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Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed and produced by Midway Games. The video games are a series of fighting games and several action-adventure games which debuted in North American arcades on October 8, 1992 with the release of Mortal Kombat, created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.[1] Mortal Kombat titles have been released on numerous different video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms and is considered one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time with over 26 million games sold.[2] The games have appeared on every major video game console produced since its debut including every console created by Sony and Microsoft, every console produced by Sega since the Sega Genesis (as well as the Master System in Europe and South America), and every console produced by Nintendo, bar the Wii U, since the Super NES. Turbo Technologies Inc. (TTI) was offered exclusive rights to Mortal Kombat but NEC turned it down.[3]
Since their release, many of the video games have been re-released on multiple platforms or included as part of compilation packages. The characters have also made cameo appearances in several other games. The video game series includes 24 differently named games, eleven of which are original fighting games, three of which are action-adventure games, and ten others which are re-releases, upgrades and ports. Along with the video game series three feature films, an animated and live-action television series, two books, and several comic books have been produced for the franchise. The first feature film was considered a major success and grossed roughly $70 million in the United States, and an estimated $122 million worldwide.[4]
Main series
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Release years by system: 1992 – Arcade[1] 1993 – Game Boy,[5] Game Gear,[6] Genesis,[7] Master System,[8] Super NES[9] 1994 – Amiga,[10] MS-DOS,[11] Sega CD[12] 2004 – Mobile phone,[13] PlayStation 2,[14] Xbox[14] 2006 – Windows[15] |
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Release years by system: 1993 – Arcade[16] 1994 – Amiga,[17] Game Boy,[18] MS-DOS,[19] 32X,[20] Game Gear,[21] Genesis,[22] Master System,[23] Super NES[24] 1996 – PlayStation,[25] Sega Saturn[26] 2004 – GameCube,[27] PlayStation 2,[27] Xbox[27] 2005 – PlayStation 2,[28] PlayStation Portable,[29] Xbox[28] 2006 – Windows[15] 2007 – PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network)[30] |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Arcade,[31] Game Boy,[32] PlayStation,[33] Genesis,[34] Super NES[35] 1996 – MS-DOS,[36] Game Gear,[37] Master System[38] 2004 – GameCube,[27] PlayStation 2,[27] Xbox[27] 2005 – PlayStation Portable[29] 2006 – Windows[15] |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Arcade[39] 1998 – Nintendo 64,[40] Windows,[41] PlayStation[42] 1999 – Game Boy Color[43] |
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Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance,[45] GameCube,[44] PlayStation 2,[46] Xbox[47] |
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Release years by system: 2004 – PlayStation 2,[49] Xbox[48] 2005 – GameCube |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2,[52] Xbox[53] 2007 – Wii[54] |
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 3,[57] Xbox 360[57] |
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Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3,[59] Xbox 360[59] 2012 – PlayStation Vita 2013 – Windows |
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Release years by system: 2015 – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android[60] |
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Release years by system: 2019 – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch[61] |
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Release years by system: 2023 – Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch |
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Spin-offs
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Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64,[63] PlayStation[62] |
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Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation[64] |
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Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2,[66] Xbox[65] |
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Proposed release date:[67] 2023 |
Proposed system release: 2023 – Android, iOS[68] |
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Updated versions
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Release years by system: 1995 – Arcade[69] 1996 – Super NES,[70] Genesis,[71] Sega Saturn[72] 2006 – Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)[73] |
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Release years by system: 1996 – Nintendo 64,[74] PlayStation[75] 1997 – MS-DOS, Windows,[76] Sega Saturn[77] 1998 – Game.com[78] |
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Release years by system: 1999 – Dreamcast[79] |
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Release years by system: 2001 – Game Boy Advance[81] |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance[82] |
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Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation Portable[83] |
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Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS[84] |
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Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One |
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Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4 |
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Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X |
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Compilations and bundles
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Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II Original release date:[86]
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Release years by system: 1998 – Game Boy,[87] Personal computer[86] |
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Mortal Kombat Kollection Original release date:[2]
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Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2[2] |
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Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network), Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) 2012 – Windows |
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1995 – Animated film |
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1995 – Live action film |
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1996 – Animated series |
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1997 – Live action film |
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1998 – Live action TV series |
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2011 – Live action web series |
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2020 – Animated film |
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2021 – Live action film |
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2021 – Animated film |
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2022 – Animated film |
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Original release date(s): 2023 |
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Novels
| Title | Release date | Author | Publisher | Pages | ISBN | ||
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| Mortal Kombat | 1995 | Kevin Droney, Martin Delrio | Tor Books | 216 | ISBN 0-8125-4452-8 | ||
| Mortal Kombat Annihilation | 1998 | Jerome Preisler | Torkids | 95 | ISBN 0-7806-2205-7 | ||
Comics
| Issues | Title | Release date | Publisher | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition | 1992 | Midway | |
| 1 | Mortal Kombat II Collector's Edition | 1993 | Midway | |
| 6 | Mortal Kombat: Blood & Thunder | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 3 | Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 6 | Mortal Kombat: Battlewave | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 2 | Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 3 | Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition II | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Baraka | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Kitana and Mileena | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat 4 Limited Edition | 1997 | Midway | |
| 1 | Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe: Beginnings | 2008 | DC Comics | |
| 36 | Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties | 2015 | DC Comics | |
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| 1 | Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | 2023 | DC Comics | |
| Title | Release date | Length | Label | |
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| Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack | 1993 | 38:44 | Midway | |
| Mortal Kombat: The Album | May 31, 1994 | 38:27 | Virgin Records | |
| Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | August 15, 1995 | 68:28 | TVT Records | |
| Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Score | October 11, 1995 | 42:01 | Rykodisc | |
| Mortal Kombat: More Kombat | November 5, 1996 | 67:10 | TVT Records | |
| Mortal Kombat Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | October 28, 1997 | 79:11 | TVT Records | |
| Mortal Kombat Musik: MK3 & MK4 Arcade Video Game Soundtrack | 1997 | 66:52 | Midway | |
| Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors | April 5, 2011 | 55:25 | Watertower Music | |
| Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | April 16, 2021 | 1:20:00 | Watertower Music | |
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1995 – Collectible card game |
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