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[Poltergust]

https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/5/23/15682554/the-amazing-race-street-fighter-5-episode

The next episode of CBS reality competition The Amazing Race will include an esports challenge: Contestants will have to face — and defeat — a pro gamer in Street Fighter 5. That may sound like an unfair requirement; some of the world’s best Street Fighter players, including Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee and Chung-Gon “Poongko” Lee, will appear on the show. Naturally, there’s a twist.

The Amazing Race will make the challenge slightly easier for contestants by providing them with a coach who will teach them the basics of Street Fighter 5. But if they can’t knock out their opponent in 10 rounds, they’ll receive an advantage: The pro player will be forced to play one-handed. If they fail 10 more times, the pro player will fight wearing a blindfold.

I expect everyone to have to resort to blindfolds lol.

20-0 me if old.

 

[John Kowalski]

Are blind fights a thing? They should be

 

[PorygonVandal]

If I was there and I managed to land a hit on Infiltration I would brag about that the rest of my life

 

[Tregard]

It was only a matter of time if they visited South Korea again! Another one of the tasks is going to be cup stacking from the preview.

Brooke & Scott for the win, btw.

 

[Crayon]

Okay I'll watch.

 

[Arkeband]

They might need to be one handed, blindfolded, and wearing noise cancelling headphones because they're going to have sound and timings to pull off combos on these newbs without having to see the screen.

 

[serenewarfare]

Maybe I am overestimating the skill of pro SFV players, but I feel like most of them could beat these people blindfolded.

 

[Leafhopper]

This amount of desperation is so sad. Or Maybe it's not even that. It's a very odd marketing strategy.

 

[.JayZii]

Daigo better watch out.

 

[Big Chungus]

This amount of desperation is so sad. Or Maybe it's not even that. It's a very odd marketing strategy.

For CBS or Capcom?

 

[Reptars Revenge]

For the next challenge they have to find a good review of Street Figher II on the Switch

 

[Skilletor]

This amount of desperation is so sad. Or Maybe it's not even that. It's a very odd marketing strategy.

lol. Desperation is their game in a primetime slot in a (popular?) reality tv show?

 

[Mushroomer25]

This amount of desperation is so sad. Or Maybe it's not even that. It's a very odd marketing strategy.

It makes sense for the network. TBS (one of their cable channels) is currently airing an SFV invitational series. So this is just corporate synergy in action.

 

[Danis Saur]

Sounds like fun, will watch.

 

[J-Tier]

It's pretty cool if you ask me. Non-fighting gamers getting a crash course coach in a short period of time, having to go up against pros. Concept should be its own youtube series or something.

 

[Flip4k]

Who're the coaches?

 

[Sinfamy]

Where do I sign up to be on this?

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Maybe I am overestimating the skill of pro SFV players, but I feel like most of them could beat these people blindfolded.

In Amazing Race typically when against professionals every time the contestants are defeated the handicap is increased.

Like a time they had to compete with professional rowers in a race every time they lost the pros started like 50+ more yards behind.

 

[MCD250]

They should make the pros play with only one button and no specials or something. Otherwise it's gonna be a bath of blood.

 

[Poltergust]

This amount of desperation is so sad. Or Maybe it's not even that. It's a very odd marketing strategy.

I always find it neat when professional gaming bleeds into these kinds of things. Seeing Ken (of SSBM fame) place 5th in Survivor was really amazing to see.

 

[Leafhopper]

For CBS or Capcom?

Good question really.

lol. Desperation is their game in a primetime slot in a (popular?) reality tv show?

I didn't say it was bad. Just that the pulls to link back to SFV lately have been kinda everywhere. More than usual it seems this time around. Maybe desperation is the wrong word.

It makes sense for the network. TBS (one of their cable channels) is currently airing an SFV invitational series. So this is just corporate synergy in action.

Oh yeah I totally forgot about that. You're right.

I always find it neat when professional gaming bleeds into these kinds of things. Seeing Ken (of SSBM fame) place 5th in Survivor was really amazing to see.

It just comes off a bit weird to me but, I suppose it's not a bad thing.

