Welcome to DC nars!!! I lived in Hawaii for a few years, and while I was there, I met a bunch of people who played Tekken, but also KOF (since '03 was the big game til XI came out).
Anyway, I'm not sure if this is still the case, but check out the Tilt at Pearlridge Mall. I knew some people who worked there, but I'm not sure if they're there... There's always competition at HBB (Hawaiian Brian Billiards). Last I was there, XI was getting mad play, almost more than 3S.
Best place to have sessions though was at The Zone, which was about a block away from Pearlridge Mall... Their tv's ran pretty good for fighters, and even though we played Tekken primarily, we ran though a bunch of other games throughout the day (I'm talking like 10am - 3am sessions!!!).
Check those places out. If there's no 808 thread for the Offline Matchmaking, go ahead and make one. I'll try to get in touch with those I know there still, and see if they're down for matches with ya.
Thanks for that man! Where did you move to and are you originally from Hawaii?
I just picked up my copy tonight and I'm loving it so far. It just sucks trying to learn on your own haha.
I'm in San Diego now. Nah, I'm originally from Maryland but I move a bit because of my job. Do you have xbox live I have a buddy in Hawaii who might be interested in playing kof. He used to play kof xi too.
Yes. I have xbl. My gamertag is billynarso.
I'm brand new to the KOF franchise so tell your friend in advance to forgive me. My main game is 3rd strike, so hopefully the transition won't be as hard as it was to ssfiv.
If you got xbl too I wouldn't mind if you added me either man!!
I'm all for learning! Thanks again man