iPW X TYM Feature: History of the Mortal Kombat Scene by Shock

My name is Matt Luongo. Most of the fighting game community knows me as "Shock", and some even refer to me as the Godfather of the competitive MK scene. I am a lifelong fighting game player, having roots as early as Karate Champion and, more notably, Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat. I didn't start playing MK specifically until it came out for the home systems, as I was around 11 at the time and getting around to arcades that had MK wasn't easy to do.

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