1994, I remember it like it was yesterday!!! Store near my house had it and it damn near had a line to play it like it was at the arcade!! I was blown away by how great it was!
I have this game for both arcade and the SNES and I'll tell you to win the fatalities in the other moves and stuff is a lot harder to do on the arcade than it is on the SNES controller in my opinion LOL just saying
MK11 is MKII improved visual wise. If only they had kept the theme of outworld on the newest edition & added Ritchie’s voice as a download would of been a dream come true
I remember back in the 90's this one older guy was like kid if you give me 50 cents I'll beat this game for you & show you the final two bosses. Of course I gave him the 50 cents & he lost his first match & walked out of the arcade, lol.
Ur2ez4me81 the shit they always did to take advantage of us 80s kids.............. i always hated people in the arcades offering stuff or advantages for our money........ i lost probably 15 dollars from the same guy probably with Turtles in time....... and if i could find this jerk in the box id punch him right in his throat then spit in his face and walk out the arcade
I remember back in the day I was playing Mortal Kombat 1 and this kid that wanted to play took out a knife. I assume though serious he was more playing than not, but I kind of lost on purpose after that.
In terms of sound design, music and atmosphere/graphical design they nailed it with MK2. One of my favorite examples of how to make a memorable arcade game.
Thank You = We from Chicago appreciate your kind words How can I say "we" ? The company moved from the burbs to the city. Me and Pops worked for the WMS/Williams side. You can google what's on California/Roscoe right now :)
It’s amazing how well MK2 has aged. One of the best-looking and sounding 2D games ever, the arcade version does not seem anywhere near 30 years old. I don’t think any game from the early 90s can match its sound design- those sound effects, hilarious voices and music are all memorable and ridiculously high quality given the ancient hardware.
9 runs it over in everyway. 2 was the best then, not saying much for classic no was trash and why it was not popular by 2000s even by late 90s it was forgotten
The arcade version was always so much better. I owned the PC version but would still go to the arcade to play. The bass, graphics, controls. I was in Jr. High, I would act like a noob and then destroy the other player. There was always a line to play. We would gather around to watch this guy from Babbage's (Game store in the mall) destroy anyone who played him and the computer.
I remember when this arcade came out; the ability to play as Shang Tsung & Reptile with no codes, this game truly felt like something new and so impressive. At the time it seemed like only gods could touch this machine
Lmao right, being able to play as Reptile!? That was soo amazing. And then when you get told that your gonna fight a secret character!? We didn't know who or how many they were! And we couldn't play as them either!??
for me this is the best MK, big nostalgia. i remember dominating ppl at the local arcade when i was about 14 (1996). i was unbeatable playing as Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Raiden, or Scorpion. i love the sound effects and Shao Khan' commentary throughout the game.. so legit.
@Googleame Esta Yeah I have this game (DOS version) from GOG Galaxy. On Very Easy, all battles except the final bosses are pretty much a cake walk, but on anything higher it's damn near impossible to beat the ladder, at least with the 5 credits you get. Still, I prefer playing on medium for the challenge, even if I know in all likeliness I'll never win. It's fun to see how high I can get before a Game Over and try to beat that record.
This game amazed everybody in the arcades. The crowds that would gatger around those tgat played and how everyone was in awe of the moves. I dont think we'll see times like that again.
I used to have crowds around me when I played games like this. Felt like a rock star. Even got laid for it once. Damn, I miss the 90's, when life still ment something.
Lol do u remember when the crowds would pop when the text would come on-screen to say you were about to fight a secret character!? Then afterwards the inability to play as the secret characters would have cause so much legends and rumors!
Back in the late 90’s when I was a kid and used to stay up late playing MK2, Super Mario World, F-Zero and Contra the Alien Wars on the SNES. Goodtimes!
I remember as a kid putting the boom box by the window playing these. Yeah I was pretty cool. Actually still play em sometimes, along with Ken Griffey Jr baseball, super punch out, gradius 3, nba jam, sunset riders, street fighter 2, final fight, tecmo super bowl and a lot more. Good times
I will always remember the first time knowing this masterpiece... I was totally amazed. I started as a child playing MK1 on the arcade rooms, then having its home version on SNES, but when I saw this game, hearing that tremendous sound rumbling in the arcade room, seeing that incredible intro, the new characters, the history, the changes where huuughe since MK1, I was mesmerized. I love the new versions, been collecting every MK port and sequel till MK 11 (Switch and PC) but MKII will always be the game of the series for me.
Man the memories...I almost dropped out of school because of this game..was mind blowing in the 90's. Still surprised to realise that I've memorised every sound and move.
A man let me holla at u real quick like (cuz you gone respect this) when you see grown folks talkin lil boy u keep yo damn mouth shut unless you being spoken to...less u wanna get bopped in it! Understand what I'm saying here?!!! Fuck outta here with that lame shit bruh!
