The History & Kontroversies of Mortal Kombat (1992)

Secret Galaxy July 17, 2025
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To buy the shirt Dan is wearing and got 30% OFF your order use code "toygalaxy": https://www.80stees.com/collections/mortal-kombat Mortal Kombat is a fighting game released in arcades in 1992 that almost immediately garnered notice for the violence of it. But that was just the beginning, both of a global brand, and of the controversies and lawsuits surrounding Mortal Kombat. SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game) https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(1992_video_game) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203701/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv https://www.deseret.com/1994/4/19/19105936/they-program-the-best-incarnations-of-games-they-played-as-kids/ https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/05/the-history-of-mortal-kombat https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-mortal-kombat https://web.archive.org/web/20140107194516/http://therealsaibot.com/ https://www.polygon.com/22346875/mortal-kombat-violence-esrb-ratings-lieberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mortal_Kombat https://thedragonfortress.com/2021/09/30/1994-1995-hasbro-mortal-kombat-ninjas-review/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/683715250/?terms=mortal%20kombat&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/683715361/?terms=mortal%20kombat&match=1 Just 99 cents a month gets access to our monthly exclusive video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoe3Qo_DymYyBR6X9VxFjQ/join Get behind the scenes updates and early, ad free access to all of our new episodes! : https://www.patreon.com/toygalaxy The SECRET GALAXY Shop: https://secretgalaxy.shop/ ►►►Social Media and Merchandise links◄◄◄ https://linktr.ee/secretgalaxy Follow Dan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/toygalaxy Toy Galaxy P.O. box 3976 Manchester, NH 03105-3976 Business Inquiries: [email protected]

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