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Jemmillion: It was a pleasure getting to meet you at this year’s North East Championship 15 (NEC15). Overall, how would you rate your performance? Why?
Sanford Kelly: I feel that I did well at NEC15. I won Marvel vs Capcom 2 singles, got 9th in Ultra Street Fighter 4, and won the exhibition against EG|Justin Wong. Read More
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Jemmillion: Thank you for the opportunity to interview you, and for the constant support you’ve shown me over this past year. Obviously, you’ve dedicated a good portion of your life to the fighting game community. How long have you been playing video games? What was the first fighting game that you ever played?
UltraDavid: I’ve been playing video games since my dad bought a Commodore 64 in about 1985. I was just a toddler so he bought it at least as much for himself as for me, but I played with him a bunch and was hooked for life! The first fighting game I played was Street Fighter II. I didn’t get to the arcades much, but I got it on SNES as soon as I could. Read More
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Jemmillion: How long have you been playing fighting games?
Shock: The first fighting game I ever played, technically, was Karate Champ Vs Edition, which came out way back in 1984, but I will say I probably didn’t play it until 1985 or ’86. Some people in the community don’t think I’m OG. OG that. Karate Champ. TWO joysticks, per player. So in the most technical sense, pretty close to 30 years. I grew up around arcades or places with arcade games, like malls, casinos, diners, boardwalks, pizzerias, video stores, etc. I was always exposed to the newest games, therefore the advent of games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Although, I don’t remember seeing the original Street Fighter until many years later. read more
Jemmillion: I’ve had the pleasure of getting to work with you for the past couple of months. You recently mentioned to me that you originally started Macro Micro Gaming for Starcraft 2 Tournaments, and that it was suggested to you to check out the Fighting Game Community after struggling with PC Internet issues. Can you tell us a little bit about your entrance into the FGC and what inspired you to play fighting games?
MamaDao: I didn’t know anyone at all, but decided to suck up my shyness and volunteer for NCR 2013. It was there that I met Kineda, John Choi, Crackfiend, and more. That was my very first experience with a major tournament, but I did hang out in arcades growing up and even played the PC hack of BlazBlue in college. It took one and a half years in the scene to finally learn how to play Street Fighter and pick up Sakura. I chose her, because I loved playing her in Rival Schools and can relate to the kick ass tomboy personality. All this time, my advice to people who wanted to get better was “go compete.” I’m trying to lead by example and compete in the locals that I’m not hosting. Every Friday, I get wrecked at Versus in Milpitas, but I also learn so much. It’s the Hyperbolic Time Chamber [hehe, DBZ reference] of all competitive gaming. read more
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