Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection

[TigerClaw]

The developers of TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection are working on a new collection with Mortal Kombat

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[Andrew NDB]

If that includes everything up until even Armageddon, that'll be fairly impressive. I'd buy it.

[TigerClaw]

If that includes everything up until even Armageddon, that'll be fairly impressive. I'd buy it.
Maybe they'll have Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

[neatoman]

Too bad I think these games are all just terrible... I mean why the hell would I play the clunkiest fighting games ever made if the only selling point is extra blood? I could just mod an actually good fighting game if I wanted that. Or you know, Samurai Shodown...

[Andrew NDB]

If they went up to Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe that'd be great, too. There's no way to play that outside of getting a PS3 or emulation and IMO it was the zenith of MK fighting since they reverted back to 2D fighting.

[TigerClaw]

All the games will have online multiplayer which is good

[Andrew NDB]

All the games will have online multiplayer which is good

Man, if they DO have Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe then I would love playing that online again.

[TigerClaw]

Man, if they DO have Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe then I would love playing that online again.
Netherrealm Studios does have the DC license, it could be possible, But Digital Eclipse is the studio working on this.

[Wildcat]

Why would anyone want MK3 if Ultimate MK3 is on there?...and why bother with either if Trilogy is included? Back in the day both versions of part 3 became pointless once Trilogy was made.

I actually do have all 3 of these games but only because I got them in order. Like I got MK3 but eventually upgraded to Ultimate 3 (used for like $5 much later on but it’s ugly in 16bit) then obviously Trilogy after getting a PlayStation. I would have skipped Part 3 altogether if I knew Trilogy would happen.

This is is really cool though. I’d like to have Part 4. Never owned it just rented it...but again what about MK Gold? I rented that too.

[sdp]

We're not getting any of the 3D era games, we're getting the easy to emulate ones. Those are big enough games that they would be in the original announcements. The extras are just going to be that, extras, the only reason Deadly Alliance for GBA is there is because well it's GBA easy to emulate.

Hell so far they haven't announced any PS1(MK3/MK4/Mythologies/Trilogy/SF) or N64 versions (MK4/Mythologies). I think the ?s most likely indicates versions of what's already been announced. We still don't have MK3/4 on GB confirmed and MK3 on Game Gear I think, those are far more likely to happen even if for most people they don't matter, hence why they're the extra ?s. But yeah I'd be happy if we get Mythologies, Trilogy and Gold.

Why would anyone want MK3 if Ultimate MK3 is on there?...and why bother with either if Trilogy is included? Back in the day both versions of part 3 became pointless once Trilogy was made.

I'm not even a huge MK player but they all play very different. I have a soft spot for Vanilla MK3, the hole world is built around the fighters being in the "real world', not as much mystical elements, it's in a way better balanced. Ultimate just added the ninjas, so one new sprite and 9 new characters out of that. Trilogy just plays very different whencompared to Ultimate, it feels like a from hack because it is one, you have these characters from other games but not properly implemented which gives you a crazy game, I like it but it's a weird one.

[Andrew NDB]

Oh, so it looks like it only goes up to MK4 and throws in a few GBA MKs, too? Pfft. Nothing really to get excited about here at all. Probably if sales are good they'll keep going and collect more.

MK4 but no MK Gold? Weird!

[TigerClaw]

We're not getting any of the 3D era games, we're getting the easy to emulate ones. Those are big enough games that they would be in the original announcements. The extras are just going to be that, extras, the only reason Deadly Alliance for GBA is there is because well it's GBA easy to emulate.

Hell so far they haven't announced any PS1(MK3/MK4/Mythologies/Trilogy/SF) or N64 versions (MK4/Mythologies). I think the ?s most likely indicates versions of what's already been announced. We still don't have MK3/4 on GB confirmed and MK3 on Game Gear I think, those are far more likely to happen even if for most people they don't matter, hence why they're the extra ?s. But yeah I'd be happy if we get Mythologies, Trilogy and Gold.


