2014-2019
193 episodes · 2014
1HIDDEN DHALSIM
Excellent Adventures is here to stay (for the foreseeable future), baby!
6A NEW LEAF
The Excellent Adventures continue on!
10AMERICA, ONLINE ft. K-Brad & Infiltration
Gootecks & Mike Ross are joined by a couple of champions for an extra EXCELLENT edition of the ADVENTURES - 2014 SCR Champ K-BRAD and 2012 Evo Champ INFILTRATION!
14LIKE A MAN ft. EG K-Brad
Gootecks & Mike Ross are back and so is one of everyone's favorite guests: K-BRAD! The Cammy master brings his A-game to Excellent Adventures - will Gootecks and Mike step up, or get swamped in the salty sea that is online Street Fighter 4??
18WELL-EQUIPPED
Gootecks & Mike Ross celebrate the arrival of the brand new ULTRA Street Fighter IV with a set of ULTRA Excellent Adventures! The battlefield of online opponents has never been bigger and hungrier - watch our heroes take on all challengers with a variety of new characters and techniques!
22RELAX MAX ft. MAXIMILIAN!
You guys wanted it so we combined forces to bring you the latest batch of episodes featuring Maximilian! Tune in as the guys take on Xbox Live warriors with the Online Warrior himself. Can Max defeat the evils of XBL on gootecks' Fisher Price connection? Will Mike continue the DeeJay struggle? You won't believe how this one ends!
27EXTRA GRAVY ft. FlashMetroid
We're back with another batch of Excellent Adventures, this time featuring an old friend, Flash Metroid! If you guys are longtime Excellent Adventures viewers, you might remember him from his episodes way back in 2011, with some of our best moments. He stuck around Los Angeles for a bit after Evo, so we thought it'd be cool to bring him back in for another round! Watch him join Gootecks & Mike Ross for hours of Ultra Street Fighter IV online fun! With Perfects, EVO discussion, wine, saltiness, rage, and much more!
31WAIT FOR THE POSE / RUNNIN' FOREVER (2 parts)
He's baaaack! EG|K-Brad, one of our all-time favorite guests, returns for an all-new set of Excellent Adventures! And of course he's bringing his amazing skills and victory poses with him!
35BIG DREAMS
The dynamic duo of gootecks and Mike Ross sit down for a classic session of Ultra Excellent Adventures! Mike recaps what he witnessed at Tokyo Game Show while the two of them each test out their new favorite characters - you'll have to watch to find out who!
36LEVEL 99
38FUTILE
39THREE OUTS ft. FLOE!
Finally! Gootecks and Mike Ross are joined by The Guy, The Boshy, the master of 95% of any fighting game roster, Mr. DansGame himself... FLOE! Watch as Floe and the fellas take on the salty seas of XBox Live in Ultra Street Fighter IV!
4313.5 INCHES ft. K-BRAD!
What better way to wrap up 2014 than with the return of everyone's favorite guest - K-BRAD!
51ONE BUTTON GOUKEN ft. EG Justin Wong!
It's been four long years... but EG | Justin Wong, the first-ever guest on Excellent Adventures, FINALLY returns! And with him he brings back the one-button Gouken challenge, along with his overwhelming knowledge of fighting games, combos and the Ultra Street Fighter IV cast!
55DAIGO OF MAGIC! ft. ROB THE MAGICIAN!
And now for something completely different... our talented friend (and former guest of the Gootecks & Mike Ross Show!) ROB THE MAGICIAN joins us on this new set of Excellent Adventures! As the guys play and Gootecks shows off his steadily improving Evil Ryu, Rob amazes us with his bag of tricks and shows us why he would consider himself... the Daigo of magic!
59MENTAL DAMAGE! ft. NYChrisG!
This time, we welcome one of the FGC's biggest bad guys to the show, none other than Chris G! You know him for his ultra lame (read: powerful) UMVC3 Morrigan/Doom team and his appearance in the UMVC3 Grand Finals at Evo 2014, but what about his Street Fighter skills? And is Chris G really the bad guy that he appears to be? gootecks and Mike Ross play some games with one of the strongest fighting game players of our time and possibly learn a few things from Chris G(enius)!
63CLUTCH MUSCLES!
Gootecks and Mike Ross go back to basics in this latest Excellent Adventure! Mike has been in a rut recently, but through a strange turn of events, finds his enthusiasm for the game reignited by the most classic of all fighting game characters: Ryu! And Gootecks holds down the fort by continuing to improve on his Evil Ryu! Watch out: Their success may stun you!
