The_Rev Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Copy pasta time, because this guy says it better than I ever could: This is blatantly stolen from gaf, all credit to a poster on there for this. http://saltybet.com/ Brief explanation, it's a site that streams mugen fights 24/7, alongside a chatroom that allows you to bet (fictional) money on the outcome. The game picks random fighters from a vast pool, gives you a brief stare off while you ponder the odds, before they fight with their AI. The amazingness comes from many places. Lots of the fighters are ridiculous, broken, some even drawn in MSpaint and completely stupid. The fights can be utter annhilation, or tense evenly balanced affairs. Some fighters are beyond all levels of the absurd, literally all shapes and sizes from an inch high to screen filling dinosaurs. I've witnessed bouts that lasted all of 15 seconds for 3 rounds, (A black Strider Hiryu vs a tiny Waifu from some obscure japanese anime - bloodbath), or fighters from Capcom's Cyberbots kicking the **** out of the Simba from SNES Lion King. The term salt comes from an Americanism for bitterness as far as I can tell. As in crying salty tears when you lose. The chatroom itself is hilarious, not a COD style bunch of idiots, more like a load of funny Otakus lamenting their misplaced wagers, as a 7 foot gigantic piece of corn destroys SF Alpha 3 Akuma and costs them the last of their cash. A final and brilliant bonus is that alongside all of this ridiculousness is a constant streaming jukebox of the most random assed music ever, often brilliantly complimenting the fights in ways you couldnt think possible. Everything from Pink Floyd, to FFX battle music, crazy jazz, recognisable SF2 background tunes, bizarre Japanese soft rock with endless guitar solos. I've already spent hours watching/listening to this stuff and ive not even participated in the betting yet. It's something that you could show to a non gamer, or a parent, or partner, and they;d just not comprehend half of the language, the action, or its reason to even exist. Yet it's hypnotic, addictive as hell, often hilarious and an amazing time waster. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 I just went all in on Nemesis from Resident Evil. Turns out he has no attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Been playing it for a few days, it's a good way to waste time. Most money I made was Robocop against some tentacle robot thing, most people bet on the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I went all in backing an Octopus Mickey Mouse...and lost it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) MUGEN! Man, there were a bunch of us who used to have a lot of fun with that when at uni. It is truly a nerds wet dream. I've just had a look on the elecbyte website, adn they've just released a new beta yesterday. Virtual betting is a wonderful way to use it though, cudos to the guy who thought that up. Edited August 7, 2013 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 7, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hahaha it's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I've been stopping by SaltyBets for the past few days, since Jeff Gerstmann tweeted about it. It's crazy how something so stupid can be so fascinating and chew up so much time. As someone too gutless, poor, overly cautious and easily addicted to ever bother with real online gambling, a fake money betting website based on stupid absurd robots fighting eachother is perfect for me. When you sign up you get 400 'Salty Bucks'. I did quite well with a bunch of stupid random bets and got to about $1500. At that stage I went all in on a huge guy called 'The Blob' who lost 3 rounds straight, in 1 hit each time. Getting back out of the mines is tough, I only just broke triple digits again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 THIS. IS. SO. COOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Amaze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I just lost $50 betting on Antman because he was beaten by some cutsey anime witch... all whilst listening to the Ghostbusters theme. This is truly amazing. I'm addicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 10, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2013 I love Mugen. I just watched Green Arrow face off against some Ryu hack. Green Arrow will be missed. From the getgo Ryu-hack was machinegunning hadukens and launching into insane hurricane kick combos, absolute obliteration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Just won $1326 on a $50 bet, Fireman with thte upset victory over a heavily favoured anime school girl with a kendo stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I suck at it, Ilose a good 80% of the time it seems... I'm down to $100. So much fun though and so very addictive. I just saw a character from DBZ fight Spongebob Squarepants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I just saw Snoopy fighting Buttercup of the Powerpuff Girls and signed up straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I've just reinstalled it, and if anyone else is running MUGEN, get hold of Ash from Evil Dead, his special is awesome Out of all the chars I have though (about 20), some guy called Nobunaga is just unbeatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Just won $600 by betting on this guy. He has the maddest moves I've ever seen, including a belly bounce attack which is powered by a lit fart. His win animation is cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wish I'd see some cool fights, most of the time when I watch it's just shitty generic anime guy #31 vs. shitty generic anime guy #55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) ALL IN ON THE FAT GUY VS THE BIRD WHO HAS A GUN! *edit* Comes in at 6/1 :D Edited August 11, 2013 by The_Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wish I'd see some cool fights, most of the time when I watch it's just shitty generic anime guy #31 vs. shitty generic anime guy #55 I did just watch a Daffy Duck fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2013 Wish I'd see some cool fights, most of the time when I watch it's just shitty generic anime guy #31 vs. shitty generic anime guy #55 Yeah that does happen a lot. Also, tiny little anime girls who look like they couldn't beat up an ant, often seem to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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