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the ending where Tanya leads Liu into a dark cave and then jumps Liu with Shinnok to blow him up fucking TERRIFIED me as a kid - the hero of the series got merc’d in a dark cave with no one around to see what happened… little did I know that the Deadly Alliance intro was just around the corner to scare me even more!

Mythologies is such a great backstory to Bi-Han himself.

It wasn't mentioned in the video, but it should be noted that Kitana, Noob, and Kano were planned for MK4 (they were seen and playable in pre-release footage), but replaced by Tanya, Reiko, and Jarek respectively because Midway felt the game didn't have enough new characters. Noob became a hidden playable character in the home versions. Kitana wasn't completely removed because her model was needed for Liu Kang's ending for the arcade and N64 versions since those used in-game cutscenes while the PS1 and PC versions used FMV videos so an unfinished version of Kitana can be played by hacking the game. Goro was also not in the arcade version and was home console exclusive.

18:00 This is one of those cases where I didn't learn something was poorly received or hated until years later as an adult. Because I remember me and my friends(and the majority of kids at my school who played MK4/Gold) were talking about it nonstop. In fact, two of my best friends growing up who lived right around the corner from me were OBSESSED with MK4 and we would play it NON STOP. Always having heated rivalries and tournaments lol. This was before I came of age and started paying attention to(or even noticing) things like review scores. I didn't learn until after Deadly Alliance released that MK4 was seen as a bad entry when reading articles talking about it as "that game no one remembers" etc. I loved MK4 and Gold.

I appreciate these uploads because I enjoy MK lore but haven’t gotten around to playing/finishing most of them. They’re also getting me excited for MK1’s release!

MK4 was super hype and one of my favorites. I’m surprised to hear that it had a negative response. Love these videos and can’t believe they aren’t getting more views. Thank you for making them!

MK 4 introduced me to the series and will always be my favorite. Just had a real sinister atmosphere to it.

I mostly played MK Gold because it had Kitana, Mileena, Kung Lao, Robots and Baraka. Overall, I feel a strange affection to this game plus I love how they used cutscenes to tell the story.

Mythologies is basically a noob saibot story, wild

I've always wondered why scorpion and sub-zero weren't turned into fire and ice elementals after they became earth realm protectors

Geez Bi han is a beast. He also deserves his own redemption as noob just like scorpion

I loved mk 4 Never owned it but used to rent it from the local video store over the weekends. I know it was no tekken but honestly that was okay, back then it was nice having all types of fighters. Plus I was happy Cage was back haha. I dug him when I was younger. I love this series brother awesome video

I really love Mythologies. I mastered the gameplay with the “B” button and got the levels memorized. I enjoyed the game so much, I replayed it on the N64. Wish NetherRealm would make another Mythologies, there’s so much potential.

MK4 was my first introduction to this series and I never thought it was bad or poorly written. Looking at it now it hasn’t aged the best but there were some valuable tidbits like Scorpion and Sub Zero learning they were both set up, Shinnok *is* canonically unstoppable but Quan Chi’s double crossing backfired, and that there are more than 1 gods that can be protectors.

The MK movie soundtrack was so amazing. Says a lot about that time period

MK4 was my first video game ever. It will forever have a special place in my childhood.

I'm really loving these episodes! Can't wait to see more 😀

15:03 Never gets old

In the arcade one time, I wanted to try to do a fatality that I remembered from Game Informer. So I put my quarters in, picked Reptile then these older kids came up and were watching me play. I beat the first enemy and ended up pulling off the fatality where Reptile jumps on the enemy and eats their face off, one of the older kids was shouting "HES HUMPING HIM!!". They all cheered for me, then the older kid put his quarters in to fight me, he beat me immediately and I was booted from the game.

Quan Chi also appeared in the live action show Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Which was really damn fun.

Perfect timing too, if we are getting the next MK trailer today. 🙌

MK4 was my favorite!! Tanya and Fujin were my favorite characters to play with.

Totally loving your Mortal Kombat series.. keep em coming 👍

MK4 is great. The atmosphere is like nothing else.

Richard Divizio, the best Bald MK Character Actor Ever

In Sonya and Jax’s endings where Jarek goes over a cliff (seem like the same cliff) his screaming is hilarious

This was the first 3d mortal Kombat Game ever. Let that sink in?

I didn't know my two favourites Sub Zero and Jax had their own spin-offs. 🤯

Mythologies was great. Needs a remake.

