So I have my name on my stick and I still have it there for this very reason. People don’t recognize me by face because I tend not to do video podcasts or streaming. People will recognize Rip (Reepal Parbhoo). People will recognize Aris (Bakhtanians). So at these tournaments, you have your celebrity players. Getting away from that, I try to go to every one around me and usually the only reason I miss one is because of a scheduling conflict. TB: Oh man! I love tournaments, but I think I have some sort of tournament curse against me because I usually do very poorly in tournaments. Q: What would you say is your most notable achievement on the competitive scene? It’s just that they lost a lot of their nonsense again my character.

They’re still very good characters, don’t get me wrong. In Tekken 6 it was definitely Steve and Lars that gave me a hard time, but in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 I don’t mind so much because they lost a lot of their nonsense. He was pretty much a counter-pick for Dragunov in Tekken 6, but because they nerfed a lot of things for him he’s not so…for a lack of a better word, B.S. In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, because he’s lost a lot of his gimmicky, crushing nonsense, he’s much easier for me to play against so I don’t mind facing him so much. Interestingly, I didn’t like going up against Steve Fox in Tekken 6 because he had a lot of tools and he was pretty high-tier. Going back to what I said earlier, Tekken is pretty balanced, so you can get destroyed by anything if you don’t see it coming or if you’re not expecting it. Q: Are there any characters you like facing off or don’t like facing off against? As a fan, I’ve been playing since Tekken II, but at the time I was more serious about Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct. Tyler Bustinza: I’ve been playing competitively for about six years. Q: How long have you been playing Tekken? Two years ago, Tyler launched his own fighting game blog, Earlier this year, he launched a second blog, which is devoted to general gaming/tournament strategies and FGC-related articles. He has been active on Tekken Zaibatsu ever since, and is currently a moderator for the Dragunov, Raven, and Jinpachi forums.

He transitioned over to Tekken once SoulCalibur III was released, and was introduced to Tekken Zaibatsu through his activity on the old fan forum.

Tyler’s first competitive fighting game was SoulCalibur II. He originally played at Vallco Tilt, and he made the permanent move to Sunnyvale Golfland as Tilt closed its doors. Tyler “Tyler2k” Bustinza has had the fighting game bug since Mortal Kombat III was released in arcades.

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