My Online Videos are Back/Ranbat Update...

Sorry i havent really been updating this at all. if you're wondering about the denjin ranbats, JoontheBaboon(Ken) and Destruct1ve (Honda) have been battling it out in grand finals each time they both entered. Joon has locked in the spot as #1 for this season's ranbat. you can check out the thread / results in this page. 1 more ranbat left and this season is over.

Anyways i just got xbox live recently and im going to be recording videos of my online play again and posting it on my youtube, and my friend's youtube channel will have some matches of me aswell. you can find it here (oh and subscribe to him too!) He uploads videos of all different games like ssf4, starcraft 2, and more as time comes. OH and this time the videos are WAAAY better quality than last time (Its in HD!). I got a new camera but it doesnt capture sound that well. Also i will gladly accept anyone that wants to do an exhibition match or like ft3,ft5 or if you just wanna play let me know. If you dont want the matches to be uploaded give me a heads up. im not good anymore, lil scrubby busta here but im down to play. its fun to play with others regardless how bad i am hah. if you want to just send me a message on srk here and ill pm you my gamertag (its under a new one).

Here are two videos i uploaded on my channel. (These were from the Peaceful Jay stream)



Also be sure to check out my friend ReNiCGaming's channel!

Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranking Battles start 8/14!

Denjin Arcade Ranbats (Ranking Battles) for ssf4 is here! First ranbat for ssf4 so lets make it a good one! The ranbat will be starting August 14th. Stay tuned for more info and bring your A game!

edit: Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranbat thread is linked below.

Denjin Arcade SSF4 Ranbat Thread

Back From EVO!

Well i got back on Monday and really it was an awesome weekend. I got to hang out with a lot of good friends, and i actually played in my first major! This was my 2nd time going to EVO but first time competing in a major ever. Despite the lack of practice ive had with ssf4 as of late i did really well. I was in Pool A (you can read the article below to see who's in it, too many to list) but i was 1 win away and lost in losers final against John Choi. John Choi and Daigo Umehara were the 2 that made it out of my pool. Pretty good imo, first major, top 3 in pools (just outside of top 32). I wish i got to play on the big stage but the judges/people who ran the pool didn't really know who i was so they just kept me at the stations. not being active or being on stream for who knows how long lead to me not being on the big stage hah. Regardless it was a lot of fun and i am hoping to do better next year. To be honest i was thinking about not really playing ssf4 serious anymore or play it casually at all but after this, after EVO it had me thinking. What if i did practice? prepare for this major instead of knowing i was going 2 hours before registration closed and practiced in training mode for a few days. I think im going to stick around and see what happens. Hopefully enter more tournaments as they come instead of what i did this year, entered about 5 tournies or w/e. I would like to thank Kara and Cesar especially for this! if it wasn't for these two i wouldn't have been at EVO and i probably would've quit.

EVO 2k10!!

Well Evo is coming up real fast! This year should be fun, seems like more international players are coming out for this than usual and its going to be my first real major tourney. I'm not prepared at all really because it was so last minute but im there to do my best and enjoy the weekend. I'm in Pool A which is 9am but im getting to vegas around 7-8am that friday. My pool has a good amount of known players but i dont think it would be considered the death pool as some would say. my pool consist of DS (not sure who he is but it seems familiar), John Choi, ClakeyD, Keno, UTJ, LPN, Magus1234, Liston, iNerd(i think hes a chun player), and daigo. those are the ones that would stand out from my pool so far. I am definitely not a favorite, pretty much the underdog because i havent been active in the community or playing that much lately but i am pretty confident and imo i think i have a chance to make it out but it will be a lot of work. though i wont be able to get any games of practice or even get to drop off my stuff in the hotel, im going straight to the ball room and playing in my pool with all my stuff with me. Lots of pools with a lot of good players. some pools to watch out for (or to spectate) would be pool H - with chris hu,inthul,wolfkrone,combo jack, mike watson, ryan hart. pool I - Ryder, Justin Wong, DaggerG, pool N - Marn, Ed Ma, Mr.KOF, Rico Suave. juicebox is in pool G with fubarduck, flash metroid, and Dr.Chaos. I think my pool would be fun to watch but overall all the pools in general seem like they are going to have a lot of good matches going on. im stoked and i just hope im not super tired when i have to play.

