NZISM is proud to officially announce:
"The NZISM Street Fighter IV Grind Session"
Entry Price: $5-00
Time: Noon till 6-00pm
Date: Saturday, 25th April 2009
Place: RVB, 155 K' Road, Auckland Central
What is it?:
A chance for Street Fighter enthusiasts old and new to come and challenge each other in a competitive non-tourney environment. We will have 5 Televisions set up with six button joysticks and Street Fighter IV running for six hours. Some of the best World Warriors this country has ever seen will be battling it out. So if you're an old pro looking to fight stronger opponents or a new warrior looking to learn the hidden secrets that the experts have kept to themselves, The Street Fighter IV Grind Session will have something for everyone with an interest in Street Fighter!!!
What If I have only just picked up the game? I don't wanna give you five bucks to turn up and get beat down for six hours?:
Never fear! At the start of the session everyone will be graded into three categories. Pro, intermediate, and Noobie. One of the setups will be devoted to newbie matches only so that you can practice against people of equal skill level. We will also have some of our 15 year veterans about to give tips on improving your gameplay and taking your street fighter to the next level. If you get bored and feel that you'd like to take on tougher opponents, then you can always upgrade to intermediate and take on tougher foes if you think you can handle it.
Man Im a hardcore world warrior!! I can beat you down any day using Dan and wearing a blindfold. I don't wanna turn up and play damn nubs for six hours!:
As mentioned above, at the start we will grade all the pro players. Much like the Beginner setup, there will also be a Pro setup that only pro graded players will be playing on. Some of the pros at the session will be people who have devoted themselves to street fighter ever since the first "Hadoken" rang out through the arcade. These matches will all be taped and uploaded onto the internet to show the rest of the world how much ass New Zealand can kick in the street fighter scene. If you think you're the best, then this is the event for you to come and prove it!
For more information visit nzism.alphaism.com and register your interest!
Whether you're new to the game, or a seasoned pro, there's always room for improvement. Learn tips and tricks with NZ's top Street Fighter 4 players. If you're keen to get your gaming to a more competitive level, then NZISM wants YOU in our community.
Finally, NZISM will be making a announcement at the event with regards to the next big competitive fighting game event in New Zealand. So turn up to find out the announcement live before anyone else!
Register your name below early so that we can get an idea of numbers for the event!
dictator is in =)
Michael / imagneto =)
I'm in!
James/DangerMouse
noobie section ftw
Crimson Viper is in too
James/ Hydro for the registratism!
I think I've worked through my angst now. Put me down for a definite maybe.
Simon / CrazyMobius
I'll come and learn from the pros. teach me some kung fu fighting plz.
Thanks.
Andy / zos
;D
Will / Will (Might try think of a extreme fighting name haha)
Ill get there early as, cant wait. Blackstar going? Mark going?
righto I will be there sonic fuckn booming away ;D
Euan / B1ackstar Ninja
I'm in ^_^
Hue/Cr8zyK1Ll3r
Quote from: Will on March 30, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Will / Will (Might try think of a extreme fighting name haha)
Ill get there early as, cant wait. Blackstar going? Mark going?
What about "The Willatron 9000"?
I've spammed this in a couple of places also :)
Quote from: Lennysaurus on March 30, 2009, 10:23:15 PM
Quote from: Will on March 30, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Will / Will (Might try think of a extreme fighting name haha)
Ill get there early as, cant wait. Blackstar going? Mark going?
What about "The Willatron 9000"?
Hahaha, its possible.... :P :o
Pretty sure I can make it, I'll probably be in the intermediate section.
I hope u guys won't throw me in the newbie section :D
Btw, i have 1 question. How does it gonna work ??
Say if we have about 30 players like last time. Imagine lining up & wait 40mins for each turn would be suck.
Does the winner get to stay on until he gets beaten ??
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on March 30, 2009, 11:54:37 PM
I hope u guys won't throw me in the newbie section :D
Btw, i have 1 question. How does it gonna work ??
Say if we have about 30 players like last time. Imagine lining up & wait 40mins for each turn would be suck.
Does the winner get to stay on until he gets beaten ??
good Question
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on March 30, 2009, 11:54:37 PM
Does the winner get to stay on until he gets beaten ??
I would vote against this. That only rewards people who are ALREADY good. This thing should be about learning not winning.
Quote from: CrazyMobius on March 31, 2009, 07:47:53 AM
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on March 30, 2009, 11:54:37 PM
Does the winner get to stay on until he gets beaten ??
I would vote against this. That only rewards people who are ALREADY good. This thing should be about learning not winning.
Agreed. We had a "to five wins" clause last weekend at my pad, seemed to work well. :)
Sounds reasonable.
Do I even have to say I'm coming? Smoof/Caleb
You should call yourself wilbur that way when you have to get off at 5 wins we can say "that'll do pig, that'll do"
Quote from: Smoofikith on March 31, 2009, 08:45:50 AM
You should call yourself wilbur that way when you have to get off at 5 wins we can say "that'll do pig, that'll do"
hahahah
...lawl
And it's true it is a learning session, winners shouldn't stay on more than 5 rounds...
Would it be possible to like offer a written sort of evaluation? So players could even take it home with them so they know what to focus on? Of course we could tie it in with a mandatory site register =P
BIRRY WONG/Bill
Although depending on what the missus is doing, I may not be able to make it.
