Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Series: Street Fighter Release date: February 6, 1991 Platforms: Arcade, SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo/SNES and a fuck ton of others Genres and Modes: Single player or Multiplayer Fighting
In my previous review, which talked about Street Fighter, I pointed out in the end that despite being considered a decent game upon release, it was also criticized for its terrible controls, awful soundtrack (the arcade version), and the lack of selectable characters. Only two of them were playable. Or hardly playable, since left player was always Ryu, and right player was always Ken. The controls, as mentioned before, were, are and will forever remain awful. A huge delay between normal attacks and movement, and weird input for special moves made people dislike the game A LOT. So how, or better yet, what made Capcom think a sequel to a game that flopped hard would deserve a sequel?
The answer for that question is rather complicated. They just thought the game deserved a sequel. They started working hard and good to make sure the game is actually playable. And was it all worth it? Let's see all of that in the following review, which will start with Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
The iconic flyer for the arcade version of the game...
Followed by the iconic intro, for a game that changed gaming forever...
Plot
Before I start commenting on the gameplay, I have to start with the game's plot. Yes, the game, just like it predecessor, has a story. Shadaloo, Earth's most dangerous criminal organization, is keen on world domination. Knowing that starting a war would be pointless, the leader of the organization, M.Bison (or Vega in Japanese... I'll explain the names in the trivia section of the review later on) decides to host a fighting tournament. World's greatest fighters, competing against one another in an all action packed and explosive tournament. Winner gets to be crowned as "The World Warrior", and the best fighter ever (or maybe end up being a subject for Shadaloo's evil plans for world conquest).
Unlike Street Fighter, once a player inserts coins in the arcade machine and then presses start, is greeted with a selection of characters. YES!!! YOU READ THAT RIGHT!!! YOU CAN PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE OTHER THAN RYU AND FUCKING KEN!!!
These other fighters come from various countries in the world. Street Fighter II stars 8 playable characters:
- Ryu: The face of the game, the series and the reigning champion of the first tournament. He competes in the next one to test his skills against worthy opponents and his best friend (and palette swap) Ken
- Ken: Ryu's best friend and the "Player 2" of Street Fighter. Just like his friend Ryu, Ken just wants to duke it out against other fighters and his best friend.
- Chun-Li: The first newcomer of the series AND the first ever playable female fighter in the history of video games. She is a master of King Fu whose lightning speed kicks will make sure the opponent never gets up. Aside from that, she's an agent of Interpol and enters the tournament to avenge the death of her father at the hands of M.Bison.
- E.Honda: Edmond Honda is a Japanese sumo wrestler who just enters to show everyone why sumo is the best martial art in the world
- Blanka: A mysterious man-beast from Brazil who is in search of his long lost mother and enters the tournament for that reason.
- Dhalsim: A practitioner of Yoga, this Indian hermit enters the competition to put an end to Shadaloo's evil plans, just like Chun-Li. And another character as well. That one being...
- Guile: Colonel of the US Airforce Military, is on a vendetta hunt against M.Bison. Reason being is that his superior, Charlie, was murdered in a fight against the evil dictator. With that objective in mind, he's going to stop at nothing to reach Bison's ass and kill him.
- Zangief: A wrestler from the USSR/Russia, who participates in the tournament on behalf of the president of the Motherland. He's just there to show the power of the Motherland and represent his country and fighting style.
Wow! 8 playable characters. How awesome is that? But these 8 characters, while entering for their own reasons, cannot challenge the devious, brutal and sadistic M.Bison once they beat the others. They have to deal with the 4 Heavenly Kings, 3 of them guard Bison like there's no tomorrow:
- Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan): A violent boxer from the USA, he uses his brute force and sheer strength to win any fight. Loves women and money, and isn't afraid to get dirty to win a fight.
- Vega (Balrog in Japan): A Spanish matador who is also a ninjutsu master. EXTREMELY handsome and agile, with the desire to kill anything that is not beautiful, Vega can be one tough son of a bitch to defeat.
- Sagat: The final boss from Street Fighter returns, and he's just as scary as he was in the previous tournament. Having a scar on his chest (thank Ryu for that), his Muay Thai wants one thing and one thing only: to settle the score with the man that humiliated him in the first tournament.
