Behind the Scenes - Mortal Kombat 3 [Rare Footage]

[@jimmyyking]

They did an amazing job casting the perfect actors. Biggest shocker for me were Jax’s arms...they were his real arms, just painted. Dude was a tank.

[@nightwing245]

Dare I say Jax was...jacked? I'll see myself out. ;)

[@Dr.Akakia]

@@wzero07 the best actor as jax was michael j.white in mini series

[@bvanhaun]

I know man. I always thought he was wearing plastic sleeves to make him look bigger but that shit is just paint.

[@lawn3547]

@@wzero07 agreed the new movie cast has shit actors and the movie is cringeworthy and unwatchable

[@ricmamaddafakka7248]

Gotcha !

[@funkybones]

This all feels so pure, everyone looks like they're having a great time

[@CacoMontero13]

Except sindel, she just looked tired

[@AnotherGameNerd5]

Why even say "Pure"? You consider adults having fun while making a mature fighting game "Pure"? Lmao poor choice of words but okay.

[@CacoMontero13]

@@AnotherGameNerd5 i think he meant "legit"

[@Hypno_BPM]

AnotherGameNerd 다섯 it looks like they all had chemistry and worked naturally. Ed Boon was a great director

[@ionknow8341]

AnotherGameNerd 다섯 he means something else by pure

[@zerorequiem42]

That is so damn cool. Thanks youtube suggestions. You get one right occasionally.

[@ryeskee3231]

Haha that's exactly what I was thinking.

[@kreipflagra3116]

Agreed. First time I've seen someone NOT complaining about youtube suggestions

[@jpedrovianna]

Ikr

[@yzzo84]

Oh you too for 3 times in my life they got it right

[@jcie3424]

I get a japanese cooking vid with only her apron on, a naked woman body painted walking in the mall and girls trying out some bra, youtube must be reading my inner demons, i don't even search these things but they keep recommending me tyese stuffs. I did watch them btw

[@j.vinton4039]

That’s why MK 1 - 2 - 3 will always hold a special place in my heart. They stunt actors they used for the sprites always seemed to be having a blast!

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Yeah baby, good job for *those stunt actors that brought the digitized sprites into life* ya, J. Vinton 😎👍

[@spicybreadproductions1972]

I will say the MK1 and 2 actors seemed more enthusiastic, though that was probably by design considering MK3’s apocalyptic feel. Or maybe they designed the game around that? I dunno

[@brodude3709]

I think these are the real games. The 3d games are on but will never capture the feel of the originals

[@LuisMarquez-zi6hj]

@@brodude3709 es VERDAD

[@brandon_youtube]

I was always a fan of MK2. I liked MK 1 but the animation and gameplay felt stiff. MK2 had the rejuvenated Shang Tsung and my fav character Kung Lao

[@ThaYoungBozz]

The talent of the actors developers and concept designers was yearsssss ahead. This crazy

[@aaacowsad6388]

I honestly thought Jack's arms were just plating boy was I wrong.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

you gotta see the original mk video with actors even better

[@MW-cx3sb]

This was back when these people had love for what they did instead of being a means to pay bills

[@deanshaw6588]

i so wish now that WB GAMES have this that they could use their high tech cameras to capture again rather than 3d

[@TheJayson8899]

Shut up

[@someonebartender]

i remember that my dad used to say, those characters are real. and we brothers used to laugh at him. sorry dad

[@aBerlin1945]

Who's laughing now?

[@AZZslaughter1ST]

The REAL cosplayers.

[@tomkrueger6556]

@@aBerlin1945 by the way i was in chest club

[@melbamoseswolfenstein3809]

@@aBerlin1945 Shao Kahn

[@celjhona3629]

@@melbamoseswolfenstein3809 lol

[@johnorack25]

The most realistic graphics. Literally.

[@ramirosuarez3431]

XD

[@Rojit_stha]

Because it real

[@zherean42069]

What do you mean "THE MOST" no hate

[@sotrainpro1841]

@@Rojit_stha r/wooshhhh

[@JadenOP]

ikr better than Nvidia RTX

[@juniorlsdmusic]

What an honor of being inmortalized in a game and be able to tell their kids "that's me."

[@PomadaGaming]

damn really?

[@mark030a]

@@PomadaGaming Considering that the Street Fighter Movie's M. Bison actor did it because of his children goes to prove this point.

[@Counterbalance_]

They are all so attractive and interesting! This is what I want to see in my entertainment: dedicated people having the time of their lives creating something good for the fans.

[@GreplayTv]

@@mark030a Raul Julia ( Bison actor) died few months after Street Fighter movie, legendary big actor !!!

[@owusuafriyiedennis4386]

MK Character for life

[@bluetopia42]

Childhood wins. Flawless Victory!

[@ahmedkeryako5784]

🤣

[@marklife3643]

1

[@marklife3643]

1

[@Mohamedmoh-wu9rx]

hhhhhhhhh yes

[@GPWT-video]

Please watch my videos about this game. I'll be very happy!@@Mohamedmoh-wu9rx

[@cooleycat89]

I was disappointed to find out that Sheeva was a toy and not a 4 armed person.

[@TheGrayton2000]

Haha

[@zadh]

Truth hurts

[@richiebee1984]

I ALWAYS THOUGHT SHEEVA WAS PORTRAYED BY A WOMAN IN A FOUR ARMED BODYSUIT.

[@АлександраШахматова-ф7л]

me too

[@maxpops8427]

Goro was also a toy

[@Delta97976]

The fact they used real people in a game in the 80-90’s is beyond advanced

[@BearWith_You]

90s. MK1 is from 92

[@engridmedia]

But less control. Tym was also a factor.

