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Title: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Thorn on February 13, 2010, 10:56:27 pm

(http://www.soniccagedome.com/images/springolympicsbanner.png)

Quote from: Strong Bad on January 30, 2010, 08:23:02 pm

do tsc scd teamwork stuff....................

*sighs* If we have to...

In all seriousness, since TSC Race Night seems to be dead, buried, and forgotten (could you guys at least have paid for a grave marker?), and Sonic Cage Dome (read: Strong Bad) is raring to get another tournament going, we've decided to deliberately ignite an old rivalry and gets you guys screaming at each other again! The tourney will take place from March 14 to March 21 and will take place cross-site, with online play being handled at SCD because that's just their bag, baby, and offline play being handled on TSC (or maybe TLC, if we can resuscitate that). The Sonic games in question will be Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, with the two-player competition modes getting some love over netplay and some solo speed runs and possibly score runs happening here. Entering the online portion of the tournament requires registration to allow time to create a tournament tree. Entering offline competition is at your leisure. This means that even if you live in, say, Australia and your ping is astronomical, you can still participate offline.

If you're available for either portion of the tournament, please participate to show SCD how good we are per Section III Part II Clause IV (http://www.soniccenter.org/mike89/constitution.htm). Head over to Sonic Cage Dome (http://www.soniccagedome.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12801#post12801) to register for online competition. Oh, and don't tell Strong Bad that Spring doesn't start until after March 14.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on February 14, 2010, 02:03:09 am

Quote from: Thorn on February 13, 2010, 10:56:27 pm

Quote from: Strong Bad on January 30, 2010, 08:23:02 pm

do tsc scd teamwork stuff....................

*sighs* If we have to...

Sonic Cage Dome (read: Strong Bad) is raring to get another tournament going

Oh, and don't tell Strong Bad that Spring doesn't start until after March 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGbfGisVZf4&hd=1#t=39s

EDIT: who changed my sig?! wtf

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Spinballwizard on February 14, 2010, 11:22:40 am

I may consider offline due to scheduling constraints. (It's my Spring Break from class that week, but come on, St. Patrick's Day, I'll probably spend my time not in class, well, drinking. Maybe.)

On the other hand though, it starts on Pi Day. That's when HG/SS comes out... and I eat a lot of pie... and I will be playing a lot of HG...

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Firstkirbyever on February 14, 2010, 01:41:58 pm

I would join if I didn't suck at 2D sonic games. <_<
though I suck at 3D sonic games too.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on February 14, 2010, 02:07:59 pm

no johns

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: finalrush7_ on February 17, 2010, 10:30:16 am

No Adventure titles? Meh..

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Spinballwizard on February 18, 2010, 06:31:01 am

Obligatory "real people play real Sonic games"?

Not that I have a problem with the Adventure series, but come on.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: finalrush7_ on February 18, 2010, 08:04:48 am

No, but the inclusion of these two games wouldn't have hurt, no?

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Thorn on February 18, 2010, 10:55:45 am

^ This is a two-part competition with both two-player competitive and solo challenges. The solo challenges require proof that the players actually did have the run they did. Sonic 2 and 3 & Knuckles fit both of these requirements easily due to emulators supporting key input recordings and netplay. They are also easily modded, making for more challenge possibilities. The Sonic Adventure series provides none of these conveniences, unless you think that everybody can capture game video and upload it to YouTube for solo runs (and you'll notice that even when we require proof of times on TSC, we ask for a still shot of the saved time whenever possible, not a video).

So, yes, the inclusion of those two games would have hurt, since it would undermine the setup of the rest of the tourney.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Aitamen on February 18, 2010, 11:00:19 am

seconding the "Real people play real sonic games"

I'll be sad once emulation of DC/GC/Wii is to the point where we CAN compete on those bs titles... because then I'd feel obligated...

kinda like playing S1 for me >_>

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on February 18, 2010, 08:32:21 pm

SA2's racing mode is pretty legitimate in my opinion. If emulation ever does get to that point with Kaillera-style netaply, SCD will likely include it in its online tourney repertoire.

but [Thorn's Post]

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Thorn on February 20, 2010, 11:04:34 am

^ If you're going to include DC emulation for Sonic Adventure 2, then clearly Sonic Shuffle must be held as well!

Also I have complete confidence that our two players will wallop the twenty or so SCD players that just crawled out of the woodwork.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on February 21, 2010, 03:23:13 am

i bet

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Spinballwizard on March 10, 2010, 06:27:53 am

So is this even happening?

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on March 10, 2010, 08:49:13 am

Um, yeah. Why wouldn't it?

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Thorn on March 10, 2010, 11:51:29 am

Same question here: why wouldn't it happen? Just because nobody on TSC's end feels like participating, we need to tell SCD "sorry, go back to being inactive kthx"? If we only have one or two people participating in the online portion, then so be it. If they drop out, I'd have no problem if the tourney moved solely to SCD.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Aitamen on March 10, 2010, 04:46:12 pm

assuming I can be of assistance, I intend to compete in the offline portion, because multiplayer anything is bullshit

especially S2

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Spinballwizard on March 11, 2010, 01:01:10 am

So basically it's me and Aita doing random offline, me due to scheduling?

Also I like S2 multiplayer, but I don't even know if I can get netplay to work, much less have the time to do that.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Shadow Jacky on March 11, 2010, 01:13:11 am

where do you sign in for the offline portion?  *I meant to ask this last week*

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on March 11, 2010, 10:18:45 am

You'll simply need to submit your runs during the competitions. More information will be revealed this weekend.

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on March 15, 2010, 03:08:53 am

http://www.soniccenter.org/forum/index.php?topic=4785
offline events

get going guys

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Aitamen on March 15, 2010, 09:21:29 am

SB, you're such an ass... hahahaha

Title: Re: TSC & SCD at the Olympic Spring Games
Post by: Strong Bad on March 15, 2010, 02:34:37 pm

I totally wouldn't have done that if I didn't procrastinate like carzy and couldn't think of a more difficult score attack