Man! I remember playing this game back then with my cousin and friends! The darkness, creepy sounds, music and atmosphere were so intense! I miss that!
The thing that the Sega Genesis had in spades was their ratio of color depth, contrast and deep blacks. Snes had way more ability to render subtle and sophisticated graphics, but its colors were always lighter, the Genesis went full dark mode which enhances MK2 immensely, definetly the best version IMO
You'd be in quite the minority, many fans, and even the magazines back in the day absolutely lambasted this version, and gave the SNES version it's well deserved praise for looking much like the arcade version. Missing voice effects, like the announcer, background animations gone (no pterodactyl's in the Kombat Tomb stage, the monk is gone in the Tower stage), no portraits for character endings, no versus screen, tons of cuts (MK 3 at least had more going for it on the Genesis than MK 1 or 2 did due to no Probe involvement) absolutely crippled this game. The absolute worst ports, besides the handheld versions, the PS1 and Saturn ports, which are both terrible. MK2 on Genesis had washed out colors, something the 32X version at least rectified, yet brought nothing else to the table besides a bit more in the way of vocal effects.
@@Bloodreign1 well, if you want to pick a fight, then let me tell you this. SNES plays like shit. and i prefer something unique than something that is arcade version wannabe.
@@tnt070 Some of us prefer something that at least tries to be like the arcade game, you are in quite the minority for this game. Probe is the bane of many gamers, a lot of folks hated what Probe did to this game. A major reason why MK3 turned out far better than this dog turd of a port is because Sculptured Software put better effort into making the game as close to the arcade as they could, something they did for MK 2 on the SNES. Nothing unique about this game at all, just a bunch of cuts Probe made that were not at all necessary due to their programming incompetence. Enjoy your shitty Genesis port for this one, if I play an MK on Genesis, and playing MK is quite rare for me these days due to owning better fighting games, I'll stick with MK 3. At least MK 3 plays something like the arcade game. As for MK 2 SNES, you're full of crap, the game controls well, the arcade combos work as well. MK1 may not have had the best controls, but MK 2 and MK 3 played extremely well. I spoke the truth about this Genesis version of MK2, and it seemed to have triggered you. I have played both versions extensively, I know what was cut from both games, and the Genesis had a hell of a lot more sacrifices made to it (as I said, the 32X version at least rectified some things). Magazines of the time ripped into this version, and rightfully so, including EGM, known to be more favorable to Sega games at the time, and gave bad grades to games when devs wouldn't give them something free in return. This one wasn't a case of that, EGM reviewers knew the port was bad, gamers at home knew too. I knew of only 1 person who had MK 2 Genesis, the rest of us owned the SNES version, and would often have tournaments, the Genesis version I have only ever been able to play solo as no one else sensibly wanted to touch it. Not to mention the Kintaro AI is extremely dumb in this version, especially with Scorpion and Sub-Zero. You spear him or freeze him, uppercut, throw spear, or ice again, catch him again, uppercut, spear or ice again, rinse and repeat for easy victory. In the arcade version, he was susceptible to jumpkicks from a certain distance, something also present in the home versions.
The music and sound just kills it though. SNES version was all around the better experience. Also the 3 button controller was awful for fighting games.
@@radone469 Everything; The disembodied creepy voice, the fatalities, the character’s voices, the music, the atmosphere, the places, and yet despite all that it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.
MK 2 is where the series peaked. Awesome game play, gory fatalities, no gimmicky guest fighters, just a solid game with great replay value. Too bad it all got chucked in the toilet with 3, to the point they had release the "Ultimate" version just to course correct.
13:20 Reptile: You throw me one more time, you won't like the kicking I give you. *Kintaro throws Reptile* Reptile: Your funeral! *roundhouse kicks Kintaro silly*
How Reptile was created was they put Scorpion & Sub-Zero together. In the first game he had their weapons instead of weapons of his own. Also blue & yellow mixed together make green.
I always thought the SNES version was far superior but lately I can appreciate the darker atmosphere of the Genesis version much more. The distinct sound and music that a Genesis provides is really unique.
