Sunday, November 23, 2025

Mortal Kombat Japanese Packaging / Box Art Translations

Mortal Kombat (Game Gear) (12.17.93)

With it's large character sprites and highly accurate colors, Mortal Kombat on the Game Gear looks unbelievable accurate at a glance. However, it shares similar quirks to its Game Boy cousin. Choppy performance, a missing character (Kano in this version), and an unusually engaging soundtrack.



The Extreme God Fist

Anticipated across the entire world and occurring once every 500 years, the unprecedented battle begins! Moving at this fast speed...can you handle the incoming storm of unimaginable special moves?!


(Captions)

Victory! The special move: Chinese Phoenix Fist

Defeat the half man, half dragon Goro.

Decide your finishing move.

It flew out! The Battle Harpoon.


Mortal Kombat (Game Boy) (12.24.93)

With the Game Boy's screen being monochrome, I suppose you don't need a blood code? An odd port, this version of MK had horrible performance, did not include Johnny Cage...but did have a rather engaging soundtrack.


The Extreme God Fist

Anticipated across the entire world and occurring once every 500 years, the unprecedented battle begins! Moving at this fast speed...can you handle the incoming storm of unimaginable special moves?!


(Captions, Clockwise from Top)

Victory! The special move: Chinese Phoenix Fist

7 of the earth's strongest warriors.

It's Raiden's teleport!

Decide your finishing move.

Defeat the half man, half dragon Goro.


Mortal Kombat (Super Famicom) (12.24.93)

While this was technically the superior 16-bit port of Midway's monstrous arcade hit, it lacked in one critical component...the blood!

(Images taken from Gamefaqs.)


Front:

The Extreme God Fist


Back:

Anticipated across the entire world and occurring once every 500 years, the unprecedented battle begins! 

Moving at this fast speed...can you handle the incoming storm of unimaginable special moves?!


(Captions, Clockwise from Top)

The hologram attack bursts though opponents!

Defeat the half man, half dragon Goro.

Victory! The special move: Chinese Phoenix Fist

7 of the earth's strongest warriors.

Display your power.

Decide your finishing move.


Mortal Kombat (Mega Drive / Genesis) (5.27.94)

A turning point for the Sega Genesis during the console wars, Mortal Kombat released with all the unedited blood and gore that enthralled America's youth.

(Images taken from Gamefaqs.)


Front:

The Legend of the Descending God Fist


Back:

The Legend of the Descending God Fist


Anticipated across the entire world and occurring once every 500 years, the unprecedented battle begins! 

Moving at this fast speed...can you handle the incoming storm of unimaginable special moves?!


(Captions, Clockwise from Top Center)

Victory! The special move: Chinese Phoenix Fist

7 of the earth's strongest warriors.

Raiden's violent special move!

Display your power.

It's out! The battle harpoon.

Defeat the half man, half dragon Goro.

Decide your finishing move.

The hologram attack bursts though opponents.


Mortal Kombat (Mega CD) (6.3.94)

Featuring CD-quality audio and a number of cool bonuses such as the 'Techno-Syndrome' theme song, the Mega CD version was the best overall port...if you don't mind the loading times.


(Images taken from Gamefaqs.)

The Extreme God Fist

Anticipated across the entire world and occurring once every 500 years, the unprecedented battle begins! Moving at this fast speed...can you handle the incoming storm of unimaginable special moves?!


(Captions)

The Hologram Attack Explodes!

Decide your finishing move.

7 of the world's strongest warriors

Defeat the half man, half dragon Goro.

It's Raiden's violent finishing move.

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