I think we should probably tell people to do some homework as well, get some questions together/problem situations/matchups for us to be able to help them with on the day.
Hey FLUX,
Any chance you can update the main page when you get a chance?
Chur
Quote from: Lennysaurus on March 31, 2009, 12:04:23 PM
Hey FLUX,
Any chance you can update the main page when you get a chance?
Chur
Oh yeah, I was going to do that...
Not like anyone looks at the front page anyway though... even I don't!
Quote from: fluxcore on March 31, 2009, 11:29:44 AM
I think we should probably tell people to do some homework as well, get some questions together/problem situations/matchups for us to be able to help them with on the day.
I'm happy to help on any advice incl match-ups/combos/strats for the following characters:
C.Viper - Chun Li - Claw - Rufus - Boxer - Rose - Honda - Blanka
Anyone can feel free to hit me up on the day for any infos, If I can get just one more person to take up Viper, well that will more than make my day. Viper Mirror matches equals Bliss.
Quote from: hydrokinesis on March 31, 2009, 12:16:45 PM
Quote from: fluxcore on March 31, 2009, 11:29:44 AM
I think we should probably tell people to do some homework as well, get some questions together/problem situations/matchups for us to be able to help them with on the day.
I'm happy to help on any advice incl match-ups/combos/strats for the following characters:
C.Viper - Chun Li - Claw - Rufus - Boxer - Rose - Honda - Blanka
Anyone can feel free to hit me up on the day for any infos, If I can get just one more person to take up Viper, well that will more than make my day. Viper Mirror matches equals Bliss.
Rest assured, learning viper is on my agenda. But I have to get beyond the point of "being generally shit" first.
Quote from: hydrokinesis on March 31, 2009, 12:16:45 PM
Quote from: fluxcore on March 31, 2009, 11:29:44 AM
I think we should probably tell people to do some homework as well, get some questions together/problem situations/matchups for us to be able to help them with on the day.
I'm happy to help on any advice incl match-ups/combos/strats for the following characters:
C.Viper - Chun Li - Claw - Rufus - Boxer - Rose - Honda - Blanka
Anyone can feel free to hit me up on the day for any infos, If I can get just one more person to take up Viper, well that will more than make my day. Viper Mirror matches equals Bliss.
I have a friend of mine that wants to learn viper. Ill give him your PSN tag. Hes not too bad atm, but could learn alot from you.
I already know viper, but am interested in seeing James' to see what I can do better :)
Im keen :)
I would probably be noob to intermediate :-[
Quote from: primebeef on March 31, 2009, 02:05:48 PM
Im keen :)
I would probably be noob to intermediate :-[
Awesome man welcome to the website!!
You got it on PS3 or 360?
Who do you main?
ooo, the 25th eh. thats like right after sticks distribute here isnt it :)
Quote from: zosla on March 31, 2009, 11:09:07 AM
...lawl
And it's true it is a learning session, winners shouldn't stay on more than 5 rounds...
I still reckon that would let people hog the game too much. What James' idea of people having two 5 round fight sessions that were staggered so you get to play against two different people regardless of if you won the match or not?
The emphasis is on winning so much at arcades and tournaments. It would be nice if this was just about playing each other.
What do you guys think?
just let everyone have evenly games, doesn't matter what format we use. I think thats our main goal.
I am very keen for this. I know quite a lot of people in South Auckland are.
Quote from: karizzma on March 31, 2009, 10:45:48 PM
I am very keen for this. I know quite a lot of people in South Auckland are.
Thats awesome to hear. Welcome to the site dude.
If you can, get them to jump on here and register so we can get an idea of numbers. Also if you own the game already, grab a few peeps names off this forum so that you can play online.
yup bring them along, I am asking randoms at Yifans also if they are keen to learn teh game better to join this sessions hope we can get more numbers :D
with 16 votes on Xlan they are starting to say numbers are looking good... I'm sure we can atleast throw 25 odd votes right boyz!!!
Quote from: zosla on April 01, 2009, 08:25:05 AM
yup bring them along, I am asking randoms at Yifans also if they are keen to learn teh game better to join this sessions hope we can get more numbers :D
with 16 votes on Xlan they are starting to say numbers are looking good... I'm sure we can atleast throw 25 odd votes right boyz!!!
Damn andy you rock! I can just see you in yiffans in some dark corner.
"psst... yo kid... I got some info... on some good shit... You need this shit kid..."
I'll try and get down to Yifans this lunch time. I really think it'd be a good idea to get Nathan, Matt, Margarita falla and a few of the other regulars in on this. . . too. I'll do what I can when I'm there for sure.
Um, the Magarita guy is a casual and doesn't seem interested after speaking with him. Kinda plays when he wants and stuff it kinda thing.
Nathen I haven't seen in years lawl.
Mat, still need to tell him when i see him.
I'm gonna print out some posters and some A6 flyers at work today. I'll try and put them in both Eb stores in town on Saturday as well as the game shop in the movie theatre, probably even put some in my friends tattoo studio and in Real Groovy.
I will upload the poster files today and you guys can print your own if you want.
cheers.
Quote from: SamBo on March 31, 2009, 07:16:36 PM
ooo, the 25th eh. thats like right after sticks distribute here isnt it :)
Man I really feel for some of you guys out there still playing this game without a stick.
A better web image and print files here: http://rapidshare.com/files/215906641/Grind_Session_posters_for_print.rar
It's 16Mb but it is A3 and A6 files with and without bleed. Go for gold people, any problems let me know.
