Comments on: Today in Gaming History: 10/30/2013

By: cary

cary — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:55:02 +0000

Yep, it’s amazing how little has changed in 20 years in terms of the video games/violence “argument,” and this is despite the incredible strives made in the industry since then. Most gamers probably have let it go, but as long as the media juggernaut exists, so too will the spread of misinformation.

By: cary

cary — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:52:59 +0000

I’m definitely Street Fighter camp as well. Its control scheme is so much more natural than that of Mortal Kombat. But there’s something to be said for MK’s influence as well — can’t argue with the many fighting games that followed in it footprints.

By: Hatm0nster

Hatm0nster — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:11:24 +0000

Ah Mortal Kombat, the original inspiration of the video game violence debate. It’s funny looking back and seeing just how far the debate has come since the it started. Funny, because it hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s been repeating the same old cycle endlessly for years now. When are we just going to let this go? If there’s going to be a debate on this at all it should be about media in general, not just games.

By: C. T. Murphy

C. T. Murphy — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:33:43 +0000

Street Fighter will always be the better series. In terms of gameplay and influence, it can’t be beat. But, nostalgia-wise, I personally lean Mortal Kombat. I’m not exactly a fighting game fan anyway.