MK9 to me is really peak MK. Tag Kombat, 4 player local play, probably the greatest roster we ever got in an MK game and the graphics and presentation makes it feel like the closest thing we will ever get to a HD remake of Mk 2/3.

MK9 completely blew me away and made me love the series.

Shao Khan actually wasn't a boss character in MK Armageddon, the only true boss characters were Onaga, Blaze and Moloch. Shao Khan, Goro, Kintaro and Motaro can all be launched, juggled and combo'd on unlike the other three. I remember arguing with one dude who accused me of picking a boss when he lost to my Shao Khan when playing online on PS2.

Awesome work man. Of course my list is a little different and still evolving with MK1, but you did an amazing job compiling this. True passion project. Ty

MK3 Ultimate was my first game. I immediately loved Cyrax and Sindel as a kid. I really liked 9 & X but MK3 will always have a special place in my heart.

MK9 made me a MK fan back in the day. I'd played Deception and MK vs DC but didn't consider myself a fan until 9. Btw, Hamtaro

Armageddon was great! I remember trying my hardest to get stage fatalities on my friends, my favorite one was where you're on top of the building, and you have to knock the opponent down 2 levels before knocking them all the way off. Havik's "Whoo-ah-ooo... OH SHIT!" Never failed to make me laugh my ass off.

MK2 was an AMAZING game. I played it EVERY morning at the donut shop before going to elementary school while in 3rd grade. The guy that owned the donut shop would put it on free play and fight me...beating me every single time, I had no problem beating other kids even up to 12-13 (I was 9), but man was he a sadist. I did manage to memorize every single move almost and every single fatality/stage fatality for every character. I was awesome with Kitana, Reptile and Sub-Zero. I was amazing at cheesing with Reptile and using his force balls in conjunction with his acid spit and slide. Kitana was awesome with her fan lift using the throwing fans in the air and her flying punch. It seemed like everyone had 3 moves that just were spammable to the point of making "combo's" in that game. Man good memories playing that game as a young kid, and now I'm 40 almost, crazy how fast time flies. However, I definitely am SO glad I grew up when I did there was just so much awesome stuff out there and so much stuff that has gone away because kids got stupider so they had to make laws to "protect them". Sucks to have been born in the mid-90's and later. At least if you were born up until then you still saw the world as being awesome to a point, even if missing out on the end of the best times.

Pretty sure that chronologically, it's Mythologies Sub-Zero the first one. You said that the events of that one is before MK4 but you are wrong, it's before MK1 (the original), he kills Hanzo in that one and then he becomes Scorpion, that's how and why Scorpion appears in the first game wanting revenge on Sub-Zero, also in one fo the cutscenes the Grand Master says to Bi-Han that he is the chosen to participate in Mortal Kombat 1. Hell, if it wasn't before MK1 it would be Kuai Liang and not Bi-Han, because Bi-Han was dead by then...

1:02:00 the hate on Strykers insane one of my top 5 favorite characters in MK

The original was grimy, bloody and had a dark atmosphere never seen before that time. The sights and sounds were so unique and dark. It was unbelievable at the time

Compared MK9 vs MK1 (new) MK9 wins all day long, it was great it was one of those games you just needed to have in your collection! And was such a good homage towards full trilogy.

Liu Kang wasn’t in deadly alliance because he got merked in the intro 💀

I'm a MK fan since 1994 and while the OG MK will always be my favorite game in the series, I completely agree that MK9 is the best one. It has everything. The story mode, the gameplay, the characters, all fire.

MK4 was a fun game and definitely not at the bottom 3. The weapon system made it a new concept for MK and it worked if you actually knew how to play. Maximum damage combos were the goal and exhibited combo skill once you learned how many different combo varieties you could pull off. It was well balanced. Fun factor was a fresh take from the repetitive formula of the first 3 games. A lot of us loved it.

Also in mk9 you could cause more damage to a characters apperance than scraps and dirt and some blood. It was very satisfying just noticing how you can mess up a characters appearance and how bloody they get, especially with barraka, and most of the fatalities are reamagines of the classics, and they are all interesting in their own ways, and the costumes are definitely memorable... besides all of the girls being hypersexualized, probably shang tsung is one of the most un-inspired characters but still memorable, i dont understand the hate on stryker but hes also kinda un-inspired

UMK3 or MK Trilogy - best arcade era game MK Deception - best 3D era game MK9 - best NRS game

As someone who has played all the Mortal Kombat games, MK 9 will forever be my favourite, but I must say, I was pleasantly surprised this year with MK1. I've found myself coming back to it almost as much as my MK9 days. It feels refreshing in a way

Great vid pretty good rating too

MK 2 was the very first video game I ever played. So there's a special/nostalgic love there for me personally with 2 and 3. MK 9 was a great reboot of new gen mechanics, super smooth for when it came out. I personally like how much smoother MK 1 is to the others 9, X and 11. I did like Smoke in 9 much better than in the new one though. He's cool. But MK 9 Smoke is the superior one I think.