Quote from: geneterror on April 01, 2009, 09:42:14 AM
I'm gonna print out some posters and some A6 flyers at work today. I'll try and put them in both Eb stores in town on Saturday as well as the game shop in the movie theatre, probably even put some in my friends tattoo studio and in Real Groovy.
I will upload the poster files today and you guys can print your own if you want.
Much appreciated Andy and Graeme. I will print some out and try and hang some around South Auckland on the weekend.
Quote from: CrazyMobius on April 01, 2009, 10:30:31 AM
Quote from: SamBo on March 31, 2009, 07:16:36 PM
ooo, the 25th eh. thats like right after sticks distribute here isnt it :)
Man I really feel for some of you guys out there still playing this game without a stick.
Ugh, its like playing with one arm. You can try, but you just dont get the results you want. >_<
excuse my ignorance.. but what is bleed and no bleed stuff? lawl :P
You need bleed on a file if you want to print right to the edge otherwise you will get white borders around the poster. Bleed hangs off the edge of the artwork before it gets guillotined to the trim marks, the excess bleed gets thrown away leaving you with a "full bleed" image that goes all the way to the edge. This is done because digital printers can't print to the edge of the page.
http://www.bprint.com/bleeds.php
http://www.printernational.org/what-is-bleed.php
Basically if you are printing one out at home use the no bleed option. If you're printing it at a printers they will want the full bleed version :)
Quote from: Will on March 30, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Will / Will (Might try think of a extreme fighting name haha)
Ill get there early as, cant wait. Blackstar going? Mark going?
Ill be there Will. Cant wait.
Quote from: Markuchi on April 01, 2009, 03:39:24 PM
Quote from: Will on March 30, 2009, 09:54:24 PM
Will / Will (Might try think of a extreme fighting name haha)
Ill get there early as, cant wait. Blackstar going? Mark going?
Ill be there Will. Cant wait.
AWesome dude, I remember you from the tourney! Welcome to the forums, ill add you to my friends list.
And so will I. Now I just need to finally play some of you guys.
Right, i shouldve added everyone i can on xbl. If i havent, then by all means add me.
RARGHHH... SILVER ABEL WILL BE BACK.
silver_spoon/Glenn
And ofcourse, Roastpork, Chopstick, and H20 will come again :DDD
Roastpork - From Sagat to Viper
Chopstick - From Zangief to CHUN LI
H20 - From Shoryuken to Shoryuken still.
I'm going to ask/force Simon for a rematch.
I'm ready this time >:( >:( >:(
Quote from: silver_spoon on April 02, 2009, 10:42:22 PM
RARGHHH... SILVER ABEL WILL BE BACK.
silver_spoon/Glenn
And ofcourse, Roastpork, Chopstick, and H20 will come again :DDD
Roastpork - From Sagat to Viper
Chopstick - From Zangief to Blanka
H20 - From Shoryuken to Shoryuken still.
I'm going to ask/force Simon for a rematch.
I'm ready this time >:( >:( >:(
Oooh hes using viper now?
Also, NOONE is ever ready for simon's bullshit. EVER.
Yeah I haven't seen anyone ready for some of the bullshit Simon pulls out =/
aww come on guys :-[ :-[ :-[
haha, its not that we dont support you, its just simon is an asshole.
I'm pretty sure it's both.
None of that...
Aww he knows I'm just kidding :3 sorry <3
;D ;D ;D
Im feeling the love guys. (except for simon)
OK guys,
Please let me know if I can book the venue? just confirming we want 2 xbox 360 on those square pillars with 4 HDTV??? or do you guys want the 52 inch HDTV as well? because it might cost a bit more... I am not sure how many people will turn up but with $5 per person won't cover the cost i think...
I think we definitely want the 4 consoles around one of the bays, not sure about the tv...
I'm presuming that we can upscale the operation on the day depending on turnout.
I wouldn't worry about the cost, either. I'll sort it out one way or another.
got it.
I will contact RVB today and confirm cost and booking.
Ohhhh right, just booked plane ticket :'( will fly up from Wellington for the weekend ;D Looking forward to meet everybody!
1st post yeah, yoga fire ::)
Quote from: FearlessNewbie on April 05, 2009, 11:22:01 PM
Ohhhh right, just booked plane ticket :'( will fly up from Wellington for the weekend ;D Looking forward to meet everybody!
1st post yeah, yoga fire ::)
Woah good stuff man !
Holy shit!
Nice one Fearless!!!
You should consider coming to the xlan event. Seeing as it will be three days of FULL ON SFIV! and other
Booking confirmation:
25th April 2009
RvB will be our Venue for the SF4 Grinding session.
cost will be $80 for the day.
Cheers Andy :)
Sticks will be provided ya?
Yep :)
people bring your sticks f you can please.
will the PS3 hori USB stick work on xbox360?
I can ask the owner if we can use the ps3 which means we can use the sticsk!!!! :)
i'll update.
Happy to bring my PS3 and Stick for the day no problem, oh and SFIV all Characters unlocked etc.
Ben and I have all the PS3 needs covered. :) (And besides I perfer playing viper on my stick LOL) ;) :-* :o
Ill bring my PS3 and my trusty namco and converter as well.
I'll confirm with the owner tomorrow when i get off work.. at 3 :D I'm going to RvB and try out playing online with their fiber optic connection :P
Quote from: karizzma on April 06, 2009, 05:40:11 PM
will the PS3 hori USB stick work on xbox360?
