I went to the mall yesterday to drop off some packages to a friend. While I was waiting, I wandered into the arcade a bit and saw this guy playing The King of Fighters XIII with my favorite characters - the Art of Fighting team. So I figured I'd play against him to pass the time.
I picked the same characters - again, these are my favorites - and held my ground. He was cocky, trying to show off. In the end he had to resort to some ridiculously cheap combos to beat me, especially since I tend to play the waiting game. He was trying to rattle me by talking to a friend between rounds, saying stuff about the game. Me? I didn't even look at the guy. I knew I was going to lose - I just had to hold my ground.
By round five he was kicking my ass with the huge combos but I still managed to knock him down to half health. When I lost, he kinda bragged, but I only looked at him and said this:
"This was only my second time playing the game."
He and the other kid stared at me for a second. I left.
Kids these days... I've been using Ryo and Robert since 1992. Probably before they were even born... I haven't played KOF against other people in several years and my hands aren't as fast as they used to, but I think I did okay.
