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SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 81, November 9th, 2022 More new cool things from ZenMarket! Magazines, Books, and more Mai than you can handle! - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhUxg-SqvY8 SOUNDCLOUD: https://www.soundcloud.com/ultrachentv/snkronize081 SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl....

ROLLBACK MYTHBUSTING! James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:33 What Is Rollback? 0:07:47 Street Fighter V Rollback 0:15:35 The Role Of Save States 0:25:10 ARE 3D Games Harder For Rollback? 0:32:40 Does Tekken 7 Actually Hav...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 80, November 2nd, 2022 We got a patch aaaaaand........? And, well, at least we got some cool SNK stuff for auction. O_o - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etmjD1WRVR4 SOUNDCLOUD: https://www.soundcloud.com/ultrachentv/snkronize080 SPOTIFY: http://...

NATURE VS. NUTURE at 1:30:28! James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:10 PCs Vs. Consoles For The FGC 0:08:11 Customizability 0:38:01 Gaming Monitors 0:49:22 How It Affects Casual Players 1:04:07 Tournaments Difficulties 1:21...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 79, October 19th, 2022 Team Samurai has really turned out to be pretty lackluster, it seems. Also, the Regional Bouts have been announced by SNK, but... there seems to be a few things missing? - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQYzsKD54hA SOUNDCL...

NATURE VS. NUTURE at 1:30:28! James Does a Q & A Session with the chat! The question that James went in depth the most, however, was a question regarding nature vs. nurture and getting good at Fighting Games! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:31 Game News -- 0:02:39 Mortal Kombat Onslaught: New NRS Mobile Game -- 0:06:53 Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Rollback Beta Weekend 0:16:14 No One Knows Why They L...

EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW! The Street Fighter 6 Closed Beta has come and gone, and thanks to some very generous people, I managed to play in the beta this weekend. Here's everything I've learned and all my thoughts about Street Fighter 6 from 3 solid days of playing! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:35 Initial Thoughts 0:16:36 SF6's Character Creator 0:25:03 So Many Options!! -- 0:27:27 Great...

FGC HISTORY TIME!! Many people aren't aware of just how important the 5v5 US vs. Japan Third Strike Exhibition was at Evo 2002. Honestly, Evo 2002 was full of FGC firsts, and James educates everyone on how historic that event was and what it did to kickstart the resurgence of Third Strike in the US. == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:01 Fighting Game News -- 0:02:13 KOFXV DLC Team Samurai Impress...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 78, September 30th, 2022 The final DLC of 2022 for King Of Fighters XV, Team Samurai, just had a trailer drop! James, Olaf, and Kitty deep dive into the trailer to theorize what to expect from the characters! - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftI...

September 27th, 2022 - Is Tekken Too Hard To Learn For Beginners? Tekken 8 is upon us, and the discussion of Tekken's legendary difficulty has cropped up in the FGC once again. James decides to weigh in, especially given his past of extreme frustration in learning the game. Does HE think Tekken is too hard to learn? == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:29 Fighting Game News -- 0:01:53 Team SamSho T...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 77, September 21st, 2022 Did Obari just all but *confirm* that he is making a brand new anime based on either Fatal Fury or King Of Fighters?!? Kitty and gang gush about this potential new chapter in the SNK + Obari collaboration! Then they discuss some interesting comments from a...

September 20th, 2022 - Street Fighter 6 TGS Info Madness! SO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT STREET FIGHTER 6 FROM TOKYO GAME SHOW!!! James attempts to go through all of the new information we've been getting in one stream, analyzing and soaking in all of the Street Fighter 6 goodness! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - CAT 0:01:12 - Intro / SFV vs. SF6 0:13:39 - Watching First TGS Trailer -- 0:18:55 - SF6 A Love...

September 13th, 2022 - Will Tekken 8 Change Tekken As We Know It? (Trailer DEEP Dive) Out of nowhere, our first look at Tekken 8 dropped! James digs deep into the trailer and discusses whether it's time for Tekken to change everything or perhaps keep everything as familiar as possible! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:57 - Trailer Watch 0:06:24 - Trailer Deep Dive 0:29:13 - Should Tekken Rema...