@@evillution1209 if you would have paid attention, you would have seen that Cole is Johnny Cage. Cole goes to Hollywood at the end of the movie and Johnny Cage is his screen name
This guy is TALENTED! For those who don’t know, the AI could simply throw you from sweeping distance. It simply cheated and you needed to exclude half your move set to defeat it. Congrats
Yeah shit starts getting wonky around barraca in this particular run. He goes for a leg.sweep from waaaay out and gets hip tossed. These effing hit boxes used to drive me insane. Game literally cheats
@@canceracar I owned the game on mega Drive and remember it well and then downloaded a PS version. That version was an arcade port and I played at myself and can vouch that it is stupid that they can throw you from almost an entire foot sweep away this was designed to take your money period!
you had the cheese the AI since it read inputs. thats why he does the jump kick soon as he's airborne, especially while jumping away, it locks the AI in place because as far as the AI is concerned you are in an attack window that cant be countered yet.
I remember when this came out and me and my school mates got excited sbout going to arcade to play it. One of the last big games of the arcades golden days.
I would argue that Tekken 3 was the last "big" arcade game that people cared about...but even back then we were more excited about the upcoming console port than playing the game at the arcade.
@@user-dv2hc8zt3o When PS1 hit that was the death knell for arcades. Getting ports of MK3 and Tekken 3 that were as good as they were made everyone question why they should go to an arcade again. Sad because we lost that arcade experience as a trade off for convenience.
Mk 1 was a small project they didn't even try or expect that great of an impact but what do you know street fighter had competition lol of course they tried to beef up mk2 it was the successor to their untimely success with mk1 haha
First time ever playing this as a kid was on Sega Genesis. Everyone in the family, including my dad when he came from work 9 at night would just play this game every night for hours. Finding out cheats and fatalities, Liu Kang being the easiest. It was just that good of a game.
This was the game of the 90s! as a 80’s kid, I grew up around arcades. Early teens, On Saturdays, we would jump on a 20 min train ride, go to the city’s Amusements arcades. Spend all day there. 1st time I seen this game was blown away with the Graphics. 🤩
Me too, I was watching thinking, "I know what he's trying to do here and I want it to happen so bad." Can't say it was for a lack of trying, he even threw a round just to get more uppercuts in.
I remember when I went to my friend´s house countless times to play MK 1&2 (DOOM as well) and listen to Iron Maiden. Our parents never got to know...lovely memories! Now, 20 years later I bought MK X and remembered most fighters at first sight.
Remember back in the 90s when you could go into a grocery store and there was a section where you could rent vhs movies and Super Nintendo games? Shit was epic as a kid! I still remember the day I brought home battletoads the game and loved it!
@@marcusgilmore5211 haha, nice! For me it was an Albertsons grocery store in Twin Falls, Idaho. My family moved there from central California back in 1996 and at the time I think that was the only store in the entire town that had a rental section for my Super Nintendo or VHS movies. I would go with my mom to the grocery store and I would browse all the video games while she did her shopping and then she would let me pick a couple games to rent and she would usually grab a vhs movie for her and my dad to watch when he got off work in the evening. I just remember being a kid and looking at all those video game selections and just being overwhelmed with excitement. You couldn’t wait to get home and play them!
Funnily enough that's how I'd beat goro in mk1 I'd bate him into the corner and spam the low punch till he was history 😂 Kintaro though... NOPE This game was a fkin nightmare when I was a wee lad, only ever beat it around 4 or 5 times the a.i is impossible
This is still the best Mortal Kombat. They did everything right. The music, the dark and eerie atmosphere of 'hey, you've got to win this fucking tournament even if it kills you'. It's what the modern MK games lack.
Only problem with it is there are no combos. That didn't come around until Killer Instinct, I think. MK X is pretty good. Too bad I have a ban on Xbox for abusive behaviour.
Well, not everything. The ai was complete bullshit. MK1 did everything right. It may seem very simple in retrospect, but I still hold MK1 had the most immersive and satisfying fighting mechanics. MK2 was still very good because they hadn't yet introduced dial-up combos, and it basically expanded upon and improved the first game in nearly every way (again except for BS ai).
I didn't know the guy who placed Shang Tsung is a doctor. I just now learned that. it's ironic that in real life, he saves lives while in the game, he steals them.
A valiant attempt to fight Smoke. What a rip. It amazes me how much better the graphics and gameplay was in MKII vs MK3. They added a lot of cool features to MK3, but the basic play itself suffered.
I played this as a kid and always love the levels you would play on and the secret fatalities and just the heir of mystery around it. Every level seemed to have an entire unknown world around it. Always amazed me.
I remember when I was a kid, whenever I fought Mileena, I always lost the first fight on purpose because it made me feel funny. But then when I tried to fight her seriously the second go-around, she'd still beat me and then I'd be like, "Oh shit, I forgot that she's actually good!" lmao
The sound design in this game holds up so well even after all these years it is amazing, still unmatched even in newer mk games, the sound effects are just not the same. The atmosphere in mk2 was perfect I really wish a proper sequel was made to mk2. Umk3 was good but what I mean is a game that feels like mk2 but with a few more characters, enhanced combo system etc. I remember in the arcades, the bass was awesome & I also love the little fatality theme sound that starts, its really great eerie sounding. Im not sure why the sound design sucks so much in modern games?
Different sound engine. MK2 and 3 used the DCS system. It could sampled high rate of real life sound effects. They don't do that anymore because most of the memory goes into graphics.
This game released a few months before I was born. My older brother was in middle school by that point and was playing this game regularly. Where we grew up (Fairfield County CT) it's common place for some of the most reputable pizza spots in the entire State of Connecticut. Where there was a pizza shop or a laundromat, there were arcade cabinets.