And then there's M.Bison (Vega in Japan). The organizer of the tournament, and the most dangerous opponent the fighters (and the player) will face when playing this game. He uses some strange fighting style which focuses on disintegrating the opponent, should they ever come close or lay a finger on his body.
Lengthy part for the plot, eh? Let's jump into the gameplay part of the review, shall we?
These iconic characters defined a generation (not as great as the New Generation, but still)...
Gameplay
The game is a 1-on-1 fighter. You get to play either against a friend or the computer.
The controls of the game are NEAR PERFECTION. Moving your character has never felt better. On top of amazing movement, you have a dedicated six button lay out (3 buttons for a wide range of punches and 3 buttons for kicks). Each button corresponds with the following actions: Light, Medium and Heavy. All these 3 types of normal attacks are bound to each attack button. You can also do throws as well, and pulling off a special move is no longer a chore. In fact, there are more ways to pull off a special move other than just doing quarter circles, 180s or doing a zig zag (literally the motion is a Z + attack). You can CHARGE the super move, or do a COMMAND GRAB. What are these new ways of performing a move, you ask?
It's simple:
- CHARGE: Holding the joystick at a certain direction for one second and then following that up with another movement input + an attack button will result in a CHARGE SPECIAL MOVE (Example: Hold ← for 1 second, then follow that with → + any of the punch buttons) - COMMAND GRAB: A special move that grabs an opponent and deals massive damage. The difference between a grab and a COMMAND GRAB is that a grab can be done by standing next to the opponent, and pressing any of the attack buttons + direction. COMMAND GRAB on the other hand, requires the player to input a special motion + an attack button (Example: full 360 motion on the controller + any punch button)
These 2 new ways of performing special moves, alongside the standard ones that I mentioned earlier would become the dominant ways of performing special moves in 2D fighting games for the rest of time.
But the thing that made SF2 a massive hit, was the combo system.
Combo is basically the cancelation of one move into another one. The funniest part about combos is that this was not part of the main core gameplay, but rather a bug. Once players discovered this, they began experimenting with the characters, to see which character will deal the most damage, which moves connect with one another... This, alongside its cast, stages and special moves, made SF2 a WORLD WIDE SENSATION. Even today, people still find this game to be one of the greatest video games ever made, and still pop quarters (through emulations of course), just to fight against The World Warriors, or against a friend, or a foe, or their sibling, or parent, or whoever the fuck they fight...
RIP Ken. Was not able to do anything against Guile's infamous Flash Kick...
No way! The Muay Thai champion on the verge of losing?
Ken does not like Spinning Pile Drivers at all, which explains why he Shoryuken'd Zangief...
Sumo or King fu? Which one will win in the end?
Updates
For gamers, seeing games receiving new versions is nothing new. It's rather mundane and stupid if you ask me. But back in the 90s, this was something new and exciting. So imagine everyone's shock when they found out that Street Fighter 2 received TWO gigantic updates in the next year:
- Champion Edition (March 18, 1992)
- Hyper Fighting (December 10, 1992)
Champion Edition
Why is M.Bison in the background, smiling so... Sinister?
This version of the game made some small tweaks to the gameplay and made the 4 final bosses playable. AND BOY WERE ALL 4 BOSS CHARACTERS BROKEN BEYOND BELIEF WHEN USED IN THE RIGHT HANDS!!!
Hyper Fighting
Perhaps the best way to play Street Fighter 2 nowadays...
Released near the end of 1992, this version of SF2 is regarded by many to be the best version of the game. Increased speed, insane gameplay tweaks, new colors for all fighters (except M.Bison) and NEW special moves for all combatants. It literally lives up to the titles of TURBO and HYPER FIGHTING...
Videos for gameplay
Gameplay by: arcadegamesfreak
Same as above: arcadegamesfreak
Gameplay by: TurkishBullet19
What you've read so far is pretty cool, right? A sequel that pretty much blows the original game out of the water with its insane new improvements in the gameplay, selectable characters, and a simple, yet interesting storyline that not everyone cares about. Not everyone is there to stop Shadaloo. Some just want to participate for other things.
On top of all of this, I forgot to mention the fantastic backgrounds and music for each stage. Funny enough, the music during the fights was meant to represent the stage itself, and not the characters. People just didn't notice this nor cared about it enough, so the soundtrack for this game will always be associated with the characters of the games, and not their stages.
