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Daigo and Justin: "We're so bad at fighting games" Everybody else: 😓

People forget that 09-11 SF4 era daigo was the living embodiment of ryu. Just a dude that travelled the world in search of the greatest fighters, he never spoke and never smiled, pure aura.

Daigo mood be like "yeah I was there but I don't remember shit and I played ryu a lot so that's why" lmao

I felt like the whole interview went like this: Jwong: "Daigo had a response for everything I did. Every move he did was calculated and meticulous because he had a lot of experience against the character I was using." Daigo: "I don't know, I just randomly pressed buttons and somehow it worked."

Justin had a “what are you standing up for moment” that wasn’t exposed. 😂

The Evo Moment 37 is definitely their most iconic match, but it's good to talk about their other great matches.

I think within the FGC, the Third Strike Daigo vs JWong is going to be legendary forever.

that's such an interesting thought daigo had when he said that they weren't playing as well as they would have today, but he also couldn't summon that sense of desperation. that's a hell of thing to even notice.. even though the gap in thought between american and japanese players has gotten much smaller it still exists in small observations such as that

I've always thought that Justin and Daigo's match at EVO 09 was so poetic. EVO Moment 37 was what helped kick start the FGC renaissance during it's dark period and five years later they face off again, but this time with the FGC thriving. Full circle moment.

Daigo on his death bed: "Thank you for visiting me, dear friend. I still cherish the time when I parried you into a meme." Justin the octogenarian: "Where's the life support connected?"

I think everyone would be happy if there was an Ultra Street fighter 4 tournament with all OGs and new players.

SF4 was so fun because everyone was so bad at the start. Watching all the players get better, develop a personality and playstyle, it was all so fun to follow. All we had was SRK and EventHubs, and I remembered coming home to check them every day after school, we didn't have Discord groups, and we didn't have good wikis until almost the end of USF4, so you would pick a player and try to do what they were doing. I know SF3S was where these two made their big EVO momment 37, but for me personally, I got to know these two through SF4, so this video was a great trip back in time to a simpler, more unoptomized time. I miss it a lot. Thank you for this video.

Justin is speaking English and Daigo is speaking Japanese and they both understand each other. Is this tekken?

Two legends of the game! Awesome seeing these two in the same video Time to bring on K-Brad v Wolfkrone or FChamp v KaneBlueRiver for some real thuggery haha

Of course there always will be a crowd to watch Daigo vs Justin playing fighting games. This pair is like watching: Messi x Ronaldo playing football; Hikaru x Magnus playing chess; Nadal x Federer playing tennis. When you put two big "legends" at something, being sports, games, whatever, people will watch it no matter what.

Two ABSOLUTE LEGENDS. Forever my favorite duo!

I love thet both feel like they werent very good, yet had beaten everyone else to get there. I love that mindset. Stay humble and look at your own mistakes to improve.

This is such a cool idea for a series! Love seeing pros review their match footage and talk about what they were thinking/feeling at the time as well as getting to ask their competitor questions they may have never gotten the chance to ask them.

watching Daigo struggle to stay awake, since 2015

These two are the main reason why I got into the FGC. Hoping to catch them at EVO this year, maybe get blessed with a match or two. Go1 vs Fenritti for another video. Their DBFZ sets are wild.

Their SF3 match is the most brought up because of the parry comeback but their SF4 finals match I think was more epic on the whole and more important in terms of the growth of the scene. That game and that match helped towards garnering a larger interest in fighting games and towards paving the way for fighting game players to make a career out of playing them. And speaking for myself as a fan, without SF4 and the hype Justin vs Daigo in grand finals helped to feed, I wouldn't have become a regular consumer of FGC content such as classic shows like Excellent Adventures. That SF4 era ('09 to 2015) was really something special and I miss it, though thanks to RU-vid one can relive it through much of the old content that is still up. Thanks for the sit down and thanks for the memories, Justin and Daigo.

man i wish i could deal with stress and stuff as well as daigo does.. it really builds into the legend that he has built.. basically every grand final or even a random money match in a hotel from 2005 he just looks completely unphased and composed.. really wish i could just take things as they come as he seems to, i have so much stress about things i can't control. it directs my life in alot of ways just managing stress

Damn this was amazing. I hope we get more Justin vs Daigo in the future.

These two legends having a conversation is amazing

This was fun respect to both players for the entertainment over the years

These two are the very reason why I love the FGC and fighting games in general.

i remember seeing this live on ustream. It was the most tense grand finals I've seen. It really did have Japan vs US back in the day which was great.

These two is pretty much the most iconic players from EVO ever

watching this felt like two tekken characters talking to each other

They weren’t bad they were just first. That was the first year of sf4. No one knew what they were doing yet and fighting games hadn’t been played on that big a stage before. It’s like driving a model t in an f1 race on your first race. Anyways hindsight is always 20/20.