I can at least appreciate that Mythologies did a lot to fill in certain lore gaps despite the game itself being...well, Mythologies

Never forget when my uncle got me mk4 for Christmas on N64 lol loved it was playing mk trilogy before that on my N64 and then later on got mk mythology subzero game was hard at first but always got to the stage where I had to escape the realm and den it reset to beginning because I didn't have enough experience and didn't no until a few years ago lol wow I was shocked

Mk trilogy omg I remember playing this on PS1 .Them old good days I missed

Amazing video. Thank you so much for making it ❤

I think that Mythologies could be really improved with a remake.

Never played MK4. I was in my late teens when UMK3 appeared on the Saturn, and it was amazing. By the time MK4 appeared, I was totally tuned out from the series. Not sure if I played any of the sequels much after that.

Glad I found your channel these history of mk videos remind of the videos MKsecrets use to do in the early youtube days

Excellent series. Thank you!

Great series... I love them all

Till this day mortal Kombat mythologies is still the hardest game

MK4 looks dope af. I remember seeing the arcade during my childhood and the few times I played it I had fun

Great video!!! Really helped clear it up for me, as I could never remember which one I had lol, think I had mk3 trilogy and the mk3 ultimate

Justin found ya channel love it all the best from the north east of England

To me imo mk mythology subzero was one of my favorite games I guess I just have nostalgic feeling and grew up wit the game I enjoyed so many days tryna beat the game lol

4’s roster is so tiny compared to other MK titles, but damn, do the 90s 3D graphics used in the game look astounding. The fatalities in the game are a vast improvement from MK3’s, UMK3’s, and MKT’s due to its greater creativity and the fact that 50% of the fatalities are no longer, “watch some guy blow up to a million pieces.” Man, I wish I have access to the original Arcade version of it, but you know, _it costs big money._

Mortal4Kombat mlMy favorite MK game till this day! This was the FIRST VIDEO GAME I EVER PLAYED! At only 4 years old on the N64 Haha good times This game needs a Remaster

Great video!

This was the one our dad took away for a month because of our fighting.😂 Pretty sure Jax has the worst ending in 4. Playing these games into the wee hours of the morning just beating the ladder with each character is still a thing I do.

The intro for MK4 (live action one) had me scared as a little kid, same with the spikes and music. I was no older than 6-7 cuz my dad was a huge fan of the original arcade games so he had MK4 on PSOne

[6:32] "What did you mean by that?"😂😅😂

When i first saw mk4 in the arcade, i was like, "what happened?!"

MK4 was when i kinda dropped the series and went back to playing trilogy with my friends, i grinded deadly alliance and deception for a while but couldnt bring myself to playing newer titles

Never seen these mk4 animations and even better in HD

Mortal Kombat 4 was not only my first Mortal Kombat, and last for a while, it was where Quan Chi became my hands down favorite character.

MK4 was what introduced me to Mortal Kombat, and I loved it. Quan Chi's look in the game is the most sinister, I dunno why they changed it later. Also had a videogame crush on Tanya 😁

Another great one! Shame the game is seen as a blemish tho. I saw that new mk1 trailer aswell. Am confused but excited. Good stuff as always!

I've been playing MK since the first one came out. However, with MK4, it felt as if it had been rushed out. I had the feeling MK4 could have turned out better if more time was spent on it (graphics, movement of the characters and the endings specifically).

I like mk4 for its atmosphere, very gritty and dark but hilarious due to the endings and voice lines.

So basically, if Special Forces wasn't rushed, and maybe waited for the PS2, it could have been the first Shaolin Monks. I mean, it's the exact same thing, just without platforming... or any polish whatsoever.

I forgot how much MK4 looked like it was always about to break.😂

First, how come a Mortal Kombat Arcade Collection hasn't been released since the PS3 & 360? Second, how come Mortal Kombat 4 is never rereleased and made for new consoles? Doesn't Netherrealm Studios have the rights and can make it?

Yessir 💪💪💪

Your voice reminds me of Nate the great from Ted Lasso ! 🙌🏻

My cousin has 4 on Nintendo 64 was best time ever lol 😂 I remember my cousin making nephew cry doing fatalities 😅Classic

I swear you could play as goro as well

I liked mythologies, even though gameplay wasn’t the best, really enjoyed the story with videos

I still don't understand why the game isn't more hyped since for a loooong time it used to be the only MK game for PC.

I remember how much of a pain in the @ zz MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero was. It took me forever to beat. This live character are HILARIOUS looking back at it. 😂😂😂

Never played MK Special Forces, from the reviews I've heard, I didn't miss much

I played mythology subzero on the n64 and never knew that there was cutscenes

Remember having this game for both Dreamcast and N64 but my brother and I only played the N64 version for whatever reason I don’t know lol

"Wrong Jerik this is not a Bru.Tal.Ity this is a Fa.Ta.Lity"😂😂😂

I think mk mythologies is worth a revisit. I used try like hell to play sub zero, I was young I thought it was just a big kid game lol. I had no idea it was actually bad.

