Second Dimension: The Warrior’s Code Interview


Posted on December 13, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

The fighting game community (FGC) has grown from holding local events to smaller venues to occupying ballrooms at four-star establishments with talent from all across the globe attending. Major sponsors such as Capcom, Namco Bandai, and others are responsible for the development of some of the world’s most famous franchises in gaming, and are showcased at a central tournament featuring the top fighting talent from across the world. With major prize pools, fighting games are now reaching a platform that can be compared to traditional eSports.

Each week, I’ll be posting interviews I’ve had the pleasure of conducting with members of the fighting game community. The interviews will touch upon their history in the FGC, where they got their start, and what they’d like to see from video games in general.

With school winning the matchup against me, this week’s SD:TWC is brought to you by my fellow PandaxGaming teammate Bitpix and this week he sat down with probably Mexico’s greatest El Fuerte player: Jose Carlos Sanchez AKA DS GordoRLZ. The interview will be bilingual so enjoy!

 

Bitpix: Thank you so much for joining me today, please introduce yourself to the Broken Joysticks readers.
Muchas gracias por acompañarme hoy, podrias hacerme el favor de introducirte para los lectores de Broken Joysticks.

Gordo: Sure!, My name is Jose Carlos Sanchez AKA DS GordoRLZ.
Claro, mi nombre es Jose Carlos Sanchez AKA DS GordoRLZ.

Bitpix: A fighter’s tag is like their identity. Some would rather use their name and some nicknames; how did you decide what yours will be? Un gamertag es lo que nos da nuestra identidad como jugadores, algunos prefieren utilizar su nombre otros apodos; como decidiste cual seria el tuyo?

Gordo: Since I was little everyone used to call me Gordo witch means Fat (but I was skinny xD) then I started getting fat and with more reason they keep on calling me Gordo hahahaha, and then a girl friend of mine called me GordoRLZ (the RLZ comes from Rules because she said I was a good Smash player) then I just kept on using it xD.
Desde pequeño me decian gordo (aunque estaba flaco xD) luego engorde y pues con mas razon me decian gordo jaja y luego una amiga me puso GordoRlz (el RLZ de Rules, porque jugaba bien Smash segun ella) y asi comence a usar ese nombre xD.

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Bitpix: What fighting games you currently play?
Cuales juegos de pelea juegas actualmente?

Gordo: Super Street Fighter IV AE… and only that xD, I also play MvC3 casually just for fun, I’m really bad at it xD. I also play SSB Brawl, I use another masked character (Meta Knight).
Super Street Fighter IV AE … y solamente ese xD, tambien juego MvC3 pero por mera diversion, soy re-malo xD y pues el SSB Brawl uso a otro enmascarado (Meta Knight).

Bitpix: Since you mention SSFIV AE, when was your formal introduction to fighting games?
Ya que mencionas que juegas SSFIV, cuando fue tu introduccion a la comunidad de los juegos de pelea?

Gordo: It’s funny actually, I never liked Street Fighter. I played it on my SNES and in the arcades and I never liked it no matter how much I tried to. I just play it because everyone else was playing it, until Super Street Figher IV came out a friend, co-worker of mine preordered the game and he brought it to my house and left it xD. So I started playing it and I got excited when I saw a Mexican character and I also loved that he was a wrestler, that was the spark that got me into playing even though I didn’t like the game but with El Fuerte I don’t feel that I’m playing Street Fighter so I pretty much been playing since the release of Super Street Fighter IV.
Es algo curioso, el Street Fighter jamas me gusto, lo jugue en Super Nintendo, en arcades y jamas me gusto por mas que intente que me gustara porque todos los demas lo jugaban, hasta que salio el Super Street Fighter IV un amigo compañero de trabajo lo compro en pre-venta y se le olvido en mi casa xD y lo jugue y me emocione al ver un personaje Mexicano y que su estilo de pelea fuera la lucha libre, con eso tuve para querer jugarlo aunque no me gustara, ademas jugando con El Fuerte no siento que sea Street Fighter lo que estoy jugando xD asi que tengo jugando desde la fecha de lanzamiento de Super Street Fighter IV.