SSF4 Youtube Vids!

so im gonna start recording myself playing games online like i used too. note they might not be the best of players but its something to watch. its online so it doesn't really matter to me. i just have fun and mess around/do random stuff online cuz we all know its offline that counts. I have a different mind set when playing in tournaments offline than when i play online, its like 2 different people and i think you shouldn't take online serious for the most part. I'm gonna try to record more matches but my camera corrupts a few vids here and there when i record + transfer to my computer. Oh and shitty camera angles so far but bare with me! i didn't know it was in a bad spot and im trying to find a better position for it. oh and if you ever want to play a few games post up/pm me onsrk or somethin and ill try to get some games in with you. its not fun playing random ppl all the time.

Here's a couple vids of the batch i uploaded.

The Abel Blog + SSF4

Hey guys, i will be getting ssf4 within the next week or 2 and just wanted to say i will be trying to update this blog. Since the release of ssf4, i have been wanting to play this game a bit and mess around with abel (along with all the new additions/changes everyone else got). Makes me want to play this game and sparks an interest again. Now if i do vids they wont be ingame quality, it will be from my shitty camera angle again since all those vids were done via sf4 pc + fraps. Hopefully i will be able to update this blog a lot once i get my hands on it so stay tuned!...

Help a friend in need

Sorry, I know this isn't Abel related, but I'm sure Busta won't mind this being here. Recently, Chris Hu (NY sf player)and his family have recently lost everything in a devastating fire which has taken out the whole apartment block (more info on the link).

SRK.com are trying to help Chris out with donations, so if anyone can help, even a little, please follow the link.

CLICK HERE

West Coast Warzone 2!

John Rog and Kai strike again! Bringing West Coast Warzone back. The first one was amazing, a lot of great players came out resulting in a bunch of amazing matches! Everyone had a blast the first time and im pretty excited for this tourney. It seems like a bunch of people will be going to this event so you should too! Heres the promo video

For more info/questions about this event check out the website http://www.warzonetournament.com/ or you can post in the SRK thread here http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=222434

MOV is here in the US!

I know this isn't really abel or even sf4 related but MOV from Japan is here in the states! MOV is an amazing 3s player, one of the best in Japan and he said that he wants to teach us 3rd strike! To watch a japanese player in person, and being able to play him inspired me to get better in 3s. He is here for the Sunroute Cup @ Denjin Arcade this weekend.

"MOV rapes us all....like really bad. to get an idea of how bad the rape is, we were asking him how he ranks the players in japan. the most complete player at 100% skill level is kuroda. in 2nd place, with a skill level percentage of 7% is MOV. in 3rd place, with a percentage of 3% is momochi. the rest of the players in japan are somewhere from 0-1%...."

To see the rest of the article go to the Denjin Arcade Blog. A very interesting read. I am pretty sure this event is going to be streamed so Check out the Denjin blog for updates with MOV / Sunroute!

SF4 Biweekly TACV 07: Abel

Here is a cool sonic hurricane combo video that Maj made! Some of the Abel combo's here are pretty cool.

Maj has made a few of these and they are all pretty cool. check them out here!

Sunroute Cup Feb. 19th-21st @ Denjin Arcade With Momochi and MOV!

Denjin Arcade is hosting a major feb 20th and 21st. Well it's pretty much a 3 day event, the 19th (Friday) is a team tourney for both 3s and sf4 which will be capped. The 20th (Saturday) is 3rd strike singles and the 21st (Sunday) is SF4 singles. Denjin Arcade managed to get and fly out Momochi (Arguably one of the best Gouki players in the world/2009 tougeki champion) and MOV (2006/2008 tougeki champion). Check out the trailer below...

for info / details of this event click here

Also this event will be one of my last tournaments at least for now. I dont really want to use the word but i will be "retiring" to a certain extent. I am not going to practice anymore or really enter any tournaments in the future. I will enter a few here and there and only if they catch my interest and if they seem fun but as for now i am done with sf4. (not gonna get ssf4, maybe once summer hits ill get back into it). This definitely was a great run, i had a lot of fun playing this game and there are lots of moments/memories that will not be forgotten. My plans as of now is to focus more on school stuff but in all honesty nobody quits sf, they all come back. I know i will be visiting Denjin Arcade and playing 3s/sf4 still but not as much. Oh and i will still try to make videos, not gonna lie as you may know i have been lagging it hard with videos. They will come out eventually... i promise!

Denjin Ranbat 2.6 Seaon Finale Results!

