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{{quote|''It's official: [[You Suck]]!''|'''Shao Kahn'''}}
The ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series was at the height of its of popularity in [[The Nineties]]; with the huge success of the first two games, another sequel was pretty much inevitable -- and in 1995, '''''[[Mortal Kombat 3 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 3]]''''' was launched. The game premiered in arcades before being ported to the [[Super Nintendo]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Game Boy]], Sega [[Game Gear]], [[Sony Playstation]], and PC. Roughly half of the second game's cast returned (Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, and Jax), Sonya and Kano returned, and several new characters -- including [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyberninjas]] Smoke, Cyrax, and Sektor, as well as [[Gas Mask Mooks|Kabal]], [[Multi
On the gameplay side of things, ''Mortal Kombat 3'' introduced the "Run" button (along with a "Run" meter), Kombat Kodes (which allowed the player to access secret fights and several other bonuses), chain combos (referred to as Dial-A-Combos), and debuted both Animalities and [[Alien Blood|character-dependent blood]].
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The reception to this game was underwhelming, due in part to the new combo system and Run button, as well as the removal of fan-favorite characters [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Scorpion]] and Reptile in lieu of new characters who failed to measure up to ''MK2'''s memorable newcomers.
''MK3'' received two [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]]. The first -- ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' (or ''Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate'') -- brought back all the masked ninjas from the previous games (Scorpion, Reptile, Kitana, Jade, ''et al'') and introduced [[Ascended Meme|Ermac]]. The second -- the home-console-exclusive ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' -- added the remainder of the missing roster, turned Goro and Kintaro into playable characters, and introduced yet another masked ninja in Khameleon. It also spawned a [[Spin
Followed by '''[[Mortal Kombat 4 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 4]]'''.
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