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Mortal Kombat

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat was really weak on the SNES because it was so censored. No blood, some people had different fatalities (ex: Johnny Cage's foot in your stomach). Blood was traded for sweat (?!?!) and because of those 2 reasons, the game was truly brought down a notch.

Yes it's still a classic but it's not worth it on SNES. You're better off getting it on the SEGA system because that way you could overcome the censorship and at least put in a "blood code".

Personally, I'd skip this one anyday and go straight to MK II because that was just all out better than MK and it was a lot more enjoyable, had better replay and a lot more characters. Trust me, skip MK on SNES and go straight for MK II on SNES.

Mortal Kombat ~ Super Nintendo

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When Mortal Kombat 1 was released on the arcades nearly a decade ago, it immediately became a HUGE hit. It was so realistic, and the hand-to-hand combat style was so extreme. The game also centered around controversy due to the incredibly unique violent content. Fans anxiously awaited for the game's arrival on home video game consoles. When it was released to the Super Nintendo, fans wasted no time purchasing it. However, the happy fans were quickly disappointed when they discovered Mortal Kombat to be edited. Thanks to Acclaim and Nintendo, this game has NO blood & guts! The fatalities are edited and toned down. The blood has been changed to sweat. MK fans were ripped off and very angry about the censorship in the game. At least the Sega Genesis version of MK had a blood code. The Super Nintendo version plays a lot like the arcade hit. The graphics, sound, music, and animation play equivelant to the arcade. But without the bloody violence and original fatalities, it's just not the same. This is still an okay fighting game though, which is why I gave it two stars instead of one. Too bad it's so old. I could do without it. MK II and MK III are a heck of a lot better. Don't waste your money on this. Rent it if you can.

Horrible conversion

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I missed the original Mortal Kombat in arcades, and was introduced to the series through word-of-mouth about how violent the title was. Really if this was the only version I'd played, I would've never gussed what all the hype was about.

Graphics and audio are pretty good, far surpassing what the Genesis version was offering and staying pretty true to the arcade version. Gameplay however, is a failure. Nevermind that the fatalities have been changed and the blood turned to sweat - the actual fighting is stiff and unresponsive, and it feels like the fighters have their feet glued to the floor. The only move that works well here is Scorpion's spear, and it's so smooth in its execution that it becomes the best way of landing cheap hits.

Look at MK objectively: bad controls, less characters than Street Fighter, less moves, a limited number of environments with no background animation (though the Pit idea was rather cool). The first installment was truly one that sold based on the strength of its gore, and on the SNES we're deprived of that as well.

MK fans might or might not want this version for completion purposes (since it looks graphically like the arcade but removes all the violent content). Everyone else should jump to MKII, which really got the series started.

The original standard setter.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat was released in arcades in 1992. The game feautured digitized actors as the fighters, realistic fighting, bloody moves and outrageous finishing moves. Unfortunately when Nintendo allowed Acclaim to release a SNES version of the game, they forced the release of a "softer" version of the game. The blood was removed and the fatalities were down-graded. As a result Nintendo suffered big losses in game sales compared to the Genesis version, which included everything from the arcade. Whatever the case, along with Street Fighter II and Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat is considered a landmark in the history of fighting games.

Graphics and sound-wise, the SNES version is the best home conversion available. It manages to duplicate almost every animation and background detail from the arcade. The fighters look big and very realistic and have fluid animation. The sound effects are good and the music sounds like something out of an old kung fu movie, which is nice. It creates a true oriental atmosphere.

Controls are a bit harder to stomach. Although the special moves are a breeze to perform, the simple actions such as walking and jumping don't respond like you would want them too. It makes the fighters feel a bit awkward and down-to-earth, literally. If you get Rayden crouching in a corner, just go near him and start punching low. He won't be able to get out of that situation! That's not good for the game, balance-wise.

There are seven fighters who are Johnny Cage, Kano, Rayden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Sonya Blade. A few of them look quite different from their newer incarnations. The hidden fighter is Reptile, and the bosses are Goro and Shang Tsung. A very old Shang Tsung, I might add. You see, this was before Shao Kahn restored his youth... Each kombatant has one fatality, which is a tamer version of its arcade counterpart. For example, Johnny Cage's decapitating uppercut is replaced with a weird "spear kick". The blood has become dust. Yes, I said dust.

While this game is not as exciting as MK2 and MK3 (mainly due to the limited number of moves), it can still hold its own as a solid, realistic SNES fighting game. SNES owners looking for a worthwhile game to play for their now-dead system should buy this, especially if you are a MK fan. If not, I'd suggest you spend the money on Street Fighter II or SF2 Turbo.

