Hey guys and gals, its been a while since I posted.  I been busy with a lot of tournaments and I will be writing more blogs.  This is a overdue one.  It is mainly about a dedicated guy name ROMES!!!  He is new to the Street Fighter scene and his progress is pretty good so far.  He been playing at Chinatown Fair alot.  Probably more than me….  He has been to many tournaments such as North East Championship and Sinsation.  He placed top 20 respectively out of 70+ people.  I interviewed him a while ago about his thoughts about SF4 and where he wants to take it.

JWong:  How long have you been playing fighting games?

Romes:  I’ve been playing 2-D fighting games since July of 2008, starting with Guilty Gear and then branching out. My local arcade (Chinatown Fair) received Street Fighter 4 around the same time, so it was perfect for me, I dived right into that game.

JWong:  What do you want to do with Street Fighter 4?

Romes:   Above all, I just want to be recognized as a top player. I want to be the player that other people look to for advice, I want people to be able to watch my videos and learn, and I want to get top placing in tournaments.

JWong:   What is your favorite fighting game?

Romes:   Definitely Street Fighter 4. It has a great roster, good game play and mechanics, and so far seems pretty balanced. The graphics I think add a lot of character to the game, which I didn’t like at first, but I’ve grown to love the game even more because of it.

JWong:  How much time in a week do you spend playing fighting games?

Romes:  I would say at least 25 hours a week. Whatever time I can’t dedicate to friends, family and school work, I’m either playing, thinking, reading, or talking about fighting games.

JWong:  How do you practice?

Romes:  I practice my combos as often as I can, but most importantly, I just think about fighting games whenever I can. I think the main aspect of being good in fighting games is really just mental. I think about match ups with each character depending on my main character, and talk to other players about their characters and what they think about the match up. Also I sometimes record matches of me playing against people who usually beat me, and study my weaknesses from there. I then write down everything I need to work on, and then I’ll be off to the arcade to practice and improve on what I need to. I try to not go to the arcade without a goal in mind, so I can accomplish many little goals that will eventually help me achieve big goals.

JWong:  What is your favorite thing about fighting games?

Romes:  My favorite thing about competitive gaming is the feeling of accomplishment you get when you finally achieve a hard task, like beating a local top player at the arcade, winning a tournament, or just building up ridiculous win streaks. It’s something that you can’t get in many other places, and to me its the best feeling in the world. An extremely close second I would say is just traveling to new places and getting to meet all of the awesome people that play these games.

There you have it folks…