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Totilo vs. Soulja goes down, and it ain't pretty.

Gaming's equivalent of the "Thrilla in Manilla" has finally gone down. The results have been posted and, just to get this out of the way up front, our hometown hero didn't pull through.

The long-awaited gaming bout between MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's Soulja Boy Tell 'Em jumped off with a flurry of damaging blows from Totilo as he rocked Soulja at Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. The future rap hall of famer (provided someone who hates rap music creates a rap hall of fame) responded with his game choice, Gears of War 2. It proved to be the right choice, as he was able to even the score and force a third, final round. That game turned out to be one that neither player was familiar with, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. In what can only be described as a clumsy display of skill-less Street Fighting, Soulja Boy pulled out a victory at the end. A lucky win, to be sure, but a win nonetheless.

And, please, save the "if you can't throw a fireball, you shouldn't be writing about games" talk for some other time. We're all hurting here.

Here's the footage:

  


Heartbreak! And if you live in Canada or the UK, it's a double heartbreak, because this video probably won't play at all!

I'm not too certain what the exact stakes were, but if I'm reading this right, it means that everyone who writes about video games professionally is now forced to bow to Soulja Boy and treat him as our new god. Maybe this means we can get some of his terrific insight for Shawn Elliott's ongoing reviews symposium.
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Gaming's equivalent of the "Thrilla in Manilla" has finally gone down. The results have been posted and, just to get this out of the way up front, our hometown hero didn't pull through.

The long-awaited gaming bout between MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's Soulja Boy Tell 'Em jumped off with a flurry of damaging blows from Totilo as he rocked Soulja at Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. The future rap hall of famer (provided someone who hates rap music creates a rap hall of fame) responded with his game choice, Gears of War 2. It proved to be the right choice, as he was able to even the score and force a third, final round. That game turned out to be one that neither player was familiar with, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. In what can only be described as a clumsy display of skill-less Street Fighting, Soulja Boy pulled out a victory at the end. A lucky win, to be sure, but a win nonetheless.

And, please, save the "if you can't throw a fireball, you shouldn't be writing about games" talk for some other time. We're all hurting here.

Here's the footage:

  


Heartbreak! And if you live in Canada or the UK, it's a double heartbreak, because this video probably won't play at all!

I'm not too certain what the exact stakes were, but if I'm reading this right, it means that everyone who writes about video games professionally is now forced to bow to Soulja Boy and treat him as our new god. Maybe this means we can get some of his terrific insight for Shawn Elliott's ongoing reviews symposium.
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Double heartbreak!

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Agreed anyone thats been around gaming enough to write about it should at least know the fireball, its in way to many games.

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Why didnt anybody sneaked up on soulja boy and chainsawed him in half??

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"Heartbreak! And if you live in Canada or the UK, it's a double heartbreak, because this video probably won't play at all!"
lol.

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I had never heard of Soulja Boy until I read about him on Giant Bomb. I can't help but like something about a guy who annoys so many people.

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starts out with a animal crossing commercial with 2 chicks, and ends with soulja boy............

"Let me take mah Chainz off......."
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Uuuuugh.

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It's tough for everyone when you put these two in a room together. When they're apart it's easy to give a feel for both of them by saying something like Soulja Boy is a rapper like Stephen Totilo is a journalist. When you combine them it's hard to find another point of reference to explain how much they both suck.

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"throws shoe"

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nice title !!!

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what this means is that Braid is a crap game meant to be only played by people who smoke a lot of weed.

Giantbomb needs to change the Braid review score to reflect the correct review by Mr Boy.

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wait...what?

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wheres round 1 and 2? 

is there any videos of those?
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Goddam you UK, let me down when I need you the most!!!

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Where's Levio?

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I would like to extend a "wow...just...just wow" to this entire topic.

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Fake rappers and Blogging attention whores you meant?

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Well atleast I got to see a great UK soldier advert before it wouldn't play, how does that even work?

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I think I just died a little inside.

In fact, make that a lot.

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...*bangs head on desk*

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Someone has to step up and put Soulja in his place! Jeff? You think you're up to the task?

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Ah, perhaps Levio was right...

...
...

Oh god.

