Me, and my cousin had a big party at my house when I got mortal kombat 2 on SNES. stayed up till 4 in the morning playing it!

In defense of the Genesis version, the Genesis relies heavily on dithering. On a CRT, the dithered areas would blend together creating a new color that the Genesis couldn’t do on its own. When you put that through an HDTV, the dithering effect won’t happen. So, now you take what is already an inferior port of the game and output it in a way that was never intended and you end up with what you saw. I had the SNES version in the 90’s and my friend had the Genesis and though mine did look better, it wasn’t as stark as it is now.

SNES had the best soundtrack for sure but that's pretty common to SNES ports. It had a much larger audio suite.

I love Kenny!! He dug deep into MK in the same way I did growing up. Those Name bars was a big thing for kids like us! We scoped out every detail from hours of staring at the game in the arcade and then in magazines! You couldn’t get shit passed kids like us! 🙌🏽

Mortal Kombat II is my favorite of the classic MK games. MK3 is okay, but it's where the franchise starts to go off the rails. They had to release an Ultimate version to add all the characters/extras the game was missing.

On the 32x version, the add-on hardware is rendering the characters. The Genesis hardware is rendering the backgrounds. That’s why the backgrounds look the same as Genesis because they are. Music is also being output by the Genesis, which is why that is the same and the extra sdfx samples are coming from the 32x. Ppl forget the 32x once plugged in is working with the Genesis. It doesn’t take over the Genesis.

Yeah, most of the best MK tracks are from the OG Trilogy. But I think the PS2/Gamecube era MK games had some pretty good tracks too, people don't talk about them quite as much for that, unfortunately.

There is a Japanese SNES version with green blood and black-and-white Fatalities (just not on stage Fatalities). Perfect for younger players, I suppose. Also, a PlayStation version exists, but only in Japan. It almost had overseas releases, but with Mortal Kombat 3 on the way it made more sense to launch the PlayStation with the newer game in the series. Eventually the PlayStation version of MKII didn't go to waste, and that ended up as a Japan-only release.

MK2 on the Super nes is the best version and my first fighting game!

I had the MK2 32X version and I was proud of it

For the genesis and 32x mk2, you have to go to the options menu and enable the 6 button controller. Once you do that, you have access of all 6 buttons.

Snes and Arcade version were the best imo

I grew up with the SNES version.

The problem with the 32x version is that the backgrounds were all still generated by the Genesis. Only the HUD and characters, as well as character select and other character pictures were done by the 32x. The Snes version backgrounds are better looking than even the 32x version. Then they (probe) also left out a lot of voices and the music itself was just the Genesis music, when it could have been more arcade accurate. I'm guessing cart size was an issue. But overall, The 32x hardware was definitely superior as far as colors, to the Snes. 32x could display over 32,000 colors and the Snes could only display 256 colors.

Playing the 32x "It's not arcade" "But pretty darn close" What?!?! Those backgrounds were as bad as the Genesis version.

In topic of the Saturn vs PS1, I also have to agree about the PS1's 2D capabilities. Capcom's Marvel fighting games on it were notorious for slowdowns, and the Final Fantasy 4, 5, 6, and Chrono Trigger ports via FF Anthology and Chronicles compilation discs were met with nasty loading times, which was Square's only console of choice during that time.

If you guys are using HD Retrovision Genesis Cables for the 32x and Genesis versions, there is a little Brightness switch on the cable. If that is switched on it will add extra brightness to the picture that it doesn't need. That's only used if you have the adapters for other systems like PS1 and Saturn because the picture ends up being darker by default for some reason.

Then I thought why the hell did they not give the reptile skin to subzero; He has the slide!

“Nrs games are not hype because of the music” The armory would like a word

fav mortal kombat of all time

Ripley duel wielding two controllers was the highlight for me! Also. They should try the Touhou Project Fighting Games!

