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The World Fighting Game Championships in all but name. Since 2000, the Evolution Championship Series has been the most prominent fighting game tournament event. It features the best players from all over the world.
Meet Noah Solis, the 8-Year-Old Fighting Game Wunderkind
@Jaunty said:I agree, Im glad Patrick was hiredThis is the greatest article I've read on this site.I feel the same.
And of course he's best at the most ridiculously complicated fighter out there.
I'm just kidding, this is a really awesome story, and the kid's dad seems to be really supportive. I look forward to hearing more about this kid.
And maybe in interviewing the child, less questions with a yes or no answer, or one word answers is what you should strive for.
@FourWude said:
I was too busy watching Aris "The Beard" hit on Kayo Police on stream 2. Best commentary ever.
I could hear the cheers for this kid in the background.
Best commentary ever.
They even have a T-shirt of it now http://www.avoidingthepuddle.com/news/2011/8/15/pre-order-the-new-atp-shirt.html
@FourWude said:
I was too busy watching Aris "The Beard" hit on Kayo Police on stream 2. Best commentary ever.
I could hear the cheers for this kid in the background.
They even have a T-shirt of it now http://www.avoidingthepuddle.com/news/2011/8/15/pre-order-the-new-atp-shirt.html
Shirt is actually really good. As one poster commented, they should have had the words, "Get out of here Jimmy!" on it, instead of Avoiding the Puddle, which could have been printed on the rear.
This is my first time on GiantBomb... pretty cool site. I'm usually on just fighting related site but this is very cool with all these quests. It's like a game. Thanks to my supporters "standing up" for me. I'm really cool with all the "Baby Killer", "Dream Killer", "Child abuser" comments from Evo and back. I'll tell you that nobody wanted to play Noah, it just so happens that our paths crossed. It's both our rookie year except I'm just 8 years older. Noah is going to be amazing... in fact his hardest challenge is going to be interested in video games once he discovers girls. I can relate to this story, except I limited support. It's refreshing to see such strong parental support despite the financial situation making the choice difficult.
Does anyone know if Noah got a twitter yet? Here is my Twitter if anyone is interested in following @NYChrisG
This was my first year watching EVO and there was so many highlights for! Noah was one of those and I won't forget it! Wish nothing for the best for this kid!
I was watching the IPlayWinner stream last night, whenever some one picked Hulk, Wesker and Sentinel, they called it Team Noah.
"I can either let him go outside, smoke pot, run around with gang members--"
Funny, theres always so much ganja at EVO... there were less people smoking at the MW2 midnight release. Good for the kid, but his mom is pretty jaded thinking gamers aren't just your average, everyday delinquents.
@ryanwho said:
You know your "sport" isn't really a sport when an 8 year old can dominate it.
Really, so soccer isn't a sport when a 14yr oldout there playing with men? skills are skills no matter the age.
He was 15 his first game, about twice as old as this kid. Yeah, that's totally the same.@ryanwho said:
You know your "sport" isn't really a sport when an 8 year old can dominate it.Really, so soccer isn't a sport when a 14yr oldout there playing with men? skills are skills no matter the age.
@BagManForHire said:One is physically taxing, and the other isn't? Pretty sure its physically impossible for an 8 year old to keep up with an adult.He was 15 his first game, about twice as old as this kid. Yeah, that's totally the same.@ryanwho said:
You know your "sport" isn't really a sport when an 8 year old can dominate it.Really, so soccer isn't a sport when a 14yr oldout there playing with men? skills are skills no matter the age.
Also, this kid isn't just "an 8 year old", he's a talented one. Like hell you'd be able to do the same.....Much like Nicholas Nip would wipe the floor with your ass at chess, even when he was 7 years old.
@BagManForHire said:...and Freddy Adu isn't that good a player, truth be told.He was 15 his first game, about twice as old as this kid. Yeah, that's totally the same.@ryanwho said:
You know your "sport" isn't really a sport when an 8 year old can dominate it.Really, so soccer isn't a sport when a 14yr oldout there playing with men? skills are skills no matter the age.
Hit Box has a video of him on their site using the stickless joystick. Apparently after 5 minutes he had learned how to use the stick. Oh how I wish I still had the neuroplasticity of an 8 year old brain!
I was rooting for you pretty hard when you played Wong at CEO.
and how exactly do they explain this kid playing M rated games?Because most stable people understand a game is a game and nothing more.@Scarabus said:
MvC3 is a toy game. This just confirms it.u just jelly, son
Reminds me of Mike Ross' documentary:
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/714815/focus-an-original-movie-about-street-fighter-champion-mike-ross-g4-films/
I don't think we'll see any shooting at Evo any time soon."I can either let him go outside, smoke pot, run around with gang members--"
Funny, theres always so much ganja at EVO... there were less people smoking at the MW2 midnight release. Good for the kid, but his mom is pretty jaded thinking gamers aren't just your average, everyday delinquents.
I suck at fighting games, and I don't really like them. But this was a pretty cool article. I was expecting this "8-year-old prodigy" to be from Taiwan or Japan; I'm sure I'm not the only one. ;)
@NYChrisG: Wanted to also say welcome to the site. I've been a big fan of your play, especially everything you manage to get out of Ryu. I can't wait to see what you manage to accomplish with all the new tools he's getting in UMvC3.
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