Episode 40 - Mortal Kombat

Nate and Ryan go mano-a-mano to discuss MORTAL KOMBAT, the 1992
arcade game from Midway and Acclaim that introduced the world to
Fatalities and spearheaded a moral panic about the state of the
medium. Nate endures the filmic adaptation, Ryan calls Sub-Zero a
"frost wizard," and Kari manages to put the baby to bed long
enough to pop in to tell a story about how her mom put the kibosh
on her brother's copy of MK for the Sega Genesis. TOASTY!


 


SHOW NOTES:


1993 New York Times article:


http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/16/nyregion/video-violence-it-s-hot-it-s-mortal-it-s-kombat-teen-agers-eagerly-await.html?scp=9&sq=mortal%20kombat&st=cse


Mortal Kombat: The Album (YouTube):


https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL577E545387C04A3E


Mortal Kombat series Fatalities compilation:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ6G2Lau9EE


“Mortal Monday” TV spot:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8V7TwlYCt0