The Gamegear isn't just a portable sega master system. it supports more onscreen colors than the MS and Genesis and has extra sound support that will make it so certain games won't run properly on MS and genesis or at all unless they are programmed to run in master system mode.

Good comparison vid doods. All of the versions are nice, but that saturn version takes the award, for being really close to the arcade version. MK2 and MK1 are my favourite Mortal Kombat games. I like the stages, music, moves and effects in MK2 too. And a big thanks to Professor Kenny too.👏

I was so excited to pick up the 32x version, since I was positive it would be arcade perfect. Imagine my disappointment when I played it.

I agree with the cross controls on SEGA Genesis/32x. It feels weird on a controller. Then again, I used start to block to play MK1 and 2. I do remember the cheat code on Genesis icluding Fergalities

for 1,2,and 3 i use the x layout for the most part but i dont put run out in the middle of nowhere i just put it under block

Awesome video 👍

32x version is what the Mega Drive/Genesis version should've been.

Never saw the Saturn port, wow.

Luv the saturn port. But still had a few weird sega versions of bg music. Like the mountain ladder and the select screen. The pit 2 music is for the tower

MK II is my alltime favorite video game, period.

Where is the time stamp guy?

The genesis version had the fergality with raiden on the armory stage tho lol

The ground ice sounds cute but funny 24:40

Im like kenny. I still remember the moves.

Whoa!

Max making fun of the Genesis version made me giggle. I grew up with the Genesis version as a Kid xX

32X version is my favorite Original Home Port of the Game.

The stages in this game are so sick I hope they do more like that for the new one cuz I thought mk11s stages were mostly lame

Mk 2 was my favorite. Snes did a decent port of it.

I like the 1sega cd.2snes.3. 32x.4genises

Gamegear could display more colors than SMS, and genesis. If you play a game made exclusively for GG, Genesis won't display it correctly. I think MegaMan GG has that issue. Also GG took 6 batteries, not 9 😜

Yeet

I made up that rumor about the tree fatality too.

Probe tended to be lazy with Genesis ports. It definitely needs a color hack like they did with MK1

the arcade version was the best

I honestly can't get over how bad the sound effects are in the 32X version. While the voice samples are fine, the other sound effects are the same as the base Mega Drive sound effects and are your typical Sega "fart" sounds. Also there are two things that brings the Saturn version down a few pegs. The first is the loading times, being frustrating at best but being game breaking at worst, especially when playing Shang Tsung. The second is that it's missing a lot of sound effects for some reason, including a lot of the voice overs. Zero excuse for that. They also used the MIDI soundtrack from the DOS version instead of simply using the arcade OST which, again, is pretty unforgivable.

The Saturn version looks better than the 1up arcade version. They did a shit job porting the arcade version to the 1up arcade!

I have played the Genesis version of MK2. I love it and grew up om it but yes, it looks bad. However, the Game Gear version is pretty much the same thing just scaled down even more. Ugly ports

The SNES has the best MK2. Sure, the Saturn port looks better but there are to much dissapointments in gameplay, a pointless Shang Tsung, loading times during gameplay and fatalities etc. The SNES port is the most complete and arcade true port with the most original gameplay and game content (the real ending!). The fatalities look better (no dissapearing guts and bones, just like in the arcade original), the coloration is also better, the sound is a little muffled but true to the original. The Sega versions' synth sound doesn't fit to that game, one track is missing, the SFX are bad and the added sounds in the 32X version are to loud and obviours, it's a lazy port with bad colors etc. And why is Jade a white person in the Genesis and 32X ports? Genesis is also missing Goro's lair complete... SNES wins.

nah 32x looks better

MK9 and MK3 are the best MK games

Bigger sprites. 👌 Music sucks. 🤦‍♂️

SNES is the most overrated version. It's the only one (besides that crappy psx port or handheld versions) Where the AI is different from the Arcade. The jumping is also floaty... meaning....have fun getting eviscerated by Kintaro.