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Games-Localization.com proudly introduces Ice – our game translator, who just recently won 7th place of  Thaiger Uppercut 2019 – the biggest fighting game competition in Thailand.

To mark the occasion, we interviewed Ice to learn more about the tournament and tips for gamers.

Q: Why did you participate in the “The King of Fighters XIV” tournament?

A: Because it is my all-time favorite fighting game series, and there was no participation fee for this game.

Q: If we compare it to other fighting games out there, what is the thing that makes KoF different from other fighting game series?

A: KoF is a 2D fighting game series that emphasizes offense more than defense. The game is fast-paced when compared to other series, except “Airdasher” style fighting games or someone would call it “Anime” fighting games (Guilty Gear or BlazBlue series for example) which are even more fast-paced.

Q: Please tell me something about the TGU2019 event.

A: TGU2019 is one of the yearly competitive gaming events in Thailand that focuses on fighting games. To this day, this event is somewhat well-known in global fighting games community that various game publishers endorse and support the event to be an official tournament for pro players to collect points and qualify for the big event that will be held at the end of the year by the publisher.

The person of high standing will be invited to participate in the said big event which has enormous prize money and the winner of this event is often considered the best player in the world of the game they win at that point.

Q: Can you describe the fighting games community in Thailand? What are they like or something like that?

A: Well, because fighting games are not accessible for everyone, the community in Thailand is quite small, and because it is small, the community generally has less problem or… drama unlike games with more player base.

Also, fighting game players are generally separated into many subgroups for each game or style such as Street Fighter, The King of Fighters, Airdasher fighting games, or Tekken which have their own community and player base but they still support each other. In each group, people like to share some basic game mechanics for beginner, technique from beginner to advanced, or how to play character, and they always help the new player that is interested in the game.

Q: Do you have any advice for the people who are interested in the fighting games?

A: First, don’t be afraid or scared to lose. Try to see your loss as a lesson and see what you do wrong. Maybe your anti-air is not on point, your reaction is too slow, you always drop your combos, your play is too aggressive or too defensive, and many other things.

For those who want to improve and play better, just keep practicing but it’s not about fancy combos or advanced technique. In the end, every fighting game is a game of space control (often called “footsie” in fighting games community.) You have to know the most effective spot of your character to keep your advantage, while trying to move in and out of your opponent’s character most effective spot to bait your opponent to make a mistake then you “punish” them for their mistake, this is the basic of footsie.

Another thing is you should know when to attack or defend. You should always know which moment is your turn to attack or keep defending and this is when the “frame data” comes into play. They are the two most basic things but also the hardest ones in fighting games.

Those fancy combos, ambiguous set-ups, or advanced techniques can come later, because all of them are something you will get used to with enough practice. The fundamentals takes an enormous amount of experience (and losses) to just get a grasp of.

You should watch the top players’ plays and try to analyze how they play or how they handle the situations, and then try to apply it to your play, too. This could help you improve the way you play. Lastly, it is also important to have fun, don’t just try to be better but take the fun out of it.

It is ideal to have fun even when you lose, and I think everyone can be like that. You should watch a Japanese Street Fighter player, called Itabashi Zangief. He seems to be having fun and always smiles no matter he wins, loses, or even when he gets completely destroyed, he still smiles and feels happy.

Thank you!

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If you were born in the 90s, maybe you will remember this row of best fighting arcade game. Not only games on consoles, nostalgia around classic games also applies on arcade platforms or what we used to know as dingdong machines.

A successful gaming platform that draws a lot of school kids’ pocket money may be a game platform. That is so effective thanks to the support of better graphics and a very high level of difficulty playing.

No wonder anyone is tempted to re-enter their coins again shortly after the slogan “please insert coin” sounds. This proves that arcade games do make many people addicted to playing.

Although the era of its glory has been displaced by the existence of the PlayStation rental. But the dingdong still keeps various beautiful memories. Especially for some game titles that were once so popular.

Best Fighting Arcade Game; Street Fighter 2

Without the presence of Street Fighter 2, the fighting game genre might not be as big as what you see now. As an arcade game that was so popular in its time. Street Fighter 2 is arguably the pioneer that inspired the birth of various modern fighting game titles.

Players are treated to a variety of combat characters, depth of play tactics, and challenging stage bonuses. The second iteration of Street Fighter successfully orbits Ryu. Ryu is so popular thanks to the characteristic white karate costume (and headband) he wore.

Not a few teenagers in this era mimic Ryu’s appearance by tying a white cloth around his head. Acting as if releasing the Hadoken style from their hands.

Because at that time the spread of the internet and game information media was not as much as it is now. Eventually many young people mistakenly called Ryu’s Hadoken attack by the name hambuget (or abuget).

The irony is that the name actually expanded to finally inspire the name of the most “radical” gaming community media in Indonesia called Abuget.

Mortal Kombat

1992 marked the emergence of one of the most controversial yet best fighting arcade game series that ever existed in the history of the video game industry, Mortal Kombat. In the heyday of Mortal Kombat, watching a fatality scene was a special performance that was so special in every battle.

Many players are even willing to lose. For the sake of witnessing the scene of fatality from the enemy, because so special the scene. Nowadays, even foam people can easily see all the fatality attacks of characters ranging from the first Mortal Kombat to the most recent.

Mortal Kombat game is actually a game that was inspired by its predecessor, namely Street Fighter. This game is considered as a game that has a high level of violence. You can watch bloodshed in this game.

Mortal Kombat developer, Midway Games, only takes 10 months to complete this game. Although made short, Mortal Kombat managed to become the most popular fighting game even today.

If you’re born in the 90s, you probably remember that there are still many arcade games that are loved by many people. But Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat became the best fighting arcade game even today.

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