One Of The BEST MK Games Is NOT A Fighting Game

[@PNDKM]

Happy holidays everyone!

[@mrstudent9125]

Thank you

[@startusler]

Now they are making modes like Invasion so disappointing

[@Iqzzy-KO]

Thanks for this, as someone who's first MK game played as a kid was actually Shaolin Monks, I did not know Survival Mode existed, didn't know you could play AS LITERALLY ANY CHARACTER either as I thought it stopped at the bosses, needs a remaster! :)

[@WWF160]

Happy holidays to you too

[@595no]

​@@Iqzzy-KOThey also work in Vs mode, but that's with a few more tricks.

[@dorodo4157]

I loved this game. Played the heck out of it. Loved how you could unlock Scorpion and Sub-Zero and play the campaign with them and their moves. Always wanted a remaster.

[@EmileVinesh]

Reptile's design in MK: SM is still one of the best looks that he's had throughout the MK games. They even made his Shaolin Monks outfit his main costume in MK: Armageddon, while his Deadly Alliance costume being made as his alternate costume. 16:17 is what I wish they would have implemented from the start: playing as all the roster characters like Reptile, Baraka or Kano in the main storyline.

[@WalkBesideMe]

The writing in this game is so bad but everything else? Damn near perfection. As far as MK games go where you pick it up and press buttons, this is the best MK game ever still. Incredible music, peak dark atmosphere, beautiful realization and recreation of iconic environments, a lot of the character designs in the game are among their respective characters' best.... There is so much to love about Shaolin Monks

[@frosbittenmelon2247]

ARE YOU OKAY???

[@AloeHalo]

@frostbittenmelon2247 BUSTER WOLF

[@WalkBesideMe]

@@frosbittenmelon2247 you are not well I fear

[@Hemlock7275]

​@@frosbittenmelon2247 the story made no sense

[@malcovich_games]

@@frosbittenmelon2247 BUSTER WOLF!!!

[@GanguroKonata]

Never thought about how funny it is that Liu Kang was like three feet away from his friend Johnny nearly getting his head bit off but prioritizing Bruce Lee taunting Shang

[@reiben9916]

MK Shaolin Monks was my childhood and also the game that made me fall in love with the franchise. i remember i played the game everyday looking for secrets and got 89% completion without any guides because we were too poor to afford a computer with internet. good times.

[@noobtablet101]

When I was a kid I found an infinite king lao loop on the first ogre boss with a dive kick which let you stack the combo until the boss was dead, giving a TON of XP at the end of the kill, letting you start the game at a really high level, it was great

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Kung Lao dive kick spam was great. Up until you fight one of the bosses that doesnt stun lol

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

This is literally my favorite game of all time. Infinitely replayable and extremely fun, I have tons of memories playing this game with my brother

[@DistortedEmerald]

Shaolin Monks was my introduction to the MK series when i was 8 years old... I remember i used to be scared of that opening cutscene and then when i played it with my brother i just fell in love. It's so sad that the only way to play this game is through emulation since it hasn't been re-released outside of the PS2 and OG Xbox. A remake or remaster would be a dream come true for me.

[@thatandysalmon]

I missed this when it came out and always thought it looked absolutely great. I wish MK would keep expanding into different game genres. I love hanging out in the MK world.

[@musicislyfe1672]

Finally something other than Mortal 1 Kombat kontent... thank u

[@solidspiderznake8100]

this is one of those games I wish I hadn't passed, can't remember what reason why I didn't pick it up on release despite being really into Mortal Kombat at the time.

[@595no]

Now's the best time to give it a shot.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

Id imagine it had something to do with it being a beat em up instead of a fighting game

[@Adriel100894]

It's so sad how the proposed sequel focused on Scorpion and Sub Zero got canceled.

[@The_Unpunished]

20:13 Now, this is what peak gaming looks like. Merry Christmas, Ketchup and Mustard!

[@KnifeToMeetYou_]

The game that truly got me into the franchise. I've had experience with MK growing up since my dad and older sisters played the arcade games, and I got to play the console ports. Playing Shaolin Monks co-op with my cousin that owned the game every time we went over (which was every weekend) we would always take the time to do a full run of SM and eventually goof around with Deception and Armaggedon. I havent seen my cousin in years now and I miss those days, he was the brother I never had.

[@UfodexENMD]

I beat this game on multi-player when I was younger.....by myself...because I wanted so badly to unlock everything and didn't have anyone else to play with. It's a reason I love this game.

[@Zaden_KT]

That’s a game I grew up with and introduced me to fighting games, beat em’ ups and then later fighting games. It has a special place in my heart.

