Johnny vs. Klassic Mortal Kombat Games

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Smash Bros has a block button? Liar. For 50% off with HelloFresh PLUS free shipping, use code 50SCMJ at bit.ly/44xxSJL

[@kellytravis5880]

Hey Somecallmejohnny, there's a game i'd like you to do a review on, it's called Cristales it's an indie game that's a love letter to classic rpg games from the 80s and 90s, it would mean a lot to me. It's available for Ps4, Ps5, Nintendo Switch, And Steam.

[@origialtych]

is it weird that the first thing that came to mind was Johnny Cage not you when I saw Johnny vs Klassic Mortal Kombat games?

[@losisansgaming2628]

John do you think you can review the pikmin franchise? Tbh I'm surprised Ted hasn't gotten you to do it already

[@Hayastantzi92]

No

[@FinallyAlone]

No. But it has a shield button.

[@CJBooks4]

"Is it obvious I don't script this shit?" It's okay Johnny, that makes it all the more authentic and human

[@mickjaegar2379]

It's also funny.

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Yeah. Human.

[@CJBooks4]

@@SomecallmeJohnny Yep. Human.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

That line about hearing our names spoken by him was great, too! I was actually gonna make a boner joke just now in tribute, but it's so low brow I'm actually not even gonna mention it.

[@AnthonyKusanagi101]

​@@SomecallmeJohnnyonly human. Gotta get up to close those blinds bro.

[@TheBigAyland]

The great irony of the ESRB is that it gave games company license to make more violent games, as now they weren't marketing to a general market and could advertise specifically to adults.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

I think the MPAA movie rating system allowed for something similar, and that went doubly so for when they introduced the PG-13 rating.

[@LordArikado]

There's a second great irony to the ESRB: It was created because there was no rating system to tell parents whether a game was appropriate for their kids, and now that there is one, parents still buy adult-oriented games for their little crotch goblins and blame the publishers for it.

[@shadowvash07]

Can confirm, Dan Pesina is absolutely one of the nicest people we've had as a guest at TMG, aside from Johnny and crew. They're a treat.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Met him when he came to Argentina, dude is a legend, super nice, would speak in spanish to people who didnt speak english, totally awesome guy all around.

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

He really was just a sweetheart. Reminded me a lot of my old family relatives.

[@Exlayer-pk8hy]

Johnny's family situation is the exact oposite of mine, my family is okay with the most lewd content showing up but one drop of blood and they start asking too many questions lol

[@typhoonth8689]

Germans and Aussies used to be scared of gore in games nowadays, the situation is little better

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

Make war vs. make love.

[@UncleSilverGaming]

"Is that a titty!?" "No, mom. It's a spleen." "Oh. Carry on then."

[@buchiklop110]

I actually prefer the digitized gore in these games over the more realistic stuff we get nowadays. Also, I like the characters and lore more than the violence.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

Honestly I'm sad they never made a full on RPG, with something like timed button presses instead of being a full on fighting game. The old games had some great lore, too bad I've heard nothing but bad things about the newer games' lore.

[@buchiklop110]

@jeremyabbott4537 Nah, the story in MK9 and X were pretty good. Not Oscar-winning or anything, but still good. 11 was very YMMV, and it did cheap out on some previous plot points, but I overall liked it, particularly the Aftermath expansion. No clue about the new game, haven't played it or watched any LPs.

[@TheBonkleFox]

I like the modern games, but the absurdity of the classic fatalities makes them stand out in my eyes.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

​@buchiklop110 The Modern stories are trash. Visuals and lights masquerading as good storytelling. The 3d era was more deep and rich in story.

[@swamp2099]

mk1 had a solid story imo

[@firesoul5943]

god i remember watching the original SGB videos of the first four games, so many good memories

[@foxxoboxxo1611]

Hard to believe its been over a decade since then

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

RATE THAT FATALITY

[@mkdemigodzillawarrior]

Yeah, I have been waiting for him to remake those reviews!

[@Videogamelover58]

Me too

[@witchboy44]

Goddamn I was a literal child when I first watched Johnny…and now I’m a grown ass man

[@stressedrex]

Yes! You have no idea how long I've wanted a Johnny vs. Mortal Kombat games! I remember watching your classic SGB reviews on the first 4 games, good times

[@Pwilliams4000]

I thought u meant Johnny Cage for a minute 😂

[@thomasspeed9434]

First a Devil May Cry marathon, now a Mortal Kombat marathon? I don't know how two of my favourite franchises got back-to-back coverage, but I'm definitely not complaining!

