We see prodigies in almost every other area/hobby/endeavor, so this was bound to happen. It's a cool story, but honestly, I'd hate to see this become his whole life, nothing but fighting games from early childhood on. I'm glad that the EVO/fighting community has given their support for the kid, though.
Noah's dad seems like an absolute champ. Alot of parents wouldn't give a shit about this or take it seriously. But obviously it's worked out really well for them.
I fucking loved this story. It brought a big smile to my face and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Fantastic article, Patrick. Keep them coming!
Nice work, Patrick. Fantastic to see an article like this - it's definitely the people and communities behind the games which make them what they are. One of the standout moments (of which there were quite a few) at this year's EVO.
I could have been the next noah, but you know what? My dad kept the rims.... he kept them good :(
Oh and the comment about it not being a "sport" because an 8 year old can do it, is probably the dumbest thing I've seen on this site. A game that lets anyone of any age play competitively is probably more of a sport than any other.
Oh and the comment about it not being a "sport" because an 8 year old can do it, is probably the dumbest thing I've seen on this site. A game that lets anyone of any age play competitively is probably more of a sport than any other.
Just because something is not a sport, does not mean it doesn't take hard work, skill, and the poise to perform under pressure. Regardless your point stands, as it's obvious those you're responding to would probably find another way to belittle and insult if the sport argument wasn't on the table.
Why say something against violent videogames and not something against football which is probably played every school in the U.S.? Football is a lot more violent than videogames since real life violence beats digital violence hands down, has worse smacktalk (mostly done by parents) and cause a lot more RL deaths. I'm surprised that the ball hasn't become a spiked one by now.
That's pretty cool that his dad sold his rims to help fund his tournament stuff, and now seems to be wanting to help his son succeed at what hes good at, even though his dad isn't a gamer.
Eh wtf, I'm reading an article on Giantbomb. This is unprecedented. I'm glad to see an article with something involving the fighting game community though, I wish there was more E-sports content on this website. After awhile repeating news about games coming out and reviews gets old. I want to see more articles about things involving the players of the games instead of developer articles about what they added to some sequel they cant talk about. EVO is pretty big, and this is all I saw about it on this website? Diago's loss was pretty big also from Poongko.
That's pretty cool, I hope the kid doesn't grow up and become 1 of those gamers who thinks their better then everyone else and has their head stuck up their bum, like Idra.
Noah really wasn't that great. I mean, he's an 8 year old kid so i'm not giving him a hard time, he has potential to be really good in the future.
But he happened to get put in pools against alot of awful people who had no clue how to deal with super armor. Even that match in the video, his opponent was good with modok combo's but other then that, look how much stupid super armor traps his opponent fell into.
The fact that his father is so supportive of him is amazing. The fact that this guy can see past all the video game flash and just connect with his son is awesome.
Giant Bomb is a great site but the commenters are near Kotaku-level bad.
@Scarabus said:
MvC3 is a toy game. This just confirms it.
The only thing proven is your stupidity.
@Punk1984 said:
The fact that his father is so supportive of him is amazing. The fact that this guy can see past all the video game flash and just connect with his son is awesome.
Agreed 100%. I'm jealous; growing up I never had that sort of support for my passion.
Great fight to watch, there's plenty of those around though (close calls). And probably in 10 years there's another kid who beats Noah in the same way :) (being younger, etc. etc.)
I just hope his Dad isn't gonna "make" him play games. It has to be fun and willingly not forced because "life depends on it".
But nevertheless this kid is surely making an impact :) I wish him the best in the coming tournaments!
Edward Valdez "RoyaFlush" is a really cool guy. He personally made the white board fightstick I own, and did it in a very slick way, painting it, putting blue LEDs, and adding pinball buttons on the side since it is extra wide. He is very talented, and for some reason he really likes M.O.R.D.O.K..
I would argue that his strength is definitely higher in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom more than Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, but he is a very good player all around. So the kid's win is definitely a milestone to be proud of.
@ginormous76: He's doing pretty well in the game. The game is still new so he isnt one of the top players but he at least is competitive with the higher US players.
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