Mortal Kombat: When SEGA Became Cooler Than Nintendo

[@dewinter1411]

Shawn, there was nothing more epic back in the day than Mortal Monday. Actually, your video took me back to the good old days. I’m 44 and still an avid gamer. I truly miss the old console wars and playground disputes over Sega/Nintendo. I miss the days before the internet where I didn’t know everything about a game before it was out. I miss the midnight releases and standing in lines with fellow nerds talking about gaming. I miss the word of mouth cheat codes and tricks. I miss complete games without day one patches and updates. I miss couch competition and cooperative play. And man, do I absolutely miss arcades and putting my quarter on the machine to get “next game”. Just want to say thank you for the years of entertainment you have provided me. Been a fan since long before Stevie Richards intros. It’s been fun watching you and the channel grow and I wish you nothing but success going forward. Cheers.

[@SidNightWalker]

It is a bit expensive but man, Dave and Buster's can bring the experience of the old arcade games back somewhat. It's not quite the same thing because the games aren't like, bleeding edge compared to what you get at home, but light gun games are still amazing like always.

[@C3dr4c]

All of that plus I miss the you want a skin beat the game, no micro transaction

[@hallowen]

Scorpions fatality was in the SNES version of the game, the ones that were censored/changed were Kanos, Johnny Cages and Sub-Zeros. And Sub-Zeros censored fatality was actually kind of cool.

[@GenZod80]

This just brought back memories from back in the day. Mortal Monday, my god what a day lol.

[@Martin-gf1hh]

Back in 1993 I’m pretty sure I paid $60 for this game at Best Buy my parents thought I was nuts for spending that kind of money

[@leogolive]

I already had a Genesis when MK1 dropped so as soon as I saw that Sega had the uncut version it was a no brainer. But when MKII came to the home console I had bought a SNES as well and the Nintendo version of MKII was AWESOME!!! It’s still my favorite MK game.

[@Vonlicktenstien]

I remember going into toys r us and there being like 30 kids surrounding the genesis playing earthworm Jim. What a time to be alive.

[@michael9877]

I remember going to the arcade when I was 13 years old and I saw that awesome mortal kombat 1 arcade. There was so many people around that machine. And when people would but a quarter on the glass . And yes MK1 sucked on the Snes. But when MK2 I got that game on my birthday and man , let me tell you I had about 20 people stayed at my house that weekend. A memory I would never forget.

[@1ButtonDash]

lmao back in the day on my road like every kid had the SNES. I was the only one with a Genesis and quite often I was jealous cuz of some of the SNES games but then when MK came out everyone wanted to come over my house and play it. Was hilarious.

[@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO]

8:49 Ha! I was 7-8 when the OG came out. Wasn't until MK3 that I was able to convince my parents to get it for me. I remember I got it before they released Ultimate MK3 which I didn't tell my parents about because I felt like I had just gotten scammed by Midway lol

[@Gottabelegend]

Blood code was the only thing that saved the Sega version from not getting washed by the SNES version. That's why you saw what you saw when MK2 came out. SNES stomped the Sega version out. Only saving grace for the Sega version was 'Test Mode''.

[@bigglou]

What's funny is that we didn't know about the blood code till we saw it in a gaming magazine after he returned it.

[@Metal-Josh]

The first time I saw MK1 was at my friends’ uncles’ house. I was 10 or 11, and I was blown away. It looked so real (to what was possible on a Genesis at the time) it really does a good job with the digitized actors and it’s backgrounds. Best it could be, let’s put it that way. But yeah, seeing it on a genesis, played on a huge ass floor model tv in the living room, amazed me. Certainly not sonic, or green dog, or sportstalk baseball, some of the games I had at that time

[@shinobi-zensei]

I had an SNES and always loves the Genesis version better. I couldn’t tell the difference between visuals and sounds back in the day.

[@Knuckism]

Yup , I still know the blood code from memory , A B A C A B B, in every way the Genesis version was absolete but the blood code made it the better game

[@Glenn_Norris]

I'm the same with Sonic for level select. Up C Down C left C Right C, A + Start

[@Knuckism]

@@Glenn_Norris , yes some codes seem to last a lifetime , sonic 3, 2x up , 2x down , 4x up ? :)

[@MedalionDS9]

Nintendo has forever been solidified as kiddy because of the Mortal Kombat debacle despite they have pivoted away from there a little bit.