[@MikeDeeJackson]

I'm two seconds into the video and the fact he mentions COOKING WITH SCORPION makes this a 10/10

[@g.u.959]

I love Johnny’s personal lookback videos. The PS1 and PS2, the Pokémon TCG, and now this!

[@murofr]

i've actually have been waiting an almost entire decade for John to tackle the Mortal Kombat 3D era games. I'm so excited man.

[@KremBotop]

Johnny's comment about his family being mostly fine with videogame violence but not with lewd content reminds me so much of the ending of South Park's Good Times with Weapons episode.

[@shawnfields2369]

I love that episode.

[@Pokechao]

I wish you showed Jax's mk4 ending, that shit is beyond funny.

[@meganinten0078]

"WRONG JAREK, THIS ISN'T A BRUTALITY! THIS IS A FATALITY!!!"

[@meganinten0078]

*"IAMMMSOOOOGAAAAAYYYYY!!!"*

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

"GOING SOMEWHERE, JAREK?!"

[@chris_zed7425]

The infamous jarek line was played in Sonya jarek endings and jax they played it twice

[@danielramsey6141]

@@chris_zed7425 Man those endings were so stupid, but they were just so goddamn funny due to that janky ass animation 😂

[@FGTRTD24]

This work week kicked me hard. Waking up on a Saturday, having some breakfast, pouring my coffee, and listening to a new video by Johnny while playing Elden Ring. This was needed.

[@coatlessali]

I don't know what possessed me but at 11:13 I had to pause for 2 minutes just to laugh at "CEET MARP". Great video as always, spent way too much time with the Genesis version when I was younger.

[@Nic5Cyprus]

Out of all classic MK games Mortal Kombat Trilogy is my favorite, even to this day. It combines elements of all previous games and even mechanics for the console versions to make the ultimate Mortal Kombat game

[@NinjaRed5000]

A lot of my friends in high school told me the same thing, saying the PS1 version in particular is the best version. Though apparently many recommend the PC version.

[@Ihatevideogames334]

I Hate Mortal Kombat 1 I Hate Mortal Kombat 12 I Hate Mortal Kombat Series I Hate Fighting Games I HATE FIGHTING GAMES 🔥I HATE FIGHTING GAMES 🔥 I Hate Rated M Mature Games I Hate Rated M MATURE GAMES 🔥🔥🔥🔥I HATE RATED M MATURE GAMES IIIIIIIIII HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE RATED M MATUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE GAMES 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I Hate Warner Bros Games I Hate Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment I Hate Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered I Hate Tomb Raider

[@syxodude91]

Same. I got a kick out of seeing MK3 characters fight in MK2 and MK1 stages as a kid

[@MRWINDYMETHANE]

Not to mention executing the fatalities were a hell of a lot easier once you inputted the cheat code.

[@EheroJudai20]

Remember the 1 button combo cheat?

[@picolocity366]

I love watching Johnnys videos on older games because they always provide a snapshot of a time long past Love ya vids, Johnny my man

[@GameGod77]

17:28 I have never laughed so hard at a glitch in my life!

[@learn2chillax]

"I didn't know vaginas can be that wide." --- SomecallmeJohnny 2023

[@foxxoboxxo1611]

Just a small chime in and some info you may want to bring up for the next video: The Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection for 360, PS3 and PC were delisted alongside MK9 back in 2019 iirc, and you can only get the classic versions of MK1-4 on GoG, alongside Trilogy which you mentioned in the video.

[@thesoup4174]

You don’t understand, you are a staple to my KZbin childhood, and I also grew up with Mortal Kombat. I’ve always wanted you to cover it and now here we are. I’m excited, and thank you for your great content.

[@SorenDaein]

I believe the line Johnny was trying to think of that would've summed up how 90's irreverence was before the controversy that led to the ESRB forming was "violence is okay as long as you don't show a nipple".

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

PNDK&M’s videos gave me a newfound appreciation for Mk3’s design since that was a game that didn’t jive with me as a kid. Though they mostly just confirmed what I already knew, which is how busted Kabal is

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

Same. I've been playing a bunch of UMK3 on Fightcade lately and discovering just how krazy it is.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

Mortal Kabalbat 3 is the best game

[@ExorcistKuro415]

I grew up with Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis when I was a kid and watched the movies while growing up. Glad to see that this franchise is still ongoing for so long!

