fight with us through all sorts of birds, from ducks to the true migratory bird emperors: geese. Toss in some pre-video-arcade-simulators, and you've got a wild adventure. Or a meander through the streets.


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Show Notes

(02:00) Looks like we might get a 3rd Pokémon in a generation.

(05:30) RPG combat mechanics.  Specifically, Boy Band Simulator.

(11:00) If you haven't cleaned up after Doom Guy in space, it's hilarious.

(17:00) Pokémon parties, including everyone's favorite surfer dude!

(24:00) Zach talks about some of the games he played in 2016.  While we're at it, Geremy ended up writing his Year in Review piece he mentioned thinking about.  You should go read it!

(29:00) Mr. McGroove is rather amusing.

(30:30) In defense of Zach and Geremy disliking Rogue One, Tyler was moderately drunk while watching it.  It really does feel like a d20 game.

(38:30) Capcom vs. SNK, and why Terry is the best character in this game.

(41:00) Talking about the mechanics of this game.  Nothing super out of the ordinary for 2D fighters, but there's a foreground/background mechanic, but we could not figure out how to initiate it.  It's pretty decent human on human.

(47:00) Are you OK?!  BUSTER RANKING!


Next time on Last Time, Metal Slug 2!

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Episode 150: Can We Stop Testing Our Might? [Mortal Kombat 2]

In what will become a stunning example of divergent character evolution, we now see a remarkable cast of fighters on display. Such remarkable combatants as red ninja, yellow ninja, green ninja, blue girl, and pink girl. Can anyone withstand the awesome force of Triple Ghost Fireball?



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Next time on Last Time, StarCraft!

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Episode 138: Archduke of Brawlers [King of Fighers '94]

How do you prove who the best fighter in the world is?  Arbitrarily group them by country and make them compete in teams of three!  Arguably, team "Terry and Andy are brothers and stuff" is probably going to win, but team "Ryu clones" has a fighting chance.  Sadly, King might have been better off tending bar.  Charge your super moves and punch your way to enlightenment with us!



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Show Notes

(01:30) C'thulhumon!

(03:30) Cowboy Bebop is great!  And from the late 90s!  Doesn't explain their laser discs, though.  Outlaw Star is pretty good, too.

(06:45) Bravely Second in April, kids!

(09:30) Speaking of Metal Gears.

(17:00) XCOM 2!  These assholes...

(29:00) MASSIVE CHALICE.

(32:30) Who says you can't use a potato masher as a melee weapon?

(34:00) Which of us is the megalomaniac?

(35:30) Post-war economic miracles are great.

(38:00) Venom review! All caps? You decide!

(40:30) Heavy D! and friends.

(44:45) KoF XIV is, sadly, no longer gorgeous pixel art.

(51:00) Power RANKING!

(55:00) POWER STONE!  It's reminiscent of Ehrgeiz.



Next time on Last Time, Final Fantasy 6!

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Episode 106: Maximum Appreciation [Fighting Street]

Show us your fighting spirit!  This week we discuss a game that hasn't yet been cloned by its original creators in an independent development effort, now with 20% fewer shoryukens!



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Show Notes

(03:15) Should really be the Nappa Force.

(06:45) Geremy gives his (apparently uncommon) problems on Chroma Squad.

(17:45) Yooka-Laylee!

(20:00) Konami woes.

(28:30) Quicksilver, the first anthology of the Baroque Cycle, is pretty sweet.

(31:30) Fighting Street!  Such game!

(42:30) Rankings, brodawg!  Renegade for life provides the Ignition Factor to engage in some Elevator Action.



Next time on Last Time, The Secret of Monkey Island!  I don't see anything strange about it.

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Episode 104: The Most Boring Possible Death [Mortal Kombat]

This week, we're talking about some competitive game scenes, and they're not Mortal Kombat!  There's a smattering of 3DS related fun, and plenty of LoL, because of course there is.  Can you survive the frosty snub of not being invited to a ninja's garden party?  No?  Then GET OVER HERE!



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Show Notes

(02:00) Despite what Tyler said, Jormungandr is considered an ouroboros.

(03:00) The Dex is pretty amusing.  Seriously, that cry mimic is hilarious.

(05:30) Apparently aMSa is coming for the Smash title.  Again.  Yoshiyoshi!  Fighting game announcers are still ridiculous.

(07:00) All sorts of competitive game problems recently.

(09:45) New Street Pass games if you hadn't heard.

(11:30) Reddit has a sub for everything.  Gotta go fast!

(15:45) Hearthstone adventures!

(26:45) MORTAL KOMBAT!  It... kinda sucks.  Newer MK entries definitely did better by adding character variety.

(37:00) Terrible news, everyone!  A Pac-Man movie with Adam Sandler!

(37:45) The rankings continue!  Pac-Man, its successor, Dig Dug, and Mega Man 3 all get added to the list.


Next time on Last Time, Half-Life!  Silence is golden.

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Episode 66: Round Two! What Happened to Round One? Fight! [Street Fighter II]

The classic that brought popularity to a genre, now, with faster hadouken movement! Watch in amazement as a single combo will do over half your health, while you're just trying to dragon punch someone. Will Street Fighter survive this final fight?



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(01:30) Now the FTL podcast.  I don't think anyone can really complain.

(08:30) The Doop drop technique.  We'll post a video of that sometime.

(09:45) Geremy's been having horrible luck with league this week.

(13:45) Gratuitous Space Battles is pretty neat and you should at least check it out.

(15:45) Our first fighting games.

(18:00) The original Street Fighter doesn't look nearly as bad as I expected.

(22:00) 3D vs. 2D and the problem of positioning.  Whether simplicity is better in this case.

(26:20) Parry is great.  This parry is greatest.

(36:00) That thing we were talking about with Wolverine.


Next Time on Last Time, Hydro Thunder!

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Episode 23: Show Me Your Moves! [Super Smash Bros.]

We crash, mash, and clash our way into our first game on the N64!  It's Super Smash Bros., the fighting game classic that defied genre tropes and created a rather avid fanbase.  Amidst all the furiously flying fighters, there are glimpses of what was to become of this series.  Let's duke it out and see how far up the pile this one lands!



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(01:30) Geremy's awkward family moments.  Also, Zach might be building bears.

(05:30) What we've been playing.  Alex plays games!  Lots of ACCF recently.  KSP's pretty fun.  Speaking of space, so's FTL1080 is a snowboarding game of some sort.

(14:40) Fortune Street!  I link to a review, but I don't think such a thing can possibly do it justice.  It's pretty cheap on Amazon, so if you have some friends that want to play Monopoly without the suck, the hosts recommend it.

(16:40) Smash Bros.! Surprisingly, it's one of the few crossover game.  Also the brainchild of Masahiro Sakurai.

(21:00) The roster!  The story of Falcon.

(24:00) There are unique target challenges and platform challenges for every character.  It's pretty cool.

(28:30) We talk about Melee for a bit.  It's generally better, to the extent that this game feels like a prototype for it.  It's a pretty good case for sequels.  We later claim it obsoleted this game.

(34:20) Just... why?

(37:20) That shadow eyeball thing from Kirby.

(39:30) People don't like the shotty.


Ever wanted to know how you could upgrade from being Mega?  How about Mega Man 2?


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