[@kanemcdonald4371]

Delta it was actually easier and cheaper to do it this way

[@angrybird2107]

Delta mk 3 was so fucken real ...

[@noeditbookreviews]

I still think it looks better than the new ones.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Shao Kahn's actor was legit intimidating in that. His personality shone through. Awesome!

[@zelp8254]

Right? The guy was legit huge, they didn't have to size him up much in post, lol! I liked seeing all the scenes with Sindel he had here too.

[@shujinkoMK]

@@zelp8254i actually heard he’s shorter than Ed boon and they just enlarged him in the game

[@pushin08]

Wow...I feel like I unlocked a trophy in memory to my childhood by watching this

[@tolanicosta4777]

Wow I never knew such video exists

[@781bigtone9]

Amen to that

[@muhammadsatryowicaksono2285]

Now we can die peace

[@Metallicmonk87]

Hit the nail right on the head .

[@xxinnxxann]

Me too mate, I Miss those SEGA years (Ultimate MK3) 😊😊😊

[@DimSum9685]

The original faces of Mortal Kombat. No CGI needed. Most realistic game back then. Since I was little, I always wondered how they put real people into the game.

[@ImfJxy]

We see that

[@duramaxdad]

They just digitize actual humans and WiFi them into the game like an avatar. If u play too long the avatars get sleepy and u need 2 choose another human WiFi clone. Or something like that.

[@ciclon5682]

i mean in the modern MK games they are still real people. or at least very faithfull CGI versions of them. the uncanny valley stuff may have been in the early 2000,s and ps3 era but with modern Motion capture we can make cgi models as realistic as they get.

[@DubFanLatino]

@@duramaxdad lol

[@JoaoGabriel-th4xy]

It's like 2D sprites like the 16 or 32 bits but they didn't had to desing bit by bit

[@ellooku]

Honestly, They are the real heroes that made this franchise possible and brought it to life.

[@gergovagyok4191]

Not surprisingly, the MK3 was a worldwide success.

[@fucktugal_.y._fucktalunya]

@@gergovagyok4191 ¿Really?

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@fucktugal_.y._fucktalunya Well then, don't you get it ya, pal 😏? Also in the same year (1995), the *first movie adaptation* 🎬🎞️ of "Mortal Kombat 🐉" video game series was released worldwide...

[@UltimateShadow10]

@@gergovagyok4191 It definitely was.

[@sepg5084]

The real hero was the person who thought of doing it this way, instead of the cartoon Street Fighter way.

[@darrentuan5818]

I'm a Vietnamese people . The first time I saw and knew this game Mortal Kombat 3 , it was year 1998 . In Ha Noi city , Vietnam . When I was a boy 9 years old ( I born in year 1989 ) . Year 1998 , everyday , I come to a gameshop near my school . I watched many young peoples played this game . I and many friends often say about this game , in school . A nice memory of my childhood .

[@R0KURU]

That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing :)

[@TolerantWig]

Every single person in this game is a legend.

[@kotemura9090]

Sindel, please, relogin

[@iiioiiaka302]

Super facts

[@patrickdebany1323]

lol!!! When I first saw Stryker I thought he was a regular guy that won a raffle in a promotion 'to be a character in the next Mortal Kombat game'.

[@Obi_Con]

except Stryker

[@karlhans6678]

whats wrong with stryker?

[@mydab66]

My cousin met Jax and said that the guy would spend literally 4 or 5 hours painting his arms. Also his daughter's name is jade

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Jax

[@mydab66]

@@Ralph_Sandwich my bad typo

[@baadyslu]

@Borko Borko How about for a guy? English cricketer Jade Dernbach 😋

[@srevil6434]

The result was good but any skin wars contestant can do the same in like 40 minutes

[@SuperSireBoyYT]

@Borko Borko Guys Jade is the name for another mortal kombat character

[@cozmiknik8699]

I understand why this isn't done anymore. But man, that looked as if it was a fun job! Just posing in front of a blue screen, wearing cool costumes, getting your makeup done professionally and making yourself look like a warrior seems like a great time. :D

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Respect Footballer

[@KiryuKazumaChan09]

@@NazriBno

[@warriorstylefilms]

Increase profit margins. You don't have to pay a cgi animated character. And you don't have to worry about them not wanting to do it anymore.

[@marcdumont2275]

There's a game called Streets of Fury that I think uses this process as well, except instead of warriors it's just a bunch of dumpy-looking guys lol It's pretty fun

[@Germanskill205]

@@warriorstylefilms wtf are you talking about? It's literally because if the characters are completely generated by a computer they can have real-time physics. The only movements and physics these characters had was the ones they recorded, nothing more.

[@RaijinsTower]

Tony Marquez as the original Kung Lao was amazing! His moves and speed he brings to the character in MK3 are just insane! Especially his 7 hit combo! That Eagle Claw Kung Fu is sick.

[@keithpaul2397]

This is very impressive. I hope these actors are still alive and got paid fairly for their iconic work. Looking at these guys makes me want to create something.

[@fongdimbulator]

I don't think anyone could have predicted the success of the franchise so "paid fairly" was probably a pretty modest daily wage for struggling actors and stunt people in the early 90s

[@MrMisanthrope84]

They will have been paid nearly nothing and likely received nothing ever since.

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

Of course they're still alive. The 90s wasn't 100 years ago.