[@doom3926]

It’s interesting in hindsight how Mortal Kombat 3 and Street Fighter 3 more or less went through a similar process. Game comes out with a mostly brand new cast. Some past characters are back but not enough of them, including one of the big fan favorites, (Scorpion in MK3 and Chun-Li in New Generation) Then later they would have their Apology Editions that get people to warm up to these games and their newcomers more.

[@gregorytennyson6620]

The SGB reviews of the classic Mortal Kombat game's were the first videos I saw for this channel a decade ago, so this is a wonderful nostalgia trip.

[@HereComesBort]

The original SGB MK reviews were some of the first vids I ever saw from this channel, so seeing this in the feed has got me feeling nostalgic as hell

[@jcprime4042]

Watching this was genuinely a great time. The playthrough of MK9 on SGB was actually what got me into the series to begin with! I immediately went back and watched the old SGB Review of the first 4 games and I was pretty hooked from there on. So thanks for getting me into Mortal Kombat John!

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Mortal Kombat is best when it embraces the wacky and doesn't take itself seriously

[@Mateoski97]

Most games are better when they don't take themselves seriously.

[@meganinten0078]

​@@Mateoski97I agree. And that is why I like about thd 3D MK games. They fully embraced the silly factor of MK in those games xD Such a shame modern MK games, try to be dark and serious. Also the controversy about the designs for their female characters. Seriously, MK is a game where gore and blood is fine but female characters showing skin is forbidden 😒

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

@@Mateoski97 I disagree, it just depends on implementation or execution.

[@kingslayerkoshy]

The irony of MK is as much as I love it my love didn't come from the actual fighting games. My favorite game of the MK series was actually MK Shaolin Monks. the 3D action adventure game was more appealing to me than playing the fighting games in part for two reasons. One, because I can't comprehend the commands to pull off one attack in a 2D game to save my life; and 2, I don't really have a dedicated group of people to get myself to try and learn the characters.

[@chesspunk489]

That final boss rush on 1 health bar in Shaolin Monks was so brutal. It took me like a day and a half to beat that section. It almost ruined my good perception of the game.

[@kingslayerkoshy]

@@chesspunk489 It has been years since I played MK Shaolin Monks. But I do remember the final gauntlet being vicious.

[@omaridaniels8427]

I have the most memories with Mortal Kombat II and remember all the hoopla and congressional hearings the first one caused, but like Johnny said, the AI is ridiculously difficult to the point of being just plain unfair! Still a fun game, just not its single player experience.

[@recnepsrc]

So glad to see you giving these games a look again! The old SGB reviews of these were the first videos of yours I ever saw.

[@arkbuble]

30:22 Reiko ending makes me think that either i traveled from a different dimension or i had a very weird and realistic dream. I remember very well when i played MK4 with my cousing that after the portal Reiko sit on a throne and reveals to be Shao Khan!!!! But then when i bought MK4 and played it on my home its ending always finished with the portal. I searched youtube, the wikipedia, everywhere and never found the Shao Khan ending again, no one else even knew about it. Its insane.

[@jamesmorgan3623]

I seem to recall reading at the time that the non-use of diagonals to pull off specials was because MK was made for the US market, rather than the Japanese market. At the time, US arcade cabinets often only accepted cardinal direction so they could be made more robust.

[@reptil100]

"Lets get one thing straight. I am not a Ninja, I am Lin Kuei! Scorpion was a Ninja." - Sub-Zero

[@shawnfields2369]

Which is true; Scorpion WAS a ninja, and the Lin Kuei aren't. There you go. FYI, I know; that's from the MK movie, (the sucky one, anhilation), but it's true though.

[@thetrophygamer3606]

@@shawnfields2369well the Lin Kuei aren’t ninjas. They are more warriors and assassins bound together through a bond through the clan. They can do stuff like ninja but that doesn’t make them ninja

[@legoking6165]

9:30 Sub-Zero is my personal favorite character in MK. I think I just might have a thing for characters with ice-based elemental powers.

[@KINSkully]

One of the most vivid memories I had as a child was playing Chess Kombat in Mortal Kombat Deception. I lost my 'King' to Mileena and she did her fatal where she ripped her veil off ate the man's neck off. That image and her laughter lived in my head rent free for months. I was hooked from there.

[@kadosho02]

Plunking a few quarters in an MK1 cabinet was a ride. Seeing the series journey since then, has been an adventure. MK klassic, to present so much changed, yet some stay the same. Kannot wait for the next video kovering this series

[@andrewbaxter64]

As someone who’s been watching Johnny since the beginning, I have waited for this for so long.

