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At Digital Eclipse, we specialize in restoring historic games for modern consoles, giving legendary classics the respect they deserve. As you can imagine, we get many requests from fans, and for many years, the most requested by far has been…
“MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAT!”
That’s why we were so thrilled to reveal at today’s State of Play that we’ve partnered with our friends at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to bring Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 later in 2025.
Featuring multiple titles from the ’90s and 2000s, playable from this series’ cutting-edge fighting game beginnings, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is the most comprehensive and detailed retrospective on the franchise’s history.
We’re taking you back to the glorious ’90s, the era of arcades and tokens, hidden Fatalities, and secret characters, with the original versions of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
But we won’t stop there! We’ll also include many of the 16-bit console versions of these games, and yes, even portable ones. Plus, you’ll be able to play the arcade and console versions online with rollback netcode.
Want to input the “blood code” and challenge a friend to go all out online in the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat? You’ll be able to. (And we’ll even input the blood code for you if you’ve forgotten.)
Here’s the list of announced playable titles so far. And more are on the way.
- 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: Tournament Edition: 2003, Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance: 2002, Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat Advance: 2001, Game Boy Advance
- ???
What’s next? Well, Mortal Kombat is full of secrets, so we hope you don’t mind if we keep a few of our own for now…
The Full Story
If you’ve played our previous releases like Tetris Forever or Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, you know Digital Eclipse isn’t just about the games. We produce complete “interactive documentaries” providing behind-the-scenes insights into the games’ creation.
A few months ago, Digital Eclipse traveled to NetherRealm Studios to interview Mortal Kombat co-creators Ed Boon and John Tobias, plus literally dozens of other developers, actors, industry luminaries, fans, and Mortal Kombat experts.
We’re excited to announce that after our collaboration on Tetris Forever, we’re once again working with the incredible filmmakers at Area 5 (Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us Part II) to bring these documentaries to life.
We’re also diving deep into Mortal Kombat’s history to uncover design documents, materials from early prototypes, motion capture sessions, concept art, and more—some even previously unseen. You’ll be able to navigate our interactive timelines as if walking through a Mortal Kombat museum, watching videos, playing titles, browsing photo galleries, and more as you journey through the franchise’s early history.
No More Secrets
Anyone remember finding the elusive green ninja, Reptile? Inputting a Kombat Kode to warp to Noob’s Lair? Performing an Animality to turn into a dragon and devour your opponent’s torso?
Mortal Kombat has always been a series packed with secrets… Some bloody, some downright comical. In the ’90s, finding these secrets required buying physical strategy guides, tying up phone lines with dial-up internet, or relying on unreliable rumors overheard at recess.
Our internal mantra for this project, “No More Secrets,” means we’re giving you free access to everything in the games without needing secret codes or memorizing anything.
How will we do that? Hmm… it’s a secret. For now. But not for long. We’ll have much more to say about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection later this year.
Time to get Ready!
