I AM BLOWN AWAY! Mortal Kombat Plug and Play! This thing is AWESOME!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- Wow! I am absolutely shocked with how great this version of Mortal Kombat is. Released in 2004 I’m 20 years late to the party, but good things come to those who wait and I’m blown away by this product. Watch as I play through this great version of Mortal Kombat… my new favourite version? Maybe! Shout out to @GlaciusXL and @jascadet !
Enjoy!
It's a unique version of MK1! Not an arcade ROM or console ROM, but a ported version that the developer made specifically for that hardware.
Yeah, but 95% of the time, the older 2000ish "plug n plays" were Nintendo or Sega Genesis roms on a chip.. well reading the comments, I guess this MK was a fan port
@@joezar33It was officially commissioned for bespoke hardware. That's the opposite of a fan port.
Very unique, thanks for the intel 👊🏼
Jakks TV games ran on sunplus system on a chip hardware. Digital Eclipse was commissioned to port the game from the arcade code to a $20 sunplus console. This is 4MB in size while the arcade game is 7MB so corners had to be cut to make it fit.
Is this better or worse than Sega Genesis version?
Why?
I had this one when I was a kid. My mom got it for me, and I loved it, played it every day. They used to sell them at Dollar General and Walmart which I got mine at Dollar General. I even had the Ms. Pacman Plug n' Play as well. Those were the days man, I owned so many of those things! Wish I still had them :(
@@ZombieSlayer4D same. I sold my 16bit consoles and games, and I threw away tons of old gaming magazines during a move. Back then, I thought I don't need it anymore. And now, I wish I still had all this interesting stuff, packed full with great memories... But at least, I still have this MK plug and play, but I bought it later in '04. (Edit: I never thought my interest in video gaming would kind of come back, but here I am!)
I had so many Tiger Electronic games and I still remember selling all of them at a yard sale. I wish I kept those also regardless of how bad they were. Thanks for the comment my friend 👊🏼
I don’t miss my Tiger Handhelds. I’m embarrassed I even had them especially as a teenager.
This is so freaking cool...I need one now
Dude I had NO idea this product ever existed. Really cool, though!! 😎 👊 ✌️
Omg Scorpion punching like a madman had me dying😂😂😂😂
Your channel brings me back to 1993 when I was 9. Thanks for posting this stuff man.
Glad I can take you back, 93 was an amazing year! Thanks for the kind comment my friend 👊🏼
I had this back in 2005 and remembered it being a good version. However, I haven't seen the gameplay since then, and I forgot the gameplay was sped up. It's not a big deal, and honestly, it probably made it a funner version. Nice upload, and again, as always, thank you for the memories of better days.
This plug and play port released around the same time that Mortal Kombat Deception released. Awesome!
from the U.K thank you for your content keeping it old school, the best of Mortal Kombat!
I appreciate you checking out the video over there in the UK 👊🏼🙏🏽
I'll never forget getting this thing on clearance at the Walgreens by my job when I was in high school. I think I actually still have it in my box of old games/consoles! Lotta fun on a CRT :D
Not an emulation, it's a legit port designed for that SoC
Remember one of my buddies had one of those back in the day, thing looks pretty sweet
An absolutely great version of MK 👊🏼
I never saw that thing, but oh boy, it really showed that who did this wanted to be the best experience as it could be with the used hardware for the task, sure, this can be emulated on MAME, but those (like you) who have the real deal can really apreciate how this was a joy for a very close experience to the Arcade.
I loved this version of MK from back in the day! Modern Vintage Gamer did a video on the Jacks Pacific version you have. It has a really interesting back story on how it was made, and how the programmers had to shrink the original 8mb arcade rom into 4mb to fit on the handheld emulator. Thanks for the video!
4MB to 8MB is NOTHING lol. That's actually very generous space to give the port. The SNES & Genesis each only had like 2MBs to work with.