[@cousinnvlad7432]

@@AnastasiaLUVSU It's almost as if people can die at any age

[@pwpqwq7648]

@@AnastasiaLUVSU Yes, because accidents, illnesses and other causes of death don't exist

[@Sebzett1]

Do you think that any of these guys would have ever thought they will be legends?

[@Acolyte47]

Sebzett1 they have been fully replaced by anime tho

[@qwertyasdf9290]

@@Acolyte47 wdym

[@jackson14431]

@@qwertyasdf9290 if you haven't noticed mortal kombat isnt made with frames of FMV anymore, it's fully 3d and therefore you cant get away with live actors

[@kendryfranco9757]

clown man I think he’s referring to the facts so many of us played these characters in our childhood and will always remember them? Obviously everything is 3D animation now.

[@firstsurname2388]

@@kendryfranco9757 you got all of that from "wdym"

[@moviecollector4345]

They should've used the same actors for the 1995 movie.

[@holyshazbat1548]

mo cap actors not really good at facial act (which most of the movie shot ; the face of the performers) not to mention they have to remember the script too

[@vali4real]

I think only the guy that played scorpion in the games ( Ed boon, the creator of MK) also played as scorpion in the movie. I dunno if they only used his voice (GET OVER HERE!!), but I think they actually took the guy in the movie

[@satisverborum7760]

@@holyshazbat1548 I dont think you have seen Mortal Kombat Annihilation.. if yo udid you wouldnt demand these amazing qualities haha

[@dastaces]

I think the actors in the movie were perfect for the role, especially Liu Kang kano and sahn sung

[@dastaces]

@Leon Jones haha yeah I probably mispronounced it, I meant the one who is a king of the whole realm

[@ggary04]

Ed just doing a front flip like this is how you should do it is just insane.

[@karnerblue7658]

Yeah, what a fuckin creator.

[@Joakron_1]

I was like "Wait a sec... That move should be something hard to do."

[@andrigfng6211]

How can i forget those faces, my beautyful childhood... Oh how fast times past...😔

[@Obi_Con]

It's funny how a generation played it in arcades, and another generation (my generation) played it in a collection of the 3 arcade games (being the Kombat Collection for the Xbox 360 / PS3 ).

[@xmems]

Yeah I felt this comment way too much 😂❤️ this game played such a huge part in my childhood

[@Hollyshitzu]

true :(

[@perobandas]

the game from my childhood :)) 1983 generation :) time flies...

[@Sincielo]

You just had to use the 😑 emoji

[@eftom6849]

Official Cosplay

[@alize0623]

MikeTLRi Wait a sec...does it count as cosplay if they’re the original? Or is it cosplaying the character sheets? You’ve opened up a whole can of philosophical worms here

[@kassemismaelsilue2227]

Yeah !

[@TreyDobe]

I did see a Katana cosplay at an anime con last year, she looked bad ass

[@MoneyManHolmes]

I don’t see actors in this video. I see mortal kombat characters in real life.

[@salimalsiyabi8760]

Kosplay

[@DirtyDan71327]

The fact Sheeva was just a sculpt next to the real actors blows my mind. That sculpt is so life like.

[@Mr_Bob84]

@Hammy Burgers And this makes one think Motaro is real while Sheeva is not.

[@jerelminter]

The same technique was used to create Goro and Kintaro in the first two Mortal Kombat games, so this was no surprise to me.

[@dianacortes5066]

LITERALLY

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I was so sure Sheeva was some clay prosthetic arms greenscreened onto an actor. Very surprised!

[@SackboyLBP]

RIP legend

[@DicasdaNet]

Imagine these actors acting in the film of that time. It would be epic!

[@JuliaShalomJordan]

Yes! Hope they cast the original MK cast for the current movies.

[@thanos879]

@@JuliaShalomJordan They're old now. Like 40 years older 😂

[@aztecelotl]

1:41 Rare footage of Skarlet pretending to be Jade, Kitana and Mileena

[@plattv.2250]

Lol

[@moosedraw3731]

Had to think for a minute but it’s cause they just recoloured they clothes hey?

[@utfan971]

@@moosedraw3731 they filmed Becky doing moves of all three female "ninjas", then assigned every sprite a palette. Then you can change the color of the clothes just by replacing shades of red in said palette with blue, green or magenta.

[@oliakeung7204]

Moosedraw exactly that lmfao

[@marcosgreg9983]

Look ar sub zero colours too

[@milksteak9213]

0:55 Ed Boon eating popcorn while watching himself create a multimillion dollar franchise is gold

[@BrxIghtside]

Couldent troll anyone on twitter back then

[@amorpatriaenostralex3822]

I thought He is sitting in a wheelchair, eating Popcorn 🤣

[@AliKhan-iy2ez]

Lol

[@cringeyusername907]

He is really old rn

[@corneliusdelasoto3955]

@@cringeyusername907 no shit

[@xVisuaLxEffects]

I thought Shao Kahn's character was scaled up in game. Nope. That's dude's just a huge mutherfuker.

[@stingymcduck5450]

I read somewhere that he WAS scaled in-game. That's not to say that he is a midget, of course, but he isn't as tall as Shao Kahn.

[@siqaraminmassaquoi1999]

That is bodybuilder Brian Glynn. He's not really tall maybe about 5'5" but he is scaled up to be bigger than the other characters.

