The RETRO Gaming Thread!

[vood99]

Controversy and gore factor definitely pushed units but let’s not act like it wasn’t an awesome game beyond that. Maybe the gameplay wasn’t perfect but the characters, their special moves, some fatalities, and levels were really dope to the point they were able to make successful live action movies based on them. Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Goro, Raiden, and Sonya are all arguably gaming immortals.

Not disputing any of this and I mentioned that the game kept getting better with every iteration. Vanilla MK 3 with the running ability and improved combo system was excellent. The Ultimate version was filled with way too many useless characters.

 

[sthebest]

25 years ago today, Mortal Kombat was released on home consoles.

It was billed as Mortal Monday.

Wow...I remember this like it was yesterday. I asked for the SNES version for Christmas of 1993 and my parents got me the Sega Genesis version instead. Thank god they did, all of the fatalities were left intact. My parents were pretty lax considering I was 9 at the time. I was amazed seeing this game in the arcade in the summer of 1992, it looked so lifelike.

Yall remember the eternal Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat arguments during this time period?

 

[Nike Jordan]

33rd anniversary today.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Also coming Xbox One, Switch and PC.

 

[robpzee612]

Woulda been dope if Alien vs. Predator was included too.

 

[bigjny88]

33rd anniversary today.

Coincidence how you post this up on the same day that Nintendo announces THIS is confirmed

 

[Nike Jordan]

Woulda been dope if Alien vs. Predator was included too.

Licensing issues.

 

[vood99]

Woulda been dope if Alien vs. Predator was included too.

Licensing issues.

Damn shame about the licensing issues as AvP, Punisher & Cadillacs and Dinosaurs would be amazing. Didn't recognize the last 2 games in this collection though.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[macbk]

Well my mind is blown.

 

[vood99]

macbk Holy hell! My bro and cousins would take turns playing this game! Had we known....

 

[macbk]

macbk Holy hell! My bro and cousins would take turns playing this game! Had we known....

How wild is that.

 

[vood99]

How wild is that.

Was this documented in the manual though?

Mom did get us a jump-off NES in '90 and Duck Hunt was included in one of those 1000-in-1 cartridges so....

For the longest time we never knew that the games came packaged in boxes with booklets, etc...

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Y'all would buy strategy guides?

 

[Nike Jordan]

Y'all would buy strategy guides?

I got a few strategy guides over the years.

I had my mother buy the official strategy guide for A Link to the Past. She bought via mail and it took a few weeks to arrive, but by that point I already had beaten the game.

I haven't bought a strategy guide since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

I had the WCW/NWO Revenge, metal gear solid, mortal Kombat strategy guides.

I had more but I don't remember right now.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Genesis version was the best of the 2 home versions thanks to the blood code - ABACABB.

SNES version was better, even though Genesis had blood

Genesis had those skinny sprites

 

[michduffey]

Y'all would buy strategy guides?

Man, I was getting Prima strategy guides left and right for a while - I'll have to get a pic of them next time I go visit my parents. I'd try not to spoil the game but i'd definitely flip through and check for artwork. I would only get the Brady ones when Prima wasn't available, ha

 

[vood99]

Y'all would buy strategy guides?

No strategy guides but I did have an excellent cheat code book. Can't recall its name though.

 

[TURBO UNO]

Just did a load of laundry and noticed some loud "clanking" sounds coming from the clothes dryer. Come to find out a PS2 memory card was rolling in there

I'll open it up, let it finish drying and see if it still works. Nice official clear red memory card I forgot I had.

 

[Warmachine85]

Y'all would buy strategy guides?

Havent bought one since skyrim on 360

 

[Nike Jordan]

Available December 3rd.

 

[vood99]

^^^
Pretty cool. Would be interesting to see if it has memory for additional games or has some type of internet connection.

 

[Nike Jordan]