This week at Gamescom, Atari has finally confirmed the final two games included in the Digital Eclipse-developed Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, as well as added one more surprise for good measure.
In the newest trailer, embedded below, we see that Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, two of the least-known games from the franchise’s long legacy, will round out the list of 11 total games and over 20 different versions and variations in this massive collection.
The other surprise I mentioned is the incredibly rare WaveNet Arcade version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. This is the only arcade version of any Mortal Kombat game to include Noob Saibot and is the very first version of Mortal Kombat to support online multiplayer—ever. It’s been assumed to be lost media for a long time.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection—Full Game Lineup
Here is the full game list, as confirmed today in a press release:
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- 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, WaveNet Arcade, SNES)
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy – 1996 (PlayStation)
- Mortal Kombat 4 – 1997 (Arcade)
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero – 1997 (PlayStation)
- Mortal Kombat Special Forces – 2000 (PlayStation)
- Mortal Kombat Advance – 2001 (Game Boy Advance)
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance – 2002 (Game Boy Advance)
- Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition – 2003 (Game Boy Advance)
I can’t overstate my excitement here. I’ve never played Mythologies or Special Forces and have been curious about those games for decades. Mythologies has the gameplay and perspective of a typical Mortal Kombat game, but it’s a single-player action-adventure game instead. Special Forces, on the other hand, is a sort-of isometric top-down action game almost like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. I’m so intrigued to finally check that one out.
Having one massive collection with all of these games officially preserved is amazing. Beyond that, though, this is exciting for its historical and educational significance.
Just like the Atari 50 release, Digital Eclipse have gone to painstaking lengths to include tons of archival documents and interviews covering the creation of the series and its origins. For all intents and purposes, it’s like an interactive documentary and digital museum.
There is no exact release date for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection yet, but the physical Standard and Deluxe Edition versions are expected to ship in December so it should be releasing this year.
