I love this game so much. I grew up with MK1,2 and 3 and of course, Killer Instinct but this game was just so much fun to play. I'm happy to have the arcade at home now. There was just no better way to play it! Great video Patman!

MK4 has always been my favorite version of MK! Thank you for doing this video!

Patman... I'd say you're heating up but you've been on fire for years. Thanks for all of the content ... From Buffalo, NY

Congratulations on your success, Pat! I am really proud of you for how your channel has grown and how informative (and comedic!) you make your videos, and hope to meet you someday in one of those conventions if you ever do another one again and hope next time they are around the Northeast, or in the Boston/Cape Cod area!

Hey Pat, your channel has really improved over time! It's grown into a full-notification-subscription must-watch channel!

Another amazing documentary on a less than beloved entry in the MK franchise. Interesting info about the historical moment and specially about the MK Gold, which is the definitive MK4 version, IMO. Keep up the good work, Pat! 👍👍

That intro alone was just amazing Great video as always brother 💯

It’s a good thing that Deadly Alliance got made after the arcade quadrilogy!!!! After 4, Ed and the gang moved onto consoles and they’re going strong!!!

I was fresh out of high school when at community college. At the time I would go to the local mall when malls had arcades and it was Tilt(And before that it was Aladdin's Castle) My high school friend worked there and he said hey we're getting in mortal Kombat 4. I said oh my God that's awesome. He said you can be one of the first ones to play it. One of the best moments of my life lol

On my birthday in 1998, i got the original ps1 (the bulky one) along w/this game. Later on Xmas night, my family & i went to an Xmas party one of my uncles was having. I brought the game to play against my cousins. I was mesmerized seeing Scorpion's fire breath fatality in 3d for the first time 😮

Patmanqc is on fire with the content !!! ☄️

How ironic that you would mention The Oregon Trail. Norman Caruso, known as The Gaming Historian here on YT, just published a 90-minute documentary on that very game.

You got the NBA JAM buy. Patman is heating up....HES ON FIRE

Happy little Patman video😎

The fourth Mortal Kombat game is a big step to the next level. 😀👍🎮

I’m happy you made a joke I about your wife ! Thx PatmanQC

When this came out in Arcades this year was my first time seeing Quan Chi and he looked scary af almost like a Hellraiser character 😂

I saw you twice at the MGC but you were busy and I didn't want to bug you while you were enjoying your moment with the creators on artist alley. I was going to tell you that we were Wrestling Classic buddies. Maybe next year!

Love that intro!

Very much worth the wait my friend! That’s the most fatalities I’ve watched consecutively ever lol! I’ve always thumbed up your vids but I’ll make sure to comment more also, and now you know me!!! ❤️🎮😎

I have always wondered one thing about the entire MK franchise. "How do they come up with the ideas for the Fatalities?" Do the programmers sit around a table eating pizza and think of the most disgusting, vile, and gruesome way somebody can be killed?

One thing highly worth mentioning on MK Gold for Dreamcast is there actually 2 versions. The launch version had the print on disk in gold and was HEAVY with bugs. The game was later rereleased with the "Hot New" sticker on the cover, and the print on the disk was red, not gold. This had a LOT (but not all) of the bugs fixed, and is way better to play than the lanch version.

When I was in high school, I remember Mortal Kombat being big.

As always awesome content!!

Patmanqc with another amazing video capturing the great game of mortal kombat 4! You really did amazing work on this !

MK4 character Quan Chi: Beats opponent to death using the victim's own leg. Dave Lister of Red Dwarf: 'Shut up or I'll beat you to death with the wet end!' Connection? Coincidence? Could this be an instance where someone got 'inspired' by some random line in a BBC TV Sci - fi / Comedy show? For those of you not aware, I'm quoting Dave Lister from a scene where he needed fingerprint ID to open a door. He grabbed an arm of some deceased person to use on a fingerprint scanner. Who comes up with this stuff, eh? I love your videos, Patman. Thanks.

Honestly never cared for Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, etc but you make things very interesting giving the history behind them. I do love watching the Arcade version and then seeing the transition to home consoles or handhelds. Great video!

I had a lot of good memories with this game. And not just the memes.

the beginning is super epic!!!

Shinnok was very underwhelming as a final boss and it didn't help that he was playable from the get go. The best thing about MK4 were the unintentionally hilarious endings. Edit: as a paranormal investigator, I have to say I appreciated your reference to a spirit box which most people will probably not know what that is.

Awesomeness good for you QC. Wish I made it this year. PAX east made me overspend two shows. It's all good though. Much love from the Boston finish line as I type this

This game looks better than Mortal Kombat 1.