Um... No, I believe your favorite characters were Johnny Cage, Jax and Jax again. Please don’t lie about this because you could have put a lot of people’s lives in serious danger. Shame on you for being so careless.
1:56 So she doesn’t scream in pain when she was stabbed with all those needles but she complains when she is falling down (meaning she was alive and preferred to be stuck in the roof of needles than falling to the near ground)
I played the crap out of this. When I got a 32X on sale for like $20 at a Wal-Mart I eventually got the MK2 port and played that one instead. I really enjoyed it.
Now that’s just ironic, right there, Reptile, protector of Shao Kahn kicks his ass royally at the end. My two favorite fights were Jax, you mopped the floor with him and to corner him, he woke up the next day seeing Roundhouse kicks. Great job, I think subzero gave you the best run for your money. and I don’t know if it was just me but what a disappointment with the” mysterious warrior” at the end. Jade is literally katana in every way and form but colored green.
The SNES version is obviously superior, but man, that blue portal stage! I love it! No other version has it. I didn't grow up with a genesis, but I do own one now and there's definitely something to love about this version.
Weirdly, I remember a C&VG writer saying the juggle combos were absent in the home versions of MKII - I dunno, seems like you can still juggle pretty well to me.
Sub-Zero falling down in the stage Fatality silent is way more grim than the yelling version. 💀 And why is Shao Kahn saying "outstanding" when he's gettin' his ass kicked? Ha ha
my friend steven says he knows the nudality fatality for mileena and kitana... but i havent seen him since the 1994 and im starting to think he was pulling my chain.
How does it look so smooth??? Is this the 32x version? I recently bought a second gen genesis and bout the output to hdmi. I pop the MK 2 cartridge in, and it looks so pixilated and washed out on mine.
It is being played on an emulator with graphic enhancements/graphic smoothing applied. I can tell that for sure. What I want to know is if it's a hacked rom. It can't be the original with that sponge bob as mofo poppin out when he says "Toasty!" WTF is that? Looks stupid AF.
The opponents looked a little easy in this version very slow to react..long time since I played it but when I did the opponents where like lunatics up the ladder. Still good video well done made it look easy 👍
@@Wizard66 You could cheese any version, including the arcade game with patterns with certain characters. You could make them fall for the same moves over and over again if you knew what to do (wait for opponent to get close, jump back, they leap at you, open to roundhouse kicks). Kintaro is also piss easy in this game with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, if you can spear the big guy, you can uppercut, and throw ice or spear before he gets back up, catch him again, and again).
Terrible version compared to SNES. There are missing graphics, missing voices and screams, flat music. Yall tripping SNES was the closest to the Arcade for sure.
Lots of nostalgia because this is the version I had but the Sega version is the worst! SNES much better version. Graphics were clearer and more defined. The sound was far far superior.
@@damin9913xactly. The bias for SNES is insane. The Gen version is missing some sound effects (i wish they actually announced who won and i wish they actually said "fatality"), but aside from that it's great.
This game is bullshit. If you block, the AI just spams punch every second it gets, so the moment you unblock you just eat shit. You cannot miss a hit if you want to win.
@@Y-J65 i think the snes sounds more clear whereas genesis sounds gritty. Even the colors are darker and not as crisp but just my opinion. I do prefer the tomb music in genesis as opposed to the snes
Ésta versión es de las peores q puede existir . Falta d voces , escenarios con menos cosas y lo d siempre El Sonido Horrible q desarollaba la consola 🤮
Man! I remember playing this game back then with my cousin and friends! The darkness, creepy sounds, music and atmosphere were so intense! I miss that!
@@randytauren Yeah, man!
My God the sound track and sound affects were phenomenal. This is what I miss
Mortal Kombat , on the sega genesis , is the best game ever .
I disagree. Mortal Kombat is a very good game but I prefer Donkey Kong
@@Chaos447 Donkey Kong sucks!
Graphics is great on Sega and it’s fluid but no animations and sound which is where SNES had the dominate version
@@FartSmuckerhey u know what YOU SUCK
@FartSmucker YOU SUCK!