Just my opinion but MK4 ranks high! But I know how to play it.

The later mk games have a damage cap/scaling. it will not break your combo but you will do less damage/or no damage after a certain point. Right now in mk1 shang tsung has a minute long combo that barely does damage after a certain point but will run out the time.

I went from playing Mortal Kombat 2 as a 7 year old to picking up mortal kombat 11 on a whim for the switch and I was completely caught off guard lol not playing it for 28 years and seeing how far it has come was quite an experience.

Did I hear you say you played MK3 as a teenager but you saved up for MKX in high school? I'm time confused

I've enjoyed your vid. Very well appreciated. But one thing you have to consider is the time period when certain game's came out. Sure MK 4/Gold looks like ass now but imo, the time period when it was released, it was pretty ok. I think Deadly Alliance looks and played worse than 4/Gold. I've owned every MK game except for the gba and MK12. I refuse to call it MK1. 🤣 Went back and saw all my typos and made corrections. Update 23-10-10, bought MK12, aka, Mortal 1 Kombat, aka, Mortal Kombat 1. Now I just need to find the GBA MK's to complete the collection.

Nassive cudos man, especially when an hour into the video you realise that the video is probably getting demonetized and you dont even care. That's a true passion project. Myself included in that sentiment! - ❤ Bitplex

I have played from the first mortal kombat and have been a huge fan but my fandom peaked at deception which I thought was perfect AND brought back some old characters that got no love until then like Baraka, Kabal and Noob. A close second was MK11 which had the best gameplay and roster to me. 9 was also amazing given all it did to bring the series back, the large roster and xrays

Shaolin monks should be way higher but I agree with the others. You did an amazing job brother. Keep making videos. I support your work

Have you ever played the Mugen Mortal Kombats? Some crazy stuff😅

They actually took the knocking people threw walls to other areas too injustice just made it a lot simpler and better

Myself included too on the ending lol I owned 1-4 and Armageddon, didn't much care for 4 or Armageddon but played the crap out of original trilogy, but love when 9 came out, mainly for one of the reasons you said, getting to see a true story mode for original trilogy was awesome in itself lol but agree with most everything else you said about it too. I can't comment much on list as a whole though, I only played the ones I just said, plus MK vs DC, MK X and MK1 Sadly I have MK 11 I bought on a Black Friday deal but nevee even touched lmao I just dove into MK 1 story having not played since X "it's resetting timeline again as far as I know, should be fine not knowing about 11" lol XD Do plan on finally playing 11 tho, I'll miss out on all the DLC stuff now at this point obviously but I just wanna go back and replay all the stories now starting with 9 lol

My favorite is probably mkx. The run cancels we’re so fun and gave me a higher skill ceiling

Sub-Zero mythologies takes place before the first game. It might happen at the same time as the special ops game or slightly before or after that game (idk, I didn’t play the special ops game). In mythologies Bi-Han kills Scorpion then Sektor’s dad makes a deal with Quan Chi to wipe out the Shirai Ryu clan. And yeah, there’s the amulet and all that jazz that’s relevant to MK4’s story. Buuuuut in MK1 Scorpion is trying to kill Bi-Han because he’s mad that Bi-Han killed him and, allegedly, his entire clan (it was Quan chi, not Bi-Han). So, given Scorpion is dead in the first game and in this game Bi-Han kills him it takes place before the first game. Technically, yeah it’s before MK4 as well.

I mean deadly alliance's main thing is that Lui Kang get killed so i applaud them for keeping the continuity by not having him as a playable character

Mk4 fans are usually N64 kids. It’s probably the best fighting game for the platform (Smash is not a traditional fighting game)

Pronouncing “Raiden” as “Rye-den” takes away credibility to shit on MK4. Everyone hops on the Hate on MK4 with the same rhetoric bandwagon. But NO1 talks about the hilarious slapping ppl against the screen with their weapon lmao 😂 had the best music too 💯

“How does it look? Well take a look it looks like ass” took me out lmao good video bro😂

