Mortal Kombat returned to the arcades a year later, in 1993, with the direct sequel, Mortal Kombat 2. All in all, the original Mortal Kombat is an amazing piece of history to revisit and see where it all started. Also, juggle combos-which entail launching your opponent into the air and following up with another attack-are still some of the most hype maneuvers to see, even in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1. Aside from the aforementioned Fatalities, special moves inputted with simple direction and button combinations (no need for the circular motions), and a dedicated block button are franchise staples. Thanks to the game’s “Fatality” finishers, complex inputs that’d activate a highly creative and overly gory animation as one kombatant finished off the other for good, the game quickly went down in ‘90s pop culture history, helping push the perceived need for a videogame age rating system.Ĭomparatively simplistic to the mechanics of today’s fighting titans, the original Mortal Kombat packed in tons of systems seen in the series now. This and the gore of the game stole the show, making Mortal Kombat stand out from the competition. Unlike its brethren fighting series, Mortal Kombat used a more realistic aesthetic with digitized graphics to create the cast of the game instead of the then-popular sprite work. Making MK home to one of the wildest and most entertaining story rides in gaming. The series shifts toward full-on wars between the realms, time-traveling shenanigans, and alternate-timeline insanity. Our fate lies in the hands of a martial arts prodigy, a special forces agent, and a movie star in way over his head. It’s unveiled that the tournament is an ancient ritual to stop a half-dragon warlord of an otherworldly realm from invading and conquering Earth. The series takes characters from across the realms to fight and test their might in a martial arts tournament. Mortal Kombat 4 | Release: 1997 | Arcade and PlayStationĪrcades were shaken to their core when Mortal Kombat hit the scene in 1992. Mortal Kombat Trilogy | Release: 1996 | PlayStation Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | Release: 1995 | Arcade and PlayStation Mortal Kombat 3 | Release: 1995 | Arcade and PlayStation Last October NetherRealm celebrated the Mortal Kombat series’ 30th anniversary.
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