Electric Avenue. FFA. Denjin Arcade. Arcade Infinity. Coinz. D&B. R1. These either were or currently are my stomping grounds for the games I love. Real ones know, shout out 805 - California 4 Life 💙💛💙💛
Games that are part of my life, from longtime favorites to games I’m still learning.
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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
My #1 favorite video game of all time
I played Third Strike all the time at Denjin Arcade around 2008–2010. I still play competitively. Those years, the people, and the rounds are part of why this is my favorite game of all time.
The threat of a parry changes the round before anyone lands one. The possibility changes what both players are willing to try. That is the kind of depth I pay attention to: a simple input with consequences for the whole round.
My first and true game. I first started playing at Golf N Stuff in Ventura. More than twenty years of play, including competitive play and owning a DDR cabinet. I’ve also spent years advocating for good pads, audible music, and a setup that lets the people beside me enjoy their credits too.
I care about what happens after the clear: the timing you can clean up, the progress that takes months, and whether the game gives you a way to see it. Wanting that longer view led me to build Open Source DDR Software.
I bring that attention to the work: how an input feels, what a result tells the player, and whether a tool makes their time with a game better. My technical and design background gives me a way to do something with it.
For a working technical example, try Open Source DDR Software, the open-source DDR software I built for myself and other players.
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