[@MasterSartorius]

This game is SO GOOD. For those who don't know, there is a modded version of this game that lets you play the story mode with any of the characters from the versus mode. Merry Christmas

[@quadpictures]

Probably my favourite game for the Playstation 2. Baraka kills a monk in 6 different ways, then hrows his lifeless corpse towards the player. Kung Lao: "Are you okay?" 😂😂😂

[@conanthelibrarian5139]

loved this game! Played so much of it and got a friend to help me 100% it with all the co-op content it had.

[@edgymoon5298]

My fav MK game of all time still and its so sad that we havent had another one yet

[@JLLullaby]

Shoutout to using a code injector to play as the vs characters in the campaign, added so much replayability

[@OmegaSaurus]

That final fight with Shao Kahn it's no joke, I remember playing with my brother and we got destroyed so bad, once we even glitched the game, we died while reaching the halfway cinematic and both cinematic tried to play at the same time, it was very trippy, it felt so nice when we finally got it

[@VenusAdonisYT]

This game was the pinnacle. Must have beaten it a dozen times, really wish we'd seen more along the same lines.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

There were ambitious plans for a MK spinoff game featuring Kano in an Animal Crossing style house/community building game. After 3 years of grinding at his daily job, which is the forklift segment of Shenmue, a player could finally afford Froggy Chair.

[@iam1894]

Back when I was in middle school I was having an existential crisis because one of my favorite mortal Kombat games didn’t play like one, and I was unsure if it was a real game or something I dreamed about. After a few days of digging I finally found out it was Shaolin Monks. So glad it was real, emulators really come in clutch

[@matterking1]

A remake or a sequel would be brilliant. New Raiden and Kung Lao would be amazing.

[@HanimeFrost]

This is my favorite game of all time! Few months ago I had my best friend over and we beat the game in one sitting and it was just amazing. I love introducing this game to my friends.

[@aznracerboi1]

if these were to be released today it'd be an additional $24.99 to play as sub-zero or scorpion, but not both. Both would be $39.99 (you save ten dollars folks, WHAT A STEAL)

[@big4Al]

Brooooo a lot of the secret stuff iv never even seen or heard of !! This game was ahead of its time !! I would have never learned this stuff as a kid

[@GamerLegend.97]

I got this game when it was released in 2005 for the Xbox, there were actually two versions of the game released a 720p and 480p, I got the 720p and since my family didn't own an hdtv it wouldn't play right I tried to return it but since I opened it already they didn't accept returns so I got component cables and it work fine the rest is history

[@DAGG0]

Great video! I love that game so much. I remeber the day to good how my cousin and I bought that Game. Imagine two 12 year olds argue which one goes to the checkout with the biggest fear not to get that wonderful Game. Man we did IT and had so much fun playing that Game. Still my favourite MK Game till now.

[@Adambomb2002]

shaolin monks is one of my favorite games of all time, and is a game I always enjoyed playing with my older brother (one time, we got the glitch in the survival mode where kintaro grabbed goro, and then threw him to the ground and posed on him, and we were dying laughing). plus now that I know you can do character swaps, I gotta try them with him at some point too. (also I'd want to play this again with my gf at some point too, since we're both massive mortal kombat fans, and it'd be her first time playing) the best part is that this video didn't even go into one of this game's coolest ideas, being that not only can you do fatalities against the bosses, but if you lose to them, they can do it to you as well! last thing is that if they ever attempted a game like this again, I'd have loved to see a 4 player version starring the kombat kids (but since we've already rebooted again, that ship sailed)

[@liamsemicolon]

love this game. i've been replaying it lately, beat the game with all characters. i've been doing koop runs with my cousin too. highest percentage i've got so far is 120% with scorpion on hard mode

[@Cyndadogo]

MKSM for me its the best MK, I played it so many times, versus mode is cluncky but its a hidden gem for me, we played for hours with friends, I think that the only bad thing avout it its that they needed more characters. Coop is amazing, story is amazing, secrets are one of the best of videogames ever and as you said the MK feel of this game is really strong. You can feel really inmerse on the game like Decpetion conquest. Thanks for the content Ketchup nad Mustard, ive really appreciate it.

[@Elfinout]

Incredible video for an iconic game! Such a nostalgia trip everytime I boot it up, and jeez does it have soooo many nuggets of goodness hidden throughout a fantastic game.

[@lucasraphael6236]

With this game I meet my two best friends back in 2008, good times.

[@DSMTheEditor]

Ed: "We're thinking about releasing a game in a different ge--" Everyone: "IS IT A REMASTER OR REMAKE OF SHAOLIN MONKS'

[@Dyroji]

The cut to being able to play the living tree was too funny.

[@opo3628]

Look into the story behind Special Forces -- development really was a series of unfortunate events for that poor game.