Great indeed! This is still a blast to play today 🎉
I still have mines I remember you told me to liked how it looked when I used it I’m glad you had the chance to use it the fatality are the same like the classic 🔥
You've really proven to be an MK fan and collector... I own an @tgames handheld console before and played at lot of the Mk games there (as I didnt have a Megadrive when I was a kid).... Great content man! (Like your shirt man, SF fan here as well)
Thank you for the comment Jon I appreciate it. I’m looking into the atgame handhelds for more versions of Mk lol and I’m a huge Street Fighter fan as well, not very good at it, but still have a lot of great memories playing those games too. 👊🏼
@@BushyStallionjust checked the buttons on the pic, maybe the reason why you were not able to do Sub-Zero's slide kick because the lunch and kick buttons ang spaced too far from each other? Just a guess though.. (slide kick is back+ a Punch and kick button right?)
Edit: New subscriber here 😊
I remember my brother Mike made me a sub zero costume for Halloween the yearwhen mortal Kombat came out and I swear every kid passing by me were stoked seeing me as sub zero and asking about my costume and I told them my older brother Mike made it for me. I will always remember that day for the rest of my life and man I was 9 years old at the time and man we all would play mortal Kombat and street fighter 2 turbo edition and my house be packed with all my friends playing the hell out those games and other great games back then.
Sounds like great memories my high friend lol for real though, that’s pretty cool, I was 11 when MK came out and guess what, my older brothers name is Mike also, we would go to the arcades together and have a lot of great memories back then, sounds like you had a great childhood 👊🏼 thanks for the comment Weedhead! Keep puffin 💨💨
Hey Darryl, thanks for the shout out! After watching this video, I just had to have one myself. Someone on eBay had a new one for $39 usd, plus $13 shipping. I went for it! Hopefully it works too. If we got a long enough cable, we could play, lol!
I was glad to catch a couple mins of your live stream… I got a call and missed the end of the stream. I left while there was still discussion about A Link to the Past (bad timing). Oh and yes I am the same Jason White as Jascadet. Funny story about how I came up with Jascadet. Remember the old Windows 95 pinball game called Space Cadet? I used that as my username in the game, and have been using it ever since.
Lol that pinball game was great and I played it all the time on our “486” computer lol that’s awesome that you picked up the MK Plug and Play also, you’ll like it 👍🏼 no problem on the shout out, thanks again for the comment 👊🏼
Nice, you discovered one of the few good plug and plays! It's the most complete and arcade accurate port of MK1, next to the PC DOS version. Gameplay is just like the arcade, but a little easier. I'm glad have mine from '04, and it still works!
The early to mid 2000s were some good times
Absolutely 👊🏼
I always liked these plug and play games I've never seen this Mortal Kombat one but looks awesome.
It was released in 2005*
not 2004. I was there when it came out and all these Plug & Play games were released in 2005
Also I kind of feel bad that you willingly shelled $80 for this cuz there's multiple on sale right now that are half the price you spent😭
found this in my parent's basement a few years ago. Guess who left the batteries in, spilling corrosion all over the damn thing.
Nice!!! NFL Blitz in the background 👊 I’d love a play through of that too.
The people need a Mythologies episode 😅 😅😅. Just giving you a hard time. Hope all is well!
Would also love to see those ^^
His reactions to the cutscene
But I don’t wanna torture him with special forces
This version of Blitz was pretty cool maybe I’ll dive into that for a video. As for Mythologies… when I feel like it 😂 thanks for the comment Jer 👊🏼
That's pretty cool!
I need to pull this out of my garage lol. It's been sitting around forever, I picked it up at best buy in the early 2000s and never played it🤔
Shang Tsung don't play around total boss mode activated 😎
This port is insane it was made by only one dude i got it at walmart in 2004 i paid 30$ 🇨🇦 for it at the time it was the best MK version i got !!!
Dude, this port had no business being this good. Shame though because I think a lot of people passed it up thinking it would just be like emulation. This is a damn good mk1 experience 😂
Whaaa..? U mean this MK is a port/homebrew of MK1 that a fan made, and Jakk bought it off him or something ? Honestly, I thought SF2 and the MK "Plug N Play" were just emu of Sega Genesis roms on a chip.
