Tokyo 2K1 - episode 2

By Lyndonimus
24th May 04

Japan, hot, sticky, a/c in every building, so it was essential to stop in every ampm to cool down. Aaaanyway, did I mention school girls REALLY do look like they do in anime? Well they DO! Damn it was so fooking great... seeing a girl riding a bike past me, [almost knocking me to my knees] then the wind caught her skirt for a gratuitous panty shot that lasted until she was out of sight. *shudder* Ok so what else shall I tell you?
Well, there was this like... 8 story building in Akihabara [electric street], and this shop had everything, one floor collectable cards, another floor every kind of model you'd ever want, from Guyver, Devilman, FF and Gundam. Then there was the games floor that let you play the latest games from Devil May Cry, to Ka oh and that new Gundam one on the DC.

Then we move onto Shinjuku, with all its arcades, this is where the masters come to play. No place for the like of rookies like me, but my mission [to beat a Japanese] was top of the agenda, and although I did get a 5 win streak on TTT, it was a hollow victory as they were sheet. The real masters would never fall to the likes of me.
So anyway, there's this guy, I decide to challenge him as he beats a few cool looking skate boarders, and what can I say, he played possum, let me win round 1, then proceeded to pummel me with air combo and fancy sheet. He was... Yoshimitsu and Jin, but he was SO good, he rotated characters every match. Anyway, I was the usual Ling Xiaoyu and Paul combo... NO one in JP used Paul ever... now I see why, I was dead before I had begun.
So I walk away proud... well I was shamed, but I was proud to be shamed by such a great player. Anyway, after losing consecutively on SNKvs.Capcom [Pro ed.] SF3, KOF2k, Guilty Gear X and VF4 I returned to the Tekken master, who had tallied up a score of 30 wins. He looked at his watch... then stabbed himself with Yoshi, and walked away... Now THAT my friends is the ONLY way to go.
Then there was this other time on VF3tb, I saw two guys playing, one guy got beat so badly one round [last round, even] he had a 1/4 energy left, he upped and left without a sound...
The vs. machines are soo cool too, you don't have to be embarrassed by defeat. Becasuse they are two one player machines back to back, so you can't see your opponent unless you stand up and look around, really cool idea. Maybe you've seen them, they're quite small and white... with red joystick ect. Also, high from a HMV floor, [buildings are not restricted to one shop, HMV was on floor 12!!], I could see all around the Shinjuku area... fascinating.

Then there was Ameyoko Alley in Ueno. My Heaven, this place is home of the coolest streetwear on the planet, and where I found my Yen Jeans and Evisu stuffs. I was so happy wandering down the alleys getting lost, I became so popular in the shop I frequented the guy I chatted to kept telling everyone I was the one who bought the expensive jeans.

Now Ginza, wow, on the w/e they closed the roads so you could walk on the roads, and it was just an amazing sight to behold. Anyway, by now my Yen was dissapearing like water, yeap, I had to struggle to stay hydrated... I was on the brink of actualy THINKING about what I want more, that cool DVD or some food and water... ^^v god I'm such an advertisers dream...

... to be continued.

-- Lyndonimus 24th May 04