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'''''Mortal Kombat 3 (MK3)''''' is the third entry in the Arcade line of Mortal Kombat games that was produced by Williams/Midway during the 90s. The franchise is famous (and infamous) for its gore and "Fatality" mechanic. Mortal Kombat 3 was hotly popular at the time, so it was ported to several many home consoles such as the SNES, Genesis, DOS, PSX, and Sega Saturn. However, a Macintosh port was planned, then silently cancelled.
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|title=<center>MK3 (Macintosh port)</center>
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|imagecaption=Screenshot of the port's credits.
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''Mortal Kombat 3'' is the third entry in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise. It was produced by Williams/Midway during the 1990s and was very popular at the time, being ported to many home consoles such as the SNES, Sega Genesis, DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and even a '''Macintosh port''' that was ultimately cancelled.


[[File:MK3 Mac Credits.jpg|thumb|320px|A sole remaining screenshot of the MK3 Macintosh credits screen, confirming its existance.]]
The port was going to be produced by Midway, developed by Digital Eclipse, and published by GT Interactive. At least one Macintosh-centric retailer had it open for pre-orders.<ref>[http://www.mksecrets.net/mk3/eng/mk3-development.php Mortal Kombat Secrets' page on ''Mortal Kombat 3'' that mentions the Macintosh port.] Retrieved 28 Oct '15</ref> Other than that and a single screenshot of the credits, very little info on the port is available.


mksecrets.net says that the game was going to be produced by Midway, developed by Digital Eclipse, and published by GT Interactive. They also claim that at least one retailer had it open for pre-orders.
==Reference==
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Otherwise, very scarce information exists about this port. IGN.com has a listing for it with no other information, and it was never stated exactly why it was cancelled.
[[Category:Lost video games]]
 
[http://www.mksecrets.net/mk3/eng/mk3-development.php Source for the article.]
 
[[Category: Lost video games]]

Revision as of 02:44, 1 December 2019

MK3 Mac Credits.jpg

Screenshot of the port's credits.

Status: Lost

Mortal Kombat 3 is the third entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise. It was produced by Williams/Midway during the 1990s and was very popular at the time, being ported to many home consoles such as the SNES, Sega Genesis, DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and even a Macintosh port that was ultimately cancelled.

The port was going to be produced by Midway, developed by Digital Eclipse, and published by GT Interactive. At least one Macintosh-centric retailer had it open for pre-orders.[1] Other than that and a single screenshot of the credits, very little info on the port is available.

Reference

  1. ↑ Mortal Kombat Secrets' page on Mortal Kombat 3 that mentions the Macintosh port. Retrieved 28 Oct '15
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