TOSF Podcast Episode #1 Guest: Stephen Munro (Dark Dragon) Owner - TOSF HQ Competitive player for 14+ years In our pilot episode, we explore the history of one of the oldest tenured players in the Toronto fighting game scene. He is the owner of one of the hypest spots to play casuals in Toronto, TOSF HQ. He has a storied road, and medals to show for it along the way. We touch on his accomplishments and the early Toronto fighting game scene's accomplishments as a whole. We also discuss the state of the scene currently in Toronto in comparison to the arcade days, a distinct shift in eras and play methods. We question how a scene can even be measured as "good". Is it great entertaining stream content? Producing the best players? Or the highest turnouts and best environment at casuals and tournaments? We close out with a bit of JS's early (embarrassing?) history and the validity of money matches as a way to stimulate the scene. Some stuff about the state of the other EC cities in terms of tournament and casual attendance is at the end as well. (Philly, NYC, and Montreal) Credits: Hosts: Dave Ro (Davero) Dave Ahn (z712) Brian Leung (Riceata) Sound Editing: Brian Leung (Riceata) Producer: Michael Ahn (HvE) Songs: Intro: Infinite -- Let's Get It On (Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Intro) Outro: This Is True Love Making -- London Stage (CvS2 OST) Liner note: via Hip Hop Canada "Rexdale artist Infinite was putting out popular singles like "Gotta Get Mine" which featured one of the first appearances from R&B; singer Divine Brown and "360″ which further introduced a relatively unknown Jully Black. Both songs remain staples in Canadian hip-hop history along with a gang of other Infinite songs including the award winning "Take A Look" and "E-Z On Tha Motion" which Infinite released earlier in his career with his former group, Ghetto Concept." Shout Outs: Big thanks to Zack Katterman (Kattermari), Arturo Sanchez (NYC_Furby), Vivek Patel (MTLER), for the info on other city's fighting game scenes. Big thanks to Michael Ahn for making the podcast's inception possible. And of course the biggest thanks to you guys who take the time out of your day to give this a listen. Drop any comments or questions or requests for future content. Davero88@gmail.com Also please check out one of these places to play in Toronto, if you're into fighting games AT ALL: A & C Games (Mondays, Wednesdays, occasionally other days) UTSF (University of Toronto Street Fighter) (Fridays, occasionally other days) TOSF HQ (Fridays, open occasionally other days) Card Masters (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

• published: 12 Dec 2013
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