The Art of Fighting Game Rosters

Nerd of Mouth

The Last Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Leisure, Video Games

4.7 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for a hundred hand slap of knowledge as Holden takes the lead and describes the mechanics and aesthetics that make a great fighting game roster. He lists all the different types of characters from zoners to grapplers to puppets, why some characters get banned from tournaments, and then he, Jake, and Mike all take turns coming up with the dream property they want to see a fighting game based on. It gets very weird and saucy. But fun Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth

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0:00.0	Nerd of mouth.
0:02.0	It is I, Ruiu!
0:04.0	It is I, Riyu! Popular character of fighting game Street Fighter, the Bog Standard
0:26.6	Fighting Game character.
0:28.1	I have it all.
0:29.3	And I'm here to talk to you about what makes a good fighting game roster.
0:33.8	With me is Ken.
0:35.9	Hello.
0:36.7	I am also Ryu. I mean, I'm Ken. I'm Ken. No, you're more rushdown. Damn it. Yeah. And Sagat, famous zoner, Sagat. Ah, okay. We're doing this. I'm glad you didn't say E Honda, quite honestly honestly and I'm thankful every day for our friendship.
0:56.0	I did.
0:56.4	I was like, what's one of the chubbier ones?
0:58.2	Which one?
0:58.9	And my mind hit a blank.
1:00.6	And so I just said Sagaat.
1:02.3	You're Glorbo, a big dumb guy that I think was a Mujan creation.
1:06.5	I played when I was six.
1:08.7	Abigail is here with us.
1:11.2	The fighter that takes up half the screen.
1:14.3	And yes, I'm so excited to talk today about fighting game rosters.
1:17.7	We're going to get, this is getting real nerdy with it.
1:20.2	This is not one of those Miss Rachel-like episodes where you want to send it to your mother.
1:25.7	Yes, it won't be the most beloved or highly rated episode we've done.
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