[@CarlosXPhone]

This person is speaking facts. From Super NES, to the latest, Wii is when they were on this downward spiral despite sales still going strong. Wii was their lucky break. Switch is their second lucky break...

[@jasonbailey3900]

Love the optimism "well my mom made me take Mortal Kombat back but when I got older I got Mortal Kombat 2" love it

[@Marc_Araujo]

I still wish that the SNES version had the "blood" code. With that, the SNES version would have been the superior version, no doubt. Raiden's fatality on the SNES also makes much more sense for the character.

[@freddykruger1118]

The Sega Genesis version had the dopest soundtrack

[@chriswheatley3146]

The input delay on the SNES version was absolutely horrid. They really didn't do a very good job with the port. At least they made up for it big time with MK2.

[@GalathNox]

I'll never forget the first time I heard of Mortal Kombat. I never was much of an arcade guy growing up, but my younger cousin was. He was probably 10 around the time, and he was telling me all about this fighting game and how if you won you got the chance to literally ki11 your opponent. He was so excited breaking down all of the fatalities. For a little while I thought he was full of it until I saw it pop up in a GamePro magazine. I ended up getting and enjoying MK1 and MKII for my SNES, but I always was more of a fan of SF.

[@thej-train9748]

😮

[@madspunky]

Street Fighter was indeed a better game, had so much more depth!

[@fazares]

Controls were a a bit tighter on the Genesis not snes though....i owned the genesis version of mk1...what a time to be alive eheh

[@vassillios16]

Great topic. Love going back in time to these days. Kano’s heart rip fatality was imprinted in my mind for a while

[@audiobrainiac]

Great video dude. I totally remember the war of the consoles and…..my allegiance struggled for a bit lol. Ultimately I was in love with my Sega Genesis. The Saturn had me so hyped but I couldn’t afford one at the time. I was also very into MK and SF games.

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

This topic definitely takes me back to a different time. I can remember when mortal Monday commercials ran rampart through our tvs, it was the talk of the neighborhood. I can remember all of the rumors and finding reptile by accident. Getting the strategy guides later on, mastering the fatalities and of course that Infamous code that no one could figure out but was out there. There was no internet, no social media, none of it. Although when the internet was in the begging stages, it blew our minds. What a great time indeed it was. The world is a very different place now for a number of reasons, positive and negative but it's crazy to speak about these times and every now and then, you get the look of what are you talking about? Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. 💪🔥🙌

[@derekcurtis818]

Going to have to try it in sega. I never had one growing up. I had one I going at a goodwill for a few years and lost it in a house fire. Have it on the Miyoo mini plus though. Been loving that thing! My first emulation device. Blown away!

[@RGT85]

This guy is going places. Like a homeless shelter. Bum.

[@theretroinggamer1630]

I remember playing this in the arcade and was so excited for mortal monday. Always loved snes more but genesis won big here but then snes killed genesis for mk2

[@jm2621]

I definitely remember getting MK on the sega Genesis and playing the hell outta it

[@ThemeParksAndAttractions]

Love a bit of Mortal Kombat!

[@ThePrimo80s]

In the UK you hardly seen a SNES and Mario. It was a all about Sonic and SEGA! There was even SEGA WORLD in London.

[@DS9TREK]

The Amiga was bigger than the SNES too, until it went belly up.

[@MakoyUnggoy]

@@DS9TREK I loved my amiga 500, and the 1200, I also bought the CD32 but regretted that purchase very quickly haha|!

[@NostalgiaFix81]

Dang I sure remember. It was when I saw Sonic at my friends house for the first time. I was still into Super Mario Bros. 3 and I knew this was going to be the next big thing. Any sense of brand loyalty was set aside when I saw the blue blur flying across Green Hill Zone. 😉👍

[@Backwoodsgam3r]

Sega was always cooler then Nintendo

[@joshuamostoller6164]

Straight banger budy thanks 4 you're perspective @RGT 85

[@dennismolina9033]

The 90s was the best era of gaming with the console wars of the 90s with Sega & SNES! The SNES version of Mortal Kombat has better graphics and sounds but the Genesis version has the arcade's fatalities and blood! The Genesis graphics weren't as good as the SNES but the gameplay is better and i had more fun with it! 😀

[@hazeywaz]

Hell yeah I agree those times were definitely grand. I definitely miss standing around an arcade cab, everyone chatting about what their seeing on the screen. Back then I was horrible in the game, so watching the arcade cab was my way of seeing the fatalities. On a side note, Can't wait for Mortal Kombat 1.

