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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:54 pm
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In all seriousness. I think what made it so damn popular is because before the ratings system, people were getting so upset.
You know the saying any news is good news? Well I think this is the case, parents, teachers, news reporters, Sen. Lieberman, Tipper Gore, were so obsessed with this game that it boosted is popularity. Sure us fan boys have our reasons beyond that, but I think that is what made it from another money cruncher to a mega-hit.
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Yeah the violence, blood and the sheer gore of MK was what made it "THE" game to play. It was the first of its kind and even today there has not been a fighting game to match it.
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Mortal Kombat gamers tend to look at the fatalities first. When DA came out, most gamers were pissed because the fatalities were limited.. so they shifted there eyes towards the graphics and the gameplay and thats what the game was truly made for. Not the fatalities.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 8:22 pm
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| Xybris wrote: | | Mortal Kombat gamers tend to look at the fatalities first. When DA came out, most gamers were pissed because the fatalities were limited.. so they shifted there eyes towards the graphics and the gameplay and thats what the game was truly made for. Not the fatalities. |
WTF are you talking about. i mean the fighting is really cool. better moves then anyother fighting game. but come on. you think that it was the fighting. and the fatality's had nothing to do with it. wow. the fatalitys make mortal kombat. mortal kombat. if they didnt have fatalitys it. would be the same as street fighter or something.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:49 pm
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i agree the fatality is a trademark for mk
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:50 am
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The violence in general was MK's trademark!
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 5:36 pm
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Yes, the blood and gore was the main thing to make MK a huge phenomenon. But the fact that the games were pure fun to play, and all the hidden secrets and cool stuff to find kept us interested, and waiting for the next one. Violence can't sell a game on it's own, you only have to look at the shitty MK clones (remember crap like Way of the Warrior?) that came after to see that.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:11 am
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| kabal wrote: | | Yes, the blood and gore was the main thing to make MK a huge phenomenon. But the fact that the games were pure fun to play, and all the hidden secrets and cool stuff to find kept us interested, and waiting for the next one. Violence can't sell a game on it's own, you only have to look at the shitty MK clones (remember crap like Way of the Warrior?) that came after to see that. |
i agree and disagree with what you are saying, the fun of mk was good. but where would mortal kombat be without violence. it would be a game that people would use for toilet papaer if they needed to.becaue if mortal kombat had no blood or violence. you might as welll call it barbie. why do you think gta vice city sold so much.... VIOLENCE, BLOOD, AND THEFT. keyword. VIOLENCE.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:28 pm
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True, but violence isnt the only thing that made it fun! The story was the most important part...if it wasnt for the story there would not have been a sequel, no movies or anything!
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:36 pm
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yeah the only things that matter in mk are..... story, VIOLENCE, BLOOD,. but some people dont care about the blood in mk. mk1 sega genesis without the cheat didnt have any blood and some people didnt mind.??ΏΏ
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:53 pm
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Also the secrets added to the fun factor! As well as secret fighters! Also...the characters!
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 5:55 pm
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you mean the secret characters?
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O1Kage
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 6:00 pm
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No, i already said secret fighters, i meant the regular fighters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero...
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| warpath wrote: | | the blood the chicks! and the ninja's |
N'ah... Sonya in MK1 wasn't hot (MK1 started it, man), and the ninjas weren't really a big deal at the time, they were, of course the most popular, but only 2 were playable. Plus, most of those ninjas in the Mk3 series weren't really that popular..... ask anyone who's not a hardcore fan.
MK1 was so popular because it was fun--the fatalities drew your attention to the game, but after that, it was the fact that the game was simply fun to play that kept you there. Plus, it didn't look like a cartoon, like the only other fighter doing well at the time. (Street Fighter II)
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:01 pm
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Yeah, the digitized actors was a first in fighting games! Thats also what drew more attention to the game!
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