TTT2: South Korea's Green Arcade Video Roundup 10/25/2012

Here s the latest roundup of Tekken videos straight from Green Arcade in South Korea!

This latest batch features a lot from player Only Practice! He is known for both his Lars and Nina play! He also tries Leo occasionally. There is also some play from Lowhigh, Hao, and Knee!

Make sure to check the jump after the jump!

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GGAC+R: Day One Tournament Videos from Mikado Feat. FAB and O2!

Pretty impressive work by GoldenRody, as he just uploaded the day one Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R tournament held yesterday at Mikado arcade in Tokyo, Japan. He was kind of enough to include translated player names and time stamps in the description if you're wondering what's going on. Thank you to Jourdal as well for the redirect.

Make sure to subscribe to both GoldenRody and Jourdal on YouTube for more awesome anime fighting game footage. Follow the jump for the videos!

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Out Now In Japanese Arcades

The latest update to Guilty Gear XX is finally available in Japanese arcades.

XX Accent Core Plus R is playable on HD cabinets powered by Sega's RingEdge 2 hardware, unlike previous iterations running on Sega's NAOMI. The console downloadable version of XX Accent Core Plus will be available later this year with the R update planned for later.

If you have plans to attend Tokyo Game Show, the game will be playable there along with some bonus related items available. BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is also playable!

Super Turbo: Japanese Danisen And Team Tournament Footage From Game Spot Versus

Nishinippori Game Spot Versus in Tokyo, Japan not only records Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike matches but also a couple from Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

This latest batch includes a very fast Danisen promotion match and a lengthy team tournament. You can find the videos after the jump and you can follow the dedicated supersf2turbo YouTube channel which uploads various Super Turbo footage from all around Japan.

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Ehrgeiz: Japanese Arcade Matches

For those who didn't tune into Team Spooky's own Kings of Poverty tournament and speed run marathon, one of the major attractions was the game Ehrgeiz being played.

Developed by Dream Factory and published by Namco and Square, it's a multi-degree motion fighting game that features playable characters from Final Fantasy VII and original creations. Some arcades in Japan have the game and one recorded a couple of matches featured after the jump! God bless the ring!!!

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AE2012: Casual set featuring Dakou and Airplane King, top Chinese Yun

Air has uploaded a set of nine matches between KOF living legend, eLivePro Qanba Dakou and Airplane King, a very skilled C.Viper and Yun player.

China is well known for being the home to some of the world's best King of Fighters players, but it's rare to see any Street Fighter footage from the country. It's no surprise that these top players are able to transition so effortlessly.

Check out the videos after the jump.

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KoFXIII: Tokido and Oogosho casual footage from KCE Cup

e.LivePro Dune has uploaded some sets between MCZ Tokido and eLivePro Oogosho from the KoF Crazy Encyclopedia Cup, more commonly abbreviated to KCE, held a few days ago at Playland Carnival in Shinjuku, Japan.

For more information, go to the official KCE website or their NicoNico community page.  Although the sites are in Japanese, there is a lot of great footage to check out if you're just looking for matches.

The videos are on NicoNicoDouga so if you don't have an account to the site, try using the redirector on MadMan's Cafe. The links are available after the jump:

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Persona 4: Official Replay of Unlimited Circus in Battle Arena 5v5 Tournament by Arcadia

More than a week ago, Japanese magazine Arcadia and streamer Kaggechi broadcasted the Battle Arena 5v5 tournament for Persona 4 Arena in Club SEGA Akihabara. Now here is the full replay of the entire event in HD quality!

If you ever wanted to see serious Persona 4 Arena play with full clarity, make sure to check this out! There were teams that are composed of one specific character including Shadow Labrys and Teddie. Players such as DIE-chan and Spinking were at the event.

Since the videos are unlisted on YouTube, all the videos will be available after the jump!

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Chaos Code Updated To Version 1.02

Following the news of Chaos Code arriving in Southtown Arcade, publusher Arc System Works announced that the game has updated featuring a new character.

CHAOS CODE VERSION 1.02 SCREENSHOTS

Version 1.02 details that the update brings balance changes to the existing cast while adding MG Hikaru, a different version of Hikaru, to the game.

Check out a video of the update after the jump!

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Update Coming To Japanese Arcades

A while back, Arc System Works announced that they would have Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus to arcades in a new HD form factor as well as current generation consoles. Now the developer revealed that the arcade update will feature new additions to the existing game.

Now titled Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, the game is reported to have a balance update as well as new moves for the existing cast of fighters. The game will now be running on Sega's Ringwide hardware instead of usually being on Sega NAOMI.

If you are or will be in Japan in the coming weekend, Accent Core Plus R will be available to play during location tests in Tokyo (Club Sega Akihabara Shinkan), Osaka (Sega Nanban Avion) and Kitakyushu (Hyper Messe). There is no confirmation that if the changes will affect the upcoming downloadable console release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Arc System Works also revealed an official website dedicated to the update but as of this post, it's currently out. For now check out a special video by the developer and a translation of the current balance changes after the jump!

