 We absolutely would never have predicted how big Mortal Kombat would become. We had a little bit of a glimpse when we first put it in an arcade and we saw people crowded around it. I've grown up playing this game a lot and I think it's like, you know, easily the best fighting game. It's one of the most enjoyable fighting games. I've loved Ed Boone and Company ever since the inception of the first game. That's made the trip. Thank you so much. The Mortal Kombat series, it's really like a blend between kung fu action flicks and the latest technology, photorealistic-looking characters and kind of insane over-the-top violence. Finish him! A little humor and that's kind of really what Mortal Kombat is. My name is Jake Neal and my tournament handle is Mustard. My name is Ryan Neal, aka Ketchup. We come from a small farmer town, which is called Barryson Edmunds. It's tiny, nothing ever happens. When I played Mortal Kombat, when I very first got it, I played pretty much every day. I didn't intend on playing the game competitively. I must have been about four or five years old when I first played Mortal Kombat. It was my brother Jake who taught me to play Mortal Kombat. I think we taught each other half a heart. I played it a stupid amount of time. I think I lost my social life. Mortal Kombat is kind of responsible for the reason where we've chose what we want to do in the future. I've wanted to be a game designer for as long as I can remember. We study a course which is called Games Art and Design. We're about to start out third year, come autumn. This is probably like my favourite trophy or just in general prize that I've got. This is a, obviously it's a golden Mortal Kombat that I've got. There's probably loads of Mortal Kombat collectors around the world that will probably foam the mouth just to get this. My name is Emmanuel Brito. I'm a competitive Mortal Kombat player. And I've been playing video games since I was seven years old. My name is Maximo Figuereo. My game attack is Maxter. A very hated player by some and loved by many. Look at this. This is how we train, right? We don't practice. We don't practice. We don't practice. We don't practice at all. My name is Robin Figuereo. My game attack is KN Crazy Dominica. I play Mortal Kombat. I get bad every time I play with my brother because they're really good at the game. And I always learn new things. If it wasn't because of practice I wouldn't be as good as I am. Playing with my brothers is a good way for them to level up because they're playing the best. Look at these guys, you know? Anyways, I still got my stuff. Mortal Kombat is really a one-on-one experience and I think that that is why this game and fighting games in general are just so perfect for tournaments and that's what creates kind of these crazy awesome events like EVO. There's no words to describe what winning EVO would mean to me. Even though I have the best record, I've won the most tournaments, the most money, I'm not the best because I haven't won a world championship. This is where every top player from everywhere is at. I've witnessed EVO. It's really become the serious competitive thing. There's big money at stakes and people are taking it very seriously. It's really become a legitimate sport and a digital arena. I'm very nervous about being in EVO but I mean, I'll be fine once I'm actually there. But obviously, you know, EVO is EVO. There's not a single fighting game player in the world that wouldn't want to go to EVO and now is my chance. This might be the only shot that I got of winning a championship for Mortal Kombat, so I'm ready, man. On the next episode of Mortal Kombat, the road to EVO. So far, EVO has been pretty crazy. I've got six staples in my head, do you want to say? What about if I lose? I didn't have that if in your mentality because then you're already losing mentally.