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Alexis Ohanian is known to the wider world as the husband of Serena Williams and the father of their adorable young daughter Olympia. However, Ohanian is no small fish. In the world of tech, he is among the biggest entrepreneurs and investors right now. Ohanian is also quite an avid gamer. Some of his Twitter posts reflect his love for gaming from time to time.

Ohanian’s latest Twitter post paid tribute to Mortal Kombat, one of the most iconic games of all time. The tech entrepreneur and investor lauded the game’s creativity. He also pointed out why the game is still so popular despite its ripe old age.

Serena Williams’ husband honors the ‘legacy of MK’ via tweet

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The Mortal Kombat video game franchise dates back to 1992. Following the success of the original video game, more games followed, and they were accompanied by an animated TV series, multiple films, a card game, a comic book series, and a live-action tour as well. The franchise garnered millions of fans around the world. Alexis Ohanian happened to be one of them.

 

In his tweet, Ohanian wrote, “The legacy of MK is a testament to the power of bold creativity. Despite its controversies, or perhaps bc of them, it has stood the test of time.” This statement referred to the controversy generated by the game owing to its depiction of violence.

Ohanian went on to write about how Mortal Kombat “continues to be a beloved franchise”. He also added, “I keep multiple graded copies of this game (SNES + Genesis) in my @Altxyzofficial vault”. Truly, the franchise couldn’t have asked for a more loyal and devoted fan than Ohanian.

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Despite being a busy entity that’s involved in several industries, the Reddit co-founder takes out time to engage in video games.

Alexis Ohanian still makes space in his tight schedule to play video games

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Business dominates Alexis Ohanian’s life. However, despite living the hectic life of a tech entrepreneur, Ohanian still manages to find time for keeping his passion for gaming alive.

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Recently, Ohanian harked back to the origins of open-world mechanisms in gaming. Today, open-world games are vast and tend to feature endless missions and quests. However, way back in 1995, the mechanisms featured several limitations. Despite those limitations, games such as Twisted Metal left quite a mark on Ohanian.

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