Great Retrospective on Mortal Kombat 4. The PC version was one of the few games I tested out on my first 3D Gfx Card. The PS1 version had a major disadvantage compared to the N64 and PC versions, Shang Tsung was the PS1 Achilles heel as the game would freeze every time he morphed and it totally killed the vibe. Thanks to the N64 ROM Cartridge and PC HDD Install it was seamless experience.

I never played War Gods, thanks for the helpful History of MK4, Patman! The Polygons show their age, but gameplay can still be fun for the older, box-edged character games. MK1 used to be my long-time favorite, but MK11 is great too. Thanks!

Boom shakalaka! That was a fun intro.

Hey man, hang in there and keep fighting. That Flawless Victory is just around the corner!

It's awesome to see snippets of you out and having a good time mr patman. Thank you again for all of your awesome videos.

Another great video, Patman! I remember seeing this at my local drive-in back in the day and had a go of it. This was also the same night I saw the trailer for Jason Vs. Freddy...

Wow this guy is a legend!

incredible content from one of my favorite KZfaqrs.

The best of the saga, in my opinion, is the 2nd installment! But I absolutely wanted to leave a like anyway because when it's Patman Time YOU KNOW it's gonna be a great time for sure!!! How about a Metal Slug documentary? Is it on your personal list? Thank you very much Pat! Have a nice saturday evening and a peaceful sunday!! P.S. that Tim Kitzrow cameo really is.......... BOOMSHAKALAKAAAAA!!!! 🤣🤣

MK4 would be the last time I played the game in the arcade. My game days took their nose dive after that year.

I love mk4! Thank you for this video! Mk4 impressed because most 3d fighters at the time was slow and bulky feeling. They made it fast, fluid and scary to me lol.

A lot of fond memories of this game

Patman is the Man! Love the new intro buddy!! 💪👍

Despite how much of a bad rep MK4 has received over the years, I still love it, and my son and I actually play it quite often on my N64! I remember my uncle taking my brother and I to our local arcade the day MK4 came out. We got there early, like 20 minutes before the arcade opened. The gate was still pulled down, but we could still see into the arcade, and spotted the 2 brand spanking new MK4 arcade cabinets set up in the middle of the floor. The manager who was inside at the time, I guess overheard mine and my brother’s excitement, and actually came over, unlocked the gate, and let us in early so we could be the first to play it!! Good times.

1997 was just an odd year with me and fighting games where I just wasn't satisfied with any of them between this, King Of Fighters 97 or Street Fighter 3: New Generation even though the graphics looked good. This was also when I went on a long hiatus with the MK series and had no desire to play any other 3D versions until they went back to the traditional gameplay with MK9. I had this for a few months on N64 until I traded the system and all my games in for a Playstation 1 to play Symphony Of The Night and Metal Gear Solid. This isn't a bad game but it just never felt like Mortal Kombat to me and now that you explained the connection with War Gods then that's why this game never gelled with me because it's based on that. That was amazing you got a shout out by NBA Jam Tim Kitzrow! 😊

Quan Chi's leg rip beatdown is Hall of Fame worthy.

Hope you get better Patman! This video got me to finally play my Dreamcast copy of MKGold a few months ago 😂

Man, I never got into MK4 (or any MK games made afterward) but I always love your reviews. Other than the virtua fighter series, the 3D fighters never appealed to me.. You actually made me wanna try it again. Those character bios are hilarious.. My local watering hole has the arcade game, so I just might grab my quarters and head over there.

Voice acting is amazing in MK4...it's cheesy but the actors are 100% serious about their role so the immersion is there

Wow is that world famous mad crazy ed qc behind you patman 😂

Me and my 3 brothers gave Mortal kombat 4 a lot of time on the 64. We loved how silly it was. It deffo has a lot going for it and is underated.

This game was a lot of fun! Great video as always

Epic retrospective Patman!

I still have this on ps1. It's worth a pretty penny on ebay too.

Eurocom also attempted to add an extra boss character named Belokk to MK Gold for the Dreamcast. There were even in-game pictures of him in Game Informer magazine. Alas Midway made Eurocom remove him entirely ...

Cool, the NBA Jam dude got to meet Patman

Loved this game back in the day on my PS1, especially the endings, some lead into others so the story made more sense, but most of all, I always thought Goro looked like her was a Plushie, like made out of felt.

I've always felt this one got a bit of a bad rap. Yeah, it's nowhere near as good as the first three overall, but it's got a goofy charm to it. Good video, Patman, as always!

I hope a😂ll are well, keep up the positive energy Patman. Thank you

as much as I love sitting on my ass and gaming. I do miss arcades, I cannot lie. Great video as always.

Always enjoyed this game!