So Denjin's 2nd Ranbat Season comes to an end. Fun tournament as always! Great way to end it and Denjin is getting ready for a much bigger event. Anyways Denjin Arcade's Ranbat Season winners are.... JOE DUBBS for sf4 and Yi "5 Star" Wang for 3rd strike. Congrats guys! good job. now for this tournaments results.

SF4 (29 entrants)

1st - Ken I (GO/RU)

2nd - killamax (RY/BL)

3rd - BustaBust (AB)

4th - Fulgore (SA)

5th - Tatsu (VE)

5th - Coffee (BA/SA)

7th - Ivan (SA)

7th - Cesar (CH)

3rd STRIKE
1.) Ken I (MA)
2.) Pyrolee (YU)
3.) 5star (CH)
4.) Surewin (DU)
5.) Vinny (KE)
5.) Bean (YU)
7.) Kazzy (UR)
7.) NGMark (UR)

Ken I winning both tournaments! congrats Ken I!

Abel Tricks and Tips: Honda

So here is another video, (changing the name since i dont do them weekly hah) but this one is on Honda. Hope you guys enjoy it!

Oh and i forgot i left out a few clips but and i dont want to redo/reupload it since i just found out but if Honda ever does a random butt stomp you can cr.fp (2nd hit) or st.fp on his way down. Leave a comment and tell me what you think! feel free to criticize or give suggestions/what you would like to see next or in the future!

Abel Clip of The Week #7!

So here is another clip of the week regarding stuff against Blanka. I think i did enough until my stick started to lose direction. Well i hope its good enough lol. Anyways here it is and enjoy!

If you guys need help with stuff or have questions feel free to ask or ask in the Abel threads on shoryuken. (If you are going to use shoryuken search around first, look at the info thats already there before you ask).

Get Your Tournament 3 Year Anniversary Tourney!

So GYT reached their 3 year point on December 10th and what better way to celebrate by having a tournament?!? There will be a tournament for SF4 and Mario Kart Wii. This is going to be hype! Everyone come out if you are in the area, support GYT! Glenn has done SO much its ridiculous. The best gaming coverage out there imo. Anyways game rules:

When:
Dec. 19, 2009

Where:
Denjin Arcade is located at:
995 East Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93063

Start time:
Registration at 5 p.m., games start at 6ish p.m.

Games:
Street Fighter IV - $5 entry per person
Mario Kart Wii - $1 entry per person

We'll cap SF4 if there's a lot of entries, say 64.

Street Fighter IV
Games are 2/3 throughout
Double elimination
IF by some miracle we get a lot of players (64), we'll do 1-game losers bracket until there are 8 remaining in total.
Payout is 70/20/10

Mario Kart Wii
Games are 3/5 throughout
1v1
Single elimination
Stage set to random, items set to strategic, 150cc
All karts/characters allowed
Banned shortcuts: Grumble Volcano at the start line, Mushroom Gorge around the mountain (You lose the race if you do this)
Shy Guy Beach is banned
You can't change kart/character during a match
Payout is winner take all

GYT has my support and they should have yours! everyone check out the GYT site, he provides a lot of streams and updates on tournaments for madden, tekken, sf4, and im sure for a lot more! Happy Birthday GYT!

Denjin Ranbat 2.3 Results!

Anyways i haven't updated these tournaments in awhile. This one had a smaller turnout than usual, about 41 people entered. Anyways TopTierGaming streams these ranbats now and you can check them out here. The archives are there so you can watch / rewatch the whole tournament if you want. Just click Archives and click on Dec 12th 2009 to watch / rewatch the tournament.

Here is a video of ComboJack (Sagat) vs Red Venom(Viper) Really good match, just watch for yourself!

Top 8 SF4:

1. ComboJack (SA)
2. Bryant (BA)
3. Joe Dubbs (ZA)
4. BustaBust (AB)
5. Red Venom (VI)
5. Coffee (SA/BA)
7. Seventy2B (ZA)
7. Hellfyre (RY)

Everyone Please subscribe to the DenjinArcade Youtube channel and subscribe to TopTierGaming! he has contests and you could win prizes but you have to subscribe!

Nominate Denjin Arcade PLEASE!!!

