Tag Archives: Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat: Hospitality?

After beating your opponent to a within an inch of their life in Mortal Kombat, talented players could press a combination of buttons and joystick moves that would launch a “fatality”. These pre-programmed finishing maneuvers were considered to be so … Continue reading


Random Retro Bonus Round: Mortal Mickey Kidd Kombat

Hey there…Retro-ites? Anyway, I’m going to be doing a little experiment here on the Retroist, (don’t worry, you’ve already signed the release forms;) I’m going to be posting the next few episodes of my semi-new web series, Random Retro Bonus … Continue reading


Primal Rage (1994)

Back in my early adulthood I was fascinated by the fighting arcade hit, Mortal Kombat. I wasn’t any good at it mind you but I thought it was at least an interesting game. Then came Mortal Kombat II in 1993 … Continue reading


Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger DLC Announcement

Yesterday in the comments on Joshua Caleb’s excellent post on Retro Remakes, our own Retroist made mention of a bit of news some of you might have missed. It is true that Frederick Charles Krueger will indeed be available for … Continue reading


Mortal Kombat vs. Donkey Kong

What if Scorpion of Mortal Kombat took Mario’s place in Donkey Kong?