The History & Kontroversies of Mortal Kombat (1992)
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Mortal Kombat is a fighting game released in arcades in 1992 that almost immediately garnered notice for the violence of it.
But that was just the beginning, both of a global brand, and of the controversies and lawsuits surrounding Mortal Kombat.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game)
https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203701/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv
https://www.deseret.com/1994/4/19/19105936/they-program-the-best-incarnations-of-games-they-played-as-kids/
https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/05/the-history-of-mortal-kombat
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-mortal-kombat
https://web.archive.org/web/20140107194516/http://therealsaibot.com/
https://www.polygon.com/22346875/mortal-kombat-violence-esrb-ratings-lieberman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mortal_Kombat
https://thedragonfortress.com/2021/09/30/1994-1995-hasbro-mortal-kombat-ninjas-review/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/683715250/?terms=mortal%20kombat&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/683715361/?terms=mortal%20kombat&match=1
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@LeoKale91123
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Love the art in the comic panels…real old school exactly what I remember from back then
@dougsmith6262
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
17:12 $50 in 1993 is a little over $110 today! It's easy to forget how expensive games used to be.
@joesquadcoptervideos2067
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
21:37 boy just think, they're not even willing to meet up and agree when kids are being killed by guns in school now
@lowlowseesee
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
these companies are so gross. all the money in the world and refuse to pay people for their work and skill
@lowlowseesee
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
im nostalgic at all but the feeling i used to get 35 years ago from seeing kung fu in the arcade or street fighter 1 in a greyhound station. then seen SF 2…..amazing. then of course seeing MK2 on the naval base for the first time……..reminded me of pit fighter…the excitement is indescribable. we couldnt stop thinking about it. it was as dope as final fight 2 coming with certain SNES systems. f zero too, great times
@rossmckellar9934
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Who’s Christopher lamber? 😂😂😂
@KindofBlue321
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Blood Code: A B A C A B B
@westmcgee9320
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
10:49 did that mf’er really ask for confirmation that those weren’t pinball games?
@westmcgee9320
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
9:17 No explanation for who she is?
@StackPilled-r8z
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
SNES version definitely doesn't play better than the Genesis version. Genesis plays like the arcade version.
@beartackle
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
I feel like this video was made a thousand times already.
@suspectedmilitant
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
When they guy said Whoopsie! I automatically pressed down and start. Just fished my phone out of the toilet…
@danielcole7200
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Cartoon film mk legends scorpion's revenge was banned in st petersberg russia because of its content , the 80s set mk catrtoon film cage match had dirty dancing actress jenifer grey voice herself , in the 70s comic book master jack kirby created villian kobra who first appeared in his own comic.
@mmxjk
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
I’ve said I want Scorpion and Sub-Zero in Smash Bros (without the gore) so you can pit them against Ken and Ryu from Street Fighter
@josevillegas4471
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Sucks the actors got screwed over they definitely deserved some of the pie
@DrivenKeys
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Tiny correction: The SNES version of MK did not play as well as Sega's, it was the exact opposite. The SNES had terrible input lag and missed inputs, which actually drove me to buy a Genesis with 6 button controller. The SNES had exponentially better graphics, but the Genesis version was much closer to the arcade in playability. MK2 and MK3 played awesome on the SNES, though.
@MexicanFoodMan
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Street Fighter Owns MK.
@hozz1014
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Small note, Genesis doesn't play worse. It's actually more responsive and feels better. It just looks and sounds worse. Particularly it looks worse because of the fewer colors, lower pixel count, and lower fps. The big issue is that the stock Genesis controller is a 3 button controller, so in order to play it properly you had to get a 6 button controller.
@limabravo6065
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Seeing people get killed on the news was ok. It was totally ok that we put gulf war 1 on tv in families living rooms. I remember watching those night vision videos of the then new laser and gps guided munitions. Theyd show the video feed from the bombs as they fell and cutting to a static camera that caught the explosion. The news channels of the day were more than happy to show off all the newest of uncle sams toys as they reduced the Iraqi military to regrets and memories. But a video game where you can yank someones head off predator style with their spine dangling, well that sir is too much!!!
@limabravo6065
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
I was 9 when Mortal Kombat came out 😅. And within 6 months there were so many rumors around what was in that game that it was like Shrodinger's murder simulator (spelling?). When my aunt heard id gotten a copy for the genesis she thought there was porn in the game😅. I showed her the game without entering the blood code and she was like "thats it?" To which i replied "yup uh huh"😂
@UPCM01
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
"FINISH HIM!!"
@mrhumphreys1979mob
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Love the videos. Can I please ask as been bugging me since I saw the first video months ago, where is that prop of the helmet with skull from as i swear from a movie I saw but for life of me cant remember, thanks 🙃
@AI-x9n4t
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
I first played this mk1 at age 11 at the laundry mat…If i had no money i would just watch the computer play.😅😅
@bryantwilliams7009
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Parents are ridiculous. I’ve played mortal kombat since the early 90s and I’m not violent. I’m a standing member of society. They just wanted something to bitch about
@jonathanbynoe4375
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
The game was controversial to say the least with the blood, gore and fatalities.
@PsychoWerekitsune
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 am
Just a couple of corrections:
– Midway wanted Van Damme for a Bloodsport adaptation, not Universal Soldier.
– Boon disliked how in other fighting games characters got dizzy DURING the match and then suggested to implement the mechanic at the end for the fatalities.
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