Mortal Kombat 2 Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online

Another nostalgic game has witnessed a major leak following other prominent classics.

Mortal Kombat 2 is a nostalgic classic that paved the way for future iterations to brighten our childhoods with gut-punching action-packed gameplay. It was a definite improvement over the original Mortal Kombat and featured innovative and genre-defining gameplay for its time.

It still boasts a huge amount of fans for its wistful retro aesthetic and other factors. In some good news, the source code for the game has been leaked online for everyone to analyze. The source code is available on GitHub and can be downloaded to dissect and utilize by all the fanciers of Mortal Kombat 2.


Major Takeaway

  • Mortal Kombat 2’s source code has surfaced online and is available on GitHub for the community to download and scrutinize.
  • The source code contains everything related to the game; all the canned assets, sprites, animations, and other particulars can be tinkered with in the code.
  • Various fanciers on Twitter and Youtube have already documented the alluring details hiding beneath all of the leaked material.
  • The leak will allow modders and the community to create more ports and mods that could breathe new life into the well-renowned nostalgic game.

The source code shared on GitHub was revealed in the r/MortalKombat subreddit. The leak details all of the game’s canned assets, animations, sprites, and movesets that never saw the light of day in the version that was officially released.

The nostalgia of many fans has also shipped all over the web, documenting various details in the leak. One YouTuber, TehDrewsus, conducted almost a 3-hour live stream to explore the specifics of the surfaced Mortal Kombat 2 source code. 

YouTube video

The YouTuber dives into details like the sprites of the Mortal Kombat 2 roster, background assets, sounds, coding, and much more. Moreover, TehDrewsus could seemingly not even explore half of all the leaked material. Another fancier on Twitter, Pegasus Kid, created a long thread to record all their findings.

Pegasus goes through all the sprites and shares his wisdom regarding each character found in the files of the source code.

The first highlighted character is Johnny Cage; a variety of new animations have been discovered in the leaked source code. Mortal Kombat 2 seemingly canned a lot of inclusions, like the fatality for this character, and “MK3-Styled Combos.

Another enticing fatality was never added for Shao Khan. The fatality included the character hurling the biggest fist from the sky to hit the opponent from the top of the screen.

It will take ages to uncover all of the hidden treasures present in Mortal Kombat 2’s source code. We suggest reading the lengthy thread to examine each sprite with added context and logical reasoning behind why some animations/sprites/assets remained unused.

A lot of new animations and unused combos have also been located in the source code. Mortal Kombat 2’s source code unveils a plethora of details and intriguing changes that are worth examining.

The leak is also essentially a giant invitation for the community to indulge in ports, outlandish mods, and much more. We could see the community possibly creating an upscaled version of the game. Furthermore, it will not be improbable to expect modded characters or characters using all the canned material from the source code.

Mortal Kombat 2 may see an inpour of veteran and even new players due to the source code leak. The extensive leak also reveals how much love, sweat, and tears went into the project that became the symbol of fighting games for years.

The leak could prove to be a hearty ode by the community for the nostalgic game if the source code is used right.

Mortal Kombat 2 is not the only classic that has seen a massive leak in recent days. Many games released a few decennia ago have seen leaks of early builds in the last week.

For instance, Doom 64 beta ROM was leaked online for the 1964 emulator and original hardware recently. Moreover, an early build of Halo 3 dubbed “Pimps At Sea” also surfaced online.

What are your thoughts about the alluring Mortal Kombat 2 leak showcasing all the canned and used sprites and animations? Do you think fans will use all this data to create more ports and projects related to the critically acclaimed classic? Do let us know your opinions in the comments below.

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