[@jeffp7368]

Mortal Kombat with 3 buttons was amazing.

[@MXP250]

There’s many reasons why SEGA is cooler and always was.

[@lacriptavideoclub]

I love this type of videos❤, I mean I watch every single video you do but I REALLY like this ones 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lost0thech4]

Sega was always Kooler Nintendo was just a bully

[@70smebbin]

PERIOD

[@icecold337]

KZbin’s favorite Nintendo KZbinr. 🤘🏼

[@vincentvega3093]

Well, at last we can kill Nazis in Wolfenstein on Nintendo since like 2017. And bloody doom and mortal kombat is available too

[@mjdf122]

Mortal Kombat Get Over Here Finish Him Finish Her Fatality Flawless Victory Test Your Might

[@Shakeybonez]

I was there and agree. Me and my friends flocked to the sega version. You should do mk 2 next. Keep up the awesome content. Love u homie

[@johnhegarty3491]

I was in 4th grade. I remember all the boys brought in their copy of MK for show N tell that year.

[@crestwood2618]

I always wondered about the conversations at Nintendo to allow the blood factor in MK2 forward. It was relatively a short time between those games and they took such a strong stance on MK1. 🤔

[@itchyisvegeta]

3:55 - Kiss of Death with Sonya and burning people wirh Scorpion was still in the SNES version. Those Fatalities were unchanged from the arcade.

[@michaeljaystaufferjoyce7235]

I had a SNES and Genesis when MK1 was released. I got it on Genesis because of the blood code. Yes the SNES played better, sounded and looked better. But the Genesis version was more authentic to the arcade. My nephew was 7 when MK1 came out, It was MK for him, he wanted MK figurines, he wanted to be Scorpion for Holloween. MK was everywhere, MKII just made the MK craze so much more. Then UMK3 was in the arcade and the PSX was coming out. MK Trillogy for the PSX was amazing. We still play it together from time to time. He's 38 now, and funny thing is, last holloween He was Scorpion and his wife was Sonya. 90's was a great time to be a teen..

[@madspunky]

While I agree that the Super Nintendo version of MK1 looked and sounded way better, it did have significant input lag, making it a chore to play.

[@billcook4768]

You know you are a total Nintendo KZbinr when you can’t even make a video about Sega without talking about Nintendo.

[@kamikaze82]

Yeah but it's pretty freaking hard to talk about the Genesis version without discussing the SNES one. The console wars were a big thing and this was heavy ammunition in that fight. I should know, I had the SNES version...

[@BrooksFoodLooks]

Look, Facts, but I only had a Sega, I would not have bought it on SNES though, my friend had it and that slowdown was vicious, it wasn't just ABACABB, it was just a bad port.

[@bgp001]

Raiden's fatality on the SNES was pretty badass. My biggest issue with the SNES port was not so much the censorship, but the slow gameplay. The Sega version felt more like the arcade gameplay.

[@monoxzide1073]

I remember this dropping in the arcade, and everyones mind was blown at the realism, and the fatalities. The genesis copy was the one to play, that was the start of nintendo long career in disappointing their consumers that has lasted to this day Also..there was never a time sonic was more popular then mario..lets not tell lies

[@CarlosXPhone]

I didn't like the Genesis version because of the graphics. SNES version was the better version. However, I didn't understand it at the time. But i understand WHY when i went to a friend's house only to learn THE ORIGINAL SNES version of Mortal Kombat was censored. I was like confused. I read all about it later.

[@chriswheatley3146]

I hated the SNES version mainly due to the input delay. It felt like the CPU was literally choking when trying to run. It looked pretty at least. I'm just glad they fixed that problem with the second one.

[@CarlosXPhone]

@@chriswheatley3146 I noticed that, too.

[@kthmalloy16]

Nice video. Love reminiscing about the golden days.

[@themadchallenger5490]

I like this New Series! Great videos and No click bait.

[@SharifSourour]

Yeah I remember playing the Genesis again after mainly playing the SNES when MK came out. From then on it was neck to neck between them for play time.

