The History of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Console documentary

The history of the epic DC comics and Mortal Kombat fighting game
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[@LiLTailormade]

Wow I’ve been wanting the backstory on how this game came about. It was all the talk when this game came out.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hope you enjoy it, thanks

[@jamesdixon6332]

Always nice to see a new Patman video. Really enjoy what you bring us. As much as I love MK and Superman, it was hard for me to get in to this title. Maybe it's just me, but it just didn't feel right.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I appreciate that, this game wasn'tEveryone's cup of tea but I always enjoyed it especially the story mode

[@joezar33]

Hope a new 1 comes out *MK and Injustice* would work , DC Injustice is a darker universe so I could see fatalities being used.

[@jamesdixon6332]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Good point. I loved the story as well, and they made it work. The dumbing down of the fatalities just didn't seem right lol.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I still remember the announcement was thought to be a joke since it was on April first....i commend the game for trying to make an actually story on why the hell MK would crossover w/ DC 😂...but sucked that DC didn't let them do fatalities.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, that did heard it a lot but I loved the story mode

[@JoeyJ0J0]

This game was great, loved the roster and story. The only bad part was the fatalities and heroic brutalities

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I enjoyed the game a lot as well

[@J_Cadaverous]

I was already having a decent weekend but, a new Patman video just made it stellar!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Will hopefully your decent weekend turns out a whole lot better, thank you kindly my friend

[@J_Cadaverous]

You just keep dropping that quality content and I guarantee they will!

[@jovalleau]

Sub Ross painting Donkey Kong with what I can only assume is the blood of a fallen foe? I'm in!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL thanks

[@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes]

"GET OVER HERE"... Its another awesome documentary PatMan. Very well done Sir. Thankyou.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL comment of the day. Thanks a ton

[@showcaz7629]

I think it was one of the best crossover games conceived. Great history lesson mr Pac.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought it was cool as well, thanks

[@andydinger7339]

Great video once again, Patman. The Steiner Math reference was on point!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, wasn't sure if anyone would get that or not :-) Thanks

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Still my favorite Mortal Kombat game ever made. That story mode was nothing short of amazing. We now have Modern Mortal Kombat games and the Injustice games thanks to this crossover

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, it really laid the foundation for the future titles. I can't praise the story mode enough, it was fantastic

[@jackjax7921]

The mechanics is prominent in modern MK games. So this game is very important.

[@edrosa3485]

Not even noon and I have to wait until past 6pm to watch the latest Patman. Hopefully my family appreciates the sacrifices I make for them...

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thanks. Hope you enjoy it

[@montanastranger]

Really enjoy yo video's Patman! The narration is top notch along with the research. Thx for the work you put into these.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoy it! thanks

[@geardog24]

They really wanted their own Marvel vs Capcom, but only got a watered down Injustice.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The storyline was my favorite part but I thought the gameplay was a lot of fun as well

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Joker brings this back up in MK 11.😂 Scorpy how is that head doing? He mentions dark khan to kotal Khan and more.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I really liked 11

[@sprnightfire]

I enjoyed it for what it was. I still have the collector's edition and got all the achievements. That win 25 ranked matches in a row achievement was hell to get. I was disappointed that Martian Manhunter and Lobo wasn't in this game. They would have been perfect for this game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, they should have been included

[@garynagle3093]

Great video. I missed this one back in the day to my loss.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, you should check it out

[@thisisnotachannel]

Glad to see you cover this one, Pat. Somehow I knew you would like this game. It gets WAY too much hate by the MK fan community at large... mostly due to the fact that the gory fatalities from the previous games were toned down a bit. That didn't bother me... I was focused on the fact that this game allowed me to pit characters from my favorite fighting game series (MK) against my favorite comic book characters! That alone was enough for my money... but it's actually a damned good fighting game, too. Some lame fatalities here and there, for sure... but not all of them are bad, and even the DC villains have fatalities. The "Heroic Brutalities" for the DC hero characters are not ALL bad, either. Speaking as a Mortal Kombat fan since literally day one in the arcades in 1992, this is actually a very good Mortal Kombat game... and that's a hill I'm glad to die on. The only thing "missing" from the game? Alternate attires.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, the ultimate attires would've been cool. I thoroughly enjoyed the game didn't mind that the fatalities were toned down a bit

