I originally had something else planned to write.  However, I realized that this is something I should probably state before the tournament.

This Saturday, our charity tournament, Fight for the Future will be happening.  This tournament is an important one.  Not just because the proceeds will go to charity.  This event will see the end of quite a few things for our tournament events.

Dreamcasts

Some of the staff have expressed desire to phase out DCs by the end of this tournament.  This of course, doesn't stop any of you from bringing them to play casuals.  I expect Matt to continue issuing money matches in MVC2 and Shane showing us why he prefers Second Impact over 3rd Strike.  But this would mean the end of their use in official tournaments.

Original Super Turbo

It looks… (more)

And here we are.  The 4th of the staff members making his entry.  I should perhaps state immediately that my rambles will have little to no consistency between them in terms of both content and dates.  I make no apologies for this.

Many ideas for my first ramble ran through my head.  General gaming thoughts?  Seemed irrelevant.  Predictions for the 3rd Strike tournament at FFTF?  Hard to say at this point.  Advice for those unsure whether to purchase an arcade stick?  Maybe but that's for another time.  Upon then, I once recalled a conversation about nostalgic gaming moments (of all kinds) and I quickly recalled my first moment seeing Street Fighter II.  A moment that I can recall very clearly.  It went something like this:

My parents took me to the local… (more)