The Jax ending 🤣🤣🤣

I could never figure out how to escape Fuijn's one hit kill. Had to give up on that game.

I think the problem was that Midway deemed the MK name as bigger than the games themselves. They were becoming cheaper and cheaper and in these games that went too far. Have anyone not tested MKM:SZ to noticed how unplayable it was? No comments on MKSF. I think MK4 is a funny game and I enojoyed playing it. But, Lord... cheapness everywhere. Few characters (same as MK3), same dial combos for all of them, no actual boss fight, endings were played by the characters instead of being images and the champion screen was just a flat image with no animation whatsoever.

I wish I could of played mythology id would of loved it

I would if nowadays ending have animation

I crushed that game in one shot I loved it I was like 12yrs old , IGN even sucked then 😂

I bought Mythologies: Sub-Zero during a 4 day trip to Gothemburg. Bought it the first day and was so hyped to come home to my PlayStation. Looked through the manual every night. Well... You know the end of this story. Another disapointed child.

MK4 was the 1st in the series I played, Then played MK 3U

I spent hours playing this game on the PS1

I fkn loved this game

Bob from Tekken remind me of po

Goro was also playable

MK4 had my favorite endings😂

I think one thing you could've brought up was the game War Gods which was made by the MK team and served as a prototype / tech demo of MK4's engine. Good vid though, just a nitpick.

I bought Mythologies: Sub-Zero during a 4 day trip to Gothenburg. Bought it the first day and was so hyped to come home to my PlayStation. Looked through the manual every night. Well... You know the end of this story. Another disapointed child 😢

I think I'm the only one on this planet that enjoyed mkm Sub-Zero, the only gripe I have is the turn button and the lack of fatalities besides that I enjoyed it

How’ does shinnok get the amulet back if sub zero apparently got it for quan chi in mythologies but then sub zero ends up beating shinnok at the end of that game ? So how does shinnok have the amulet in MK 4 ??

What version of the MK theme is the one in the intro? Tried shazaming it but it's too short and ends too abruptly for an accurate result...

15 minutes mark 😂😂😂 did Jarek scream Raiden superman

MK4 is good, I liked it, I don't understand why some people say it's the worst of the older games. Obviously today it looks ugly and the 2D games hold up a lot better, 2D resists the passage of time a lot better than early 3D and polygons, but back then 4 looked fine. In terms of gameplay it's good, some of the new characters are boring but the roster is ok, the stages are ok, it brought back the fantasy and mistery feeling of 1 and 2 in terms of stages, colors, music and atmosphere, and I think it's very underrated. I remember running home so excited when i got it for PC, I couldn't wait to play it!. If you had a 3DFX Voodoo card it looked awesome (for its time). MK4 is a solid very underrated entry. And in my opinion, the last good MK until MK9. The really bad ones are the PS2 trilogy. I hated those so much!. The gameplay was horrible, the direction the story and characters took was bad, like "Liu Kang is dead" WTF??. To this day I really dislike Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armaggedon, to me that's the worst era of the franchise, those games are a mess, it's like they lost the way for years trying to do something that's not MK. I know a lot of people like those games and they were succesful so I'm in the minority here (I can't imagine why MK fans liked those games), but to me that dark age after 4 and before 9 felt like MK was dead. I'm happy MK9 soft rebooted the saga and brought back "real Mortal Kombat" in terms of gameplay, characters, story, atmosphere and feeling. MK9 was a great comeback.

My brother was the green screen actor for mortal Kombat Armageddon and deadly alliance for shang tsung and I believe either sub zero you know when the run up the mountain he did alot of the fighting parts for shang tsung and I can't remember the other characters

21:50 the predicted MK10 Jax

Mk mythologies was dope

MK 3 Gold had all the boss characters I’ve been wanting to play with . I need that arcade in the cavern

Mk 4 kai had a badass kukri

The MK4 issue lies in the replacement of characters like Jarek, Fujin, Kai, and Tanya, which were disappointing. Quan Chi is the best new character. The game felt fairer with difficulty than older games, and the alt costumes were enjoyable but the weapons seemed pointless. Ending videos were cheesy but I'm glad they had them compared to text. Shinnok was alright but found him less intimidating than Quan Chi. I loved he was a more grounded boss not over powered and playable but compared to Shang Tsung which could transform or Shao Kahn which had super strength just seem lack luster.

MK4 is the one main game that aged like milk.