35K views · 337 reactions | This Week in Gaming History: the original Mortal Kombat arcade game was released by Midway in 1992. 27 years later and you don't need pounds of quarters anymore for Mortal Kombat 11... but, a good ole GTX 1060 or RX 570 is recommended.️ Happy Birthday, Mortal Kombat! gameplay source: youtu.be/ScRpyxEMLoM | Newegg | Facebook

Mortal Kombat was created by a small four-person team at Midway, who built the entire game in under a year, utilizing real actors and digitized footage to deliver a gritty, realistic fighting style. The team originally planned a game starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, but when the idea fell apart, they shifted their focus to creating the world of Mortal Kombat, with its iconic characters and brutal finishing moves. They filmed actors in simple studio setups, capturing hundreds of frames that would