No it will not work, but PS2 stick and DS2 can be used on Xbox360 with XCM XFPS 360 adaptor
(http://i.frazpc.pl/pliki/2002/auto/1164292253376753.jpg)
Quote from: karizzma on April 06, 2009, 03:48:35 PM
Sticks will be provided ya?
Dedicated NZism members will provide sticks for people to use.
Just a reminder to everyone to respect other peoples property!
Quote from: B1ackstar Ninja on April 05, 2009, 11:37:43 PM
Quote from: FearlessNewbie on April 05, 2009, 11:22:01 PM
Ohhhh right, just booked plane ticket :'( will fly up from Wellington for the weekend ;D Looking forward to meet everybody!
1st post yeah, yoga fire ::)
Woah good stuff man !
Looking for a Hotel to stay at the moment, haven't decide stay in Central city or near airport yet, might need a lift to RVB if not stay in town ;D
Quote from: stereomonkey on April 06, 2009, 12:02:18 PM
Nice one Fearless!!!
You should consider coming to the xlan event. Seeing as it will be three days of FULL ON SFIV! and other
Are you coming to the grid session too Stereo? :P Yea, been reading all the posts on xlan forum will keep an eye on it, not sure if can make it at this stage. Wish I'm in AKL, feel lonely being a SF nuts in Wellington... :'(
Just finished watching the edma vs combofiend barfights matches and that got me thinking...MONEY MATCHES >:(
Anyone keen to do some shit like this at the grind session? Get some friendly rivalries going ya know what I mean ;). West Auckland vs South Side 2on2? Auckland vs the rest of NZ(Ham and Welly lol) 3on3? First to 5 money match?
I'll play anyone as long as I'm cool with the conditions
What you doods reckon?
Quote from: FearlessNewbie on April 07, 2009, 06:37:02 PM
Are you coming to the grid session too Stereo?
Nah bro, can't afford to fly over this early plus one day is not enough for me ;)
YEAH MONEY MATCHES! That shit would be cool!
Quote from: Toomeke on April 07, 2009, 07:01:02 PM
Just finished watching the edma vs combofiend barfights matches and that got me thinking...MONEY MATCHES >:(
Anyone keen to do some shit like this at the grind session? Get some friendly rivalries going ya know what I mean ;). West Auckland vs South Side 2on2? Auckland vs the rest of NZ(Ham and Welly lol) 3on3? First to 5 money match?
I'll play anyone as long as I'm cool with the conditions
What you doods reckon?
I'm not good enough at sfiv for money matches, but I'll bet on you!
I'd be keen, but only in a team setting.
1 on 1 money matches get a bit too personal.
I like the idea of Southside vs Westside though!
3vs3
Everyone puts 10 bucks in each to make the pot $60
Make a gentlemans agreement that the winning team shouts the losers a beer each and we all cheers at the end of the day to keep it all good :-)
We could use this to promote the Grind sesion!
Id be keen to right up bios etc for people andpost them on forums!
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 07, 2009, 09:03:22 PM
I like the idea of Southside vs Westside though!
TEAM EASTSIDE VS YOU ALL :P
AY MIKE hahaha woooo
I concur on south vs west. Southside all the way.
Is anyone else from out WEST!!!!!
As far as I know its only Me and Andy so we would need another(assuming Andy will be down). Winner has to shout a tray of DB so we can head down to Albert park for good times ;D
So southside would look something like Lenny, James, Euan maybe. Dunno whoelse lives south....
Hell we could even do West vs East vs South vs Hamilton 2on2, 5 buck chip in. Either a quick round robin or a straight semi-finals, finals affair. Dunno but It would be cool
Seems to be a lot of people from south. Who are these people? Should have a meet up or something, wouldn't mind weekly battles etc.
oh god.. you guys have the strangest ideas... lawl but I guess it would be nice especially lenny idea of winners buying losers drink, very good way to make the losing team feel better with a bottle of beer to cool down :P
I'm down for it, I guess we could have a 3v3? best of 5, me and Ben can steal another player from central :D fish or Hue or whoever :X
I think 3on3 or 2on2 works best. Coz if we do 5on5, all the good players will stick to 1 team and the other team will keep losing...... while in 2on2 or 3on3, the good players will get split up and we will have better matches.
Or another way of doing this is to have 3->5 players in 1 team, then send out 3 players to compete against the other team for every bet (if ur team win, at least 1 player has to skip a turn for the next bet. And If ur team lose, it'll be up to u to keep the same players for next bet). It works like 3on3 But each team has better chance of winning since they have more choices.
What do u guys think ?
Money Match suggestion
South (Mike, James, Lenny)
West (Ben, Andy, Hue or fish?)
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 08, 2009, 03:29:00 AM
Money Match suggestion
South (Mike, James, Lenny)
West (Ben, Andy, Hue or fish?)
I'm in for this if My team is as above !!! :)
I live Central but I'm originally from Manurewa, where does that leave me?
Central! Hue and Fish can carry me lol!
I live in GI, but i was raised in Otara, but i drive a 73 holden, and work in town, so i guess the only team i cant join is team north shore. Whichever way i go, ill be letting that team down anyway.
Team BIRDIE!
it really don't matter who is with who i guess, but I guess some of us prefer with some closer friends and such.