The forrest and the pit 2 were my favorite as far as looks and music goes. Masterpiece of a game…nothing like playing this in the arcades when it came out new. I still play it every so often on the PS2…never gets old.
I totally enjoy every part of MK back when I was coming up. Personally I've enjoyed the older versions better than the newer versions. Because, in today's gaming, there's not a lot of stuff they have today. But MK rocks!!!!!
There will never be another fighting game that had the hype and popularity that this had in the 90s. I can remember going to the arcade and there would be like 30 kids standing around playing MK2.
YOU STAY ON THAT FLYING KICK!! i used to get punches in my arm from my older brother mid battle cuz id always fuck him up with that flying kick... do combos with it mix it up with pretty much every other move lol. good shit sub zero the best.
Many comments praise the game for the atmosphere, sound and graphics for the time which is great But you can really appreciate that the player has to lure the CPU in order to be able to attack them. You can begin to notice it in the battle against Baraka and moving on the CPU gets an insane reaction time (Notice the battle with Kintaro getting stuck in a 3 grab cycle), there are some videos already explaining how cheap was the CPU in order to get them Koins from the players. But no doubt, the game is great.
Yes they did a heck of a job programming the AI in this game. Also I’m pretty sure there’s still some hidden stuff in this game that no one knows about…
I remember getting this for Christmas on sega genesis the year it came out! When my parents went to bed i kept untaping the paper and playing it! I even got the strategy guide for it too! Always loved this game!!! I always loved Jade and Smoke too! Freaking awesome!
The difficultly in the older Mortal Kombat video games is ridiculous, I can get through the earlier stages fine. It's only in the last levels where the A.I just kicks the shit out of you. For example if you try an uppercut or do a sweep, the cpu will just counter with its own uppercut, toss projectiles at you, or throw you in the middle of an attack multiple times in a row or they just keep punching you. Which is bullshit !!
***** its mostly due to the AI being speed up, (walking, recovering from hits,and performing moves) sometimes it just breaks the rules. theres been a few times ive done raidens flying tackle and the AI doesnt even block... it literally just does a throw as my hands are in the chest
@@DrewMIATL Yeah Shang Tsung either blocks it and counters it with a fireball, or throws you right in the middle of the attack and don't even bother jump kicking Shang at the wrong time, because he'll kick you right out of the air. It's so annoying.
everyone is just talking about how much they like your game but no one gives you any credit for your skill, you fucking killed it in this run through 💯
MK 1 was the illest, then this shit came out and took it to a whole other level, faster gameplay better graphics and moves and more characters, I loved it
In Sub-Zero's case, it more taking advantage of the fact that he has a two-step fatality to use other ones when the game doesn't expect. Notice how the coloring of the opponent glitches out whenever he does a fatality he's not supposed to.
MK2 the best. It was such an upgrade without losing anything special but adding to something special. Even if that “anything lost” was just Kano and Sonya, it was only because they were the least favorite characters and they opted to remove them for more new characters. At least they paid homage to them and gave back to the fans by having them appear in the game even if it’s just them held hostage lol. I remember seeing them as a kid in the arena stage and thinking that was so baddass! The game had story and oomph and was just ominous! the colors, gameplay, graphics, music, announcer, sound effects, and even grunts and yells was the best in MK2. I can’t help but notice the opponents desperate cry of agony sounds effect when subzero does his snowball fatality was not used in the home console ports. Also the second grunt cry from the arcade when they are uppercutted is not used in the home ports. I played the arcade so much I knew my snes grunts and yells sounded off 😂. I had to go back to see the arcade version here to see what was missing that I used to recall.
@@pwnageshow2549 It was also way too limited. The older MKs got by with their violence and their, at the time, cutting edge visuals, but their gameplay was kinda bleh. A new MK with digitised actors would never be able to compete now.
TheDragonEpyon I disagree but it would be cool to see a slightly reimagined trilogy done in like 4K with real actors. With the release of MK 11 they could some loop in time thing with the story around to the first three and remake them. Don’t get me wrong I like the new game just would like to see it go back to its roots.
You need to make a video for every character in this MK2. Loved this when I was a kid, from the characters, fatalities and the music. I think it’s the overall music that made this game SO GOOD! The main theme is such a pump it up Dong!
I was watching this again recently and just now realized that after fighting for a bit, reptile and scorpion's idle stance changes to Sub Zero's. How have I never noticed this before?
Игры
It was unreal how amazing this game was when it came out on arcades. It looked and sounded gorgeous.
It still holds up today.
1994, I remember it like it was yesterday!!! Store near my house had it and it damn near had a line to play it like it was at the arcade!! I was blown away by how great it was!
I have this game for both arcade and the SNES and I'll tell you to win the fatalities in the other moves and stuff is a lot harder to do on the arcade than it is on the SNES controller in my opinion LOL just saying
It aged well.
MK11 is MKII improved visual wise. If only they had kept the theme of outworld on the newest edition & added Ritchie’s voice as a download would of been a dream come true
I remember back in the 90's this one older guy was like kid if you give me 50 cents I'll beat this game for you & show you the final two bosses. Of course I gave him the 50 cents & he lost his first match & walked out of the arcade, lol.
