FGC JOB SQUAD

Special guest Tomhilfiger, OG and decorated veteran of the Tekken scene as a player and tournament organizer. Tom talks to us about the OG 90s Arcade scene, Tekken.net to Tekken Zaibatsu and the early competitive Tekken scene in the United States, Early FGC SoCal lore and Southern Hills Golf Land stories, his training partner SuperT and other memorable people in the scee, the time he won a PS2 and Tag 1 before they came out in North America by driving to Texas, how the Electric Cancel crew all came together, WE GOT THE LORE!!! Potential part 2 coming up. Enjoy. Follow Tomhilfiger https://twitter.com/tomhilfiger

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Intro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Pickle and Khadeezy talk about some OFFLINE Tekken with the Tekken Offline Online Challenge 2021 that happened this week! We also discuss what games we've been playing, leaving bad reviews for Mexican restaurants that are cheap with salsa, and other dumb stuff. Future of the podcast talk as well. 

MEXICAN GOOGLE REVIEWS (check under the post for Episode 18): https://www.twitter.com/fgcjobsquad

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ApplePodcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fgc-job-squad/id1584290380

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Intro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Special guest Rickstah kicks it with us this week! Rickstah gets into his start in the arcade scene in SoCal with Tekken Tag 1, the Tekken 5.0 and DR scene, early EVOs for Tekken, stories from the Tekken 6 thru BR to Tag 2 days and what the local scene was like at the time, Tekken 7 and the future of it, his set vs Knee at Combo Breaker 2019 and what's in store for Rickstah past Tekken 7. Follow Rickstah on Twitch and Twitter @ricksteeezy https://www.twitch.tv/ricksteeezy / https://www.twitter.com/ricksteeezy !

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Intro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Special guest Cuddle_Core honored us with her presence this week! We go over her start as a Tag 2 player and discovering the competitive scene while in college, her first Top 8 at a UFGT, her dominant showing at E-League as a team captain, what her support system looks like, her work outside of competing such as fundraising for charity, getting signed by EQNX and Red Bull and her recent AMAZING Forbes 30 under 30 Award! We go over it all! Please follow Cuddle_Core on Twitch and Twitter!

https://www.twitch.tv/cuddle_core

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RedBull Road to Redemption - Anakin's Tekken Mansion Part 1 https://youtu.be/1hcdrU4T2Yc

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Intro/Outro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Special guest Gene Wong crashed this week's episode! Gene talks about his upbringing in the Capcom vs. SNK 2 (CVS2) scene in San Diego and how he eventually became John Choi's apprentice along with other NorCal greats. Gene also takes us through EVO 06 through 08 even going into how EVO West went down for the years it existed, recounting matches against plaers like Justin Wong, Combofiend, Mago, Tokido, and more. Gene takes us through John Choi's emotional EVO 08 victory as well as talking about his life as a musician to close out the podcast. Links below on the matches he talks about during the podcast along with his socials. 

Gene Wong vs. Knit : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI_LvFou4Gk

Gene Wong vs. Tokido : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYypcSvNHkY

Gene's Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/cleversleazoid

Gene's Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/hak107

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Intro/Outro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Special guest UNCLECAPS has a conversation with us today about his gaming upbringing in 6 Mile Detroit, the arcade days in Detroit, meeting Adonis and origins of C.O.R.N, his thoughts on eSports, why he is one of the wildest and loudest Tekken players out there, and his upcoming organized Detroit vs. ATL Newschool and Oldschool Region Battle planned for Saturday, March 19, 2021 over at https://www.twitch.tv/grandfinalsgaming. SAVE THE DATE. Follow UNCLECAPS on twitter at twitter.com/CORN_UNCLECAPS for all details on that region battle, you can't miss it. 

Intro/Outro : Official FGC Job Squad theme by Gene Wong!

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Special guest Onegai James sat with us today to talk about OG San Diego Tekken (SDT) lore, old days at Tilt Arcade during Tekken 5, hanging out with the OG SD TTF gang, whether or not he could land a plane (he probably could) and other fun personal Tekken lore while paling around with Khadar and Ian.  Give him a follow on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/onegai_james ~ he's one of the nicest guys we know!

Intro Song: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection - Moonlit Wilderness

Outro Song: Donkey Kong Country 2 - Forest Interlude

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Special guest Rip stops by this week and takes us back to the 7/11 and liquor store arcade days when he was a kid. Rip regales us with stories of the SoCal FGC from memories of Southern Hills Golfland, Video94, and Family Fun Arcade to Tekken on his college campus and his rise from being the Law of California to being the best Law in America. We hear all the dope Evo stories and his eventual top 8s and Evo Championship, his journey around the globe for Tekken for Super Battle Opera and Tekken Crash/Green Arcade. We also take a moment to discuss his growth as an early pioneer of tutorial content creation, commentator and pillar of the community. We bid farewell after finding out what's for Rip on the horizon. Give him a follow on Twitter @Reepal and follow his Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/LevelUpYourGame

Intro Song: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection - Twist & Scream

Outro Song: Jazz Jackrabbit - Medivo

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Ian and Khadar chop it up talking about the first ever Super Battle Kitchen Tekken Edition and how Khadar rigged the bracket, Harada's Bar, Tekken FGC Twitter idiots of the week, Khadar's kharacter krisis (Jack or Shaheen?), Ian registering for SDSU this week (wish him luck), our first jobs as teenagers, World of Warcraft Season of Mastery, and the 5k Running Man challenge gauntlet is thrown.

Intro Song: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Electro Parade (Festive Parade)

Outro Song: L'Impératrice — Séquences (Parcels remix)

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