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#79: Roll call! Apr 26, 2018

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Finally the boys are back in town, literally! CrashTag & Mezza tackle some interesting topics. Mezza has instant transmission into the game updates as he kicks it off with Blazblue Cross Tag Battle. The release trailer for Naoto from Persona 4 Arena, Vatista from Under Night In Birth, and Hakumen from Blazblue. There was also another surprise that Arcsystemworks left the team a little in confusion but in agreement with Yang's gameplay and concept.
NetherRealms drops an April patch and no its not April fools! Injustice 2 saw some bug fixes and a few balance patches that may or may not test the waters for a new tier list. Bandai shows us the true power in a trailer of Zamasu (Fused) and the team speculates on whether this new patch to come will break the game in a negative or positive way. Kratos might be a possibility to join the new Soulcalibur VI game as God of War just released and seems to have some mechanics that could be useful in the new Soulcalibur VI system. Faulk is finally release and her patch came with some hidden changes that could effect some characters. CrashTag gets really hype over the Astaroth costume for M.Bison as it seems very fitting for an opposing force.
In the "Randoms of The FGC" EchoFox picks up a new powerhouse "Dekillsage". The semi pro org WitchDoctorGG picks up a few players working their way up the ladder Tiso, Zangestu, Apollo, RiceMaster. The Summit has released a chance to nominate players who have placed high enough to qualify through votes. Puzzle Fighter for the phone will be seeing the last of its days when it closes shop this summer. In the new "Plug and Play" section which talks all hardware. Mezza dives deep into what a traveler might need. He speaks about the "Street Fighter Shadaloo Psycho Transporter Xl bag". Suggesting also 3.5mm headphone jack splitter for when on the road playing at tournaments.
Last but not least a noobs guide to stick purchasing aka get the Hori Qanaba for a starter stick. "Focus Attack" covers Eleague Challengers first episode and brings a few guest on to the show to talk about the new character Faulk, on her pros/cons.

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#78: Faulk Yeah? Apr 19, 2018

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Now that the team is back together they tackle some what of a weak week of game updates. CrashTag noticing that there could be very little but Mezza is very excited to dive into some of the more obscure side of fighting games and more. In the game updates the DoubleTap team finds themselves talking Arcsystems Blazblue Cross Tag Battle title having demo releases around all gamestop locations. SNK releases a King of Fighters 3.01 patch that isn't to big but mostly bug fixes. Mezza gets ULTRA with My Hero Academia Ones Justice as he dives into the side kick system and the main evil villain Tomura Shigaraki.
Capcom drops Faulk trailer and Faulk moveset and there is a lot to be said about this new character. In "Randoms of the FGC" CrashTag talks about his interest in Atlus Persona Dancing game that released Virtua Fighter costumes. Mezza goes back in time with King Of Fighters 99 and talks also about an upcoming indie fighter called "Slashers: The Power Battle". Talk of Eleague and who is already in it becomes very intriguing as the players are very strong but have strong personalities as well. The new "Plug & Play" (Hardware Talk Section) Provides new listeners and old ones a chance to dive into more of the technological world of fighting equipment and knowledge.
Mezza talks starter web cams for new streamers as CrashTag dives into the switch adapters from brook's accessories. As always mods must be highlighted as the team gets hit with some jaw droppers. Wolf returns to the smash city with the help of OutFoxed. Morrigan gets a nice 3D motion blend by SakuramochiJP. The contest for best mods has Porunga in 3rd by Reyriders, Mewtwo in 2nd by Ketzulo, Cooler in 1st by OniiFox.

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#77: I Can't Block That Apr 05, 2018

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Mezza gets a surprise when he see's that CrashTag isn't sitting next to him. An original guest appears but this time as a co-host for this episode. Static Gorilla reconnects and talks some very heavy points this episode. Blazblue Cross Tag gets some intriguing new updates to the game story and modes! The team gets hands on with Street fighter V and the patch log 3.5. A new edition to the game updates "My Hero Academia Ones Justice" makes an appearance as Stain and Eraser Head join the main cast for this new game.
Fighting EX Layer sees some light in their darkness as they reveal more characters. Sanane & Hayate get a trailer which included shadow Giest and a few extra future DLC characters. In the "Randoms of the FGC" Dragonball Fighter Z hit it big with their entrants lead for Evo2018. Jebailey hints MVCI trophies should be purchased from Amazon and they look good. Mena vs Go1 and what is the difference between cheering and yelling in ones ear as a supportive competitor. Tekken 7 Arcade Net Services go bye bye and Anime Evo's Line up looks fierce. Soedesco throws its fighting gloves on but in a different view with their horror fighting game "Omen of Sorrow".
Death pools become a bit of a problem when they work against the Tournament Organizers. Nakkiel finds home with Panda Global and Punk says, "Hello Tokido" as he joins team EchoFox. In the Focus Attack, the Mezza finds himself trying to support the idea behind streaming properly and defending yourself while doing it. As Static Gorilla exercises how "TeamSpooky" addresses the issues at hand with streaming. In the "Mod Highlights" OniFox and Xan put together a well done Baby Vegeta mod which still needs work but is really well done.

