Realism is very important, which is why I like my
games 3-dimensional like Virtua Fighter. Not that I'm a big VF fan,
but I love it. I still remember the first day I ever saw it. It
looked sorry. We went into the arcade to play D&D (which is still
great), and I decided to just try playing it. The polygons interested
me. Though they looked really dumb, the motion was fluidic, and the
world was not a 2-dimensional one. I played it, and even Mortal Kombat
didn't hold a candle to the control that this game had. 3D movement
meant the world was ready for a new type of fighter. Street Fighter,
eat your heart out. Nothing, and I mean no game, transformed the fighting
genre as much as this game. We have one company to thank for this blessed
occurence of event, Sega.
All hail Tom Kalinske!!! Needless to say, Sega and the Genesis had much
to do with my childhood weening. I remember once staying up all night
with my friends playing video...
