Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 Tournament At Takadanobaba Mikado Game Center

One of Tokyo, Japan's most popular independent game centers held a tournament for an interesting fighting game.

Takadanobaba Mikado featured a special tournament on Jan. 26, 2014, for Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2, a wrestling-themed fighter based on the manga series Kinnikuman developed by Syn Sophia (formerly AKI Corporation). This 3D fighter has players fight in a four sided ring and can charge their meter bar for stylized special moves and super moves.

For those familiar with the Kinnikuman franchise or at least watched the Ultimate Muscle anime series might notice characters in Grand Prix 2. Syn Sophia's past projects include WWF Wrestlemania 2000, WWF No Mercy, Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight For NY.

You can find all three videos after the jump!

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KOFXIII: HD Combo Video Featuring Team DLC & Billy Kane

ImbuedGold uploaded a Japanese combo video dedicated to the three downloadable characters in The King of Fighters XIII!

For those who play EX-Kyo, EX-Iori and/or Mr. Karate and want to learn their HD combo potential, this video provides a necessary template for connecting moves and maximum damage from zero to five full bars. Billy Kane players are in luck as there are also HD combo examples provided!

Check it out after the jump!

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KOFXIII: Post-KCE And V-1 Cups Korea Vs. Japan Team Casuals

The CafeID team were in Japan during the special V-1 Final tournament and the KOF Crazy Encyclopedia Cup. Even after their national team victory against Japan, they engaged themselves in more KOFXIII matches.

They went to Shinjuku Playland Carnival to attend another nation vs. nation team battle against the best players of Japan. While not named, some of you guys who follow the CafeID team will know who played. The game sound is missing, replaced by various music from the series.

You can check all seven parts after the jump! You can follow ImbuedGold for more KOF, including some recent KOF98 and KOF98 Unlimited Match matches, and SNK related videos.

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KOFXIII: Two-Hour Long Session With Tokido Vs. Gosho

With the help of Dune, ImbuedGold uploaded a series of The King of Fighters Crazy Encyclopedia videos featuring Mad Catz's Tokido.

This 12-part series features Tokido going against KOF98 player Gosho in more than two hours of casual session play. For those who follow Tokido's KOFXIII play, you can expect Hwa Jai, Iori, and Mr. Karate!

You can check all the videos after the jump!

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KOFXIII Climax: Character Ratio Anticipation Matches At Shinjuku Playland Carnival

Remember that post Haunts made regarding a special KOFXIII Climax tourney based on character ratio? Well the arcade Shinjuku Playland Carnival in Tokyo, Japan did a set of casual matches to help build up for the actual tournament on June 23.

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The rules are that each player have a total amount of six points they can spend on with each character categorized from either 0-5. Nobody by any means can exceed the six point limit and if someone was playing a team with Mr. Karate for example (5 point), the player can use a 1 point character and/or a 0 point character.

You can check out the preview event as well as the ratio count for every character in the game after the jump! The video seems to get some delay as time progresses but the matches nonetheless should show various teams.

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Casual Footage Of Buriki One, Spin-Off Of Art Of Fighting Series

ImbuedGold has done it again! Another vintage SNK game played by Japan! Instead of the usual The King of Fighters or Fatal Fury entries, it's a unique 3D fighter.

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Titled Buriki One, it's a spin-off of the Art of Fighting series (features Ryo Sakazaki as a playable character) and expands the fighting game plane to three dimensions. Released for only the Hyper Neo-Geo 64 (PlayStation version cancelled), Buriki One aimed for a more realistic approach to fighting at the time. Imagine early Ultimate Fighting Championship where a kickboxer would fight a sumo wrestler for example. It's sort of the idea in Buriki One.

ImbuedGold uploaded about 12 casual video sessions of the game. The first four videos are available after the jump but make sure to check his channel for the rest! COME BACK INTO THE RING!

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KOF: XI "Training Camp" Sessions From 2009

Another blast from the past courtesy of ImbuedGold. The King of Fighters XI was the last KOF game to utilize a tag system before reverting back to the traditional elimination style for XII and XIII.

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This video traces back to 2009 where a group of Japanese players spar with each other in series of matches against each other. Along the way, you will see some high level pressure, team tag combos and music that appeared on KOFXIII.

Make sure to check out all the parts after the jump!

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Japanese Art of Fighting Video Featuring Ryo Arcade Mode Playthrough & Match Footage

YouTube user ImbuedGold uploads footage from a variety of games including The King of Fighters XIII Climax and Garou: Mark of the Wolves. This time he has uploaded a special blast from the past.

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The video after the jump is from Ryuuko no Ken aka Art of Fighting for the Neo-Geo. This was ripped from a special gamest VHS, a video that features character overviews, various high-level matches and even some bonus content. For this video a full arcade mode playthrough of Ryo Sakazaki is one of the many featured sections. You get to see some other characters including King, Robert Garcia, and Mr. Karate who are featured in KOFXIII.

Along with The Shend, I will be posting weekly content from ImbuedGold including Japanese KOFXIII Climax match footage so check back regularly for updates!

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