 

[katsubento]

I want to see this actually. It will be fun to see them get bodied over and over by Infiltration and Poongko.

 

[Haeleos]

Who're the coaches?

I bet it's Mike Ross. alreadydead.gif

 

[ZangBa]

Should have made these stoners go against Aris's Deadshot.

 

[Ventara]

Yup. it's gonna be 20-0 until blindfolds. Even then, I expect them to still struggle.

Edit: What happens if they lose another 10 times? There's a decent chance it might happen.

 

[ZangBa]

Who're the coaches?

DarksydePhil.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

How do you pull off anything more but punches and kicks with 1 hand? I feel like they should go straight to blindfolded

 

[Deft Beck]

This smells like product placement, but should result in an amusing Youtube video.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

The Amazing Race is awesome.

 

[SmackAttack]

My aunt loves The Amazing Race. Wonder what she'll think of this.

 

[Neoxon]

How do you pull off anything more but punches and kicks with 1 hand? I feel like they should go straight to blindfolded

Isn't there one guy who can play Chun with their face?

 

[Dreavus]

I honestly don't see how any of these people are going to be able to take one round when it's even. There's just no way.

Once they're down to one handed I could maybe see it happening by fluke, but these pros have such insane fundamentals that I could just see them playing patient and punishing everything with a sweep.

 

[Producer]

its gonna be a blowup

 

[kunonabi]

Maybe I am overestimating the skill of pro SFV players, but I feel like most of them could beat these people blindfolded.

Most likely. I mean i used to tool people around with oro using one hand and im nowhere near the level of wong and company. A blindfold for them using the right character should be possible.

 

[RecursiveFault]

Are blind fights a thing? They should be

There's a blind player who plays in some tournies. Cool dude.

 

[Lulubop]

this is dope

 

[Umbooki]

Didn't LI Joe demolish someone online with one hand? I see a one-handed Sagat and a One-handed Nash. I think Xian dabbled with this stuff back in the day, too.

Two hands with a blindfold isn't gonna do too much, especially if the pros can listen to in-game audio.

 

[redhood56]

These people are about to get bodied. But this is pretty cool

 

[katsubento]

Isn't there one guy who can play Chun with their face?

BrolyLegs. He's pretty damn good with Chun too. He's a disabled player that uses his mouth only to play with a pad. It's pretty awesome.

 

[Kashiwaba]

As a person who plays SFV regularly and i think I'm above average, yet when i played against Gllty online in 4 games i was barely able to take 2 rounds of her and she is considered way weaker than most Professional SFV players, so i don't know how can someone who is playing SFV for the first time beat Infiltration or Poongko.

 

[HoodWinked]

i watch amazing race from time to time and the preview for the next episode had poongko and sfv so knew this was coming.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Honestly, this season the most enjoyable season of Amazing race I've seen in a while. They shouldn't be afraid to continue doing new shit like this and pairing strangers together.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

One-handed sounds way harder than blindfolded.

 

[Pizza]

Oh wow that's rad, right as I was thinking "well they're done for" continuing to read the quote just got me more hyped

Ten rounds to get a single knock out? I actually think if I tried harder at SF I could do it. All it takes is getting one good read sometimes! If they fuck up even a little and you capitalize on it it seems pretty doable

Except I can't play as Sean so what's the point

 

[Baliis]

DarksydePhil.

Don't block, blocking never works. Just shout "fucking lag" every time you get hit.

 

[lupinko]

It makes sense for the network. TBS (one of their cable channels) is currently airing an SFV invitational series. So this is just corporate synergy in action.

How's there corporate synergy when TBS is Time Warner and CBS is simply CBS, completely divorced from Paramount?

 

[SargerusBR]

Will Poongko remove his shirt tho?

 

[IchigoSharingan]

Infiltration with a blindfold does nothing to how badly he will body you.

 

[5taquitos]

How's there corporate synergy when TBS is Time Warner and CBS is simply CBS, completely divorced from Paramount?

Yeah, they have nothing in common.

 

[JayEH]

DarksydePhil.

There was nothing they could do.



This could be fun. So weird to see SFV continuing to make these TV deals lol.