Thread 12088219

Why is Mortal Kombat 2 considered the best fighting game of all time?

You mean Street Fighter Alpha 2

Because it's PEAK 90ies gaming

>>12088219 (OP)
Who the fuck told you Mortal Kombat 2 is the best fighting game of all time?

>>12088261
me in third grade

>>12088219 (OP)
Who said this? I never hear anyone say this.

>>12088219 (OP)
The setting is great and it's cool as hell
and the gameplay is good enough to be fun, but not so good to attract tourneyfags

It's not. The single player mode was trash. Repressed kids only liked it because it was their first taste of violence with gore

>>12088219 (OP)
Because people consider it the best fighting game of all time.

>>12088219 (OP)
As a fighting game it sucks. Every character has basically the same moveset except for special moves. Without fatalities no one would remember it. It would just be seen as the lame American ripoff of Street Fighter. And in all reality, that's what it is. SF2HF is the greatest fighting game of all time.

>>12088219 (OP)
UMK3 is way better

>>12088339
SF is basedboy
>How wholesome and kawaiiii
In the 90s us BMX riding edgelords ruled

>>12088339
SF is basedboy
>How wholesome and kawaiiii
In the 90s us BMX riding edgelords ruled, clearly you didn't live through the zeitgeist of the day

>>12088219 (OP)
Because it isn't? MK9 is.

https://gamerant.com/mortal-kombat-game-tier-list-best-worst-good-bad/

Try it. Easy to see why.

>>12088226
fipibipi

>>12088381
The women in that game look awful though. They literally all look like transgender hookers.

>>12088359
I see the word filter is still exposing newfags

but you can't play as sheeva teleport stomping noobs all day

Sf3:3s and Sf2:st are both way better. Heck, I'd even take Tekken 3 or soul calibur 2 over that boring pos game.

>>12088471
And SFA3 FFRB2 KOF98 SS2 MVC2 etc are all better than those. But MKII is chadder than all because it's caucasoid and has no weirdo shit like schoolgirls or jazz songs

>>12088410
>The women in that game look awful though. They literally all look like transgender hookers.
You're thinking of the newer MK11. MK9 is 2011, the peak of MK.

>>12088219 (OP)
Because you are apparently in a temporal vortex where it is still 1994. Which is the year Super Turbo came out btw. The actual best fighting game. So you're close!

>>12088219 (OP)
Only americans believe that, even 2nd tier japanese fighting games like Advanced V.G. 2 or Asuka 120% Limited are better than Mortal Kombat II in mechanics.

I'm saying this as someone who likes MK2 and used to own it.

>mechanics!
>japanese!
>street fighter TWOOOOO!!!
I'm so tired of weebs, it's sickening.

>>12088594
And in 2025 the only fighting games anyone anticipates are SF, MK, and Tekken. But only MK generates millions of views for lore YouTubers and has money making Hollywood movies and fairly well received comics and action figures and has Halloween costumes at the store

>>12088671
>and action figures
you are not paying attention.

the infamously shitty knock off movie tie-in street fighter is head and shoulders above the entire mortal kombat series.

>>12088219 (OP)
Because I mean just look at it. Holy shit those graphics. And the lore at the time was unprecedented. Even JRPGs don't have that much depth to their characters.

>>12088219 (OP)
kevin smith fag ahh thread

>>12088869
>Zoomers on /co/
Goback

>>12088869
>Zoomers on /vr/
Go back

>>12088263
>MK2
>third grade
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODS

>>12088219 (OP)
It isn't. The Mortal Kombat games aren't good games, they just shocked us at the time and has cool music. They don't hold up.
And everyone knows that Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting is the peak.

>>12088339
Mi amigo.

>>12088339
What sucks dick is the cheating Ai

>>12088359
>He still falls over the $ø¥filter

>>12088219 (OP)
Would be excellent if the next MK game was using digitized sprites and actors. It feels like the series lost its charm when it went 3d.

>>12088339
>Every character has basically the same moveset except for special moves
i think that's true for every fighting game

>>12090905
The funny thing is Ryu and Ken have all identical moves, and no projectiles exists other than slightly altered ki blasts, but SF fanboys still cry about MKs generic normals when you have ten times more variety in specials making up for it

>>12090421
MK is bigger than SF in 2025 boomer

>>12088219 (OP)
We didnt say it was the best, we said it was cool as fuck.
Gameplay wise it sucks, but the hype was enormous and felt so exciting that we overlooked the game's shortcomings.