Ur2ez4me81 the shit they always did to take advantage of us 80s kids.............. i always hated people in the arcades offering stuff or advantages for our money........ i lost probably 15 dollars from the same guy probably with Turtles in time....... and if i could find this jerk in the box id punch him right in his throat then spit in his face and walk out the arcade
I remember back in the day I was playing Mortal Kombat 1 and this kid that wanted to play took out a knife. I assume though serious he was more playing than not, but I kind of lost on purpose after that.
Ur2ez4me81 I was that man little jimmy.. I'm sorry..
Lmao!
LMAO! I would've probably fell for it too back in my youth.
In terms of sound design, music and atmosphere/graphical design they nailed it with MK2. One of my favorite examples of how to make a memorable arcade game.
They took their time with this one.
real shit mk2
Thank You = We from Chicago appreciate your kind words
How can I say "we" ? The company moved from the burbs to the city.
Me and Pops worked for the WMS/Williams side. You can google what's on California/Roscoe right now :)
100%
I miss the pit!!!
This game was life when I was a kid!! The music, the graphics, storyline, gameplay....it was my world
Same, especially in 6th grade, I was obsessed with MK lol
I'm with you guys, 20 years later still my favorite franchise ever
Moms: Pause the game, dinner is done.
Kids back then: *I rule this world*
Me too I play this game when I in middle school good time's
@@mayorodriguez7021 I used to often play the first three Mortal Kombat games in the morning before going to school. Good times! 😊
MKII had the best atmosphere and music
I Agree
Yessss!
Agreed. It is definitely better than Mortal Kombat 3 in the sound department.
@@CornaOnTheCob Overall design was much better as well. Esp characters look so generic in Mk3
Definitely set the bar for Mortal Kombat. Still one of the best in the series.
One thing I always loved about MKII was how they got the feeling of impact right. It was so satisfying to connect attacks.
It’s amazing how well MK2 has aged. One of the best-looking and sounding 2D games ever, the arcade version does not seem anywhere near 30 years old. I don’t think any game from the early 90s can match its sound design- those sound effects, hilarious voices and music are all memorable and ridiculously high quality given the ancient hardware.
such colorful character , vivid but dark scenarios , mk 2 was the best mk for 18 years...and it's still one of the best ...
9 runs it over in everyway. 2 was the best then, not saying much for classic no was trash and why it was not popular by 2000s even by late 90s it was forgotten
@@thomasbeall9069 that's what i said ....18 years...
О ней забыли потому что играть не могли нормально из за ии
I never played the arcade version when I was a kid but, damn. The music after it says "fatality" is haunting here.
It was REALLY eerie in the arcade. They'd never let kids as young as I was play this in arcades nowadays.
My uncle had the 1st game. I played it all the time, but damn it was scary as fuck
I always thought that same thing...that music gave the game a very "dark" feeling. They don't make them like this anymore.
Especially when the arcade machines had the Hi-fi stereo sound with the bass and volume turned up. I remember the first i played it. Gave me chills.
The arcade version was always so much better. I owned the PC version but would still go to the arcade to play. The bass, graphics, controls. I was in Jr. High, I would act like a noob and then destroy the other player. There was always a line to play. We would gather around to watch this guy from Babbage's (Game store in the mall) destroy anyone who played him and the computer.
16:42-Kintaro is clearly sick of your bullshit. XP
HAHA INFINITE COMBO GO BRRRRRRRRR
I remember when this arcade came out; the ability to play as Shang Tsung & Reptile with no codes, this game truly felt like something new and so impressive. At the time it seemed like only gods could touch this machine
Yea they did a great part 2.had All of 1 even better..and a new feel somehow
Lmao right, being able to play as Reptile!? That was soo amazing. And then when you get told that your gonna fight a secret character!? We didn't know who or how many they were! And we couldn't play as them either!??
for me this is the best MK, big nostalgia. i remember dominating ppl at the local arcade when i was about 14 (1996). i was unbeatable playing as Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Raiden, or Scorpion. i love the sound effects and Shao Khan' commentary throughout the game.. so legit.
16:40 "So you wanted to stunlock me? THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE!" *Kintaro does the troll grab*
I would've broke the screen had that been me... Dang...
I hated Kintaro's ass back in the day XD
@Googleame Esta Yeah I have this game (DOS version) from GOG Galaxy. On Very Easy, all battles except the final bosses are pretty much a cake walk, but on anything higher it's damn near impossible to beat the ladder, at least with the 5 credits you get. Still, I prefer playing on medium for the challenge, even if I know in all likeliness I'll never win. It's fun to see how high I can get before a Game Over and try to beat that record.
*cheers*
MK II was and will probably be the best of the MK series in terms of arcade games.
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MKII brings so many arcade memories. This was definitely peak MK. Such a good game.
OUTSTANDING! 😁
This game amazed everybody in the arcades. The crowds that would gatger around those tgat played and how everyone was in awe of the moves. I dont think we'll see times like that again.
Yup. MK2, Killer Instinct, and Tekken Tag were my 3 favorite arcades that drew crowds of people.
I used to have crowds around me when I played games like this. Felt like a rock star. Even got laid for it once.
Damn, I miss the 90's, when life still ment something.
Soníc The Hedgehog FOREVER
Lol do u remember when the crowds would pop when the text would come on-screen to say you were about to fight a secret character!? Then afterwards the inability to play as the secret characters would have cause so much legends and rumors!
