Andy
December 9th, 2005, 23:23
Tokyo Game Action proudly presents:
Tougeki Super Battle Opera / Street Fighter III 3rd Strike National Qualification tournament: East Coast Team qualifiers
http://www.tougeki.com/
Tokyo Game Action Qualification format.
The tournament is being held at our current location:
257 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:
The Tougeki waiver form is now available for download below.
SUPER BATTLE OPERA WAIVER FORM DOWNLOAD (http://tokyogameaction.com/sbo%20waiver.pdf)
MAIL IN REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
All participants in the tournament are required to complete this form, print it out and present it to the TGA staff member on duty along with $40 cash prior to 12:00 am, on Saturday March 4th.
With your entry fee for Tougeki, all the games at TGA will BE FREE, this includes all casual games and any side tournaments that people wish to run on both Fighting and Music games.
The store will only be open to people entering the tournament.
REGISTRATION TIMES:
Thursday March 2nd, 2006
2pm to Midnight
Friday March 3rd, 2006
2pm to Midnight
Saturday March 4th, 2006
Final on site registrations will take place between 10 AM and 11:45AM.
The first Match will start at 12:00 Noon sharp.
Tournament Schedule
Saturday March 4th, 2006
We will run the entire first tourney and make it at least halfway if not complete the entire second tourney by the end of Saturday.
Sunday March 5th, 2006
We will complete the remaining brackets and the third tournament starting at 10:00 AM . The store will remain open until midnight for customers to use the games for private matches or other side tournaments.
ADDITIONAL
Of course the current TGA is not huge, it is small of course, but between the three rooms and the hallway / waiting areas, we can hold 100 people. With the additional waiting areas outside we can hold up to 300-400.
Unfortunately, our new location will not be ready in time, I tried for 4 months to make this happen, but to no avail. We will do our best with the space we have, next year we will have insane amounts of space. This year we will work with what we have. All I ask for is your support and for you to do your best at the tournament.
There is plenty of room for everything, and with the format we are using, people can do other activities with their time between matches. I did this so people won't be sitting doing nothing for long periods of time, if they are eliminated and so that people won't get bored between matches.
In addition to finding the best 3 players, I want people to enjoy themselves.
As mentioned above, the tournament will be run between three rooms.
Room Number 1
The Third Strike matches will be in dedicated / separate room away from the main part of the store. This will allow for the entrants to be comfortable and concentrate.
Six entrants will be playing matches on 3 sets of VS cabs.
The next entrants in queue will be positioned in the room and will play when one of the previous matches ends.
People can still watch and encourage / cheer / jeer the entrants as they see fit.
Room number 2
The fighting game room as it stands now will be available for people to play casuals or side tournaments on:
King of Fighters X1
Guilty Gear XX Slash
Super Street Fighter II X
CVS2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
All of the machines are on VS cabs as well. The hallway between the two rooms can be used for waiting / watching, eating if you don't want to be limited in your space.
Room Number 3
The front room will have our Bemani / Music games available for free for all the entrants during waiting periods if you don't want to watch the other games. This room includes:
Drummania V2
Guitar Freaks V2
Beatmania IIDX 12
Pop n' Music 13
Drummania 8
Taiko No Tatsujin 6
And Dance Dance Revolution Forever (our own custom mix).
Other places to wait
If you don't want to hang around the store, and you want to leave within the time allowed by your brackes, of course you may do so. You will be told when and where you have to be, it is your duty to have a watch and be mature enough to handle a schedule. if you are not present when your name is called, you are disqualified. I have confidence that everyone here can do this, I have faith in my fighting game peoples! If you get hungry, the following restaurants are within walking distance:
KFC
Subway
Burger King
Domino's Pizza
3 Chinese Restaurants
A Thai restaurant
A Cafe
AIRPORT / HOTEL INFORMATION
There is only 1 major airport in Rhode Island. The airport is T.F. Green. The airport is located in Providence Rhode Island. The official airport abbrevation is: PVD
The airport is approximately 30 minutes south of TGA.
As far as hotels go, The Woonsocket Motor Inn is approximately half the price of the Holiday Inn Express. The Woonsocket Motor Inn's owner is aware of our event and has reserved 15 rooms, with 2 beds per room, for SBO bookings. Multiple people can share a room,cutting the cost per person.
Woonsocket Motor Inn (5 minute walk to current TGA)
333 Clinton St
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Reservations 1-401-762-1224
Cost $72.00/night + tax .
