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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
'''Jonathan Sifleet''' (aka '''Biff''') was born in the Manor, London, United Kingdom (UK). He is a British gamer with all round skills in many games known to man, and even games rarely known to man. He participated in [[SMK]] for Time Trials and a few record attempts in [[MKDS]] along with some competitions, otherwise he built on his favorite genre of Video Gaming, beat-em-ups, namely the Street Fighter series. He was later able to meet SMK karters who were also involved in Street Fighter and assist in hosting a few kart meets in the UK alongside [[Sami Cetin]]. During this time Biff starred in his own short film along with several SMK players which led to a feature length sequel the following year; both have been made into DVDs.
'''Jonathan Sifleet''' (aka '''Biff''') is a Street Fighter Alpha 3 Fei-Long Specialist who was born in the Manor, London, United Kingdom (UK); a British gamer with all round skills in many games known to man, and even games rarely known to man. He participated in [[SMK]] for Time Trials and a few record attempts in [[MKDS]] along with some competitions, otherwise he built on his favorite genre of Video Gaming, beat-em-ups, namely the Street Fighter series. He was later able to meet SMK karters who were also involved in Street Fighter and assist in hosting a few kart meets in the UK alongside [[Sami Cetin]]. During this time Biff starred in his own short film along with several SMK players which led to a feature length sequel the following year; both have been made into DVDs.
== History : How he became Biff... ==
== History : How he became Biff... ==
Jonathan took an interest in gaming at an early age; when he reached Secondary School he met [[Sami Cetin]] and they became friends, discussing gaming and the Super Nintendo Console which they were both heavily into in 1994. Jonathan's early discussions with Sami on [[SMK]] and with other friends whom he met, including John Barber also began here. It was at this time that Jonathan discovered a Glitch on Donkey Kong Country(SNES) shortly after its release in late 1994 whereby he was able to go through a wall and fall through infinite extra life balloons. To this day none of his friends and colleagues have been able to replicate this Glitch. It was then realised that there was something amazing about Jonathan when he touched games.
Jonathan took an interest in gaming at an early age; when he reached Secondary School he met [[Sami Cetin]], discussing gaming and the Super Nintendo Console which they were both heavily into in 1994. Jonathan's early discussions with Sami on [[SMK]] and others whom he met, including John Barber also began here. It was at this time that Jonathan discovered a Glitch on Donkey Kong Country(SNES) shortly after its release in late 1994 whereby he was able to go through a wall and fall through infinite extra life balloons. To this day no known gamers have been able to replicate this Glitch.
The next few years were a fight for survival for Jonathan and friends in Secondary School. Studying for exams and being made to take part in sports during Thunderstorms, Snow storms, Hail Storms, Hurricanes and whatnot was not by any means easy; and tougher still with gangs of rudeboys causing daily grief. Jonathan did however turn to his early passion for games as a method to destress from the busy daytimes. By his final two years of education, he started growing incredibly Hench by eating a Large Döner Kebab Meat and Chips every day for lunch including the occasional extra large Chicken Burger in the late afternoons. He grew powerful, not only in strength but in mind, heart, wisdom and above all... gaming skills. He then earned the nickname 'Biff' during his later school years, and he has gone by this name since.
The next few years were a fight for survival both in and out of studying life, tougher also with gangs of rudeboys causing daily grief. Jonathan did however turn to his early passion for games as a method to destress from the busy daytimes. By his final two years of education, he started growing incredibly Hench by eating a Large Döner Kebab Meat and Chips every day for lunch including the occasional extra large Chicken Burger in the late afternoons. He grew powerful, not only in strength but in mind, heart, wisdom and above all... gaming skills. He then earned the nickname 'Biff' during his later school years, and he has gone by this name since.
== Biff participates in the 1998 Tekken 3 Tournament in the UK ==
== Biff participates in the 1998 Tekken 3 Tournament in the UK ==
In 1998, upon the game's Console release, there was a Tournament in London for Tekken 3 which Biff attended. It was a huge event that started with well over 1000 of the best players from all over the country. Biff made it to some of the final stages and managed to reach 15th place in the final playoffs of the best players in the country. The competitor who knocked Biff out of the tournament at that stage went on to win the final. Biff however won a copy of the game for the console and a T-shirt.
