As an old arcade hat and a relatively good fighting game player, I’ve noticed that there is no middle ground in competition. In fighting games, you are either extremely good or you are really bad. This may puzzle some of you who are probably saying “well —- isn’t that bad but he gives me a good fight once in awhile”, well there are some exceptions (as is the case with blanket statements) but it is rare. The reason for... 

At the risk of sounding like a crotchety old man, I am going to open up a topic that is very passionate for all of us admins of 3GK. The topic in question is the dumbing down of games, or more specifically, the destruction of competitive one on one fighting games. This article was inspired by the previews of Street Fighter 4, a series that has been beaten into submission by a fan-base that no longer wants a technical fight… For old school fighters... 

SNK translates to NeoGeo which translates into a longtime effort in the 2-D based fighting game genre. With great success in the KOF series, and lackluster fame with titles like World Heroes, SNK brings the best and worst collection of characters and wraps them into NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. NGBC follows in the footsteps of Capcom’s Capcom vs SNK series in the sense that it’s a 2-man team brawler. The look and presentation is where the similarity... 

Fighting games, we all know em, we all love em. And if you are a true fan of fighting games, then you should be no stranger to the KOF series. If you are a stranger, just know that this marks the 11th entry in the series. It’s definitely amazing to see a company stand behind the dying breed of 2-D player vs. player fighters. What makes this game even more amazing is that there seems to be no signs of it slowing down as SNK Playmore has several...