I was involved in the UMK3 scene between 2010-2012. It was never so much about just the game for me, because I was never THAT great at it. But it was a really fun game, and I had a lot of good times because of the people I met through the scene. The community was a lot smaller then, but it was also better. Most of the people I met at tournaments became great friends, many of whom Im still friends with today. The other thing was UMK3 players were hardcore. They always wanted to play the best players and test themselves. We held up the UMK3 tournament at NEC in 2010 for hours, at the insistence of the players because everyone wanted to wait for Crazy Dominican and Marvirrasta to get there as they were running late.
There was also this "us against the world" feeling to it all because we were always the underdogs in the FGC, fighting to make this 15 year old game more visible during the height of Street Fighter 4s reign. It was a special time to be part of the MK community. I miss it.
UMK3 on MKAK on PS3/N is what got me back into gaming. There's not much of a following in the midwest thoughI wish the UMK3 scene would be revitalized, some of the best times I've ever had gaming.
I tried to play UMK3 once, but then kara jabs happened to me.
No thanks.
Honest question: How fun was the game if you mained Mileena or Scorpion?
This is why i love UMK3:
And i remember there're some vids that R.E.O. bodies everyone, include Shock and Chris G, with his Nightwolf lol.
I'm a top MK2 player that plays UMK3 every now and then (Ranked 2400 in MK2, 1800 in UMK3- bit of a difference!).UMK3 on MKAK on PS3/N is what got me back into gaming. There's not much of a following in the midwest though
The ONLY time I'll ever quit during a match online is whenever someone starts spamming the glitch jabs. They start throwing punches and standing still, I'll try to get in and break it up, but the third or fourth time they just go right back to punching the air, I'm out. Probably the worst thing Bass did to the UMK3 scene was turn EVERY Kabal player into a glitch jabbing SOB..
I'd like to see CDsr vs Shock and Konqrr vs Shock sometime.The legacy of this game is true.
- UMK3 is the one game that still to this day has its place in the tournament scene
- There are so many stories and rivalries from those days that make our current stories sound like afternoon recess...
- You've seen Shock play MK9 and know that he enters to support the game... but have you ever seen him play the CAST on UMK3?
Inspired by Shock's FB post:
I loved Virtua Fighter It was a totally different world and style of game to me, and I considered it not a replacement, but an addition to the world of fighting games. VF was also hugely popular at home and there was a cabinet at every college or bowling alley, in a cafeteria or game room. Following that I fell in love with Tekken, while continuting to play MK games and SF games.What with it's amazing cutting-edge graphics and all LOL! Yeah but no one cared about cheesy looking Virtua Fighter.
Everyone was gathered around MK2 because it looked real and had amazing feel.
I can show you Shock vs me. I'm Human SmokeI'd like to see CDsr vs Shock and Konqrr vs Shock sometime.
GG last nightIn Spokane, Washington where I live, UMK or any of the klassics mk's are dead.. thats why im glad i can play online i wasnt shit at UMK3 when I first started but then I slid right along. Pretty decent for being 16 i'll say. I really think more people need to get into the old school MK . In other countries gamers choose UMK over newer games, and thats the shit I do like!