What's the best of the original MK trilogy? is 2 or 3 more beloved? I might try to start playing one of them on Fightcade, but they're so weird. I pulled up "combos" and inputs are so fucking wrong looking.

>>12091432
MK2 is considered the best because it's the original but better and maintains the classic aesthetic and has most of the fan favorite characters, some missing but none on the roster are disliked

MK3 vanilla was controversial for the change of setting and roster, but UMK3 made up for this and overall is considered the best because of the higher competitive potential with running and combos

>>12091438
Oh does 2 not have running? For some reason I thought it did. Looking at them both back-to-back, I think 2 looks better than 3, graphically speaking.

>>12091451
Nope, running was added in 3. MK2 plays like an improved OG MK, it lacks the rushing down or combos of 3, it's all about timing and stringing together your specials and heavy attacks , which still is a big part of 3 but it's also way more aggressive and fast paced

>>12088219 (OP)
I tried playing this again recently and thought it was awful. Most kids probably just took turns staging fatalities for each other.

>>12091643
Nobody cares about foreign opinions

>>12091432
2 is the most iconic of the 2D games but UMK3 is generally considered best as far as actual gameplay

>>12088219 (OP)
nobody outside of south america says this

>>12091719
Nobody outside of Asia thinks MK isn't the biggest fighting game franchise in America

>>12091740
normies play mkx

>>12091743
If normies play it that means it's popular. MKX can blow me as an OG MK fan but it's not the point. I won't play the new SF either because it has Tiktok and cloudrap characters which is just as bad as MK making Tanya black when she was already brown or making Mileena a dyke

>>12088261
his night-terror demon constantly talks about how great MK2 is so this is his way of regaining control

>>12088301
>>12088339
>>12090421
>>12091431
>>12091643
>dood fatalities and bludd, that's all dat mattured!!!
You're just showing that YOU'RE the normalfag in this scenario.

>>12088869
What an ugly fuck

>>12091432
2 is the more popularly beloved. the roster and the look are perfect, classic cool.
mk3 has had actual competitive life post release , the mad dash sprint to get the first juggle combo is the closest thing classic mk has to viable unsolved gameplay.

>>12091953
It was the normalfag fighting game in the west zoomnigger.

>>12092009
You're a virgin chang

>>12092064
It still is. MK is the MCU of fighting vidya

>>12092172
>MK is the MCU of fighting vidya
You're so out of depth being a zoomer, MK is Spawn(gothic, evil, edgy), SF is MCU(quirky,funny, anti American, wholesome according to liberals)

>>12092198
MK and MCU are liberal normie shit

>>12092198
They're both normalfag shit retards, but you fags will argue SF or MK is for "FG purists" when it reality no one gives a shit because only autists play FG competitively. MK is the super mainstream but that doesn't mean it wasn't a massively supported fighting game outside of spergtastic tournaments that no one but a handful of people win anything in. So get your head out of your ass and realize your 80,000 hours in training mode doesn't mean shit since you haven't achieved anything in SF or MK.

>>12092520
Doesn't change the fact that as a videogame MK fucking sucks and is only carried by normie nostalgia and familiarity with it

>>12092527
Nah you're just a weebtroon or pinkonip

>>12092209
SF is liberal troonshit

>>12092520
Your post doesn't make any sense.

>>12093382
A3 is cooler

>>12092209
MK is a joke

og MK had big dick energy

>>12088219 (OP)
But is it the ULTIMATE fighting game?

>>12093285
>jacked white man
>tigerlily jailbait
>white woman with tits and ass
things trannies want but never will be

>>12094881
Genesis version specifically is a certified ghetto classic.

>>12094881
UMK3 is based even if MK as a franchise sucks

>>12088254
>ninety ies
what

>>12092527
>only carried by normie nostalgia and familiarity with it
Yes, because no one was pretending to shoot fireballs from their hands like Ryu and Ken. Shut the fuck up retarded weeb.