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#76: That's Actually Canon! Mar 30, 2018

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No more snow! It is time for the DoubleTap team to tackle some fresh weather and some fresh game updates this week. Weird Mezza & CrashTag take you guys down memory lane with some of these new old topics resurging as newly found ideas for gaming companies. They talk about the NetherRealm Legendary Edition pack being released. The pack raises the bar on Injustice 2 tutorials, especially compared to other old games that have tried this formula. SNK drops a real bomb update with Najd, the character that was fan made. Dragon Ball Fighter Z gets Broly and Bardock as CrashTag keeps it real. Mezza gives his Marvel mentality a spin with the new scaling glitches and newly discovered infinites. More data has been mined in Dragon Ball Fighter Z and it proves to be consistent now. Square Enix informs the crowd of more DLC characters and their release dates. Capcom is nowhere close to done with costumes and the ones they released are quite fancy this time! In the "Randoms Of The FGC," the boys talk Injustice 2 Esports, Go1's tier list, Killer Instinct 15k pot bonus, Tekken Eleague, expensive Dizzy statue, Tar Pit Club, NJPW's very own Tetsuya Naito, and UYU pick ups from Kizzy Kay to Cloud805. The Focus Attack digs deep into Dragon Ball and the infinites and if they are something worth taking out or keeping in. Watch as CrashTag plays good cop and Mezza tries to play bad cop. In the "Mod Highlights," Cooler appears in Dragon Ball Fighter Z as a Frieza mod by Onifox. Sentinel returns as Android 16 by MiQLovin to represent the Marvel crossover games. Badman Vegeta says, "I can wear the pink just as good as anyone else," by UltMan647 with this DBFZ mod.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1yf
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#75: Wow Those Viewing Numbers! Mar 22, 2018

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Final Round is over, the DoubleTap team is stuck in a snow storm, and the game updates just keep coming! CrashTag and Mezza tackle some pretty extensive updates as they talk about the three new characters coming to Blazblue Cross Tag Battles; Aegis from Persona 4 Arena, Carmine from UNIEL, and Jubei from Blazblue all tag team up to give a different flow for the game. Tekken 7 releases Noctis on PC followed by PS4. Noctis shows that new characters still are able to follow suit with a 100% combo and also have a hint of Final Fantasy homage thrown in. Summer Lessons will be a DLC show case April 4th (Arcade Only) as CrashTag talks in depth about it. NRS is at it again with Top 8 War of the Gods tournament March 21st at 8pm. Epic Gear for Wonder Woman and Starfire get shown off. King of Fighters will have a playable build for SNK Heroines at Norcal Regionals. Arcsys and Bandai give us just what we wanted and that is the Bardock Trailer. Additionally, on March 28th Bardock and Broly will be accessible. The Soulcalibur VI rumor is real! Geralt is playable, and can be played at SF for Ring Out. Finally, Pokken Tournament DX gets a sign of more life as starter Pokemon Blastoise joins the fray on March 23rd! Capcom releases more Street Fighter V Costumes and Capcom Cup DLC Stage "Ring of Power".
In the "Randoms of the FGC," Cyrax has a 500% combo in UMK3. Are Brooks Dreamcast converters bringing back old Dreamcast fighting games? Monster and Panda Global pick up Infiltration. Cygames picks up quite a few players. Mexico gets hit with the quick, "No can do!" by Japan when it comes to publicly streaming a new Dragon Ball Super episode.
The Focus Attack/Travel Segment focuses in on the overall experience of Final Round 21, from a viewer's perspective, and with the first hand experience of being there. CrashTag and Mezza talk about viewer numbers and discuss some great moments of FR21. As always, PC Mod Highlights are booming as Khaledantar666 gives us Cammy dressed as Yorha A2 from Nier Automata. Vainiuss starts a Vergil skin for Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite. Finally, we welcome Juanicotorra as a new modder with the Goku Manga Style Special mod.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1ya
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#74: We are Live! Mar 16, 2018

