The 1990s was a time when fighting games were in its golden age. While everyone played for fun, a few handful played for glory--albeit at the small cheaper arcades because it'll otherwise hurt their wallets.
Umehara: Fighting Gamers is a manga series that takes a glorified look at the really hardcore Japanese Capcom game players during the era, back when there weren't words like e-sports or FGC. For a limited time, it's now available for free online reading with new chapters unlocked every day. The art is pretty good so even if you can't read the text, it should be worth checking out.
http://weekly-g.jp/info/content_info/lp_umehara21/index.html
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