[@abyssal_mk]

I love how they paid homage to the Shaolin Monks Test your Might minigames in MK1's story. lol

[@Shibu_PL]

I honestly liked this game more than GoW1 (both were released in 2005). The gameplay was so much more fluid and you had more variety thanks to unlockable characters... Nothing beats DMC3 and PoP:WW though 😅

[@matijaknezevic4184]

Prince of Persia Warrior Within absolutely slaps

[@jurtheorc8117]

@@matijaknezevic4184 And chops and slices and jumps and wallruns and strangles and throttles and kicks and leaps and--

[@matijaknezevic4184]

@@jurtheorc8117 the gameplay is rad and the soundtrack is just chefs kiss

[@Shibu_PL]

@@jurtheorc8117The combat system in that game was under-rated 100%

[@Carnax6969]

The sad thing is Sub and Scorp being unlockable just by completing the game would now be paid DLC in modern business practises. So few modern games rewards players with bonus content or replayability without an additional charge.

[@big4Al]

I literally was in elementary school playin with my friends and this was my #1 favorite game ever I will never forget about this beauty lol I rlly hope they make a new one or at least a remaster

[@L0U149]

I remember playing this with my cousin when I got my first xbox, I miss this game, this jet set radio and def jam new york

[@ciciad2010]

This game was a huge part of my childhood. brings back so many good memories. always wished you could play as kitana & johnny in story mode instead of just versus mode. :(

[@DaPhenomAce]

Every fighting game needs a beat em up spinoff or mode. Co op beat em ups are so fun

[@RedCaesar97]

I had a ton of fun with this game. Kung Lao could cheese the end bosses with his dive kicks. Sadly for me (who played on Xbox), the secret survival mode was bugged, and would freeze the game after the third fight so I never had a chance to finish it. Luckily for me, I had a sibling (a brother) so we could play co-op and get the co-op related collectibles which was fun. I wish all the unlockable characters were available in the single player without hacking, because that would have been a little extra single-player fun.

[@orizach01]

MKSM is my favorite game of all time, played it countless times and I never get bored with it

[@BilliamTorpedo]

With the many *many* playthroughs i had as a kid, i think i only ever beat the final boss once. My favorite thing to do was hit an enemy with an environmental death trap or some other killing blow at the same time that p2 initiated a fatality so it would bug out the fatality animation. If kung lao chopped a guys head off before the fatal, they wouldnt have a head while being fatalitied. Good times.

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

"For those that weren't around back then" Making me feel like a greybeard as I was in my mid 20s when this released... This game was a ton of fun and a relief for not being another Mythologies release. I always hoped they would revisit SM and do another of these kinds of MK games or a sequel. But I doubt that'll happen again Side note: MKSM still has my favourite classic style look for the original 3 ninjas. Sub-zero, Scorpion and Reptile all look great (And this version of Reptile is still my preferred look for him)

[@unga_bunga_fgc]

Funny story: I had o copy of SM for ps2 back in the day, but my ps2 didn't have a memory card, and given that my father just played fifa06 with friends he didn't want to buy one. So I only came close to beating the game once ever, after a 6 hour binge with my friend, and then the console crashed on the final boss. So I haven't completed SM to this day, lol.

[@Derice96]

14:09 Here's me thinking i was just an idiot who couldn't find it. Now I know why xD

[@sebazpereyra9431]

I remember when the survival mode was found...like a year after the game released. It was crazy, a real secret.

[@RicardoLopez-vn6cn]

This game will forever land in my top 3 games of all time

[@masteraurelio]

Conquest mode is one i would like to be its own game. As we know, role playing works well with MK and its endless lore.

[@JagoShogun]

I remember edboon intending for characters to be playable, the ones from versus, in previews. I guess it shipped too early. But with how good it runs with hacks, I'd say they were almost there. Just needed brutalities, and multalities

[@WhitePointerGaming]

What's surprising is that this game is actually a kind of 3D metroidvania, as it blocks off access to various areas which you need to return to later in the game once you have specific new abilities. I've covered it recently myself in a video about 3D metroidvanias. It was great, though I think calling it one of the best games of the mid 2000's is pushing it just a tad, as the game is not without its flaws.

[@peterk3556]

I associate this game with your channel and its crazy that you not allready did a deep dive video

[@HunnyDoo]

I laugh that in this vid, the playable Palace Guard got more screentime than Kung Lao

[@tmerchead1]

Wished they added the other cast as playable characters in the main campaign like Johnny ,Sonya and Kitana.

[@Dr_Cosmobyte]

I feel great for not being alone on the team of people who thought this was HARD AS NAILS

[@kujo4388]

What’s crazy is mortal kombat has the reputation to the Point where remaking this or just another go at it wouldn’t even be a risk. If done right and have an online mode it’d be an instant classic!