The thing that the Sega Genesis had in spades was their ratio of color depth, contrast and deep blacks. Snes had way more ability to render subtle and sophisticated graphics, but its colors were always lighter, the Genesis went full dark mode which enhances MK2 immensely, definetly the best version IMO
You'd be in quite the minority, many fans, and even the magazines back in the day absolutely lambasted this version, and gave the SNES version it's well deserved praise for looking much like the arcade version. Missing voice effects, like the announcer, background animations gone (no pterodactyl's in the Kombat Tomb stage, the monk is gone in the Tower stage), no portraits for character endings, no versus screen, tons of cuts (MK 3 at least had more going for it on the Genesis than MK 1 or 2 did due to no Probe involvement) absolutely crippled this game. The absolute worst ports, besides the handheld versions, the PS1 and Saturn ports, which are both terrible. MK2 on Genesis had washed out colors, something the 32X version at least rectified, yet brought nothing else to the table besides a bit more in the way of vocal effects.
@@Bloodreign1 well, if you want to pick a fight, then let me tell you this. SNES plays like shit. and i prefer something unique than something that is arcade version wannabe.
@@tnt070 Some of us prefer something that at least tries to be like the arcade game, you are in quite the minority for this game. Probe is the bane of many gamers, a lot of folks hated what Probe did to this game. A major reason why MK3 turned out far better than this dog turd of a port is because Sculptured Software put better effort into making the game as close to the arcade as they could, something they did for MK 2 on the SNES.
Nothing unique about this game at all, just a bunch of cuts Probe made that were not at all necessary due to their programming incompetence. Enjoy your shitty Genesis port for this one, if I play an MK on Genesis, and playing MK is quite rare for me these days due to owning better fighting games, I'll stick with MK 3. At least MK 3 plays something like the arcade game.
As for MK 2 SNES, you're full of crap, the game controls well, the arcade combos work as well. MK1 may not have had the best controls, but MK 2 and MK 3 played extremely well.
I spoke the truth about this Genesis version of MK2, and it seemed to have triggered you. I have played both versions extensively, I know what was cut from both games, and the Genesis had a hell of a lot more sacrifices made to it (as I said, the 32X version at least rectified some things). Magazines of the time ripped into this version, and rightfully so, including EGM, known to be more favorable to Sega games at the time, and gave bad grades to games when devs wouldn't give them something free in return. This one wasn't a case of that, EGM reviewers knew the port was bad, gamers at home knew too.
I knew of only 1 person who had MK 2 Genesis, the rest of us owned the SNES version, and would often have tournaments, the Genesis version I have only ever been able to play solo as no one else sensibly wanted to touch it.
Not to mention the Kintaro AI is extremely dumb in this version, especially with Scorpion and Sub-Zero. You spear him or freeze him, uppercut, throw spear, or ice again, catch him again, uppercut, spear or ice again, rinse and repeat for easy victory. In the arcade version, he was susceptible to jumpkicks from a certain distance, something also present in the home versions.
The music and sound just kills it though. SNES version was all around the better experience. Also the 3 button controller was awful for fighting games.
Even after all these years, this is by far the scariest game I have ever played. … and I’m still scared of it.
what's so scary about it?
@@radone469 Everything; The disembodied creepy voice, the fatalities, the character’s voices, the music, the atmosphere, the places, and yet despite all that it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.
you should play silent hill
You should try fatal frame. This game is stylish morecthan scary I always liked the aesthetic of mk2
@@thestinger5047blowing it a little outta proportion there lol but it is kinda creepy yeah
Shao Khan: "You will--"
*dies*
13:24 kintaro was like Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop!
Ah. This is my favorite version of MK2 besides the arcade version and my favorite character, reptile. Great job! :)
mm no. pc and arcade version!
This is one of the worst port of mk2...snes is way better
I like the genesis better then the arcade
@@damin9913 Because you're biased as hell.
@@Bloodreign1The fact that you attack him for having an opinion you don't like makes you bias.
MK 2 is where the series peaked. Awesome game play, gory fatalities, no gimmicky guest fighters, just a solid game with great replay value. Too bad it all got chucked in the toilet with 3, to the point they had release the "Ultimate" version just to course correct.