Holiday Inn Express Hotel (5 minutes to current TGA by car / 30-45 minute walk)
194 Fortin Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Hotel Reservations: 1-401-769-5000
Hotel Fax: 1-401-356-0880
Email: ss.hiexpressri@mindspring.com
Check-In Time: 3:00 PM
Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM
ADDITIONAL
The council of Tougeki / Super Battle Opear has officially recognized Tokyo Game Action as a true and authentic Japanese Game Center. And for TGA's continued efforts to further the relationship between the Japanese and American fighting game community, the council has awarded Tokyo Game Action the right to host national Qualifiers for Street Fighter III 3rd Strike.
Three finalists from Tokyo Game Action, will receive a round trip ticket to Japan to represent the United States East Coast Team in the Super Battle Opera finals in Tokyo Japan in May 2006.
Having handled traditional qualifiers in the past, Family Fun Arcade in California will be hosting the West Coast qualifiers and will be following the Official Tougeki Team format. TGA's format is unique, and being used to address the specific interest and goals of SBO for TGA : To generate more interest and entrants for the East Coast and to produce three single players who are the strongest with their chosen characters.
The two teams will meet up in Japan and enter the SBO finals as representatives of the United Sates.
The West Coast Qualification location information is as follows:
Interface Gamer's Network
3995 Cochran Street Suite E
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 526-9379
http://users.adelphia.net/~arlieth/
GENERAL RULES
-The entry fee will be 20 US Dollars, per entrant,
payable prior to participation.
-Canadian citizens are allowed to enter.
-No backup players allowed. In the event that an entrant loses eligibility,
the team will lose that respective member.
-Players must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
-Entrants must possess the ability to obtain a vaild US Passport prior to
May 2006.
-Entrants must be under no legal or civil restrictions which would prevent
them from traveling to Japan, including but not limited to: Criminal
Convictions in the United States of America and / or Japan.
-Each winner will receive 1 round trip ticket and free entry into the SBO
Finals in Tokyo Japan.
-Entrants are responsible for food, lodging and ground transportation and
other expenses.
SPECIFIC RULES
-TGA's job it to produce the top three players impartially, and form a team
comprised of those players. Thus, TGA's format will be as follows:
TGA will be holding 3 consecutive tournaments, within a two day period, to establish three people comprising one team, to represent the East Coast against Japan.
All three tournaments will be best 2 out of 3, single elimination. All characters will be allowed.
Each entrant will pick one character to compete with for the entire length of the first tournament. The winner of the first tournament will retain their chosen character.
The second tournament will follow the same format. Each entrant, minus the first winner, will enter using 1 character which must be different from the character that the first winner used.
The third tournament will follow the same format.
Example
Player A wins the first tournament using Chun Li
All players except player A, may enter again, for the second tournament, but cannot use Chun Li.
Player B wins the second tournament using Ken.
All players with the exception of players A and B can enter the final tournament, and can use any character except Chun Li and Ken.
Player C wins the thrid tournament with Ryu copmleting the final team of players A, B and C with Chun Li, Ken and Ryu.
These rules will changed to accomodate character conflicts and to offset any problems caused by random seeding. With this format each person will be given a MINIMUM of 6 matches to qualify before they are eliminated.
-TGA's qualifiers will be run on the Japanese verion of Street Fighter III,
Third Strike. The games will be played in VS style / Head to Head Candy /
Astro City Cabintes, and will use Sanwa Sticks and Buttons.
-TGA will remain 100% impartial and use computer generated random seeding.
TGA will not adjust brackets or alter seeding, to prevent any accusations of
playing favorites or "padding" the entries.
-TGA staff members will accompany the winners to SBO and provide all
relative assistance.
-TGA is in the process of moving to a bigger venue for the event, please
watch this and tokyogameaction.com for details.
- All TGA entries will be required to bring a completed waiver form
(available for download prior to the tournament) and government issued
identification to the tournament in order to participate.
Additional
The Japanese fighting game community wants to reach out to America through TGA. They wish for all of Americans to join them in this event. This is an honor for which I am greatful and honored beyond words.
If you have any interest in fighting games, I strongly urge you to to attend this historic event. Super Battle Opera is THE fighting game tournament, known throughout the world as the most important and significant event in fighting games. I say this with all due respect to American tournaments and events, which are also worthy of respect and recognition.
TGA's fighting game expansion plans
In conjunction with this announcement, It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform everyone that TGA will be opening a new and expanded fighting game center. All the games at TGA will now be on a head to head / versus system. TGA will also be adding more titles it's fighting game lineup as well. More details will follow.
Thank you
For everyone who has ever supported TGA, this is where your efforts have led to. Your dedication to this community has made history. You have been officially recognized and awarded by the Japanese gaming community for your hard work. As always, I promise you that your support will always be used for the betterment of our gaming community. I on behalf of your friends over here in Japan, thank you for your support of their country, community and culture. We all look forward to a bright and wonderful future together!