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CrashTag and Mezza finally rekindle in person to give you guys a super LIVE episode! Kicking it off from the N3rdstgamers stream and also the local host location they bring to you all the game updates! Starting with Blazblue Cross Tag Battle getting its first real live beta for Japan followed by all other locations around the world. Namco releases Noctis in Japan for the season pass or a cheap price and finally CrashTag throws his hands up for joy. Dragonball Fighters Z gives us a box trailer of broly? I think not!
Bandai comes in strong with the "Legendary Super Saiyan" swinging from left to right and filling the whole screen with explosive moves. Some more data mining has found Raid & Z league modes in the lobby that are disconnected from the actual world map. Groh gets a further break down in SoulCalibur VI and how he he may just be a bigger focus to the story then what is expected. Square Enix finally gives us Vayne "Carudas" Solidor, the new edition to Dissidia NT Final Fantasy.
Welcome back "Super Smash Bros" but in switch format! The squids put in some work before seeing the possibilities of the previous smashers return for another fight but with new characters. Capcom puts out more Street Fighter V costumes that are obtainable through challenges. In the "Randoms of The FGC" Goku teams up with Arbys. Ares Esports picks up Luffy and Team Liquid throws their hands back in the ring picking up Nemo plus John Takeuchi. GInfinity Elites Series returns with a season 3 which is bigger and better. Arcade cabinets are becoming more accessible now.
"Last Hit" is a comedy film starring Justin Wong & Elias Theodorou. The "Focus Attack" is very intriguing as the DoubleTap team talks about the discussion with Daigo at Kemonomichi 2 and how he felt towards the whole situation including Tokido. Mod Highlights gets pretty heated when TheJAMK makes a Twili-Midna Menat and Khaledantar666 cools us off at the beach with a Momiji Yaiba bikini outfit in Street Fighter V.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1y7
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#73: Word on the Street is... Mar 08, 2018

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Word has spread that there has been a lot of surprising changes going around in the Fighting Game Community. Well, Double Tap is on the scene and they got some updates for everyone as well as their own special announcement! Arcsys new title is approaching with some new content. At the PlayStation Arena there was a pre-release small showcase for Blazblue Cross Tag Battle. Both Mezza & Crashtag were able to breakdown most of the key components of the mechanics of the game.
Crashtag covers Toshimichi Mori talk with VentureBeat about Cross Tags future and its current state. The next wave of Downloadable content will be revealed March 16th. The Iron Fist Tournament kicks off at Final Round. NetherRealm is releasing a Injustice 2 Legendary Edition and it seems the team was not surprised as they've seen this time and time again from this company. DarthArma gives us a little incentive to hold back to block against the fifty fifty turtle that has been causing some chaos in Injustice 2. Guilty Gear XRD Rev2 is finally seeing the 2.1 patch go live now! DragonBall FighterZ is stuck in a Columbus Era for now.
Crashtag talks Soulcalibur VI Nightmare showcase video and that there might be a rumor brewing that Geralt of Witcher Fame might be a guest. French Bread takes an important interview that could sway people rethink why this game is light years past some other fighting games. Hear why Mezza might be in agreement with how they look at the future for French Breads current new release in North America Under Night In Birth Late(st). In the "Randoms Of The FGC" Beyond The Summit is taking on DragonBall FighterZ as a new edition to their big game tournaments and running a $10,000 tournament.
Harada drops some wisdom in his tweets towards a player of Tekken 7 which applies to everyone. Marvel vs Capcom 3 appears on the switch or is this a hoax? Dekillsage so so long Critical Reaction but hello to bigger better plans possibly. Panda Global releases Punk but could this mean bigger better things for Punk? Splyce is a well-known company, but unfortunately, they will not only releasing their fighting game players but shutting down their fighting game department for the time being. We hope to see Splyce return to the Fighting Game Community soon. WWE's very own Austin Creed yet again showcasing why he loves video games with his DragonBall FighterZ skills as he joins the Body Count Crew!
Blue Mammoth Games who created Brawhalla join up with Ubisoft! New Seimitsu b... Visit website for full summary.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1y1
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#72: All Hail! (Enter Character) Mar 01, 2018

