UPDATE: A winner has been chosen!
UPDATE 7TH JUNE:What.
To everyone who took part, thank you.
Seriously, thank you.
Equally, though, there are stories about Street Fighter helping form bonds between people.
I found JoilantArgus' story of repairing their relationship with their father via Street Fighter really touching, too.
And oh how I’ve laughed!
Humbug, your story had me in stitches.
So did yours, gordon_woodbine - I can hear that northern accent even now.
There were some unexpected memories, too.
“Sometimes, you just need to take an L and learn from it.”
Yours was, simply, an unforgettable tale.
I did not expect that twist.
Here is the winning entry, tidied up a little, for your pleasure.
Standing next to me was a random kid of about 8 years old.
He jumped at the chance and I planned to land a few hits but let him get the victory.
“What happened next was the single most thorough whooping I have ever received on a Street Fighter game.
“The announcer had hardly finished the word ‘Fight!’
and he came at me with the the rage of a thousand winds.
“His fingers danced across the buttons like Michael Flatley in Riverdance.
The other hand was working the stick like he was in Top Gun.
“I didn’t land a single shot.
Turns out his family always plays the machine next to Street Fighter just to watch people’s reactions.
“I got hustled.
By a child.”
As for what you should write: that’s up to you!
Look to thoseZeldaandStar Warsthreads for inspiration, if you need it.
The problem was, I was, um, how do you say, tempestuous?
Over and over he’d do this, all while smiling smugly, until I died.
And oh how many times I died.
One day, I simply couldn’t take the frustration any more.
I died in the game and took all my frustration out on that transparent controller.
I squeezed and I squeezed and the poor thing snapped in half.
I sheepishly tried to tape the pad up but it was never the same.
I told you I wasn’t particularly proud of it!
What’s your Street Fighter memory?