With deepest respect,
Andrew E McGuire
President
Tokyo Game Action
Tougeki Super Battle Opera / Street Fighter III 3rd Strike National Qualification tournament: East Coast Team qualifiers
http://www.tougeki.com/
Tokyo Game Action Qualification format.
The tournament is being held at our current location:
257 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:
The Tougeki waiver form is now available for download below.
SUPER BATTLE OPERA WAIVER FORM DOWNLOAD (http://tokyogameaction.com/sbo%20waiver.pdf)
MAIL IN REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
All participants in the tournament are required to complete this form, print it out and present it to the TGA staff member on duty along with $40 cash prior to 12:00 am, on Saturday March 4th.
With your entry fee for Tougeki, all the games at TGA will BE FREE, this includes all casual games and any side tournaments that people wish to run on both Fighting and Music games.
The store will only be open to people entering the tournament.
REGISTRATION TIMES:
Thursday March 2nd, 2006
2pm to Midnight
Friday March 3rd, 2006
2pm to Midnight
Saturday March 4th, 2006
Final on site registrations will take place between 10 AM and 11:45AM.
The first Match will start at 12:00 Noon sharp.
Tournament Schedule
Saturday March 4th, 2006
We will run the entire first tourney and make it at least halfway if not complete the entire second tourney by the end of Saturday.
Sunday March 5th, 2006
We will complete the remaining brackets and the third tournament starting at 10:00 AM . The store will remain open until midnight for customers to use the games for private matches or other side tournaments.
ADDITIONAL
Of course the current TGA is not huge, it is small of course, but between the three rooms and the hallway / waiting areas, we can hold 100 people. With the additional waiting areas outside we can hold up to 300-400.
Unfortunately, our new location will not be ready in time, I tried for 4 months to make this happen, but to no avail. We will do our best with the space we have, next year we will have insane amounts of space. This year we will work with what we have. All I ask for is your support and for you to do your best at the tournament.
There is plenty of room for everything, and with the format we are using, people can do other activities with their time between matches. I did this so people won't be sitting doing nothing for long periods of time, if they are eliminated and so that people won't get bored between matches.
In addition to finding the best 3 players, I want people to enjoy themselves.
As mentioned above, the tournament will be run between three rooms.
Room Number 1
The Third Strike matches will be in dedicated / separate room away from the main part of the store. This will allow for the entrants to be comfortable and concentrate.
Six entrants will be playing matches on 3 sets of VS cabs.
The next entrants in queue will be positioned in the room and will play when one of the previous matches ends.
People can still watch and encourage / cheer / jeer the entrants as they see fit.
Room number 2
The fighting game room as it stands now will be available for people to play casuals or side tournaments on:
King of Fighters X1
Guilty Gear XX Slash
Super Street Fighter II X
CVS2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
All of the machines are on VS cabs as well. The hallway between the two rooms can be used for waiting / watching, eating if you don't want to be limited in your space.
Room Number 3
The front room will have our Bemani / Music games available for free for all the entrants during waiting periods if you don't want to watch the other games. This room includes:
Drummania V2
Guitar Freaks V2
Beatmania IIDX 12
Pop n' Music 13
Drummania 8
Taiko No Tatsujin 6
And Dance Dance Revolution Forever (our own custom mix).
Other places to wait
If you don't want to hang around the store, and you want to leave within the time allowed by your brackes, of course you may do so. You will be told when and where you have to be, it is your duty to have a watch and be mature enough to handle a schedule. if you are not present when your name is called, you are disqualified. I have confidence that everyone here can do this, I have faith in my fighting game peoples! If you get hungry, the following restaurants are within walking distance:
KFC
Subway
Burger King
Domino's Pizza
3 Chinese Restaurants
A Thai restaurant
A Cafe
AIRPORT / HOTEL INFORMATION
There is only 1 major airport in Rhode Island. The airport is T.F. Green. The airport is located in Providence Rhode Island. The official airport abbrevation is: PVD
The airport is approximately 30 minutes south of TGA.
As far as hotels go, The Woonsocket Motor Inn is approximately half the price of the Holiday Inn Express. The Woonsocket Motor Inn's owner is aware of our event and has reserved 15 rooms, with 2 beds per room, for SBO bookings. Multiple people can share a room,cutting the cost per person.
Woonsocket Motor Inn (5 minute walk to current TGA)
333 Clinton St
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Reservations 1-401-762-1224
Cost $72.00/night + tax .
