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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Source Code Leaked, Containing Cut Moves, Animations, Fatalities and More [Video]

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With Mortal Kombat II turning the big 3-0 next year (after the original Mortal Kombat turned 30 earlier this year), it’s surprising that we haven’t had a neat find like this before. But hey, beggars can’t be choosers. Per Event Hubs, the source code for the 1993 arcade hit has found its way onto the internet, and fans have begun documenting the various differences and cut content from the source code and the final version of Mortal Kombat II.

Twitter users like Pegasus Kid have been comparing and contrasting the differences in the Mortal Kombat II source code, which range from cut animations and moves to unfinished Fatalities. For example, Johnny Cage originally had his knee attack from the first game in the sequel, but also had the word “OTOMIX” on his pants. Of course, the big find is that Cage had an unfinished Fatality where he would punch his fist through his opponent’s head. Pegasus Kid ended up creating a mockup of the scrapped Fatality:

Other goodies include an altered intro cutscene that had Shao Kahn in front of the Outworld portal instead of the generic background in the final version of the game. Kahn also had a scrapped Fatality where he would use a portal to punch his opponent with a gigantic fist and crushing them. Reptile and Jax also had air versions of their respective Acid Spit and Energy Wave moves, and Liu Kang and Kung Lao had what appeared to be scrapped combo punches.

You can check out the other goodies via TehDrewsus’ video below.

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‘Toxic Crusaders’ – Retroware’s Side-Scrolling Beat-‘Em-Up Coming Fall 2024

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Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.

Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.

Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.

In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!

“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”

Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here.  Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.

Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.

Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.

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