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god damn it, i wanted soulja boy to get his ass handed.

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Superspiritgun said:
"...*bangs head on desk*"

Jesus, I hope Head on Desk isn't the name of an Indian!
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I hope if earth gets attacked by evil bad musicians ever again, we won't elect to be represented by Tortilo in a video game fight conceiling the fate of all of us.

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Endogene said:
""throws shoe""
fortunately neither has the superhuman shoe dodging capabilities of the US president :D
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What it meas is that everyone who was ragging on Soulja Boy before this has egg on their faces. This is why I keep my mouth shut before I know what someone is capable of.

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my heart is broken

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Thanks for that, Jeff.  Now I feel dirty for being a videogame enthusiast.

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It's a sad day.

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Guys.

GUYS.

HE WORKS FOR MTV. He was probably PAID to lose. You know who won't lose, though?

These guys. An ACTUAL game site.

  

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I'm beginning to kind of admire Soulja Boy throughout this whole mess. As an artist, he sucks. As a pretty cool dude to talk to, he's pretty rad. He's obviously into games like me and I am not a very good rapper, so when you think about it, we're not that different.

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OH...
oh god....o.o
I think I'm....
I think I'm dead...
I knew I was going to hell >.<

Seriously, that looked like two anime characters spazzing out in the others general direction.
OH WAIT.

This is indeed a sad day for gamerscross the globe. We mourn the loss of our beloved dignity as a race.
/suicide

"Why didnt anybody sneaked up on soulja boy and chainsawed him in half??"
They would have, but sad, you had incorrect grammer, thus rending teh fabric of time and sucking the assassin into a vortex of unicorn babies.

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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SOmeone should put this on youtube so I can see it :\

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That is truly hilarious.

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systech said:
"I'm beginning to kind of admire Soulja Boy throughout this whole mess. As an artist, he sucks. As a pretty cool dude to talk to, he's pretty rad. He's obviously into games like me and I am not a very good rapper, so when you think about it, we're not that different."
Huh.
So Levio is an alt for Systech . . .
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From the few game related Soulja Boy YouTube videos, it's pretty clear Soulja Boy likes playing video games.  I'd imagine he has a lot of downtime, so that probably makes for a lot of time to play the games he enjoys, and practice definitely goes a long way.

I wonder how old Totilo is?  Because I would've thought anyone in the age range of 28-35 that's been into video games for most of their livee, it would be pretty much a lock that they played Street Fighter 2 in the arcades or the SNES/Genesis versions.  I wasn't all that great at either version of SF2, but I pretty much knew how to do all the special moves for at least half the original 8.  SF2 and Mortal Kombat were integral parts of my youth.  I guess there's a chance he was just one of those guys who would was mostly playing JRPGs on the SNES instead.

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Looks like Stephen Totilo's time travelling potion just ran out.

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and this guy writes about video games? how hard is it to throw a fireball? i mean, it's like, down, forward. i could pull off a fireball with one thumb and my love muscle (if its erect). Soulja Boi was a fuckin sperm when Street Fighter 2 came out yet he can pull off a Hadoooken with no problems. and this guy is supposed to be a video game journalist? the fuck?

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I wish Soulja Boy would shut his damn mouth!

I'd also like a unicorn.

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I don't think I can handle any more bad news in one day.

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VilhelmNielsen said:
"I'd also like a unicorn."

Done
Done
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Duckbutter said:
"and this guy writes about video games? how hard is it to throw a fireball? i mean, it's like, down, forward. i could pull off a fireball with one thumb and my love muscle (if its erect). Soulja Boi was a fuckin sperm when Street Fighter 2 came out yet he can pull off a Hadoooken with no problems. and this guy is supposed to be a video game journalist? the fuck?"
A toddler SF2 came out in 92.
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That video was absolutely excruciating to watch. Their Street Fighter noob-ishness is downright offensive.

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Well, looks like our only hope is with Screw Attack....

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Wait, you mean to tell me the best that MTV could come up with was the demo version of the game?

Cheap much?
Weaksauce.
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They didnt even have the whole fucking game and just played a demo, thats retarded.  Seemed like Soulja boy was having a hard time getting that fire ball to come out.  I think he only got a hit with it once.