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by telxosser 1601 days ago
I think of Mortal Kombat at the arcade before there was any version to play at home.

Nothing can ever compete with that. The finishing moves were like this occult knowledge that you would see certain kids have and think of them as some kind of martial arts masters. No internet to tell you how to do them. Would just have to try to watch the master and figure out what they were doing when they did the finishing move.

Scarcity of game play the coin created along with having to be social at the arcade. Just an awesome experience as a kid.

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The thrill of challenging someone on Street Fighter 2 and the crowd watching was amazing