Bitpix: Very interesting you mentioned you play El Fuerte, who has inspired you to get better with him or in the game overall?
Muy interesante ahora que mencionas a El Fuerte quien te inspiro a seguir mejorando con el y en el juego en general?

Gordo: The only player who has inspired me and continues to inspire though he hardly plays anymore (or I just dont see new uploads from him) is GiPie. I was about to leave the character and the game period, when I saw all the disadvantages El Fuerte versus other characters I thought that, I would never be able to overcome those limitations, until I saw a few of Gipie’s matches, and then I saw that he beat Daigo (this was back when Daigo was insane xD) then I just kept on watching his matches and he gave me several tips, I never knew how to do El Fuerte’s RSF (Run Stop Fierce) until I saw him play I think he is the only Fuerte that I respect and admire xD.
El unico jugador que me ha inspirado y me sigue inspirando aunque ya casi no juegue (o no se suban match de el) es GiPie, incluso estuve a punto de abandonar el persona y el juego al ver que tenia demaciadas desventajas ante muchos personajes y pense que jamas iba a poder superarlos por las limitaciones que tiene el fuerte, hasta que vi unas peleas de gipie y vi que incluso el le gano a daigo (que en su momento daigo era lo mas demencial xD ) y empece a ver muchas peleas de el y vi como lo usaba  y me dio varios tips, nunca supe como hacer el RSF hasta que lo vi jugar creo que es el unico FUERTE al que respeto y admiro xD.

Bitpix: Are you currently sponsored by someone? If so, who are you sponsored by?
Ahora mismo estas patrocinado por alguien en estos momentos?

Gordo: I’m currectly not sponsored by anyone. I only got a sponsor when I went to this year EVO, but only for that event.
En estos momentos no solo una vez fui patrocinado, cuando fui al EVO este año pero fue solo por ese evento.

Bitpix: I noticed that you have DS in front of your gamertag, what does it mean?
Me di cuenta tienes las siglas DS frente a tu gamertag que significa?

Gordo: DS is the group that I’m a part of it means “Darksiders”.
DS es por el grupo del que soy miembro “Darksiders”.

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Bitpix: Could you share some of your gaming achievements so far?
Podrias compartir algunos logros que has tenido hasta ahora?

Gordo: I haven’t gotten much so far really hahahaha, but I think one of my first achievements was to get the #1 ranked El Fuerte on Xbox Live, that was a goal of mine since I wanted the #1 Fuerte to be a Mexican player haha. On tournaments I played in the Mexico’s “Road to EVO” it was called “JAPONAWA” I placed 5th that was the furthest I have gotten in a tournament at the time, after that I recently placed 2nd in PxG Championships on PandaxGaming.
Pues la verdad no he tenido muchos hahahaha, creo que el primer logro que tuve fue llegar al #1 en el ranking de XboxLive con El Fuerte, me lo puse como meta que el fuerte #1 tenia que ser mexicano! jaja y en torneos pues en un road to evo que hubo en mexico “JAPONAWA” se llamo llegue en 5to lugar que no es un muy buen logro pero en ese entonces fue lo mas lejos que he llegado en un torneo nacional y lo mas lejos que he llegado en un torneo creo que ha sido en el de PandaxGaming Championships que logre el 2do lugar.

Bitpix: Do you consider yourself a Online Warrior or you prefer to play Offline?
Te consideras un onlinewarrior o prefieres jugar mas offline?

Gordo: I really think I play the same on both online and offline, but it does bother me a little that some people say that Fuerte has more advantage online… and that I always have lag when its not true, because if I indeed had lag I wouldn’t been able to do all the combos and specially the RSF I would feel useless if I had lag xD.
Sinceramente considero que juego igual tanto en offline como online, aunque si me  molesta un poco que digan que Fuerte tiene mas ventaja  online… y que siempre tengo lag cuando la verdad no es cierto y si tuviera lag creeme que no me daria ninguna ventana, no logro hacer ningun combo ni conectar el RSF me siento totalmente inutil con lag xD.

Bitpix: If you could challenge anyone in the FGC past or present, who would it be and why?
Si tuvieras la oportunidad de hacerle un reto a un jugador del pasado o del presente a quien seria y porque?

