22 years. 22 freakin’ years of blood, gore and someone getting their spine ripped out by an unlicensed ninja chiropractor. That’s how long Mortal Kombat has been around for, eating old 50 cent coins and eventually maturing into a massive tournament staple. That’s two decades of evolution, growth and carnage. And it all started with one game.
Out of all the classic Kombat games, Mortal Kombat 3 has to be my favourite, a fact that will most likely have Geoff skyping me with a NUH UH when he reads this, before he hits with an editorial fatality. Deadly Alliance was a massive step forward for the franchise after the lukewarm Mortal Kombat 4, with Deception having a superb array of extras and Armageddon going for broke.
And hell, even Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe had some great moments, before the franchise rebooted with a ninth instalment that raised the bar. We’ve got Mortal Kombat X on the way, which I have a feeling is going to shake up the tournament scene something mighty fierce.
So what’s your favourite Mortal Kombat moment? Your first fatality? Memorising the combo-combination to perform a brutality? That cheesy TV series Mortal Kombat Konquest? After two decades, there should be at least a couple of those cherished memories.
Last Updated: July 24, 2014
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 24, 2014 at 15:33
Nuh Uh.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:34
He deserves all our scorn. 3. SCORN.
Norm
July 24, 2014 at 15:35
Indeedy!
Anon A Mouse
July 24, 2014 at 15:56
Mmmmm Scorn, delicious scorn
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:03
Hemophobia? That’s fine stick with Street Fighter. I believe the fifth one is due as soon as CAPCOM has sold enough DLC.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 24, 2014 at 16:07
No, I like Mk; just 3 is not the best of them. It relied on shitty dial-a-combo bullshit. Playing it semi-competitively in the arcades devolved in to who could tap the sequence of buttons fastest. The much better MKII had a livelier scene, as it required more than just memory and fast fingers.
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:14
Gotta agree there.
Umar GAAAAHH!!!
July 24, 2014 at 15:34
This was my jam
Special Forces baby!
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:39
At least Shaolin Monks was decent. I really wouldn’t mind if the stepped out of their comfort zone every now and then .
Umar GAAAAHH!!!
July 24, 2014 at 15:53
Yeah the spinoffs were pretty awesome
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:36
Ive been playing this for 22 years?………….Life well spent
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2014 at 15:41
Totally agreed!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:36
Obviously it’s Johnny Cage’s nutpunch. Or annoying the crap out of someone who relies on jumping attacks by kicking them out the air with a well timed straight kick.
Umar GAAAAHH!!!
July 24, 2014 at 15:37
Also another sweet memory comes not from the game but from the late night e-tv MK show
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:38
Taja was the bee’s knees.
CypherGate
July 24, 2014 at 16:23
That series was amazing. Enjoyed it a lot. Taja was pure yum
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:44
Duuuuuuude. Yes
Norm
July 24, 2014 at 15:37
The only MK I ever played was MK3!
Admiral Chief Saxon
July 24, 2014 at 15:39
Mk1-3 I played, nothing else
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:42
Deadly Alliance is one of my favorites as it basically revived the franchise and they kill Lui Kang at the start of the game. A real WTF moment
Spaffy
July 24, 2014 at 15:46
Lui Kang was my mentor.
*Holds Low Kick for 4 seconds and release.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:48
blargablargablarga
Dutch Matrix
July 24, 2014 at 15:51
Liu Kang
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:44
MK3 was the best!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:47
SCORN.
Spaffy
July 24, 2014 at 15:40
Oh man I’m getting old…
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:41
I’m with you there.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:43
Thanks for pointing out just how old I am man. Sheesh. What a way to end a Thursday 🙁
AGETALITY!!
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:43
LOL AGETALITY!!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:46
Some days you just don’t want to be reminded of how old you are.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:46
Yep.
The D
July 24, 2014 at 15:46
More like SENILITY, AMIRITE?
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:47
Hahahaha. I’d upvote if I could remember how….
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:43
My best moment is pulling off fatalities in the arcade when no one else could. DA POWA!
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:44
We need a new MK movie dammit!
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 15:50
Did you watch Mortal Kombat Legacy?
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:52
Both seasons and it was awesome, but still.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 15:56
Agreed.
However, didn’t like the Sonja Blade.
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:46
I remember being on the show “Games Master” when they had this one, who can guess who the commentator is? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdhTlnAuoSo
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:52
Your dad?
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:54
HAHAHAHA! Firstly my dad isn’t from England 😛 And no, hint, he’s in Lock Stock the fucking lot 😛
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:53
I know his face, he had to be in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Colin Dos Santos
July 24, 2014 at 15:55
wow this is sooooooooooooooo lame hahahahahaha!
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:55
It’s bad hey!?
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:55
Is it Bad Pritt?
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:55
Young Morgan Freeman, close enough though.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 15:57
I didn’t watch the video, was just guessing.
Rince&pop
July 24, 2014 at 15:58
Ah, well there you go then.
