UMK3-Ok, while I enjoyed this game more on the SNES personally due to again the configuration, pad and graphics, sound. I mean hell, even now consoles like PS and Xbox both took the SNES layout from the 90s what's that tell ya? I would still give the SNES the edge here due to the gameplay, graphics, sound and controller as the run being L helped bigtime while R remained block. MK 3-This one played nearly identical from what I recall on both, though again the SG being slightly faster. MK 2-Nin pretty much learned from their mistake and said fuck it, let it rock all out and pretty much destroyed the SG version as a result, better gameplay, graphics, sound and 100% arcade accurate. However, gameplay wise the game felt better on SNES than the Sega G which again felt too fast.
MK 1-Ok, the Sega version winded up selling more due to the infamous blood code which Sega hid in the game so the fatalities were like the arcade and this gave them an edge on the SNES version of MK since at the time, Nin was very anti blood, violence etc. At my house, my friend's place down the block we'd play for hours every day, looking for EGM and Nintendo Power for the secret finishers, fatalities, animalities, friendships etc(back before the days of the internet)Ĭomparing each game in terms of accuracy to the arcade port. I played both a lot, I have to say out of all of them for both consoles. Gameplay, ok the gameplay is pretty smooth on both but I feel like the SG version is MK on speed(some people like that, I don't personally) the SNES version felt a lot more like the arcade to me than the SG version in terms of closeness to the arcade port gameplay wise. Neither were arcade exact port accurate but the SNES cleary does the better job. The SNES version had much better sound, more accurate to the arcade. Sega sounded tinsey, higher pitched just sounded weird. Sound, again something the SNES version does better than the SG easily. MK looks better on the SNES than Sega, better graphics, colors etc easily. Graphics, the differences are pretty obvious when you have them side by side. But yeah SNES controller was perfect for MK and SF, but especially for MK with the block being in the perfect spot and HP, LP,HK, LK etc being much better than the SG controller.
Better controller, I think this goes without saying vs the SG controller which only had 3 buttons and start to block was just not practical and then they realized this so they made the 6 button controller. If you miss playing Mortal Kombat though, playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 will remind you of hitting up the arcade as a kid or playing one of the original games with friends on an old console.Overall I like the SNES version better of MK over Sega for these reasons: Those graphics are far too disturbing for younger players. When you punch or hit a character, you might see blood flying across the screen and blood pouring out of their wounds. Those graphics also suffer from some glitches in the game that can make your character freeze long enough for a competitor to step up and wipe you out of the competition.ĭespite looking dated, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 has some disturbing scenes. The graphics tend to look a little bit dated today, especially when you compare this game to console fighting games. When you slammed your fist into an opponent's face, you actually believed that you injured the other person. One thing that players loved about the original game was just how realistic it looked. The only downside is that the game doesn't give you a lot of different ways to use those buttons. Just click on the options menu, look for the configuration area and change up the movements to work with the buttons you want to use. Though the game shows you the buttons you need to use to kick, punch and jump, you can also configure those buttons to make playing easier. Those special moves can help you take down other characters faster and get to the final stage of the championship competition. Before choosing one of those characters, make sure that you check out the special skills associated with each one. While some are newer characters, you'll also find characters like Johnny Cage and Sonya. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 gives you 24 characters to choose from when you first start. This newer version of the game lets you enjoy all the excitement while playing on your computer. Mortal Kombat even inspired two popular films. The popularity of the arcade game led to the developers releasing an edition that you could play at home on consoles like the Sega Genesis. Mortal Kombat started out as a simple fighting game that let you play as one of several characters in the word's most ultimate fighting championship. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 takes everything you love about both the original game and all the later installments and brings the fighting game into the modern era.