Tekken

[Sensei Rob]

This is just a Tekken appreciation thread.

I remember back in Uni playing Tekken 2 on the original PlayStation. Winner stays on...hours of fun.

I was one of the better players and I thought I was good, until I went online with Tekken 6 and realised how rubbish I actually am!

It's still fun, though.

Most played characters: Lei, Kazuya, Steve, Yoshimitsu.

[anarki]

I can attest to being a big fan of Tekken, a school friend had a jap PS1 in the summer of 1995 with a copy of Tekken, while I still had a mega drive.

That was the most memorable jump in terms of graphics/gameplay for me. He was miles better at it than me.

By the time I got my own playstation that Christmas in 95, I didn't receive Tekken with it, I had to save 3 months of pocket money to buy a copy. Those were the days!

I was able to hold my own but was never an expert at it. On a tangent, I remember the summer of 96 where he had a copy of International Track & Field, he would seat the controller between his thighs and mash the two opposing buttons (can't remember if it was square and circle or triangle and X) with the lid of a biro in a frantic rubbing motion to get the best times. Within a matter of weeks his controller looked absolutely shagged!

I've not tried Tekken 7 yet though.

[Sensei Rob]

I've ordered Tekken 7, so I can play it on the ps5. I understand it's a bit more complex than the previous game, with rage arts, whatever that is.

[scrubchub]

I remember playing the demo if Tekken 2 to absolute death on PSOne (damn, I used to love demo discs). Loved the physicality and impact of it. Never ended up with the actual game though. Had a few since - the only best em up I've ever really got into.

[joefraser]

I play Tekken 7 on ps4 a fair bit with my partner, we both played the earlier ones when we were younger and both claimed to be good at it... Turns out we are pretty equal, I gave online a few tries and that world definitely isn't for me!

[StuTheGrouch]

anarki said:

I remember the summer of 96 where he had a copy of International Track & Field, he would seat the controller between his thighs and mash the two opposing buttons (can't remember if it was square and circle or triangle and X) with the lid of a biro in a frantic rubbing motion to get the best times. Within a matter of weeks his controller looked absolutely shagged!

I used to do similar. Except it used to be two fingers inside my t-shirt pressed against the controller. Then quick back and forth motion to mash the buttons as quick as possible. I seem to remember running the 100 metres in under 6 seconds!

On topic, I loved Tekken and Tekken 2. I spent hours playing through the game with each character and then each unlocked character just to see the different end credits.