Origin of "EX"

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Origin of "EX"

Post by Shiyonasan » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:30 am

Just out of curiosity, where did the "EX" come from in the website's name? Did it come from the 1996 Street Fighter game?

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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by Herms » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:50 am

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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by Shiyonasan » Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:40 pm

That's what I was thinking. I remember hearing that Mike likes to play the Street Fighter games, so that was the first thing that came to mind.

This coming from a guy who has never played any of the Street Fighter games...

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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by VegettoEX » Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:18 pm

Back in December 1997, a cute little 14-year-old Mike said:

"Vegetto's the strongest character! I like Street Fighter EX!"

I wish there was more to this story.
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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by SHINOBI-03 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:03 pm

VegettoEX wrote:Back in December 1997, a cute little 14-year-old Mike said:

"Vegetto's the strongest character! I like Street Fighter EX!"

I wish there was more to this story.
Didn't you also make a Dragon Ball x Street Fighter crossover fanfic that in it you made Akuma and Cell fuse to Akcell((or Akucell))?
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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by Turtle Marked Stone » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:12 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote: Didn't you also make a Dragon Ball x Street Fighter crossover fanfic that in it you made Akuma and Cell fuse to Akcell((or Akucell))?
To your credit I think that's a clever pun if nothing else.I'm more surprised anybody liked Street Fighter EX .

I'm really, really glad I'm not stuck with my old SN from when I was 14.

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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by Ashura » Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:30 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote:Didn't you also make a Dragon Ball x Street Fighter crossover fanfic that in it you made Akuma and Cell fuse to Akcell((or Akucell))?
I imagine on this forum it would've been Goucell!

Which is far less punny.

I wonder if all the brow-beaten SFEX fans pointed fingers and laughed in revenge when SFIV was announced and a lot of the hardcore Super Turbo/Third Strikers actually liked it.
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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by SHINOBI-03 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:08 pm

Ashura wrote:
SHINOBI-03 wrote:Didn't you also make a Dragon Ball x Street Fighter crossover fanfic that in it you made Akuma and Cell fuse to Akcell((or Akucell))?
I imagine on this forum it would've been Goucell!
Nope. VegettoEX himself said it as Akucell.
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Re: Origin of "EX"

Post by Ashura » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:13 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote:Nope. VegettoEX himself said it as Akucell.
That was just a joke... because ... you know, they changed his name for America... and, you know... on this forum... ah, forget it.
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