Facts
MK3 was awesome and introduced combos. Also guest fighters weren't a thing until MK9.
Vanilla MK3 is underrated, and deserves props for what it got Right.
We had the best childhood ever
Yes
biased
13:20
Reptile: You throw me one more time, you won't like the kicking I give you.
*Kintaro throws Reptile*
Reptile: Your funeral!
*roundhouse kicks Kintaro silly*
Lol
One of my favorites. Great playthrough really skilled
I remember we had a game magazine that had all mortal kombat 2 moves in it miss that
How Reptile was created was they put Scorpion & Sub-Zero together. In the first game he had their weapons instead of weapons of his own. Also blue & yellow mixed together make green.
There are so many secrets in this game I haven't figured out yet
Great video. Reptile’s my favourite character in mk
Arcade version game play wise was the best but sound design on the genesis was amazing for its time.
The sega genesis version has a charm to the atmosphere i like it😊
Yes, the lack of sounds in comparation with the arcade, and Nes versions improve it to me.
@elio3232 it didn't lack anything the genesis has its own style not trying to copy the arcade version that's what makes the genesis version so unique
I always thought the SNES version was far superior but lately I can appreciate the darker atmosphere of the Genesis version much more. The distinct sound and music that a Genesis provides is really unique.
I always love that uppercut
Same here
Favorite characters in this were reptile, scorpion and baraka
Um... No, I believe your favorite characters were Johnny Cage, Jax and Jax again. Please don’t lie about this because you could have put a lot of people’s lives in serious danger. Shame on you for being so careless.
You have some serious skill! 🤝
Awesome playthrough!
1:56 So she doesn’t scream in pain when she was stabbed with all those needles but she complains when she is falling down (meaning she was alive and preferred to be stuck in the roof of needles than falling to the near ground)
I played the crap out of this. When I got a 32X on sale for like $20 at a Wal-Mart I eventually got the MK2 port and played that one instead. I really enjoyed it.
dedplays Hello, I wanted to ask something, which emulator and shader you use, I would be happy if you reply. Thank you.
Now that’s just ironic, right there, Reptile, protector of Shao Kahn kicks his ass royally at the end. My two favorite fights were Jax, you mopped the floor with him and to corner him, he woke up the next day seeing Roundhouse kicks. Great job, I think subzero gave you the best run for your money. and I don’t know if it was just me but what a disappointment with the” mysterious warrior” at the end. Jade is literally katana in every way and form but colored green.
Bring me memories...
The SNES version is obviously superior, but man, that blue portal stage! I love it! No other version has it. I didn't grow up with a genesis, but I do own one now and there's definitely something to love about this version.
Isn’t the portal blue on snes when you fight noob saibot or am I dreaming that up?
@@nickmancuso1548 No. You fight in Goro's Lair.
Great Work Dedplays!
My favorite Mortal Kombat kharacter ever is Reptile,specifically besides Liu Kang. Just in case anyone wood like to know. ⭕️
I used to think kintaro was an evil Santa Claus when I would see his picture
Nice Gameplay
Great Job!
Thanks, You too, sexy pants
Eu tinha o cartucho desse jogo. Joguei muito em 1995.
Qual é a versão que os secretos Noob Saibot, Jade e Smoke são jogáveis assim como os chefões Kintaro e Shao Kahn?
Weirdly, I remember a C&VG writer saying the juggle combos were absent in the home versions of MKII - I dunno, seems like you can still juggle pretty well to me.
Esse filtro gráfico tá muito bom
Eu acho a BGM desse jogo melhor até que a do Arcade.
Why is jade white
It's only in Genesis, 32X and Amiga versions
This port is the definition of "ok"
Is this really Genesis? I don't remember this game sounding /looking like this at all.
It wasn't looking like this, the video has it has an upscaling filter that mangles it like hell.
Sub-Zero falling down in the stage Fatality silent is way more grim than the yelling version. 💀
And why is Shao Kahn saying "outstanding" when he's gettin' his ass kicked?
Ha ha
I love it
I use to have so much trouble with Shao Kahn back in the day
my friend steven says he knows the nudality fatality for mileena and kitana... but i havent seen him since the 1994 and im starting to think he was pulling my chain.
