In an episode of PlayStation’s Face Off, Road Fighter execs Justin Wong and MenaRD mentioned the very best moments in preventing recreation historical past and why it’s Evo Second 37 – aka the ‘Daigo Parry.’
Saul Leonardo ‘MenaRD’ Mena II and Justin Wong are each legends in their very own proper in the case of the world of aggressive preventing video games. MenaRD is a two-time Capcom Cup champion, whereas Justin Wong boasts a complete of 8 Evo championships and a decades-long esports profession.
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The 2 hashed out their variations throughout an episode of Face Off, hosted by acclaimed commentator Tasty Steve, when the subject of ‘the best preventing recreation second in historical past’ got here up.
Though he was on the receiving finish of Daigo’s well-known parry, Justin Wong needed to admit that Evo Second 37 earned this title. The truth is, he claimed that the fashionable preventing recreation neighborhood (FGC), as we all know it, would doubtless not exist if his Tremendous hadn’t gotten parried twenty years in the past.
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“If that second by no means occurred, would we be right here proper now doing this Face Off episode?” he requested. “…normally, I feel Second 37 modified lots of people’s lives from that period and even now.”
Justin went on to say that he’s interacted with a bevy of followers through the years who informed him that Second 37 obtained them into preventing video games within the first place.
“Despite the fact that I’m on the shedding finish, the truth that we’ve so many individuals coming as much as [me], first-timers coming to tournaments, saying, ‘Hey, I watched this second, and I wouldn’t have gotten into preventing video games if I hadn’t seen this second.”
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For Justin, Second 37 isn’t simply the head of preventing recreation tradition; it’s the “primary esports second of all time.”
“The truth that that second, normally, was in a position to beat League of Legends, Dota, Counter-Strike moments – this outdated, 480p – I feel that actually tells you numerous about how essential this second is, the way it modified my life, it modified Daigo’s life. And it’s modified [the life of] everybody who’s pursued preventing video games normally.”
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MenaRD agreed with Justin’s opinion that Second 37 was the best esports second ever, saying he thinks it’s “underappreciated as a result of folks don’t actually perceive how onerous it’s.”
Nonetheless, he additionally wished to spotlight different iconic moments within the FGC. For him, Tokido vs Punk at Evo 2017 is without doubt one of the standouts from the scene as a result of it marked a key second within the passing of the torch from the older technology of gamers to the children – one thing that Tokido managed to place off for just a few years due to his win over his American rival.
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“I really feel if Tokido hadn’t overwhelmed Punk, that was the passing of the torch proper there,” he defined. “I really feel the older technology versus the brand new technology prolonged for a number of years, even now, simply because Tokido gained and the way in which he gained.
“If Punk had overwhelmed Tokido proper there, that was it. I really feel just like the torch was gonna be handed proper there. It’s lovely about the way it occurred, how the outdated technology was in a position to combat again and present that everyone right here will get to play. It’s not solely the youthful ones.
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“That was essentially the most lovely second. No second is gonna high Evo Second 37 on this life… however I do really feel that was crucial Road Fighter second out of all these years.”
Regardless of their variations, the 2 got here to an settlement on this level – however we will’t say the identical for the opposite preventing recreation subjects they debated on Face Off, which you’ll be able to watch on PlayStation Esport’s official YouTube channel.
