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MK5 - Mortal Combat - Sub Zero

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This article is about the bootleg port of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES. For the bootleg port of Mortal Kombat 3 for the Famicom by Cony Soft, see Mortal Kombat 5.

MK5 - Mortal Combat - Sub Zero is a bootleg port of the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 game Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, which was developed for the Sega Mega Drive by unknown developers and possibly released in the year 2000. A related SNES version of this port, named Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Gold 2000, would also be produced, which was published by DVS Electronic Co.

Overview[]

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Sub-Zero VS Kano.

This game uses the system of Mortal Kombat Mythologies in that it's a cross between fighting and side-scrolling. The controls are somewhat awkward; during fights, Sub-Zero won't automatically turn around when behind an opponent, forcing the player to use the A button to turn around. The fighting engine isn't taken from the official Mortal Kombat games and instead uses an engine similar to one used in some other bootleg Mega Drive fighting games. All of the opponents in this game are clones of major Mortal Kombat characters. There are four levels, each with a different set of clones to fight.

The graphics are taken from various Mortal Kombat games. Sub-Zero's sprites are taken from Mortal Kombat 2 while everyone else appears to be taken from Mortal Kombat 3. The music of the Mega Drive version uses different arrangements of the music from Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan, also present in the bootlegs Pocket Monster (Mega Drive version), The King of Fighters '99, and Mulan. Most of the music in the SNES version is recycled from the SNES version of the Soul Blade bootleg, which in turned is based on the soundtrack for the official PlayStation game of the same name (named Soul Edge in Japan). The SNES versions also uses some sound effects from Super Buster Bros., the sound engine of which is used for the game. Other sound effects are taken from Mortal Kombat games, with Sonya and Sindel using the male characters' sound effects. The ending is a "The End" screen with some bonus Engrish.

Differences between Mega Drive and SNES versions[]

  • In the SNES version, when the game is turned on, there is an intro of Sub-Zero beheading Liu Kang with his hand. In the Mega Drive version, there is no intro.
  • The SNES version lacks an option menu, as well as having no checkpoints.
  • The names of the second and last stages are swapped in the SNES and Mega Drive versions. "The Wlement of Water" is the 2nd stage in Mega Drive and is the last stage in SNES. "Quan Chi's Sanctuary" is the last stage in Mega Drive and the 2nd stage in SNES. However, both games have the same level designs in the same order.
  • The SNES version uses Jax as an enemy. However, there is no final boss and thus no use of Sindel. [1]
  • The SNES version appears to have a picture of Kitana in the HUD rather than Sub-Zero.
  • In the SNES version, after starting a new stage, the health bar isn’t automatically filled up, which is different from what happens in the Mega Drive bootleg.[2]

Emulation[]

Both the Mega Drive and SNES versions are dumped, with the currently available dumps being able to function on most appropriate emulators. The source of the Mega Drive version's dump is currently unknown, and it is unclear if the data of that dump has been tampered with in any way. The only currently available dump of the SNES version is a cracked version designed to run in most emulators that additionally adds an intro crediting a "Mortal Kombat Mythologies Gold 2000 Dump Team", which is shown before the game starts. Going by the listed credits in this intro, this dump also potentially introduces bug fixes that were not present in the original release of the game. This specific dump is known to have been released as early as May 1, 2016 on the Brazilian internet. Unmodified raw or cracked dumps of the SNES version have yet to surface.

Gallery[]

Mega Drive version[]

SNES version[]

Trivia[]

  • The back of the cartridge PCB for the SNES version of MK5, Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Gold 2000, has a sticker with the logo of DVS Electronic Co. on it, confirming that they were involved in publishing this game. DVS would also publish other SNES bootlegs from what appear to be the same or at least related developers to Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Gold 2000, such as the SNES version of Pocket Monster, A Bug's Life, Squirrel, and Soul Edge VS Samurai.
  • The second level is called "The Wlement of Water," a misspelling of "The Element of Water".
  • The game has a level skipping glitch in Level 4. If Sub-Zero uses his ground freeze attack on an enemy and then jump towards his/her body, Sub-Zero will fall through the ground at least one time and the game will think that the level is complete, despite not having defeated Sindel, the last boss of the game. The game will simply proceed to the password screen, followed by the ending.
  • The 1st level theme in the Mega Drive version is also used in the Mega Drive version of Pocket Monster, but with two different arrangements. One is used as the boss theme, and other as the last level theme.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aabES_8LUrk
  2. ↑ https://www.foreverclassicgames.com/features/2021/7/mortal-kombat-mythologies-sub-zero-on-genesissnes-games-from-another-world
  3. ↑ https://www.borisjulie.com/portfolio/kromo/
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