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Letters From the Arcade

Letters From the Arcade

The Mindset of Just Picking a Top Tier…or Not

Jonathan, your last article intrigued me. Discussing tiers and power levels of characters is an endlessly fascinating topic and I’m glad…

21 min readApr 14, 2024

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The Mindset of Just Picking a Top Tier…or Not

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Letters From the Arcade

“Just Pick a Top Tier”

These are the words that have been stuck in my brain for a WHILE now.

9 min readMar 21, 2024

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“Just Pick a Top Tier”

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Letters From the Arcade

THIS Is The Secret Ingredient That Makes Fighting Games Endlessly Fun

Happy New Year Jonathan! We have crossed the threshold and made it to a brand new year filled with new possibilities, challenges, and ways…

26 min readMar 1, 2024

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THIS Is The Secret Ingredient That Makes Fighting Games Endlessly Fun

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Letters From the Arcade

I Did Not Purchase Mortal Kombat 1, Here’s Why

You said it Shang Tsung!

20 min readOct 16, 2023

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I Did Not Purchase Mortal Kombat 1, Here’s Why

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My EVO Journey!

Hey Blake!

26 min readOct 2, 2023

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My EVO Journey!

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Letters From the Arcade

10 Most Exciting Matches You Need to See to Believe from EVO 2023

Jonathan, I’m thrilled you had a great time at EVO. Since it was your first time going, I’m very happy to hear that the entire event lived…

22 min readSep 1, 2023

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10 Most Exciting Matches You Need to See to Believe from EVO 2023

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Hating What You Love: Why We Get Salty About Our Favorite Games

WARNING: LOTS AND LOTS OF FOUL LANGUAGE AND CRUDE TRASH TALK FEATURED BELOW.

16 min readJul 15, 2023

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Hating What You Love: Why We Get Salty About Our Favorite Games

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Empty Jump #2: How we are All Starting at Level 0

Here we are Jonathan. We stand in the light of a brilliant new dawn. A new era of fighting games is descending upon us. Street Fighter 6…

6 min readJul 3, 2023

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Empty Jump #2: How we are All Starting at Level 0

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Letters From the Arcade

Street Fighter is BACK!!!

Hello Blake!

13 min readJun 18, 2023

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Street Fighter is BACK!!!

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Letters From the Arcade

Normals Can Be Fun: A Road to Recovery for Button Mashers

Not long ago, Jonathan, you and me were hanging out with a mutual friend of ours. To no one’s suprise, we managed to get on the subject of…

15 min readFeb 24, 2023

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Normals Can Be Fun: A Road to Recovery for Button Mashers

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Letters From the Arcade

Letters From the Arcade

Join fighting game try-hards Blake and Jonathan as they discuss (and argue) about what they love about fighting games and why you should play them.

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