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Aku-Audi · Jan 27, 2015

doemaaan · Jan 27, 2015

WOW.. I was looking for something similar on Street Fighter yesterday. Haven't had a chance to watch anything. I'll start with this tho. Nice post.

GavinGT · Jan 27, 2015

FUCK BOYLE

Shaanyboi · Jan 27, 2015

...they really couldn't get someone to record some actual narration?

GavinGT said:
FUCK BOYLE

heh

biteren · Jan 27, 2015

id recommend this hardcore for both MK fans, Fighting game fans, and general video game history, incredibly interesting!

go back to a time where Mortal Kombat ruled the world....

Nemesis121 · Jan 27, 2015

Learn something new, Stryker was there from the beginning

Aku-Audi · Jan 27, 2015

Shaanyboi said:
...they really couldn't get someone to record some actual narration?

Yeah it takes a bit away from the overall production, but it seems to get better towards the latter part of the series. English is probably not the first language for the people who make this show.

Shaanyboi · Jan 27, 2015

Nemesis121 said:
Learn something new, Stryker was there from the beginning

yup! Did not know that.

Aku-Audi · Jan 27, 2015

I miss the live action cutscenes from MK Mythologies. Wish they actually went through with those HD remakes of 1-2-3.

Though Raiden looks....yeah

hotnheavyload · Jan 27, 2015

I remember some of the magazine covers shown... :/

Shaanyboi · Jan 27, 2015

man... some of the editorializing in the script is pretty jarring. Not to mention the numerous spelling errors that actually fuck up the text-to-speech narrator.

Aku-Audi · Jan 27, 2015

There's a video showing off convention footage from 1993 and onwards, pretty cool to see development shots from the different MKs out there

The History Of Mortal Kombat Special: Mortal Kombat at Expos

Majestad · Jan 27, 2015

Oh shit, this sounds perfect. Thanks for posting this links op.

I love everything MK.

tapedeck · Jan 27, 2015

Excellent, will watch them all.

okaygeraldo · Feb 3, 2015

Wow, this was super interested/fun to watch.

Irishmantis · Feb 3, 2015

human_exe said:
Wow, this was super interested/fun to watch.

Someone hyped for MKX i see

okaygeraldo · Feb 4, 2015

Irishmantis said:
Someone hyped for MKX i see

SUPER hyped, dangerous levels at this point. I was worried about the whole "variations" thing and didn't like it at first, but now I've warmed up to the idea.

LiK · Feb 4, 2015

ohhh, I love shit like this

Marvel · Feb 4, 2015

Yeah! love this.

Jaeger · Feb 4, 2015

Subbed.

Winterfang · Feb 4, 2015

I'm watching this, MK9 restored my love for Mortal Kombat. Before that Gold was my favorite jeje

Justice_Bolt · Feb 4, 2015

Thanks OP ! I'm so hyped for MKX.

Winterfang · Feb 4, 2015

Whoah I always though MK Gold was a perfect Arcade port, that's a shame. I didn't knew it was a Dreamcast launch title neither, this is very informative.

Aku-Audi · Feb 4, 2015

The same group of people also made a short video series about undiscovered secrets and rumors that still surround some of the MK games.

Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 1
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 2
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 3
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 4
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 5
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 6
Mortal Kombat Haziness - Volume 7

Also I guess I'll add some other MK video retrospectives to the OP for the shits and giggles, it is fatality season after all with MKX coming up.

History of Mortal Kombat (MK Deception Bonus DVD)
History of Mortal Kombat: Character Backgrounds (MK Deception Bonus DVD)
History of Mortal Kombat: Fatalities (MK Armageddon Bonus DVD)

Mortal Kombat: 20th Anniversary (Gamespot)
The History of Mortal Kombat (Gamespot 2011)

GameTrailers Retrospective: Mortal Kombat (Part 1)
GameTrailers Retrospective: Mortal Kombat (Part 2)

Making of Mortal Kombat (GamesMaster TV segment)
G4 Icons: Mortal Kombat

giancarlo123x · Feb 4, 2015

I love mortal Kombat so in my free time I'll watch all of this.

IvorB · Feb 4, 2015

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, OP. It actually inspired me to fire up my PS3 and clear a few more MK9 story levels so that's all good.

IvorB · Feb 4, 2015

Shaanyboi said:
man... some of the editorializing in the script is pretty jarring. Not to mention the numerous spelling errors that actually fuck up the text-to-speech narrator.

Oh was that not a real human being speaking? That does explain a lot...

Aku-Audi · Feb 4, 2015

Some more videos added to OP:

Behind the Scenes: MK Mythologies
Behind the Scenes: MK Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon (Making of Mortal Kombat The Movie)
Mortal Kombat: A Journey Behind the Scenes (Mortal Kombat The Movie)
Behind The Scenes: Mortal Kombat Annihilation

Book of Swords trailer (Film starring Ho Sung Pak, Daniel Pesina, Richard Divizio and Katalin Zamiar of MKII fame)

plainr_ · Feb 4, 2015

I'm on episode 3 now. Can't stop.

Aku-Audi · Feb 4, 2015

Into The Outworld: Behind the Scenes of Mortal Kombat 3

Irishmantis · Feb 4, 2015

Aku-Audi said:
Into The Outworld: Behind the Scenes of Mortal Kombat 3

Thanks for finding these Brother!

goldenticket · Feb 6, 2015

just watched the nine part series over the past 2 days. was interesting and really i didnt keep up with MK after the arcade games so there was a lot of stuff i didnt know.

