/vr/ - Retro Games

Was it worth it?

Whenever Shao Khan gets hit he sounds like a 90's teenager responding to a really clever insult.

"OOOOOOOH!"

>>1330124
>Shao Kahn's Rule is Over
>until MK3

I remember beating this a ton of times to see all the characters' endings, but I'm pretty sure I did it on very easy with lots of cheats because for some bizarre reason I only cared about the story.

>>1330194

Everybody who's ever done this knows the answer. No, it's not fucking worth it. You feel like you wasted your fucking time.

But it's closure - that aspect is worth it.

I'd also like to comment that while the game does get harder, MK II is extremely difficult to someone who isn't essentially making 90% of the right moves once you get to about the fifth opponent on the ladder, so it's honestly not something that someone who can beat the game on Normal can't do with a little practice. This game actually has the most deceptive use of difficulty settings ever, along with the Super Star Wars games. Instead of like 2/10, 5/10, 8/10 sort of a difficulty like other games have when you go from option to option, it's more like 8/10, 8.5/10, 9/10, 9.5/10, 10/10.

If that made sense.

>>1330215
And what do you think about the story now that it only covers MK1-3?

>>1330234

There's a noticeable jump in difficulty on the 8th opponent on some SNES versions. At that point, the difficulty setting doesn't really matter all that much - the CPU will block 90% of your moves, throw you relentlessly, and walk towards you constantly like grim death itself.

Was Mortal Kombat a good fighting game for the time period? I bought it for the super nintendo at a yard sale recently and I can't really figure out if I like the game or not.

On one hand it's pretty challenging but on the other hand the challenging aspects seem like bullshit. I noticed enemies can throw you before you even come out of your recovery animation. The only way I've been able to consistently win on normal is by abusing the fuck out of sweeps, jump kicks and punches.

What's the general consensus here? Was the game just designed to eat up your quarters or am I casual?

Which game has the most annoying AI to fight against, MK or Killer Instinct?

>>1330273
>insert SNK fighting game here

>>1330273
I would like to nominate Marvel vs capcom 2. AI LOVES spamming assists on me. I had nightmares facing the team of Tron, Rogue, and Sakura.

>>1330262
I liked SF2 more, but the MK vs SF2 debate was a big cafeteria table topic of conversation. And by conversation I mean banging your fist on the table and throwing food at each other.

>>1330262
>Was Mortal Kombat a good fighting game for the time period?

Yes, it definitely was. And don't judge it based on single player; SF2 has its own share of bullshit as far as that's concerned (the CPU perfectly countering whatever you do).

>>1330124
>finding it hard
why am I so much better at video games than everybody on this casual as fuck board?

>>1330342
>why am I so much better at video games than everybody on this casual as fuck board?

look out we got a badass over here

>>1330124

What are you, some kind of pussy? The AI is extremely predictable in every MK. Beating it on any difficulty is just a matter of exploiting two or three moves over and over at the right moment.

>>1330273
>>1330286
Art of Fighting 2. Hardest AI I've ever encountered in any fighting game, MK 2 is a walk in the park compared to it. 9 out of 10 times I can't get past the first opponent on level 1 setting.

The computer has a very stupid reaction to jumping if you do it at a certain distance in all these 2D MK games. It had it in the arcade and it has it in the home versions so if you learn how to space your jumps correctly you can stomp its shit right in.

In the hardest difficulty levels it can be much more relentless with its rushdown but I find Kung Lao to be really good at controlling all the areas where the computer is stupid.

I could only Beat MK 2 with four characters Sub Zero, Mileena, Liu Kang and Johnny Cage. Keep freezing and upercut with Sub keep doing the drop kick with Mileena the super kick with Liu and shadow kick with Johnny. I mean doing my timing right was the only way.

>>1330410

Who's the pussy here? I'm not sitting in the corner, exploiting fan lift and throw or something. That actually takes longer than to just practice and get good at the game.

Besides, your comment is a clear indication you've never beaten MK2.

