For decades now people all over the world have been connecting their televisions to video gaming consoles to escape reality for a short time, but now it’s gone global through eSports.
But now video games have become a reality and a lively hood for gamers around the world, with the emergence of eSports.
This morning on Toucher & Rich, with Hardy in for Freddy T, the conversation about eSports and gaming emerged into the forefront of the show after Rich brought up a local Street Fighter Tournament that he considered attending.
Toucher & Rich [AUDIO]: The Overwatch League – What You Need To Know
Once the “Overwatch League” and the “Boston Uprising” eSports Team, which is owned by the Kraft Group, was mentioned, there was no coming back.
I think we need to see some @KenGriffeyRules heads at the next @BostonUprising match.
— MisterWoodhouse (@MistahWoodhouse) February 23, 2018
Send out the call, @Toucherandrich
Throughout the E-Sports conversation, we learned what games the fellas have preferred throughout the years.
Rich is a big fan of “Bases Loaded” on the NES console. Hardy likes to do some rippin’ while playing his favorite, “Teken 2.” And for Wallach, he likes to bash dudes’ faces in “Mike Tyson’s Punch Out.”
Toucher & Rich [AUDIO]: Video Game Talk, Plus Rich Tests Hardy’s Video Game Theme Song Knowledge
It didn’t take long for the phones to start lighting up or for Twitter to be set a blaze with hot video game takes.
Here’s what some Sports Hub listeners had to say:
Best nes baseball game ever @Toucherandrich pic.twitter.com/8uHAeapuDn
— Jason (@jasonnn1116) February 23, 2018
RBI has been skating on nostalgia for far too long. It sucked. Although Tony Armas was a beast.
— EatJerry (@stonermouse) February 23, 2018
RBI forever
— Steve.Conley (@conley_conley) February 23, 2018
Baseball Stars is so much better
— Brian Kosta (@Bkosta13) February 23, 2018
Tecmo Baseball was my favorite and vastly underrated pic.twitter.com/ArrH12E64S
— Kyle Gannon (@Kgannon17) February 23, 2018
Here's to all the mainstream sports media folks bringing Overwatch League to the masses.
— Gamepedia (@CurseGamepedia) February 23, 2018
Especially folks who get the updates right, like @KenGriffeyRules pic.twitter.com/DOXjFp8na1
@BostonUprising @Toucherandrich so hyped to hear esports updates on 98.5. pic.twitter.com/ZwmipNrclH
— Geo (@geoTev21) February 23, 2018
More on the Overwatch League:
“The Overwatch League (abbreviated as OWL) is a professional eSports league for the video game Overwatch, developed by Blizzard Entertainment which also oversees the League. The Overwatch League aims to follow the model of traditional North American professional sports, using a set of permanent teams and regular season play, rather than the use of promotion and relegation used commonly in other eSports leagues. Each team franchise is backed by an owner, and players that are signed onto the team are assured a minimum annual salary, benefits, and a portion of winnings and revenue-sharing based on how that team performs in the season.”
— By John ‘The Dude’ Hardiman, 985TheSportsHub.com