[@sikevillain]

MK Shaolin Monks is one of my all time favorite games. Grew up playing it non stop with my brother. 🔥 Wish we could get it remade

[@DavidLucian]

Nostalgic Vibes... MK Shaolin Monks will always be one of my favourite games, especially from the old but gold Era of PS2... ☯️✌️

[@rafaelvolpiteixeira7315]

I started playing MK in 9, and I always heard people talking about Shaolin Monks, so during the pandemic I downloaded a PS2 emulator and played it, and it's truly great, and hold up amazingly. It's very hard too, I don't know if I would be able to finish it without save state 😂

[@TheGameGuruTv]

shaolin monks was my first mk, loved it back then!

[@simosan22]

Nobody: Not a single soul: Modders: tree go brr

[@mrz4252]

I still have this game, and it is still one of my absolute favorites!

[@Robbayy]

Miss this game so much. Wish I still had a copy of it

[@Z-Mods]

One of the best ever made and also one of the best and most fun to make mods. :)

[@AxlsTiara]

I remember playing this almost everyday with my older brother and we never could beat shao kahn 😂 good memories this game has a special place in me

[@onetimeontime]

I think I rented this back in the day... I never knew scorpion and sub zero were unlockable.

[@YesIAmDavid]

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS GAME FOR AGES!!! IVE PLAYED IT WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER ALL THE TIME ON THE PS2 OH MY GOOOOOOODDDD

[@posted438]

great video any more shaolin monks in the future?

[@enderhx]

Happy Holidays!🎉

[@Adriel100894]

It's impressive how this hasn't received a remaster PR something. In fact, ALL the 2000s MK games should get a remaster treatment.

[@595no]

I feel that it's probably for the best.

[@aymillyy]

This is honestly one of my favorite games in general regardless of the spin off

[@ArcanumDragon]

Very informative vid. Never knew Mileena was a secret boss. I too was hunting for MK2 in SM, thanks to the cheat book I had. Such a bummer at the time 😢

[@TheIkranRider]

The best MK game on Christmas Eve! I couldn't ask for a better time! Wish it was Kung Lao, though...

[@dpaddestroyer1861]

I will always play this with people when I get the chance

[@radish_dash4155]

Can't wait to watch this vid though, Shaolin Monks was one of my most treasured childhood games... probably shouldn't have been but hey, great memories

[@YoshiONE2ONE]

I'm still not sure as to why NRS has never tried to make another game like this

[@RoyArkon]

Because WB did not allow them

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

We need the long overdue sequel

[@liublanka3925]

I am playing this on my oled steam deck. It looks beautiful. Shame on nrs/boon for not giving us a remaster of this on switch, but charging $70 for a mk ps2 game on it

[@mrstudent9125]

I agree. MK special forces is not a fighting game

[@crimsonsiren]

This was the game that got me into Mortal Kombat. I loved it so much that I ended up getting a kollection box that had Deception, Deadly Alliance, and Armageddon, I didn't end up really liking these games tho, until MK9 Kame around and THAT'S when I actually started getting into fighting games. Still hoping for a remaster 🤞 buuuut I don't think that's gunna happen. 😔

[@Foxhound_J]

This was my favorite mk game for a while and my favorite game in general after the mgs series. If it was re released today id buy it in a heartbeat full price

[@ryanrowe1975]

Great memories

[@jurisdojo23]

The technology we have now this game would be so good

[@ZeallustImmortal]

One of the greatest couch co-op games of all time

[@michaelcoloncolon1034]

Still waiting for a remastered version of this game.

[@Miykal99]

Someone remastered in pcsx2 and looks amazing, playing this on oled and 4k upscalling is amazing

[@ZenGaijin]

The most annoying thing is they Ed knows how badly people want this game to at least be rereleased or better yet remade but all we get is teasing mentioning it every few years.

[@RoyArkon]

Because WB don't allow NRS to make it

[@originalxbox9924]

Please come out with either a MK shaolin monks remake with the same game-play with today's graphics, or a sequel

[@tokyobassist]

This game is my barometer for what the new 3D Streets of Rage can be. I know people are down bad on that game after Streets 4 but if it plays even remotely like this, I'll be stoked.

[@ahsoka_polo]

That's one badass reptile skin

[@Unaliq]

Raiden and Kung Lao would be great for the rebooted Shaolin Monks.

[@obsidiancurse429]

This was such a cool game, a modern sequel would do well I reckon.

[@ThreePeekBTW]

OMG!! THIS FUCKING GAME!! I remember like it was yesterday STRUGGLING against Jade, Mileena and Kitana my brother and I were so pumped when we finally got um beat xD