Forgotten how great this was,so dark,excellent music and great characters,
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Back in the late 90’s when I was a kid and used to stay up late playing MK2, Super Mario World, F-Zero and Contra the Alien Wars on the SNES. Goodtimes!
Hell yeah brother, I still play Marvel vs Capcom 2 and I'm 36 years old lol
Best times, my man! I had the exact same set of discs on SNES!
i was born in 2003 and my dad introduced my siblings and i to the snes, thank goodness for him
Late 90s?
I remember as a kid putting the boom box by the window playing these. Yeah I was pretty cool. Actually still play em sometimes, along with Ken Griffey Jr baseball, super punch out, gradius 3, nba jam, sunset riders, street fighter 2, final fight, tecmo super bowl and a lot more. Good times
I will always remember the first time knowing this masterpiece... I was totally amazed. I started as a child playing MK1 on the arcade rooms, then having its home version on SNES, but when I saw this game, hearing that tremendous sound rumbling in the arcade room, seeing that incredible intro, the new characters, the history, the changes where huuughe since MK1, I was mesmerized.
I love the new versions, been collecting every MK port and sequel till MK 11 (Switch and PC) but MKII will always be the game of the series for me.
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Mk2 and sf2 were my favorite arcade to play back in the 90s, so much memories and time goes fast...
I also loved the killer instinct arcade
Hello GrayTiger
Man the memories...I almost dropped out of school because of this game..was mind blowing in the 90's.
Still surprised to realise that I've memorised every sound and move.
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*uppercut (pow!!)
opponent: "oooooooo!!"
Shao Khan:" Excellent."
Dan forden: Toasty
Superb. Well done. Outstanding. Excelent.
Well Done
Flawless victory
Outstanding.....hahahaha
I am 42 and grew up playing this game at the local Convenient store.
This game never gets old
"Friendship...FRIENDSHIP!?" LMAO!
Shao Khan's "TF nigga?" moment.
@@thehoodybadger3402 XD
That shit made me laugh too
After 5 years, people start to reply to this comment
@Psykhedelic I think it just means people are still watching the video, lol! A comment is forever (or as long as the video exists)
This was my favorite one. Good times!
Sheels1976 agreed.
such a hot game liked by a hot chick like you! We have lots in common! Get @ me boo!
A man let me holla at u real quick like (cuz you gone respect this) when you see grown folks talkin lil boy u keep yo damn mouth shut unless you being spoken to...less u wanna get bopped in it! Understand what I'm saying here?!!! Fuck outta here with that lame shit bruh!
mohara1984 no offense but youre calling people boo on youtube...
Dub T and your . is???
I think Cole Young is the guy on Fire on the Bridge Stage BG Cause His Character is a straight Dumpster Fire.
Pretty much
This comment is a brutality
Im still searchin on google on who the fuck is cole from mk 0 answers
@@evillution1209 if you would have paid attention, you would have seen that Cole is Johnny Cage. Cole goes to Hollywood at the end of the movie and Johnny Cage is his screen name
@@ironnads7975 no bro....Cole is going to Hollywood to fetch Johnny cage
The songs and stages such badassery! Many memories with this in movie theaters and pizza joints.
The times when a MK match was won in 5 hits.
Or you could spam sweep over and over
The same story in Pail Anderson' CUT (1997)
@@jessehynes3610 only on the first few opponents.
Depending on who the opponent was... bosses ended your life in 3
Underrated comment 🤭
the sound of uppercut when hit is awesome! a bg sound ( a loud hmmmwwwwwww)
22 years still the best MK
Kung Lao and Raidens costume in this is so good
This guy is TALENTED! For those who don’t know, the AI could simply throw you from sweeping distance. It simply cheated and you needed to exclude half your move set to defeat it. Congrats
Yeah shit starts getting wonky around barraca in this particular run. He goes for a leg.sweep from waaaay out and gets hip tossed. These effing hit boxes used to drive me insane. Game literally cheats
@@canceracar I owned the game on mega Drive and remember it well and then downloaded a PS version. That version was an arcade port and I played at myself and can vouch that it is stupid that they can throw you from almost an entire foot sweep away this was designed to take your money period!
@@canceracar Which made it soooooo satisfying to finally conquer it as a kid hahaha
you had the cheese the AI since it read inputs. thats why he does the jump kick soon as he's airborne, especially while jumping away, it locks the AI in place because as far as the AI is concerned you are in an attack window that cant be countered yet.
I remember when this came out and me and my school mates got excited sbout going to arcade to play it. One of the last big games of the arcades golden days.
I would argue that Tekken 3 was the last "big" arcade game that people cared about...but even back then we were more excited about the upcoming console port than playing the game at the arcade.
@@user-dv2hc8zt3o When PS1 hit that was the death knell for arcades. Getting ports of MK3 and Tekken 3 that were as good as they were made everyone question why they should go to an arcade again. Sad because we lost that arcade experience as a trade off for convenience.
@@gertrudemcfuzz74 Very true.
MK2 was so much better than 1, huge improvement
Mk 1 was a small project they didn't even try or expect that great of an impact but what do you know street fighter had competition lol of course they tried to beef up mk2 it was the successor to their untimely success with mk1 haha
MK II will always be my favorite.
