Geese Howard

Superfamifreak

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What is everyones fave version of geese? I prefer his Art of Fighting 2 version - he looks wicked in that game. I love his outfit!!! Plus his Deadly rave kicks bottom :) And AoF2 has the best version of his theme music!
 

Rain

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Another Leicester Fan? Cool :)

Anyway, probably Real Bout Special when he was practically a God :)
 

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I like to play him in KOF 96, but in capcom vs snk he says 'you can not escape from death' which I love so.

"you have insulted my fammily, and you have insulted the showlin temple."
 

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Originally posted by Superfamifreak:
<strong>What is everyones fave version of geese? I prefer his Art of Fighting 2 version - he looks wicked in that game. I love his outfit!!! Plus his Deadly rave kicks bottom :) And AoF2 has the best version of his theme music!</strong><hr></blockquote>

The best theme goes to Fatal Fury 3 and Real Bout Fatal Fury.

The AOF2 theme is still good to me, but does not match the Fatal Fury Special one. :D
 

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actually, i thought he was one of the cooler things
about c v S but i didnt play too much into it.
ffs one is the og one.
got the double reppukan and all the counters too.
his rb2 incarnation with the 360 super is cool too.
 

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Mine was CvSNK, it was good to finally see him in Hi-Res.

But in an actual SNK game...I'd say either '96 or Fatal Fury Special...don't ask me why in FFS...then it would be RBFF2.
 

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Originally posted by laurie:
<strong>I like to play him in KOF 96, but in capcom vs snk he says 'you can not escape from death' which I love so.

"you have insulted my fammily, and you have insulted the showlin temple."</strong><hr></blockquote>

To me, it always sounded like "You cannot... escape dog breath."

EDIT: Oh, I forgot, I like his SNK vs Capcom: MOTM version, cause I find Deadly Rave hard to do in CvS, but in MOTM, it does it automatically :D .

[ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: DanAdamKOF ]</p>
 

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I'm sorry guys, but what's the big deal with Geese Howard?

I mean, he's an okay fighter, and from what I've read from the storylines, he's an average boss at best; so what is it that makes everyone rave and rant about the former "Big Boss of Southtown"?

I personally don't like the guy because he requires at tad more skill to use effectively in a vs. match, but that's just a personal gripe...
 

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Originally posted by The True Warrior:
<strong>I'm sorry guys, but what's the big deal with Geese Howard?

I mean, he's an okay fighter, and from what I've read from the storylines, he's an average boss at best; so what is it that makes everyone rave and rant about the former "Big Boss of Southtown"?

I personally don't like the guy because he requires at tad more skill to use effectively in a vs. match, but that's just a personal gripe...</strong><hr></blockquote>

First of all Geese is the first memorable boss of SNK.

He was in the game series that put SNK in the forefront.

He is a skill character and you can't help but give a good(even average) Geese user his/her props. You can't say "oh he/she only won because...". Geese is purely for skilled users.

His character design is also pretty good. He's a toughguy, a leader, rich and also he is purely skill himself cuz he doesn't have any special powers like the Orochi crew or Kyo or Iori, he is 100 all regular and got where he is from practice.

Geese is just the man. And if you can't accept that then you just might be..........


!!PREDICTABLE!!

....sorry about that.

geese-armfld.gif
 

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First of all Geese is the first memorable boss of SNK.

He was in the game series that put SNK in the forefront.

He is a skill character and you can't help but give a good(even average) Geese user his/her props. You can't say "oh he/she only won because...". Geese is purely for skilled users.

His character design is also pretty good. He's a toughguy, a leader, rich and also he is purely skill himself cuz he doesn't have any special powers like the Orochi crew or Kyo or Iori, he is 100 all regular and got where he is from practice.

Geese is just the man. And if you can't accept that then you just might be..........

