Justin Wong on Mastering Fighting Games, Evo 2014 and His New Reality Show | Talking with T #3 

Mad respect to you coming prepared with notes and having a notepad handy for notetaking while your guest is talking so you can revisit points after they've gotten to fully make their statements. So many other interviewers blow opportunities like these by not coming prepared, having a whack dynamic of talking over their guest, or eating up their guest's time by going on their own tangents. Your genuine interest in the fighting game genre and your respect for your guest came across as real and made for an interview that did them both justice. A+.

Man, I can listen to you talk all day and not get tired of it. The level of insight you provide every episode has been astounding. Keep it up, Chris!

Man I really like these interviews, great job. You are surprisingly skilled to conduct one honestly.

As someone that was around back then; hating on Justin wasn't as much about East vs West - though that was part of it - people everywhere hated Justin because HE JUST WON EVERYTHING for a time. It was a unique time where the idea of tournaments and the FGC were proliferating and people didn't know how to handle one person just dominating all the time. Hearing Justin Wong was coming to your tournament was deflating.

Honestly it’s crazy how quickly I started looking forward to these drops. Great work and great idea

Ive never really had the attention span to listen to entire podcasts. But this series is the first one I've listened to throughout it's entirety. Good shit T

Man the audio on these are clean, very nice to listen to good job m8 keep it up!

This one was REALLY good. Talking about the theory of the game is something we don't have enough of. Would love to see more of this type of content!

All I got to say, Chris, is that you are doing splendid on your podcast! Don’t hesitate to put this on Apple Podcast, because (at the very least), I would eat this up! Keep up the best work, FG’r!!

People hated on Justin because he dominated so much. People were jerks back then so they did not hesitate to let him know they were not a fan. They were all haters and should admire greateness when they see it.

Justin Wong is one of the nicest and most approachable at offline events ive ever met. Great guest. Also i struggle with both offense and defense in sf6. It feels like my opponents choices are random and i cant get a read. Seems like its tunnel vision syndrome 🤔

Another great interview, well done!! A lot of insight from Justin too about the psychology of playing games. The point about how he would block to figure out what his opponent likes to do so he could figure out their tendencies (and plan a counter type move) was really interesting. I think the part about sponsorship is really difficult. If you’re good at the game, players need sponsorship so they can actually invest their time into improving their skill at the game. However the motivation for sponsorship (from sponsors pov) if I’m understanding the conversation correctly, seems to not be in alignment with the player just being good at the game but based on views and social media engagement. The issue is that creating social media content takes a lot of time. That time could be spent getting better at the game. Such a catch-22.

bringing guests on the show and getting a mini coaching session? smart

Mr. T, this is FIRE! Thank you for providing very useful insight from of the GOATs. Justin’s game knowledge is amazing and the best, is he’s willing to share it all! I subbed to your channel!

Awesome guests so far. Dont forget to remind people to subscribe I just did but thought I was already.

Wow this is truly amazing to hear from a GOAT. Hearing Justin just talk about how people hated on him during his dominance and we talking about late 90s going into the 2000s. Imagine playing and experiencing something similar but in the early 90s. A time period where throwing was outlawed. People would get salty and not want to come off the money is just crazy let alone a whole tournament organization. I respect Justin his defense and patience is unmatched. Call it what you want scrubby, trash etc. It gets the job done and I respect it. Another great episode Chris T👏👏🤘💯

high level podcasting

ayo, I've been cheering for you in tournaments for some time now, and finally YT decided to suggest your podcasts. Really good stuff here mate.

Chris is one of the best interviewers I've ever seen in any medium your the best bro

Fantastic interview. Great questions and coverage: biography, history, fundamentals, style and tactics.

S tier podcast, please do more

Just want to say Mr. Tatarian, I've been a fan of you since your inception of the fgc. You may bit realize it, but youve been impacted many players like me who just love these games and want to get good and dont give a fuck what people have to say. I've watched you play these games since sf4, and you've grown so much as a player and person. It's crazy, but I've never met you in person, but just watching you and 801strider grow over the past decade or so has been a treat for fans like me and inspirational. That competitive and divine spirit is universal.

This channel is great! Keep up the good work. This is what people WANT to see, because there aren't enough interviews with these guys and they're super helpful. I've been thinking there needs to be a masterclass for Sonicfox so I can learn from him, and this is the closest thing..

Babe wake up! New Talking with T just dropped!

loving the podcast Chris glad you've finally made the moves for it.

Hell yeah! These episodes have been amazing so far.

Chris T sounds just like JJ Reddick it's uncanny

When's Punk??????!!!!!! Great interview

They should make an anime of Justin's life. Literally fighting to survive.

I'm actually in my 40s starting brand new playing and practicing fighting games on PS5 on a daily basis. It will show if I'm talented at all, but when I'm talented we'll see us on EVO in a few years or so soon. Peace ✌🏻😎🏆 🕹️ 🔘🔘🔘🔘 ....🔘🔘🔘🔘

52:00 Ooooh, that's why he was mashing during Moment #37

LESS GOO, Episode 3 BAYBEEE🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾,

Justin Wong. REAL GAMER

Very engaging questions Chris!! Love these sessions. Keep it up!!

Justin is literally the gordon ramsay of the fgc. Nowadays he a big personality and known more as a celebrity but back in the day he was on the front lines trying to be the best

Subscribed! This is a great interview! some good question were asked and very entertaining!I would love to see you ask other players of fighting games, such as Arslan Ash, Knee, or even a commentator, in the future. I'd be interested to see how you phrase your question to them!