This version is pretty cool.
I remember when this came out. I remember seeing the ad for it in a Magazine it had Raiden kicking into the TV as Liu Kang doing his flying kick. They advertised this as if it was going to be like the arcade, it was a disappointment even with the backgrounds not moving but the gameplay is pretty good though.
Too bad that it's getting harder to find TV's with the yellow, red, and white composite inputs.
I remember being with my mom at target and begging her to buy this for me which she did and I played the hell out of it.But it's the reason why it's my favorite game of the original trilogy.
Great piece of MK history! I've never figured out how to do Sub-Zero's slide on that. Maybe mine is busted, but it never worked no matter what input I tried.
The instrumentation of the music reminds me the Turbo Grafx sound chip, the lack of parallax too. But it´s seems very good to play. Very interesting version.
Pretty neat little version of MK. There's no background animations or scrolling in the stages (except the silhouettes going across the moon in the pit stage?), so I wonder if that was due to hardware limitations or memory when it came to porting it.
check the video by modern vintage gamer he goes over how it was made
I had this and thought it was so good i wanted to shove it in a arcade
I had this as well when I was a kid. This is a pretty good conversion of the arcade MK1992.
Absolutely 👍🏼
Thanks man! Asked about this couple months ago. Got mine sealed aswell, but kinda dont want to open it
To me it looks a bit like snes version but with blood
Good to know its fun to play, incase i ever open mine or maybe buy another used one ;)
It’s worth playing but I get wanting to keep it sealed. I found it reminded me more of the Genesis version but upgraded. Thanks for the comment denn 👊🏼
You can even do arcade combos which is awesome😊
PS2 port on Deception premium disc trumps all.
It's not emulation actually. It's a beautiful and technically very impressive port. Thanks for the video. Imho the best version next to arcade rev 5.0 is the pc dos version because it fixes some of the moves like sonya's beam shot and gives you lots of options.
Thanks for the comment, I’ll have to check out that DOS version sometime for sure 👊🏼
That fact that it is a port is what makes it special. Wonder what the decision process was to get to this. Hardware? Licensing? Access to original assets?
This comment makes you think, and I like that lol thanks for sharing 👊🏼
I had this! Was always super cool!
The plug and play is amazing very close to MK arcade port 😊😊😊😊😊
I remember buying this from Wal-Mart back in the day... it was an awesome piece of work, but I was angry because all of the box art showed screenshots of the arcade version. I expected to get an arcade port of the game, and I felt lied to by the packaging, so I took it back and got a refund. I kinda wish I had kept it, though...
Found mine at a GameStop I believe when they were released for around $30
I have one of these bought it a long time ago I'll tell you right now this thing is a true gem sucks it don't work no more but I still have it😅😅
Maaannn I still have my MK (1992) Plug & Play joystick, this is started my huge love for the first MK (1992). I think I got it at the age of 10 (27 now) around 2006 or so. Back in the day my brother used to borrow MK Trilogy in the PS1 days which was my first and fav MK game and now my second fav video game of all time. Then years later I got this. Although I never got to expercience the real MK arcade days, this joystick always made me feel like I was actaully there also trying to figure out all the crazy secret stuff. I always used to get hype when I saw Reptile jump in-screen before the fight started and tried to fight him on the pit stage (as a kid found out on the internet at the time how to fight him). I think I also figured out how to do my first Fatality with Scorpion and also wondered who could be behind the dragon logo on the character select screen. The same stories I hear people who lived the MK arcade days always talk about. So many great memories and so many batteries where used 😂 and man this was hard as fck haha.
As a kid... I used to (jokingly) say "Aye Yo Boboli!" (The Boboli pizza crust) in response to Raiden's scream.