Very solid list but the more of these I watch and the more I'm convinced that MK Deception is the best and the 3d era in general is underrated. Of course when comparing the core gameplay they may not be as good as MK2-3 or the netherrealm ones, but a game is not just that, it is also the story, the selection of characters offered, the unlockables, the extra modes... If you want to do a ranking of just the core gameplay that's fair (but then it makes no sense to include the single player adventure games for example), but when comparing the whole experience of the game all those elements should be taken into account. And I know you mentioned the extra modes and whatnot, giving Deception quite an edge over the others, and you did take the storyline into account, so again a solid list... but I always feel people overrate MK2 and MK3 too much because at the end of the day they're little more than barebones fighting simulators; sure, some of the best gameplay ever in their genre, but still they're not the fully immersive universe we've seen in later games, especially the PS2 trilogy. If you're curious of my ranking, I made one trying to weight gameplay, roster, story, art, and extras evenly, and this is the result: *1 - Deception/Unchained* *2 - Mortal Kombat X* *3 - Mortal Kombat (2011)* *4 - Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)* *5 - Armageddon* *6 - Mortal Kombat 11* *7 - Deadly Alliance* *8 - MK Trilogy* *9 - UMK3* *10 - Shaolin Monks* *11 - MKvsDCU* *12 - MK3* *13 - MKII* *14 - MK Gold* *15 - MK4* *16 - Mythologies: Sub-Zero* *17 - Mortal Kombat (1992)* *18 - Special Forces*

I didn’t grow up playing MK, my brothers and I were more into Street Fighter & Tekken, but I got into the games with MKX in college and fell absolutely in love with MK11 a few years later. It’s not perfect, but the gameplay felt smoother to me than X, and the presentation was the best in any fighting game I’ve ever played; even now years later. I think I’ve played MK11 more than literally any other game I’ve ever had; I played it for literally hours everyday for well over a year and only really stopped after emptying out the krypt. It’s maybe my favorite game of all time and holds a special spot in my heart for all the good memories I had playing it alone & with friends. Personally, while I haven’t played all the MK games, I have a hard time not seeing this at least somewhere in the top 5 MK games of all time, but I’m far from an expert on the series gameplay wise 🤷🏾‍♂️

In the 5th grade stole my sisters Hamtaro book and gave it to the girl I had a crush on. That was like 16 years ago and I still feel bad lol.

Jonathan, I just wanted to say how much I love watching your channel. Keep up the good work you’re doing a great job!

2 still is, was and will always be the goat. 12 unique playable characters probably not from a visual standpoint because 3 of them are mainly pallete swaps but from a gameplay standpoint you are getting something different from each character and they are all very playable. Stage backgrounds and music is fantastic, fatalities were unique, gameplay was less focus on combos and more focus on a footsie style game. Game speed was perfect fast but not game breaking fast, difficulty was brutal, probably some of the worst A.I input reading aside from maybe Art of fighting 2, KOF 94 and Kaiser knuckle. Yes later mk games would add more characters and look better and have crazy combos but 2 is the standard for all MK games to me

I kinda like how MK9 rebooted right around 18/19 years. Makes me wonder if they will do the same again for the next generation of kids growing up. I love this franchise! I grew up playing it here and there with 1 2 and 3 and finally got my own copy with Mk4. Didnt get a new console till Deception so I had to skip DA. Had to skip a few more till 11 but I still follow the games and story regardless by watching others. One thing i miss about the older games was seeing the teasers and stuff in game magazines ❤ blessed to be born the same year this franchise was and experience it all.

Really good video and really good list! I watched through the whole thing. This was very well done and I praise you for the effort put in. It was an enjoyable watch!

"Doing the fatalities is incredibly difficult" in MK1??? They're the easiest of the whole series, what are you talking about??

great vids bro, we love rankings

Well done and thank you for the review. Excellent one! I remember entering an arcade in Toronto and seeing MK being played for the first time. Been playing ever since. I'm in the UK now!

Can’t believe I’m saying this, but invasions is so clunky, grindy in the worst way, and just overall ass that I’m starting to miss towers of time.

Trilogy is GOATed

I appreciate the effort you put in the video Thank you!

Mkx will always be peak mk, it took the gameplay of mk9 and tuned it up to a crazy level. The story was definitely weakest, but the gameplay was perfect, every character was fun to play, and you could spend countless hours in practice mode and always find new stuff for characters.

I have been a fan since the first game was released and I was way too you really even play it, lol. I’ve owned a majority of the games in the series including the most recent. I have to say that my favorite overall is MK2. I was hooked on that game for years. That was before you had all of the codes for fatalities right there. You either had to buy the game manual or have a game genie. Either that or perform on accidentally, lol.

Love your take! But I gotta admit I have a soft spot for MK11 (it's my #3) I just wished there was a fatality skip button ffs. Doing towers for the characters and pulling off fatalities to build the total number of kills for the trophies turned me away from playing it more.

