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Like The Prisoner, I come full circle. With my old 1080i monitor installed on my Anthro-wback at 老婆’s, Street Fighter revisits, first by way of infallible Super Famicom, then Xbox360 and when even Fighting Commander-maker Hori’s import-only controller failed with analog sticks that leave even less room for the critical cross pad, already requiring a stretch for short thumbs forced into place by the grip handles, I went back and forth setting the display for the PS3 before learning it’d auto-detect by holding down the power button.

This doesn’t strike me as much more than an upgrade from the HD’d Super Turbo, less so if I’m awed by how far we’ve come today with things such as Shazam and President Barack Obama; online play we had 15 years ago with XBAND. As I was telling 남재 before I left, by the time they realize my dream MMORPG-style incarnation where avatars represent our virtual fighting skills, he and I will be relegated to two of many expendable guards of some punk kid’s fortress dojo.

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