But yeah we can even have a central Auckland team :)
Team pukekohe will challenge with Euan , Euan and Eua .... wait a second ..... ??? ;D
you can join some of us :D don't worry :)
Hamilton vs auckland
Hamilton team = (Flux, Gino, and a Cow)
Moo loo, olay olay olay! :D
Auckland team: Me, ben, andy, simon, cody. 5 on 5
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 08, 2009, 03:29:00 AM
Money Match suggestion
South (Mike, James, Lenny)
West (Ben, Andy, Hue or fish?)
ermm.. this is interesting =D
It would be :)
I'm looking forward to it
Is the money match gonna be 3on3 or 5on5 ?? Or maybe we can sort it out on that day ?
leave it till then.
Nah I reckon we should sort it out now, that way we can use it to advertise and get more people down there.
South vs West rivalry at this point imo... and at each event we can do 2 different areas.
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 09, 2009, 03:15:55 PM
Nah I reckon we should sort it out now, that way we can use it to advertise and get more people down there.
South vs West rivalry at this point imo... and at each event we can do 2 different areas.
I'll rep the south then also. As I grew up deep in the heart of Papa-twelve-toes.
Or we could get all racial and go whites vs azian vs brown dudes.
Quote from: CrazyMobius on April 09, 2009, 03:26:15 PM
Or we could get all racial and go whites vs azian vs brown dudes.
Holy crap that's a horrible idea
(as a whitey) :P
Let's vote !!! I'm keen for 5 vs 5 OR 3 vs 3 with 3->5 players in each team so that we can change player.
What's the reason we need teams again?
Quote from: CrazyMobius on April 11, 2009, 07:36:27 AM
What's the reason we need teams again?
The hell of it. iirc.
Also, looks like i wont be able to make this. The shift i have on that day is 1130-6pm.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82834279026
wot a nerd huh
lawl.
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=173372
Pretty good read
Thats where i got the idea of doing the first tournament we had :)
oooohhhh just noticed this thanx to poking jules over on zaibatsu forums
Theres a small chance ill come up for this. i have two obstacles tho need a good excuse to skip work and gota convince the missus
few welly bois is going up thurs or fri for tekken
Wats RVB?
if i come ill bring my hori ex stick
and wat catagory do i fit in those that i have played i think im just average
Hey Barnstorm, you might want to come to the Xlan event in July. Three days of non stop fighting games (and others too). Only problem, it's three days and it's $95 entry fee. Plus it is in Auckland... and accommodation... :(
Quote from: stereomonkey on April 16, 2009, 08:35:15 PM
Hey Barnstorm, you might want to come to the Xlan event in July. Three days of non stop fighting games (and others too). Only problem, it's three days and it's $95 entry fee. Plus it is in Auckland... and accommodation... :(
if its afta uni exams i may be interested
i was just looking at their website and its so bad at explaining wat is happening
you are welcome to join any category, just place where you fit best, if you think its too easy you can always change around. Its not permanent.
Im crap but apparently im orange. Like, unbelievably crap. I make smoof look like jesus.
im in, well that depends if i get my permission slip from the missus ;D
Quote from: Barnstorm on April 16, 2009, 08:18:48 PM
Wats RVB?
its called red versus blue, its like a internet cafe for xbox 360 and ps3, mean place to play online games
me and my halo team used to go there to practice cus we would get host 90% of the time :)
Guys,
Ok this is happening this week so i would like to confirm with you all that nothing has came up and such which may casue problems??
Also if someone can bring their copy of SF4 x2 for this event as they do not have enought copies.
I would check with RvB if we can bring our PS3's and let you guys know by end of today.
cheers.
I'll try and remember to bring my copy of the game.
I put colour flyers in Real Groovy, EB Games and the game shop in IMAX so hopefully a few people picked those up and are interested in coming along :)
Got a bit of online press coverage :)
http://www.gameconsole.co.nz/20090420913/street-fighter-iv-grind-session.php
Gameconsole is affiliated with the NetGuide magazine, I was approached by a writer there and he's interested in keeping tabs on what we're doing :) _b
Quote from: fluxcore on April 20, 2009, 11:30:09 AM
Got a bit of online press coverage :)
http://www.gameconsole.co.nz/20090420913/street-fighter-iv-grind-session.php
Gameconsole is affiliated with the NetGuide magazine, I was approached by a writer there and he's interested in keeping tabs on what we're doing :) _b
Hell yes!
Quote from: Gino on April 20, 2009, 11:31:22 AM
Quote from: fluxcore on April 20, 2009, 11:30:09 AM
Got a bit of online press coverage :)
http://www.gameconsole.co.nz/20090420913/street-fighter-iv-grind-session.php
Gameconsole is affiliated with the NetGuide magazine, I was approached by a writer there and he's interested in keeping tabs on what we're doing :) _b
Hell yes!
SWEET
Quote from: fluxcore on April 20, 2009, 11:30:09 AM
Got a bit of online press coverage :)
http://www.gameconsole.co.nz/20090420913/street-fighter-iv-grind-session.php
Gameconsole is affiliated with the NetGuide magazine, I was approached by a writer there and he's interested in keeping tabs on what we're doing :) _b
AWESOME!
Awesome man.
Flux: We can likely organise a Hoodie or 2 have sent an email and am awaiting a reply.
Im going to bring both my consoles and 4 joysticks so that should sort us for 2 of the stations.