I love that UMK3 is that high on the list be cause it's actually my favorite old school MK game.

Dude. MK4 was awesome. The game was way more fair and balanced then the MK games before it. The graphics look good for the time. Yes the models aren't great but they are no where near ugly they are just simple. You say that the animations and movements are stiff while showing pretty smooth animations. The game has fun movesets and finishers. The controls aren't really awkward just get some time to get used to. Also the animation of breaking someones arm or other body part is so fun to do. I don't think that the game is better then MK3 but its definitely better then MK vs DC and I would even say that its better then the first MK

I agree mortal kombat 9 really reminded me of the love I had & still have for the series I remember getting high & drunk with my friends & playing each other talking mad shit & just havin a good time 😂 can’t believe it’s been more than a decade I hope they do a re-release so I can play it on pc ❤

Unpopular opinion, but I finished MK Special Forces and i didn't think it was the worst MK game. That has to go to MK Advance IMO.

to everyone watching please give mk4 a try because if you like it I feel you will really enjoy It and i think its a solid game

Agreed with mk9 at #1 a 100% I'm one of those guys who legit kinda enjoyed MK special forces, I completed it! However it was bought for me by accident as I'd ask for MK4 years after it came out and my mum bless her went to blockbuster and got me special forces, couldn't be ungrateful so I dug in and enjoyed it for what it was.

MK2 is the best followed by UMK3. I grew up playing MK when it was first released in the arcades. It lost its way after 4 but MK9 did usher in a new era which I'm thankful for.

The mk vs dc falling mechanic was actually very fun for me but only for this title, then they moved the idea of switching maps to injustice which was nice

MK4 being ranked so damn low, lower than MK1 (1992) and MK Vs DC is a hot take.

This is the first time i am watching a ranking of the different mortal kombat games and finding myself agreeing constantly. I disagree on a few things like deception not being in the top 5, but overall i think you did a great job.

I always preferred Street Fighter, but there are two MK games I loved. You guessed it, MK3 and MK9.

The towers and the augment system were probably my favorite part of MK 11 and would much rather play it than MK 1.

Mk1 is pretty awesome but it’s a grind if you want a quicker version MKM is very decent for a mobile game. Still MK11 is my fav console game I think it tool it too new heights.Solid ranking i agree with most of your opinions.😊

I know you didn’t call Raiden “Riden” 😑

I couldn't agree with you more. Mk9 is the best of both worlds , modernish game play , best story , best characters, 2 player Tag team not online. I wish they made mk1 or 12 like this but they could add Camo characters if your not playing 2 players and all camo players can be playable as your main character. And I also do like mk11 customization but I also like how m9 has all the characters moves from the start.

My favourite MK games: 1- MK9. 2-MK Shaolin Monks. 3-MK Trilogy. 4-MK2.

My guy, it's fucking 2023. How hard is it to have bookmarks in your videos😂😂😂

You entertained me Sr, and I want to thank you for that. I have soooooo many great memories playing UMK3 as a kid with my friends. And yes, MK9 is THE best. Agree with you

I’ve been on an MK kick recently; I used to play MK 2 and 3 with my Dad via the Midway Arcade Treasures Collection on ps2. Baraka was easily my favorite, so seeing him rise to a more prominent role in MK1 has made me very happy. Also, Hamtaro is goated

your entire review is this is good because it made me feel good and vice versa

W list. My personal favorite is mkx even though im bad at it.

MK4 is an unintended comedy with it's arcade endings.

MKX is the one I had the most fun playing vs my brother on the Kouch

Great video I watched the whole thing I could tell alot ofbhard work went into it..

I’m already subscribed to this dude. Not sure what past video I’ve seen but I recognize his voice lol don’t you hate when that happens

MK 3 or Trilogy is definitely the best bc they introduced the run button and block was even more important. Bigger roster and no real shitty characters. Combos were comparable and special moves were pretty equal in damage. You could use any character and get good enough to beat any other character with skill and button pattern recognition. Fatalities were awesome, original, and not over done

1. MK9 2. Armageddon Don't really care about the rest, they just feel obsolete to these 2

For me Mortal Kombat (MK9) its the one that introduced me to the franshise when i was 15 years old (27 now) and literally as a guy that doesn't like fighting games much, mortal kombat is probably the ONLY franshise that i like since the last fighting games i use to play were Tekken 2 and 3 (and that was years ago). Now, because of the love i had for MK9 (2011) i literally started getting those games, and i started to get the hang of Injustice 2 as well. Now, i'm waiting for the Holidays so i can Pick up my copy of Mortal Kombat 1 since i'll have more free time from college.