[@louyork8379]

Can’t believe I missed a Patman episode!! Been out 20hrs and I just now saw it. 🤦‍♂️

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Sorry my friend, hope you enjoyed it

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Nice One Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@thedarkknight7287]

I loved this game when it came out. I remember rushing to GameStop and buying it. My brothers and I played it all day long and we never got tired of playing even after completing the game from both story arcs. I always wished they would have done a Mortal Kombat style game with the DC characters against the Marvel Characters, wouldn't that had been an epic game to see made. In the comics they had the cross over event between them and just think a video game based upon that story line. Oh well what could have been, which I am surprised because reportedly Ed Boon who was a huge fan of that comic book series never made a game based upon it. In fact, to change things up they could have had Mortal Kombat characters as well with a revised story line which could have included them. Think about it, a game with Mavel, DC, and Mortal Kombat characters in a drag them out epic beat down game. I know I am dreaming. Great Video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks! Clearly I was a huge fan of the title as well and really enjoyed both story arcs and the individual endings. The game was a lot of fun to play for me especially with my son who at the time wasn't old enough for all those blood and gory fatalities.

[@joezar33]

Regardless of what people think about the first crossover a New *MK Vs Injustice* would be fantastic, DC Injustice would definitely have fatalities

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes that would be cool

[@FaTBoYs_GaMInG_N_NoNsEnSe]

Awesome video brother been Praying for you Brother have a great day

[@rogue-like4life]

That new intro is amazing! Lol, great stuff.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hey, thanks!

[@Mariobro4]

Crashing through the wall, sky battles, and close quarters minigames. These probably aren't EVO legal but seeing these things in action (espically how long since I've last seen them) makes them exciting. Wish more fighting games get more minigames like that. The Dragon Ball Fighters Z wish system and Injustice 1 and 2 clash is getting there.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes I agree

[@JohnnyWasabi]

I used to love crossovers. Now i can't help butt roll my eyes.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's the multi-verse of madness

[@joezar33]

Yeah back then I remember not alot of people liked this game , but a New *MK Vs DC* would be awesome they can use *Injustice* DC roster

[@JohnnyWasabi]

@@joezar33 My problem with the game is the gameplay was really clunky. If they do it now the gameplay would be fine. The crossover character part is just not special to me anymore because its over done.

[@carlhubbard3053]

Wow great video Patrick! Can't wait to hang out soon, mad crazy ed

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You are awesome Eddie

[@BlackArroToons]

Very detailed history of MKvsDC, thank you, PatmanQC! I just completed Injustice 2 Deluxe version, and it was a fun series that includes Subzero too. The story was really good and would make for a great live-action film in my opinion. Thanks!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot. Have you checked out the injustice cartoon? That turned out rather well

[@BlackArroToons]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I haven't seen the Injustice animated cartoon yet, but will look into it now. Thanks for the recommendation, Patman!

[@AndDeathForAll82]

Underrated gem. Look at it as the first Injustice game, and it’s easier to appreciate.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes I agree 100%

[@tdog9351]

Another great Patman video. I think they did pretty good with the Teen rating. It didn’t take away from the great gameplay.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought they did so as well, thanks

[@ilcorra]

Not surprising at all that Patman has the good taste of appreciating Alex Ross! :D

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

He is the man, my favorite modern-day artist

[@jeremybowers3181]

Man I miss this game. Yes no oooey gooey gore but the gameplay and story was worth the purchase back in the day🤘💀 Awesome video Pat, I love being reminded of classic MK titles.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I did miss the fatalities either, I loved the story and thought the game was fun

