My kids know I'm a gamer but I trend towards RPGs. A decade ago my oldest was really into this new game he and his friends got for the xbox - Street Fighter V. He had a bunch of friends over and they were doing the usual mid-teens trash talking and competitive one-upmanship when I came home from work.
"Hey Dad, we're having a tournament! You want to play?"
"What game? Street Fighter? Yeah, I think I've heard of it." As in yeah, I played in SFII arcade tournaments back in the early 90's on a daily basis. I wasn't god-like but I could hold my own with said god-like players most times. He and his friends proceed to bet me that if I win, they'll mow the yard and do yardwork for a week. If I lose, I have to buy them pizza.
"You know what kids, there's a lot of characters, why don't you pick one for me. Oh, 6 attack buttons? Nah, I'll just use one - I'm old and my RSI is acting up - which one do I use? Oh, okay this is the jab? Alright."
I proceeded to annihilate each and every one them. Didn't matter which character or which single button I was allowed to use. B*tch, I've got that frame data tattooed in my DNA... now go get on my lawn.
It's been a standing tradition over the years for my kids to introduce their new friends to Dad by seeing if anyone can beat my Street Fighter 1-button blind character pick kung-fu. Still undefeated.
"Hey Dad, we're having a tournament! You want to play?"
"What game? Street Fighter? Yeah, I think I've heard of it." As in yeah, I played in SFII arcade tournaments back in the early 90's on a daily basis. I wasn't god-like but I could hold my own with said god-like players most times. He and his friends proceed to bet me that if I win, they'll mow the yard and do yardwork for a week. If I lose, I have to buy them pizza.
"You know what kids, there's a lot of characters, why don't you pick one for me. Oh, 6 attack buttons? Nah, I'll just use one - I'm old and my RSI is acting up - which one do I use? Oh, okay this is the jab? Alright."
I proceeded to annihilate each and every one them. Didn't matter which character or which single button I was allowed to use. B*tch, I've got that frame data tattooed in my DNA... now go get on my lawn.
It's been a standing tradition over the years for my kids to introduce their new friends to Dad by seeing if anyone can beat my Street Fighter 1-button blind character pick kung-fu. Still undefeated.