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Cheaters getting banned and mods possibly going with them? Pizza's being thrown and 6 - 0 sweeps? What could this episode even entail? Let's just say that the Double Tap guys are back at it again with some fun updates this week that seem to end in sad moments more often than expected. CrashTag throws BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle to the fans as they finally get some informational update on what to expect not only from the game but also Arcsys themselves. Namco rides the wave of getting rid of the cheaters online as they use a new system Dragon Ball Fighter Z has been using to prevent hacking.
Tekken Bot teaches you frame data while in game. NetherRealms keeps winning more awards and this time from DICE. SNK gives us the father-daughter treatment by adding Heidern as the next DLC character. Mezza speaks his mind on the new patches to come for Bandai & Arcsys pristine title DragonBall FighterZ. CrashTag warms us up with some Ivy and Zasalamel as they bring fire to the new Soulcalibur VI reveals. Fighting Ex Layer no stranger to dishing out loads of information at once gives us Blair and Jack gameplay. Not only did they give gameplay updates they went as far as to crunch out a quick reveal of the new character Shadow Giest! Manesix kicking it into high gear with a quick fix/update to the game to keep the newly found game stronger than ever.
In the Randoms of the FGC, Evo tickets are still live and so are the hotels! Perfect Legend steps into some scary territory with his thoughts on how easy some games are to be a champion. ExmperorRealmTv is finally giving the world what they deserve and that is a "Gear Only" Injustice 2 tournament. CircaEsports is ending their operations after Evo which could mean a lot for some future notable players.
The "Focus Attack" does a half and half segment with traveling as Mezza goes as a casual viewer to Winter Brawl but CrashTag views the numbers from afar. As always our "Mod Highlights" are really sliding through each game as monkeygigabuster hands us a Plush Megaman in Street Fighter V. THEJAMK showing formidable work with his Sakura gone Yuri in Street Fighter V. Last but not least a new edition to the mods Nick Jimenez keeping the Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite Mods alive with a fresh Killmonger Black Panther set of skins.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1xx
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#71: Capcom Cup 2018 Plans and DLC schemes! Feb 22, 2018

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With the fresh news about Capcom Cup 2018 plans. CrashTag & Mezza venture off to find some more information on what is really going on with the community. Within the game updates, Arcsys spits out their garbage and sets the BlazBlue cross tag battle community right. The finalization of Japan pricing strikes interest in the DoubleTap team. Gamespot releases a six-minute gameplay on all the new cast and original. Three new characters were announced and Blake Bellodonna gets a small break down. Injustice 2 War of the Gods Season 2 week 9 registration is officially closed! The Turtles are here and CrashTag is really riding the waves with these guys, well not Donatello at least. PNDK&M Knicks vs HappyPow in a first to 10.
Sonic shows us some crazy wild play with the turtles as Mezza just laughs the scary pressure away. Bandai gives us what we wanted finally! Bardock and Broly have been confirmed for DLC. Capcom keeping their hands warm surprise the community with yet another Chun Li costume. Mezza is once again not happy about this but he is digging the outfit a bit more. In the Randoms of the FGC, Evo tickets are officially live and so are the hotels! Shaq Fu- gives us another Fu but remade. SonicFox ranks all the DBFZ characters and gives some pretty in-depth insight on all characters. CrashTag gets a little confused about Shaolin vs Wu-tang vs The World but Mezza is with the indie hype.
Punch Planet gets a new update and it's looking like a more polished game. The "Focus Attack" is all about Capcom Cup 2018 Circuit and changes. CrashTag and Mezza tackle the issues of last year and the big changes of this year that may just prove to be better for the community. Mod highlights are really booming and DrWyz throws us a Frosted Buu and Monsterjj Hits us with a space cowboy theme for Dragon Ball Fighter Z. Sakura joins the Resident Evil series as she cosplays Ada Wong in Street Fighter V by Dusdeus

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1xs
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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#70: Animals in Fighting Games Feb 15, 2018

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As always, the DoubleTap team brings everyone together with some water cooler talk and some funny/crazy moments. This time it seems the team is in for a shell shock as some bubbles are burst with the new updates, and a special guest, Greg "Oreo" Barboza, does an interview about ManeSix's New upcoming fighting game "Them Fightin Herds". Blazblue Cross Tag gets the band-aid treatment through a good price release. NetherRealms drops familiar turtle ninjas into the world of Injustice 2.
King of Fighters has a NIS America Press Event with a new trailer for SNK Heroines. Arcsys release new updates about their patch notes in detail and CrashTag speaks his thoughts on the characters. Leffen gets a quick lesson in Dragon Ball FighterZ by Sonicfox. Under Night inbirth finally sees the North American shores as it releases on PS4 and Mezza still demands a PC release. Everyone is raving about Blanka in his Blanka costume. Releasing February 20th Blanka officially has a trailer for Capcoms Street Fighter V. In the Randoms of The FGC Evo tickets are officially on sale.
Shoryuken held a poll for what the people thought would be a good Evo line up. Gura leaks the official "Secrets" to playing Lili and Leo of Tekken 7. Optic Gaming throwing their fair share into the FGC pool possibly with Knuckle Du? Infiltration parts ways with Grapht and Team liquid finds their way back to Smash by picking up Salem. As always the mod highlights are on fire this time with A lot of dragon ball mods and of course a wild Talbain in Street Fighter V posing as Necalli.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1xo
Show Twitter: twitter.com/doubletapfgc

Hosts:
Andres Mirandes
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Jeremiah Ward
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Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.

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