[@SteveCrew925]

I played this game a lot ! Awesome video! And great content!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You are a rockstar my man

[@Luke.S2099]

I honestly loved this game when it first came out. I'm a huge DC and MK fan, and I spent more time playing as the DC characters, I liked the DC story more too. But over the years the MK/Injustice games have become easier to play and more enjoyable, now I find this game to be super infuriating especially when playing against the computer. No joke I even broke the disc a few months ago lol.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Holy cow LOL

[@adambuban3068]

Just bowled you tonight ! You’re inspiring man

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hey Adam, I appreciate that. Nice bowling you.

[@ronjeremy9648]

I read that they didn't want to do any crazy killing fatalities because they didn't want the DC characters shown in that way The fatalities disappointed me in this game but it was fun

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, I loved the story mode

[@AnthonyRiddle]

IMO the very best “Street Fighter Clone” was TMNT Tournament Fighters on the SNES

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yeah you're probably right, or fighters history I loved that one as well

[@AnthonyRiddle]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I’m a huge fan of Fighters History. I followed the details of the case and everything back in the 90s.

[@dxc699]

Good documentary. Maybe you should look into other video game crossovers as well for future videos. I'm particular fascinated in how SEGA does a crossover since most of them aren't the obvious crossovers other companies would do and what fans want. There's an interesting crossover game from SEGA at the moment that yourself and other gamers of the golden age of gaming would be interested in. Its a mobile game called 404 GAME RE:SET described as a shooting RPG. But the fascinating thing about the game is its crossing over classic arcade titles from Taito, Namco, Capcom and SNK with classic and long forgotten SEGA games. The latest one was pac man, elevator action, Mappy, Xevious, Mr Do. with Zaxxon and Rail Chase from Sega recently included. The upcoming event is legend of kage vs shinobi. Its a big hit in japan but unfortunately the game aint coming out over here. Its an example of SEGA doing a crossover title where SEGA itself is the bad guy that no one expected to see. Its a celebration of what was good in gaming from the past i just hope it could get a release here. If you haven't heard of it you should check it out from the vids thats been posted .

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, might be something to consider

[@Eastsid3]

This game is in my backlog. One of these days I'll get to it. The major complaint is the lack of real fatalities but that's not a deal breaker for me and would like to see them try again.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

If you can get past the lack of fatalities it's a fun little fighting game especially if you are a DC fan

[@PnC_GameZnThingZ]

I loved how the gameplay was and it made me look forward to the next real MK.. And then MK9 changed ALL the moves 😂 but ended up being one of my faves

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, that was a lot of fun

[@Billy4Hopwood]

Awesome video Patrick you are a Green rock legend 😅 Billy Hopwood

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks hoppy

[@superpaul79]

My abusive ex (an actress) claimed that she did the mocap for one of the female characters in this game. She was never able to prove it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Very cool

[@umacalopsitaeumviolao]

Great video! Very summarizing

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@TheUKMediaWatch]

😎👍🏼 old Skool , cheers

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@TheUKMediaWatch]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I appreciate these kinda vids . I grew up on zx spectrum . 128k basic . Load “” . Your welcome man . Subbed 💯😉

[@tevinhoward4419]

A world merge crisis occurred between earthrealm and metropolis

[@Des_Zee]

Very informative video. Still hoping for MK vs Street Fighter

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

How awesome would that be, thanks

[@markbyers9762]

Great video! I love all the time and editing you and the team put into these. One of my favorite shows❤

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm glad you appreciated, thanks

[@nobodyimportant8859]

I have that mortal Kombat 9 poster on my ceiling, I also have one for crash bandicoot 4. they are the same type GameStop uses for advertising

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, thanks for the info

[@shellycrew9016]

Cool video Patrick ! See ya Friday at bowling !