I'm not even a huge MK player but they all play very different. I have a soft spot for Vanilla MK3, the hole world is built around the fighters being in the "real world', not as much mystical elements, it's in a way better balanced. Ultimate just added the ninjas, so one new sprite and 9 new characters out of that. Trilogy just plays very different whencompared to Ultimate, it feels like a from hack because it is one, you have these characters from other games but not properly implemented which gives you a crazy game, I like it but it's a weird one.
MK4 arcade version is included, More will be included, As to what they are? We don't know, But don't be surprise if they also include Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon.
https://blog.playstation.com/2025/06/04/mortal-kombat-legacy-collection-launches-on-ps5-ps4-this-year/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GspehS7WUAACSpb?format=jpg&name=medium

[Andrew NDB]

The biggest oversight there is MK Gold. Why wouldn't they want to include the best, most complete version of MK4 out there?

[Wildcat]

.I'm not even a huge MK player but they all play very different. I have a soft spot for Vanilla MK3, the hole world is built around the fighters being in the "real world', not as much mystical elements, it's in a way better balanced. Ultimate just added the ninjas, so one new sprite and 9 new characters out of that. Trilogy just plays very different whencompared to Ultimate, it feels like a from hack because it is one, you have these characters from other games but not properly implemented which gives you a crazy game, I like it but it's a weird one.Do you mean because of the Aggressor? That can be turned off.

I don’t quite remember but I think Trilogy uses the same storyline.

[Storm Eagle]

I have the means of playing arcade-perfect versions of MK through UMK3 on the PlayStation 2, but my PlayStation 2 doesn't seem to work anymore. So this collection would be a Godsend to me.

I can play an arcade-perfect version of Final Fight through the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle, I can play Street Fighter II through Super Street Fighter II Turbo through the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Turtles in Time through the Cowabunga Collection, and I have the Mortal Kombat Legacy Collection to look forward to. Now if they could bring The Simpsons arcade game to consoles, then I'd have it made. It could even include the Simpsons video games that came out for past systems.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Has anybody here ever played Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks? That game is really fun up until you get to the end. You have to beat 2 or 3(I can't remember) bosses all while using only one life bar. I remember it took me like 2 whole days of trying to finally beat them. Another case where the final boss/bosses were way too difficult.

[Storm Eagle]

Has anybody here ever played Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks? That game is really fun up until you get to the end. You have to beat 2 or 3(I can't remember) bosses all while using only one life bar. I remember it took me like 2 whole days of trying to finally beat them. Another case where the final boss/bosses were way too difficult.

I have it, and I haven't even finished it.

[Coola Yagami]

Now if they could bring The Simpsons arcade game to consoles, then I'd have it made. It could even include the Simpsons video games that came out for past systems.
Those games sucked ass. That would be the only collection I'd ever buy for literally one game (the arcade).

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I have it, and I haven't even finished it.

Is the reason that you haven't finished it due to the final boss rush? I'll never forget how difficult that was. I even had to spam projectile attacks.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Those games sucked ass. That would be the only collection I'd ever buy for literally one game (the arcade).

I think that the gameboy game Escape From Camp Deadly is actually a pretty good game. Bart's Nightmare would have been good if it wasn't for those Indiana Jones levels.

[Storm Eagle]

Those games sucked ass. That would be the only collection I'd ever buy for literally one game (the arcade).

Same here. I've only played Bart vs. the Space Mutants. It was only all right.

I was coming home from school on the bus with a friend once, and we were sitting near the bus driver. I mentioned the game to him, and he said "that game is stupid". The bus driver went "thank you!".

I downloaded the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle just for Final Fight. I also got Midway Arcade Treasures 2 just for Mortal Kombat II and III. I'll probably sell it once I get the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, or just simply donate it to Goodwill.

Is the reason that you haven't finished it due to the final boss rush? I'll never forget how difficult that was. I even had to spam projectile attacks.

I just got lazy I guess. I'd get other games and commit to them. I never got to the final boss.

[IMJ]

I would love to see some collection that puts Tekken 1, 2 and 3 and maybe Tag Tournament together in exact arcade reproduction. I could see myself messing around with those a bit again.

Mortal Kombat lost me after 4.

