Fighting Spirits: The Men Behind the Combos
GameSpy writes:
"I don’t exactly remember it like it was yesterday, but I recall sending James "DJames" Goddard an "XMail" in 1995 as a high schooler. At that time, I’d spent most of that summer completely engrossed in XBAND, one of the first widespread online services for console gaming. When I wasn’t flipping burgers at my first job, I was pulling brutal fatalities on the finest Mortal Kombat II players across Atlanta as "Nas Escobar." I knew Goddard thanks to my love of Street Fighter II’s multiple incarnations and the fame he’d gained from being the first American to design a character for the series. More importantly, he was the lead designer of Weaponlord, the first fighting game built with online play in mind. With Street Fighter’s return a few days away, I decided to reach out to the designer who kicked off online fighting games as we know them."