Gordo: I would love to challenge Gipie xD for obvious reasons I think hes the best El Fuerte! player and I would love to have a match against him.
Siempre quize retar a Gipie xD las razones pues son obvias creo que el es el mejor El Fuerte! y me gustaria medirme en una pelea contra el.

Bitpix: What other games do you play besides fighting games?
Aparte de los juegos de pelea que otros estilos de juegos te gustan?

Gordo: I play pretty much everything. I like to play Nintendo games like (Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby and so on). I also like to play shooters like Bioshock, I liked it a lot. The Gears of Wars saga but not the third one because I didn’t like it xD. I also like Halo 3.
Juego practicamente lo que sea me gustan los juegos de Nintendo (Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby entre otros). Tambien los shooters como Bioshock me gustaron mucho, toda la saga de gears of wars pero no me gusto el tercero xD tambien me gusta Halo 3.

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Bitpix: Have you seen any growth in the FCG community in Mexico?
Como vez la comunidad de jugadores de pelea en Mexico crees que esta en crecimiento?

Gordo: For sure every year keeps on growing and we are getting more national tournaments and of course more recognition, before we weren’t as noticed or we didn’t “exist” as we are now.
La verdad si cada año la comunidad creece bastante y los torneos nacionales son cada vez mas grandes tambien siento que nos estamos haciendo notar bastante cuando antes ni “existiamos” para como estamos ahora.

Bitpix: With the announcement of Ultra SSFIV, what would you like to see on El Fuerte?
Con el anuncio de Ultra SSFIV, que te gustaria ver en el juego en cuanto al El Fuerte?

Gordo: To be honest I don’t know how the frames work so I cant talk too much about that but, one thing that has me a little worried is the delayed wakeup because El Fuerte depends a lot on mixing people up and knocking down the opponent. But I still think it will be a 50/50 situation but I would have to discover if there is some type of option select to keep the pressure on, but so far I like all the changes I have seen.
Pues sinceramente no se como interpretar los detalles en cuestion de frames y esas cosas ya que no se mucho de eso, pero lo que mas me preocupa es el delayed wakeup ya que el fuerte depende mucho del mix up al momento de tumbar al oponente, pero me imagino que sera un 50/50 adivinar cuando haga el delayed wakeup o cuando no o probar si hay alguna especie de option select para mantener la presion, hasta ahora los cambios que han salido me han gustado.

Bitpix: What tournaments can we expect to see you in the 2014 season?
Cuales torneos piensas atender para la nueva temporada en el 2014?

Gordo: I’m thinking on attending SCR and EVO, after that I will see whatever else pops up hahaha.
tengo pensado asistir a SCR y EVO despues pues veremos cuales salen hahaha.

Bitpix: If you could bring in any character outside of the Street Fighter universe who would you bring?
Si pudieras poner un personaje que no fuera del mundo  de Street Fighter dentro del juego cual seria?

Gordo: Oh wow I never thought of that mmmm… I would love to see Megaman X since I love him as a character.
Oh wow nunca habia pensado en eso mmmm… me gustaria a Megaman X ya  que me gusta mucho ese personaje.

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Bitpix: What are your top 3 games of all time?
Cuales son tus 3 juegos favoritos de todo el tiempo?

Gordo: Zelda a Link to the Past, Super Metroid and Super Mario Bros. 3. The classics! xD.
Zelda a link to the Past, Super Metroid y Super Mario Bros. 3. Los classicos! xD.

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Bitpix: Would you be playing another fighting game in this upcoming 2014 season?
En la nueva temporada del 2014 jugaras algun otro juego de pelea?

Gordo: I would loveeeeee to play the new Killer Instinct! Looks so hype!! xD
Me gustaria muchooooooo jugar el Killer Instinct! Se ve muy hype!! xD

Bitpix: Thanks a lot Gordo for spending some time with us here on Broken Joysticks, anything else you would like to add?
Muchas gracias Gordo por compartir con nosotros aqui en Broken Joysticks, algo mas que quicieras agregar?

Gordo: That would be all, thank you for having me! and greetings to everyone! If you want to contact me for questions feel free to message me on facebook or twitter.
Eso seria todo muchas gracias! y saludos para todos! Si quieren preguntarme preguntas, mandame mensages en  facebook o twitter.

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