[@siqaraminmassaquoi1999]

@Music is Life Literally there's a photo of some of the actors dressed up in the character costumes. John Parrish, who plays Jax, is standing near him is 6' 2" and Brian is considerably shorter than him

[@number3665]

​@@siqaraminmassaquoi1999 Uh your numbers are way wrong. John Parrish is about 5'10" and Brian Glynn is taller than him. Don't know what picture you were looking at. www.kamidogu.com/news/2016/11/22/17035/kombat-kon-2016-wrap-up/

[@BlamoStramo]

I heard somewhere that he is scales up, cause irl he's shorter than Ed Boon

[@the_last_edenian5915]

Fun fact: the kano actor here name is rich divizio, he also acted as Quan chi in mythologies and baraka in the og mk movies. Man's is a goat

[@FrankieSonic20]

Holy smokes, no way!

[@kinda4664]

0:58 nice view of both guys working hard

[@JoNesBlacKkrafkini]

Ajajajaja

[@aracelytapia784]

😂😂

[@SuperMarioJesus]

It kind looks like Kung Lao is about to beat up Ed Boon

[@Dimaz42]

just a regular sight when your boss is ordering you around 😂😂

[@DiabolicalAngel]

Lmfaooo

[@MikeBites]

This is absolutely surreal. Sidenote: Boon is awesome, out there doing flips and shit.

[@addaminsane]

It's trippy watching this for the first time. I loved the Drawings they did for this game.

[@majedazizxray1993]

I always wondered why the forms of the fighters looked alive ..

[@user-ey4ut9uc8w]

G Issa or maybe just kids at the time who didn’t care to look into it and forgot about it till now lol. Get off your high horse

[@sokrou1592]

@@reymurad who cares

[@user-ey4ut9uc8w]

G Issa I’m sure you did buddy.

[@alexen7871]

@@reymurad r/iamverysmart

[@ronb7062]

@@reymurad ???

[@bowwing333]

Shame we never got a live action with these performers.

[@reckless19971]

In order to make a game, first you must become the game

[@maverickquest4552]

Hell yeah!!!

[@leonhart1164]

Is that a Regular Show reference I see?!

[@Mynre]

Detroit become human

[@WhoCario]

U had 799 likes just made it 800

[@waitwhat5131]

I GOT TO LICK THE GAME, I GOT TO WASH THE GAME, I GOT TO BE THE GAME

[@Themichaelwesten]

Ed Boon : “No, like this.....*eats popcorn*”

[@a-train8636]

⚰⚰⚰BEST PART!!

[@mattreaper5379]

2:19 “I am.the real.jax”

[@jasond.valentine5931]

You magnificent bastard.

[@babaed5760]

That mustache alone demands respect

[@bannedforever3939]

You read lips

[@justjames391]

That was my favorite Jax character model. Tbh I really dislike mk11's jax

[@jacob7_7_7]

@@justjames391 I dislike entire MK11 look and feel, colors are bland (MK3 512 color limitation made it more vibrant), animations are awkward, character shapes make you blink cause it's unrelatable to something real. Everything lacks character and follow a mainstream production framework. You have all sorts of fatalities, but no matter how gory, they manange the extrardinary feat of making them all zero poignant. The music also sucks. MK3 gives you shivers. It's akin to Slipknot composition stlye, it sounds very violent and creepy. Just the selection screen goals immensely. You can't compete with 90's edginess, colors, attitudes and overall vibe at the time that made MK3 possible. I feel MK11 is kind of purposefully watered down not to be shocking while contain what should normally. Point is, you can give people the best ingredients, but if you don't have a genius cook, James Cameron-level, you're gonna make very un-engaging stuff.

[@dpac33]

00:00 Kung Lao 01:20 Cyrax/Sektor 01:40 Jade/Kitana/Mileena 02:02 Jax 02:41 Kano 3:30 Nightwolf 03:49 Shang Tsung 04:03 Shao Khan 04:24 Sindel 05:09 Sonya Blade 05:36 Sub-Zero 05:46 Sheeva 05:57 Pictures

[@richradtylr4]

Thanks, bro

[@PomadaGaming]

Sub zero was red? Huh. Thought it was ermac or something

[@SupportGamin2024]

​@@PomadaGamingthere was never an unmasked ermac in mk3 so obviously it's sub zero

[@coolbrotherj]

I wonder why they used 2 costumes for Cyrax/sektor instead of one for them and smoke and recoloring it digitally?

[@coolbrotherj]

@@PomadaGaming saves having to have a blue and green screen. If the actor wore a blue costume, either it would get lost in the scene, or they would need a second screen

[@ThiHills]

I can't believe they didn't find a four armed person to play Sheeva. 😏

[@stevesteady603]

It was a different time back then

[@destroyeryt9760]

steve austin so now we can find one? Let me know if you find one I'm so damn excited to see one

[@arielandy2286]

THI HILLS Music omg I would’ve never expected to find you here! I already follow you because we both love good female singers especially Ms. Carey. And now we like the same video game too??! Yay!

[@terryzuniga2473]

was it so hard to go to Chernobyl?

[@SackboyLBP]

They did. They went to a circus and found one

[@Viotrolic]

1:00 Ed Boon just chillin eating popcorn

[@calltherussian]

thats not Ed Boon, thats Noob Saibot

[@zent188]

@@calltherussian yeah

[@julietsemple4966]

what a legend

[@dazburnside7340]

Spartan Mark V whooopsy

[@rebeccademosthene5798]

That cracked me up! 😂

[@jakem72]

Kano actor had some amazing expressions for someone with a metal plate glued on his face

[@ai6894]

Carlos Pesina is his name. Played extra characters (Mokap) and funny outtakes on "MK: Deadly Alliance."