And I think it's time to stop talking about the base game and talk about the SUPER version that came out 1 year after Hyper Fighting...
SUPER STREET FIGHTER II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Series: Street Fighter Release date: Autumn 1993 Platforms: Arcade, SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo/SNES and a fuck ton of others (like SF2) Genres and Modes: Single player or Multiplayer Fighting
That's right! Capcom couldn't hold it in any longer and just said "FUCK IT! WE'RE UPDATING THE GAME YET AGAIN!" Only this time, the update was SUPER huge, SUPER massive and SUPER important for the series and fighting games.
Running on a completely new hardware for the time, something I forgot to mention during the SF2 portion of my review, the game whilst looking similar to the original versions, it also plays and feels different. The new hardware that was used for the game, named CPSII (Short for CP System 2), gives the game a fresh new coat of paint. Literally a new coat of paint. More colors, ability for more detailed backgrounds to be made, re-arrangement for the soundtrack to make it sound different from before, and best of all, the ability to add new characters. The previous version of the CPS hardware, named CPS1, was very limited in terms of hardware capabilities. But I won't go into too much detail on the technical aspects of the game, because we need to see what has changed since Hyper Fighting.
New faces. New stages. New everything. SUPER, innit?
This intro right here... May be the best one yet!
Plot is pretty much the same. It's just an updated version of the game with a fancy new look. But the subtitle for Super Street Fighter II is no joke. As it adds 4 new different playable characters, 2 of which will become extremely popular amongst the fans and people outside of the Street Fighter circuit:
- Cammy White: An English beauty who is working as an MI6 operative for the British government. Her iconic bikini looking military outfit, coupled with her deadly moves, make her a dangerous foe to fight, and a young man's wet dream.
- Fei Long: Another Kung Fu practitioner, only this time, he doesn't hail from China like Chin-Li. He hails from Hong Kong. And the dude is basically an homage to the legendary Bruce Lee.
- Thunder Hawk (T.Hawk for short): A Native American coming from Mexico. Enters the tournament to fight off Bison's minions from ruining his lands and his people.
- Dee Jay: Jamaican kickboxer who is also a part time reggae singer and rapper. Enters to find inspiration for his music. He has a goofy smile, but don't let that fool you. His kicks and punches are like machine guns: fast and deadly.
The 4 new challengers enter the ring to make the total number of participants 12 (actually it's 13)...
In terms of gameplay, the game has a flaw. A flaw that ruins the experience in a very SUPER way (I'll stop with the super puns... For now). The speed of which the game moves has been decreased.
Returning to play more like vanilla SF2, many players found the lack of fast paced action infuriating and troublesome. While the game looked, felt and played amazing, the lack of increased speed was a huge disappointment for a lot of players. So naturally, Capcom decided to do yet ANOTHER FUCKING UPDATE!!!!
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
The final update for SF2, and with a character that would change the series' history forever...
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (or Super Turbo) is the final update for the long running series of Street Fighter 2. And marked an end of an era for the time being. Released on February 23rd, 1994, Super Street Fighter II Turbo updated the base version of Super to the point where the game no longer felt like a normal and casual experience. In fact, the game introduced a lot of tiny new gameplay features that change the core fighting of the game itself. New animations for all characters, new ways to combo normals into specials, and best of all: The introduction to SUPER COMBOS.
SUPER COMBOS - A special combo move that all characters posses (minus the dude above. I'll talk about him after this). The game features a "Super" meter that gets filled the more damage you deal to your opponent. Once it's full, the player has an option to do the super or not. It depletes upon finishing a round, which means the next one can be refilled again (Example on how to pull off a super combo move: 2 quarter circles + any punch attack; a 720 motion (that'd be 2 360s) + any punch button; charging ← for a second, then follow that with → ← → + any kick button).
Speaking of characters, the guy on the cover for the game seems pretty scary. And he is.
Master of the Fist. Knows no equal on the battlefield. Lives for one thing only: Fighting!
He is... Akuma...
