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Total Mortal Kombat - Ed Boon Interview
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Name: Ed Boon.
Age: 40.
Sex: M.
Marital status: Single.
Staff position at Midway: MK Co-Creator.
TMK: How long have you been working for Midway?
Ed Boon: 19 Years.
TMK: Other than game design, what are your hobbies?
Ed Boon: Video Editing,music,piano,basketball and golf.
TMK: What other games, old or new have inspired you?
Ed Boon: Globotron, Milipeed.
TMK: What is your favorite TV show?
Ed Boon: 24.
TMK: What is your Favorite movie?
Ed Boon: Goodfellas.
TMK: What is your favorite quote (from movies, tv, books, poetry)?
Ed Boon: "Hey thats cooler than the gang." from Pulp Fiction.
TMK: What is your favorite type of music?
Ed Boon: Rock.
TMK: If you could have any celebrity in a Mortal Kombat game to play a character, who would you choose?
Ed Boon: Bruce Lee.
TMK: Now that the days of digitizing actors seem to have passed, would you like to see it make a come back for future MK games?
Ed Boon: No, It's dated technology now.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat character?
Ed Boon: Scorpion.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat arena / background?
Ed Boon: Falling Cliffs.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat fatality?
Ed Boon: Sub-Zero's head and spine rip from MK1.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat stage music?
Ed Boon: Falling cliffs.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat 2/3 friendship?
Ed Boon: Liu Kangs disco from MK2.
TMK: What is your favorite thing about Mortal Kombat?
Ed Boon: It's the best selling fighting game since entering the buisness.
TMK: What is your favorite piece of Mortal Kombat art (renders,artwork) that has been produced?
Ed Boon: MK Deception: Sub-Zero's alternate costume.
TMK: Did you like the Mortal Kombat TV show?
Ed Boon: It was ok.
TMK: What is your favorite Mortal Kombat arcade game?
Ed Boon: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
TMK: Have you ever challanged someone to Mortal Kombat in an Arcade?
Ed Boon: Yeah, when in the testing phase of the game (I think Ed is refering to when MK4 was on the MK4 road tour).
TMK: Do you own any kool Mortal Kombat collectables, and if so what is it?
Ed Boon: The Goro statue (miniture used to create Goro in MK1).
TMK: Do you collect the Mortal Kombat Figures?
Ed Boon: Yes, they are given to me free of charge.
TMK: Additional Comments?
Ed Boon: Looking forward to Mortal Kombat: Armageddon!
TMK: Thanks Ed!
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