Insomnia 45 Report
Firstly thank you to:
Unequalled Media ( http://www.unequalledmedia.com/ [Shin and Sho Dragon]) for making it happen, they didn’t have to put KOF in the line up.
Madcatz for the prizes (excellent stuff).
All the participants and ppl I met.
Events like this help give KOF some much needed attention. It was anyone’s tournament. Anyone can win 2 games from anyone I think if they got a bit of luck and some knowledge of the opponent.
Venue and i45:
The venue was great, walking distance from the Train station which seems to be a common theme for all KOF events recently. It was at i45 ( http://iseries.multiplay.co.uk/ ) “The UK’s biggest Gaming Festival” a mostly PC event, but with much more things inbetween:
(see pics):
Console and PC themed cakes.
Free arcade with pinball and retro games.
Other things which I didn’t understand (weird motion games).
Great facilities and production values.
Tournament:
The more experienced players will probably take nothing from the videos gameplay wise (including mine – don’t hype me up to the Japanese Gunsmith lol), but as is the case with ppl you know personally things get interesting just for the victories or the upsets.
I was surprised with both Shinefist and TKO Medion that day. Medion lost 4 out of 5 matches to Shinefist who went home with a very nice Madcatz SFXT stick and a big smile on his face. Not only that Shin Dragon was giving him serious problems and almost beat him with a basic Andy! Tournament nerves! What is going on TKO? ON am disappoint! I was clocking Medion’s Mr.Karate expecting to face him eventually.
I don’t do write ups because I won but mostly because I might aswell, being present and all, plus I want to give exposure to KOF with pics and some hype for upcoming events to give potential entrants some motivation to just participate and have fun with the game. I will hopefully do more writeups for events I may not compete in but will be present for, maybe in France even which Gunsmith should also be there for anyway.
Ratings
- The King of Fighters ’95 4Gag Battle
(5.00 out of 5)
- The King of Fighters ’95 4Gag Battle
About Oyaji
I thought it was 4-1 also, i even said that to you. Here’s the vids anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXAnhRy8cCE
I’ll contact temp soon about getting a spot at proving grounds, somebody may drop out.
Looking forward to playing other players.
Nice 1 finches, about the prizes, I have never taken the sticks out of the boxes except one.
I think 4-5 high quality sticks won now. Earl’s Court Mango Lounge, 3v3, Hypespotting, i45 and I think one more. Damn shame so many ppl I know who played KOF in the past aren’t competing anymore, it’s probably the easiest KOF to compete in and probably the most fun and balanced recent fighting game in general (Mr Karate may be pushing the line in balance though looking at Showdown vids – might have to start picking him). 🙂
Proving Grounds 2 should be near the top of the better events judging from the competition coming from Scotland anyway, many Londoners are lazy anyway, they don’t even go to events on their doorstep. Put the keyboard down son and pick up the stick. 😀 Much respect for Medion and Shinefist yesterday/
Giga D must have a room at home just for storing all these sticks he keeps winning!
I had to work all this weekend, I’m hoping there is some kind of KoF at the next one because Telford really isn’t a bad drive for me (just up the side of Wales). Glad it was a success!
Shinefist needs to get his ass to Proving Grounds 3 (all games have reached their caps now for PG2)!
I’ll update on Proving Grounds 2 but I think London got outdone in registration by people coming from Scotland.
I could’ve swore it was 4-1 to you, but I’ll take your word for it.
Also to everyone it was only £5 to get into the venue! Not some long Ting. Travelling is nothing since every train line basically leads to London. Hope to see some more London heads go to Proving Grounds 2!
gg’s to all i played
I watched the vids again it was 4-0 between me and medion, i guess his pressure game which was really good made me think it was 4-1 it felt that way & it would of been if he didnt drop his hd combo.
Yes nerves on my games with shin dragon because tournament and stream pressure. Shins andy was difficult for me i couldnt catch him