>>12094892
Indeed. Really good with a 6-button

It's not the best fighting game ever but it's the best of the franchise.
>Massive improvement over MK
>Tournament in the outworld, bringing unique stages and atmosphere
>We're fighting against the real deal, Shao Kahn
>All the newcomers are great additions
>Playable boss Shang Tsung and playable secret fighter from MK Reptile
>Amazing sound effects and Soundtrack
>2 fatals per character
>Friendships and babalities for the soccer moms
>More secrets
The only con is the cheating AI, but who cares? Arcade games were designed to take your money and vs CPU is not the main focus for fighting games.

>>12088219 (OP)
Because it's the coolest fighting game.

>>12095164
>mortal kombat
>cool
Lel

>>12088261
Regional sales charts

>>12088667
very compelling argument

>>12095207
MK2 didn't sell as much as MK1, SF2 or T3

>>12095205
>badass
>anime emoboy
>some yankee in a retarded hat
jackie chan is cooler than all of them together

>>12088219 (OP)
>>12094881
>blocking has its own dedicated button, rather than having to hold back (normals do chip damage too)
>same for running, can't just tap forward twice
Pretty awkward desu.
At least Shaolin Monks is a thing. Kung Lao is cool.

>>12095398
After Shaolin Monks, Kung Lao always gets the short end of the stick. Such a shame, I think he has a really cool design.

Is it, though, OP? Is it?
I think there is an almost Street Fighter situation, where the first one was so rustic that the second one ends up being considered the "original". I find the first one almost unplayable, where as the second one is rough, but can be enjoyed. My favorites were Deception and 2011. I don't like the new ones very much.

>>12095423
He really did become a big bitch starting with MK9.
>>12095448
You won't enjoy the first one if you have low t levels. og MK had the most big dick energy.

>>12095448
You won't enjoy the first one if you're not a self loathing hapa who publicly embarrasses himself on the internet

>>12095398
>>12095423
Kung Lao is an ass.

>>12095807
you're really gonna diss my boi Kung Lao like that

>>12095398
You can't have back to block in MK because teleporting is a key mechanic, and no Bisons teleport is not comparable , it's designed to be countered with the controls his game has, not like the very fast MK teleports that define a lot of characters play style, not just bosses

>>12095807
retro Kung Lao was just a regular monk who wanted to save the world then retire. Assholes kept dragging him back into the fight though. He only became kinda assholish in the reboot and beyond

>>12096342
But you press down up to teleport

>>12088339
>basically the same moveset
Sort of. Many have identical moves. Some have specials disguised as normals, like Baraka's back HP. But all the characters vary in terms of the data of their movesets. Some have better high punches, some have better uppercuts, some have better jumping kicks, etc.

>>12092064
No, that would be Street Fighter 2.

Mortal Kombat was considered too edgy, and a lot of anons are still butthurt that their friends played it and their parents didn't let them because it was too violent.

>>12096379
>speedball
>lemmings
>micro machines
>sensible soccer
Britfag much?

>>12096374
Yeah but the point is, you can't defend from near instant teleport attacks, like say scorpions teleport punch, if you're holding back to block. The block button ensures your character can automatically turn to the enemy direction while blocking

>oh cool a proper port for the old mk classics that I can dust off my arcade stick for
>$50
What were they thinking?

>>12096486
Special Forces is easily worth $25 on its own

>>12096486
These games cost 80 dollars new when they came out.

>>12096659
shhh don't tell him how many motherfuckers had to go family style on a cart

>>12096486
>Bububububunu GAIS, we HAVE, EVERY SINGLE INFERIOR PORT OF THE FIRST GAMES.
>Except UMK3 on Genesis
>Or Trilogy
>Still No 3d Era MK because YOUTUBERS SAID IT WAS BAD.
>Oh don't look for roms to download yourself, we took em down, thanks for the heads up YT?

>>12096381
Not that it matters dick when playing against the CPU.

>Bu muh Arcades were for competitive fighting Quarter MuNchACK ACK ACK!

Don't Care! If the CPU experience sucks because of unfair cheating AI, THEN IT WAS FUCKING, OBJECTIVELY BAD, take your GitGud Apologia and shove it.

>>12095213
Not an argument for anything, I'm sick of them.
>>12095398
Everyone's complaints all boil down to "it's not japanese and doesn't play like (every other fighter) so it's bad!"

>>12096383
what the fuck

>>12096838
>unfair cheating AI
>cheating
The AI never cheats in Mortal Kombat 2.

>>12096486
A lot of people were theorizing they'd be 60$, with 50$ being the higher echelon people were expecting. I was hoping it would be at least 40$.

