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==External Links==
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Mortal Kombat Gold at RadgeGaming [https://radgegaming.com/product/mortal-kombat-gold-sega-dreamcast/]

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Mortal Kombat Gold
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US 		T-9701N
Sega Dreamcast
EU 		T-9701D-50
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL 		T-9701D-51
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT 		T-9701D-61
Sega Dreamcast
AU 		$94.9594.95[4]
Sega Dreamcast
BR 		197186

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Mortal Kombat Gold is a Sega Dreamcast exclusive update to Mortal Kombat 4, released in 1999. The game was a Dreamcast launch title in North America and Europe.

Gameplay

Gold is essentially the same as Mortal Kombat 4, but adds Kitana, Mileena, Cyrax, Kung Lao, Baraka and Sektor from previous Mortal Kombat games. It also includes three new stages: The Living Forest, The Church, and The Soul Chamber. It also has a new weapon select system.

The player gets a low and high punch, low and high kick, and a block and run button. New to the series is a sidestep move which can be used to avoid projectiles. Also new to the series is a bonebreaker move which can be used up close and is activated by pressing Low Kick. There are interactive objects in some stages such as throwing stones. Combinations of buttons can be used to perform special moves.

Each character is given a weapon which can be wielded with a button combination. If the weapon is dropped it can be used by the other player. By using more button combinations at the end of the round the player can use any of two finishing moves and in certain stages a stage fatality.

Characters

  • Baraka
  • Cyrax
  • Fujin
  • Goro
  • Jarek
  • Jax
  • Johnny Cage
  • Kai
  • Kitana
  • Kung Lao
  • Liu Kang
  • Meat
  • Mileena
  • Noob-Saibot
  • Quan-Chi
  • Rayden
  • Reiko
  • Reptile
  • Sektor
  • Scorpion
  • Shinnok
  • Sonya Blade
  • Sub-zero
  • Tanya

History

Release

The game was criticised upon release for its sub-par graphics. Rather than play to the Dreamcast's strengths, the game was said to look more like the Nintendo 64 port of Mortal Kombat 4.

Like several of Midway's Dreamcast games, the game was re-released with a "Hot! New!" label in North America, fixing many of the game's bugs (including VMU support, allowing the player to save). As well as the label the game can be identified with its red-tinted disc.

Belokk

Another character named Belokk was shown in early screenshots from Game Informer but was cut from the final game.[5] According to Ed Boon, Belokk was cut due to time constraints.[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mortal Kombat Gold/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #1: "September 1999" (1999-08-24)
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Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #2: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)
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Print advert in Hyper (AU) #75: "January 2000" (1999-12-01)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (IT) #1: "xxxxxx" (xxxx-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 [7]
35 №94, p170
77 [8]
75 [9]
40 [3]
Sega Dreamcast
 53
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
90
[10]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[7]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
35
[11]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
50
[12]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
40
[13]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
77
[2]
Dreamzone (FR)
45
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
45
[15]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
91
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
78
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[18]
GamesMaster (UK)
39
[19]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[20]
Man!ak (PL)
58
[21]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[22]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[23]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
50
[24]
Player One (FR)
75
[25]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
40
[3]
Sega Dreamcast
 57
Based on
19 reviews

Mortal Kombat Gold

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
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"Hot! New!" Disc
Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, BR
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Cover
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Disc

References

  1. ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 54
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 43
  4. ↑ Hyper, "December 1999" (AU; 1999-xx-xx), page 62
  5. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/2450709.html
  6. ↑ http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/content/kom/transcripts/EdBoon_08-25-1999.html
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 101
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 54/55 (54)
  9. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 100/101 (100)
  10. ↑ Ação Games, "Novembro 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 170
  12. ↑ DC-UK, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-22), page 38
  13. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 102
  14. ↑ Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 118
  15. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220
  16. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 135
  17. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  18. ↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 138
  19. ↑ GamesMaster, "Christmas 1999" (UK; 1999-11-29), page 71
  20. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 69
  21. ↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 75
  22. ↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
  23. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108
  24. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 96
  25. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 100


Mortal Kombat Gold

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Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Sega Dreamcast
Prototypes: 1999-08-28



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Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Mortal Kombat (No results?) | Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
 Mortal Kombat (1993) | Mortal Kombat II (1994) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Mega-CD
 Mortal Kombat (No results?)
Sega 32X
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?)
Sega Saturn
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (unreleased) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996) | Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
 Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Unlicensed Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Mortal Kombat 5 (1999)

External Links

Mortal Kombat Gold at RadgeGaming [1]

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