Spine_Ripper · Feb 6, 2015

So hyped for MKX. Used my spare time yesterday to look up hi-res artwork for an Mk themed stick design...instead of writing my 5 page paper lol. Seen the deception and Armageddon extras, but not the mksecrets videos.

Gotta start reading into the lore again too. Fucking MK man.

Lashley · Feb 6, 2015

Will be spending a long while watching all these.

Love MK.

Tevious · Feb 6, 2015

Just watched this series. Lots of old memories. I remember that exact same magazine article about Ermac in MK1 and trying to get him to appear by getting double flawless with only punches in the statue room on the console versions. I remember watching Mortal Kombat: Conquest on TV too. I just looked it up and its getting a new DVD release March 31st.

I was a bit disappointed with MK4 and quit playing the series afterward until MK9. Interesting to see the direction they took with MK5 (Deadly Alliance) and MK6 (Deception). Too bad there's no part 10-12 for Armageddon, Shaolin Monks, and MK vs DC. I'm probably one of the few people that enjoyed MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Special Forces was awful, though. I remember it being ridiculously hard too.

malfcn · Feb 6, 2015

Thanks for sharing. Will watch them here and there.

Aku-Audi · Feb 6, 2015

Tevious said:
Just watched this series. Lots of old memories. I remember that exact same magazine article about Ermac in MK1 and trying to get him to appear by getting double flawless with only punches in the statue room on the console versions. I remember watching Mortal Kombat: Conquest on TV too. I just looked it up and its getting a new DVD release March 31st.

I was a bit disappointed with MK4 and quit playing the series afterward until MK9. Interesting to see the direction they took with MK5 (Deadly Alliance) and MK6 (Deception). Too bad there's no part 10-12 for Armageddon, Shaolin Monks, and MK vs DC. I'm probably one of the few people that enjoyed MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Special Forces was awful, though. I remember it being ridiculously hard too.

Mortal Kombat Conquest is a surprisingly good series, really good fight choreography and compotent dramatic elements. I remember watching it after WCW Nitro a few times but being burnt out on MK at that time, but rewatching it now it actually holds up really well. I still enjoy Mythologies despite its blemishes. Really fun FMV cutscenes and some cool stages near the end.

Do yourself a favor and play Shaolin Monks if you haven't yet. One of the best.

Episode 10 is koming "very soon" apparently.

Mr.Marston · Feb 6, 2015

Gonna give this a watch later. Thanks for posting.

Majestad · Feb 6, 2015

Can't wait for the MK Armageddon episode!

PAULINK · Feb 6, 2015

Wow, it's been a while since I've watched this series. Time to catch up

ksdixon · Feb 6, 2015

Ironically enough there was a Game Genie code for MK1 which turned SubZero completely black (Noob Saibot). Funny how that would play into the series later on.

Jaeger · Feb 9, 2015

Very cool. On episode 4 now. Enjoying it very much. I am pretty knowledgeable about this series I'd say, but I'm learning tons of new stuff watching these.

Nemesis_ · Feb 9, 2015

I had no idea the voice was synthesised. I just though English was their second language and the accent was really thick as a result, whatever it was ._.

But yeah I love this series. It's so crazy to see just how big Mortal Kombat was in a time when games were arguably less of a deal as they are today. A touring troupe of martial artists? A TV show you could visit and WATCH BEING FILMED? Seemed like such a dream for someone like me who didn't grow up in America but loved Mortal Kombat.

I feel like the idea of this kind of widespread cross promotion is somewhat dead now.

But I wish they'd finish the series. I rewatch them from time to time.

Sayad · Feb 9, 2015

Aku-Audi said:
I miss the live action cutscenes from MK Mythologies. Wish they actually went through with those HD remakes of 1-2-3.

Though Raiden looks....yeah

OMG! This is by far the best Raiden, totally fit whit MK9's doofus Raiden.

Toxi · Feb 9, 2015

Man, it's strange how much effort they put into the storyline of Mortal Kombat. A game like Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub-Zero would never have been made for another fighting game franchise.

Skunkers · Feb 9, 2015

Toxi said:
Man, it's strange how much effort they put into the storyline of Mortal Kombat. A game like Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub-Zero would never have been made for another fighting game franchise.

Not entirely true. There was Death By Degrees starring Nina Williams. You could count the Ninja Gaiden series by Team Ninja technically too, though it would be cheating.

Jaeger · Feb 9, 2015

Never heard of the arcade game "The Grid". Very interesting.

LAntConroy · Feb 9, 2015

Thanks for pointing these out OP . Going to watch em right now

RAIDEN1 · Feb 9, 2015

It'd be good if they had a MK secrets documentary on why the MK HD-Re-release never came about, instead we got the bare bones Arcade Kollection, and even that apparently wasn't totally arcade-perfect!

shuri · Feb 9, 2015

RAIDEN1 said:
It'd be good if they had a MK secrets documentary on why the MK HD-Re-release never came about, instead we got the bare bones Arcade Kollection, and even that apparently wasn't totally arcade-perfect!

Ed Boon mentionned that he would love to talk about the drama that happened behind the scene related to this, but can't because of NDAs. It really sounded like some serious shit happened.

I guess we will have to settle for those leaked screenshots from a couple years ago

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