Written by Birrywong | 12 February 2012
Posted in Standing Fierce News

Hey all,

I don't often post much on the front page, mostly due to my own inherant laziness, but I feel like I need to say this. A lot of you are aware of KOF XIII, I'm sure. Im also sure that there are plenty of you that have yet to give it a try. Basically, if you haven't tried this game, I really REALLY think you should. As someone who has played just about every fighting game since 2001, (Except all the anime inspired stuff, because it just doesn't appeal) I am pretty vocal about what I don't like in the games I play. This is pretty extensive btw, so if youre keen for some reading and some gameplay videos, hit the Read More button and get on the BEST FIGHTING GAME EVER train.

Written by Optimus Dave | 30 January 2012
Posted in Standing Fierce News

It's that time again guys, time for RANBATS.

Here's the deal:

Start time has been pushed back to 7.30pm.
We will be running them weekly now instead of fortnightly.
Points will mean alot this year, so work hard for them.

Apart from that everythings gonna be the same.

See you all there and also, check the Auckland forums for any updates/changes/queries.

Written by Optimus Dave | 25 December 2011
Posted in Standing Fierce News

Hey everyone, well 2011 is just about behind us and with that we had a year with an awesome start middle and a semi good end.

So I thought I should post a minor recap of the year,

2011 saw the introduction of Standing Fierce as a website and as the central hub for fighting game related information in NZ.

Standing Fierce then went on to organise a total of 4 pretty sweet events and numerous Ranbats and Casual Gaming Sessions. Each of which helped build the community into a stronger field of players.

2011 also saw the end of a very influental website for alot of us, NZism. I know there are a lot of mixed feelings on this matter and I won't stir anything up, but I still pay respect where respect is due.

Standing Fierce gained its first Sponsor, Livewire. Which is a pretty major step, thanks to Livewire and the team there.

Our first tournament for the year was First Blood, which saw our first tournament with the much anticipated Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

MVC3
With Massiah coming out on top over King Kung. These 2 guys setting the bar for future MVC3 events.
1st: Massiah
2nd: Toots(King Kung) 
3rd:Lennysaurous

SSF4
Then in SSF4 the Smash Bros. showing everyone not to forget about this game with a 1st and 2nd finish respectively for Jack and Fong.
1st:Ahduhmah
2nd:Gankatron
3rd:ironSol

Written by geneterror | 20 December 2011
Posted in Standing Fierce News

So it looks like we'll finally get King of Fighters this week after multiple delays. A lot of people are interested in the game but have never played a King of Fighters game before so I thought I would post up a few helpful links for those transitioning from a game like SF4 or other Capcom fighters.

First up check out www.dreamcancel.com for a lot of videos tutorials etc.

Also check out videos on youtube uploaded by DandyDLC:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DandyDLC?#p/u/1/JDKVK9zrY7c


http://www.youtube.com/user/DandyDLC?#p/u/0/Qq8IFVjmXgA  

DandyDLC is responsible for some of the best KOF tutorials on the net including this brilliant overview of KOF mechanics  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75Lz1Drp8g&noredirect=1. That video is only part 1 so if you're interested in the game I can't recommend these videos enough.

Hopefully distribution issues and delays haven't killed this game in New Zealand as it is a good alternative to SSF4 if you don't like SSF4's comeback mechanics (Ultras) or like me you would prefer fighters still used 2D sprites!

Hopefully these links help those new to the series or those that just want to know more about the game before trying it for themselves. 

Friday can't come soon enough for me!