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks Shelley

[@SomeOrangeCat]

That T rating really kneecapped this game so hard.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I didn't mind it but a lot of people did

[@jasonz7788]

Great video thank you pacmanqc

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you sir

[@1984Brandon]

It's funny how the first Mortal Kombat comic books were developed by Marvel under the Malibu license. Now that NeitherRealm Studios is part of DC Warner you'd never know.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is a good piece of info, thanks

[@giano427]

I remember this game. it was fun back in the day.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always enjoyed it as well

[@chumpyman]

Great video. I bought hti day one on the xbox 360. Great to see this can be played on the xbox one and xbox series x

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed, Thanks

[@miggypeso909]

How funny that they tone it down for the DC heroes when DC is brutal as hell in the comics. Joker? Lobo? Deathstroke? Hell,BATMAN? Wonder Woman is a straight killer lol.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's true, she killed Max Lord back in 2005. I guess they wanted to try to appeal to the younger audience. It didn't work out though but thankfully we got injustice :-)

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

The third installment in the injustice saga Batman goes to Eternia to find HEMAN to take out SUPERMAN ,another fact the first time HEMAN was seen was in a Superman comic.🤘😆🤘

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I have not read that third installment, I really liked the entire series of books though

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries check it out ,theres an animated movie aswell

[@RacingHeartMedia]

Fatalities would’ve made this game a better selling game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree

[@funsimpledrawings8233]

Cool episode 🎉

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

The guy that does the voice of Raiden and the joker is Batou from Ghost in the shell

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Nice, thanks

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Ohh hell yeah still have this game .🤘😆🤘

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, always fun to play

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries your the man

[@sunkid02]

i always loved this game and thought it was dope never understood why ppl hated it so much i get the dc side not having fatalities sucked but the game was still pretty good imo i wish they would make a sequel just inproving on certain things like changing/updating some of the dc constumes like sm ww cm bm (the all black tactical armor)& deathstroke (get rid of those doofy ass robin hood boots) and get of the outside underwear shit, and in more dc and mk characters (imagine the possibilities cyborg vs jax killer croc vs kintoro bane vs goro shinnok vs dr fate sindel vs black canary green arrow vs kun jin etc) and build on those endings from the first game like darkseid taking over the netherelm shao kahn taking over the phantom zone sonya getting a gl ring liu kang becoming the mk shazam subzero becoming mk batman kano going crazy deathstroke creating his own lin kuei/shirai ryu clan retcon jokers ending to take place in like outworld like he got trapped there somehow or something shang tsung cresting the tarkatan shazam clones etc give the dc characters fatalities (at least the villains and anti heros and give certain characters like bm the brutalities with better looking finishes or even just they theyre from. a different universe where they kill or in this high stakes situation that the credits can come up with where they decide their only option is to kill or something idk or add more blood and gore and violence) but i think this could work cause there's potential in the whole mk vs dc story they have i believe

[@1fishmob]

4:56 I don't know, I fail to see the similarities between Jax & Lex Luthor, and Scorpion & The Flash that'd make them good rivals/parallels.

[@jackjax7921]

I have a feeling they will bring this back after MK3 and Injustice 3. Since NRS did a remake of MK1-3, MK4 and MK Deadly Alliance. MK11 is to bridge old and new eras.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Entirely possible

[@Djclyve]

Patman did u do Pole Position yet? I know you covered pretty much every classic from back in the day, but I don’t remember u covering that one. If for nothing else I want to hear your opinion of the awful 2600 port, where the computer-controlled cars looked more like wooden palettes… not to mention the Saturday Morning cartoon.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Not yet, that's one of the classics I haven't covered. There's some good stuff to cover for pole position

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

My opinion of MK was incredibly low by the time this came out, and I've never been a comic fan, so I really didn't pay much attention to it. While I hate for people to lose their jobs, I think that Midway's demise did wonders for the franchise in the long run. I couldn't believe how good MK9 was.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