Yeah these are cool i still got mine. Found it at walmart years ago. I loved it
Right on, I wish I got mine way back too 👊🏼
I’m wondering if it can be modded for better video and audio out I’ve tried to find pics of the insides online to no avail
I still have mine
Hell yeah I’m glad you finally get to check this out I wish I still had mine 😄
It’s an awesome version dude, but another one and don’t sell it this time lol
@@BushyStallion 😄👍
I have that same one sitting on my dresser now. Need to get some batteries for it.
Big thing I noticed is that there is no background animations; the crowd doesn't move or clap in the courtyard, no animated torches at the Gate, Shang Tsung doesn't clap in the throne room, clouds are static in the Pit etc...
yup same
I never noticed this during that play through except on the Pit stage, after reading a few comments of people pointing this out, now it’s all I see while playing lol great.
This is an excellent port for the hardware it’s running on. It even supports 2 players via a 3.5mm link cable. BTW the coin battery isn’t for the controls, it is to store your high scores!
Ahh is that what the battery is for? Ok well that’s cool and great to know. Thank you 👊🏼
Jakks pacific also did the WWF action figures back in the late 90s
I had this. It’s pretty good. I thought it was like the SNES and Megadrive/Genesis were combined.
I saw this in stores in 04 but never bothered to pick it up. Kinda wish I did now
DARRYL I had owned one of these before , , , Sub's Slide move is 🔽+LP BLK Lk simultaneously , , for JAKK's version 😸👍 aka -find and defeat Reptile 🦎 on this version man 🏆🏆👍👍
All right. ❤😂
Hey Darryl!!! I got one of these in a yard sale earlier this year. IT WAS FILTHY. After cleaning it out and removing moldy batteries, it worked great! Definitely a fun little unit!!!
Still have mine lol! Freakin classic! 20 years ago?! Crazy how time flies by. Cheers!
Will you be looking to pick up another one for the two player?
I was interested in this plug n play. I didn’t get one mainly because I thought (for some reason) I thought it wasn’t Arcade accurate but I actually thought it was just the Genesis version. Which, I have so i never bothered.
Makes me think of that micro arcade cabinet. Where it is the genesis version without blood (smart, right?)
When Midway Arcade Treasures 2 was announced I was psyched when MK I II and 3 were gonna be on it but only II and 3 were on it.When I found out they were releasing a Plug in and Play of MK I I was so happy and I knew I had to own it and still own it…great emulation!
Thinking about doing the ps2 mk games one day ?
One day 👊🏼
I watched an interview with the guy who made this. Nice find!
Is there a mk2 plug and play and you should review the" kow piddy" hand held. I'm not sure how many versions of my are on it but it's a sweet little hand held device
That is a cooooool t-shirt
Thanks Aaron 👊🏼
Hi Darryl there was a trick you could do in the endurance matches.
You could jump kick when the 2nd fighter come down and one shot them.
But is this only on the Snes version?
Yes, it's only in the SNES PAL version!
You can fight reptile in this version😊
Might be the best home port ever
Good luck at finding him though, I can’t see myself getting double flawless on this one 👊🏼
digital foundry did a video on this game. This was actually not possible on a emulator at this time, so this game is an original port just for this hand held system. Computers at this time could easily run an emulator, even my computer from 1997 could run this game on an emulator. But remember, this game was sold for 20$ and ran on 2 AA batteries. It had a super low powered weak computer chip for it's time. They developers had to make this version from scratch.
Are we talking the same version? This one came out in 2004 but took 4 AA’s as well as a watch battery for the buttons. Being an original port is correct though as it’s totally unique and not exactly like any other version out there. Thanks for the comment Jesus I appreciate it 👊🏼
I had this one for a while and loved it. My one and only issue though is the backgrounds. They have zero animation
Wow, you was lucky. There's actually 2 versions of this. A fully unsensored version, and one with no fatalities and blood. Unfortunately that's the version I own
On the box from my original i remember it got the M Rating on it with mention of blood & gore i was not even aware of your version first time i ever ear about a second version !!! 😮
I think it looks better than Sega Genesis version thanks for sharing this cool , I'm not getting one , I have the genesis,and SNES versions I have enough
Thanks for the comment Justin I don’t blame you for sticking with those versions 👊🏼
Lui Kang's walk cycle looked a bit goofy. Not bad at all, though.
your CRT has really good geometry, did you tune it?