[@johnnysparkle]

Fun Fact: Quan Chi was first introduced in Defenders of the Realm before Mythologies along with Shinnok who was going to have a episode about him on Defenders of the Realm but the show was cancelled

[@hans_the_great]

23:31 I think the John Madden visual is probably one of the funniest things you have done. Great video

[@garbanzobean_artz]

26:30 OH DUDE the ds version of UMK3 was my go to version for YEARS.

[@SuperZaiyan9]

As someone who watched your street fighter video and hearing you say you’ll one day cover the MK games, this is easily the highlight of my day

[@chris_zed7425]

I cant believe its been years since the 1st mortal kombat video. Time really does fly.

[@thecardusguy5610]

Gotta be honest, I feel like I’ve outgrown this series and believe that literally any mainstream fighter easily beats it out from a mechanical perspective… …But dammit, I can’t hate it. It’s still a guilty pleasure and I will forever remember my first MK2 arcade run, experimenting Sub-Zero combos in Deadly Alliance, the amount of hours wasted on Armageddon’s character creation, the entirety of my MK9 journey and so much more. I don’t play it as much as I did before and I’ve been leaning towards Street Fighter, KOF, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken ever since the end of my teens but I will forever respect Mortal Kombat.

[@SomecallmeJohnny]

Yeah, that's fair. I don't even play the new games myself that much, but I just like seeing the story in action because I still care about the roster.

[@Michael_H_Art]

I remember watching the old Mortal Kombat videos you posted so... so many years ago at this point and that was my first real exposure to the series. Nowadays my experience is still mainly from friends and obviously you guys playthroughs on SGB. Still... seeing you be so passionate about this series is super dang nice. Maybe i'll try them out at some point

[@alanu4637]

Love the Brave Fencer Musashi art on the wall, good to see others that really like it.

[@SpikeJet2736]

I feel the same way about Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat as Johnny does. If you combined the two you'd have the perfect fighting game. Hell some Street Fighter fan favorites like Juri and Akuma wouldn't feel that out of place in Mortal Kombat

[@ksrhys-]

32:03 - A rare double 'from this point forward'

[@FlashaniMan247]

It was cool that Dan Pesina was a guest at Too Many Games 2022. Even though I did not see him face to face as well as the private screening of Mortal Kombat (1995), I heard that it was an awesome event.

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

I still remember the day 5 year old me stumbling upon my dad's PS1 copy of MK3. From that day forward, I had found greatness.

[@zanetmh]

I was introduced to Mortal Kombat through my cousin who had Armageddon though we only played it once, my first MK game was deadly alliance for gba and that game really started my love for MK games. I am not going to play MK2 alone ever again though, it took me like hours to beat this game.

[@PlausiblyBryce]

If he ever continues with the Mortal Kombat marathon, I'd love to see a brief detour to the Injustice games. They may not have the best portrayals of certain DC characters, but they were still a fun time to play with friends.

[@Aviator43]

All these years later and he's finally getting back to these games. It's awesome to see as a longtime fan

[@Mankey619]

Mortal Kombat 3 was my first time playing the franchise at the time, and with that I instantly love that game. Even to this day I still love Mortal Kombat.

[@kobalt_ren01]

I loved playing MK3 on Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for PS2, I recall loving Cyrax specifically.

[@hikaru9624]

I remember playing one of the arcade versions of Mortal kombat while waiting to see Mulan in the cinema back in the day.

[@darienb1127]

Even though i've never really beem into MK, I've always loved how goofy Midway (now NetherRealm Studios) are as developers. Between all of the rumors that turned into characters, the freindships, and even that Pong code, you can always tell that they had fun making it.

[@satyamSaha]

*Midway, Netherrealm Studios didn't exist until 2011.

[@jimmyrolls37]

Fun fact: when I was a kid with an N64, my mom wouldn't let me play ocarina of time because she said it looked too violent. But she rushed to buy me mk4 the week it came out without me even asking for it.

[@HonkeyHustleDDC]

Grew up with Mortal Kombat. I forget if I started with the first or got Mk 2 on SNES. Played basically all mainline games outside of deadly alliance. Mk 9 was my favorite. The first like real single player cinematic story mode. And I love how they are treating the story modes. Mk 1 has been great so far. And absolutely gorgeous!

