FGC #004 Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat is a sincerely weird series. Right from the get-go, MK was a strange mix of realistic graphics and over the top gore, famously featuring a masked ninja effortlessly…
FGC #003 Mega Man V
It’s easy to define yourself as a “gamer” when you realize milestones in your life have significant video game associations, but nobody likes to be pigeon-holed, myself included. When people…
FGC #002 Fighter’s History
“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” “Great poets imitate and improve, whereas small ones steal and spoil.” Gee, I wonder which quote gets tossed around more often: the quote supporting…
FGC #001 Double Dragon
Here, at the start of the Fustian Gaming Challenge, I was hoping for a randomly chosen game with some kind of cultural clout. Super Mario Bros, Mega Man, Castlevania, Final…