[@mikeadams9302]

@@ai6894 Actually Kano was portrayed by Richard Divisio, Carlos always portrayed Raiden and is a co creator/ originator along with John Tobias and Carlos's brother Daniel aka Johnny Cage

[@ai6894]

@@mikeadams9302 thanks!

[@lincolnpascual]

*Plastic plate. It's one of those cheap masks that cost a dollar. They just cut it to shape and painted it. Lol the shortcuts they used to save money are legendary.

[@jerelminter]

@@ai6894 You mean Rich Divizio, he's not only Kano in this from MK 3 (and the original Mortal Kombat game) but he also plays Kabal in this game and was previously Baraka in MK 2. Rich also plays the original Quan Chi in MK 4 (on the side of the Arcade cabinet) and played him in Mortal Kombat Mythologies (a prequel to the original MK game about the origins of Sub-Zero).

[@sidviscus]

I love that while they're moving around you can tell exactly which pictures of them made it to the game.

[@marcusgraham5809]

Ed boon out there busting front flips on to mats, he should of put himself as a hidden guest character in the game years ago

[@IgorBrendo]

He sorta did with Noob Saibot, Noob is Boon backwards along with John Tobias, the co-creator, Saibot backwards, the closest they got I believe

[@marcusgraham5809]

Good analysis sir lol I would of never known

[@v-trigger6137]

@@IgorBrendo what backwards saibot you are talking about?

[@1986emix]

@@v-trigger6137 puting Boon and Tobias backwards you have Noob Saibot

[@Wenjo936]

Mokap couldve been ed boon and it would be perfect

[@tr1nkl3z]

Wow KZbin’s recommendation is actually nice this time

[@Vorador47]

part of me wants them to go back to this graphical style, i'd be interested in seeing what they could do with it these days. and all of me wants a return to the old school 80's bloodsport music.

[@mero7731]

Vorador47 it would look extremely choppy and bad, but I agree on the music

[@dechale]

@@mero7731 I don't think it would be bad, considering the equipment that they have now. They could have like the same style, but more...graphically better. I think it'd be amazing!!!

[@burgbass]

Maybe as like it's own little sidegame sure. Wouldn't really understand it as a full title release

[@wolfpakave5084]

spectacular raymond Just listen to Synthwave. Or any of the other waves. My favorite channel for it is Electronic Gems

[@amirsharar8547]

@@mero7731 Record at 60fps, it would not look choppy at all.

[@bradoneil536]

There is something unintentionally hilarious about the extremely fit martial artist taking direction from a guy in a chair who immediately starts eating chips or something. Or maybe intentionally hilarious since the creators always did have a good sense of humor!

[@8Bites]

This is so epic! Thank you for this amazing upload!

[@Stix_01]

Oh hey didnt expect to see u here

[@angelalices]

Let's do this shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

[@moezwolf4565]

8 Bites exactly what I wanted to say

[@kendrickdawson1053]

Dam mk 3 here in 2020 and this my first time ever seeing the behind the scene of this game.. The 90's was the best time ever

[@SuperMarioJesus]

Foe video games Hands down yes

[@NOWAXWORKS]

@Zap Sauce no

[@Cheetxen]

It was, believe an 88's born

[@kiwoxgen9929]

First time i play this game on java

[@LITTLE1994]

Indeed.

[@jc4446]

Damn this was an exciting time . MK3 in arcades , MK movie on the big screen , MK magazines scattered around my room trying to learn everyone’s moves ... such great memories

[@Pinkielover]

yup

[@TheGrayton2000]

Agree

[@BelfastBandit]

That satisfaction when you invited friend just to perform freshly learned fatality, or whe you discovered new Shang Tsung morph.. :D golden times.. secret service articles on the wall.

[@cclive8179]

I forgot all about the fact that we had to buy 30 dollar magazines to learn the moves lmao

[@jltaco85]

I still remember spending all my allowance on "Tips & Tricks" magazine which were expensive for me at the time.

[@baiteme]

Ed Boon directing Kung Lao while eating popcorn is an iconic moment in gaming history.

[@velardechelo]

They were natural bodybuilders which is even more cooler...

[@Breddouson]

Ye, they looked natural not the big sausages in a net from the last games

[@Thesavagesouls]

How could you know they are natty, you did them blood test yourself ?

[@Hahahahe]

thats y shao kahn has gyno lol

[@mayreelcoy]

Ricardo milos

[@AndyKusanagi86]

not all of them, actually. i know John Parrish was one, and i think so was John Turk, but the others i think only had fitness/martial arts instructor credentials (in some cases, clearly more the former than the latter).

[@prithwishbiswas2520]

i like how Ed Boon is just sitting in a chair and eating popcorn just watching kung lao sparring

[@diamondcomplex2376]

i like how you're just sitting in a chair and forcing a smile just waiting to get a picture

[@Kt-cn2rq]

😆 he just chilling on the side

[@prithwishbiswas2520]

@@diamondcomplex2376 I like you

[@СкорпионСкорпион-р6с]

Джон Тобиас еще

[@aryachandran3646]

legendary developers

[@zerdesterkan6407]

The fact is the old school MK was made by real humans behind the scenes. Nowadays only animated characters. Not bad, it's also great but amazing how they used to work with real guys.

Zerdest Erkan Today they still use real people for the face model, they put those sensor thingys on the body of the actors and they animate it afterwards

[@deyowww1431]

@ yeah just like in friday the 13th the game

[@alexeypozdeev1295]

Zerdest Erkan, Real humans were in "Detroit: Become Human" and etc.