[@MilkenGamer42]

Like you, I was a liiiittle too young when I first experienced Mortal Kombat. I was like 6 or 7 when I played Deadly Alliance or Armageddon. The only classic game I played was 3; I had 3 on the DS. I was never very good at Mortal Kombat, I just liked it back then because it looked so cool. I remember I would always play it at my cousins' house. Fortunately, my parents never really cared that I played violent games growing up. In fact, Mortal Kombat is the only game my dad would play, so he knew what I was getting into lol

[@BiyikFrostDiaz]

No mention of Raiden's misspoken flying words They are the best trying to figure out and imitate

[@shawnfields2369]

I agree. To this day, I STILL kan't figure out what the hell Raiden's saying! But it's so hilarious anyways, and always hilarious to imitate, and it'll never get old!

[@FoolsGil]

One thing I always loved about Mortal Kombat was they took plot very seriously.

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I don't think even I fully appreciate how big of an impact Mortal Kombat had on me. Like you, I randomly came across a Mortal Kombat cabinet in a restaurant back in the day when I was too young to be playing it, and that was it, I was obsessed. Books, LCD games, POGs, "Mortal Kombat" themed play fights during recess... I never would have imagined that I'd still be hooked on MK 30 years later (or how vicious the games would become... kid me would be absolutely traumatized by modern MK, lol)

[@wepainc.811]

I remember your first SGB Review on Mortal Kombat games from years back. Time flies! I was in middle school back them sheeesh!!

[@StarlightMagician]

Ah Mortal Kombat. This is the franchise that would give me my love for gaming. It was the first true video game franchise I played before Spyro and Pokemon. While I don't delve into it now, particularly because I suck at it and Other titles have interested me more (mainly JRPGs), I still look back fondly on these games and how I managed to clear the first game's Story with Lu Kang. And then I never got to play another game because My folks saw how Bloody and Violent it was and barred me from playing it until I was 10 when they stopped giving a shit about the Violence in Video Games as long as it didn't wander into NSFW territory (they still let me watch the Movies for some reason though).

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

3:33 YES! kids getting beaten up! KIDS GETTING BEATEN UP!!

[@TheBlondeDude1]

I love hearing people talk about the AI in the 2nd game, because I watched a video on all the ways the AI cheats, and what you said Johnny is all true, but the AI is ALSO allowed to do things that literally the human player just ISNT allowed to do. Like use Sub-Zero's floor freeze and ice blast at the same time. Humans players can't do that, as you're locked from launching an ice blast when the floor has a frozen spot. But the AI is like 'nah man, screw that'.

[@thanoskell1335]

I came into the MK series late. I had my interest peaked thanks to SGB's runs and smackdown sundays. But what got me to finally get into it was watching the movie that came out recently, i forget which year, but i had such a good time with it that i got MK11 ultimate edition on steam and will probably get MK1 soon enough.

[@genericfriend2568]

My favorite part of Johnny's vibe is how he'll just share his passions with you. He's such a genuine guy.

[@danielramsey6141]

You know, it’s awesome how Raiden’s story changed and ended up being better both due to the Sequel and due to the Movie Adaptation of Mortal Kombat!

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I know just a few character’s names, and I know Scorpion has the famous “Get over here” line, and there’s one movie that has the line “Too bad YOU… will die.” and that’s the absolute extent of my Mortal Kombat knowledge. Interesting seeing this video from an outsider’s perspective. Thanks!

[@EclipsisTenebris]

The funny thing about Mortal Kombat is that it cheats. The more you win in a row, the harder the enemies become until you are forced to lose a couple times before having a fair fight again... lose more and it becomes progressively easier.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

6:54 "WHAT AN ASSHOLE!" R.I.P Gilbert Gottfried we still miss you.

[@Captain1455]

Every time my Mom says "Finish Him" 😅 I know she been playing that game too much back then. To this day she still loves Mortal Kombat.

[@willielogan4811]

I still remember being so heartbroken that Johnny Cage wasn't in MK3. He was my favorite character.

[@mikaelsundberg1994]

My first experience with the franchise is actually the movies. The games a grew up with was street fighter and killer instinct.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Mortal Kombat is one of a plethora of games that I love the setting, plots, and characters for but never actually played the games, or if I did it wasn't a substantial amount of it. My Autism will still have it go in a subcategory of special interests where I can tell you a lot more about a game than expected despite never playing it.

