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Tsitsipas couldn't have even made it out to the parking lot while in that cart without Djokovic pushing him.

(I've put in two images from Franco's ending in Real Bout 2, because it was quite a surprise to me to learn that Franco in orange is apparently just a body suit that Franco in blue is wearing.)

I had played the original Fatal Fury in an arcade once when I was a kid, and even though I sucked at it, it always kind of stuck out in my memory. I'm currently spending some time going through the classics from SNK. So far I've done both Fatal Fury Battle Archives, and in between them I did the Art of Fighting Anthology as well. On the horizon I have the KoF games from '94-'02, also Mark of the Wolves (in its Dreamcast form), and the Samurai Shodown Anthology as well.

I've been thinking of how I'd rank the games so far, and I think the way I've experienced them (all in quick succession) may have impacted my view of them a little. Near as I can tell, the Real Bout games are popularly held to be better than those in the original series (and then Mark of the Wolves seems like everyone's favorite, but I haven't gotten there yet). But I've got a slightly different feeling. I think my ranking would be:

1. Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory

2. Fatal Fury Special

3. Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

4. Real Bout Fatal Fury Special

5. Real Bout Fatal Fury

6. Fatal Fury 2

7. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters

So I've got the Real Bout series in the middle. But in truth, I was actually prepared to put the first Real Bout in last place. Ultimately I think its gameplay being clearly better than FF 1 and FF 2 has to keep it from that distinction, but after my Art of Fighting interlude I found Real Bout to be a bit of a letdown to come back to. Maybe it was the assets being reused from 3, it just didn't really feel like it was different to 3 aside from being harder. It's a superior game to FF 1 and FF 2 I'll say, but I think I enjoyed it the least before then moving on to the redesigns and in Real Bout Special and 2. I do think the Real Bout games improved with each iteration, with 2 in particular feeling like the moves were simplified in a good way.

It's a really tough call between FF Special and FF 3 for the top spot, but I found 3's gameplay to just flow a bit better. I loved the additions of Franco and Sokaku in 3, they both became favorites of mine. I'll say this, though: my top favorite character to play as across the series has been Joe Higashi, and I think he played better in Special than in 3. His low kick being a natural slide in 1, 2, and Special was a lifesaver for me, and beginning with 3 that changed to its own move.

The first game being at the bottom doesn't mean I think it's bad. I don't at all. I actually went back to it for just a little after getting through FF Special and, with a better feel for it, found it to be not as punishingly difficult as it had seemed at first. But it is definitely still a challenge.

From looking into it a bit, it seems like Rick Strowd has never been back after Real Bout 2, and Alfred Airhawk has barely been used, and I guess I'm not the first to say it but that's a real shame! I wasn't sure how I felt about Alfred's design at first, but I grew to like it a lot after fighting him at the end a couple of times. At first glance it seems like he has a cape, which feels like maybe just a bit too much, but I guess it's actually his flight scarf lending the appearance of a cape, which is kind of neat.

I'm looking forward to Mark of the Wolves a lot, but I'm going to take some time to try the KoF Orochi Saga next.

Be safe out there. They could be in your home, or your home, or even...YOUR home.

I didn't catch the entire match so I'm not sure if he was cramping or what, but Bublik looked like he was really struggling toward the end of this one. The crowd seemed very much on his side, but applauded quite a bit for Tien after he kept it together to close the match out.

There's a lot of discussion about Jonathan, Jonathon, Johnathan, and Johnathon online. To better appreciate the key differences between these players, I thought it would be worth examining their game histories in a bit more detail.

Jonathan: Best known for originally appearing on Survivor 42, Jonathan is remembered as an able challenge performer who could sometimes get "hangry," and made it to the final four before losing the fire making challenge.

Jonathon: On the other hand, Jonathon is best known for originally appearing on Survivor 42. He is remembered as an able challenge performer who sometimes got...um..."hangry," and he...uh...made it to the final four before losing the fire making challenge. Hmm...

Johnathan: Okay, well Johnathan is a big, muscle-bound guy with pants assembled from from his grandmother's drapes, and...

Johnathon: ...Johnathon is a big...muscle-bound guy with...pants assembled from his grandmother's drapes, and...