[@quentin48394]

Actually, you need reals humans to make humans character

[@rapliberationarmy089]

Damin Mance this technique of making games is just outdated now. Making MK like this nowadays would just be plain stupid. I have no problem at all with mortal Kombat going 3D. Games evolve. And it is kind of necessary if you want to tell a good story

[@updfdrakkell143]

This is the kind of dedication we need in todays games. There arent enough places that do this kind of good job

[@blackflagqwerty]

I always thought Jax looked like Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air!

[@malant2719]

When first saw this video I thought he looked like creed jr

[@dazburnside7340]

The generation differences in these two comments is so obvious

[@Lionelmachtvideos]

@@dazburnside7340 on god

[@kasiadinero1695]

@@dazburnside7340 lmfao

[@Zuzublu]

That would’ve happened if cousin Will actually died from the gunshot on that one episode.

[@astridparungao4971]

The designs still look fresh and actually easy to cosplay. I love it!

[@gokuwrightattorneyatlaw5227]

Yeah I love the 90s and 3rd era and including mk vs dc designs for the mortal kombat characters. I don't really like the over design looks they have now. Details are fine but don't over do it. Keep it simple and traditional especially if they are eastern based characters.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@gokuwrightattorneyatlaw5227 Yeah baby. And it's seems like the design was *grossly overdetailed* for some people's taste right... And I think that keeping it "simple and traditional" thing for designing any "Mortal Kombat 🐉" characters seems like a *pretty good choice* to me...👍

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Well thanks for that, Astrid Parungao 😄👍! The character design itself definitely still looks *fresh as ever* okay...✌️😁

[@FireStormBaller]

Should've made a movie with these actors.

[@spinozilla2421]

FireStormBaller we run into a problem with the ninjas characters

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I don't think they know how to act. I think most of them had martial arts, modeling, or athletic backgrounds. One of them was even a game designer (Sal Divita who was Nightwolf).

[@luqmankhan-ym4gx]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 The people from the MK-movies didnt know how to act either, lol.

[@novakk86]

Funny thing is when they were making a movie, the actress that played Sonya in the game actually wanted to be in the movie as well but was turned down.

[@novakk86]

@Bergr B he was clearly joking, take it easy man.

[@jayville26554]

Ed Boone munching on that popcorn in the foreground all while Kung Lao is doing his moves in the background is beyond hilarious😂😂😂

[@tseliius]

Dude, SHAO KAHN’S ACTOR WAS JUST HUGE.

[@Limbbiscuit]

Ruler of the Outer Realm made of silicon :p

[@dantasticmania8728]

Maybe huge in size but in height he was only about 5'4 and was wearing risers. Ed Boon is 5'11 and the actress that played Sindel was only 5'.

[@rk5759]

You blind

[@tseliius]

R k Without my glasses. :)

[@ТимурКвашин-с1к]

He is Nikolay Valuev

[@bastiaan0741]

That must have been so much fun to work on that project!

[@mrrogers88]

esp if you're a vain martial arts actor

[@blitzblaze4707]

And it's booming!!!!. Go Mortal Kombat, btw how old are they now?, i've played this game since Elementary school, not for children..i know but it's badass at that time.

[@Gabensy]

Shiva fucking hot. ...

[@Machete87]

bastiaan0741 awesome

[@Quigon-93]

I would work for free on this project

[@stevesteady603]

This is like some sort of sacred footage

[@user-hssvvshdhw3737]

My favorite Mortal Kombat in Sega. Nostalgia for childhood. The actors are very well chosen.

[@richard_lisondra]

So basically MK is so ahead of its time.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

Basically

[@andhieyusuf7008]

Nearly all games made at the era used similar technique, pixelating photos into sprite. But I can see that MK set-up were quite elaborate and seriously developed.

[@LITTLE1994]

The early ones are.

[@couchtime3739]

Should've had a movie with these actors and costumes

[@gamingpro-nt2kz]

They had a movie about Mortal Kombat

[@gelgeliciousify]

@@gamingpro-nt2kz he said with these actors and costumes.

[@XIRON86]

porn)

[@shikniwho7215]

well just because they do all the move, not mean they can act so better not.

[@TheAndyVegan]

Couch Time - Right

[@Linken062478]

Another MK with this style would be received with open arms I believe.

[@heyzeushoards1405]

Wish they'd go back to this style. It's so cool and honestly, can't get more real than actual people. What an honor to have your entire being be immortalized in a game.

[@RosieSquall]

What an absolute gem of a video.

[@FauxKallisto]

Little did these actors know they would make history

[@lancedenis4172]

The OneReBorne Well i mean this was the third game im pretty sure they knew what they were in for

[@RaishinX]

I think they had a slight clue....😅

[@TsunaXZ]

They did lol

[@joeresio]

The real cosplay!!! Cannot get better than this

[@Mack9077]

This footage is priceless, mortal kombat was so huge back in the day

[@c.k.4883]

A young Ed Boon. Gamers should thank that man for giving us one of the greatest fighting games ever made

[@silentnoise6404]

And also for giving us one of the most recent crappiest stories in mk history

[@MoneyManHolmes]

He lost his way at some point, but the original 3 games will never be forgotten.

[@thatonezenitsufan7348]

So that’s how the kitana red glitched happened, and people thought it was scarlet

[@kikihardxcoremedia2937]

Don’t forget the creation of Noob Saibot. 😂

[@Brolygarcia92]

Now she is

[@pezelma1446]

what is red kitana glitch?