Akuma (悪魔) or Gouki (豪鬼), is a martial arts master who is a secret character in the game. He can be fought in place of M.Bison, should the player beat every other fighter without using a continue. By the looks of it, he is a clone of Ryu and Ken. BUT MAN DO I LOVE HIM AND HIS WAY OF USING HIS MARTIAL ARTS!!!
He has his typical Shoryukens, Hadokens and all that. But what really sets him apart from the duo is his gameplay. Ryu's fighting style focuses more on concentration and precise power, whereas Ken's is about hitting your opponent multiple times and setting them on fire, Akuma is a mix of both. Focusing on juggling his opponent on the ground and in the air with the strength of Ryu and the fanciness of Ken's multiple hits. The guys is a demon that is so good, he is still banned from tournaments, due to his power.
And he also has a Shin (真) version of himself. Shin in Japanese means "true"; and once Akuma evolves into Shin Akuma/Shin Gouki, he just doesn't pulls any punches, deals double the amount of damage, is fast as fuck, teleports like crazy, and can kill you with a mere thought.
The only downside of him is his lack of Super Combo. Console ports of the game allow him to have one, but not in the arcade version.
Why so serious, mon? Smile! It's good for you!
Damn it, Ken! Stop getting destroyed already...
All hope is not lost, as Fei Long unleashes his Super Combo on Zangief...
THE KING DOES NOT LOSE TO ANYONE!!!
Akuma's introduction to Street Fighter. Destroying Bison with ease, he's ready to face the finalist in a fight to the death...
Videos
Courtesy of: Jan Doedel
Courtesy of: TheInnocentSinful
And yes, Akuma can be played through hacks or inputting a secret code
Final words
Street Fighter II will go down in history as one of the best video games ever made. Not only did it revive a game that was near extinction, but also gave birth to the competitive fighting game genre as well. The slick combo moves, stages, music and characters; all of them have made a massive impact on gaming and culture that is still praised, 31 years after the game's original release.
But how did these characters fare before SF2? What happened to them before all of this?
We have to start from Zero to find the missing link to all of this...
Trivia
- Balrog, Vega and M.Bison in Japan are named (in order): Mike Bison, Balrog and Vega. The reason for the name change is that the character Mike Bison was inspired by Mike Tyson, who in 1991 was involved in a rape scandal. To avoid lawsuits, Capcom changed the names overseas. In the competitive scene, they're known as Boxer, Claw and Dictator.
- Akuma's name change is also a strange one, since in Japanese, both words Akuma & Gouki mean demon. In Japan, he's Gouki. Overseas, it's Akuma.
- The combos just sort of happened, and Capcom decided to roll with it. Good thing they did, cause it's awesome.
-The SNES port of Street Fighter II The World Warrior is one of the best selling SNES games of all time, with 6.3 million copies sold. Hyper Fighting is behind it with 4.3 million copies sold.
- Dee Jay is the only character that was created from the USA division of Capcom. Rest are all from the Japanese division.
- Alongside selectable speeds, Super II Turbo also allows players to play as previous versions of characters. Each version has its perks, but they lack super combos. Maybe it's for the best to not have a super combo all the time.
I'd like to state that the reason why I'm writing this now is due to matchweek 30 starting right after matchweek 29 ended. Plus not a whole lot of teams played during the last week, so I figured it'd be great to combo everything onto one. With that said, let's dive in to see what's in store for us...
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
"One man army" Ronaldo saves us from a humiliating defeat...
The game between these two was insane. It hit all the right notes to make this game feel special: lots of epic goals, good teamplay (that includes us, yes), lots of drama, own goals, and much more. So why is my quote regarding this game stating a "humiliating defeat" and about being saved from it?
Well, the answer is quite simple: HARRY MA-FUCKING-GUIRE!!!
This guy must be some kind of a secret agent with an assignment that states the following: Ruin United at all costs. With this in mind, it's no wonder why we've been shite all season. He not only "plays" for other teams, but scores for them too (scored an own goal in the 72nd minute). Thankfully, Ronaldo managed to save us from such a travesty with a goal in the 81st minute of the game, that being the 3rd goal of the game as well (before that, he scored in the 12th and 38th minute).
Overall, this game was remembered as fantastic just because Ronaldo scored a hat-trick. But outside of that, we were rubbish. And now after two matchweeks, we have dropped significantly. Matchweek 30 we didn't even play though. But still, we have dropped quite a lot and chances of regaining back 4th place will be tough...
