Mortal Kombat (1992 - Present)

This game is so awesome, they had to spell combat with a 'K'. Being one of the longest withstanding franchises of the fighting game genre, Mortal Kombat has maintained a presence and legacy continuing through to this day. The year 1992 brought upon the arcade release of MK, which eventually made its way to gaming consoles. MK is widely acclaimed for its gore content and the trademark Fatality finishes. The series went on to spawn sequels of the game, spin-off adventure games, an animated series, live-action television series and a live-action movie.

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAA-

What really made this game stand from all the other fighting games were the characters. With each new game release were a selection of new characters with old favourites making a repeat appearance. Classics include ninja assassin Scorpion, Shaolin monk Liu Kang, thunder god Raiden and Lin Kuei warrior Sub-Zero (fun fact: Sub-Zero is the only character to have appeared in every MK game). Without derailing the post too much, Sub-Zero had always been my favourite character to use. His ability to control ice allowed him to unleash maneuvers such as Ice Blast, rendering the opponent temporarily frozen and sliding kick, a cool move where Sub-Zero would slide across the screen and trip the opponent.

Ice Blast > Heat Seeking Missile

Easily the most recognisable aspect of the game that made MK a cultural phenomenon was the ability to perform a Fatality, a finishing move where a player executes the opponent in brutal fashion. This created quite a stir among the parentals back in the day when video game violence was never before seen. To perform a Fatality, the opponent had to have their enemy's health diminished to the final hit bar. Having succeeded in that, a 'Finish Him/Her' text appeared on screen in which the finisher then had to press a series of buttons to perform a Fatality. Various finishing moves introduced into different sequels included Babality, Animality, and the awe inspiring combo finishing Brutality.


Sub-Zero performs his trademark Fatality, the Spine Rip.

Staying true to the nineties, Mortal Kombat Trilogy has to be the greatest and most complete sequel released. Included in the game were every character that have made an appearance in MK up to its release, various finishers players were able to perform and the fast and seamless game play that stylised MK.

If you find yourself playing an older version of Mortal Kombat, without a doubt will you be playing with a grin on your face as you reminisce the goodness of old school violent video games. I now leave you with the techno remix of the Mortal Kombat theme song including lyrics! Enjoy.

43 comments:

  1. i love it! i went to a dress up party over the weekend and the theme was 'nostagia' - so obviously someone downloaded all the old skool songs for the party, most of them were from the 90s. the mortal kombat song came on and everyone went nuts. growing up, this was definitely a 'boy thing' but i must admit that i really enjoyed the movie.

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  2. Man good stuff, that song is so famous. Marvel Vs Capcom released today. One of the characters pays homage to Scorpion by saying "get over here" when using his grappling hook. =D

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  3. Loved the game but wasn't great at it, the movies were OK and they tried there best but the song has made me smile for the first time today.

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  4. I have spent countless hours battling my friends on this game. This is for sure one that I have a spot in my heart for.

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  5. I have this game on my ipod touch! so awesome

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  6. Man i miss the 2d versions of this game...i hate the 3d one....

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  7. 3d mortal combats suck so much :(

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  8. i go to the premier of the movie with girl friend fight all night

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  9. I remember playing this game everytime we went to counsin's house.

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  10. All about Sub-Zero and constantly keeping the opponent frozen!

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  11. awh i loved mortal kombat! i sucked at the game, but still played it constantly. thanks for the memories!

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  12. The first time I managed to do a fatality with that game I was so fucking hyped about it.

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  13. The movies were atrocious! Nice blog, though.

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  14. good stuff. i like the old school versions of this game the best.

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  15. i feel sorry for everyone that didnt get to live through the 90s mortal combat at that time EPIC

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  16. Love it, Love it, Love it, Love it!

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  17. by far the best intro song to any fighting game i have ever played. big fan of MK.

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  18. even with all of the downs this series has, it's surprising how it's still getting money.

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  19. I loved MK back in the day, the last few arcade fighters I've played on xbox etc have been way too complex in the control schemes and stuff, MK was awesome cos someone who hadn't played before could play, maybe not win, but they could at least figure out how to play pretty quickly.

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  20. yes! MK was my fav especially MK3. too bad midway went bankrupt 2010. no more MKs =\

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  21. i love this ! It never gets to old .

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  22. I'm normally all about the 80's, but there is some good content here. New follower!

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  23. Dude this blog brings back so many good memories. Seriously though, the Mortal Kombat song makes everyone I know go crazy.

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  24. Loved this game, way better than the alternatives!

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  26. as a child of the nineties, all i can say is this is an awesome blog!

    fatality=winning. :)

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  27. One of my all-time fav games. Love this post. Thanx

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  28. I still have the logo button from Mortal Monday.

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  29. I really feel like Mortal Kombat set the standard for fighting games. Not so much by way of game mechanics, but because the story and characters were so in-depth. There was so much flavor text and fluff, you couldn't help but get involved. It wasn't like some "other" fighting games, where the story played like a bad martial arts movie.

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  30. Love Mortal combat, cant wait for the new one that's coming out.

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  31. I'm fu*** bad at MK, I learning the basics right now :P

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  32. Mortal Kombat looks awesome. I've never actually played it. Cool video, too!

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  33. Thanks for the info. A history lesson, almost.

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  34. Great! Keep it up :-). Followed
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  35. I have the Mortal Kombat theme song (the soundtrack of the movie version) on my ipod haha I play it all the time...
    sigh memories....
    The MK series is still the best IMO

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  36. So does this blog get updated anymore?

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