This month, the Street Fighter series turns twenty-five making a lot of us feel extremely old. To celebrate this mile-stone, Becky Chambers, our resident video game expert, and Amanda LaPergola, our resident Street Fightologist (a title Amanda has given to herself), have sat down for a series of chats about the nature, function, and cultural impact of the series.

Last week, Becky and Amanda talked about the dark days of Street Fighter III and the awesomeness of Makoto.  This week, they finish the series with a discussion on the latest chapters in the World Warrior Saga: Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV.  Let’s join them now in an undisclosed chatroom …

Becky: And so we come to the end.

Amanda: I hate when things end. Everyone is always “all things must come to an end, the circle of life, etc…” Screw that. I hate endings. Everything should go on forever. The circle of life can suck it.

This month, the Street Fighter series turns twenty-five making a lot of us feel extremely old. To celebrate this mile-stone, Becky Chambers, our resident video game expert, and Amanda LaPergola, our resident Street Fightologist (a title Amanda has given to herself), have sat down for a series of chats about the nature, function, and cultural impact of the series.

Last week, Becky and Amanda talked about the Street Fighter Alpha series, along with combos, bromance, and the practicality of blue nipple hearts. This week, they discuss Street Fighter III’s three iterations: New Generation, 2^nd Impact, and 3^rd Strike.  Let’s join them now in an undisclosed chatroom as they talk about one of the darker chapters in the Street Fighter saga…

Amanda: Man, you ready to do this thing?

Becky: Super ready.

Amanda: Good, because of all the Street Fighter games, I think the III series are my least favorite. Unless you count those weird, polygonal EX games or that one horrendous game based on the movie. But I don’t.

Becky: I got my hands on 3rd Strike. The other two…well, they were only released on Dreamcast, as far as I can tell. I forgot Dreamcast was even a thing.

Amanda: Remember when Sega as a company was a thing?

Becky: I think that time is now referred to as “The Long Long Ago.”

BitRebels introduced us to this concept design for a makeup compact/computer mouse hybrid. I’m not convinced.

This month, the Street Fighter series turns twenty-five making a lot of us feel extremely old. To celebrate this mile-stone, Becky Chambers, our resident video game expert, and Amanda LaPergola, our resident Street Fightologist (a title Amanda has given to herself), have sat down for a series of chats about the nature, function, and cultural impact of the series.

This week, Becky and Amanda discuss the original Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, the questionable backstory of Cammy White, the decline of arcade culture and the merits of the 1994 live action movie (of which there are some). We join our heroines in an undisclosed chatroom…

Amanda: Alright! We are live!

Becky: Nice.

Amanda: First of all, I want to check to see if links work in this. (Amanda sends Becky the following picture…)

Whether it was the kid’s idea or their parents, we’re thankful for kids cosplaying at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Why? Because: 1.) it gives us hope for future, epic, cosplays. 2.) They’re frakking adorable! We think we’ve rounded up a pretty nice collection for you too “oooh” and “awww” at. Take a look! (And if you missed our gallery of impressive adults, check that out too!)

Amy Mebberson (you may remember her Pocket Princesses) is busy as a bee at Comic-Con right now but still found time to make some posts on her tumblr. Here’s a sketch she did of Brave’s Merida as a Green Lantern! And it was so popular, she made her a Blue Lantern next! 

So none of us could make it to the San Diego Comic-Con this year, but that won’t stop us from obsessively checking Twitter for the latest announcements, because, you know, that’s an entirely healthy to deal with not being there in person, right? Right? Well, just in case you’re not trying to live vicariously through Comic-Con attendees tweets for the next few days, here’s a round-up of some of the best announcements from yesterday. Hit the jump for info on Stephanie Meyer’s The Host, details on the reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, and even how to acquire your very own Aperture Laboratories jumpsuit!

Yes, the N7 is on the tongue, and like every squad member is on them and they’re all just as adorable. See more pictures at Fashionably Geek.

Editor’s Note: Earlier this month we asked Amanda LaPergola to draw us some geeky Valentines, and she sent them to us today. We were flabbergasted.

Editor’s Note: On October 14th we asked Amanda LaPergola, one of our contributing writers, to write a report detailing the experience of her first trip to New York City Comic Con. We have not heard from her since.

Today a package arrived at the offices of The Mary Sue. Its contents contained a note from Amanda’s mother (“Please excuse my daughter’s recent tardiness. Amanda asked me to tell you that she has been sick, but in reality she has been spending her time watching all 47 episodes of Nana.”) and the following.