It traces back to KoF '95 and Tekken 3 cabinets in the mid-90s. One of the oldest esports communities in the country, and one of the oldest gaming subcultures anywhere in South Asia. The modern Indian FGC took shape in 2008, when players scattered across the country found each other on shoryuken.com and turned a loose network of local scenes into something connected.

Members of the Daijoubu founding team were part of that story from the beginning. We didn't arrive to capitalise on a moment. We helped create it. What we're building now is the infrastructure the scene always deserved: events, community platforms, brand partnerships, and creative output that treats competitive gaming as the cultural force it actually is.