Gaming | August 23, 2010 | 0 comments

2D Fighters are Back, but Not in the Arcades of America

source: http://nerdreactor.com/2010/08/23/2d-fighters-are-back-but-not-in-the-arcades-of-america/

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With the recent announcement of Street Fighter X Tekken, the highly anticipated Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and the overwhelming success of Street Fighter IV, it’s hard not to acknowledge that 2D fighters are once again on top of the world. Nearly 20 years ago, every arcade, laundromat, and Boys & Girls Club would have large crowds forming around 25-inch screens waiting with a quarter, ready to jump in as the new challenger. Now you can’t even find a decent arcade, let alone a Street Fighter IV cabinet in a Dave and Busters’. So what happened to one of Geekdom’s greatest pastime?

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