

We shared strategies, talked up our favorite characters (Cammy here), and convinced each other that the lies of secret characters we heard from the older kids were totally true but we just weren’t skilled enough to access them. But like many of those who came of age during the original console wars, Street Fighter II and its various iterations integrated itself into my life, my leisure time, and my many playground conversations with friends. Mind you, I was never really into the FGC, having participated in one entire tournament in my life when I was very young.

One of the most significant and recognizable changes in my gaming habits over the past 30 years has been my slow retreat from the fighting game genre.
