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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, '''''[[
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-Off]] game called ''[[
Followed by '''[[
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== The game has examples of the following tropes: ==
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* [[Dummied Out]]: Sheeva in the Super NES and Genesis versions of ''Ultimate'', because of memory constraints that came with the cast expansion. To compensate, they added Noob Saibot and Rain (the purple ninja who only appeared in the game's attract mode) as playable characters, and eliminated the need for Ultimate Kombat Kodes to play with Ermac, Mileena and Classic Sub-Zero. However, all of Sheeva's in-game data was kept (only her sprites were removed) and they're still accessible via hacking, allowing players to control an invisible Sheeva.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Babalities in general.
* [[Fictional Country|Fictional City]]: The unnamed Earthrealm City where the Bank, Streets, Rooftop, Subway, Waterfront, and Bridge stages are set seems to be none other than [[New York City|the Big Apple itself]]. What appears to be the Chrysler Building can be clearly seen in the background of the Bank/Rooftop stage. The backstory of Stryker and his partner {{spoiler|Kabal}} in ''[[
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: In ''Ultimate'', a new stage set in a desert was added. Cyrax can be seen in the background, trapped in the sand; this is a reference to {{spoiler|his ending}}.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Friendships and Babalities again.
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* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Lampshaded. In response to parents complaining about the grotesque violence of the Fatality finishing moves, the second and third installments added a finishing move called [[Defeat Means Friendship|Friendship]], which would allow you to win the match without killing the opponent, along with showing an animation of your character doing something sickeningly friendly. Although one has to consider that Scorpion, Classic Sub-Zero, Reptile's and Ermac's ''UMK3'' Friendships weren't very nice, since the opponent runs off scared by the jack-in-the-box and in Ermac's case, [[Baleful Polymorph|turns the poor guy into a bunny wabbit]].
{{quote| "Friendship! ... Friendship? AGAIN?"}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Check [[Mortal Kombat
* [[This Loser Is You|You Suck]]: Shao Kahn's taunt [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|to the player]]. The iPhone version made this an achievement for losing to him 3 times in a row, as well as one called [[No U|"No, You Suck!"]] for beating him.
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