>>1330262
>Was Mortal Kombat a good fighting game for the time period?
MK2 was great to play with friends, simply because of the finishes. I never really got into the 1P mode though, it's ridiculously hard and I never found a way to win in a satisfying way, since the special moves are almost useless.

>>1330781

That technique worked with everyone but Raiden and Lui Kang though. Never could figure out why.

>>1330262

It really was, at least here in Argentina.

There were lot of magazines with all the moves, and going to a friend's house and finishing him with your new learnt Fatality was god tier.

>>1330262
Why would you play the laughable 4th gen home console port when you can play the original version on almost anything, including the PC and cellphones? Holy shit.

So, can we agree that MKII was an excellent game and one of the best fighters ever made?

Don't eat my head off. I admit that fighting games were never really my thing so I can't really give an informed opinion on the matter but dammit, MKII is a damn good, balanced fighter as far as I can see.

>>1331281
I beat MKII on Genesis when I was 9 years old. How does this make you feel?

>>1331312
Does it matter that much?

>>1331318
That you had a game genie.

>>1331331
To those afflicted with extreme autism it does.

I saw that MK3 and UMK3 are widely panned, why so? Aren't they superior to MK2?

>>1330342
>why am I so much better at video games than everybody on this casual as fuck board?

>>1330262
nah. MK has always been flashy janky garbage

So UMK3 is easier right? I can cheese my way through the whole game as Noob.

>>1330781
I remember this. You could jump and they'd always try to rush in under you. So, jump and immediately do a low punch and they'll run into it. Baraka works great for this.

>freeze opponent kicking in the air
>walk over
>uppercut
Is there anything more satisfying in a fighting game?

I don't care if it is not a deep fighter like other games, the characters, the setting, the levels, it was great and it was the only fighting game I really played as a kid

>>1331450
>dat low kick x4 combo

>>1331547
>F F HP
>HK
>D U
>D+HP
>repeat
Super cheesy.

For Shao Khan:
>D F LP
>LK LK LK (don't finish)
>HP HP LP HK
>block one attack and repeat

>>1330262
>Was the game just designed to eat up your quarters
You answered yourself

>>1331316
MKII is great with friends, especially if none of you know what your doing

being inebriated helps as well

>>1331331
It doesn't matter at all whether you play a real game or a butchered port. I just wonder why would you do that.

>>1330262
>Were all fighting games just designed to eat up your quarters
Yes.

>>1331440
MK3 was hated because it had a bad character selection. Also, I've read on the internet (but never heard this when the games were actually out) that people didn't like the new "dial-a-combos"

I wouldnt say theyre objectively superior to MKII but I prefer playing UMK3

>>1331765
What did they change in the port?

>>1331335
hahahaha nope
/vr/ is so casual it hurts

>>1330818
I always found Raiden the best character to beat the game with. Just using the forward dive move (i forget the name) over and over again has the same effect as the Mileena dropkick.

>>1330262

Heck no. MK is all about style and fatalities and shit, it's always been a mess mechanically.

As far as fighting games eating quarters, it's absolutely true. The AI reads the shit out of your inputs, with the only surefire way to win being to memorize how to exploit each enemy's AI. However, even today in the age of straight-to-console fighting games, the last boss is always a complete cheating bastard. It's just a tradition at this point.

>>1331316
I definitely agree with you. MK is my favourite beat 'em up and I always felt MK2 was the best of the series, both in terms of memorable characters and stages.

bumper

>>1331450
>So UMK3 is easier right? I can cheese my way through the whole game as Noob.

UMK3 gives you the ability to chain combos from a jumping punch. Pretty useful. It took out a lot of the backgrounds though, and the new ones were mostly crap except for Scorpions lair (where you can't fucking use uppercuts).

Also in UMK3 and probably vanilla MK3 too, there is an AI bug, if you jump back and do a kick in the air, the AI will ALWAYS respond with a fireball. Any character with a teleport can own the game from that point forward, but it works the best with robo Smoke - teleport uppercut, jump kick, air throw combo nets you 40% damage.

>>1334818
really? lel
mk3/umk3 is such a broken pile of shit
its a travesty that they released that after mk2