shoutout to @nmcerritelli for being a good sportThe Big-Time Ideas of Small-Time Fighting GamesStumblebee2021-12-20 | Indie Fighting Games build the path to the future of the genre. See what I mean by watching this video.
Games in the video by order of appearance: Fancy Pants Adventure Alien Hominid Cursor*10 Final Fantasy A+ (Animation) Spongebob Boating Bash Jurassic Fight Club Turf Wars Gates Vs. Jobs the Game Mass Mucha Lucha The Tom Green Show CC Fight Club Final Slam Supernatural Fighters The 12 Fighters 2 Powerpuff Girls D: Battle in Megaville Stick Fighter Crank Deathmatch Spike MMA game?? Super Fall Brawl American Dad Vs. Family Guy Kung Fu II Turbo-Hyper Mega Edition Dragon Fist 2 Bullet Time Fighting Fight of Animals Bleach vs. Naruto Color Fighter Ultimate 2ch Fighter King of Fighters Wing Transformers: Protect Sam! King of Fighters 13 Flash Bash Street Fighter 4 Creetor Animation Fighting: Luffy vs. Naruto 3D Fighting Heroes Hakuto No Ken: Flash Version Super Smash Flash Super Smash Flash 2 Fraymakers Chaos Faction 2 Friday Night Funkin' Tough Love ArenaWhen Fighting Gamers Tried To Cheat the System (And the Law)Stumblebee2021-02-23 | I have a lot of good memories of some really dumb FGC stuff, so this video is dedicated to that.
Spanish Translation by: www.twitter.com/dunkelheytWhy You (Probably) Hate Fighting Game BossesStumblebee2020-06-04 | I wanted to talk about my favorite boss fights in fighting games, but in order to do that, I need to explain why most of the rest aren't all that fun.
Special thanks: Nestor for giving me an Xbox controller for the last segment of the video My twitchfam (petruscyulyk, truemediocrity, zodysseus, thatgothklingon, thewalkingdeadpan)
Song List (In Order) Super Mario 64 - Bob-Omb Battlefield Lifeseeker - Gone Guru Undertale - Bonetrousle TMNT IV: Turtles In Time - Big Apple 3 AM Streets of Rage 4: They're Back Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Sentinel's Theme Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter - Akuma's Theme Thems Fightin' Herds - Arizona's Theme Super Smash Bros Wiiu - Master Hand's Theme Super Punch-Out!!! - Minor Circuit Theme Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo - Balrog's ThemeHow Infinite Combos Ruin Fighting Games (While Still Being Awesome)Stumblebee2020-05-01 | They go on forever and ever, but usually, that's not great for fighting games. In this video, I take a look at infinite combos, their place in fighting games, and a few examples of the communities who had to deal with them head-on. TWITTER: twitter.com/StumblebeeTV PATREON: patreon.com/stumblebeeThe Underrated Art of Character Select ScreensStumblebee2020-04-01 | They're in every fighting game, but Character Select menus don't get the credit they deserve. I look to fix that by telling you about some of the best and worst ones in fighting games.
Twitter: twitter.com/StumblebeeTV Patreon: patreon.com/stumblebeeWhy Google Stadia Just Cant Handle Fighting GamesStumblebee2019-12-09 | Google Stadia has a long way to go, especially in the eyes of fighting game fans. Here's why. *Note: All gameplay captured via Stadia unless stated otherwise*
Music: King of Fighters XIII - Stormy Saxophone 5 Tatsunoko vs. Capcom - Les Vagas Street Fighter EX3 - Precious Heart (Sakura's Theme) Samurai Shodown 2019 - Indigenous No.2 (Tam Tam) Samurai Shodown 2019 - The Sixteen Challengers 2 (Character Select 2 Theme) Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Online Lobby Ape Escape - Peak Point Matrix
Video from 3:05 is from Digital Foundry Video from 9:30 is from DisplayLagThe Problem With Fighting Game TutorialsStumblebee2019-11-01 | Playing through a fighting game tutorial is probably one of the worst ways to learn how to play a fighting game. In this video, I explain why. Shoot a subscription my way and follow me on Twitter because I forgot to mention it in the video.
Music: UNIST Character - Select Theme Flappy Fighter - Flappy's Theme Street Fighter x Tekken - Training Mode Theme Street Fighter V - The Grid 3 Thems Fightin' Herds - Training Mode Theme Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Training Mode ThemeWhy Its Almost Impossible To Ban Fighting Game CharactersStumblebee2019-10-01 | Overpowered, overtuned, and unbannable. These are the reasons why it's so hard to ban characters in a fighting game.
Music: Petshop's Theme - JJBA 2013 Akuma's Theme - UMvC3 China Vox - SF3 Third Strike Meta Knight's Theme - Super Smash Bros Ultimate Bayonetta's Theme - Super Smash Bros Ultimate Hilde's Theme - Soul Calibur 4 Eyedol's Theme - Killer Instinct 2013
SSBB Clip at 9:00 from orig4mi: youtube.com/channel/UClwmbypPslWqcQOFEuByQhwHow Riot Games New Fighter Can Change FGC HistoryStumblebee2019-08-28 | Riot announced a new fighting game. What does that mean for the FGC? Let's take a look.