September 13th, 2022 - Who Counts As "OG" In The FGC? (FGC Lore And History) Recently, a pretty casual conversation came up in the FGC on: when can you call yourself an OG in the FGC? Well, James thought this was interesting, and uses it as an opportunity to talk about FGC History and how different things were back in the day. Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - Sorr...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 76, September 8th, 2022 More interviews with Oda, more cool new merch, and... trying to figure out the smell of Terry Bogard's colon........??!? - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ml9qOkGDs SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl.com/UCTVSpotify - The Chensor D...

September 6th, 2022 - Should We ban The Hitbox?!? James Weighs In! It's a hot topic right now, so James decides to discuss his take on the Joysticks Vs. "Leverless" controller discussion. == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - ECT Experience 0:23:36 - Is The Hitbox Cheating? 0:33:56 - SOCD Cleaning: Was Is It? 1:08:11 - The Advantages Of Joysticks OVER Hitbox 1:19:55 - Proposed Solutions 1:57:10 - Conclusions...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 75, August 31st, 2022 Oda has started up a bunch the Capcom Vs. SNK 3 talk! Could the game finally become a reality?!? - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azULWBtkpwY SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl.com/UCTVSpotify - The Chensor Dynasty - Please follow and...

August 30th, 2022 - Justice For Grapplers! Justice For Zoners! (And How To Fight Them) James talks all about people's hatred for Grapplers and Zoners, theorizes on why people hate them so much, and explains how they are very, very beatable! == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - DNF Duel Patch Notes 0:27:00 - Grapplers And Zoners Get the YouTube version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 74, August 24th, 2022 On this week's SNKronize, more SNK popup shops and the upcoming weekend Community Mayhem community event! And for our community spotlight, please follow twitter.com/nao3art for their incredible work! - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.co...

August 16th, 2022 - Evo 2022 Recap: James's Takes On State Of The Games James recalls Evo 2022 and discusses all sorts of things about the event, and talks about what he expects to see in the future for each main featured game at Evo. == TIMESTAMPS == 0:00:00 - Opening Thoughts 0:12:32 - Evo Needs More Days? 0:16:02 - Zaid Tabani's Evo 2022 Album 0:19:40 - I'm In Street Fighter 6! 0:31:10 - Daigo...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 73, August 10th, 2022 On this week's SNKronize, we talk ALL about Evo 2022 and all the craziness from SNK announced there! - SNKronize Episode Links - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkMD0XKV6_I SPOTIFY: http://tinyurl.com/UCTVSpotify - The Chensor Dynasty - Please follow...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 72, July 27th, 2022 On this week's SNKronize, We get a surprise Team Orochi trailer from out of nowhere! And we talk about the guests announced that will be showing up to the SNKronize Suite at Evo, and preview the brackets for King Of Fighters XV at Evo 2022! - SNKronize Episode...

July 26th, 2022 - End Top Tier Shaming! And A Crucial Skill Online Players Lack! Okay, I'll admit it. It's a click-baity title. But done largely in good fun. ^_^ First of all, we should consider going easier on players who pick top tiers. But also, newer online players don't have experience in side-by-side play, so they don't know about all the crazy tricks we've learned in the arcades on how to h...

SNKronize: SNK Podcast w/ James Chen (@jchensor), OlafRedland (@OlafRedland), & KittyKaboooom (@KittyKaboooom) Episode 71, July 20th, 2022 On this week's SNKronize, SNK announces its Evo plans literally minutes before the start of the show! Also, we preview some of the cool SNK figures that can be found at San Diego Comic Con, discuss other SNK merch, and figure out what the Chinese names of KOF c...

July 19th, 2022 - THIS Is How You Put Frame Data In Our Fighting Games! James takes the time to address the recent "controversial" Tweet that "numbers are scary" and shows exactly what he means and how Frame Data SHOULD be presented in Fighting Games! View the YouTube version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3DIcrJ3yU Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ultrachentv Itunes -...