[@DS9TREK]

Commodore used to bash Sega in adverts in the UK. Sega was running "to be this great takes Sega" adverts, so Commodore ran "to be this great takes Sega ages" and the "Sega" would turn around to say "ages". Lol. I loved those days.

[@thompsonpatrick79]

I’m always curious which people remember this that were game collectors or just gamers back then? I was 14 and my friends and I were there at Target on Mortal Monday! Sega all the way!!

[@olevet75]

Dude's shelving already filled up with games😂

[@robertallshouse500]

The original mk was awesome. In hindsight though, sf2 was such a better game.

[@butterbwoi1344]

As an 11 year old kid I couldn’t think of anything else but a sandwich when hearing the name Sub Zero. Then I passed science class.

[@bigglou]

I remember a friend returning the Genesis version because there was no blood. We didn't know about the blood code till later. As for the what if, it wouldn't matter as Nintendo will always be seen as a family console despite the mature games on the system.

[@joestebic4604]

Got it for my 10th birthday for Sega. Just 4 months after realse. My 1st new game always had used till mk1

[@1eyeopn]

Played so much of this in the arcade and on the Game Gear.

[@menacexp]

great video. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see Midway do another version with Digitized characters of Mortal Kombat and not CGI

[@mr_m4613]

Nintendo now has the soul of Sega.

[@Sickopuppie]

I think Nintendo is doing fine. Nintendo lives as a videogame console manufacturer to this day. Sega did not.

[@caderedfield9372]

there was a game genie code on SNES that turned the sweat red ??? !

[@SidNightWalker]

I would have to say that 99 percent of the time the Super Nintendo just blew the Genesis away but yeah, there were definitely times where I was glad I had one. Mortal Kombat really was not the same thing without the gore, what can you say. Of course I bought a copy of GamePro just to have the "blood cheat" as it was known on hand. Had to enter it in every time you started the game up, LOL.

[@stanleyford2575]

That's your option Sega Genesis was better but people always say Snes looked better well it should Genesis came out 2 years before

[@bananayams1819]

RGT has found his groove with this channel

[@benjamindavis1338]

@rgt85 have you thought about doing a video on Dave the Diver?

[@Mr.Mauful]

King RGT this channel is going to be the next Scot the Woz type of vid. But BETTER!

[@aretnap3653]

A-B-A-C-A-B-B... 2-1-2-Down-Up... Burned Into My Memory, *FOREVER!*

[@bojador]

I remember calling a video game store every week asking if they had MK for the game gear.

[@BlasphemousMusic]

Absolutely remember this time. I was in the pretty new still Mall of America and saw a bunch of kids around this one game. It was MK 1. I was like nothing I had seen I loved it. Fast forward to MK on the consoles, I was a nintendo fan boy. I didnt like the drab colors and bad sound genesis had so i had an SNES. Well, i remember MK coming out for both and I remember being super jealous of the sega release. I kept saying well my MK on SNES looks and sounds better! But it was a cope for sure. Then with 2 tho, of course, I was back to saying how much better SNES was lol

[@scottlarsh3119]

The first "Fatality" I ever pulled off was ripping the guys heart out

[@bryancook6345]

Sega was always cooler then Nintendo who do you think made Nintendo be at where they are now today ever since Sega left making consoles Nintendo hasn’t changed the power graphics performance the Wii Wii U Switch all share the same power graphics performance they just have different looks that’s it

[@hummushero9428]

The Sega Version was uncensored, but the controller couldn’t facilitate the attack buttons.

[@danalabomme968]

Sega has always been cooler than preTENDO.

[@moorstring]

Mortal Kombat II changed it all for me.

[@medwardbrown]

I remember taking a trip to Cedar Point with my best friend’s family back in ‘Nam (during that mid-90s star-studded Atlanta Braves run)…. And hooking up his SNES at the campground and booting up Mortal Kombat and, having only played the Genesis version, was dumbfounded when there was no blood. DUMBFOUNDED.

[@dirkb9788]

Everyone in America and Britan was scared. In the Netherlands parents saw Mortal Kombat and throught, wel at least its not as violent a horrorfilm and there is no anal porn. So, Go a head son, play Mortal Kombat and have fun.

[@hectormontalvo5565]

You were lucky over there!🤔

[@9Tcrookedteeth]

i love mortal kombat and street fighter 2

[@BobbyHo2022]

They were. Even though graphics were better on snes mk 1 than genesis mk 1. But when MK 2 came out for snes it was easy to choose.