Music: Gunbound Main Lobby Theme Various League of Legends Login Screen Themes (2015 URF/Combat Academia/2019 Bitrush) USF4 Main Menu ThemeSolving the mystery of SoulCaliburs Fake Guest CharacterStumblebee2019-07-30 | Watch me bust a nearly 15-year-old myth about SoulCalibur III and a certain Demon Hunter. TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/stumblebeetv PATREON: patreon.com/stumblebee
Video Credits: Retr0 - youtube.com/channel/UCw6N0pAqsu_pKxHlEByC0rQ romagnolo - youtube.com/user/romagnoloHow Link, Spawn, and Heihachi Got In Soul Calibur 2 | Be My GuestStumblebee2019-07-15 | How did Link, Heihachi, and Spawn get in Soulcalibur 2? I take a look at the deals and partnerships that put these popular characters into the 2003 fighter.
Sources and Links: pastebin.com/84vbuXQ6The History of Fighting Game Single PlayerStumblebee2019-06-10 | Fighting games have changed. Arguably, the category where they've changed the most is in the single player modes they offer. Take a look with me at the history and evolution of 1 player modes in fighting games TWITTER: twitter.com/StumblebeeTV PATREON: patreon.com/stumblebee
Music from SF III Online - NY Subway Virtua Fighter - Dural Theme Fatal Fury Special - Duck King Theme SF II - Ryu's Ending [CPS1] Fatal Fury - Opening Fatal Fury- Michael Max Theme Art of Fighting - Opening Theme Art of Fighting - Between Stage Theme TMNT 4 - Big Apple, 3 AM Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Dan Theme Soul Edge - Intro Tekken 3 - Character Select Tekken 3 Eddy Gordo Theme Smash 64 - Opening Movie Theme Smash 64 - Ness Victory Theme Smash Melee - Opening Movie Theme Smash Melee - Main Menu Theme MK Deception - Falling Cliffs Theme MK Deception - Courtyard Theme Soul Calibur II - Under the Star of Destiny Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - Main Menu Theme Killer Instinct - Glacius Theme Killer Instict 2013 - The Instinct (Mick Gordon)Why Mobile Fighting Games Fail, and the One Game That Gets It RIGHTStumblebee2019-05-16 | Fighting games suck on phones. I look at the reasons why, and how Flappy Fighter gets it right
Baseball 9 NYT Crossword Puzzles Holedown Solitarica Golf Clash Street Fighter 4 (Mobile) King of Fighters 98 (Mobile) Shadow Fight 3 Skullgirls Mobile Mortal Kombat Mobile UFC Mobile Flappy FighterHow MK11s Geras Can Change Fighting Game DesignStumblebee2019-04-23 | Geras can reverse time and even take time off of the clock. Let me tell you how crazy that could be for the future of fighting games.
Music from MK 2, 3, 4, and 9The History of Fighting Game Guest Characters | Be My GuestStumblebee2019-01-28 | Hello! This is a pilot for a new series I'm trying out called Be My Guest, a look at some of my favorite guest characters in fighting games.
I take a quick look at who and why multiple Dragonball Fighterz tournaments are being shut down.Advertisements in Street Fighter 5 - A Bad Idea Executed PoorlyStumblebee2018-12-14 | FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: twitter.com/stumblebeetv
A quick video I wanted to make dunking all over the new ads all over Street Fighter 5, why they're a problem, and the potential damage they can cause to the Street Fighter series.The History of Street Fighter V - From Chump to ChampStumblebee2018-11-26 | Street Fighter is one of the top fighting game franchises of all time. It's a household name with name recognition most other video game series' would love to have. So, why is the fifth iteration of this beloved franchise so controversial? I take a look at how Capcom turned Street Fighter V from Dud to Stud.
Two fighting game titans go head to head, fresh off of one of the biggest breakthroughs in what should have been the fighting game to end all fighting games. However, poor business practices, questionable gameplay direction, and more brought this down to being a simple footnote in FGC history. So, what went wrong, and how did they try to salvage what was left of the pieces? Find out by watching the dang video!
p.s. get ready to hear me say the word "game" too many times
As I said, there was a bit of a controversy with Cross Assault. I didn't feel comfortable writing anything about it in the video because it seems like everyone involved have apologized, learned, and moved on from an incident that happened years ago. I didn't feel like it was my place to reopen a cut that has long since healed. While I don't think this impacted SF x T much in the long run, this incident is a part of the game's history. If you're looking for more information on what went down, you can either google it, youtube search it, or check out this Kotaku article: kotaku.com/5889066/competitive-gamers-inflammatory-comments-spark-sexual-harassment-debate
Thanks, MGMTStumblebee Live StreamStumblebee2018-09-29 | ...A Look Back at Why MvCI Bombed One Year LaterStumblebee2018-09-19 | The story of Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite is an interesting one. I wanted to take a look back at how Capcom, Marvel, Arc System Works, and others helped to bury this game before it even released.
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