[@ToysballzSaga]

@@pezelma1446 They had to wear red to be in front of the blue screen and later change the color of it in the game.

[@d3aDsH0T_xxX]

Hold up Wasn't Skarlet firstly introduced in MK9?

[@popeye5274]

Felt like I was back in ‘95 for 6:55 minutes.

[@relaxingsoundsforsleeping4852]

really tho

[@demonoutcast]

simpler times

[@jonathanfiel6215]

Awesome time. I was turning 14 going into 8th grade fall of 95. I remember reading the gamepro comparisons of mk3 for the ps1, snes and genesis versions at the magazine stand inside safeway's lol.

[@xTheRiddler45x]

Soon as it came on I felt that same raw feeling I had playing it, perfection

[@girlsloveshein97]

True

[@KDB349]

I watched this multiple times. I’d love to see more behind the scene clips of MK

[@JaceEntertainment]

They look better than the movie actors for the film's lol.. majority of

[@abdur1300]

Why dont they play in classic MK films?

[@thejoeyjoey]

I was thinking that lol

[@corniel657]

Maybe because they're not actors?

[@Timbone07]

Hahaha true. bodybuilders would look great of course

[@Dxmindreader]

They should.....THEY ARE THE CHARACTERS ANYWAY

[@ProjectDelta1]

MK 3 is my favorite looking MK game, even though I suck at it. I still can't get used to the rush mechanics lol

[@jrjxkfkfkfjf223]

Mk11 the best game man

[@bryanaa196]

@@jrjxkfkfkfjf223 he's just nostalgic.

[@thedude8418]

I am used to the rush mechanic but I can't use it because the AI is disgraceful and all it does is throwing

[@alanlee67]

Juan mk3 is pretty broken. Umk3 is better but there's still an exploitable glitch jab that they never patched out and was only addressed in a fan revision. All in all, mk3 killed competitive mk. Today's MK is on a whole new meta and isn't recognizable to me anymore

[@11magic1man11]

@@bryanaa196 you're dumb if you don't think Mk3 is good. Graphics aren't everything. I still go back and play 1 & 3 sometimes

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

This is so badass! In the MK games back then, it was amazing that they actually had real actors and promoted them within the game too! I mean if you beat MK3/UMK3 or MK Trilogy, it showed them all with the cast of characters. The way they used sprites and motion capture for a game in 1995 is freaking madness, way ahead of its time.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

As for *27 years later* , it's pretty much as groundbreaking to this time even in the times of *cutting-edge CGI graphics* right now...

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

It was awesome, but actually fairly old hat at the time, not ahead of its time by any means. That was an old school idea being modernized, and was a popular technique at the time. Sadly it was a relatively short lived fad due to production costs.

[@sparda2098]

Our boy Ed munching on some popcorn while directing and bringing his mega project to life. If that ain't living the dream I don't know what is.

[@09F911029D74E35BD841]

2:33 Macaulay Culkin sure aged fast after home alone 2

[@Shockwave99999]

Lmao

[@letoenchanted172]

I thought the same lol

[@penske_material]

I see it lol

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Macaulay Culkn if he had a decent childhoood.

[@stylesgangs6381]

Kkkkkkks

[@mattcanty7313]

Cant believe they just painted Jax's arms. His guns were real hahaha

[@WELLbethere]

Lmao read his lips, he literally says "I AM, the real Jax" no doubt someone on the team must've been like "man your arms are the real deal you're like the real Jax"

[@Jebu911]

Imagine how cool life is when you are literally kung lao

[@RKM8506]

Unless you are in the new movie

[@commandantbababoey6065]

@@RKM8506 Rip Nitara tho

[@sub-zero5433]

Imagine how cool it is to literally be owen kung

[@jigglyroro6780]

his name is anthony marquez

[@jerelminter]

@Fallout Guy No Anthony Marquez wasn't Liu Kang, he only played Kung Lao. Liu Kang was played by Eddie Wong in MK 3 to replace Ho Sung Pak (the original Liu Kang actor from the first two MK games that were released before this).

[@Money_Enterprises]

we need another MK like this.

[@elnannbeatmaker7645]

this people make history! i was a kid then, now im 36... and every time i see them, i recognize each one.. eternal characters! nice footage...

[@7xXSE7ENXx7]

lol 36 here too bro. I had to call a gaming telephone number to find out movies and fatalities.

[@elnannbeatmaker7645]

@@7xXSE7ENXx7 yeah!! I used to buy a lotta of games magazines and comics to get moves and make them on arcades.. first time that I made a fatality, everybodys was: ohhhhh, how does he know that!!! LOL

[@SH3Bstanko6]

Dude... this is incredible! These actors literally made me dump quarters into the MK arcade machine!

[@1ofHenrysMen]

Little did they know, they were making the BEST game in history. Sonya though 😍😍😍😍😘

[@josecantu3716]

Kitana better imo

[@ChocolateEffigy]

Na

[@MastaGambit]

Not at release it wasn't. MK3 was actually pretty lackluster in its initial release, before Ultimate MK3 was made.

[@omarscanu1551]

Best live action game ever! Wish they still made em like this... they need a reboot for the next mk

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I know right? Just imagine how much better they could make this style with today's technology. If done right the game would sell millions

[@413westernmassbornjp6]

Bring back digitized graphics lol

[@somnus_rex3993]

3:40 No one can interrupt Nightwolf's beauty session jajajaja

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Not even the Earthrealm invasion XD

[@issacgont565]

Hey hey get outta here man!

[@nightwolfxd]

Lul

[@chrisballesteros6181]

Discover your Animality, Animality, Animality. Animality, Animality.......