67SO HOLLYWOOD ft. Aris!
For the very first time! Gootecks and Mike Ross welcome to the show their old friend - Tekken player and fighting game commentator Aris! (@AvoidThePuddle) And Aris doesn't hold back, as he brings along his unique brand of commentary, insight and humor, while Gootecks and Mike try to earn their wins without busting up laughing!
71SERIAL MONOGAMIST! ft. RZR | Xian!
Excellent Adventures is back with a 3-hour all-star extravaganza! RZR.Xian, EG.Ricki Ortiz, and Stone Cold EG.K-Brad swing by to smack some sense into gootecks and Mike Ross about their choices in the game and in life!
77ONE HANDED SAGAT?!? ft. L.I. JOE!
Long Island's favorite son, LI Joe, joins gootecks and Mike Ross on the show. Joe is known for his good looks, charming wit, and godlike Sagat! He even attempts to one-up Justin Wong's "One Button Gouken" moment with a trick of his own...
80ZERO TECH!
Gootecks and Mike Ross are back on the couch and playing Ultra Street Fighter IV... unfortunately, things don't go as planned! Sometimes they underestimate their opponents or make minor miscalculations that result in their doom... This is one of those batches of episodes you can call a bad day at the office!
84TWO MIKE ROSSES?!? ft. Bobby Scar!
Super Smash Bros. Melee luminary Bobby Scar makes his debut on Excellent Adventures! The founder of Melee It On Me is well-known in the Smash community for being a top player as well as an entertaining commentator. But what does he know about Street Fighter? Rumor has it he's been training with Mike and in an effort to get some cross-community pollination going, we gave him a shot to showcase his Ryu skills. But as you'll see in this batch, it appears as though Mike has also been giving lessons in "confidence," as Bobby's ego inflates with each correct read to the behest of gootecks who feels like he's been sucked into a bizarro world with not one but TWO Mikes to deal with. Mike and Bobby drive gootecks nuts who also tries to instill the values of a smart Street Fighter player into Bobby. Does it work? That remains to be seen!
88ft. WFX|801 STRIDER!
801 Strider makes his debut on Excellent Adventures! One of the world's strongest Abel players joins gootecks and Mike Ross for a little tough love coaching. What sorts of tips and tricks can this world class player instill on the guys? Will Coach 801 Strider's unorthodox tactics result in a better performance? Or are gootecks and Mike Ross too proud to admit that they've been playing the game wrong the entire time? Find out on the latest Excellent Adventures!
92UNCHAINED ft. KENNY OMEGA!
International wrestling sensation and New Japan Pro Wrestling's Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega makes his Excellent Adventures debut! A lifelong video gamer and Street Fighter enthusiast, we know Kenny's a beast in the squared circle - but can he bring the same ferocity and destruction with his Cody to the ring of online warriors, or get pinned by a tsunami of saltiness??
96SMUG CENA! ft. PIE|SMUG!
Ready for some Duffs? Visiting us all the way from New York is the best Dudley on the planet - Team PIE's SMUG! For the first time in Excellent Adventures history a USF4 online MASTER joins us on the black couch!
100COMBOFIEND RETURNS!
Heeeee's baaaaack! It's been five long years since our friend Peter "Combofiend" Rosas joined The Excellent Adventures of gootecks and Mike Ross, and a lot has changed! New couch, new art on the wall, new shirts, new haircuts, and... oh yeah, a BRAND NEW STREET FIGHTER GAME?!? That's right, STREET FIGHTER V has officially dropped, and our heroes made sure to grab the camera and hop straight online to start challenging new and old contenders alike! Will Combofiend's Capcom credibility and expertise raise gootecks and Mike's Day 1 SFV strategy? Or will the curse of the black couch drag Combofiend right back into the salty sea that is online Street Fighter? Find out!
104MR. STREET FIGHTER ft. ALEX VALLE!
Street Fighter legend Alex Valle joins the Excellent Adventures of gootecks & Mike Ross for the first time!
108FREE HUGS ft. INFILTRATION!
Gootecks and Mike Ross are re-joined by their old friends (and Evo champions) Infiltration and Xian for a special Asian All-Star edition of Excellent Adventures! Watch Infiltration amaze our hosts with his flawless Nash, while Xian bewilders the guys with his unbeatable F.A.N.G. setups! Next week... Xian!