I love how “Raiden” is actually spelled “Rayden” LOL
They changed the spelling in the home versions and in the movies to avoid a copyright issue with the arcade game called "Raiden."
If this had more of the voice samples it would have crushed the SNES version. The gameplay was soooo much more responsive
Portal mortal kombat 1 night jade 10:14 before kitana
Reptile 🦎 round 1 round 2 fight ?
Its Jade
Dude no way this isn't tas. He didn't even do the six button adjustments
Is this a rom hack?
8:33 *"Do you hear a woman's voice now!?! DIE!!!!!"*
🤣🤣 Jax got f'd up 2:55
How does it look so smooth??? Is this the 32x version? I recently bought a second gen genesis and bout the output to hdmi. I pop the MK 2 cartridge in, and it looks so pixilated and washed out on mine.
It is being played on an emulator with graphic enhancements/graphic smoothing applied. I can tell that for sure. What I want to know is if it's a hacked rom. It can't be the original with that sponge bob as mofo poppin out when he says "Toasty!" WTF is that? Looks stupid AF.
@@user-lg9hc1nl9u there was a cheat menu on the megadrive version which enabled you to turn this wee creepy thing on
@@whitetroutchannel I see. I had the Genesis version but didn't know about it. It look like sponge bob. lol.
The opponents looked a little easy in this version very slow to react..long time since I played it but when I did the opponents where like lunatics up the ladder. Still good video well done made it look easy 👍
Probably playing on very easy. But that’s one advantage of the home versions. Very easy on the arcade version is NOT very easy lol
@@Wizard66 You could cheese any version, including the arcade game with patterns with certain characters. You could make them fall for the same moves over and over again if you knew what to do (wait for opponent to get close, jump back, they leap at you, open to roundhouse kicks). Kintaro is also piss easy in this game with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, if you can spear the big guy, you can uppercut, and throw ice or spear before he gets back up, catch him again, and again).
🍹💚💚💚💚💚💚
that's not a playthrough, it's a speed run.
God I remember being so disappointed with this when it came out
sound bits moment
He had the code in and played on very easy
Idk
@@kerriannette he for sure had the code in and played on very easy.
TOASTY!!!
Rayden.
Terrible version compared to SNES. There are missing graphics, missing voices and screams, flat music. Yall tripping SNES was the closest to the Arcade for sure.
I don't think I dare to play against you
Lots of nostalgia because this is the version I had but the Sega version is the worst! SNES much better version. Graphics were clearer and more defined. The sound was far far superior.
6:24
como saco a jade si le tenia q ganar a milena en el portal todo con patada alta o baca no recuerdo cual?
10:08
This version not as bad as people described
It wasn't bad people are just trying to bash it cause they were Nintendo nerds
this version isnt bad at all and the music is 100% better than on snes.
@@damin9913xactly. The bias for SNES is insane. The Gen version is missing some sound effects (i wish they actually announced who won and i wish they actually said "fatality"), but aside from that it's great.
@@dmer-zy3rb yes and it has way more secrets in it too
@@KingStr0ng did you play mortal kombat unlimited its the same just more stuff added now
Alright lol
I like the snes better
This game is bullshit. If you block, the AI just spams punch every second it gets, so the moment you unblock you just eat shit. You cannot miss a hit if you want to win.
🧔🧒👨⛄🐍💀
Was better on snes
The sega version sounds fake as shit
It is disgusting lol
I hated the Sega version lol
@@williemoncada3049 I loved (and still love and always will love) the Sega version because it's the version I grew up with. lol
Nah the sega version sounds dark and gritty the snes version sounds cheap as fuck
@@Y-J65 i think the snes sounds more clear whereas genesis sounds gritty. Even the colors are darker and not as crisp but just my opinion. I do prefer the tomb music in genesis as opposed to the snes
The Sega soundscape was ass.
Ésta versión es de las peores q puede existir . Falta d voces , escenarios con menos cosas y lo d siempre El Sonido Horrible q desarollaba la consola 🤮
This version is awful compared to the Super Nintendo version.
LDL-RDR-LLRR 😊