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Capcom Fighting All Stars: The Game That Never Was

Once upon a time, Capcom tried to make a new crossover fighting game featuring characters fighting on a 2D plane with 3D graphics. Long before SFxT was ever conceived, the game brought together Strider, Haggar, Charlie (Nash), Alex, Akira (from Rival Schools), Batsu, Poison, Ryu, and Chun-Li. It also introduced newcomers Rook, Ingrid, and D.D. Of the three, only Ingrid ever appeared in another game.

The game featured a strange Cinematic Combo system, along with Cinematic Counters. The last boss was reportedly Death, though I have never seen a single (non-silhouette) image or video of him. Does anybody out there have any footage of Death in action?

The game did go into beta test at some arcade locations, but was subsequently canceled without an actual release.

Check out videos below from Unseen64 and Majiel, along with an image showing what I assume to be the silhouette of Death, courtesy of this thread on Capcom-Unity.

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Game Center CX in USA Brings the Kacho to Southtown Arcade

Game Center CX is a long-running Japanese television series in which Shinya Arino, aka the Kacho (chief), tries to complete difficult retro games. The show took a recent trip to America and stopped at some arcades in California. One of those stops was Southtown Arcade, where Japanese viewers got a glimpse of the world-famous RogerDodger, and the Kacho played a round of Metal Slug with the arcade's owner Arturo. Watch it for the arcade footage, but stay for the brutal Robocop challenge (because Robocop apparently represents America).

I'm not sure of the legality of this fan translation posted after the break, but it's a fantastic introduction to the series, so watch it while you still can. If you like what you see, support the show by watching the official U.S. version, called Retro Game Master, over at Kotaku.

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NYCC: "Meet Me at the Arcade" Panel Featuring Seth Killian and Henry Cen

Meet Me at the Arcade was a panel discussion held at New York Comic Con last week. The panelists that participated were Seth Killian (Capcom Special Advisor), Henry Cen (co-founder of Next Level arcade), Norman Burgess (longtime Chinatown Fair regular), Jamin Warren (journalist and co-founder of Kill Screen Magazine), and Kurt Vincent (director of the upcoming documentary ARCADE).

Moderator Tal Blevins generally led the conversation by proposing questions or topics, which the panelists would then take turns answering or discussing. Below I've paraphrased most of what was said, based on notes I took during the panel. These are not direct quotes, as this is not a full transcript.

What did the panelists have to say about Chinatown Fair's legacy and the importance of arcades?

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Cross Counter Tours the New Mike Watson-Powered Super Arcade

Mike Watson, a true O.G. who cares about today's fighting game community, has become the new Operations Manager at Super Arcade. Cross Counter (via Machinima Respawn) gets a tour of the new and improved facility by Watson himself, doing his best Price is Right model pose. Oh, did he mention that Super Arcade is the new home of Wednesday Night Fights?

Watch the video after the break!

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Chinatown Fair: A Documentary by Mark Hayes

Filmmaker Mark Hayes put together a touching documentary on the late, great Chinatown Fair arcade. New York's most famous arcade closed on February 27 of this year, and the players still reminisce about the good old days.

You can almost smell the arcade in the documentary below!

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8 on the Break: An Arcade Legacy

While you may tune in each week to watch the shenanigans unfold at 8 on the Break, most of you probably haven't given much thought about the arcade itself or its beginnings. AG Denjin Dave put together a great article that details this arcades history and the many big names and tournaments that have all rolled through over years gone by. Below is a small excerpt of the article, but be sure to check out the entire thing over at Always Godlike. 

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Cross Counter Takes a Look at the Singapore Arcade Scene

After their time at Shadowloo Showdown, Mike Ross and Gootecks take a quick trip over to Singapore to check out the country's arcade scene. The impressive arcade scene looks alive and well, contrary to the situation in so many other countries.

Check out the wonders of "Asia's best-kept secret" after the break!

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Fight Night: A Look at the Melbourne Fighting Game Community

Sean Lee and Scott Mitchell shot this look at Melbourne's arcade scene as a final assignment for a student project, and it is of remarkably high quality. They take a look inside the same Time Out arcade featured in a recent CrossCounter video and get an interview with Shadowloo.com's EXC355UM. He breaks down the differences in the various Australian scenes by area and explains the need for players to come out to tournaments.

Watch (and learn what a "fimble" is) after the break!
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Next Level Now Open to the Public

Henry "Golden" Cen's spiritual successor to Chinatown Fair is now open for business, according to the site's official Twitter feed. The Brooklyn arcade / game center has been host to private sessions and tournaments like Guard Crush while under construction. Now, it's open to the public seven days a week. Displaced New York arcade players once again have a place to throw down.

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New Teaser Image of The Next Level Arcade

TS NerdJosh posted up another teaser image of Henry Cen's new arcade, The Next Level, giving us a preview of what's in store! Looks like things are coming along real nicely, with a set of SSF4: AE cabs and what appears to be a projector set up in the back. 

Team Spooky has something real special in store regarding The Next Level, so keep an eye on the front page for more updates!