The Man Who Used Fighting Games to Escape Homelessness

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These days, Ryan Hart is known as one of the greatest fighting game players to ever come out of Europe.

But his path to the top was not easy. It was paved with loneliness and adversity — as a teenager, Ryan Hart was homeless, hungry, and alone on the streets of London.

Starved for both food and human connection, Hart found that fighting games were weren’t just games, they were his deliverance from a desperate time.

Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Edited by : Connor Dunn (ConnorDunn_)
Hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)

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28.11.2021