Having fun with fightcade single player but terrified to accept any challenges bc I expect to get wiped out and dunked on

1. Please get Fightcade.

There are basically infinite games on there and it takes 5 seconds to boot up. I can't stress how much fun I've had mashing with people in obscure games. Even if you don't end up getting really deep into them, it builds a good mindset and makes it easier to pick up big new releases when they roll around. It's super easy to set up as well: download it from fightcade.com, then grab the rom auto-downloader

2. Watch, if not attend, Combo Breaker.

I can't speak for the in-person experience because the last time I was at EVO was 2015, but as a viewer it kinda sucks when you see more ads than games. Now CB has incredible vibes, tons of side games that get attention, and less huge ad breaks to take you out of it. It's still the number one event to me. It's a lot more accessible and less hot and crowded than EVO's Vegas location, being in Chicago. I even wrote a full article on the Mystery Game, a still-living tradition from the region. You can read that here

3. Have fun!

I get it, a big part of fighting games is the fact that anyone could be a top player. This doesn't mean you have to force yourself to play when you're not having fun, much less worry about results. So what if you went 0-2 at your first local or got placed into Bronze on ranked? You're here to have a good time at the end of the day. None of this would exist without people like you, no matter what anyone says.

A while back I noticed Final Burn Neo added support for the Sega C-2 aka Puyo Puyo 2 arcade:

seems there’s been work in progress the past few months in adding emulator support for sega c-2 arcade hardware in final burn neo. this means fightcade support for puyo puyo 2 arcade could become a reality in due time. also columns 2 I guess for all the columns fans out there (?)

— GTR–ZAN (@zanverse) May 5, 2022

I guess I didn't realize until recently that the Fightcade devs had no interest in updating the core FBNeo engine any time soon, so I took it upon myself to see how much work it would take to add the C2 driver myself, and lo and behold, it wasn't much! Submitted a pull request today; we'll see how long it takes to have it accepted and released.

Just an opportunity to get some casual games in. We do this once a month just to keep the lights on in the TSS discord.

Will be streamed @ twitch.tv/trashboat009 9PM EST