+ojideagu you are so right man
classics are the best
the fatalities from the first three
are far better new ones have no originality besides dismember a persons head or face
but mk2 has cheap ai but true big improvement
First time ever playing this as a kid was on Sega Genesis. Everyone in the family, including my dad when he came from work 9 at night would just play this game every night for hours. Finding out cheats and fatalities, Liu Kang being the easiest.
It was just that good of a game.
This was the game of the 90s! as a 80’s kid, I grew up around arcades. Early teens, On Saturdays, we would jump on a 20 min train ride, go to the city’s Amusements arcades. Spend all day there. 1st time I seen this game was blown away with the Graphics. 🤩
What city was you living in then?
@@mohara1984 Bradford City, UK 🇬🇧
3:07 just when I thought Sub zero was about to do something ruthless. He offer his friendship. 😂😂
friendship?!
XD The Voice: wait..friendship?!!
Dj Mars One The announcer is Shao Kahn, you can tell in the final fight that there’s no announcer because he himself is fighting 😋
That shit caught me off guard too lol
But this Sub-Zero hates killing.
You tried so hard to get Smoke in the Scorpion fight. I was holding my breath with every uppercut hoping for "Toasty!"
Me too, I was watching thinking, "I know what he's trying to do here and I want it to happen so bad." Can't say it was for a lack of trying, he even threw a round just to get more uppercuts in.
I noticed that too. I also wonder why it doesn't let you fight Noob Saibot in this version or maybe he didn't play enough rounds.
@@dragonexpert8323 You can only reach Noob Saibot on multiplayer, not enough rounds in singleplayer
@@dragonexpert8323 50 in a row in multi.
it amazes me how much of an upgrade mk 2 was over 1. loved the box art. black dragon symbol with lightning was frickin sweet
I cannot believe this was actually made in early 90s. By the looks it is really advanced for its time great trilogy of games specially this one
I remember when I went to my friend´s house countless times to play MK 1&2 (DOOM as well) and listen to Iron Maiden. Our parents never got to know...lovely memories! Now, 20 years later I bought MK X and remembered most fighters at first sight.
Sounds amazing
I like the sound of raidens teleport
Kinda sounds like a train though
Hempapaaa yee😄😄😄😀😀😅😅😂
Also the sound effect used for Shang Tsung's morphs.
@@David315842 lol
@@ben-wq4ix Why is that funny? It's fact that it's the same sound effect.
Remember back in the 90s when you could go into a grocery store and there was a section where you could rent vhs movies and Super Nintendo games? Shit was epic as a kid! I still remember the day I brought home battletoads the game and loved it!
Battletoads was the SHIT!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
For Wegmans in Upstate New York those was the times where u guys from?...
@@marcusgilmore5211 haha, nice! For me it was an Albertsons grocery store in Twin Falls, Idaho. My family moved there from central California back in 1996 and at the time I think that was the only store in the entire town that had a rental section for my Super Nintendo or VHS movies. I would go with my mom to the grocery store and I would browse all the video games while she did her shopping and then she would let me pick a couple games to rent and she would usually grab a vhs movie for her and my dad to watch when he got off work in the evening. I just remember being a kid and looking at all those video game selections and just being overwhelmed with excitement. You couldn’t wait to get home and play them!
I love Shao Khan getting the boot in his face while trying to speak
back in the 90s dis was the game
Jeeses99 11 will be greater. :)
@TakeanL you want them to still be digitized? I'm confused
And "dis" wasnt how people talked thank god.
@TakeanL fair enough if that's what you want. I'm not a jehovah's witnesses though. Have a good day
Nba jams
MK2 looks great still in 2019, the entire enssence is all well thought! Real characters made it look so good for 90s graphics.
Still holds up because the sprites were based on actual performers. Brilliant tbh.
The man popping up and saying "TOASTY!!" gets me everytime XD
imo MKII has the best setting. The Outworld looks so cool and has great atmosphere.
Back in the 90's this was the life. MK's 1, 2, 3 and the 1995 film was one of the best.
Lol I love when you tried to corner kintaro....he was like not today!! Then did the triple slam..the crowd went wild. 16:39
Funnily enough that's how I'd beat goro in mk1 I'd bate him into the corner and spam the low punch till he was history 😂
Kintaro though... NOPE
This game was a fkin nightmare when I was a wee lad, only ever beat it around 4 or 5 times the a.i is impossible
@@OdinSmilesRavensLaugh72051
Jax still had his original arms 😅💪🦾
I love the playthroughs where the player actually takes damage and has to battle.
This is still the best Mortal Kombat. They did everything right. The music, the dark and eerie atmosphere of 'hey, you've got to win this fucking tournament even if it kills you'. It's what the modern MK games lack.
Some of the voice acting, not all of them, make the newer games really cheesy and take away that dark/eerie atmosphere that MK II had.
Only problem with it is there are no combos. That didn't come around until Killer Instinct, I think. MK X is pretty good. Too bad I have a ban on Xbox for abusive behaviour.
Well, not everything. The ai was complete bullshit. MK1 did everything right. It may seem very simple in retrospect, but I still hold MK1 had the most immersive and satisfying fighting mechanics. MK2 was still very good because they hadn't yet introduced dial-up combos, and it basically expanded upon and improved the first game in nearly every way (again except for BS ai).
MK 11 IS THE BEST PEOPLE!!!