111ENJOY YOUR GAME ft. RICKI ORTIZ!
Gootecks & Mike Ross take Excellent Adventures on the road to Northern California for a special All-Star set of episodes featuring some of the area's finest players! Ricki Ortiz dazzles with Chun-Li, Filipino Champ dominates with Dhalsim, and Fourwude guides the guys on the proper way to play Ryu!
115HELLA POINTS!
The boys are back in town! After a couple months of whirlwind jetsetting to attend fighting game events around the world, Gootecks and Mike Ross are finally back home in the same place at the same time... so it's time for the guys to hop back into the fray with Ranked Matches online! Witness the hype and salt as the guys catch up, share what they've learned in their excursions, and beat some ass!
117NEVER GET UPSET ft. EG|K-Brad!
Our old friend K-Brad returns to Excellent Adventures to play Street Fighter V with Gootecks & Mike Ross for the very first time! Watch him take on the world with his ladies R. Mika, Chun-Li and Cammy! Also, Mike Ross encounters the #1 RANKED "player" online... the infamous (TOOLASSISTED) BOT who plays Guile! Can Mike snap the bot's 1167-game win streak?? On top of all that... can the guys finally hit PLATINUM in this set?
121NOW YOU DIE ft. FOX|Julio!
Introducing... Thy Trinity! The talented trio of up and coming Ken players FOX|Julio, Brenttiscool and Chris Tatarian visit the Excellent Adventures of Gootecks & Mike Ross in tandem! Watch the guys take turns on the couch convincing our hosts why they should or should not join #TeamKen... Is Ken truly the best character in the game? Or is maining the fiery shoto simply a recipe for flameout?
124CREAM OF THE CROP ft. LI JOE!
Fresh off his amazing 5th place finish at Evo 2016, new American hero LI Joe hopped a plane straight to Los Angeles to unwind and join his old friends Gootecks & Mike Ross for some SFV Excellent Adventures! But Joe isn't ready to relax just yet, as he ups the ante for himself by playing Nash... with one hand! Because the people demanded it! Also: Joe attempts to play characters besides Nash! Gootecks and Mike literally drain their wallets purchasing costumes! And everybody attempts a Macho Man Randy Savage impression!
128OVEREXTENDED ft. NY CHRIS G!
The newly-crowned Evo 2016 UMvC3 champion CHRIS G revisits the Excellent Adventures sofa and brings his sharp execution over to SFV! You may know Chris from his epic Marvel performances, or for his wicked Guile combos - but did you know Chris can also lay the smackdown with a wide variety of the cast? Ibuki, Rashid, Laura - watch Chris G style on all challengers to the amazement of Gootecks and Mike Ross in this new 4-episode set!
132SURVIVAL MODE!
Gootecks and Mike Ross have finally hit Super Platinum in SFV! Now can they rise up to the level of competition? Or will they lose their minds?!?
135PC POWER ft. THE ASUS G11 PC!
Thanks to this set's sponsor ASUS, Gootecks and Mike Ross are playing with power... the power of the ASUS G11 PC! Just in time for Gootecks to get his hands on his all-time favorite character: URIEN! And does Mike Ross have a... Zangief?!
1362017 SHIMMY!
139PARTING GIFT ft. RYAN HART!
After Capcom Cup concluded, Gootecks and Mike met with some old friends who were in town from across the pond! Ryan Hart, Logan Sama and F-Word joined our hosts to chat and play some SFV sets before they had to fly home!
140LIKE RIDING A BIKE ft. LOGAN SAMA!
After Capcom Cup concluded, Gootecks and Mike met with some old friends who were in town from across the pond! Ryan Hart, Logan Sama and F-Word joined our hosts to chat and play some SFV sets before they had to fly home!
145GOING NEUTRAL ft. EG|K-BRAD!
The one and only EG|K-Brad visits the show to teach Gootecks and Mike Ross about SFV Season 2! Or... are Gootecks and Mike Ross the ones who need to teach K-Brad about picking a top tier character, like Urien or Laura?! Find out how the game is shaping up for 2017 with our hosts and one of our all-time favorite guests!
149BODY SOME FOOLS ft. LI Joe & James Chen!
