For an age we thought they were treasures lost to time - but at long last the klassics are koming back! Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is set to resurrect all your arcade favourites and more in an extensive retro collection developed by Digital Eclipse. The master kurators are leaving no stone unturned as they deliver an extensive interactive documentary experience to accompany over 20 versions of Mortal Kombat's seminal entries. Watch the announce trailer and get more details:
The long awaited kollection was announced during today's Sony State of Play for the PlayStation 5 & PlayStation 4, with a trailer that showcases and announces restored versions of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat 4. The trailer also previews behind the scenes material featuring series co-creators Ed Boon & John Tobias, the fabled NetherRealm Studios arcade, and various original development materials. It will also be available for Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Wishlist today!
Digital Eclipse have established a deft hand at handling these kinds of retrospective collections, having previously curated the popular Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection, and Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Their kredentials with MK also include working on the Game Boy Color port of Mortal Kombat 4, and a 2004 plug-and-play release of the original MK, so it's fitting that among the versions available in the Legacy Kollection will be various handheld titles, including Game Boy Advance releases of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition! An incomplete list has been provided in a PlayStation Blog, teasing a few secrets still to come. See the list below:
- 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 Advance – 2001: Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance – 2002: Game Boy Advance
- Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition – 2003: Game Boy Advance
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Of course, every MK fan knows there's no knowledge that is not power, and no ancient secrets will be beyond your grasp in the final release. Rollback Netcode will take various titles online, and with a touch of the button you'll be able to customize your experience by unlocking all secret characters, settings, kodes, and "buried developer menus".
This is truly set to be the ultimate experience for fans of klassic MK, developed in konsultation with an Advisory Kouncil of tenured fans including MK Online's own DArqueBishop and Scott-Howell, with detailed materials exploring the characters and plotlines of the original MK timeline, extensive artifacts and lore from the archives, and creator interviews conducted by Area 5 - the team behind Grounded II: The Making of The Last of Us Part II. MK Legacy Kollection was
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will be released sometime later in 2025. Have you prepared yourself? What do you think of the long-awaited package of lost treasures? What do you hope to see? Share your thoughts in the comments below and dive even deeper into retro with the 2D Kombat Klassics and 3D Kombat Klassics discussion arenas!
