{"id":13195,"date":"2024-02-02T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/street-fighting-years-when-tekken-and-its-enemies-ruled-the-world\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:37:29","slug":"street-fighting-years-when-tekken-and-its-enemies-ruled-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/street-fighting-years-when-tekken-and-its-enemies-ruled-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Street fighting years: when Tekken and its enemies ruled the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fighting game was once at the bleeding edge of what games could do \u2013 as well as being great fun to play with your mates after the pub <\/p>\n

Friday night, back from the pub with your housemates and a few hangers on. Staple 1990s yoof TV show The Word has just finished with a raucous live performance by some up-and-coming grunge band and now it\u2019s time to play video games.<\/p>\n

In the decade of the original PlayStation and the Sega Saturn, there was no online multiplayer \u2013 if you wanted to compete against human beings, you did it in your living room with friends, and anyone else you found in the pub at closing time. It had to be something accessible, something competitive, something that allowed two or even four people to play at once. It needed to have short rounds, because everyone wanted to play. Invariably that would mean one of two options: a footie sim or a fighting game.<\/p>\n

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\nThe fighting game was once at the bleeding edge of what games could do \u2013 as well as being great fun to play with your mates after the pub
\nFriday night, back from the pub with your housemates and a few hangers on. Staple 1990s yoof TV show The Word has just finished with a raucous live performance by some up-and-coming grunge band and now it\u2019s time to play video games.
\nIn the decade of the original PlayStation and the Sega Saturn, there was no online multiplayer \u2013 if you wanted to compete against human beings, you did it in your living room with friends, and anyone else you found in the pub at closing time. It had to be something accessible, something competitive, something that allowed two or even four people to play at once. It needed to have short rounds, because everyone wanted to play. Invariably that would mean one of two options: a footie sim or a fighting game. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fighting game was once at the bleeding edge of what games could do \u2013 as well as being great fun to play with your mates after the pub Friday night, back from the pub with your housemates and a few hangers on. Staple 1990s yoof TV show The Word has just finished with a …<\/p>\n

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