You asked why I made the video, and the answer is quite simple. I was curious how the game was doing on console and started Googling. After finding the active players website, the information made me happy. Near the bottom of the page, it even says "Is Mortal Kombat 1 Dying? No, Far from it!" and that phrase is what inspired my title. I wanted to create a positive video for my audience to enjoy based on the information that I gathered that day from various sites. I enjoy playing Mortal Kombat 1 and my friends do as well. We want to see the game improve and grow; similar to how we felt with SFV. It doesn't really go any deeper than that. I worry my Tekken 8 video gave you a bad impression of me, but the truth is that I want all fighting games to succeed. I cover mostly MK stuff lately, but mainly because my audience has made it clear they prefer that content. Cheers and I hope your channel keeps doing well.

Its quite a sad downfall for trueunderdawg. He used to do great breakdowns and guides, now its all clickbait garbage

Bro has got to be paid by NRS. I havent heard him criticize MK1 at all

MK11 is 3 years old? Is he lost? The game came out April of 2019, it's almost 5 years old...also that's embarrassing how a 5 year old game which was shat on for years is now doing better than the most recent release. TUD is coping so hard about MK1...it's genuinely sad 💀.

I love Mike Hollow and MK Tom Brady absolutely exposing these weird ass Trueunderdawg takes

2:46 those aren’t the amount of players playing at any given day in pc. Thats the highest amount of players the game reached in one day across its entire lifespan.

Dude sold his soul to get that paper

You can make a more recent example with people jumping from MK 1 to MK 11 with the Suicide Squad game. A lot of people were unhappy with that game and the last game in the series, Arkham Knight, has garnered a big boost in players base. Despite some of the issues with Arkham Knight, people still chose to go back and play a game made almost 10 years ago, cause the current product was that bad.

Underdawggamings voice sounds like one of those scam calls you get informing that you have just won a cash prize 🤣

He really doing anything to defend this "game".

TrueUnderShill strikes again

70 fucking dollars for mk1 is when i just left the entire community. and of course everyone in the mk community is coping. its a bad fucking game! esp for 70 dollars! they just need to admit it

I would never trust someone who owns Overwatch merch.

Man, TrueUnderDawg sounds like WB told him to do a damage control after MK1 hit critical lowest of low. And now he is trying too hard to help out and work those money out so hard, that his understanding of things that he says is completely gone. Also, that explains why almost none of the NRS are active on social media. Cause they are doing damage control. Sadly for them, it's not going to work out. Sure, now that Peacemaker are coming out, it gonna attract some attention for a bit, but later after that it's gonna return back to low.

that guy is fcking huffing that copium lmao the mk11 argument had me dying. I

The goofball is just trend chasing, he told on himself, he doesn't understand why MK1 is why is in trouble.

It’s people like True Underdog is why MK1 is in the state that it’s in

mkx was popping off b4 mk1 i’ve been hoping everyone just gets back on there😂

Please keep exposing this guy. The biggest mk glazer I ever seen. You don’t miss with these expose vids

Oh god true underdog can’t stop coping 😂 lol it’s almost sad man

never heard someone call mk11 high octane or fast paced😂😂

He's right about mk11 appealing to a different kind of audience: It somehow manages to alienate every possible kind of player simultaniously.

For whatever reason, I thought MK1 came out like over a year ago. It just looks so ancient... But now I realize it came out only like 4-5 months before Tekken 8. This is a crazy difference. I've only played Tekken my whole life. Never touched other fighting games. But I just can't comprehend how people would think it's better than Tekken.

I still vividly remember the disaster that was Shiva's broken stomp ruining tournaments and how many pros were dropping the game. This revisionist history that Mortal Kombat 11 was amazing and loved by everyone needs to stop There were people still playing MKX while MK11 was around too

Hey mike I’ve been watching your content for a few weeks now I just wanted to say your videos always keep me hooked the whole time. I feel like you talk about stuff for the perfect amount of time so it doesn’t get boring and your voice is truly enchanting and nice to listen to. Keep up the great work

Also, consider that 400k drop off in the first month of release for MK1 also means a ton of refunds.

Calling mk1 gameplay agressive is the dumbest shit I swear. When the meta is all about turtling up while your kameo is on cd and tournament matches go into timeout more than any other fg :D

“I’m sure a lot of this comes off as copium” This isn’t copium this is something else entirely. This is just pure, triple distilled delusion.

Bought the DLC character but have to wait a week after other people have them because I didn't pay more. Things like this just make you feel bad as a player and feels worse knowing your a second rate customer even though you bought the game $70 game and dlc.

Mk11 was still received exceptionall well on a casual playerbase and press. You just cannot deny that...

Yeah, it's very easy to see why people think he's being paid to shill the game. A lot of his takes have been so blatantly coping or trying to spin a narrative that anyone who's even watched a few videos on MK1, let alone played the game, will instantly give the side eye to. If he really isn't being paid to do this, that's actually kind of sad because it's gone to a point that is wild.