Flux: Another notch to add on the NZism belt. ;)
im coming for sum street fighter
so its at RvB on saturday $5 entry
just read first post so its 12-6 cool
c u guys there
i'm doywn mayn Daniel/weazzyefff dont forget the EFF ! cant wait to see all the SF fiends. i'm fiending mayn all i got is SF mayn
good stuff!!!
Confirmed booking with RvB 25th of April booking for the whole day.
BRING your PS3's !!!! Game and sticks!!!!
we need atleast TWO consoles of PS3 with sticks and game please :)
I can't bring my console because my girlfriend will be using it while I'm at RVB but will bring a copy of the game and my 6 button.
Quote from: geneterror on April 21, 2009, 09:54:54 AM
I can't bring my console because my girlfriend will be using it while I'm at RVB but will bring a copy of the game and my 6 button.
Sad bro....... :'( :'( :'( Jason will fix da job lol
I could bring my 360 and sf4 if needed.
Quote from: Gino on April 21, 2009, 11:00:18 AM
I could bring my 360 and sf4 if needed.
sounds good,
Guys a remind. Please bring a suitable bag to hold your items, I don't want anything we bring in missing if it happens...
Given the likelihood that we wont be getting our TE sticks this week, if your 360 stick gets stolen, its probably me.
... Our sticks got delayed!?
Supposedly not, but im not holding my breath.
just get ur ass there *@$^*@^$@($^(!@#^ :)
have some fun.
Don't worry, I'll be there. Managed to sort out my work schedule.
Quote from: ILL_BILL on April 21, 2009, 12:19:22 PM
Given the likelihood that we wont be getting our TE sticks this week, if your 360 stick gets stolen, its probably me.
Just a quick email to let you know our suppliers have advised us today that the New Zealand release date for Street Fighter IV Tournament Fightstick ~ Xbox 360 has changed from 24/04/2009 to 30/04/2009.
lol
Pwned
Wow wtf =_=
Gah you beat me to it flux. I just posted this in the TE stick thread. They seem pretty confident that it will only be a week later tho. >_>
I love my doa4 stick
Cost me 1/10th of a te stick
*hugs*
and the price was right
Fuck. Please anyone who has a 360 stick bring it. This is gonna make it a bit harder.
ok looks like im packing my hori then
Quote from: Barnstorm on April 22, 2009, 07:34:06 PM
ok looks like im packing my hori then
Awesome, thanks man. Im gonna roll through about 10ish to set up. Anyone else bringing shit if you can come like 11-30sh to mark your shit and set it up thatd be primo
Lenny,
Have u told teh guys in RvB ur rolling in that early? i think they open at 12 noon on a saturday?
Also PS3 are owners please bring ur sticks and console.
Ben will bring his Ps3 anyone else?
Quote from: zosla on April 23, 2009, 03:14:49 AM
Lenny,
Have u told teh guys in RvB ur rolling in that early? i think they open at 12 noon on a saturday?
Also PS3 are owners please bring ur sticks and console.
Ben will bring his Ps3 anyone else?
I wondered about this, isn't it anzac day on Saturday? Doesn't that mean RVB won't be open til the earliest 1pm? Or have we got a deal cause we're hiring the space or something?
I'm happy to bring my Stick and copy of SFIV on the day for PS3. :)
Ill bring a copy of the game on 360 just in case. See you all on sat! ;D
Also, do we want to do another NZism dinner outing afterwards?
Quote from: fluxcore on April 23, 2009, 02:17:47 PM
Also, do we want to do another NZism dinner outing afterwards?
Hell yeah. Somewhere different though. Im donw fo anywhere this time :)
Quote from: fluxcore on April 23, 2009, 02:17:47 PM
Also, do we want to do another NZism dinner outing afterwards?
Somewhere cheap please :-[
Oh, and hydro - I've got your entrance fee (to make up for some of that pizza!)
Quote from: Gino on April 23, 2009, 03:23:03 PM
Quote from: fluxcore on April 23, 2009, 02:17:47 PM
Also, do we want to do another NZism dinner outing afterwards?
Somewhere cheap please :-[
I second that im poor thiz week
Im in 8)
NEWBIE SF4 PLAYA HERE. (But MvC2 Master ;))
Quote from: JoeKage on April 23, 2009, 07:04:51 PM
Im in 8)
NEWBIE SF4 PLAYA HERE. (But MvC2 Master ;))
Cool bro. Itll be good to see an old face again
QUESTION: If we are bringing someone that isn't going to be playing do they still need to pay $5 to get in?
Quote from: CrazyMobius on April 24, 2009, 07:30:25 AM
QUESTION: If we are bringing someone that isn't going to be playing do they still need to pay $5 to get in?
Nah. If people are coming just to watch thats fine.
EDIT: BTW man looking forward to seein you there. Its been a long time.
get some vids to if ya can.
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 09:52:45 AM
get some vids to if ya can.
I'll send you a vid of my ass! ANd youll love it!
Yeah, ill confirm with the RvB guys just in case as I just realize its Anzac day on saturday lawl.....
Dinner after is always good, nothing beats a good feed. :)
As to where we go is the question? somewhere cheap would be like the fastfood places such as M'c D's or we can go for something a little better? La Porchetta near the sky tower which is an italian retaurant, the cost is about $8-$15 for a decent meal and $20 for their steaks :)
Quote from: zosla on April 24, 2009, 10:04:06 AM
Yeah, ill confirm with the RvB guys just in case as I just realize its Anzac day on saturday lawl.....