Wait a minute, was it the guy on the left or the second guy from the right who started calling Jeff "Mr. Jeff"?

And was it the second guy from the left who was wearing the patchwork shirt, or was that the guy on the right, or was he the one who lied about his grandmother dying?

And which one of the two guys in the middle was it who flipped on Savaii at the merge in South Pacific? ...Or was that one of the guys on the end, and it was one of the ones in the middle who married Candice...?

I felt sick to my stomach after this!  I've done a lot of research to show what the problem is in case anyone can't see it. 

Last week it was announced that Mitch is now a tennis coach at his old school Midway High School!  According to an AI summary from a Google search, Midway High School’s main rival is “Waco High School.”

HOWEVER, other significant rivals include “Killeen Shoemaker, Temple, and Belton.”

According to Wikipedia, a microaggression is "a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slight, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward members of marginalized groups."

HOWEVER, in the last post there was a user who said that Chrissy’s behavior is probably a macroaggression at this point so I looked that up and according to an AI summary from a different Google search, macroaggressions are “large-scale, systemic, and INSTITUTIONALIZED forms of bias.”  So when institutions are involved it is a macroaggression, and there aren’t many bigger institutions out there than the institution of EDUCATION, as in SCHOOLS.

According to an AI summary of a third Google search, “Wearing a rival school's colors is generally interpreted as a breach of school loyalty, a sign of disrespect to the home team, or a statement of divided, or sometimes misplaced, allegiance. Depending on the context, it can range from a lighthearted transgression to a serious display of disloyalty.”

According to Wikipedia, the colors of Temple High School which is one of Midway High School’s rivals are blue and white.

So how is someone like Mitch supposed to feel when a juror like Chrissy who is privileged to be able to wear anything she wants now that she is on the jury shows up to tribal council a week after his big announcement in a BLUE outfit to go along with her WHITE skin which are the colors of one of his rivals which is a sign of DISRESPECT to the INSTITUTION of his home team AND she’s wearing her hair back which according to a fourth AI summary of a Google search is what women playing tennis do so it’s almost like she wants us to look at her and think about tennis rivals of Mitch???  Does anyone know if Chrissy has publicly apologized for this????????

The Coded Chrissy Chronicles part I: Language

The Coded Chrissy Chronicles part II: Outfit part I

The Coded Chrissy Chronicles part III: Reaction

One wonders where other famous landmarks or monuments might be in the world of Fatal Fury. I imagine that the Brooklyn Bridge straddles the Mississippi River, and the Washington Monument is in the State of Washington.

This is fun stuff. Authentic discussion, yet pleasant without feeling excessively curated or clichéd.

Would anyone who knows German be able to share the expression he refers to, to say that someone "has a good hand"?

13-16 get drawn against 1-4, so I'm just really hoping neither of these guys is drawn in Sinner's section. I'd love to see one or both make it deep at RG this year.

I felt sick to my stomach after this!  I've done a lot of research to show what the problem is in case anyone can't see it.  Jeff just announced that the prize money could literally be doubled and all of the other jurors are reacting in this animated and engaged way and are whispering and gasping and laughing but there is only ONE way to describe Chrissy’s reaction and that is MUTED!

According to an AI summary from a Google search, a muted reaction “represents a subdued, low-intensity, or less enthusiastic response than expected.”  It is not necessarily indicative of the “absence” of a reaction…

HOWEVER, it IS indicative of a reaction that is “softened, QUIETED, or not expressed in a strong or forceful way.”

According to Wikipedia, a microaggression is "a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slight, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward members of marginalized groups."

So how is someone like Mitch supposed to feel when a privileged player like Chrissy who gets to be part of a season worth double the prize money is taking in big news like that not by talking or being expressive but with a MUTED and QUIETED and NON-AUDIBLE reaction as though she thinks her silence is ELOQUENT and even MATURE when he is struggling just to be understood when he talks on a daily basis???  Does anyone know if Chrissy has publicly apologized for this????????

I think it's often the case that the umpire will make a general statement to the effect of, "Ladies and gentlemen, as a courtesy to both players, please do not call out during play."

Here we've got an umpire who isn't afraid to be more direct!