With the new
Mortal Kombat movie hitting theaters and HBO Max tomorrow, I’ve been feeling pretty nostalgic about the series as a whole. What started out as my 9-year-old self staring down at a Sega Genesis controller in shock because “Oh my GOD did I just rip out that dude’s ENTIRE HEART” has not only become a significant part of video gaming but a well-loved franchise in my household.
It’s hard to believe that something so monumental to pop culture was, once upon a time, being made as a
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Mortal Kombat is a series made up of video games, movies, comics, toys, and, believe it or not, a child-friendly Saturday morning cartoon series that I watched the hell out of back in the day.
This takes me back…
There have been an influx of video game documentaries this year. From Netflix taking a stab at them to bringing to life books from the past, the medium is finally getting its history told through cinema. The latest one comes from the mindset of the arcade days. This one strikes a more personal cord with me as I grew up frequenting these dark social spaces with friends. Laying quarters on machines to call ‘next’ was a familiar practice. The fact that this documentary also chronicles one of my favorite eras and familiar games is just a bonus. Insert Coin is a trip down memory lane that is well worth taking.