Everyone please nominate Denjin Arcade to have a chance to win $25,000. Last time they had this, Arcade UFO in Texas won the 25k, they deserve it as i have only heard good things about that arcade. Now the contest is up again and its nominating time! everyone please nominate Denjin Arcade. Why nominate Denjin Arcade you are asking? Well here are some reasons, Denjin Arcade is keeping the 3rd strike scene alive still, this is the place to be if you want to play 3rd strike. 2nd Denjin Arcade hosted a major tournament replacing NCR and made it California Regionals since NorCal had problems running this tournament. 3rd, Denjin Arcade was one of the first arcades to bring Street Fighter 4 down to the cost of just one quarter. 4th, Denjin Arcade had SBO (Super Battle Opera) Qualifiers here at Denjin Arcade, not only did Denjin host the qualifiers but after Alex Valle and Combofiend took it, Denjin Arcade payed 50% of the cost to get them to Japan. Those are just some of many reasons why you should nominate for this arcade, so everyone please vote Denjin Arcade! Denjin has done a lot for the community, lets help them out and give back. Click the title to the post or click here to nominate denjin!

Top Tier Gaming will stream Arcade Infinity's Ranbat this Sunday (12/6)!!!!

Upcoming SFIV Streams:

When: Sunday December 6th
Where: Arcade Infinity
Time: 1pm PST/ 4pm EST
Arcade Website: http://arcadeinfinity.blogspot.com/
SRK Thread: http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=214686

Future News:

Make sure to favorite/ subscribe to the stream. I will be starting to have some raffles so you the viewer may win prizes. The upcoming raffles are free and the only way to enter is by favoriting to the stream. Just go towww.justin.tv/toptiergaming and click on "Add Channel" underneath the stream and that's it, you're entered. You don't need to be there when the raffle is announced, just hope you're the winner.

Link to our feed, please subscribe:

http://www.justin.tv/toptiergaming/

Blog:

http://www.toptiergamingtv.blogspot.com/

I would like to announce the opening of Top Tier Gaming on Justin TV.

What's Justin TV?

Taken straight from Justin.tv

Quote:
Founded in October 2006, Justin.tv is the largest online community for people to broadcast, watch and interact around live video. With more than 41 million unique visitors per month and 428,000 channels broadcasting live video, Justin.tv is the leading live video site on the Web, enabling users to create real-time connections with others around the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates.
http://www.justin.tv/

What is Top Tier Gaming?

Top Tier Gaming is a channel that will be streaming gaming related live media on Justin TV.

What can I expect to see/ gain?

Live streamed tourneys and casuals almost every weekend from top arcades down here in SoCal. Two of these awesome arcades are Denjin Arcade and Arcade Infinity, the top two places to play SFIV in California.

That sounds great, anything else?

Yeah, that's just the start of it. We will be throwing massive online tourneys that will be streamed straight through Top Tier Gaming's JTV feed. Not only that, we will have an assortment of prizes for these games as time goes.

Wow, I can't wait, how much does this all cost?

Are you an idiot? It's free!!! All we kindly ask of you is to donate what you can to the benefit. None of the donated money goes into our pockets but it is used for maintaining the upcoming site and also allowing us to help stream any and all TOURNAMENTS that we are able to attend. Instead of getting the shaft and seeing a couple BB matches we will be able to show you entire tournaments and get you all the highlights of BB or any game for that matter including player interviews and tips from other pros. We will not only stop there but show the hype that goes down with many of these huge money matches or just casuals all night. If you though SBO Japanese chopstick ass cracking was L337 you're not gonna wanna miss this.

We will be having our first broadcast in the next coming weeks and we will post on here when we have set a time and date.

Abel Clip of The Week #6!!

With a long break from making videos i finally made another one. Very sorry for this but just too much going on lately and my stick sucking ass doesn't help. directions go out a lot and i need to buy a new stick but dont really wanna spend the money on that right now. It's hard to make videos without a good stick so i can properly do them so i will try to make do with what i already have and i guess i gotta leave out some stuff. There is a bunch of things i left out i know, but thats how it will be when i make these types of videos because i dont really want super long videos. anyways here is the Clip! its regarding some situational stuff against zangief. hope you guys enjoy and any feedback is appreciated!

Update!

Okay so the next couple of weeks im going to do my best to get some vids up and finish editing and all that. i know i haven't updated in a long time, truth is im busy with school and other stuff instead of fighters but once i have time i'll dedicate it to finishing up some editing to post the vids out. Dont think i can do it this weekend due to the Denjin Arcade 3rd strike 5 on 5 tourney but hopefully within the next couple of weeks ill get something out! i want to see the finished product as much as whoever goes to this site. just be patient and it will come out! sorry for the lack of updates and videos.