I’ve never been much of a sports gal. I never understood football fans who would erupt into ferocious cheers every time a goal was scored, and loudly bemoan the opposition for doing the same. I never appreciated the camaraderie between these people who shared a fiery passion for the game. Then I attended my first fighting game tournament.
It was VS Fighting 2018, an annual event in Birmingham. I’d long been a lover of fighting games—one of the on the Nintendo 64, and remains a firm favorite of mine. I’d never sought out other fighting game fans and my desire to immerse myself in the community dissipated as I grew up.
