The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV Series)
Mortal Kombat 1 Ports (2020)
James Rolfe: The Angry Video Game Nerd
Quotes
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The Angry Video Game Nerd : [discussing the Super NES Mortal Kombat] So, right off the bat I'm gonna address the elephant in the room; the thing that everybody talks about, is that the Super Nintendo version was censored, and is infamous for removing the blood, or, replacing it with... sweat. Um, the sweat thing? If that's really supposed to be sweat, y'know what? That's kinda disgusting... I think it's even more disgusting than blood. I mean, how sweaty are these fighters to begin with? They only just started fighting, and like a gallon of sweat came out of Scorpion! I hope they're slammin' down Gatorade in between matches, otherwise they're gonna have some serious dehydration issues.
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The Angry Video Game Nerd : [discussing the Game Boy Mortal Kombat] It's like right after they made the Genesis version, they said "Oh yeah, you gotta make a Game Boy version too." and they were like "Oh shit, we only have seven minutes!", and this is what they gave us.
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The Angry Video Game Nerd : We were sittin' in school and supposed to be listenin' to our history lesson, but instead we're tunin' out the teacher, and just thinkin', Forward forward high kick. Down up low punch. Y'know, we're all hopped up on GamePro magazines; we can't wait to get to the arcade! So once the bell rings and school lets out, that's the time to let it rip, to let it fuckin' loose! Run to the bus screamin', MORTAL KOMBAT! Yeah, just like the kid in the commercial. I mean, he goes out in the streets and screams Mortal Kombat! as if his life depends on it, with raw emotions tearing through like a shockwave paving a radius of mighty force, emanating from the ground where he stands! And then a crowd marches out, as if they heard the call to action. As if to say, Damn straight. Mortal Kombat. 'Cause this isn't just a game. This is a way of fuckin' life! The commercial of course was announcing that Mortal Kombat was coming to home consoles. The year of our Lord: September 13th, 1993. Mortal fuckin' Monday. This would be the day a crowd of edgy '90s teens gathered in the streets to celebrate. Because when it was in the arcades, it was always surrounded and guarded by bigger kids, the quarter hogs. But now, we'd be takin' it back to our own homes! That commercial announcing Mortal Monday, was like, a call of freedom! A call that begged to be reckoned with! A call that defined the generation! MORTAL KOMBAT!