I'll just wait for a sale.

>>12098324
>ITS OPPOSITE DAY!

>>12088219 (OP)
You misspelled Samurai Shodown II

>>12088219 (OP)

I only thought of it as the best Mortal Kombat game for a long time. But there are times when I liked three a lot too. I never liked Mortal Kombat 1 on home consoles. IDK. I feel like the devs at Midway tried to make a balanced fighting game. It has its' own gameplay style worth playing. But I was more into Alpha and the KOF series.

To be honest, by 1995 I was really getting into the 3D fighter craze. Virtua Figher on the 32x, I also played the arcade, Virtua Fighter 2 on the Saturn, Tekken 1 and 2 on the PS1, Toshienden to a point. Fighting Vipers. Tobal 2. I remember renting Mortal Kombat 4 a couple times for the N64. The N64 really wasn't know for its fighters, outside of Smash.

>>12096659
why the fuck would that matter?

Why are u pretending u are old enough to remember how much these games were on console?

If you were old enough, and really consider a fan of the franchise. You would know that Midway released these games back on the PS2 on the "Midway Classics Collection" 1 & 2. And it sure as fuck wasn't $50 bucks.

And if you knew about anything regarding the franchise and its own price history. UMK3 was released on Xbox Live Arcade with functioning online for $10, in 2008.

>>12096821
>family style on a cart

as opposed to buying a cart for every single member of the household? why is this board so fuckin retarded?

>>12099461
>Why are u pretending u are old enough to remember how much these games were on console?
Uh yeah zoomer, this board was entirely people who grew up with SNES and Genesis before 6th Gen was allowed recently. Your kind were only allowed on /v/ now you're ruining this board too, go watch Tiktok or something fuckin' shit globohomo Kpop fan smegma breath ironic baggy pants broccoli hair frfr dipshit

>>12096659
Actually they cost a couple of quarters

>>12099461
>UMK3 was released on Xbox Live Arcade with functioning online for $10, in 2008.
>functioning

>>12088254
>ninetyies

>>12088219 (OP)
It's not.

>>12088359
>basedboy
Nazi holding three fingers

>>12096385
It was the normalfag game for 14 year white old edgelords. SF was brown coded and even more normalfaggy but the fact MK still had a large audience is proof that normalfaggotry is spectrum

>>12100069
it was functioning. i destroyed 3 controllers playing that shit.

>>12090905
Only the shite ones, like MK.
>>12091412
That was only true in SF1 and the first version of SFII because mirror matches didn't exist and if both players wanted the karate man then they would have another choice.

>>12088667
Sorry bro, but mk is basic shit that relies entirely on style.

>>12100557
it was fine offline i guess but it sucked ass online. also the only stage you could ever play was scorpion's lair lmao. did they ever fix that?

>>12091719
Latin America is KoF turf, mk was for babies that wanted to see fatalities.

Will Mortal Kombat Nitro ever see a release?

>>12095140
You forgot that this was the first MK on the SNES that had blood. SNES MK1 didn't have it, so it always felt incomplete. When MK2 came to it, it was fucking glorious for all the reasons you mentioned + blood. The other MK's didn't click as hard MK2 did.

>>12088219 (OP)
It's not the best fighting game of all time, but during hte 90s it was the peak of their own franchise.

Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition, MK 2, Killer Instinct 1, Fatal Fury Special, King of Fighters 97 and Samurai Shodown 2 were all chart toppers during the 90s of their own franchises that and had the largest customer base

>>12095205
Liu Kang is a western Asian power fantasy, thus he is not cool by default, AKA CHINESE.(Since if you are Japanese and live in the USA, where did YOU fuck up?)

All the other Asian fighting game leads are Japanese and not a loser.

>>12100657
Correct

>>12100656
Forget the blood, Super NES MK1 just barely worked and it was full of glitches and every move was delayed, it played like poop.

>>12088359
>You got $0¥filtered

My god, fuck off child.

gg jellyfish

>>12100673
Being the "best version of MK 1" is not something to brag about

The violence of MK1 carried the game, the fighting system was a mess, everyone's "basics" played the same and had 1-2 different moves.

If everyone played the game with no Special Moves allowed, they would all play the same minus Rayden that had a glitch with a faster Uppercut frame rate.

You can say that about any other fighting games