{"id":14523,"date":"2014-02-27T08:04:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T16:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernfix.com.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com\/uncategorized\/fatal1ty-4\/"},"modified":"2014-02-27T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T16:04:12","slug":"fatal1ty-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfix.com\/interviews-2\/fatal1ty-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Fatal1ty"},"content":{"rendered":"
(this interview was originally done at E3 in Los Angeles in 2003. WAY back before Twitch and ‘professional gamers’. Fatal1ty was one of the first rock stars of gaming).<\/em><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n -interview by Bushman<\/strong><\/p>\n We are all familiar with the humbling phrase, “No matter how good you are… there will always be somebody better.” When it comes to the First Person Shooters genre of the video game world, Fatal1ty is who they are talking about. Indisputably the best there is for a few years now, he is untouchable. Who is second best? No one knows cause they are that far behind Fatal1ty. His machine-like skills have earned him numerous championship titles and their surprisingly large purses of anywhere from a few thousand to $20,000 or more in cash and prizes. And just like the pros in any other sport, sponsors and endorsements have paved the way to even more travel and tournaments. In Fatal1ty’s case the experience has proven one thing. He is the best.<\/strong><\/p>\n For the uninitiated, The FPS Genre (First Person Shooter) is just that, video games that specialize in presenting the world in the ‘first person’ point of view. Typically, you see your hand and the weapon you are holding and then navigate through a completely rendered 3D world, trying to blast other characters to digital oblivion. Now that online speeds are catching up to the graphic engines, you get 10’s of thousands of players online playing various versions of recreated mayhem. Quake III, Unreal Tournament II and Counter-Strike lead the pack of the most popular. And just like Highlander… there can be only one. Fatal1ty is the highlander of the FPS world. Slaying any and all who dare step up.<\/strong><\/p>\n Actually, he’s just a geeky-cool kid who rips at games, but when you are on-line, everyone talks big.<\/strong><\/p>\n I managed to corner the most recognized name to ever come out of pro-gaming at the 2003 E3 convention, which is a giant industry-only video game event that is the pinnacle of the best in new gaming. What an appropriate setting to talk to the world’s top shooter.<\/strong><\/p>\n How old is Fatal1ty? What titles do you officially hold?<\/b> What is the equipment you use right now?<\/b>
\n<\/b>Fatal1ty: 22<\/p>\n
\nI’ve won a lot of titles. I’ve won six CPL Championships. For the title, I’ve won CPL Champion of the year for 2000, 2001 and 2002. I just recently won that one on MTV (as show on the networks ‘MTV True Life: I’m a Gamer’). Then also at the World Cyber Games in 2000, I won the gold medal for the USA. I got to represent the USA there. They had the top 4 players for like 20 countries. There’s a lot more tournaments that I’ve won, but those are the major titles.<\/p>\n
\nRight now I’m back and forth on keyboards, going wherever the flow is, what I like the most. I’m looking forward to using this type of keyboard and we are going to create a ‘Fatal1ty’ version. And basically what I’ll do is you’ll have certain keys that have fast reaction so you are able to dodge and move faster in the game. That’s what we are going for to have the top of the line gaming equipment. So you can have that extra edge that you need to get to the highest level.<\/p>\n