We may all have different opinions about a lot of things, but I think our love for fighting games is the one thing that we can all agree one. What was the first FG you played? What made you stick to them and what made you take them seriously?
For my part, the first FG I really enjoyed was Eternal Champions that I played a lot on the Sega. I was about six at that time so I don't think I really took this game seriously, but I always had a competitive side and challenging the other kids in the neighbourhood was a ton of fun - for me at least.
But I really grew to love the genre when I first played MK2 with my babysitter. Her boyfriend brought the game over and I remember us being huddled in front of the small TV and spent hours playing. The thing that stood out the most was how different it was from other games, and of course, the fatalities. The exact moment I fell in love with the franchise was when her boyfriend taught me how to do Lui Kang's dragon fatality.
That moment I'll always remember and often we don't really see the community aspect to FGs anymore, especially if we don't have an active community around us, but I feel like this forum gives me that even if it's online. The one thing that I love most about this community is how we'll help each other out with characters and game mechanics in general because to me, that's what the FGC is about. Sure, competition is fun and it's needed, but what makes us get better is how we all help each other get to that next level.
For my part, the first FG I really enjoyed was Eternal Champions that I played a lot on the Sega. I was about six at that time so I don't think I really took this game seriously, but I always had a competitive side and challenging the other kids in the neighbourhood was a ton of fun - for me at least.
But I really grew to love the genre when I first played MK2 with my babysitter. Her boyfriend brought the game over and I remember us being huddled in front of the small TV and spent hours playing. The thing that stood out the most was how different it was from other games, and of course, the fatalities. The exact moment I fell in love with the franchise was when her boyfriend taught me how to do Lui Kang's dragon fatality.
That moment I'll always remember and often we don't really see the community aspect to FGs anymore, especially if we don't have an active community around us, but I feel like this forum gives me that even if it's online. The one thing that I love most about this community is how we'll help each other out with characters and game mechanics in general because to me, that's what the FGC is about. Sure, competition is fun and it's needed, but what makes us get better is how we all help each other get to that next level.