I never tuned it no. Doesn’t stay plugged in either so it’s always at factory default.
Man I fucking loved this thing.
Then I fucking dropped it
Fucking buy one again 😂
I ve heard about it before 🎉🎉🎉!!!looks really good!!! awesome stuff buddy!!!
I had this when I was 12 and I played the hell out of it. I was terribly disappointed when colors kept flickering and the picture became distorted so I had no choice but to throw it away 😣
This is was a Christmas gift waaaaaay back in 2007.
It says press start for the other player. Is there some way to plug in another controller into the unit?
yes
If you have two identical plug-and-plays, indeed you can hook them up together and play.
you need two different consoles to do it, it's possible but it works like a game boy link cable
Are there other ones that have 2 and 3?
i love this thing, it is very cool. I payed 6 euros for mine at a convention, but used. I have most of the others by jakks and radica too 🙂
This one is so good I’m thinking about checking out the other Jaxx Plug and Plays 👊🏼
I have this and it was a bit of a disappointment at the time with arcade perfect versions out on Midway Arcade Classic out for PS2/Xbox and obviously emulation. It aged incredibly well tho given the story of it being a port.
Btw THIS is what Genesis should have been if dogshit Probe didnt do it.
Chill man... that game was a gem back then. Lmao!!!!
Let's remember that Probe was likely working under potentially unreasonable time constraints to get it out in time for a peak shopping period.
@TrollDecker Sculptured Software was under the exact same limitations. And when they made the Genesis MK3, it was very close to SNES and a lot more faithful than MK1 or 2 for Genesis.
Its well known Probe was dogshit
@kevincollins8620 no it wasn't. Read the comments. Even the packaging showed pics of the arcade version. If it was regarded as a gem, it wouldn't be some obscure, niche port.
So good
I bought one of those years ago. It was $20 when I purchased it. I never got around to opening it, since I don’t have a crt anymore. I do know that cuts were made to the animation, such as the monks clapping, but the gameplay is top notch. I reckon these didn’t sell well enough to warrant a mk2 version.
Thanks for doing the primal rage gameplay man it's an video that many others have played the game it is one you'll have to master in order to get the full experience,
And I actually had one of these plug and play mk consoles & I remember also having the Namco pac-man plug and play & the second one that used those little key cards
No problem, caught a lot of flak from true fans of the game, I had no idea it was so big, I’ll have to dive into it more to give it a true review. Thanks for the comment my friend 👊🏼
I have one and man it's really unique.
Is this version of MK1 for 1 player or 2 players? Does it have online play or is it local-only?
I bet the slide is the Genesis input (Back + LK + HK).
Do they have nba jam?
Double iced... double flawless victory😅
Thank you! Got one in new condition on eBay after seeing your video! ❤
That’s awesome dude, good purchase you’ll enjoy it 👊🏼
See I told you it was something special
You did along with many others. Thanks for the suggestion 👊🏼
You can also emulate this version of MK1 on mame
Well, considering the fact that you can easily emulate old MK games on your PC with no problems, I guess that this thing is only cool for collectors or for the people who are feeling nostalgic. As for me, I just play it on my PC via mame, or via that MK Arcade Collection from 2011. And then there is Midway's Arcade Treasure and some fan made DOS collection with cool UI.
On the same page with you, but this seems like the perfect gift for someone like my brother-in-law, or any other casual game fans.
@@DrMicahLuv Well, maybe. But it could be done better with actual emulation of arcade MK put in to that plug and play thing.
It’s well made, and unique I would recommend it for any fan of MK 👊🏼
Sub 0 Slide Needs to push forward and the 3 buttons .. Instead of hitting back like the original arcade
At this rate you could make an ultimate tier list ranking the best way to play klassic kombat.