In 1998, upon the game's Console release, there was a Tournament in London for Tekken 3 which Biff attended. It was a huge event that started with well over 1000 of the best players from all over the country. Biff made it to some of the final stages and managed to reach 15th place in the UK on final playoffs of the Nation's best. The competitor who knocked Biff out of the tournament at that stage went on to win the final. Biff however won a copy of the game for the console and a T-shirt.
In 2008, Biff attended a few gaming conventions in London along with [[Tom Gaffikin]] which featured several versions of Street Fighter. He challenged a Top French player on one of the SF2 Hyper Fighting versions and marginally lost after a good battle. Players there who watched claimed that they had seen few who could use Fei-Long as well as Biff did, despite the loss. Tom also participated in a few matches and spectated several others.
In 2008, Biff attended a few gaming conventions in London along with [[Tom Gaffikin]] which featured several versions of Street Fighter. He challenged a Top French player on one of the SF2 Hyper Fighting versions and marginally lost after a good battle. Players there who watched claimed that they had seen few who could use Fei-Long as well as Biff did, despite the loss. Tom also participated in a few matches and spectated several others.
== Street Fighter 4 and Super Mario Kart Tournament ==
In October 2009 saw Biff make a mini return to Tournaments. In London a gaming Tournament for European players was set up with some strong players of Netherlands Ireland and France attending along with a number of British gamers. There were two Super Mario Kart Tournaments in place, the Foundation Tournament of which Biff entered that day and was probably by speed the 5th fastest karter present in that Tournament. However on reaching the Semi-Final he used some good weapon tactics to reach the final vs Leyla Hasso. The Final was a first to 5 and although he was being out-driven by Leyla on each race, he managed to acquire 3 lightnings which brought him up to a 5-4 win and a Gold medal. Rumours have been circulating that Biff had discovered a button combination or technique to increase the successrate of triggering Lightnings in Super Mario Kart, which he later taught to Sami prior to the Super Mario Kart World Championship 2009, however this has yet to be confirmed.
Street Fighter 4 was the other Tournament that Biff entered he was well prepared with a few characters. The initial stage was a league with 2 groups, each player having 2 matches vs each person in their group. Biff unfortunately had a 2-0 loss in the league vs French rival Harold Christensen which cost him the 1st place seed for the later bracket. On qualifying however, Biff made easy work on the Quarter Final to then meet his old rival [[Tom Gaffikin]] in the Semi-Final. Tom, having had a lot of experience on Xbox live matches vs very strong players had developed a powerful Ryu which gave Biff's M.Bison a difficult struggle. Although a few rounds Biff fought well, nerves took over and he lost his focus on the last few matches so he lost at 4-2 vs Tom. Patrick Wessels (Netherlands) avoided Biff in the bracket and defeated Harold to reach the final vs Tom, which Tom won with a comfortable 5-1 win. Biff had still the 3rd place match to do, which was a chance for Bronze medal; this was vs Harold Christensen who earlier beat him 2-0 in a close bout in the league stage. Biff struggled a little at first but then regained his focus defeating Harold 4-2 to reach a Bronze medal.
In reflection, had Biff reached the Top seed he would have been able to face his old rival Tom in the final and he believed he could have performed better on the day. He did however not use any other special characters that he had saved up, but stated that they were for "next time". The day after, as Patrick and Biff had not faced in the Tournament, but Patrick was the Silver medallist, they decided to set up an exhibition match to see what would have happened had they faced in the Tournament. They agreed on a first to 5; Patrick's timing with Ken was very good, Biff brought his M.Bison out and was in better form than the Tournament; after a few slips he brought out a comfortable win of 5-2. They also competed in some friendly matches on Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix which resulted in a 10-3 win for Biff. A future Tournament in HD remix has been discussed but there are no concrete plans as of yet. The other game at the Tournament was PES2009 which had a lot of competitiors, and a grand total points table of the 3 games was drawn up. Biff achieved a 3rd place trophy as he accumulated a lot of points on Street Fighter 4 and SMK and was also the highest scoring player who only entered 2 game Tournaments that day.