Stop talking about my performance in bed when you describe the MK Special Forces mechanics 😭

No one asked for this, but I'm doing it, anyway. A few things before we begin... In terms of the original "trilogy", they'll be counted as five separate entries. Those games were released before the days of DLC and count as separate titles. Plus, there's enough difference between the three games to warrant separate entries: characters, balance changes, etc. The same will apply for Mortal Kombat 4 and Mortal Kombat Gold. Granted, the only differences I can think of between the two are the characters, but they're still two separate releases. So, they'll be counted as such. When it comes to Mortal Kombat, cultural significance, impact on gaming, and overall packaging come to mind, but it muddies the water when ranking each game. For example, Mortal Kombat (1992) was groundbreaking and was responsible for the creation of the ESRB, but its gameplay is rough around the edges. Mortal Kombat II is one of the greatest sequels ever made and has made (the now defunct) Midway a ton of money, but Mortal Kombat 3 actually plays better. Moving forward a bit, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is loved due to its huge roster and vast amounts of kontent, but the gameplay itself is neutered. Mortal Kombat (2011) is responsible for reviving the franchise and has best story as a whole, but Mortal Kombat X improves upon the gameplay. For the aforementioned reasons, my list is going to be based solely on gameplay. I'm gonna rank these games without all the bells and whistles. No story and no additional modes. The gameplay should be able to stand on its own two feet. Besides, before all the additional kontent, it was the gameplay (and the gore) that kept us coming back... From worst to best... Mortal Kombat: Special Forces Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Mortal Kombat (1992) Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Mortal Kombat 4 Mortal Kombat Gold Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Mortal Kombat 11 Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Mortal Kombat: Deception Mortal Kombat (2011) Mortal Kombat 1 Mortal Kombat X Free free to comment.

Special Forces is special alright, this game makes DMC 2 look like a masterpiece

One thing in MKX that I appreciate a lot is how the characters outfits started being designed better for their lore. Specifically the female characters, most of them kinda just looked like they were designed to be eye candy in prior games, and starting in MKX they started looking more thought out and appropriate for their roles in the lore. Not a huge deal but it’s something I really appreciate personally.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MK9. Played tournaments with some friends every weekend for a while where we each choose 3 characters and pick names from a generator for matchups, last man standing wins. I dominated with Sub Zero Ice clone / zoning, Mileena 50/50 mix ups and Cyrax insane 70%+ damage combos. This game was nuts

2 is harder than the first game. Never heard anyone say the original is harder til you.

My ranking: 15. MK: Special Forces 14. MK: Mythologies Sub-Zero 13. MK 4 12. MK: Armageddon 11. MK vs. DC 10. MK: Deadly Alliance 9. MK: Deception 8. MK: Shaolin Monks 7. MK 6. MK II 5. MK 11 4. MK 1 3. MK X 2. MK III 1. MK 9

What are your thoughts on harakiris? You didn't mention it in the video, I liked them

I will hear no slander regarding MK4.

this was awesome, thank you!

MK9 and MKX are my favourite, not played the new one yet though, the trilogy on ps1 would get more love from me if it wasn't so glitchy, i like MK3 aswel.

Fun watch. Great job!

MK9 is probably my favorite game overall but I also love MK Trilogy for zero reason lol

Take a shot every time he says clunky

Oh man, I really liked MK4 😮

I absolutely love Mortal Kombat: Deception. Chess Kombat, Konquest Mode, Puzzle Kombat the Death Traps… it was all so much fun. Hell, it’s a hot take, but I love the additions of Havik, Onaga, and Shujinko, and somewhat like Hotaru. Lots of love foe it even decades later. Armageddon is flawed… but I love the roster, Konquest, and the Kreate-A-Fighter was fun, I maxed out profile space so i could just keep adding more fighters, some classics (As as MK1 Reptile), some palette swaps (such as Sleet, a white palette swap ninja with Sub Zero and Rain’s moves), and even was able to add in DBZ fighters such as Goku and Vegeta. I also have a soft spot for Deadly Alliance because it was the first game in the series I heavily played, but I realize how much better Deception was. UMK3 was fun, though difficult, but I would argue its roster made it way better than MK3. Trilogy had the full roster, but was more flawed. MK2 is a classic despite how tough the AI can be. The rest I never played, though I really would love to try the first game, just to get that rush of old school original Mortal Kombat.

38:50 odd how you pronounce Raiden with the long "I" sound (like the real life God) and then pronounce it "Ray-den" (the pronunciation for the character) in the next sentence...

Shoulin Monks is hella underrated. Its not perfect, but its damn sure unique and fun.

Love the rock bottom music from SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom at 42:00 😂