I haven't played MK11 yet, but I loved MK9 almost as much as MK2 & 3 because of how MK9 honored the history of 2 & 3.
I didn't know the guy who placed Shang Tsung is a doctor. I just now learned that. it's ironic that in real life, he saves lives while in the game, he steals them.
Top class comment! Excellent!
5deep2me
Saving lives through science Is the devil work
@@karrishaaustin3212 wut
Imagine going to get a checkup and he's in his office dressed as Shang Tsung.
I remember owning the magazine with all of there moves and fatalities
Gamepro magazine?
@@uno3863 Yup I had that as well
Entrar al salón de juegos y escuchar esa música era la gloria más gloriosa del mundo. Los años 90' fueron lo mejor de mi vida.
Olvídate bro las retas que se armaban hasta el cierre del local era lo mejor
A valiant attempt to fight Smoke. What a rip.
It amazes me how much better the graphics and gameplay was in MKII vs MK3. They added a lot of cool features to MK3, but the basic play itself suffered.
Que nostalgia esse jogo, fiquei com muita vontade de jogar. A geração dos anos 90 foi feliz hahaha
I played this as a kid and always love the levels you would play on and the secret fatalities and just the heir of mystery around it. Every level seemed to have an entire unknown world around it. Always amazed me.
I remember when I was a kid, whenever I fought Mileena, I always lost the first fight on purpose because it made me feel funny. But then when I tried to fight her seriously the second go-around, she'd still beat me and then I'd be like, "Oh shit, I forgot that she's actually good!" lmao
Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 2011 are my favorite MK games.
NEO SNE
Mk komplete 360
You said MK II so nobody label you as a millennial man, but we know you love Justin Bieber.
19:06 Shao Kahn: FEEL THE.... Sub-Zero: Shut up and kiss my foot hahaha
19:05*
SUB-ZERO WINS FATALITY
Mk II, MK 3, MK 4, MK Deception and MK 9 are my favorite MK games.
The sound design in this game holds up so well even after all these years it is amazing, still unmatched even in newer mk games, the sound effects are just not the same. The atmosphere in mk2 was perfect I really wish a proper sequel was made to mk2. Umk3 was good but what I mean is a game that feels like mk2 but with a few more characters, enhanced combo system etc.
I remember in the arcades, the bass was awesome & I also love the little fatality theme sound that starts, its really great eerie sounding. Im not sure why the sound design sucks so much in modern games?
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Different sound engine. MK2 and 3 used the DCS system. It could sampled high rate of real life sound effects. They don't do that anymore because most of the memory goes into graphics.
I always thought the fatality sound fx was eerie too.
I'm in my 30's, I remember this when it was brand new in arcades as a kid.
This game released a few months before I was born. My older brother was in middle school by that point and was playing this game regularly. Where we grew up (Fairfield County CT) it's common place for some of the most reputable pizza spots in the entire State of Connecticut. Where there was a pizza shop or a laundromat, there were arcade cabinets.
The forrest and the pit 2 were my favorite as far as looks and music goes. Masterpiece of a game…nothing like playing this in the arcades when it came out new. I still play it every so often on the PS2…never gets old.
*forest*
the nostalgia. no super bars, no counter or combo breakers, no character swap during match, just simple logic.
Este juego se hizo con amor , ya era dificil superar al propio MK1 y este lo hizo de lujo.
Exacto, se ve la pasión , el amor y dedicación con la que se hizo
es muy raton en modo versus, el mk1 es mas cuerpo a cuerpo, pero estoy de acuerdo y me gusta mas este de hecho jejeje
@John Marston jaj no es tan así nunca pasé del 3 personaje :'v
Se merecen todo el dinero que tienen estos genios que crearon esta maravilla.
MK1 y MK2 jamas serán superados por otros MK
I totally enjoy every part of MK back when I was coming up. Personally I've enjoyed the older versions better than the newer versions. Because, in today's gaming, there's not a lot of stuff they have today. But MK rocks!!!!!
I remember playing this on my Sega game gear......
Best time I've ever had playing a video game!!!
There will never be another fighting game that had the hype and popularity that this had in the 90s. I can remember going to the arcade and there would be like 30 kids standing around playing MK2.
YOU STAY ON THAT FLYING KICK!! i used to get punches in my arm from my older brother mid battle cuz id always fuck him up with that flying kick... do combos with it mix it up with pretty much every other move lol. good shit sub zero the best.
I love how shao khan has cano and sonya chained up in the tournament 😂
Kahn*
Kano*
Poor Sonya.
Many comments praise the game for the atmosphere, sound and graphics for the time which is great
But you can really appreciate that the player has to lure the CPU in order to be able to attack them. You can begin to notice it in the battle against Baraka and moving on the CPU gets an insane reaction time (Notice the battle with Kintaro getting stuck in a 3 grab cycle), there are some videos already explaining how cheap was the CPU in order to get them Koins from the players.
But no doubt, the game is great.
Yes they did a heck of a job programming the AI in this game. Also I’m pretty sure there’s still some hidden stuff in this game that no one knows about…
I remember getting this for Christmas on sega genesis the year it came out! When my parents went to bed i kept untaping the paper and playing it! I even got the strategy guide for it too! Always loved this game!!! I always loved Jade and Smoke too! Freaking awesome!
This is the reptile we all knew and loved
Salute for trying to get that "whoopsie" on the portal stage. My anxiety was very high watching that part.
