New Mortal Kombat Arcade hack surpasses SEGA CD version
Thanks to this fan mod, quality improvements have heightened the legend of this iconic 90s game!
Before Christmas day, a surprising announcement was made by ROM hacker Master Linkuei – revealing the long-awaited Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition fan hack in all its glory! With a list of new features and quality-of-life improvements for the SEGA Genesis, it eclipses the original SEGA CD and has become the definitive version to date.
Those unfamiliar, Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition has been a persistent fan hack project for quite a while and finally surfaced on Twitter. From the testing efforts of Master Linkuei, BillytimeGames, Chev Chelios, Danilo Dias, and TiagoSC: the improvement hack has come to light with several enhances that pull it ahead of the SEGA CD version. Below you’ll find a short list that explores the surface of the hack changes:
- New fighting conditions, music, and movements.
- Graphics made to look more accurate to the Arcade.
- New animation to Courtyard (monks and tsung claps), Palace Gates (Flame), Warriors Shrine (Flame during Ermac fight), Throne Room (Shang Tsung head+Shang Tsung clap).
- Added +80 sound samples from the Arcade.
- Improved gameplay by removing delays to create a smoother experience.
- New controller commands for various controller types.
Fans are already parading the success of the hack but also eager to leave input for potential future patches. While the best definitive edition out there to rekindle Mortal Kombat memories, nothing’s flat-out perfect. But I’d say the guys who put the project together deserve recognition because it’s practically oozing passion and commitment. We’re excited to see what they do next!
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