I think TruUnderDawg is desperate for people to stay interested in MK1 because it's what gets his channel clicks. He's doing everything he can to keep the enthusiasm for that game going.

I wanted MK1 to be doing well too...but you gotta admit when a spade is a spade.

Why tf would the game cracking top 100 most played after only 2 months of access be a good thing. It comes from one of the highest selling franchises on the planet it and yet it’s not even top 50 barely a couple months after release? That’s insane to me

bro your voice cures my headaches you have this real chill vibe, respect.

As a fan of trueunderdawg gaming, I agree that he defends mk1 too much, he doesn't make negative criticism of NRS games, in comparison with 4th Snake, he critics mk ,injustice and anything he likes , but I have to agree that 4th snake is bold, a thing that trueunderdawg gaming don't have

Havik not being havik pissed me of from the start stupid WB and NRS

Maybe we need to find a new game to put in the "big 3" 😂

As someone like myself who always knew how much of a train wreck NRS was, it just seemed like he was too far down the hole. People just don’t get how mediocre NRS and WB games have been for years outside of selling a “product” You just gotta look at the movie industry to see how many shitty movies get away with making half a billion dollars before the bad reviews come in.

Before i even clicked the video, i said outloud..."oh no, Mike is about to slaughter this dude."

For Mk1 to be a dying/ bad game why are you making videos responding to a creator who enjoys MK1?

Feng is shredded to the bone, jeez, lol For me the biggest lie was: "You will unlock tons of content, gear and skins just by playing the game" Buuuulllshit !

He's either on "Copium" or "The Pay Roll" I'm betting the latter.

Have to say he has put up some pure bait thumbnails before. Like new characters etc no info in the video happened just to get you to click. Just my opinion even before this. Don't know the guy

this is the exact reason i unsubbed from him just a bit after mk was released.the clickbait,the lying and everything.tekken was my first fighting game when i was a kid, but mk was my favourite. and even tho it was my fav franchise,big emphasis on was, i cant pretend that its any good anymore. and like you, i believed them when they said theyll do better and bought that pile of garbage too. the only thing that im glad of is that i saved money by not buying the premium edition or anything higher.

I’ve just noticed why does underdog look like Dreamcast guy

My measurement system for games is based on my location; Australia. •if the game has no players in Australia than it’s either dead or has dropped so much that it’s close to dead in other countries. •if the game still has players in Australia than the game is nowhere close to dead. The mortal kombat games NEVER have players in Australia unless they only JUST came out. Mk11 took a few weeks to have no players in Australia.

Yeah trueunderdawg biggest clickbait on MK KZfaq. Great video man 👍

Can we just talk about how the metrics he show for mk being in the top 100 place it mostly around previous installments in long running series? Like the game being neck and neck with AC Valhalla and Blops 3 isn't a great sign

TrueUnderdog has no idea how much he’s hurting the MK franchise by not criticizing and downplaying MK1 faults.

Do people forget mkx was a next gen exclusive too and it sold like hot cakes on top of that him saying it could be in a better state is ridiculous because it isn’t could but should be in a better state since it’s the most popular franchise

I think he’s hyping it up for clickbait and views. I used to watch his content, he’s addicted to clickbait and speculation. Man can make a 10 min video from a 1 second audio clip

Abandoning the game is the best we can do as fans. As long as people play garbage, the studios will be complacent and will keep selling trash

I like how TrueUnderDawg said that he's played fighting games his whole life, when it sounds like he barely knows anything about Street Fighter or any other fighting game other than Mortal Kombat

You know what’s crazy also? If you really really think about it, literally no one else is going this hard for mk1 except him. Literally no one. It really makes you think he’s an insider.

Underdog is known click baiter and makes BS content none of this shocks me.

If hes not getting paid by NRS I would be SHOCKED

Thank you for bringing more light to his bullshit. I love you way you formulate your videos and address everything very articulately and compellingly. Keep up the good content brother 👍

Damn my man true underdawg is in denial. As a huge mK fan I was also like this when first game came out but I have to admit writing was on the wall the entire time

MK1 is incomplete, broken & boring! He’s blaming MK players saying we’re “flaky”. Naw bruh, the game is just trash imo. I asked him if he collabs with NRS/WB cuz it’s SUS at this point 💯

He didn’t even bring up the switch controversy 😂😂😂 that game was running like a potato on that thing

He hitched his content creation career to MK and is now panicking because no one wants to watch the latest game.

I guess he's as loyal as a dog. Another thing I'd like to add, Trueunderdawg: Look at how many people are playing Mortal Kombat! It is very impressive. He's just a stupid simp at this point, it's absurd. SF6 may be on last gen, but the fact that the online is still amazing and that it runs at a stable 60 fps is a testament to how good that game is. Mk1 is not on last gen consoles because the engine is Unreal engine 5. From what I searched, Unreal Engine 5 is not ideal for last gen. I don't recall any UE5 games on last gen, unless you count the switch port of MK1, which is one of the ugliest things ever made. And to top it all off, Tekken 8, a game only on current gen hardware, and runs really well, sold 2 million copies within 3 weeks. Need I say more?

