It's been a good ride for this game... - Even through the dark ages...

[TarkanX]

Red Ryu was so special because he was just that, red... back in the day it was always white Ryu vs grey Ryu, but me and Lordcyris(who had a blue Ryu), it was like gold, you wanted to see it, it was so shiny, you were tired of seeing copper. Oh, and I guess another reason why it was so special was because it came with red sentinel.



Okay, now beginning TOC3....



After Fear Tetsuo passed my skill level, I had to train like there was no tomorrow, I kept fighting other opponents and winning, but whenever I fought Fear Tetsuo, I always lost. I also realized that Nferno passed my level when my ISP was down, so there were 2 people that I had to contend with. Just before TOC3 was about to start, TMyApp implented a jump lock system, this system was that you can only jump 3 times every ten seconds, and no more, until the ten seconds comes, while then, if you try to super jump, you would just jump. I hated this implention, since super jumping a lot is what I always did, it's what I've been doing since back in the day, that's how those fights are intense, you find your opponent, you do a super, but you miss, he does the same, and you dodge it, it's like a find and hunt site, this really limited me more, and further brought my skill level down.

Fear Tetsuo hated it, but he easily got used to it, and soon enough, he got better from the jump lock than he did when there was no jump lock, so that made the gap even stronger between me and him, him having the advantage. That day, CptnAmerica came back from retirement, we fought and I barely won. We both gave eachother some advice, but he inspired me more, that I shouldn't be intimidated by the jump lock, I should fight it out like I've done back in the day, with the heavy lag when Wolverine came, and dashing, and how I over came the strongest of players to win TOC1, and so I did, and I got a little better, but my confidence level was raised.

TOC3 came that day, and when I logged on to fight, WHAT?!?!?!?!?!!! NOO!!!!! My... my Red Ryu!!! Red Sentinel!!!! It was gone, gone gone gone... for the tournament so I wouldn't have the upper hand, I would have to fight like everyone else, this lowered my confidence level, and my skill level, since I've been used to the Red Sentinel so much that I forgot how to use the regular helpers, so I really had to change my strategy, but not in a fast way, since we were only beginning the preliminaries. The day TOC3 came, I was treated like a dirty dog, I was surprised with myself, and others were too. They looked at my top scores rank, which was at 370-5 before, now I has 50+ losses. People saw me declining, as if my time has passed on, I passed on the torch to Fear tetsuo, although it seemed like it, I would not let that saying catch up with me, I would be try to be the first person to not let that happen to.

TOC3 preliminaries was set like this. You can only fight 5 people everyday(or I believe so) from the tournament, there was a page at senshukentaikai where you submit your wins and losses. Most days I went 4-1, and 3-2, and others, I went 2-3. Everyday Fear tetsuo wanted to challenge me, but I would always try to dodge his acceptance, but everyday, I would always submit to him, we would fight, and I would lsoe rounds very close, or lose them horribly to conserve super meter for the next round, reminded me of Zing, except I was kind of aging, and Fear Tetsuo was in his prime. I ranked 25-9 in the preliminaries, good enough to get in the sweet 16. I forgot who I fought in the sweet 16, but aging players have their way against rookies, I douced him 3-0. PROfe$$or was the next challenge, and him gave me a run for my time, as he did in the preliminaries, he still couldn't beat me as I snuffed him 3-0.

My next match in the semifinals was first ranked Slk_Rik. He had the best point record in TOC3, I don't know how he did it, he was pretty silent in TOC3, but was ranked the best in the tournament, but he wasn't a favorite to win. Since he was better ranked, he hosted first, I won the first site, he won the 2nd, and I won the next to to advance to the finals against the winner of the Nferno666 vs Fear tetsuo winner. I wanted Nferno666 to win so we could play in the finals for the first time ever, it's what I wanted in TOC2(him or Nferno666 actually). He was the favorite to win Ewalks tourney as he posted the best record in the preliminaries. In TOC1, he lost in the 3rd round to a lagging Imagination/Wrestlemania 3-1, he overslept and din't make it to TOC2, so TOC3 would probably been his only/best chance so far.

here was the lowdown on the fight, Fear tetsuo won the first 2 which put him up 2-0, Nferno was stressed out, so he changed to his better computer. If Nferno lost, he would lose in a sweep and be eliminated. Nferno won the next 2 which put it in a best of 5 series. The best 2 players currently in the site going at it in one final match in the tournament for both players(I was ranked 3rd in my opinion). With honor, and the skill level, a Fear Tetsuo in his prike beat an emotional Nferno666 to advance to the finals to face me, I was disappointed that Nferno lost. When Me and Fear Tetsuo had to fight, I bickered at him, but he just wanted to fight(Fear Tetsuo, if you're reading this, I'm sorry for bickering at you before and after the series, please forgive me). I didn't have Ramen noodles with me as there was no more, it was about 9:00pm EST when we both fought. Fear tetsuo won the first 2 of intense matches, and then like the fight with Token, I became transed again, like my life was on the line, or if that 2nd rate person I was always came back to haunt me again, NO! I would have none of this, I will never be 2nd rate, I will beat the person I trained, and avenge Nferno666. Match 3, I exactly did that, it was very close, but I won, so it was 2-1 his lead. Match 4 would be very intense. We won both rounds, so this round was the most crucial to me. It was a close fight, at the end, he had more life, but if we got hit by a Shinkuu Hadouken, we would both lose, and the other player would win. I did my Shinkuu Hadouken, but he dodged it, he teleported, and did his behind my back.....

ugh!!!!!!! .....I lost, I lost the finals to Fear Tetsuo 3-1. I was mad at him, I continued to bicker at him, he apologized, but he said he was doign what he was supposed to, to win, just like Token. He shouldn't have apologized to him, I should've and I did that, once again fear Tetsuo, if you're reading this, I'm sorry for bickering at you, you were the best player ever, not me, even with my Red Ryu and Red Sentinel, even at my prime, you woudl still beat me, your just like Token, except because of me, Token never got to show his stuff geneally to the public. SO he had the title, and I suffered my first TOC loss, and my 2nd tournament loss at the finals match up(first one was to Lordcyris). People in the chat were saying to not feel down that I lost, I was, but then I quickly got over it.


Coming up next, I joined a clan through pressure, but no more, a new tournament comes? More people than TOC1?!? I can't wait! 4 player comes and people break the chat.