Mortal Kombat 1 is a popular fighting game that was created and released in 1992 by Midway Games. The first game in the lengthy Mortal Kombat series was made by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
There is a diverse cast of characters in the game, each with their own special attacks, combinations, and deaths. Players compete against AI-controlled opponents in one-on-one combat or face off against another player in local multiplayer mode.
The digitized graphics in Mortal Kombat 1 attracted notice since they used actors from live-action movies to animate the characters. Additionally, it developed a distinct fighting style that emphasized fatalities, or severe and bloody finishing moves.
The game was first made available in arcades before being ported to a variety of home systems, including the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive), Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and personal computers.
There isn't a story mode, an online multiplayer option, or features like Kameo Fighters or the Air Kombat combo system in Mortal Kombat 1. It did, however, provide the groundwork for the series' popularity, and other games built on its multiplayer capabilities, narratives, and gameplay mechanics.