[Andrew NDB]

I would love to see some collection that puts Tekken 1, 2 and 3 and maybe Tag Tournament together in exact arcade reproduction. I could see myself messing around with those a bit again.

Yeah! And 4-6. And Tekken Tag 1 and 2.

Mortal Kombat lost me after 4.

I think they went a little too quickly into 3D when they weren't ready for it. Or they should have found a way to map real actors onto the polygons.

[Storm Eagle]

The day after Thanksgiving in 1995, Fox aired some special about the making of Mortal Kombat 3. I wonder if it'll be something in this set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs4tAuiANQE

There's also this that I just found out about. I wonder where it's from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJuulV1pGU&t=18s

[Andrew NDB]

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[Storm Eagle]

Some more information on this collection surfaced today. This video from Digital Eclipse came up, and revealed that Mortal Kombat Trilogy will be a part of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG8RGRRloh4&t=28s

I guess I'll be retiring my Mortal Kombat Trilogy PlayStation disc. We also have a release date of December 12th.

On atari.com, it shows that there will also be a deluxe edition of MKLK, but it doesn't seem to be available for the X-Box systems. In addition, there will also be a kollector's edition that seems to be available exclusively on atari.com, which consists of swag totally different from what comes with the deluxe edition, and of course costs a lot more. It can only be ordered this month.

https://atari.com/collections/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection

When I got the news earlier today that there were preorders going up, I went on Best Buy's site and saw that there was a deluxe edition. Then I preordered it not knowing just what it was all about. It just sounded good to me. Then when I went to atari.com and saw the kollector's edition, I decided I'd go for that instead, even though I'm only really interested in the hardcover art & lore book that comes with it.

[Andrew NDB]

That's still nuts that there's MK4 on there but not MK Gold.

[sdp]

MK Gold would require a Dreamcast emulator, I don't think they have ever done one. The release date is very soon so I don't think they'll be adding much more at least for the initial release they might add a few more later like they did for Tetris collection.
Since they have the PS1 emulator ready for this collection I think we could see Mortal Kombat 4 for PS1 which has like 3 extra characters the arcade version didn't have. I don't think anyone would care if they add MK3 for PS1 or the missing MK3/4 for Game Boy but I guess they could.

I really wish they added Mortal Kombat Trilogy for the N64 it includes an extra character Khameleon and Sub Zero is a hybrid of masked and unmasked subzero so he's very unique. But it doesn't seem we're getting it. You could also add MK4 for N64 to make porting the emulator "worth it" or whatever.

My hopes for MK Mythologies and Special Forces are all gone now.

[Wildcat]

Mythologies and Special Forces could be in their own collection with Shaoilin Monks. The 3 “non-fighter” games. Just add some extras the way Sonic Gems consisted of CD/Fighters/R with bonus material.

MK Gold was basically just an MK4 port. Not sure it’d be hard to include it.

[TigerClaw]

Mortal Kombat Trilogy has been confirmed to be part of the Legacy Kollection.

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[CyberCubed]

It's a shame it's only the PS1 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the N64 version had the female Khameleon as an exclusive. It's really weird they're not putting all the different ports of all the games, only some of them.

And for Mortal Kombat 4 it's only the Arcade version and not the N64 version either? That's lame, since the N64 version added a lot of stuff.

[TigerClaw]

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[Coola Yagami]

It's a shame it's only the PS1 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the N64 version had the female Khameleon as an exclusive. It's really weird they're not putting all the different ports of all the games, only some of them.

And for Mortal Kombat 4 it's only the Arcade version and not the N64 version either? That's lame, since the N64 version added a lot of stuff.

Apparently it's going to be an improved version of MK Trilogy. No more game locking up every time Shang Tsung transforms. No re-balances or anything, but taking out the load times.

[Storm Eagle]

It turns out that the kollector's edition of MKLK can be ordered from Limited Run's site as well. I already did it on Atari's site, but LR's site reveals a catch. They'll send the game itself out in December, but all of the other stuff in the kollector's edition won't ship out until late May 2026. Adding it to your cart on LR's site splits them both up; the game and the kollector's edition contents. The listing on Atari's site says pretty much the same thing, but doesn't tell you when. I somehow missed that part, or just misinterpreted it.

