Talk:Mortal Kombat (arcade game)

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Created from Mortal Kombat, which sorely needed to be split into separate game and series articles. Basically just copy-pasted stuff here, so it now needs extensive reorganizing/reformatting. I've left the Mortal Kombat page the way it was for now, so if there's anything you think needs to go back in here, just grab it. In a week or so I'll rewrite that page to point to Mortal Kombat (series).Virogtheconq 04:06, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Expanding the article... 2 Recent Resurgence 3 Deception 4 Tried splitting the trivia section into 2 sections (easter egg and trivia) 5 What do Points mean? 6 Move Suggestion

[edit] Expanding the article...

I recently added screenshots for title screen, select screen and the game to match it's quality to MK2 and 3 articles... Anyone, please provide correct arcade machine information, and some trivia things, that were many for this game...

I replaced your Genesis screenshots with the proper arcade images. I left the one Genesis screenshot and placed it in the port section. Buzda 19:47, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recent Resurgence

This article fails to mention the recent Jakks Pacific TV Game. Dessydes

This article has an anti-"censorship" bias. The SNES outsold and outdid Sega in every respect right down to the end so I hardly doubt the "success" of the Genesis version led them to allow more senseless blood and mindless violence. They relented only because the ratings system allowed them to be lazy and let someone else do their job. Feh on Sega and it's more "mature" attitude toward games. And feh on the shallow morons who can only "enjoy" a game if it's bloody and miserable. - Anon

• Ah but this is Mortal Kombat, the SNES version was less faithful to the arcade version in this respect, despite the otherwise superior graphics. What other point was there to MK than mindless violence? After all, this was a fighting game. There was no other goal (except the occasional breaking of objects during the bonus rounds). The PC version was the most faithful one I saw.

• • Not only just censorship of blood, but the SNES version plays VERY differently from the AC version. Playing them side by side they're further apart then the Genesis version is from the AC version. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.172.52.41 (talk • contribs) .

• Yeah, while the SNES had superior graphics and music, the gameplay isn't quite as accurate as the Genesis'. Buzda 22:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

• I have never heard of the SNES port outselling the genesis port. Is there a source to this claim?--Iamstillhiro1112 11:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deception

Daniel Pesina was fired by Midway, but MK: Deception features a port of this game on it. Is Pesina in Deception, even though he was fired? If he is or isn't, I think it'd be noteworthy in the article. Dr. Furball 02:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Huh? I've got Deception (for Xbox), and have no clue what you're talking about. Even though Pesina was fired by Midway, his image would still be used in any ports (such as the "Best of Midway" collections), which isn't a particularly notable occurrence. EVula 02:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. There are two versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception, one of which was the "Kollector's Edition", which contained the first MK game. Dr. Furball 09:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tried splitting the trivia section into 2 sections (easter egg and trivia)

And I also removed the tag for the trivia section having too much trivia. I hope it makes the article better organized.--Iamstillhiro1112 11:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What do Points mean?

Why, oh, why does MKI have a point system? What does the point system do exactly? What does it mean?

It does the same thing that other games that have point systems have. Really, it just gives you bragging rights for having a high score. The game has a high score table also.--Iamstillhiro1112 03:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move Suggestion

I prepose we move this article from Mortal Kombat (arcade game) to Mortal Kombat (game), as the article itself is not specific to the arcade version of the game. Comments? ≈ The Haunted Angel ^{(The Forest Whispers My Name)} 00:17, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Simply using "game" would be good enough for the purpose it serves. RobWill80 01:09, 31 January 2007 (UTC)