Mortal Kombat is undoubtedly one of the first names that comes to mind when it comes to fighting games! It’s very different from their kind. Beyond the usual style, it is a series in which blood and brutality roam at their peak, violence peaks. That’s what came out recently, and it’s the one from the history of the FII.
What they have in common in an entire series is that the fights that are fought are, as the name suggests, to the death.
Street Fighter Look, Coach!
In the early 90s, the Street Fighter fury that had been so preoccupying the gaming world began to write its name in gold letters in fight games, while another game to rival it was preparing for its release. Two cronies, Edward Boon and John Tobias, would start developing a fighting game under the roof of Midway, perhaps unaware at the time, but would make their names known to the world. This game, which was developed today, is made with a primitive variation of motion capture technique applied by most companies and as such, this technique brought a number of problems.
Because there was a lot of violence, even literally an atrocity, and we’re going to talk about it in a moment.
Kombat? Combat?
The first game in the Mortal Kombat series, which in style resembled neither Street Fighter nor Tekken, was almost ready after 6 months of teamwork, but no name was still available for the game. Although this situation is quite disturbing to the developer team, one day a very strange event occurred.
One day, a man named Steve Ritchie, a pinball designer at the time, came to visit the firm. During the visit in question, a word written on the board began to catch his attention. It said c(k)ombat on the board, but the letter ‘k’ was used instead of the letter ‘c’. Steve Ritchie gave the team, who were suffering enough about the name at the time, an idea of why you can’t name the game Mortal Kombat, and it has been on the shelves ever since as the legendary series Mortal Kombat.
In fact, the production team must have liked the idea, which they kind of made an engagement and replaced it with some -c- words in the game.
THERE’S A LOT OF VIOLENCE AFFECTING CHILDREN
When the calendar leaves show the year 1992, Mortal Kombat is released for gamers with its first game. As I said at the beginning of the article, it’s a long way from street fighter. Although it has gained a lot of acclaim and attention due to its realism, innovative movements and, of course, the elements of violence it contains, it also leads to endless discussions.
Now it’s the ’90s when the gaming industry has already sprouted up and revealed that it’s a real market. When he said if there’s cosmetics in this life, if there’s food, if there’s technology, automobiles, cinema and so on, then I’m in.
Naturally, someone is trying to prevent something that develops such a strong ecosystem and moves forward by putting it on top of it every day. And it wouldn’t take long for someone like that to come out.
In the same years, there has been a debate about children playing video games turning violent in real life. As if they had nothing else to do, politicians make statements about the effects of games on children, while televisions put scenes of violence on screens, pumping some ideas into people’s subconscious that games are harmful.
Of course, it’s great to play games based on what I’m saying, everyone play games, we don’t come to the conclusion that it doesn’t hurt anyone.
‘Mortal Kombat is definitely not a suitable content for young children.’
Anyway, the word holders of that period are taking their steps by adopting the same ideas.
As a matter of fact, while the endless discussions are creating an agenda about this game, the authorities begin to look for some solutions. In those years, some kind of PEGI rating is attempted, which means that he will not be able to play the underage game. However, the functionality of this idea does not last long, as they cannot prevent this situation in arcades. Although most people admire the game, as a result Mortal Kombat can only be an element of public brutality.
All this aside, there are those who say that everything that happened is a PR prepared for Mortal Kombat to reach more people. So they say everything is made for publicity. It’s possible that one point is true, and as a result, the ad doesn’t get better or worse!
Mortal Kombat 2 Immediately After 1 Year
Mortal Kombat 2 came in 1992, a year after the success of game one and the endless controversy. More characters have been added than in the first game. There are 12 characters that can be played in-game. On the other hand, the game’s universe has been expanded, gameplay improved, and new finishing mechanics have been introduced for each player.
After achieving unprecedented commercial success, the game wins many awards and topped the most popular game lists over the years. However, the discussions initiated by the violent elements in the first game continue with the second game. It is even completely banned from some European countries or censored for many years.
Mortal Kombat Motion Pictures and Sequels
Of course, none of this can overshadow the human impact of the Mortal Kombat series. The third game in the series, released in 1995, continues this relentless trajectory with the final throttle. Meanwhile, in ’95, not only was there a new game. There is now also a movie in this series.
On the other hand, this is how we get acquainted with the famous Mortal Kombat music along with the film.
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Speaking of music, meanwhile, mortal kombat music is said to be quoted from a rap song that looks exactly like him. For those of you who are curious, I’d like to add this piece to the descriptions.
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If we continue with this,
Mortal Kombat, released in the early 90s and literally storming through, manages to reign in the hearts of many gamers with its 3-series game, while continuing its controversial journey.
In ’97, the second film cements its place in the industry with Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, a human-sickening platformer and a sequel to the series, Mortal kombat 4.
Finale
And yet, the Mortal Kombat series, which has been the subject of controversy since its inception, is still playable and still popular after so long. Let’s end our article here by saying that the new characters added to the games released especially in recent years add a very nice color, although they have nothing to do with the universe of the game. Take care, goodbye.
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Sources include:
marriedgames.com.br/tr/analises/historia-de-mortal-kombat/
mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_Wiki
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_II
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mortal_Kombat
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