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Mortal Kombat 4

Title	Mortal Kombat 4
First release	1997
Developer	Midway Games
Publisher	Midway Games
Platforms	Arcade, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genre	fighting game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	M Mature 17+
Releases	PC (Windows): 1997-09-11 (PAL), 1998-06-24 (NTSC-U) Arcade: 1997-11-09 (NTSC-U) Nintendo 64: 1998-06-23 (NTSC) PlayStation: 1998-06-24 (NTSC-U), 1998-06-24 (NTSC), 1998-06-24 (PAL) Game Boy Color: 1998-12-01
Wikidata ID	Q925269

Mortal Kombat 4 is a 1997 arcade video game developed and released by Midway Games in the USA on November 9, 1997. Mortal Kombat 4 is the fourth game in the Mortal Kombat series. Midway Games location tested 2 revisions of Mortal Kombat 4, before its official release on November 9, 1997. The first revision was location tested on September 11, and the second revision was location tested on October 15. Similar to the other Mortal Kombat games. Using 3D characters in a 2D playfield, you have about 20 different fighters to choose from, and each has magical secrets and weapons.

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Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`mk4`
Title at ADB	Mortal Kombat 4 (version 3.0)
Manufacturer	Midway
Year	1997
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

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Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Midway Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Image: Midway Games, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“MortalKombat4LegacyTrailer.png”)

Logo: Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“MortalKombat4Logo.png”)

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Videos

PC Longplay [171] Mortal Kombat 4

World-of-Longplays · PC (Windows) version · longplay · 36:36auto-matched
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Mortal Kombat 4 (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · PlayStation version · longplay · 18:50auto-matched
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