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Mortal Kombat Trilogy

TitleMortal Kombat Trilogy
First release1996
DeveloperAvalanche Software
PublisherWMS Industries
PlatformsDOS, Nintendo 64, PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genrefighting game
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingM Mature 17+
Releases
PlayStation: 1996-10-10, 1996-10-11 (NTSC), 1996-12-09 (PAL)
Nintendo 64: 1996-10-31 (NTSC)
PC (Windows): 1997-08-31
Wikidata IDQ1300499

Shao Kahn's final attempt to control the earth is upon us...You have no choice. Defeat Kahn's deadly Warriors or die trying. All the characters from the first three Mortal Kombat games return for the ultimate battle. You can play as Kano, Reptile, Mileena, Kung Lao, Shang Tsung, Sindel, Sketor, Stryker, Nightwolf, Sheeva, Kitana, Scorpion, Sonya, Smoke (Cyber Ninja), Rain, Jade, Baraka, Johnny Cage, Ermac, Noob Saibot, Sub-Zero (Unmasked), Sub-Zero (Classic), Jax, Rayden, Cyrax, Liu Kang, Smoke (Human), Kabal, Goro, Kintaro, Motaro, or Shao Kahn. This game is one-on-one martial arts fighting. The player can choose from over thirty different characters, all with their own fighting style and their own special moves. Trilogy differs from the other games in that you can play combinations of people that otherwise isn't possible, such as old Liu Kang vs. new Liu Kang, etc. Mortal Kombat Trilogy also allows you to challenge a friend to a fight through a Windows IPX network connection.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1300499) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (8283,64608,102571,111624) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (1149) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (41774) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © WMS Industries · internal use only.
Image: Midway Games, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“MortalKombatTrilogyLegacyGameplay1.png”)
Logo: Midway Games, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“MortalKombatTrilogyLogo.png”)
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Videos
PSX Longplay [017] Mortal Kombat Trilogy
World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 1:00:00auto-matched
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Nintendo 64 Longplay [067] Mortal Kombat Trilogy
World-of-Longplays · Nintendo 64 version · longplay · 25:13auto-matched
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