🔥🔥🔥

Loving the series

Awesome vid Chris

This was a good conversation, I appreciate the reality bits about making a living out of going professional with all the struggles and setbacks in multiple areas of life (especially when you have others to provide for)!

What does my opponent think I’m gonna do….🗣️bars!!!!🔥🔥🔥

Great one Chris, been looking foward to every episode, hope you keep it up!!

Another great episode. Keep it up bro you're onto something with these chats 👌

great interview

Chris really rizzed his way into getting free advice from fgc legends lol

Lets go chris! Lets go justin!

Mad interesting! Big THX 🙏🏻

This was incredibly insightful. Good ass podcast

Great episode!

J Wong is amazing to listen to telling stories from his career. Great job asking questions that brought out those great stories.

Great interview❤

Chris! I'm loving your channel man. Great interview of the great legend Justin W.

im not even playing sf or any fighting games, i just loved to watch people play fighting games because of the hype and some crazy match they do 👍

Thought I would listen for a few mins since it came up on the feed and ended up listening to the whole thing. Well done, props for the very respectful tone and clear articulation. Your audio is slightly off sync to the video for me so might want to look into that. Thanks for the effort you put into these!

Justin made me realize my drive gauge management sucks

you're doing great with this Chris. All the best in the future.

I love Chris T just asking for advice. fgc people can be so humble

Punk just admitted he hasn’t practiced burnout enough. Justin knows what he is talking about

The arcade stick and controller are too close to you, place them in the back somewhere 😊. The plush Ken is fine where he’s at. The open chest shirt and jewelry are 🔥 😆

Keep it up 🙏

No comments. Just hoping some engagement will help the algorithm. Love these talks

Im glad you talked to Justin about the economics of the FGC. He was a little softer, the truth of the matter, is that sports is just another advertisement. It is some of the most beautiful stuff on this earth, competition is great. But as it is, just like basketball, its a business. Basketball sells tickets, merch, and advertisement space. The FGC sells fighting games, DLC for fighting games, and advertisement space. Just like sports, the only difference is a lot less people watch, and those that watch are generally young, and have less money to spend. I remember a quote from Tasteless( a Starcraft caster). Is that esports is like acting industry, most actors make no money, there are thousands that can barely make ends meet and eventually fall out of acting cause they need more stable income, and then there the 1 percent of those professionals actually making good money.

Keep going Chris! 🔥

I need the time stamps! This video is fire for sure tho

I identify as the greatest. When is my interview?

Like the purple shirt 😂

Brooooo no shit, the teams I always chose was storm,wolverine, akuma and sometimes I would play a team with spiderman

Fire interview

These podcasts are fantastic, keep them up.

damn interesting, u guys are sympathetic and that format is quite intimate. cool stuff

I haven't played SF6 in a few months, since launch, but I played a ton of SF4. Listening to this podcast alone, w/ the back & forth w/the wazzler insight, I feel like I learned so much situational wisdom, w/o having even played lately lol. Very godlike info. I feel like Justin would be good to have in a real life war situation, if you were in the trenches for some reason haha.

Outstanding ❤

Great!

It's really for the love of the game. When you hear the dollar amounts they are throwing out, people are pretty much playing for free. Even the top 1% of players. Winning multiple tournaments just to earn $2000 is so sad.

Bro's voice is deep af.

awesome stories :)

Holy shit this was entertaining

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

J.WONG DAH GAWD?! 🔥🙌

GOAT

Another amazing episode. It would be crazy if you'd be able to get Mena on this, dudes easily one of, if not the hardest worker at the moment

Need time stamps pls Chris

Pls, continue?

Chris T, please add these to apple podcast 👍

Please get punk or problem x next. The lcq grand finals needs to be film studied.

I am wondering what kind of AI voice changer you use in your vocal cords, its so cool.

The Tom Brady of ... lol

i love this content

Chris why don't you ask the God who made Justin Wong what he thinks of you calling his creation a god of marvel?

59:52 Basketball players don’t deserve tens of millions of dollars every year, but it’s not about deserving. It’s purely about viewership and attracting big sponsorships and having the spectating of the sport bringing in billions of dollars. You being in the ”same 1%” as NBA and NFL players literally means nothing when the way the player salaried are counted in NFL and NBA is 1 000 000 times different because people pay billions to see them play. How many millions of people would pay 40-300 bucks to see you play Street Fighter 6 on a weekly basis? Or would hundreds of thoudands of people pay 130 dollars for an online season pass to see your content? The answer is almost no one would pay, and that’s how NBA players are paid because they bring the billions of dollars in to the sport. Average players are collectively bringing in all of the money to the game and your talent is doing something because you have for sure inspired people to buy the game but not enough that you could compare fighting games to NBA stars. There are alot of other sports that have the same issues like curling players propably don’t make much but they are also in the same 1% as NBA stars. The day fighting games are watched in every home around the country and being a big phenomenon around the world that schools have fighting game teams and leagues and when you are a hero to millions or even hundreds of millions is when you ”deserve more money” or even millions. The good news is the FGC is growing so there will be bigger prizes for top players. So it’s close to 0% about how you are in the top pool of talent and also close to 0% about what you deserve, because money isn’t about either of those.

your voice or mic is killing my headphones and vibrating every word. could just be bc it's so low

Chris T has the same arguments that the WNBA yes you guys are the best but viewership is really low.

Lost any reverence I had for Wong after he carried the flag for modern controls via tournament play 👎🏽 Spineless