Did the japanese ever play mk?

andsuchisdeath · Jun 18, 2004

I know Japan did receive ports of some games in the mortal kombat series, but I was wondering if the japanese actually played these games?

I would assume the series was considered a joke there, since it is US

developed, and the quality of gameplay is questionable to say the least.
Do any Japanese members know what the deal was?

RAINBOW PONY · Jun 18, 2004

andsuchisdeath said:
I know Japan did receive ports of some games in the mortal kombat series, but I was wondering if the japanese actually played these games?

I would assume the series was considered a joke there, since it is US

developed, and the quality of gameplay is questionable to say the least.
Do any Japanese members know what the deal was?

They probably spit/pissed on it.

US Developers = NO WAY in japan

:tickled:

galfordo · Jun 18, 2004

MK1 was of course a rather juvenile effort from a gameplay standpoint, but MK2 had a rather unique and engaging gameplay style. MK3 sort of fell into the trap of dial-a-combos, which aren't really my thing, but did have pretty tight gameplay otherwise.

I sort of doubt that MK was very popular in Japan, but there's no reason why it shouldn't have been, IMO.

SSS · Jun 18, 2004

probably not, crappy digitized fighters is a US thing. IE Kasumi Ninja :spock:

Verythrax · Jun 18, 2004

The MK series isn't unknown to the japanese. I saw some japanese versions of some MK games. But I can't say about the popularity.

SouthtownKid · Jun 18, 2004

I never even saw any of them there, much less anyone playing them. While people here were playing SF2 and MK, people in Japan were playing SF2 and SNK games, which never caught on here at the level they did there. I, myself, can count the number of games I've played from the entire MK series on one hand. I'm not saying they don't have worth -- just not my bag. I played Killer Instinct a bit, though.

BIG · Jun 18, 2004

I hope they didn't,cause they'd probably laughed their asses to death.

Seriously,aside from the Fatality gimmick and other niche,the MK series suck....hard.

MK series = Garbage.

Dallas_Five · Jun 18, 2004

DARK ANDY said:
US Developers = NO WAY in japan

Most of the time that's true but there are some notable exceptions.

Wizardry is the best example i can come up with off the top of my head.

Chicago Cheeseburgler Crew · Jun 18, 2004

B.I.GPSYCHE said:
I hope they didn't,cause they'd probably laughed their asses to death.

Seriously,aside from the Fatality gimmick and other niche,the MK series suck....hard.

MK series = Garbage.

No way.

MK2 kicks ass, gameplay and all. Juggle combos galore is why.

To call MK2 garbage would be ignorant, imo.

galfordo · Jun 18, 2004

buttasuperb said:
No way.

MK2 kicks ass, gameplay and all. Juggle combos galore is why.

To call MK2 garbage would be ignorant, imo.

I agree. MK1 was mostly a gimmick, and 3 was cursed with dial-a-combos - but 2 was an all around great game.

terry.330 · Jun 18, 2004

I had a few japanese friends back when MK was big. They did think it was garbage but they were also too busy hyping sega and the upcoming saturn so cheese-ball american arcade games were of no intrest to them.

Now that I look back Im suprised how much I loved the first 2 games. :oh_no:

genjiglove · Jun 18, 2004

SouthtownKid said:
I, myself, can count the number of games I've played from the entire MK series on one hand.

You could probably count all the MK games on one hand anyway, not counting the spin offs like Mythologies and that one Special Forces game for the PS1, both of which supposedly suck the ass.

SuperGunGuru · Jun 18, 2004

buttasuperb said:
No way.

MK2 kicks ass, gameplay and all. Juggle combos galore is why.

To call MK2 garbage would be ignorant, imo.

RBjakeSpecial · Jun 18, 2004

The only game that was a japanese version I've ever seen for sale here was "Mortal Kombat I &II" for gameboy.

Famitsu ran an article saying that some one was going to publish Dark Alliance and bring it out but it never happened.

In Akihabara all of the import game shops (importing western games) carry all the Mortal Kombat games, so there is some sort of strange cult following.

Atro · Jun 18, 2004

I drooled to death the first time I saw MK.

I was like WOW !! Real persons on a videogame !!!! :eek:

( youth nature

)

Then when I saw the official cab of MKII I couldn't resist and drop some coins on it.
Nevertheless, I never passed beyond the 3rd stage !!! I suck hard at MK games.

The last really great MK was III, but II was the cherry over the cake of the series.

Kano and Rayden OWNZ.

Fran · Jun 18, 2004

when you live in japan,

and there are arcades pretty much everywhere with MAD COMPETITION at snk / capcom fighters

you cant possibly care about the mk series

having said that,
i still like mk2 and kitana

sure,its not a "serious" fighting game but i like it somehow

aria · Jun 18, 2004

I had the same "wow" reaction to the MK series when if first arrived,

but I wonder if the Japanese, already with violence portrayed throughout the culture, just didn't see the violence gimmick as all that interesting... which, of course, left them with the gameplay which wasn't nearly as good as the other series.

Still, I agree MK2 was much more fun as a fighter (I never played MK3).

For pure "novelty" gore with little gameplay, give me Time Killers :loco:

tsukaesugi · Jun 18, 2004

MKTrilogy was released for the PS over here, I bought a copy used once, and tried to get some of my Japanese friends to try and play with me.

They laughed at it, called it names, and made fun of America.

And these guys weren't even gamers.

Now Loading · Jun 18, 2004

The MK series popularity (back in the day) is enough to mock America.

Gaijin shit.

Hidden Character · Jun 19, 2004

Bobak said:
I had the same "wow" reaction to the MK series when if first arrived,

but I wonder if the Japanese, already with violence portrayed throughout the culture, just didn't see the violence gimmick as all that interesting... which, of course, left them with the gameplay which wasn't nearly as good as the other series.

Still, I agree MK2 was much more fun as a fighter (I never played MK3).

For pure "novelty" gore with little gameplay, give me Time Killers

I had that same "wow" effect engulf my body when I first saw MK. 3 was the last one that caught my attention and from 4 and beyond, I believe the series shot to Hell...nah, just 4. In spite of this, MKII will be one of the few arcade games that I can honestly say it was truly a pleasure winning, losing, and watching helplessly as some guy re-froze me for what seemed like eternity while the crowd watched in awe. Don't really care if the Japanese said ick to MK, just like they probably don't care I say ick to Final Fantasy.

P.S. You would bring up Time Killers, wouldn't you? lol

The BEAST3 · Jun 19, 2004

buttasuperb said:
No way.

MK2 kicks ass, gameplay and all. Juggle combos galore is why.

To call MK2 garbage would be ignorant, imo.

my words exactly, MK 1 and MK2 kick ass :buttrock:

One of my favorite fatalities shown here:

BBH · Jun 19, 2004

SamuraiShodownSensei said:
probably not, crappy digitized fighters is a US thing. IE Kasumi Ninja

the Japanese folks at Sammy made Survival Arts...

genjiglove · Jun 19, 2004

The BEAST3 said:
my words exactly, MK 1 and MK2 kick ass

One of my favorite fatalities shown here:

Yes, Kung Lao owns everyone.

showdownfan666 · Jun 19, 2004

I remember reading old game mags that said japan players hated MK. I don't know why the first 3 were great and still are fun. To each their own I guess.

Killercrossover · Jun 19, 2004

Anyone ever play Mk4, I've seen pics of it, the game looks great but I have yet to play it. Anyone play it?

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