Players are rounding up and getting in casuals. Gonna be a fun night. I’ll update for head count later.
Tournament Time
May 22nd, 2010 by ShockUltimateMK Full Forum Reopening and ECT update
May 14th, 2010 by ShockOver the last few months we’ve opened the tournament section of the forums on a test basis to see how things would go after having closed them for one year. So far, things have gone well and our regrouped moderation staff has worked out fine, if only monitoring one forum.
We have decided to fully reopen the forums and remember, respect the moderator staff first and foremost as well as the other members. If there is a real issue and you feel the need to contact the admins, please make sure you have a case based on the rules of the site and not what you think the rules should be. Everyone is welcome but everyone is welcome to follow our rules.
The moderator staff has been carefully chosen so if anyone has a personal issue with anyone we have selected, you should remember to just act as if you are a new member and use the proper etiquette everyone else must. This will ensure that you will have no problems.
Also, ECT, hosted by John and Joe is coming up in under 10 days, May 22nd and 23rd, taking place in Morristown, NJ. Anyone who wishes to attend, please check the tournament and matchmaking forums for details on booking rooms and signing up.
Currently the list of players is approximately 20 – 25 and the top 8 will be streamed live on Sunday with the other major tournaments. This tournament should be the biggest one of the year and the focus on UMK3 is something that hasn’t been seen in some time.
We are very happy to host for players from all over the region, and sometimes travel over 1000 miles just to play competitive UMK3 in person. This ECT will be no different as there are players slated to attend representing 6 states currently.
I encourage anyone within reasonable traveling distance to make the effort and come out for this tournament and show the rest of the fighting game community that there is depth and support for the UMK3 scene. Our numbers have recently topped some of the other side tournament games and we would like to see this start happening at tournaments in other regions.
UltimateMK.com is a sponsor for ECT, courtesy of site user and moderator Tim Static, who will also be attending the tournament itself. You can all thank him for that showing of gratitude towards the site, as he does whatever he can to support it, even when it is not asked or required.
Again, thanks to everyone who has participated on the site and we look forward to seeing some activity on the forums once again.
Shock and DreemerNJ
ECT Sponsorship!
May 12th, 2010 by ShockBig thanks to Tim Static for sponsoring ECT on behalf of UltimateMK.com. Tim is one of the biggest supporters of our site and helps us out in many ways. This was a sudden and unexpected display of generosity on his part and we all appreciate it.
Thanks again Tim!
R.I.P. Peter Steele
April 17th, 2010 by ShockI don’t have much to say other than Type O Negative is my favorite band of all time, and Peter’s death is a tragic, yet sadly, predictably early loss to the industry. He was a God amongst insects.
Goodbye Green Man.
Multi MK Arcade Cabinet Update
March 8th, 2010 by ShockTino and co. have been working hard getting things going but we’re having some issues with MK and MKII. It seems when they are connected some buttons short out. I’ll have to get more info, hopefully it’s not the ports on the changer. Here are some pics courtesy of Steve (Liu Kang player) from the shelf progress and installation.
Winter Brawl UMK3 MKII and KI Results
February 28th, 2010 by ShockMatch vids are up:
http://ultimatemk.com/dirview.php?current=matchvids/wb4
Results are in:
UMK3 – 16 players Top 3:
1: Shock
2: AC 1984
3: Rich
4: JusDave
5: Chinua
5: Summoning
7: Comeback Kyle
7: iloveyou
9: KalDragon
9: Blue Nine
9: 9.95
9: Sweet Johnny Cage
13: Dark Rob
13: Moadiv
13: Tom Brady
13: Kazi
MKII – 8 players Top 3:
1: Summoning
2: 9.95
3: Chinua
4: Shock
5: AC 1984
5: Blue Nine
7: Dark Rob
7: Moadiv
KI – 8 players Top 2:
1: JusDave
2: 9.95
3: Summoning
4: Comeback Kyle
5: GamrDocTecnshun
5: Eric
7: Joe
7: Hubbs
Super thanks to everyone who showed up, congrats to Summoning for getting 1st in MKII again, and for AC and Rich for placing in UMK3. Definitely a great showing and an interesting tournament. Good job on Rich getting revenge on Joe, and AC for knocking me into Losers. Unfortunately there was a bit of confusion and Joe iloveu was DQed from Winners Bracket due to being unable to play because of other tournaments demanding he stay. I’ll have videos of most of the UMK3 matches and a few from MKII.
