About

Orin (aka Sleepmode)

I’m an Australian video game enthusiast with a particular love of fighting games and arcade-style tests of skill. This place is usually where you can find me writing about that, and sometimes other things. Older writings can be found on my Wordpress Blog, which is no longer in use because I hate QOL features being locked behind a paywall.
Links to my Twitter, Twitch and Youtube channels can all be found in the sidebar, as well as on my links page.

Fighting Games

I’m something of a jack of all trades in the fighting game scene - on top of being a player, I’m also a tournament organiser, commentator and streamer. I’m primarily the organiser and host of Monday Night +RAW, a bi-weekly online tournament series for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R. Most of my other work in the scene is done alongside a local up-and-coming production outfit, TO’s Best Friend, focusing on tournament organisation, stream production and commentary.
Aside from Guilty Gear, I am mainly a Marvel vs Capcom player, with my largest focus going towards Marvel vs Capcom 2 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3; though I am also known to play Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown from time to time.

Main Games

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R: Venom
Marvel vs Capcom 2: Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Magneto/Doom/Dante
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown: Sarah Bryant

Side Games

Advanced V.G. 2: Chiho
The King of Fighters XI: Oswald/K’/Vanessa, Kyo/Kim/Ash
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid: Adam/Chun-Li/Scorpina

Other Games I’m Into

I’m into lots of things, but the main games I like to play outside of fighting games are arcade racing games, light gun shooters and rhythm games. I also have a speedrun I need to actually work on.

Racing Games: I really only play arcade racing games, because I am eternally resentful of simulators and the constant desire for realistic physics and handling over going fast and looking really cool. I’m a huge fan of OutRun 2SP and PSX-era Ridge Racer, though I am also contractually obligated to play a fair bit of Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune as a fan of the genre.

Light Gun Shooters: My main focus is the PS2 version of Time Crisis II, though you can also find me playing other games in the Time Crisis series, as well as Point Blank and even Vampire Night on occasion.

Rhythm Games: My main game is DanceRush Stardom (find my premium sessions on my side channel!), but I’ve been getting into Sound Voltex pretty heavy – currently sitting at about Level 13 songs right now.

Speedruns: I’m currently developing a speedrun for a dinky action-platformer called Power Rangers Super Legends. Check out the SRC leaderboard here. Technically OutRun 2SP also falls into this category?