in my time, combat games were the most requested. The rental stores were packed, and on the screens, you always saw the same games: the combat games. It was just Mortal Kombat all day long. It seemed like there was no other game. People went to the rental store already with that notebook, full of codes to perform brutality, fatality, and other special powers. It was really cool.
but I don’t know, I feel that although Mortal Kombat 11 was released quite recently, it’s not as popular anymore. It seems like it’s not fun anymore. I don’t know if it’s because of the controller, the screen, or because there isn’t that arcade environment with friends around anymore… I really don’t know.