Creative game, but nothing compared to later games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This features a totally different button configuration that people were used to with Street Fighter 2 games. It also offers some very intense fighting with blood, bone breaking moves and a single fatality for each of the seven kombatants. You play as Liu Kang, Sub Zero, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Kano, Rayden and Johnny Cage, and fight your way up through a ladder tournament. Eventually fighting in a handicapped match against two people (one after the other), and working your way to the boss Shang Tsung who can take the form of anyone! However infront of Tsung awaits the four armed 8 foot tall bodyguard known as Goro, who is the biggest challenge of the game. Good luck! A huge downfall of the game for the SNES and Sega is that there are no fatalities, instead you need a special code to enable them.

THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL MORTAL KOMBAT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

ANY VIDEO GAME FAN HAS PLAYED THIS GAME AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND EVEN THOUGH THIS GAME REALLY RESEMBLES THE ORIGINAL ARCADE VERSION FOR THIS GAME, THE FATALITIES AND THE GORE [WHICH WAS CONTROVERSIAL AT THE TIME AND CAUSED ALL VIDEO GAMES TO HAVE RATING LABELS ON THEM] ARE MISSING! SO THAT MEANS AFTER THE FIGHTS ARE OVER, NO FATALITIES, ALL YOU CAN DO IS FINISH YOUR OPPONENT OFF WITH A REGULAR MOVE. BUT, EVEN WITH THE FACT THAT IS A TAMED VERSION OF THE ARCADE FAVORITE, I STILL ENJOYED THIS GAME! THERE'S 7 CHARACTERS TO CHOOSE FROM, WHICH ARE LIU KANG, KATO, JOHNNY CAGE, RAIDEN, SCORPION, SUB ZERO, AND SONYA. THE GAME IS FILLED WITH GREAT GRAPHICS AND EASY TO LEARN GAMEPLAY. THE BEST CHARACTERS TO PLAY WITH ARE SUB ZERO, SCORPION, AND RAIDEN. THIS WAS STILL A FUN GAME AND IF YOU WANNA ADD ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTING GAMES EVER MADE TO YOUR VIDEO GAME COLLECTION, GET THIS GAME WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND A COPY OF IT!! VERSIONS TO AVOID; SEGA GENESIS, GAME BOY, AND GAME GEAR.

Mortal Kombat Begins (LOGO) SMK

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you say this game is bad then your nut's. Surew it doesn't have any blood in the SNES version but who cares. This game started it all! I prefer blood in it but I can go without it. If you say this game is stupid it's like saying every MK and other fighting games are stupid. MK is the mother of all fighting games and deserves a good review. It has good graphics, cool characters,and bloody fatalities. This game was a legend in it's time. If you would like to know about any of my other reviews just look for my logoat the top or botoomof the review.OUT!

(LOGO) SMK

GundamFan SRP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first Mortal Kombat is a true classic for Super Nintendo fans. Sure the art is a little old and the people a little slow, but other than that it's pretty phat. If you've seen Lui Kang with long hair and Raiden with a mostly blue suit than you haven't seen the first Mortal Kombat. Most of the people on Mortal Kombat don't look like the people off of the movie or the other MK games for that matter. Also, the first Mortal Kombat has only six people(Johny Cage, Kano, Raiden, Lui Kang, Scorpion, Sub Zero, and Sonya). MK1 is more quiet than the other games too. In fact, if you play MK1 for at least 5 matches, then play Trilogy right after, you'll find there are too many annoying noises such as hitting, laughing, phrases, and falling in it. You'll also find that in Trilogy, the match is over in 5 seconds! Yo, I'm just telling you if you want a real tournament match, buy this game!

sad

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

it's real sad the bad reviews this game gets..sure it's old and looks like crap compared by today's game standards but when this game came out in 1992 it was WAY ahead of it's time and a huge profitable franchise began...the only thing i dont like about this game is no blood in it..the genesis version does have blood if you enter a code in it.. but other than that this is an aweasome game which i still play to this day never gets old for me

One of the best nintendo fighting games ever created!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

You can play two player on it, it's not bloody at all when it's for SNES. (Don't listen to the other reviews.) The only bad things in it are: Teeth flying out of the mouth, and some scary images. This game reminds me Tekken, but it probably took the same game format. If you enjoy really good fighting games like, Altered Beast, Tekken, Soul Blade, Soul Calibur 1+2, Golden Axe. Then this is the game for you!

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