List of Mortal Kombat media
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.
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 18 differently named games, eight of which are original fighting games, three of which action-adventure games, and seven others which are re-releases, upgrades and ports. Along with the video game series two 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.[3]
Video games
Original release dates: NA- October 8, 1992[1] |
1992 — Arcade game[1] 1993 — Game Boy,[4] Game Gear,[5] Genesis,[6] Master System,[7] Super NES[8] 1994 — Amiga,[9] Personal Computer,[10] Sega CD[11] 2004 — Mobile phone,[12] PlayStation 2,[13] Xbox[13] 2006 — Personal computer[14] |
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Original release dates: NA - 1993[15] |
1993 — Arcade game[15] 1994 — Amiga,[16] Game Boy,[17] Personal Computer,[18] 32X,[19] Game Gear,[20] Genesis,[21] Master System,[22] Super NES[23] 1996 — PlayStation,[24] Sega Saturn[25] 2004 — Nintendo GameCube,[26] PlayStation 2,[26] Xbox[26] 2005 — PlayStation 2,[27] PlayStation Portable,[28] Xbox[27] 2006 — Personal computer[14] 2007 — PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network)[29] |
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Original release dates: NA - 1995[30] |
1995 — Arcade game,[30] Game Boy,[31] PlayStation,[32] Genesis,[33] Super NES[34] 1996 — Personal computer,[35] Game Gear,[36] Master System[37] 2004 — Nintendo GameCube,[26] PlayStation 2,[26] Xbox[26] 2005 — PlayStation Portable[28] 2006 — Personal computer[14] |
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Original release dates: NA - 1995[38] |
1995 — Arcade game[38] 1996 — Super NES,[39] Genesis,[40] Sega Saturn[41] 2006 — Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)[42] |
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Original release dates: NA - 1996[44] |
1996 — Nintendo 64,[44] PlayStation[45] 1997 — Personal computer,[46] Sega Saturn[47] 1998 — Game.com[48] |
Original release dates:[49] NA - October 1, 1997 EU - December 1997 |
1997 — Nintendo 64,[50] PlayStation[49] |
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Original release dates: NA - 1997[51] |
1997 — Arcade game[51] 1998 — Nintendo 64,[52] Personal Computer,[53] PlayStation[54] 1999 — Game Boy Color[55] |
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Original release dates:[56] NA - August 31, 1999 |
1999 — Dreamcast[56] |
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Original release dates:[58] NA - July 30, 2000 EU - September 29, 2000 |
2000 — PlayStation[58] |
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Original release dates:[59] NA - December 12, 2001 EU - March 1, 2002 |
2001 — Game Boy Advance[59] |
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Original release dates:[60] NA - November 20, 2002 EU - February 14, 2003 |
2002 — Game Boy Advance,[61] Nintendo GameCube,[60] PlayStation 2,[62] Xbox[63] |
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Original release dates:[64] EU - August 25, 2003 NA - August 27, 2003 |
2003 — Game Boy Advance[64] |
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2005 - Nintendo GameCube
Original release dates:[65] NA - October 4, 2004 EU - November 19, 2004 |
2004 — PlayStation 2,[66] Xbox[65] |
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Original release dates:[69] NA - September 16, 2005 EU - September 30, 2005 |
2005 — PlayStation 2,[70] Xbox[69] |
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Original release dates:[71] NA - October 9, 2006 AUS - October 26, 2006 EU - October 27, 2006 |
2006 — PlayStation 2,[71] Xbox[72] 2007 — Wii[73] |
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Original release dates:[75] NA - November 15, 2006 EU - November 24, 2006 AUS - November 9, 2006 |
2006 — PlayStation Portable[75] |
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Original release dates:[43] NA - November 12, 2007 EU - December 7, 2007 AUS - December 13, 2007 |
2007 — Nintendo DS[43] |
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Original release dates:[77] NA - November 10, 2008 EU - November 21, 2008 AUS - November 21, 2008 |
2008 — PlayStation 3,[78] Xbox 360[78] |
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Original release dates:[79] NA - April 19, 2011 |
2011 — PlayStation 3,[80] Xbox 360[80] 2013 — Personal Computer |
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Original release dates:[81] NA - April 14, 2015 |
2015 — Personal computer, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android[81] |
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Original release dates:[82] NA - April 23, 2019 |
2019 — Personal computer, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch[82] |
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Compilations and collections
Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II Original release dates: September 10, 1998[83] |
1998 — Game Boy,[84] Personal computer[83] |
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Mortal Kombat Kollection Original release dates: September 30, 2008[2] |
2008 — PlayStation 2[2] |
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Original release dates: August 31, 2011 |
2011 — PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 |
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TV and films
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins 1995 — Animated film |
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Mortal Kombat 1995 — Live action film |
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Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm 1996 — Animated series |
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997 — Live action film |
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Mortal Kombat: Conquest 1998 — Live action TV series |
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Mortal Kombat: Rebirth 2010 — Live action short film |
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2011 — Live action web series |
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Printed media
Books
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 | |
Music
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 | |
Other media
Mortal Kombat Kard Game 1995 — Collectible card game |
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