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When writer David Kratick was 10 years old,

he walked into an arcade with his dad.

But we're going into the arcade where I would normally play games like Goldnacks,

Final Fight, Teenage Mutant Tutorials.

And when I got into the arcade right at the entrance,

there was this mob of people surrounding an arcade cabinet.

The crowd was so thick, you actually couldn't see what game it was.

And on that screen I look up and I thought I was looking at a martial arts movie.

And I saw the screen go dark and I saw one punch his hand through the opponent's chest and rip out his heart.

And that was when my dad, who was standing behind me, goes,

Nope, nope, nope, nope.

And I escorted me out of the arcade.

That game, 1992's Mortal Kombat.

A video game that quickly became known for its over-the-top violence.

It took arcades and later American homes by storm.

Suddenly, parents were going to go on by this cartridge

and let their kids rip out hearts and pull off heads in the living room.

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