Heroes of Gaming Podcast

Round One FIGHT! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina - Part 1 of 2

Heroes of Gaming Season 1 Episode 4

Master Daniel Pesina is The original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, ScorpionSub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke.  Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever.

PART I of II

Master Pesina shares with us some of the most amazing history with John Tobias, his brother Carlos, and all their friends growing up in Chicago. Talking about the struggles, and the triumphs of the first days  of creating the most influential fighting game of all time.

Everything from costumes design, backstory, how they perfected the those iconic uppercuts, and "bounce falls" to the Master Pesina's push for a new historical "on-screen" introduction into the Lin Kuei and invention of the Fatality.  Playing the Integral role in the development of the motion capture concepts of "live action" fighters in a video game.

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Website: www.masterpesina.com
Twitter: @masterpesina
Instagram: @masterdpesina
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/masterdpesina
Cameo: www.cameo.com/masterdanielpesina

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