Everyone's favorite New Yorker and EVO 2016 star Long Island Joe is back! And he brought along good friend and FGC veteran commentator James Chen for his first time on the couch! Joe tears up his opponents with his nearly nude Urien (and a helping hand from Mike Ross), while James proves he's more than merely a mouth on the mic as he "bodies some fools" (his words) with Cammy!
151STAY THE COURSE ft. LI Joe & James Chen!
Everyone's favorite New Yorker and EVO 2016 star Long Island Joe is back! And he brought along good friend and FGC veteran commentator James Chen for his first time on the couch! Joe tears up his opponents with his nearly nude Urien (and a helping hand from Mike Ross), while James proves he's more than merely a mouth on the mic as he "bodies some fools" (his words) with Cammy!
153STRONG STYLE!
Kolin has arrived in SFV Season 2, and Gootecks & Mike Ross are excited to see her to action! The guys encounter a variety of online killers in this set - including the #1 ranked MASTER! Can Kolin's icy attacks help them freeze the competition?
154HAT-CEPTION!
157STRUGGLE SHUTTLE ft. MARN!
Marn has returned to the studio for his first official session on Excellent Adventures! Watch him leave our hosts speechless with his amazing Ibuki mix-ups and hilarious stories! But be warned - the topics that come out of Marn's mouth may not be suitable for all audiences! Will this be the set that finally gets the show cancelled??
161EXCITEMENT TRAIN ft. KENNY OMEGA!
New Japan Pro Wrestling star and Bullet Club leader KENNY OMEGA returns to Excellent Adventures to seek redemption! Last year, Kenny's USFIV adventure left a salty taste in his mouth... Now in SFV, will his parry-ful Alex lead the way to victory?
164ADIOS MUCHACHOS ft. 801 STRIDER!
Everyone's favorite "coach" 801 Strider is back on the couch to teach Gootecks and Mike Ross a thing or two about SFV! Coach Gustavo believes that good ol' fashioned hard work, elbow grease, and a lack of brain power are the keys to success in this game... but can he get his two pupils to see the light?
168ONLINERY ft. SMUG & PUNK!
Two of the hottest stars in the FGC, Smug and Punk, joined Gootecks and Mike Ross on the sofa to play SFV! Watch these good friends dismantle opponents as they postulate possibilities and go dumb!
172HIGHLY TEKKEN-ICAL ft. K-Brad & Zorine!
Excellent Adventures favorite K-Brad and our new friend Tekken player Zorine join Gootecks on the couch for a grab bag of games! The trio go online to play Tekken 7, SFV, and... HYPER FIGHTING?!? Yes, we're going retro in this set - Watch it to believe it!
176BEGINNING INFINITE ft. Justin Wong!
This set is a special 4-part introduction to Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite with our friend, the Marvel legend himself: Justin Wong! Gootecks and Justin go over how to get started in MVC:I, with a in-depth look at team building, combos, the new tag system, and all six Infinity Gems! These videos will be the one stop you need before you pick up Marvel!
180DON'T EAT CHAINS ft. Clockw0rk & L.I. Joe!
This month, FGC vets Clockw0rk and LI Joe take over the sofa and they have Marvel on their minds! Clockw0rk unveils the newest version of his famous Strider team while Joe crushes enemies with Ultron and Thanos! Watch the guys battles online opponents... and each other!
184Doin' It Live! ft.Killer Kai!
Killer Kai puts Gootecks through the wringer as Gootecks keeps trying his hand at Marvel. Will Gootecks take home some wins? Is the curse gone with the old couch?
185Online Stage Nerves! ft.Killer Kai & Clockw0rk!
Clockw0rk joins Killer Kai & Gootecks this episode to tackle online opponents in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite. Will Gootecks take home some wins? Is the curse gone with the old couch?
189EXECUTION IS FUN! ft. James Chen & Sherryjenix
We're back playing SFV, and joined by our buddy James Chen along with long-time FGC vet and first-time guest Sherryjenix! Gootecks brushes the dust off of his Hitbox and his Urien! The guys rely on Sherry and her dangerous Necalli to win ranked points! And James Chen breaks up the Menat-ony with his Menat!
193Excellent Adventures with gootecks & Justin Wong featuring Yipes & Neo in The Peanut Gallery
Excellent Adventures returns just in time for the holidays, with gootecks and Justin Wong. Featuring a new addition to the show, The Peanut Gallery with Yipes and Neo taking on the tremendous challenge of heckling Justin and gootecks as they traverse the unexplored terrain of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wait what???