I previously reported his videos as clickbait and he still does this stuff. He is only in it for the money and getting on NRS good side

Starting hating trueunderdawg when he started copying reo mk’s videos

He rides mortal kombat because its the only topic that does well on his channel and he knows its dying and therefore hid channel is dying so he is desperate to change perception. I don't think anyone told him to do it, I think it's purely financial due to how he built his channel.

There is also the fact that Street fighter V was played for way more years so SF6 being the new one after a lot of time moved most of the people

Bro and Peacemaker trailer just dropped and it's fucking dogshit. Janet Cage only makes it worse.

Bro might be on NRS payroll lmao

MK1 was fire… for like 2 weeks… Tekken 8 still fire af!

This is the type of stuff that made me stop watching his content. I know he means well, but I couldn't deal with how stupid his takes were and stopped getting excited for new vids.(definitely a good KZfaqr tho)

I just want to play crossplay lobbies with my friends and better/more defensive options.The Tag Team found in the files would be incredible when it's finished but it would completely obliterate the need for kameos going further. Second health bar More combos longer combos More usage. Let's see what they have going forward

4:05 It's the similar reason I prefer DOA5LR over DOA6. It just have way more stuff to do and more competitive that I wish 6 has.

Mike, I told you this dude was a shill in your last video. However, I think we can call him the biggest shill at this point 😂

Kinda sad that NRS peaked with MKX almost a decade ago and have been spinning their wheels ever since. What’s worse is that being owned by WB has basically mandated them into turning their games into glorified live services.

People throw "dead" around too easily in my opinion. But MK1 is not doing good but I wont say its dead.

Finally someone who remembers mk11 was dog shit too that's why we even have mk1

The dude's face looks like he's about to burst out crying at any moment. 😂

NRS and WB have spent their last bit of goodwill with me. I’m done with them both.

Playing devil's advocate here, that second month where mk1 lost 400k players. That number could be the amount of casuals/ offline only players that have stopped playing. Biggest thing I've noticed from crossing into the Tekken space. When I play Tekken online and get my ass beat, I never get salty. Polar opposite to the experience of playing mk1 online, where I will either be frame trapped to oblivian, or I will be zoned till I submit. 😂

Your channel has been popping Mike! Keep up the good content bro, glad I found you

He just loves the game. He doesn't want it to die

He was either told to say it by nrs or is saying it for free stuff. Because that video was so out of touch it definitely reads like nrs told him to say it.

His channel has devolved into click bait and shit takes for views the past few years. Just ignore him, making vids about him is exactly what he wants.

I knew MK 1 was gonna be garbage from a mile away. Im glad i skipped this one.

I remember when TUDG used to make guide videos for MK and so many other fighting games, now he just does clickbait stuff most of the time.

I watched that video and thought the point was to say that the (negative)perception of the game may be disproportionately amplified by Steam statistics, or a handful of KZfaq content creators.

Guys it’s confirmed by the man who speaks out of his nose with the lisp. Both games are masterpieces.

Bro it’s a tad bit of hate in your soul for underdog but this is great content😂

There's no way you can be a modern day fighting game consumer and see that a major fighting game drop 400k players and see the prior game in the series get an uptick in players and conclude that MK1 is in a good spot. The lines of reasoning is so weird

I was the 1000th like! 😄 Carry on.

mk11 was hit only because of COVID, i still remember playing countless hours just because there was nothing else to do

Why I think MK11 is a good game, it's the only MK game where neutral is played. All the other ones are so heavily swayed toward offense, it's insane. They're all busted as hell, I do not find that enjoyable. MKX and MK9 were enjoyable for the time they came out, looking back on them, they're not fun at all to play. The amount of 50/50s and truly fucked up situations are frequent. It removes any back and forth between both players. Defense is impossible in those games. MKX is just a slot machine with a run button, and MK9 has some of the most fucked up things ever put in a fighting game. I own both games, but they're not what I would call competitive games. They're versus style games, except 1v1.

The reason I can’t commit or stay loyal to mortal kombat is because they change the move set for every character and commands for every game. I loved sub zero in mk10 but hated him in mk11 cos they changed him so much. In contrast i am an avid loyalist for Kazuya in tekken.

When sf5 came out a lot of players (myself included) kept playing sf4 for a while. This is the same situation.

The amount of copium from this guy is staggering. I hope for him that he is paid to say all this bs so at least I would know that he isn’t insane.

Bad underarms smell literally sounds like a used car salesman in his video. Also glad you and Fate hashed out differences. Good for you guys. You proved me wrong and God bless you.

Mk11 was a good game imo, I never understood the hate. I bought Mk1 right away but it is boring and I can't grind it. I played the shit out of Mk11 when it came out and years afterwards.

Who cares if the game sucks? Even the story mode was bad.

I subscribe to both channels and love both. I always appreciate that Mike is honest, fair and respectful in all of his takes.