Maguire Harry... A bloody legend, he is! Will shag your hopes and dreams and your wife away!
Arsenal vs Liverpool
A GLORIOUS game that left the losing side with a lot of HOLES...
The games between Arsenal and Liverpool have always been exciting to me. There's just something about these two teams that create an unique and immersive atmosphere that can be best described as... Bloody English. Not just for football, but life in England as a whole, with North vs South duking it out to set it straight which side of England is the best.
And The North always wins.
Liverpool had a somewhat challenging game against "The Gunners". This was supported with goals that took place during the second half. The first from Diogo Jota in the 54th minute, and Roberto Firmino in the 62nd minute. These two have given their team a beautiful win and the 3 points needed to close the gap with the current leaders, Manchester City. The total points are as follows: Manchester City - 70 pts. ; Liverpool - 69 pts.
NICE!!!!
A nice win for the nice 3 points that would all add up to the sweet sweet number of 69. Nice...
Wolves vs Leeds
OOOOOOO!!! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO!!!
A bloody and hype as all hell game between Wolves and Leeds happened. Current strong side Wolves lost and epic game against a relatively, on the verge of getting relegated and possibly deported to The Championship side Leeds United.
Wolves started out strong during the first half, with goals from Jonny and Trincao in the 26th and 51st minute respectively. Now, I said they scored in the first half. SO WHY THE FUCK IS THERE A GOAL IN THE 51st BLOODY MINUTE?!?!?!
Well, instead of 8 minutes of added time, they played for 11.
Oh and let's not mention that Wolves' Jimenez received a second yellow and got sent off in the 53rd minute.
This was pretty much the end for "The Wolves" and their hopes of achieving a win in this game, as they conceded 3 goals in the second half.
Such a shame, really. A game that had a long first half and a dude sent off should have ended in a draw honestly. But that's just how life is sometimes...
Jesus Christ! 11 DARN MINUTES!!!
Standings
We can kiss our asses goodbye, cause we might never reach the top 4 now...
To conclude this report, I'd like to say THANK GOD NO FOOTBALL FOR 2 WEEKS!!! I'm saying this so I can catch a break from it and focus on writing other things, like the Street Fighter II review that needs to be Shoryuken'd into existence. Alongside that, maybe a poem or two as well.
Today I finish off what I started last month. That being the report for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. A lot has happened in the span of a month, so let's see who gets to continue, and who gets to return home...
Liverpool vs Inter
Tough luck...
The first game of the second leg of the Round of 16 starts off with a huge blow for the exiting team. That team being Internazionale Milano.
They gave it their all in both legs. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to give them the win or draw to keep their dreams alive.
A goal from Lautaro Martinez in the 61st minute was enough to increase the fighting spirit of Inter to a level where there were signs for them to score another goal. But all they did was receive a red card both from the competition and in the 63rd minute thanks to a "fantastic" Alexis Sanchez tackle on Fabinho.
With all these events in mind, Liverpool advance the competition and Inter heads home.
Tough luck indeed...
Bayern vs RB Salzburg
"War crimes are fun" - Bayern München
RB Salzburg got FUCKING OBLITERATED OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!!
An over the top 7-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern München is enough to make any team just shut the hell up, pack their things and go back home.
Just watch the highlights to see how Salzburg got fucking OWNED by Bayern, cause writing down a somewhat decent and lengthy report is just not worth it...
War Crimes :3 💗
Real Madrid vs PSG
Was anyone surprised that this was going to happen?
The game between these 2 giants ended up with mixed results with some fans. Some expected PSG to advance, some expected Real Madrid to go forward.
First leg went to PSG, after a long ass game with a goal in the dying seconds of the game.
Second game went to Real Madrid, with Karim Benzema just banging in goal after goal, taking no prisoners with him. His 2nd half goals were the perfect response to Mbappe's goal in the 39th minute.
And it was this end result of 3-1 that granted Real Madrid a seat in the Quarter Finals of this year's UEFA Champions League, and a ticket back home for PSG...
A decent end to what was otherwise a boring battle between two good sides that should've done better
Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon
Just vibing...
City were just chilling in the 2nd leg.
Meanwhile Sporting couldn't do shit. Literally couldn't do shit.