[Deception]

Can't wait - this Kollection (while incomplete) almost close to a collection of my dreams with every game that matters in one package. Plus documentary and design documents with cut stuff would be an amazing thing to have.

Of course, I'd prefer to have MK Gold, but having Arcade MK4 at home with netplay and decent quality is still a big win in my book.

Why would anyone want MK3 if Ultimate MK3 is on there?...and why bother with either if Trilogy is included? Back in the day both versions of part 3 became pointless once Trilogy was made.
All three games are fairly different from each other. UMK3 has more characters and arenas, as well, as new (infuriating) AI and major balance changes.

MK Trilogy is pretty much completely different game alltogether:
- it runs faster (+6 FPS);
- due to different resolution characters are smaller and arenas are bigger;
- old characters got new moves;
- and, of course, there are bunch of new characters;

Having all three games is a good thing and new version doesn't invalidate the previous one. It is not a Street Fighter 2.

[Storm Eagle]

The collection will also have Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.

https://youtu.be/O89KZUGXbqY?si=3kCpXNEtKKxPzOlQ

[Andrew NDB]

And for Mortal Kombat 4 it's only the Arcade version and not the N64 version either? That's lame, since the N64 version added a lot of stuff.

And MK Gold added the MOST to MK4.

[Storm Eagle]

Just a reminder that this is the last week to put in for an order for the kollector's edition at either atari.com or limitedrungames.com, in case anyone might be interested in that. I'm just glad that they give an option to pay in installments.

Atari:
https://atari.com/products/mortal-kombat%E2%84%A2-legacy-kollection-kollector-s-edition

Limited Run:
https://limitedrungames.com/products/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-kollectors-edition-switch-switch-2-ps5-xbox-pc?variant=44605201711157

[Andrew NDB]

Do we think there's a chance the other games will be DLC?

[Storm Eagle]

Do we think there's a chance the other games will be DLC?

I see people talk about that happening, but I doubt it.

The developers were mainly interested in games that came out for systems up to the PlayStation, and the arcade games that came out from 1992 to 1997. I don't think any Mortal Kombat arcade games came out past 1997 anyway. Despite all of this, the collection will have games for the Game Boy Advance, which all came out after 2001, which is the year the GBA was released.

[sdp]

They've updated previous games like Tetris Forever with new games that werent in the collection but it wasn't DLC.
I can see them adding the PS1 version of MK4 that has longer FMV endings and extra characters not in the arcade.
But yeah if they add anything most likely it'll be games that they already have working emulators for, Game Boy MK3/4 for example.
Sadly that likely means no MK Trilogy for the N64 which has hybrid SubZero and Khameleon. And of course that's No for Dreamcast MK Gold. Though if they make a 3D era collection, I can see them adding Gold since it's the most frequent request

[Storm Eagle]

This is also the last full week where you can order special slipcovers for the standard X-Box copies.

https://x.com/DigitalEclipse/status/1960767604244488258

https://atari.com/products/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-standard-edition?variant=45785305874597&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mklk&utm_content=ap_r7v7dpdsby

The slipcovers are available for the standard releases for other consoles, but it looks like the one for the X-Box copies is available up to the 31st of the month.

[Andrew NDB]

But yeah if they add anything most likely it'll be games that they already have working emulators for, Game Boy MK3/4 for example.

Pretty baffling if that's the reason. There's been working Dreamcast emulation for years now, and I'm pretty sure it's been open source the whole while. And flawless from my brief experience with it.

DLC would make a lot of sense, though. You have the base game with the core MK1-3 and some other rando MK games. Then for the HARDCORE MK fans, charge them $10 a game for like "MK Gold," "Deception," "Armageddon" and so on. I'd probably pay that just to have it all under one umbrella.

[sdp]

The 3D era games would just be a new collection.

Also, you can't just use an open source emulator as you'd like and call it a day.

[Andrew NDB]

The 3D era games would just be a new collection.

Then why is MK4 there already?