Holiday Inn Express Hotel (5 minutes to current TGA by car / 30-45 minute walk)
194 Fortin Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Hotel Reservations: 1-401-769-5000
Hotel Fax: 1-401-356-0880
Email: ss.hiexpressri@mindspring.com
Check-In Time: 3:00 PM
Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM
ADDITIONAL
The council of Tougeki / Super Battle Opear has officially recognized Tokyo Game Action as a true and authentic Japanese Game Center. And for TGA's continued efforts to further the relationship between the Japanese and American fighting game community, the council has awarded Tokyo Game Action the right to host national Qualifiers for Street Fighter III 3rd Strike.
Three finalists from Tokyo Game Action, will receive a round trip ticket to Japan to represent the United States East Coast Team in the Super Battle Opera finals in Tokyo Japan in May 2006.
Having handled traditional qualifiers in the past, Family Fun Arcade in California will be hosting the West Coast qualifiers and will be following the Official Tougeki Team format. TGA's format is unique, and being used to address the specific interest and goals of SBO for TGA : To generate more interest and entrants for the East Coast and to produce three single players who are the strongest with their chosen characters.
The two teams will meet up in Japan and enter the SBO finals as representatives of the United Sates.
The West Coast Qualification location information is as follows:
Interface Gamer's Network
3995 Cochran Street Suite E
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 526-9379
http://users.adelphia.net/~arlieth/
GENERAL RULES
-The entry fee will be 20 US Dollars, per entrant,
payable prior to participation.
-Canadian citizens are allowed to enter.
-No backup players allowed. In the event that an entrant loses eligibility,
the team will lose that respective member.
-Players must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
-Entrants must possess the ability to obtain a vaild US Passport prior to
May 2006.
-Entrants must be under no legal or civil restrictions which would prevent
them from traveling to Japan, including but not limited to: Criminal
Convictions in the United States of America and / or Japan.
-Each winner will receive 1 round trip ticket and free entry into the SBO
Finals in Tokyo Japan.
-Entrants are responsible for food, lodging and ground transportation and
other expenses.
SPECIFIC RULES
-TGA's job it to produce the top three players impartially, and form a team
comprised of those players. Thus, TGA's format will be as follows:
TGA will be holding 3 consecutive tournaments, within a two day period, to establish three people comprising one team, to represent the East Coast against Japan.
All three tournaments will be best 2 out of 3, single elimination. All characters will be allowed.
Each entrant will pick one character to compete with for the entire length of the first tournament. The winner of the first tournament will retain their chosen character.
The second tournament will follow the same format. Each entrant, minus the first winner, will enter using 1 character which must be different from the character that the first winner used.
The third tournament will follow the same format.
Example
Player A wins the first tournament using Chun Li
All players except player A, may enter again, for the second tournament, but cannot use Chun Li.
Player B wins the second tournament using Ken.
All players with the exception of players A and B can enter the final tournament, and can use any character except Chun Li and Ken.
Player C wins the thrid tournament with Ryu copmleting the final team of players A, B and C with Chun Li, Ken and Ryu.
These rules will changed to accomodate character conflicts and to offset any problems caused by random seeding. With this format each person will be given a MINIMUM of 6 matches to qualify before they are eliminated.
-TGA's qualifiers will be run on the Japanese verion of Street Fighter III,
Third Strike. The games will be played in VS style / Head to Head Candy /
Astro City Cabintes, and will use Sanwa Sticks and Buttons.
-TGA will remain 100% impartial and use computer generated random seeding.
TGA will not adjust brackets or alter seeding, to prevent any accusations of
playing favorites or "padding" the entries.
-TGA staff members will accompany the winners to SBO and provide all
relative assistance.
-TGA is in the process of moving to a bigger venue for the event, please
watch this and tokyogameaction.com for details.
- All TGA entries will be required to bring a completed waiver form
(available for download prior to the tournament) and government issued
identification to the tournament in order to participate.
Additional
The Japanese fighting game community wants to reach out to America through TGA. They wish for all of Americans to join them in this event. This is an honor for which I am greatful and honored beyond words.
If you have any interest in fighting games, I strongly urge you to to attend this historic event. Super Battle Opera is THE fighting game tournament, known throughout the world as the most important and significant event in fighting games. I say this with all due respect to American tournaments and events, which are also worthy of respect and recognition.
TGA's fighting game expansion plans
In conjunction with this announcement, It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform everyone that TGA will be opening a new and expanded fighting game center. All the games at TGA will now be on a head to head / versus system. TGA will also be adding more titles it's fighting game lineup as well. More details will follow.
Thank you
For everyone who has ever supported TGA, this is where your efforts have led to. Your dedication to this community has made history. You have been officially recognized and awarded by the Japanese gaming community for your hard work. As always, I promise you that your support will always be used for the betterment of our gaming community. I on behalf of your friends over here in Japan, thank you for your support of their country, community and culture. We all look forward to a bright and wonderful future together!
With deepest respect,
Andrew E McGuire
President
Tokyo Game Action