While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990s, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never came together.
But they could have! Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has today revealed some artwork for a proposed crossover between the two franchises, which would have seen a Mortal Kombat-infused court made available in NBA Jam. With spinal columns, dismembered heads, the works.
Sadly, despite allowing gamers the chance to play as Bill Clinton and Prince Charles, playing on a Mortal Kombat court was a bridge too far for the NBA, who said nothankyou to the whole thing.
[noobde @ Twitter, via 1UP]
Paul Newman
July 21, 2009 at 9:50 PM
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July 21, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Thank god they said no, that would have been utter trash lol
Report PermalinkMorkSouth
July 22, 2009 at 9:58 AM
ahhh… when you say “Two games that, for all their success, never came together.” that’s not actually true. In NBA Jam Tournament Edition v1.0 & v2.0 some of the Mortal Kombat players were playable using unlock codes… so to say that they “never came together” isn’t entirely correct!
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