J is Justice
Wade Wilson
Will now be grateful.
Hi.
Posts: 28,933 
|
Post by J is Justice on Jun 20, 2014 21:32:51 GMT -5
I was just thinking back to when I was a kid and about how krazy popular Mortal Kombat was. I mean, there were two movies, a cartoon series, a tv show, action figures... and this thing:
Yeah, most of that stuff sucked, but still.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 21:40:43 GMT -5
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 21:41:43 GMT -5
Hey, it's not like Street Fighter fared any better  |
|
|
|
Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jun 20, 2014 21:42:32 GMT -5
It was huge. It even had a good-to-great movie.  |
|
|
|
Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jun 20, 2014 21:47:12 GMT -5
OH and that movie had a pretty good novelization that I randomly read a couple of years ago because I found it in the free bin of a used book store. It has some differences from the movie, as I recall:
Sonya did not kill Kano and he remained villainous comic relief for the remainder of the story. She also fought Jade, I think.
The guy that Goro killed to prove he meant business that everybody seemed to think was pretty cool was an actual fleshed out character with a back story and stuff. His death meant a lot more in the book and was treated as a big deal.
|
|
MrBRulzOK
Wade Wilson
Mr No-Pants Heathen
Something Witty Here.
Posts: 26,719
|
Post by MrBRulzOK on Jun 20, 2014 22:04:57 GMT -5
Popular enough for the government to try and ban it.
And for obvious reasons, that's all I'll say about that.
|
|
Jiren
Patti Mayonnaise
Hearts Bayformers
Posts: 35,163
|
Post by Jiren on Jun 21, 2014 3:03:39 GMT -5
It also had 2 comic series
|
|
|
|
Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 21, 2014 3:20:55 GMT -5
I liked how making Fatality parodies on Newgrounds with the sprites became a "thing".
|
|
Glitch
King Koopa
Not Going To Die; Childs, we're goin' out to give Blair the test. If he tries to make it back here and we're not with him... burn him.
Watching you.
Posts: 12,717
|
Post by Glitch on Jun 21, 2014 4:38:36 GMT -5
It was insanely popular. The arcades we're packed. I remember how people said that it killed street fighter, and it almost seemed that way for a short while.
And let's not forgot this classic gem.
|
|
kidglov3s
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants her Shot
Who is Tiger Maskooo?
Posts: 15,870
|
Post by kidglov3s on Jun 21, 2014 5:53:16 GMT -5
All these posts, no mention of MORTAL KOMBAT THE LIVE TOUR?
|
|
|
|
Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 21, 2014 7:24:04 GMT -5
I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 7:38:08 GMT -5
MK was HUGE when it first came out.
|
|
Phosphor Glow
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Is a real girl!
Posts: 19,874 
|
Post by Phosphor Glow on Jun 21, 2014 10:31:03 GMT -5
I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever. Donkey Kong sucks! |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 11:19:42 GMT -5
I disagree, it's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever. Donkey Kong sucks! Y'know something? You suck! |
|
JDviant
Unicron
XB1 username: lil giant robot
Posts: 3,103
|
Post by JDviant on Jun 21, 2014 11:24:03 GMT -5
MK is iconic for a certain age group, as I can attest to.
|
|
Krazee
Salacious Crumb
Posts: 71,547
|
Post by Krazee on Jun 21, 2014 11:42:27 GMT -5
a Mortal Kombat thread and no one posted this yet?
shame shame
|
|
chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
Posts: 28,017
Member is Online
|
Post by chazraps on Jun 21, 2014 13:25:40 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat was as popular as any video game has ever been.
I also ride for the first Mortal Kombat movie, which I think it's safe to say is the best video game turned movie of all time.
Quick story about the movie, two years ago I was in a long term relationship with a girl from a conservative Jewish family. Because of her upbringing, she didn't spend Friday nights in the arcade like the rest of us and had absolutely no frame of reference or knowledge of anything Mortal Kombat related. So, to share something important to me, I took her to a midnight screening of it my local theater was holding. Watching Mortal Kombat with someone completely unfamiliar with it really opens your eyes to a few things you wouldn't normally consider:
Halfway through the film, she leans over and whispers "This is a really poorly organized tournament." I said "What do you mean?" And she goes "Everyone is just hastily told who they're going to fight and eventually everyone has to fight Prince Goro. How is that a tournament?" Valid point.
Some time later after johnny Cage punching Goro in the balls, she leans over and goes "How is that legal?" I ask her, in a movie where we've seen someone frozen to a block of ice and shattered, someone decapitated with a shield, someone set a blaze and someone's soul ripped from their body, why would punching in the balls be the only thing illegal? Her response "Well, if that's legal, why isn't every single fight just two guys trying to punch each other in the balls?" Another valid point. Why hasn't anyone made that movie?
Also, from then on, she only referred to Goro as "Prince Goro" as she has a level of respect for the monarchy.
|
|
|
|
Post by Bravo Echo November on Jun 21, 2014 13:27:23 GMT -5
All these posts, no mention of MORTAL KOMBAT THE LIVE TOUR? Plus the press that it got. EDIT: My video is also in the quoted video, but hey, to add emphasis. |
|
|
|
Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jun 21, 2014 15:06:10 GMT -5
All these posts, no mention of MORTAL KOMBAT THE LIVE TOUR? "Positive messages" for a live show based on a series of violent video games? |
|
The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
Posts: 37,320
|
Post by The Ichi on Jun 21, 2014 15:08:46 GMT -5
For a lot of us 90's kids, it was our first experience seeing gore in a video game, thus becoming somewhat of a holy grail.
Not saying that's the only reason for its popularity, but it certainly helped.
|
|