I'm not much of a fan of the MK series, but I am glad it has survived and evolved

I don’t think they ever topped MK2 as far as atmosphere and gameplay. I can still regularly play that game to this day and I’m somehow not sick of it.

thanks for the cool videos, i enjoy watching the retro games. i had a question for you, i noticed on the video you didnt have use of your arms. i had a stroke and lost the use of my right arm, i was curious how you played games, what u used, that sort of thing. i got the ps1 one handed controller, and the xbox 1 adaptive controller, but im just looking for something that works for me better. keep up the good work with your videos, thanx

Reiko's ending caused a stir back then, some people thought he was Shao Kahn unmasked. The creators behind Mortal Kombat Deception had some fun w/this in the game's Konquest mode. There is a side mission where Shao Kahn finds out Reiko tries on his helmet when no one is around.

Good video. I own MK4 on PS1 N64 and mk gold on dreamcoast. I recall playin mk 4 at arcades at a place called nickelcade 5 cents arcade in early 1998

I just got a new vape and a new strain! You video is the best thing to go along with it! ❤

Excellent and outstanding video ever! ❤

To play as Meat, you have to choose Group Mode and win a match as each character. This must be done consecutively (i.e., you can't lose a single time). I don't remember if single player matches count or if you need to do it in two player mode. Also, Kitana's model and code is leftover in the arcade, PC, and Nintendo 64 versions (the PlayStation port only has her code). You can even play as her in the PC and Nintendo 64 games through cheat software (e.g., using a GameShark). The Dreamcast port/upgrade *would* have been the best version if it wasn't for all the bugs it has. Supposedly, the "Hot! New!" re-release fixed many of the bugs while still being (at least a bit) glitchy.

I loved mk4 , especially the Gold version on the Dreamcast

Happy to see MK4 get more attention. I here too many people trash this game. Its my second favorite after MKII.

This is awesome buddy it will be in my memiors

Great video patman that was BRUTAL 😂😂😂

I love this game. Once Rev 3 came out, inwas able to play and enjoybthe game for what it is, and its one of my favorite in the series

The cam on the pc version sometimes was problematic, but the game speed made up for it.

Mk4 good ol days of gaming

Keep fighting patman! WOOOOOO!!!

This was definitely a great installment of MK. I never knew a PC version of MK4 existed.

I had no idea MK Gold on Dreamcast was a port of MK4, for some reason. Also love that you shared video of you playing the arcade game recently. Any time I watch your videos...I'm glad I did.

23:59 For some reason I took that as him saying "Toasty, sweet dreams"

Outstanding!

Interesting revisit, sir. However, I wish you brushed upon the topic that Belokk was a cut character during development that was meant to be the Sub-Boss for Mortal Kombat 4, similar to Goro, Kintaro, and Motaro. If properly brought back under the right circumstances, I think Belokk would be a breath of fresh air in the lore of Mortal Kombat.

It's the weirdly funny chants that made my memories

"Oh I'm gonna throw you over the head."

It just felt like a visual step backwards even though it had fatalities..... couldn't get into it

The first 2 games are still in my top 10 favorite games ever. They lost me with 3, the automatic combos ruined the game for me. This one was ok though, the endings were hilarious.

The first 2d reboot trilogy is so good that the 2nd trilogy probably can’t compare to it!!! 11 is still top tier!!!

Wow, that clip from WB56 News came from one of my local channels.

Big fan of Mortal Kombat made me move over to SEGA back in the day. Not Sonic, but Mortal Kombat! i owned the Game Gear original Mortal Kombat in 1993 & that looked better than the Game Boy Color Mortal Kombat 4 which came out 1998!! i don't think i ever played this in the arcades crazy enough, but i did play Mortal Kombat 4 on the N64. It wasn't until Mortal Kombat 10 when i would re-visit the game due to Jason Voorhees being in it. However, i do still go back to play 1-4 quite a bit & i love all the cartoons & live action movies on it.

Interesting the first version they released to acrades didn't have any bosses or endings! Seems more like something a game company would try to pull today. :-P

I love Mortal Kombat 4 and I'm tired of people acting as if it's bad. It's flawed but its a complete blast to play.

Mortal Kombat!!! Great video

Awesome!!

this was honestly my lest fav one out of the 4

NewTeks Lightwave and VideoToaster were the go to tech for the Babylon 5 tv series as well. Most likely, the models for this game were created on a commodore Amiga then as well.

Awesome!

I remember playing mk4 for ps1 and it felt like a reboot to me. The game rocked at the time but i dont know if i would play it now

im bit confuse here when u mentioned john tobias's cam coder was used to capture motions for MK1 but i have read that it was ed boon's father's cam coder, or maybe my memory is fuzzy