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2014 at 15:47
MORTAL WOMBAT!!!!
http://www.someblogsite.com/images/humor/wombat/mw.jpg
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:48
I actually sang that in my head now…. FML
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2014 at 16:15
I knew it would catch at least a few of you guys.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 15:57
I’d play the crap out of this.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 15:49
This is one of those things that I remember from the first time I picked up a controller.
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 24, 2014 at 15:51
What? I refreshed but no image?
I just remember forward down low punch (Sub zero)
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 15:57
Forward forward down up was Johnny Cage’s split-nut-punch
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 15:50
Can anyone, anywhere, really see the words “Mortal Kombat” and not start playing this tune in their head? Here is to 22 more years of spine pulling, skull crunching, bone splitting, carnage!
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 15:54
Best theme song ever!!!
Sith JJ
July 25, 2014 at 07:05
Still have my original CD that I bought when the movie came out.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:04
For me the piéce de résistance of the first Mortal Kombat movie was the Fear Factory song when Johnny Cage was fighting Scorpion.
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:12
+1
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:13
I still watch the fight scene from time to time. Best one in the whole movie. Second was Liu Kang and Reptile
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:20
Yes. Flip man. Reptile is so underrated.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 16:09
Everyone has their favourite…
Sub-Zero!
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:10
Scorpion!
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:12
-1
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 16:14
There is always that ONE FRIGGIN GUY who loves Scorpion. Why? Why? Oh BOO HOO. My entire clan and family, including myself, were wiped up and now I’m going to roam the world as an angry spectre? Hogswatch would be such a happier occasion if they had never created Scorpion!
😉
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:16
It’s the way if the World. Popularity wise Ken > Ryu, Wolverine > Cyclops, Batman > everything.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 16:16
+1
Wiser words were never spoken.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:18
I don’t know dude. I’m going to go against the grain again here.
Not about Batman…I mean, I’m not an idiot. Obviously Batman > everything.
But Spawn. Spawn dude. Spawn.
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:19
Now there’s an untapped resource for Hollywood to exploit.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:20
The movie actually wasn’t bad. Not great. But it had it’s moments.
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:24
CGI was horrible if I recall, even though it was early days.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:25
The cape GCI was great. The mask wasn’t too bad. But the environmental and spacial CGI was horrific.
EDIT: Oh and Malebolgia looked really bad. His freaking mouth didn’t even move.
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 16:25
I think it was technically Steam Early Access CGI. Pre-Alpha CGI. 😉
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:25
LOL!
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:25
Haha. Excellent.
Brady miaau
July 25, 2014 at 08:54
Ah yes, but at the time it was made and we watched it, it was great!
Hammersteyn
July 25, 2014 at 09:02
Agreed
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 25, 2014 at 09:08
Ever seen the animated series? That was pretty good.
Sith JJ
July 25, 2014 at 10:22
I quite liked it, the ten minutes that I saw. 🙂
Brady miaau
July 25, 2014 at 08:53
Nah, been done. movie called Spawn. Quite good, actually. 90s?
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:21
Funny story. Myself and a friend of mine had a Batman vs Iron Man debate for two years (I kid you not).
I said Iron Man.
He said Batman.
These debates were heated man, I tell you.
Then I grew a brain.
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:16
And his face is a skull.
And because of my previous comment about the song.
And because he’s eviiiiill
And he’s dead
And awesome phrase.
ANd and and and and!!! 🙂
SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad
July 24, 2014 at 16:18
Lol. Fair enough (although technically he is neutral in the meta good v evil theme – he just wants revenge on the cool kids because they snubbed him and stole his lunch money?)
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:19
See? I can relate to that. 🙂
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:18
And he has adamantium claws…… oops never mind
Mark Treloar
July 24, 2014 at 16:55
And he’s a pirate
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 24, 2014 at 19:11
GET OVER IT! teehee
Hammersteyn
July 24, 2014 at 16:12
+1
Hendrik
July 24, 2014 at 16:17
Can’t decide between Kung Lao and Smoke
Sith JJ
July 24, 2014 at 16:19
Cyrax. 😉
Brady miaau
July 25, 2014 at 08:52
Sonya wins.
Cause she did that infrequently with me at the helm, always a great moment.
Lothy
July 25, 2014 at 09:14
to this day I can never forget “Block, block, run, block, run” I think it was a sub zero fatality, if I remember right.
Hendrik
July 25, 2014 at 09:54
That’s correct, in MK3, where he freezes you above his head and brake you into pieces!
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OSiRIS
July 25, 2014 at 15:44
UMK3 on genesis A, C, UP, B, UP, B, A, DOWN cheat menu.
Striker brutality HP, LP, HK, LK, HP, LP, LK, HK, HP, LK, LK, LK
That is drilled into my brain to this day
Andre Gabriel Coetzee
July 26, 2014 at 12:28
I came here just to listen to the Mortal Kombat theme song. That is all.