In 2007, Maximilian Dood pointed a camera at an arcade cab and recorded himself playing Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. 18 years, 8.4k videos, 1.86 million subs, and 1.5 billion channel views later, and Maximilian Dood has become the leading figure in content creation in the fighting game community. With his infectious passion, Max has brought hundreds of thousands of new people into the fold of fighting games and gaming culture as a whole. On this episode of Trash Talk, we discuss Max's humble origins, his journey to reach where he is today, and Max's perspective on the past, present, and future of the fighting game genre.

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Episode: Trash Talk #16 Recorded on: Jan. 11 2026

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