Kamidogu: Kombat Lives Here

Long Live Mortal Kombat is a work in progress trilogy of books written by author and die-hard Mortal Kombat fan David L. Craddock. The first book in the series, subtitled “Round 1 - The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era,” launches on Kickstarter on 29 March and covers the franchise’s arcade era spanning Mortal Kombat 1 through 4.

Published in celebration of Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary in 2022, Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 features untold stories and interviews from over 60 developers and subject matter experts, including series co-creator John Tobias and former Midway GM Ken Fedesna. It also delves into the Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat rivalry, scrutinises the controversy surrounding violent video games in the nineties and recounts how the multi-million dollar “Mortal Monday” campaign became the biggest marketing push of its era.

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidlcraddock/long-live-mortal-kombat-the-definitive-history-of-mk

The youngest of four children, Jeffrey Meek has enjoyed an illustrious acting career, having worked alongside some of the industry’s greats including Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Denzel Washington and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Cast as the protagonist of the 1992 hit series Raven, Jeffrey later portrayed both Rayden and Shao Kahn in 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

Christopher and Toasty are once again joined by resident cheeky boy Lew to review the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Christopher and Toasty are joined by Joe Tresca, Justin McCollum and Justin “Jango” Slaughter of Eyeballistic Game Studio to discuss their Mortal Kombat Trilogy 4K remake in depth. After an initial successful pitch to Ed Boon and Warner Bros., the all-star team are hard at work creating detailed character models and arenas to show the world what such a project could become with proper backing.

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/ben-bell-kickstart-campaign-for-mortal-kombat-trilogy-remake-with-ue5

Christopher and Toasty are joined by members of the Mortal Kombat kommunity to share their fondest holiday memories, as well as their best wishes for 2022.

Guests include (in order of appearance): tabmok99, MK Jasper, David Cage (unCAGEDgamez), thethiny, The4thSnake, Mustard, Steve (MK Temple), Kerri Hoskins, Jay Saint G (NerdCage Live), TrueUnderDawg, Esau Murga, J Gleez, Elicia (naught_3), Lew, Dilara’s Artworks and Big Bear Bro.

Christopher and Toasty are joined once again by the cheeky legend Lew to review the klassic 1995 Mortal Kombat film.

Wilbert Roget, II is an award-winning American video game composer who provided the goosebump-inducing “A Matter of Time” main theme and breathtaking cinematic soundtrack to Mortal Kombat 11’s expansive Story mode.

Having once worked for LucasArts on a number of Star Wars titles until their acquisition by Disney, Wilbert later broke free and went independent. He would later work on a number of blockbuster titles including Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Call of Duty: WWII, and most recently Call of Duty: Mobile.

Brian Thompson’s acting career began starring alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. He played a punk who had his heart ripped out by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1984’s The Terminator, and later starred as Night Slasher in Stallone’s 1986 film Cobra.

Landing a number of television roles in between, Brian would later portray Shao Kahn in 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and most recently appeared in 2021’s The Tradegy of Macbeth alongside Denzel Washington.

Gotcha! Born in San Francisco, John Parrish portrayed Major Jackson Briggs (aka Jax) in Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. A fitness fanatic and avid bodybuilder, John’s muscular physique and witty persona was infused into the character, which still holds true today. Metal arms or not, the last thing you want is a swift clap or stomp from this military icon!

Born and raised in Oregon, USA, Bruce Locke has starred in a number of films and television shows, and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in the 1998 television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

He also featured as the main villain in RoboCop 3, and has had roles in a number of popular series including The Man in the High Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, NYPD Blue, V.I.P. and more.