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Back in the day Nintendo had this weird knack for censoring games. On the 8-Bit Nintendo Entertainment System this was not all that much of a problem. Sure, we had a few questionable games slip through Nintendo’s weird censoring program, such as Monster Party which featured bleeding skulls and other imagery that NES games were […]
Posts Tagged ‘mortal kombat’
Super Nintendo Mortal Kombat Finally Bleeds
May 21st, 2018 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo 
Tags: censorship, fan edit, hack, mortal kombat, romhacking.net 
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Atari Jaguar Fighting Game Thea Realm Fighters Discovered and Released
November 25th, 2016 Carl Williams Unreleased one on one fighting game Thea Realm Fighters for the Atari Jaguar has surfaced. Fans of Mortal Kombat style graphics may want to set aside some time to enjoy this one.
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Hack Restores Arcade Features on Sega Genesis
November 6th, 2016 Carl Williams The Sega Genesis was always the “second run” console when it came to ports from other platforms. This happened nearly all the time throughout the life of Sega’s 16-Bit console. One time in the history of the console, Sega did come out ahead concerning a port. That was Mortal Kombat and only because Nintendo heavily […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: arcade, fighting, genesis, mortal kombat, port, romhacking.net, sega, Sheeva, snes, super nintendo, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 No Comments »
Mortal Kombat Demands Arcade Gamers FINISH HIM – October 8th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
October 8th, 2016 Carl Williams Where were you on October 8th in 1992? More than likely, if you were an arcade gamer, you were amongst other fans crowded around this new one on one fighting game called Mortal Kombat. What set Mortal Kombat apart from the competition? What made gamers HAVE to put in quarters to be the next one […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: 1992, arcade, Digitized Graphics, fighting, Midway, mortal kombat, October 8, October 8 1992 1 Comment »
Micro Transactions Could Save Arcade Games as we Knew Them
July 4th, 2016 Carl Williams Back in the day arcades were king. This was in the 80’s up to the early 90’s when home consoles were still underpowered. When the Playstation and Sega Saturn came out though, while still underpowered by comparison, the quality of ports was much better. This spelled the downfall of arcade games. Gamers were no longer […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, NEC, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, Sony, Xbox Tags: arcade, double dragon III, football, Madden, Major League Baseball, mortal kombat, Network, pay to play, pay to win, playstation, Spider-Man, steam, street fighter, xbox No Comments »
Mortal Kombat Ports to Avoid
May 22nd, 2016 Carl Williams Mortal Kombat. You either love it or wonder what all of the fuss is about. There were a couple of eye catching differences when it hit arcades. First, the graphics, these were not hand drawn cartoon characters like Street Fighter II. Second, you could literally, positively, END your opponent after winning the fight. The fact […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, Master System, NES, News, Nintendo, Portables, Sega, ZX Spectrum Tags: hand held, mortal kombat, portable, Tiger Electronics, zx spectrum 1 Comment »
The Five Most Badass Retro Game Cheat Codes
February 3rd, 2016 Michael Crisman We’re not telling you to wreck a good relationship or risk expulsion from school, but under the right circumstances cheating can feel so damn good. By ‘under the right circumstances’ we mean ‘when playing retro games’ because, duh, we’re Retro Gaming Magazine. While there’s something to be said for plugging in a Game Shark or […]
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Posted in Comp, Console, News, Nintendo, Sega, Sony Tags: badass, blood, capcom, cheat code, cheat codes, cheats, contra, core design, Doom, eidos, id, invincibility, konami, mortal kombat, probe, street fighter, tomb raider No Comments »
Bandit Gaming: Mortal Kombat for the Atari 2600 Work in Progress
January 6th, 2016 Carl Williams In the early 1990’s we saw the release of Street Fighter II a title that changed arcades till their last days. Midway couldn’t stand idly by so they released a one on one fighting game that took things a few steps farther. While Street Fighter II was a cartoon style game like most arcade games […]
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Posted in News Tags: arcade, atari 2600, bandit gaming, fighting, mortal kombat, port, raiden, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming No Comments » Mortal Kombat Netherrealm Journey on Atari 2600 Work in Progress
July 25th, 2015 Carl Williams Everyone that is reading this knows that Mortal Kombat never saw release on the Atari 2600. If you didn’t, now you do. That has not stopped indie developer and Atari Age forum member, Facemeat, from creating an action adventure title set in the Mortal Kombat world for the classic Atari console. Mortal Kombat Netherrealm Journey […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: action, adventure, atari 2600, Atari Age, Earthrealm, forum, mortal kombat, Netherrealm, Pitfall, retro, retro game, retrogaming No Comments »
Unreal Championship 2 The Liandri Conflict Brings Arena Style 3D Shooting to Xbox – April 18th, 2005 – Today in History
April 18th, 2015 Carl Williams The original Xbox was not exactly the barn burning success that Microsoft had hoped it would be. That did not stop plenty of exclusive games, most First Person Shooters (FPS), from appearing on the console. One such console exclusive was Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict by Midway and Epic Games. This game is even backwards […]
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Posted in News, Xbox, Xbox Tags: arena, first person shooter, fps, Liandri Conflict, Midway, mortal kombat, Unreal Championship, Xbox 360 compatible, Xbox Live No Comments »