Man, the high level play from this to where we are at now, its insane! The mindgame, the set ups, the crowd feel, its so different

We need more of these!!!

I'm grateful for all subtitled Daigo content.

I got into fighting games because of these two, and looking back at some of their less talked moments was really cool and wholesome. Love it

Two Legends talking about thier historic bouts! I'm wit it! とてもクール！

Great video. I never feel bored every time i watch these two legends interact with each other.

Nice. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you, Daigo and Justin.

How old is Justin? I’m 38 now and back in the 2000s the arcade culture wasn’t really there. In the 90s I was pretty young still and remember arcades were huge. But I was still was really young. The only games I was winning against older guys was Mortal Kombat 1,2,3. It was funny kicking their asses and pulling the fatalities on them, and they’d look at me like what are you?! 😂

So glad to see this match featured! Obviously Evo Moment 37 is more legendary but if you really think about it that only at the semi-final, for me this set was much cooler considering it was grand finals, US vs Japan, went the distance etc.

History in the making 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I remember this match very well, its the one that convinced me to start learning Balrog. I was at absolute noob at the time 1st fighting game and all, and sticked to Balrog for a few years. Sf4 era was fun, the hype for all the events was something else, at least for me.

That was a great match.

I wish they could fight again at some grand finals! if it was EVO grand finals people would go bananas!

Awesome your both class act players so respectful and so freakin good at the games

Imagine being that skilled AND having a rival up to the task. That's so cool.

It is still a nice convo for both of them.

god I love this kind of video, what a legacy

You and Daigo are my most favorite pro players thanks for sharing this wonderful interview

Love the video, your guests are talking quite a lot, give them a glass of water :D much love x

These 2 are like real life Ryu & Ken there. 😁😁

Safe to say these 2 legends set the path for the fighting game scene?

Wow. Amazing interview. I'd love to see more of this.

When you don't buy into the notion that picking a non projectile character against a Ken or Ryu would leave you at a disadvantage, that's when you know someone's good at this game.

6:17 " WHAT ARE YOU STANDING UP FOR!!?"

I loved this format Justin! Next time, talk to the interviewee in the same language and add some big subtitles and we'll have a good laugh!

bottom line these two are legends....respect.... they paved the way for what we have right now.....

Awesome interview. Two legends of the FGC 🙏

The most wholesome video.

omg all these references to pre-sf4 players that I actually know who the hell they are. I feel like for many years, even during late SF4 I had no idea who anybody was anymore.

Dope interview! And watch along 🤙

Two legends.

So happy to see these 2 legends together

Two living legends, ladies and gentlemen.🙌❤️

This was fire

this is so nice, outgrown, sharing, and unity.

for some reason I just really like the way Justin Wong speaks. I loved listening to this guy. I'm sure if I could understand Japanese (I actually think it might be Korean, it doesn't sounds Japanese to me [EDIT: Sorry, it's obviously Japanese]) I'd appreciate how Daigo Umehara speaks ... but I can't. so Justin it is. very calm and confident. no real "jokes", just a talented person talking clearly and entertainingly. I really admire that quality.

Two legends that I admire 🎮

the 2 legendaries

Please do an episode with Viscant and LowTierGod !!!

Any Daigo need a J Wong to be a Daigo ... Even Justin Wong😂

hey, it's already 20 years now!

This is legendary

These two are LEGENDS !

Y'all should just do an exhibition match that would be awesome right before sf6 finals this year

Bruh Daigo is a being made of 100% chill. It's actually crazy 🤣

2 legends!

I want to hear DUC talk about his team in MvC2

One of the best rivalry in our generation

What a great video

While drunk Daigo be like: "Justin is Free"

I know it's just the name of the series, but I don't think these two are "rivals" anymore, especially not with Justin having full-time dad work. That said, it's great to see them look back on their fights as friends!

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Justin vs Daigo feels like a ppv imo 😊

Two icons.

Them talking when being next to each other feels like Tekken, they just understand each other

The ryu and ken of the FGC

If only daigo knew english he would've been popular as justin wong in america

Now do the, "its mahvel baby!" Iconic fight

🐐🐐 All there is to it...

The two Gods of the FGC. Respect 🫡

I guess it only happens in FGC that two rivals still play for over two decades

I thought they were going to talk about THAT older iconic match, lol.

Oh I automatically presumed that this was going to be about their Chun-Li/Ken match which is cemented in video game history... That being said, SF4 is a great game and I'm always happy to watch content about it. I do want to hear Daigo talk us through his like 1 frame Evil Ryu everlasting combos though...

Hyped for the next Diago vs JWong rivalry match. Can we get a beat of 5 money match? I'll donate

The legends

When you say Justin vs Daigo iconic showdown, this is not what first comes to mind. Let's go Justin!

can't go wrong if these 2 battle each other,always hype us all.

The greatest evo final ever in my opinion