SNK

Art of Fighting/King of Fighters Ryo Sakazaki custom toy

Once upon a time, SOTA Toys made some truly excellent Marvel Legends-style Street Fighter action figures, and after a few years, they made new figures of Ryu and Ken, based…

Retro Andy January 25, 2022

Illustration

Jhun Hoon 2003

It's not great, but I still have a fondness for this sketch of Jhun Hoon. He was featured in the King of Fighters games from 1999-2003 or so, and then…

Retro Andy November 22, 2021

Illustration

Blue Mary Sketch

I'm pretty sure this is from 2015 or 2016. It's important to date your drawings, kids! Mary Ryan, aka Blue Mary, is a character from SNK's Fatal Fury and King…

Retro Andy March 11, 2021

Hawk and Croc Illustration

Hawk & Croc Buddy Icons

Hey, have you ever said to yourself, "I want a user icon that uses art from somewhere in the first couple years of Hawk & Croc comics?" Well, you're in…

Retro Andy March 3, 2021

Friendly Fridays

Friendly Fridays: Art of Fighting Adventures by Brandon A. Mayo

Waaaay back in 2001, before Hawk & Croc existed, my H&C co-creator, Brandon A. Mayo, was writing VERY silly fanfiction stories based on the characters of our favorite fighting games.…

Retro Andy January 15, 2021

Podcast Video games

Atomic Monsoon #84: A List of Our Favorite Video Games. Right Now. This Very Second.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IeZIeam7O3FSa5MXfnsWq?si=30d1571e5fd746d7 Andy and Stephanie talk about some of their favorite video games. Games we discuss: Street Fighter (series) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Metal Slug 3 Lego Star Wars Complete…

Retro Andy September 11, 2020

Journal Video games

Fighting in the Street Part IV: The King of Fighters?

While all the hype behind MKII and SSFII was overwhelming US gamers (The two games were basically all that my friends and I would talk about at summer camp that…

Retro Andy September 17, 2010

Journal Video games

Fighting in the Street Part III: Super Kombat

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAT! By the time September of 1993 rolled around, EVERYBODY had played Street Fighter. And those of us who stuck with it had all learned how to throw Hadokens…

Retro Andy September 16, 2010

Journal Video games

Fighting in the Street Part II: The Art of Fatal Kombat.

It took me just over a year, but I'd finally played and beaten Street Fighter II. And there were already TWO new versions in the arcade; Street Fighter II: Champion…

Retro Andy September 15, 2010