Dinner after is always good, nothing beats a good feed. :)
As to where we go is the question? somewhere cheap would be like the fastfood places such as M'c D's or we can go for something a little better? La Porchetta near the sky tower which is an italian retaurant, the cost is about $8-$15 for a decent meal and $20 for their steaks :)
La porchetaa is badass. I wouldnt mind some dirty thai food though. What about just a good old food court? I really like Food Alley on albert street.
Or somewhere close. I dont really wanna lug 2 consoles and 4 joysticks all over the place.
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 24, 2009, 09:55:21 AM
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 09:52:45 AM
get some vids to if ya can.
I'll send you a vid of my ass! ANd youll love it!
friggin queer
you must be scared of my ken why i dont see you on psn bitch.
OK Confirmed with RVB, they open at 12 pm on Saturday.
Don't get your ass in too early :)
ANything is fine with me for dinner.
We can decide on teh day.
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 10:19:47 AM
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 24, 2009, 09:55:21 AM
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 09:52:45 AM
get some vids to if ya can.
I'll send you a vid of my ass! ANd youll love it!
friggin queer
you must be scared of my ken why i dont see you on psn bitch.
LOL cheer up man...hahahha ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hey any guys coming from south Auckland wanna car pool there? Split the gas and the parking? Save us some pingas?
Im keen as hell!
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 10:19:47 AM
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 24, 2009, 09:55:21 AM
Quote from: kingpiccolo on April 24, 2009, 09:52:45 AM
get some vids to if ya can.
I'll send you a vid of my ass! ANd youll love it!
friggin queer
you must be scared of my ken why i dont see you on psn bitch.
You making it tomorrow? Or you living in the wop wops now? I'm sure a lot of guys here haven't seen a Ken played like that before.
Quote from: Lennysaurus Rex on April 24, 2009, 09:35:48 AM
Quote from: CrazyMobius on April 24, 2009, 07:30:25 AM
QUESTION: If we are bringing someone that isn't going to be playing do they still need to pay $5 to get in?
Nah. If people are coming just to watch thats fine.
EDIT: BTW man looking forward to seein you there. Its been a long time.
Yeah yeah, I dunno how long I'll be there but I hope at least a couple of hours. Anyone know if Steven is gonna be there. I'm sure he won't wanna miss an opportunity to get paid.
Good call. I've just txt him.
lawl.
Please if your going to bring your misses, make sure she is pretty and plays games :) muahahaha.
j/ks
What's about the money match ??? Has it been canceled ??
heh heh my bison will see u all 2mmrow =)
Big ups to the runners of the grind session, Fluxcore, Lennny, Andy? + everyone who lent out equipment. Learnt a few things to do with Ryu which I didnt know b4 haha. Will make it to the next comp for sure, what are the details for it anyway?
the grind session was mean yo, learned a few tricks from (sifu)toomeke on using boxer ;D
finally got to put faces to some of the names on this forums - imagneto, lenny, crazykiller, hydrokinesis, blackstar ninja and zosla (sooooo your zosla lol)
p.s lenny your gen's mean ;D
For real guys today was fucking great!!!
Thanks to everyone that turned up and thanks for all the great games.
Cheers AO, hes loads of fun to play.
Its awesome to see that the scene is full of so many awesome people!
Props to the organisers, Andy, Leonard, Alan and everyone who attended. Awesome turnout. I'm pumped for the next outing.
Good to meet Fearlessnewbie, Geneterror666 and many others in person, Can't wait to play you guys again online sometime very soon.
Viper for the mutha fuckin show off win today YO! hahaha
GGs everyone
I'm really tired :(
ur tired? lol...
lenny, Ben, allan and myself spend half the day freaking setting up things. But apart from that it was great turn out and also very high grades of play. Indeed very fun having a lot of people to play with.
I was not able to announce the tournament due to some minor complications that I need to sort out before hand. Once I have confirmed everything I will post it up, but till then stay tuned because I could post thing anytime :)
Thanks guys for organising all that, I really didn't do much (just the business cards really!)
Andy for securing venue + other general awesomeness
Lenny for the idea + execution + MC + sticks + consoles + animals
Ben for tech support
Geneterror (sorry forgot your name!) for the posters + placement
Anyone else who brought sticks and stuff
and of course everyone else for coming! Hope you guys got something out of it! And if not, you can't sneeze at $5 for 6 hours of street fighter iv against the best in NZ :)
As always, any suggestions or comments welcome! We might possibly do another grind session like this before the XLan tournament (in whatever form that takes), and of course we have our own tournaments on the horizon...
Cheers!
Good show everyone :D
Thanks to all the doods who helped in anyway. Good shit to the guys who traveled for whatever reason (Barnstorm, Fearless newbie, Hamtown KrEW) ;D. Some very impressive skills from guys I have never seen before. Who's that Guile player?
Mean Boxer AO ripped my Sagat a new one lol. My names Ben btw. Where do you live bro? Would be keen to get some games in if your down?
Needs more Roof Roof less Roo Roo ;)
Damn, yeah I forgot to shout out the guys that flew up from Wellington! Massive kudos and thanks to you guys :)
Quote from: zosla on April 26, 2009, 01:49:39 AM
ur tired? lol...
lenny, Ben, allan and myself spend half the day freaking setting up things.