And because of this, they got knocked out not because of the 5-0 loss in the 1st leg, but because of how they made the 2nd leg FUCKING BORING...
...And Lisbon making shit boring
Ajax vs Benfica
What one goal does to a motherfucker...
Ajax vs Benfica is the definition of "last goal wins" rule that kids say when they play football.
A somewhat lengthy game between the two sides was decided by a goal in the 77th minute from Benfica's #9 Darwin Núñez.
After that, the game ended, and Benfica qualified for the next round. That's it. This is perhaps the most average game of this Round.
So yeah, Ajax lost...
Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid
Slow claps of disappointment...
The bloody melonheads of Manchester just got knocked out of the Champions League after a humiliating 1-0 loss at the hands of Atletico Madrid. There was no PASSION, there was no VISION, there was no AGGRESSION, there was no FUCKING MINDSET during that game.
Like what do you want me to write about this match? How we played like shite from start to finish? Nemanja Matic's ball kick on João Félix (was hilarious though, but that resulted in Matic being carded)? Or do I write about the Legends of Manchester United criticizing us for our lack of... EVERYTHING!!!
Renan Lodi's goal in the 41st minute was the only goal of the game. One goal = HUGE BLOW for the opposing team. Except this time, the blow was more than devastating. It costed us the competition, our declining reputation, the sanity of both players and fans, and the overall health of our Sir Alex...
If you want to feel angry or upset, just watch Man United play. Effects kick in immediately...
LOSC Lille vs Chelsea
GG ez
Will keep this one short:
- Chelsea were being *tryhards and won
- LOSC Played decent, but lost
*Tryhard/s =Somebody whose effort level and emotional investment is excessively high for the level of play in which they are competing.
After a careful look, this game was boring as shit...
Juventus vs Villareal
STOP IT! THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD!
How would you feel if you jumped out of nowhere and attacked an old lady minding her old business? Would you feel happy knowing you attacked someone old, fragile and defenceless? Or feel bad for what you have just done?
If you said that you'd feel bad, then you're an idiot. You need to up yourself. Just look at Villareal!
They beat the living shit out of fucking Juventus in a 3-0 win that shocked everyone. No one thought Villareal would pull off a win like this, in terms of amount of goals scored that is.
Gerard Moreno (78th minute) Pau Torres (85th minute) and Arnaut Danjuma (92nd minute) just gangbanged the old lady and sent her back to Turin's local ospedale.
Like damn...
Villareal's kink is Cougars it seems...
And with this, I complete my reports on the Round of 16. Tomorrow the drafts will be held for the quarter finals. Let's hope some good games will come out of it. Also a HUGE shoutout to my friend for suggesting me to use Arena Sport's highlights for Champions League games (of course the videos belong to them. No copyright infringement intended. I need to show highlights alongside my reports...). To make things even more kickass, here's his portal where he is also doing reports, but not just for football, but for all sorts of things sports related:
- „Готово е! Се откажувам! Ова е немогуђе!
Домашново е хаос! Ни разбирам што се бара, ни што да се прави. Така да, нек иде
кај шо не треба; а ја да си одам да си ужувам надвор да се прошуњам наоколу
воздух да ме фати.“
***
- „Значи да земеме сокче по пат? Океј, мама!
Ајмо дедо ја и ти сеа до она Вероно да одиме и после некаде да седнеме како шо
рече.“
- „Е де внучко, не ме брзај! Не сум ја па ко
тебе па да можам на брзина да се облечам. Уште патикиве да ги облечам и
излегуваме.“
- „Ама времево е убаво! Мислам види какво е
сончево и пријатно.“
- „Ако се брзаме, нема да направиме ништо.
Ниту да купиме што треба, ниту да уживаме во времето. Еве сум готов. Ајде
одиме!“
***
- „Колку гужва имаше, бре! Не ни дадоа да
помнеме, иако само млеково го имавме.“
- „То ти е кад си со ненормални у градов.“
- „ Што убаво топли сонцево. А иначе сакав да
те прашам, зошто дома така здиви одеднаш? Нешто да не ти се случи?“
- „Домашно што ни го зададе наставничката не
можам да го напишам. Нешто за некое си митолошко суштество... Ем... Феникс се
вика и треба нешто да најдеме за него од пронајденото, некоја си приказна да
напишеме и да ги има темите за феникс. Али не знам шо треба и како да започнам
со приказната.“
- „А знаеш што е феникс?“
- „Феникс е птица која била огнена, машка и
дека после неговата смрт, се раѓал нов феникс.“
- „Точно така, внучко мој!“
- „И сегај ај ти напрај приказна според ова.