[Coola Yagami]

I was under the impression it was at least gonna go all the way to Armageddon

[CyberCubed]

I was under the impression it was at least gonna go all the way to Armageddon

Why? I always figured it would just be the classic games. The fact that Mortal Kombat 4 is there at all feels like a bonus. I expected it to stop at Trilogy.

[Andrew NDB]

I was under the impression it was at least gonna go all the way to Armageddon

My hope was that it would make it to the game after that, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. But that's probably asking a lot, even if they do a sequel to the Legacy Kolletion with the later games.

[sdp]

Mortal Kombat 4 is still very much from the classic era even if it doesn't use digitized sprites. It's also the last MK game that came out on arcades.
It's not part of the 3D era because it still mostly controls in 2D. Unlike the 3D fights in Deadly Alliance/Déception/Armageddon which all use the same engine.
Emulating those games will likely be more difficult, but they can also "remaster" them, so having those 3, Shaolin Monks and that's enough content for a second collection.

[Andrew NDB]

You can sidestep in MK4. Definitely it is a 3D game through and through. It is technically more 3D than the last few MKs and all of the SF games.

[sdp]

Well tell digital Eclipse that :tlol:
I don't have MK Trilogy on N64. I'm not exactly a happy camper either

[Storm Eagle]

The physical copies of Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection will be out tomorrow. I ordered the kollector's edition for the Switch 2 at Atari's site, and I was under the impression that they'd ship out the game once it comes out, and the swag would be shipping out next year. I haven't gotten a shipping notification, and I'm now realizing that there might have been an option to ship when available, and I didn't choose that option. So I guess the game won't come to me until the middle of next year. I still contacted Atari to ask them to check on my order, and I have a feeling that I'm not going to like what they tell me. If I have to wait until next year, I might want to still get the individual cartridge at the store, despite its flaws.

I've seen people talk about how Mortal Kombat 4 actually isn't on the cartridge, and it'll have to be downloaded. Just what is going on here?

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I am going to wait for a sale and just get the digital version. I probably won't play it too much though because I have hand problems and fighting games are tough on me. However, I still feel compelled to own it due to my deep nostalgia for the first 3 Mortal Kombat games. I don't own a Snes or Sega Genesis so this is my chance to own a version of those classics.

[Storm Eagle]

Now that I have a Switch 2 copy, Mortal Kombat 4 is actually available to play. So I wonder what's up with it being said that it's missing and that you have to download. My Switch 2 did have to update when I put the card in, and maybe that's it. It has a game share option, and that's when it isn't a playable option.

[Andrew NDB]

(0 clue why this was a double post)

[Andrew NDB]

Now that I have a Switch 2 copy, Mortal Kombat 4 is actually available to play. So I wonder what's up with it being said that it's missing and that you have to download. My Switch 2 did have to update when I put the card in, and maybe that's it. It has a game share option, and that's when it isn't a playable option.

The issue is that they don't include Mortal Kombat Gold, which is the best and most complete MK4 version there is. i.e., still better off with emulation then.

[Prowler]

A collection like this for Mortal Kombat was expected sooner or later, I guess.

But honestly, I find it difficult to go back to the older MK titles. What the first 3 MK games and Trilogy had going for them was the blood, the fatalities, babalities, animalities, brutalities, etc. Because the game play itself is rather bare bones. Mortal Kombat was the most controversial game around in the 16-bit days and it clearly prioritised flash over substance. And if you didn't know how to do those special moves after the "FINISH HIM/HER" message popped up... you'd miss out on a big selling point of the game. And guess what, pretty much no one I knew irl knew any fatalities. I only learned them when I used the internet in 2001-2002 to look them up while playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on the Sega Saturn at times.

As far as classic style Mortal Kombat goes, I'd rather just replay Mortal Kombat (2011), or Mortal Kombat 9, as people casually refer to it.It basically is a modern take on the first 3 games of the series + Trilogy. And it doesn't have ******** like Motaro. Noob Saibot is broken and Shao Khan is a ********ty final boss, though.

[CyberCubed]

The CPU in the single player is cheap and awful in these games. They read your inputs before you put them in and counter you, even on Very Easy difficulty. I hear the collection didn't even do anything to fix it.