UMK3 Arcade Machine Update
February 21st, 2010 by ShockTino has completely rewired his machine, rebuilt the power supply, every bit of ever major component and it seems to be in working order. We need to reseat the sticks I think because something feels off about them but otherwise, by around 1 AM the machine was in perfect working order. Major props to Tino on his diligent work, because learning this and getting all the equipment would have taken me weeks to months to learn to do on my own. He’s never worked on an arcade machine before but he is a master of electronics and quickly figured out everything we needed. Some interesting things will soon emerge.
We also now have an MKII board/set, the Zeus hack, and an extra UMK3 board on the way which hasn’t arrived yet. MK1 and MK4 are next and we’ll have everything set to use the 6 board changer for a full on multi MK machine.
UMK3 and MKII at Winter Brawl in Philadelphia, February 27th
February 16th, 2010 by ShockOriginally posted at:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=218895
UMK3 and MKII coming around for another pass. Show up players. Same setup as last time for the most part, with some possible modifications. Here is an update with some player lists:
UMK3
1. Shock
2. summoning
3. 9.95
4. Kaldragon
5. JusDave
6. LI Joe
7. AC1984
8. Ant Da Don
9. Jester305
10. Dookiebrain(as of January…will re-confirm)
11. Dark Rob
12. MrIGotBass
13. Sans Power
14. Julian
15. Richarded
MKII
1. Shock
2. summoning
3. 9.95
4. Jester305
5. Dookiebrain(as of January…will re-confirm)
6. dciguy01
Arcade Cabinet Update
February 14th, 2010 by ShockWe have run into a snag with the wiring and possibly the PSU with the cabinet but Summoning is currently in the process of obtaining everything we need, on top of several other MK game boards so we’ll eventually have an all in one MK machine. Wish us luck.
UMK3 Finally Comes Home
February 2nd, 2010 by ShockThe Eagle has landed.
Well, today was certainly quite an experience. I drove to Maryland and picked up a UMK3 Arcade machine.
My grandfather was kind enough to drive us a total of 7 hours utilizing his trailer hitch to transport the machine. When we got there, we (9.95, Kaldragon and I) realized that the machine was in Ryan’s basement, which was still level with the ground behind his apartment. We had two choices: either pull it up the stairs, or wheel it around back. Wheeling it around back wouldn’t have been such a problem, however the ground was freshly covered with 2″ of snow.
We decided the best way would be to bring the machine around the back and just force it through the snow, but the ground was very uneven and sloped on top it. The 3 of us forced the machine over ivy, tree roots, and other environmental hazards until we reached a path/trail that ran through the development. At this point, the final effort was to then push the machine up a gradually more steep hill, covered in snow and ice. Fortunately Ryan had some fast acting salt left and gave us some traction at the most steep point towards the top, which basically was a 20 foot incline.
Once we got it over the hill, it was smooth sailing into the back of the trailer, we leaned it in, and boom. We were ready to go, said goodbye and thanks to Ryan, gave him a link to the site and were on our way.
Getting the machine into Summoning’s basement was very easy, simple lift up one step through the garage, and into the wreckroom, hooked it up and we were done.
http://www.ultimatemk.com/tempmatt/umk3cabnmpc.jpg
Much thanks to my grandfather, Phil and Chris for helping in the first half. Thanks to Tino for helping me get the machine into the house.
Much thanks to Ryan for selling us his prized UMK3 machine. We really appreciate it and hope to see him at future tournaments. Your machine will be well treated.