Thanks for that! Was a great time. Got to play alot of people that I would never get a chance to. My chun needs to go back to school though :(
Smoof's dan was pro. Proer (New word for the lulz) than our epic Sagat mirror even.
Quote from: Toomeke on April 26, 2009, 09:45:15 AM
Mean Boxer AO ripped my Sagat a new one lol. My names Ben btw. Where do you live bro? Would be keen to get some games in if your down?
sup ben, my boxer aint nothing compared to yours lol i called you sifu which means master, since your teaching me a few things ;) i got it from the movie ip man lol i stay out in g.i(east) and yeah bro im keen to get some games down, just let me know :)
Cheers for the mean sf session totally worth the trip thanx to all who organised it
was good to meet you guys in person put faces to names
have to say you guys are real onto it in the custom stick/moding departement
and the sagat mirror was off the hook oresumness
another awesome get together . Met some new faces like Ao wicked wayz and feraless newbie in person .
Cant wait till the next one
( oh I hate kevin and his zangief lol)
Quote from: Barnstorm on April 26, 2009, 02:35:28 PM
and the sagat mirror was off the hook oresumness
i went home round 4ish (my permission slip from my misses expired lol), so i think i missed it, what match was that?
i didnt get a chance to play against you ben.. :( giving this dude some tips of dictator..some white dude.. i couldnt remember his name lol. but anyways its bloody good yesterday =) make another grind session again heh heh =)
;D ;D ;D Good Ones.....RUFUS YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
shot 4 settin up the sf4 session,and shot to ben for letting me use his controller i was shit with the stick havent used one in ages ,lenny you got a mean gen and abel, i couldnt stop doin those damn wake up shorykens to exited i guess lol. names daniel psn weazzyefff btw i had that colourful hoody on jump on psn sometime we need to have a jam.
Quote from: AO wick3d wayz on April 26, 2009, 03:27:34 PM
Quote from: Barnstorm on April 26, 2009, 02:35:28 PM
and the sagat mirror was off the hook oresumness
i went home round 4ish (my permission slip from my misses expired lol), so i think i missed it, what match was that?
Rofl, it was me and smoof. It was like watching a flowchart ken play sagat blind, but with less tiger uppercuts, and the other player was smoof.
Quote from: weazzyefff on April 27, 2009, 01:50:51 AM
shot 4 settin up the sf4 session,and shot to ben for letting me use his controller i was shit with the stick havent used one in ages ,lenny you got a mean gen and abel, i couldnt stop doin those damn wake up shorykens to exited i guess lol. names daniel psn weazzyefff btw i had that colourful hoody on jump on psn sometime we need to have a jam.
Hey bro I'll add you tonight and hopefully we can get some games in!
Didn't play, but watched some good games.
Cheers to Graeme/geneterror for pointing out where to get a Fightstick from.
Yeah was good to meet ya bro, ya lucky to get a TE stick! I've never seen anyone move so fast once I told you there was one at Livewire ;D
Was good to catch up with everybody and meet a few new fanatics.
It was fun last Saturday, nice to meet u all !!! so when is the next grind session?? :D Why don't we do it once a month ?? ^_^
Shoryuken....... ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on April 27, 2009, 10:44:44 PM
It was fun last Saturday, nice to meet u all !!! so when is the next grind session?? :D Why don't we do it once a month ?? ^_^
Yeah, I'd definitely be keen for another one before xlan...
Quote from: fluxcore on April 28, 2009, 09:53:35 AM
Quote from: Cr8zyK1LL3r on April 27, 2009, 10:44:44 PM
It was fun last Saturday, nice to meet u all !!! so when is the next grind session?? :D Why don't we do it once a month ?? ^_^
Yeah, I'd definitely be keen for another one before xlan...
I know that I came up with the name "Grind Session", but we are gonna have to change it. Apparently "Grind Session" is gay slang for a bunch of gay guys getting together and doing it up the pooper. Trying to think of a new name. Maybe baby sagat will help me come up with something.
Maybe "Super Happy Ultimate Fun Time Street Fighter Four No Homo Ultra Gaming Fantastic Play Time"?
Well at least noone picked up on the slang. :-X
"Hi, i'm here for the Grind Session, my nickname is big floppy donkey dick"
I'm sorry fellaz, for those who expected my presence @ Saturday's SF4 session, I couldn't make it. I was in the US, mainly for business... But on Saturday evening, I went to one of the arcade in Los Angeles and played some tough niggaz! They are strong... in my opinion much stronger than NZ players. They use Focus Attack ALOT ALOT!!! and some made Chun-Li action... Boxer is also a favourite there. Good to see him been used by actual Black person...
I will post some fights on Youtube, unfortunatelly I wasn't the one who got paid in these... but one fight was a boxer duel, my boxer against another boxer and what happened in March's tourney between me & Geneterror almost happened again... I put on the most intense battle of the evening :) Good to leave a mark in the US!
good to be back in NZ, free of that nasty Swine Flue shit. I'll be at the next SF gathering. until then...FATALTY!
Hey bro! Good to hear you got some good jams in overseas. You'll be happy to hear Bevan is back in action, he picked up a copy of SF4. I've played a few games against him already.
Quote from: I-got-paid! on April 30, 2009, 09:10:23 AM
played some tough niggaz!...
GANGSTA.....HAHA
I GOT PAID
how do i sign up for the street fighter competition pls...keen as fighter
This one was back a month ago dude, you want the other thread :)
Basically just turn up on the day with $5 though, it's all good.