[@deaglehawkings2543]

I've wanted a mortal kombat retrospective since MK1 was announced and my prayer was answered

[@MizunoKetsuban]

18:02 Regarding the SNES game appearing "squished", this is likely due to your emulator displaying the game at the internal 8:7 square pixel ratio. When this is output to a CRT it's stretched into a 4:3 ratio. This is also why, for example, something like Mega Man the Power Battle appears to have significantly wider sprites when looked at raw compared to Mega Man 7, despite overall using the same art style.

[@berugekkouga7345]

It’s always a good day when Johnny uploads!

[@IanKentch]

I'm so hyped that you're doing this. I love the Mortal Kombat series, it's in my personal Mount Rushmore of gaming. Right up there with Sonic, God of War and The Legend of Zelda And I always figured that babalities were a way to mock your opponent if they were a sore loser.

[@Jose-se9pu]

I'm about 3 years older than Johnny, I was 8 at the time, and the phenomenom that was Mortal Kombat in the mid '90s just cant be meassured, it was EVERYWHERE, it was the only thing we would talk about at school, we made shit up about secret characters and finishing moves, teenagers would kick our asses at the arcades, memorizing fatalities from magazines...such fun times, hard to believe "Mortal Monday" was 30 freaking years ago.

[@Trialwolf]

I still remember I saw MK: Annihilation on opening Night, the best scene was when we were leaving and telling the line up for the next viewing that the film was terrible and to get a refund now, and I mean pretty much the entire audience I was with was in unison telling everyone to get a refund.

[@bgpixlarn6855]

Maybe im the odd one out but for me MK is mostly synonymous with pogs back in the mid 90s. For one year i was really into pogs and bought these packs with a couple of pogs, two chupa chups lolipops, and one plastic slammer that was Mortal Kombat themed, usually with the emblem but sometimes with a specific character on it. Good fun all around!

[@mollywantshugs5944]

I am new to MK but I really like the unique approach to stuff like combos and having a block button

[@jacobmonks3722]

My only experience with Mortal Kombat was when my sister and I found a classic Midway machine in a secondhand game store when we were on vacation in Michigan. We had no idea what we were doing, but we were captivates by the graphics. I never went out to play any of the other games though.

[@CrankshaftRabbit9164]

I think my first coherent memory of Mortal Kombat was the first movie. I remember my older sibling rocking out to the movie's soundtrack and the 'MORTAL KOMBAT!!' battlecry. I'm surprised that Johnny didn't breifly go over the whole Ermac thing since it gained some traction during MK 1 and 3. I think in 2, the developers poked fun at it with the message 'Ermac Who?' if you win like a certain match or win in certain situations before they finally made him a character in Ultimate 3.

[@Deejaynerate]

the zoom into Johnny's face after saying "new game MK1" killed me

[@CrossOutBryce]

I feel like this is a full circle moment for me. While my intro to MK came in the same way as yours (nearly 10 years later), it was your SGB playthrough of MK9 that gave me a real love for these characters. I've been hooked in ever since, so thank you for getting me into Mortal Kombat!

[@VampireA1056]

19:46 Exactly!! Somebody gets it.

[@markmorales7958]

34:13 "Onii-chan, I'm sorry I don't watch Anime" -Johnny 9-17-23

[@SpeedyBlur2000]

22:03 God damn it. Elliot was that you? 🤣

[@nathanmarshall745]

The earthrealm thing is kinda like how mexico and canada are part of north america, but when people say "american" they usually mean from the usa

[@Aragorn7884]

MK2, UMK3 & 9 are the best IMO.

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Mine is the first game, arcade version. Its perfect.👌🏻

[@AnthonyKusanagi101]

Mk: Deception, Armageddon. Yes I said it. Mk 2011, Mk2, Umk3, Deadly Alliance. I played them I love them all.

[@roam_y]

My earliest memory of MK was when my dad and brother were playing one of the games on the PS1. I can't tell you what was happening on the screen, all I can remember was something screeching like a dragon and it scaring the daylights out of my toddler self. I didn't touch another mortal kombat until over a decade later when my cousin got a super slim PS3 and a copy of MK9.

[@ReiAyanami8]

Huh, I was expecting the MK video to be closer to Halloween. I know it's not a horror game, despite the jumpsacres in more recent games, but I feel like the series is thematically appropriate.

[@kingbash6466]

The original MK trilogy were games I was always interested to play since every video game parody on the Internet back then used to reference those games specifically. While not my favorite games in the series, they definitely hold a special place in my heart for being some of the first video games with gore I've ever seen right next to the Ninja Gaiden 3D reboot and GOW.