[@punkydudester3]

I definitely remember these times & all the PR crap around it. And when Midway won the battle I remember MK2 was the bloodiest & the most gorey rubbing it in to nintendo lol

[@rjcrooks1182]

My man is going full Retro Game Tubing on this one 🤙🏼 great time to be During this time frame.

[@shawnwhite3662]

The game boy version has fatalities which is crazy

[@mattyork7625]

Yea . I had the Game Gear version but it was different. Most of the fatalities were different from the home console versions

[@Roger-fs5yo]

SEGA ain't gonna help you RGT dude. You are still the greatest Nintendo KZbinr that has ever lived👌

[@Prime-ku9yr]

Facts

[@vincentvega3093]

Get clout or die trying 85 pesos

[@TheBeatboxHitmanTwo]

I gotta sub to you man. Gives me the angry video game nerd feels minus being angry. 😎

[@dcrispix]

Unless your friend with a genesis only had one six-button controller. Then you played MK on the SNES more.

[@lordracer7039]

Sega so cool they put themselves on ice.

[@knephsabir3245]

This game was when i went Genesis and my cousin went snes.

[@MasterChris666]

So crazy MK2 was my first game ever played. but more to tekken then street figher

[@Slowbird1989]

I like the intro .

[@ramirovilla5271]

30 years later mortal monday

[@HylianBull]

I played MK in arcades before even putting it in a system was considered. Genesys had no filter while Nintendo did. Despite that filter, who's still in the console business?

[@tonyrosario1940]

Sega’s MK had worse music, sound, graphics and color but they had a blood code, so…. 🤦🏻‍♂️😆

[@asgads]

nintendo my child, sega cool brother, ms serious uncle, sony artsy friend, gabe that crazy dude u know

[@darthjason7019]

I remember when this happened. I had to get both versions. I loved both versions. Blood and proper fatalities was a plus for sega. (ABACABB) IF That's correct. The music was unique also . Nintendo had better graphics. Sound was better. The game plays smother on Nintendo. But you know radians fatality on snes was still cool. I love mortal kombat. When mk and mk 2&3 was during the arcade Era I worked at a place that had all 3 of them and the owner let me play as much as I wanted for free after work . I mastered them I was mk boss lol for real though. Good times

[@veghesther3204]

Exactly But at least when MK 2 game out Nintendo learnt their lesson by NOT Censoring the 2nd and 3rd games on the SNES at all while they were Game boy versions of the MK games they kind of sucks its very hard to play a MK game using a game system that doesn't have 4 to 6 buttons on them. That's why the Genesis eventually got a 6 BUTTON controller playing MK 1 on the Genesis with only a 3 BUTTON controller is nearly impossible.

[@SPac316]

Yea, I was there that time, I was 15 then. Mortal Monday was a huge deal to us. The hype we felt was unreal at the time! I felt sorry for the kids who only had a Super Nintendo and were forced to play the sanitized version at home. We(my brother and I) were blessed enough to have both consoles back then so it didn't effect us. Funny thing is, you can still burn your opponent in the SNES version. So burning people alive was ok but blood and dismemberment was not. Hmm... To be fair, I think Raiden and Sub-Zero's fatality on SNES were actually cool. Raiden zapping the flesh off and crumbling the skeleton and Sub-Zero's deep freeze and shatter made more sense. I think that even inspired the creators to include that as Sub-Zero's new Fatality in MKII, if I'm not mistaken. But yea, the Genesis version was true to the arcade. I'm glad that Nintendo came to their senses when MKII was ported to the SNES and so on. But Nintendo will always be the family friendly, kid safe game company, but I'm sure that's what they strive for. Sega was the "Big kid's game company". They had more of an "edgey attitude" as oppose to Nintendo. But they couldn't keep their sh*t together as a whole and look where they are now.

[@Red_Panduh]

4:19, the super intendo huh

[@DarthSideous63]

Sega Genesis was although graphically behind SNES the Genesis had the older demographic with sport games and Mortal Kombat sealed the deal with SNES MK being censored. What saved Nintendo was the ESRB rating system and MKII was better on the SNES.

[@richard7645]

3 buttons for mortal kombat, that must certainly be painful lol