!!PREDICTABLE!!
<hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />

Alright Spinmaster; you win. It's agreed that Geese demands respect for the awesome amount of time and skill it takes to use him effectively; cuz' it's rare to find a good Geese player these days who isn't a weak-ass scrub who throws Reppu Ken's and Shippu Ken's all day... <img src="graemlins/shame.gif" border="0" alt="[Shame]" />

I understand that Geese put SNK on the map during the rise of the revoltutionary fighting game era, but truthfully, despite his good looks and putting himself on the top the hard way, you'd have to agree that he's generic as a boss.

Honestly, how does Mr. Howard stack up against age old villians such as Kazuya, Dural, Vega/M. Bison, Heihachi, and Rugal?

[ August 29, 2002: Message edited by: The True Warrior ]</p>
 

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Originally posted by The True Warrior:
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Honestly, how does Mr. Howard stack up against age old villians such as Kazuya, Dural, Vega/M. Bison, Heihachi, and Rugal?

[ August 29, 2002: Message edited by: The True Warrior ]</strong><hr></blockquote>


Age old Villains?! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[LOL]" /> Don't make me laugh. The only one listed that can possibly be classified as age old is Vega/M. Bison. Geese was created well before any of the others. Frankly, Kazuya, Dural, and Heihachi are jokes in the character design department, even though they were made after geese. Even though the look of Geese hasn't changed, there's been an entire mythos surrounding him since Fatal Fury, and as newer games have come out, he has evolved. I have never seen any of the people mentioned on your list (including rugal) go through as much character development. That's why so many people prefer him. If you consider geese generic, you should really take a look at the bosses you've cited. They are no less generic (maybe not Dural, tho), and have changed a lot less since they were first introduced.

Another reason he is so likable, is because he is one of a very few bosses who doesn't cheese you to death with computer advantages (ie, priority, decreased charge time, etc). The AI makes you work for the victory, and plays pretty clean matches (as opposed to rugal, who kept you pinned down with fireballs in '98). As for playing Geese, again, it takes real skill to use him effectively. If you're thinking about the CvS incarnations, and the people who like to use nothing but fireballs, that's because the fighting system allows such things. In real SNK fighters, fireballs are given far less effectiveness, thus geese players have to rely more on his non energy-based moves (counters, etc...) in order to win, which takes far more skill to master. In short people like geese because his is a very solid, well-designed character, that takes real skill to master or beat.
 

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In real SNK fighters, fireballs are given far less effectiveness, thus geese players have to rely more on his non energy-based moves (counters, etc...) in order to win, which takes far more skill to master. In short people like geese because his is a very solid, well-designed character, that takes real skill to master or beat.<hr></blockquote>

Oh, absolutely. That's what makes him fun in '96...his fireballs aren't abusable, and it takes real skill to use him in that game...I enjoy using him in '96.
 

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Originally posted by Rain:
<strong>Another Leicester Fan? Cool :)

Anyway, probably Real Bout Special when he was practically a God :) </strong><hr></blockquote>


Sorry mate, Bolton Wanderers forever!
 

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Geese in KoF 96, because I don't have alot of exp with the Fatal Fury series outside of the Real Bouts and Garou.
 

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Crovax is right but except for the part about "jokes in the character design department" cuz we all know and love Kazuya(mainly for his character design). But Geese is THE age old villain! Kaz, Hei and Dural came after.
 

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Originally posted by DanAdamKOF:
<strong>

To me, it always sounded like "You cannot... escape dog breath."[ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: DanAdamKOF ]</strong><hr></blockquote>


Really? Because, to me, it sounded like "You cannot escape wrong death." Oh well.
<img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />
 

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Real Bout Fatal Fury Special is my favorite version of Geese. Extrememly fast and powerful. If RBS Geese was in KOF, I would destroy, destroy destroy!!
 

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<img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" /> Mine was in CvS, when he says "'ll stain my hand with your blood.", and I misheard "I'll paint my house with your blood."
 

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CvS. Gotta love those opening quotes. "You cannot escape prom dress!"
 

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Originally posted by 4neqs:
<strong>CvS. Gotta love those opening quotes. "You cannot escape prom dress!"</strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[LOL]" />
 
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