Digital Eclipse’s game preservation mission continues with Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection – which was announced at State of Play yesterday with its own trailer. The series that started in 1992, and ushered in graphical content that the world had yet to see, and even helped the formation of the ESRB rating system itself, will get its history celebrated here.
The collection itself is proving to be an undertaking with not only main timeline titles such as Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, and Mortal Kombat 4, but also other titles such as Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition for the Game Boy Advance. No console experience seems to be left unturned from here. Maybe the Tiger Electronics version, but we’re not counting that.
Here’s what we know so far about what’s in store:
- Mortal Kombat – 1992: Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear
- Mortal Kombat II -1993: Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, 32X
- Mortal Kombat 3 – 1995: Arcade, SNES, Genesis
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 – 1995: Arcade, SNES
- Mortal Kombat 4 – 1997: Arcade
- Mortal Kombat Advance – 2001: Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance – 2002: Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition – 2003: Game Boy Advance
Digital Eclipse also has a statement on its site:
Step into the arena and choose your fighter! Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection includes all the essential games from Mortal Kombat’s early years. Experience the legendary origins of the franchise with the iconic arcade classics that started it all—alongside a curated selection of most-loved home versions for the Super NES and Sega Genesis. Dive deeper with rare and fan-favorite releases across the Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance, and more—a celebration of the franchise’s groundbreaking legacy.
Digital Eclipse’s interactive documentary format explores how Mortal Kombat changed the way society perceived video games. By using digitized humans as player sprites in an over-the-top, martial-arts fighter, the game thrilled players, shocked critics, and laid the foundation for a franchise that has thrived for more than 30 years. Hear firsthand from the original dev team of Ed Boon, John Tobias, John Vogel, and Dan Forden, along with other exclusive interviews, rare concept art, vintage marketing materials, and archival video footage.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection also lets players explore Mortal Kombat lore, with a timeline of the original series’ storyline and comprehensive character histories that offer stories, secrets, and glimpses behind the scenes at their creation.
It seems as though Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will go above and beyond for the fans to get almost every single port they can, with a behind-the-scenes look to prove it. It will be released this year, but no firm date has been announced. Digital Eclipse did wonders for Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, but this might be the finishing move we’ve been waiting for.
