List of Mortal Kombat media explained

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]

Video games

Compilations and bundles

Printed media

Novels

TitleRelease dateAuthorPublisherPagesISBN
Mortal Kombat1995Kevin Droney, Martin DelrioTor Books216
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Mortal Kombat Annihilation1998Jerome PreislerTorkids95
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Comics

IssuesTitleRelease datePublisher
1Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition1992Midway
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1Mortal Kombat II Collector's Edition1993Midway
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6Mortal Kombat: Blood & Thunder1994Malibu Comics
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  1. A Slow Boat to China
  2. Test Your Might
  3. The Art of War
  4. Kombat Zones
  5. Tao
  6. Mortal Mayhem
3Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain1994Malibu Comics
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  1. Stranger in a Strange Land
  2. Down and Out in Outworld
  3. Armed and Dangerous
1Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition1994Malibu Comics
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  1. With Friends Like These...
6Mortal Kombat: Battlewave1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Where The Wild Things Are
  1. A Fighting Chance
  2. No Guts, No Glory
  3. Days Of Thunder, Nights Of Pain
  4. The Killing Fields and The Gift
  5. Death Moves and Every Dog Has Its Day
2Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Secret Treasures & Kano in 'Break Out
  2. Secret Treasures Part 2
3Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Eye of the Storm
  2. The Evil That Men Do
  3. When Part the Heavens...
1Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition II1995Malibu Comics
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  1. A Cold Day in Hell
1Mortal Kombat: Baraka1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Babality
1Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Rising Son
1Mortal Kombat: Kitana and Mileena1995Malibu Comics
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  1. Sister Act
1Mortal Kombat 4 Limited Edition1997Midway
1Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe: Beginnings2008DC Comics
36Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties2015DC Comics
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  1. Blood Ties (Chapter 1-12)
  2. Blood Gods (Chapter 13-24)
  3. Blood Island (Chapter 25-36)
12023DC Comics
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Music

TitleRelease dateLengthLabel
199338:44Midway
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May 31, 199438:27Virgin Records
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Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAugust 15, 199568:28TVT Records
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Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture ScoreOctober 11, 199542:01Rykodisc
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November 5, 199667:10TVT Records
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Mortal Kombat Annihilation – Original Motion Picture SoundtrackOctober 28, 199779:11TVT Records
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Mortal Kombat Musik: MK3 & MK4 Arcade Video Game Soundtrack199766:52Midway
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April 5, 201155:25Watertower Music
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Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack April 16, 20211:20:00Watertower Music
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mortal Kombat (Arcade) - Release Summary. GameSpot. 2008-02-08.
  2. Web site: Mortal Kombat: Kollection Hits Retail Stores Exclusively for PlayStation2 System . Midway Games. 2008-10-07.
  3. Web site: 20 Years Later: A TurboGrafx-16 Retrospective from 1UP.com. November 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105200924/http://www.1up.com/features/20-years-turbografx-16-retrospective?pager.offset=3 . 2012-11-05 .
  4. Web site: Mortal Kombat (1995). Box Office Mojo. 2008-02-08.

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