Море наставничкава наша е ужас.“
- „Сигурен си дека е тешко според ова приказна
да се направи?“
- „Што сакаш да речеш, дедо?“
***
„Слушај внимателно сега. Многу одамна, еден
феникс, прав и убав како тебе, да се каже бил зелен и... шлакнат. Полн со млада
енергија, дните си ги минувал во правејќи секакви глупости. Мислам, птицава
била млада. И поради тоа, во доста неубави ситуации влегол. Една од тие
ситуации е целиот завршил исфрлен оти како мал дур играл со топка, налетал во
бршлени и целиот ЖАР ЦРВЕН!!! Со денов ида се чеша ли чеша, сирот тој. Ама, тоа
е една од неговите будалаштини како младич.
И така, дур не созреа тој, само си играше
насекаде. Но, со неговите игри, тој ги красеше околините во кој неговите крилја
ќе слетаа. Сите му се зачудуваа на делата што тој ги создаваше со игрите. Уште
поголема му беше неговата креативност во искажување на движењата што тој ги
правеше. Секакви дела тој создаваше. Ама најубавото дело до прва ги чекаше.
Како созреана особа, и тоа едвај созреана,
сеуште зелен во тоа главата, тој со неговите пламени крилја почна да создава
игри што цел негов вид се чудеа и имаа тешкотија да ја искажат нивната
задоволност за тоа тие што гледаат пред нивните очи. Игрите на... Па поубаво би
го нарекол сега Крал Феникс, и со убава причина: Созреа предвреме, но не остаре
предвреме. За разлика од другите од неговиот вид. Инаку, игрите на фениксот беа
како... Танц на боговите. Самиот Крал Феникс како да покажуваше што е да се
живее и да се биде во контакт со убавината на самиот живот. Сите мислеа дека
овој нема никогаш да згасне и дека засекогаш неговите пламени ќе горати дека ќе
го топлат домот нивен.
И сега очекуваш нeшто да се случи во
приказнава. И во право си со тоа очекување.
На крајот, Крал Феникс предвреме умре. На
третиот месец од годината. Кога дознаа за ова, цела негова рода почна огнени
реки да лее. На никој не му се веруваше дека оваа златна душа ги напушти. Тагуваа
по неговата смрт. Не сакаа да ја прифатат, бидејќи имаа чувстсво дека неговата
нова форма НИКОГАШ нема да ја надмине оваа уникатна што ја познаваа и сакаа со
години.
На дванаесетиот месец од годината, од пепелта
се роди нов феникс. Оваа верзија на починатиот крал беше жестока, агресивна и
комплетно спремна да се соочи со предизвици што може да наштетат на еден
феникс. Различен во пристапот на игрите и неговата креативност, но ист во
неговата глава: млада душа која сака да си се искаже со НЕГОВИОТ стил и да ги
надмине претходните граници и да стигне нови места кои што тој не ги стигнал
претходно...“
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- „OH MY БОЖЕ!!! Од кај ти текна ова бре!?!?!?
Како овака... Не разумем!“
- „Креативност, внучко. Креативност ти треба.
Зар ли се зима пауза за да се тргнеш од работата, или за да ти даде мотивација
да ја завршиш на друг начин?“
- „Еј у право си! Море ми даде идеа за што да
напишам сега за во понеделник. Фала ти многу дедо!“
- „Нема што фала. Зај дека секогаш ќе бидам
тука, дур сум жив, да ти помогнам. Па дури и кога ќе ме снема ќе ти помагам.“
- „ПРЕГРИЗИ ЈАЗИК И ПОМЕСТИ СЕ! ОДМА!“
- „Па после да неможам ниту да зборувам, ниту
да јадам? Ако не, двајцата да си ги гризнеме јазиците и да се вратиме дома, оти
мајка ти ќе не утепа што волку долго сме останале надвор.“
