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  1. KingHippo

    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 16 - The One About Combo Breaker

    It has been a very long time, but the Slips and Hippo show is back! We spend the vast majority of a super size episode talking about Combo Breaker, both my experience there as a first time attendee and player as well as the tournament and what it means for the Mortal Kombat 11 meta going...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 15 - The One About The Summit of Time and Early Meta

    Hey everyone, the @Slips and Hippo show is back to cover all things in the world of kompetitive Mortal Kombat 11! This week, Slips and I are taking a look at the recent Beyond the Summit event The Summit of Time, which featured a ton of high level play from some of the scene's best players and...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 14 - The One About The Release of MK11

    Its been a while, but the Slips and Hippo show is back to talk all about Mortal Kombat 11! The big new fighting game from NRS has finally seen its release date, and Slips and I have a lot to talk about. We'll discuss our first forays into choosing characters, gush about what we like, and bitch a...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 13 - The One About The MK11 Beta and Variations

    The Slips and Hippo Show is back for episode 13, and what a show it is! Slips and I catch up, but then we're right into discussing all the happenings of the past couple weeks, most notably the MK11 beta, and giving some of our thoughts and impressions there. We also talk about the newly...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 12 - The One About The Stress Test and Castlevania

    The @Slips and Hippo show has survived the MK11 Stress Test weekend, and we have some takes to give! Join Slips and I as we talk some shop, look at the most recent Kombat Kast, and then do a huge dive into our impressions about MK11 that we got from the Stress Test, and what we're looking...
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    The Slips and Hippo Ep. 11 - The One About the NRS Community and Reactionaries

    The Slips and Hippo Show is back for Episode 11! Join Slips and I as we talk about a bunch of goofy things going down in the NRS Community lately as well as recap the most recent Kombat Kast, which featured a host of reveals and a thorough runthrough of Kano and Cassie Cage for MK11. Great show...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 10 - The One About The Summit and Jade

    The Slips and Hippo Show reaches a milestone with episode 10! Join Slips and I as we talk about the recently revealed Jade, give our thoughts on the rumored list of folks to join The Summit of Time, and maybe even talk a little Klassic MK and other games. Fun show as always, so please give a...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show Ep. 9 - The One About Our MK11 Impressions

    The @Slips and Hippo show is finally back from hiatus! We talk about the recent MK11 Kombat Kast featuring Kabal, and we answer some questions as well as give some general impressions of MK11 from our time with the game at the reveal event! Plus we’ve got some Rocky talk, a lot of general FG...
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    Questions about MK11 Gameplay? Ask Slips and Hippo!

    Hey everyone! So the MK11 Reveal Event is just around the corner, and @Slips and I will be in attendance to get the first glimpse at what MK11 will be. Naturally, the Slips and Hippo show will return to debrief our experience and get some hands-on impressions about the game. Now since this was...
  10. KingHippo

    The Slips and Hippo Show returns in January!

    Hi all It's been a very long time, but the Slips and Hippo Show lives like Goro, and we'll be back in January 2019 to be your resident old guys talking shop about MK and other NRS related properties! As to why we were gone? Well, guess we'll talk about that too! Both Slips and I will be...
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    Slips and Hippo Show Ep 8 - The One About the Evo 2018 Aftermath

    Slips and Hippo are back from Evo, and it's time to recount what we saw, what we learned, and where we're going afterwards! We talk about our personal paths in the tournament and recount the top 8. Our audio was punched up by @Under_The_Mayo this week, so thank him and give a like to his band...
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    Slip and Hippo Show Ep 7 - The One About Evo 2018

    A special version of the @Slips and Hippo show! For our 7th episode we look at Evo 2018 as a whole: what it's like to experience Evo, which ones we have been to, the pools, who's going to make top 8, etc. I have a large rant that I go on regarding how the brackets are constructed, and we go deep...
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    Slips and Hippo Show Ep 6 - The One About NA West and Evo 2013

    Still waking up? Why not do it with the @Slips and Hippo show? This week we talk the NA West online tourney, some of our favorite players, wax nostalgic about Evo 2013 for Injustice, and answer some listener questions. Enjoy! Videos, as always, by @Noble Raptor Timestamps: 00:00:00 -...
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    Slips and Hippo Show Ep 5 - The One About Viennality and Justification

    It's episode 5 of the @Slips and Hippo show! We talk about the exciting events of Viennality 2018, what it means going forward for the meta of the game, and we once again discuss why the FGC matters to us. If you're going to listen to only a few parts of the show, you gotta tune in starting at...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show E4: The One About CEO and Twitter Toxicity

    Hey everyone, the @Slips and Hippo show is back for Episode 4, where we talk about all the goings-on related to CEO! Slips and I ramble for a couple of hours about the tournament results, some of the meta advancements we saw coming out of the tournament, dumb Twitter stuff, and more! We're still...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show E3: The One About CEO Pools

    It's episode 3 of the @Slips and Hippo show, and this week we're each giving our predictions for how the CEO tournament will shape out for Injustice 2. We also talk about the semi-retirement of a community figure, and why we play fighting games in general. Check out the very beginning of the...
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    The Slips and Hippo Show E1: The One About Combo Breaker

    So @Slips and I have decided to try our hands once again at a podcast specifically centered around Injustice 2 and the NRS scene. For our pilot episode we talk about Combo Breaker, weak mentalities in fighters, Slips' love of the Ninja Turtles, and his family's alleged association with the...
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    Evo and NRS Commentary

    I think this is an important subject to discuss, considering this will no doubt be the biggest Evo of all time. I was watching a replay of KiT the other day, and while it wasn’t the greatest top 8 commentary I’ve ever heard, it was from two guys that cared about Mortal Kombat, which I could...
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    Unsolved Mysteries of MKX: Fake Patch Changes

    Unsolved Mysteries of MKX: Fake Patch Changes Note: This thread is about unsolved mysteries. What you are about to read is not a news bulletin. Imagine if you will a scenario: it’s mid afternoon, and Netherrealm Studios has just released a new balance patch for Mortal Kombat X. You rush to...
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    Unsolved Mysteries of MKX: Advantage Armored Launchers

    Unsolved Mysteries of MKX: Safe, Advantage Launchers: Fact or Fiction? Note: This thread is about unsolved mysteries. What you are about to read is not a news bulletin. The location, TestYourMight.com. The crime, a ruthlessly spread rumor that threatens to become fact through sheer word of...