This game was the foundation for all following titles. I love injustice and the newer combat games as well

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

Please do a series of videos on Namco's Time Crisis series

[@sukmykrok3388]

I still have the collectors edition to this! The only gripe I have with it is the difficulty pulling off the enhanced moves. You only seem to get one frame to perform them which makes them kinda random instead of consistent.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, that was pretty difficult

[@jenisia3600]

Love the way u look this game.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Use to have this until my Disc got scratched.😑

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Ouch that sucks

[@mikemavis2989]

We need a SF and Marvel vs MK and DC game

[@socialistprofessor3206]

This video makes me wish the game had been ported to ps4 more than ever. At least I have Injustice and MK.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, both fantastic games

[@scarymcclary]

I get why folks would hate this game at a glance. I've never played it, so I have no opinion other than it looks pretty cool.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was pretty good

[@JSantie]

I picked this up in 2012'ish for $10. Not a bad purchase. Mostly because even "used" Xbox 360 games were/are still $50+ and I wanted more of them. The only one I payed less for was TNA Impact that same year for $4.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's another game I paid $50 for. Although I did like TNA

[@liquidclown1974]

Awesome video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you!

[@markula_4040]

Interesting that all the Marvel Street Fighter crossover games had the Marvel name first but MK vs DC but Mortal Kombat first. Ok, maybe not that interesting.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I noticed that too but Mortal Kombat was probably a better selling brand at that point.

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

I got this for Christmas 2008

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I got it right around there as well

[@OldNick999-real1]

I have this one and I pop it in once in a while.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's still fun

[@Hero11170]

Also backwards compatible on series x if you own the disk

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent info thanks

[@Dorelaxen]

I love this game. Got it soon after it came out. I'm ok with the toned down fatalities and whatnot. There are other games in the series that have all the blood and gore. I can play those if I want that. Dark Khan was a cheap sumbitch, though, like all end MK bosses. Also, Patman. You leave my dirty uncle alone. He's going to AA! He's trying!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, comment of the day

[@RacingHeartMedia]

Let’s get more longer video’s please

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

This video was 31 minutes and took me nine days to complete. How much longer would you like them?

[@RacingHeartMedia]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries 30 mins is perfect but maybe u could surprise your subscribers with an 1 hr long video of your liking what videos do u have planned to do next??

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I never give it away, you just have to wait and see@@RacingHeartMedia

[@robertlawrence4719]

I enjoy this game. Even if the fatalities were toned down

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So did I

[@democrazy69]

Too bad I never game this game a chance back when it came out. I thought it was stupid that Superman was fighting people.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL that's just the way it is

[@roberthunter479]

My friend hates this game because they use DC and not Marvel. I don't like Marvel at all so the choice was fine for me. I am a bit confused though. Is this game MK 8 then? I might have missed it in the video. I have MK 1 - 4, and then I have Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon. After this game, we have Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat XL, and then MK 11.

[@sprnightfire]

Yes this was considered MK8.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes technically this was Mortal Kombat eight

[@Mr.Facebox]

AL Gore Rhythm

[@FNHot]

I love how much Pat loves it, but IMO it's trash. Bought this game for the 360 back when it came out, played it for a few hours, the story mode seemed like it would NEVER end. Add to that the fatalities being removed, and over all the game being neutered, I stopped playing it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I loved the story mode , clearly other people didn't as this was one of my lowest viewed videos ever

[@FNHot]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries that sucks, I watch all your content regardless, I love your stuff.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot@@FNHot

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I sure do appreciate that, thanks so much@@FNHot

[@FNHot]

MK is a very adult property, DC is very childish. So if you're a DC fan, your a child getting awesome adult content, if you're an MK fan, you're having kid BS added and the thing you love is being butchered to allow for that. As an MK fan, this game is trash, but if you're a DC fan, it's great. You'd figure they would have learned from the SNES/Genesis MK1 days, dont tone down the gore.