Its "Toasty" mate
When this was new in the arcade we all flocked to this Every single day. I remember our friends we would all share our handwritten Fatality sheets.
This gives me chills and heart beats of the music, sounds, and graphics, but cool
3:25 as kid i always thought that's some kind of an airplane stage lmao!
18:39 he was trying to say something but he shut him up 😂
Jayden Bustillo lol 😂 😂
MK 1 and 2 are Priceless! ❤
Even the Game Boy version of this was pretty darn good...
The difficultly in the older Mortal Kombat video games is ridiculous, I can get through the earlier stages fine. It's only in the last levels where the A.I just kicks the shit out of you. For example if you try an uppercut or do a sweep, the cpu will just counter with its own uppercut, toss projectiles at you, or throw you in the middle of an attack multiple times in a row or they just keep punching you. Which is bullshit !!
Lol yea I know what u mean, it's like the a.i knows what u going to do.
***** its mostly due to the AI being speed up, (walking, recovering from hits,and performing moves) sometimes it just breaks the rules. theres been a few times ive done raidens flying tackle and the AI doesnt even block... it literally just does a throw as my hands are in the chest
I found that the A.I. would always fall for Baraka's "Blade Fury". I would drop it all the time.
Or the special moves won’t work whenever you try to do em. The Raiden dive doesn’t work when I’m against Shang Tsung and it pisses me off.
@@DrewMIATL Yeah Shang Tsung either blocks it and counters it with a fireball, or throws you right in the middle of the attack and don't even bother jump kicking Shang at the wrong time, because he'll kick you right out of the air. It's so annoying.
Best MK Soundtrack ever, PERIOD.
MK9 and MKA disagree
@@RuhabDabeer go fuck yourself
This one, and MK4...
esta
@@RuhabDabeerLMFAO
The sound effects, the music, and the voices sound so much better than anything to come after.
everyone is just talking about how much they like your game but no one gives you any credit for your skill, you fucking killed it in this run through 💯
MK 1 was the illest, then this shit came out and took it to a whole other level, faster gameplay better graphics and moves and more characters, I loved it
I had no idea fatalities could be linked together in different combinations. Huh. Ya learn something new everyday
Sha Zam yep you can both of Reptiles fatalities while invisible aswell as the stage fatalities
Thanks for your positive feedback. I run into a lot of jerks on here. You're "cool" with me lol. Pardon my SubZero pun, ha!
In Sub-Zero's case, it more taking advantage of the fact that he has a two-step fatality to use other ones when the game doesn't expect. Notice how the coloring of the opponent glitches out whenever he does a fatality he's not supposed to.
Play as Shang Tsung, become Sub-Zero, do freeze portion(keep doing it until you morph back), morph to Scorpion and burn them.
My favorite fatality!
Fuck up
This game had so much freaking soul. Nice vid.
MK2 the best. It was such an upgrade without losing anything special but adding to something special. Even if that “anything lost” was just Kano and Sonya, it was only because they were the least favorite characters and they opted to remove them for more new characters. At least they paid homage to them and gave back to the fans by having them appear in the game even if it’s just them held hostage lol. I remember seeing them as a kid in the arena stage and thinking that was so baddass! The game had story and oomph and was just ominous! the colors, gameplay, graphics, music, announcer, sound effects, and even grunts and yells was the best in MK2.
I can’t help but notice the opponents desperate cry of agony sounds effect when subzero does his snowball fatality was not used in the home console ports. Also the second grunt cry from the arcade when they are uppercutted is not used in the home ports. I played the arcade so much I knew my snes grunts and yells sounded off 😂. I had to go back to see the arcade version here to see what was missing that I used to recall.
They should have kept real actors for every mortal kombat game!
ambis99 I always wonder the same thing!! It could’ve only gotten better with time...
@@pwnageshow2549 It was also way too limited. The older MKs got by with their violence and their, at the time, cutting edge visuals, but their gameplay was kinda bleh. A new MK with digitised actors would never be able to compete now.
TheDragonEpyon I disagree but it would be cool to see a slightly reimagined trilogy done in like 4K with real actors. With the release of MK 11 they could some loop in time thing with the story around to the first three and remake them. Don’t get me wrong I like the new game just would like to see it go back to its roots.
There is people that are making mugens off of it
U gotta remember digitized characters was cheep to make at the time it would look right in 1080p or 4k
You need to make a video for every character in this MK2. Loved this when I was a kid, from the characters, fatalities and the music. I think it’s the overall music that made this game SO GOOD! The main theme is such a pump it up Dong!
Was my favorite game of all time back in the 90s
I was watching this again recently and just now realized that after fighting for a bit, reptile and scorpion's idle stance changes to Sub Zero's. How have I never noticed this before?
Also Mileena's idle stance changes to Kitana's, probably a glitch.
Glitch or they played it on MAME.
some versions had same stances to save on memory and just swapped colour palette.
From Mortal Kombat 2 Kano and Sonya got captured by Shao Khan
Still on of the best mortal Kombat games. No body could touch me when i play as Shang Tsung. Absolute beast mode
in this game, raiden looked like he just got off his shift at a laundromat
I think everyone of us discovered: "Move back" - wait for opponent to jump towards you - hit him :-) Best way to beat everyone everytime.