[@tokinimo54]

i was 14, now i'm almost 40... Gosh! Still 37 tho but at this age, 3 years feels nothing.

[@MrSoftwizard]

There is nothing that hits harder in life than the passage of time

[@ryanmaes9551]

Same. Now I’m 38

[@jacobcrozier]

Wow!!

[@weaponized_fear]

i'm almost 26. feel so nostalgic.

[@pilouuuu]

41 here and this brings back so many cool memories! Still gaming though! :-D

[@Philopantheon82]

This was easily the best footage on youyube i have seen this year! I doubt any other video could beat it!! Brilliant stuff

[@stingymcduck5450]

How come these costumes look way better than the ones in the movies? I understand they cut costs for the game costumes by using regular items like hockey pads and stuff, and yet they manage to look better than the costumes in the movies.

[@ReaprrXBL]

Lighting

[@mark030a]

I know right?! I was like what the hell, they already had the clothes so why not use them! For example, Raiden and Shao Kahn look bullshit (2nd Mortal Kombat movie)

[@AndyKusanagi86]

ikr, i mean, i understand they need to make room for some creative divergence to show those aren't necessarily the games (not every movie has to be Sin City in terms of fidelity to the source, after all), but like, Sal Divita literally wore a motocross suit to do the cyber Lin Kuei and it was still better than the Cyrax from Annihilation. i guess it's because some people don't really understand the original vision.

[@almightycinder]

These aren't designed to be practical. The plastic gauntlets would break easily. They also knew these wouldn't be seen up close.

[@harri7014]

I just realized how much past Kano from MK11 looks like the Kano actor

[@mark030a]

@Shuichi Saihara say that to Kano.

[@hatad321]

All of the past characters are from just after MK3 I think.

[@mark030a]

@@hatad321 No, they are right after beating Shang Tsung, A.K.A. Mortal Kombat 1

[@mark030a]

@@parrata Oh yeah, that led to me thinking that maybe the fighters from the past are from parallel a universe (like in Dragon Ball Z lol). It could make sense since past Kabal runs fast, but the Kabal in this timeline got his super speed when Shang Tsung healed him, and Shang Tsung couldn't have healed him if he wasn't burnt my Kintaro : thus getting "rebuilt" by Kano, but he's not rebuilt, so yeah, multiverse theory, yeet.

[@mark030a]

@@parrata That also makes sense.

[@SagaciousEagle]

They actually got very fit actors to do the job.

[@toomanyaccounts]

i think it was said they got them from a local gym

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@mikeadams9302 nope gym. "They, or rather the human models for the computerized images, teach karate at the Lakeshore Athletic Club, 1320 W. Fullerton Ave. That's right, Mortal Kombat's murderous martial arts aces Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Baraka and Kitana go by more mundane names like Tony Marquez, Daniel Pesina, Ho Sung Pak, Rich Divizio, and Katalin Zamiar when they're chopmeisters at the Lincoln Park health club five days a week. Even club controller Michael Dow, a top student, was almost in Mortal K. "But they ran out of storage capacity, so they didn't film my character," Dow says glumly."

[@heyzeuss]

Except for Stryker. My boy got that dad bod

[@shimurax9782]

@@toomanyaccounts lol is that fact? 😂

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@shimurax9782 newspapers reported on it

[@CarpGamer69]

played this game 20 years ago and man this hits me right in the nostalgia

[@theguybrarian]

ed boon eating popcorn is a mood

[@Machete87]

Lol i just noticed that

[@magicznygosc9718]

3:02 Seeing this and then the young Kano in MK11 I'm amazed how much they got him right.

[@jocelynespinosa6317]

Magiczny Gość SENPAI

[@mark030a]

the only thing they fucked up about MK11 Kano, is his eye implant. Rather than his half face gone (like in all previous games) he only has his eye replaced. I was like wtf Netherrealm studios, how can you ruin such a simple design element???

[@furikunoshojo663]

So true But like this actor for Kano looks like he's having a lot of fun Kinda makes me want to like Kano more

[@JJEHUTYY]

Brrrrrruh i just said the saaaaaame thing!!!!!!!!!

[@guitarmanscout]

That's also the same dude who played as Quan Chi in MK4 and Mythologies.

[@fergabmmx]

6:33 Ouch ! Right in the childhood

[@plattv.2250]

Lol

[@ItzCandle]

oohh same

[@reddalchemy5970]

So cool. There is always room in my heart for MK❤️💀

[@creatip123]

How painstaking it was, to record every single movements..... Also, Sonya was boss, like always.....

[@Don-h4d]

Creatip Painstaking? They were like 2 frames per move. Maybe 20 still shots in total for every actor

[@k.p.8458]

@@Don-h4d You clearly have no idea how this is made. There are like 2-300 sprites for each character, not counting those which didnt make it into the final product.

[@Don-h4d]

@@k.p.8458 You should learn counting. Uppercut animation consisted in 2 frames. Rolling jump was one sprite in a rotation loop. Flying kick and fall was 2 frames. According to what you are saying there should be 100 moves per character and there are not even one quarter of those.

[@k.p.8458]

​@@Don-h4d Dont be a fucking idiot mortalkombatwarehouse.com/mk3/sonya/sprites/ Does that look like 20 stills to you? Close to 200 more like... Why do you have to put down other people's hard work when you're too lazy to even do your own research

[@xshadionytpx7891]

Klotild Kalányos dont even need al explainatio n vyper guy is crazy you can just see the frames