Studio Creates Petition To Remake Original Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Reportedly Received Ed Boon’s Blessing Back In 2016

Remakes and remasters continue to become more common with each passing year and as Mortal Kombat has reached 11 mainline entries, some fans are looking back at the series’ history, especially as its 30th anniversary nears. 

Eyeballistic would have a 30th Anniversary, which includes a remake for the Mortal Kombat trilogy, if they had the time. In fact, the studio has created a “Mortal Kombat Trilogy Remake Petition” on change.org to get this theoretical ball rolling, as first reported by Nintendo Life. 

“Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary is next year and we’d like to honor this amazing franchise by remaking the original Mortal Kombat Trilogy (MKT) on PC and consoles,” the petition reads. “MKT is a classic game combining all of the characters from MK1, MK2, MK3, and UMK3. It also includes nearly all of the stages from those games.” 

Any studio could create a petition asking to remake a beloved game like this, but what makes this specific one interesting is that Eyeballistic says it received series creator Ed Boon’s support for such a remake back in 2016. However, Warner Bros., which owns the Mortal Kombat IP, didn’t bite. 

“Eyeballistic are a team of Mortal Kombat fans who approached series creator Ed Boon back in 2016 to remake the game in HD,” the petition reads. “Although Ed fully supported us, Warner Bros., who owns the Mortal Kombat IP, was unconvinced that the game would sell over 100,000 units worldwide and thus they determined it wouldn’t be worth the substantial cost of marketing the product for sale.” 

The studio says it’s grown a lot since 2016, having signed multiple contracts to produce games for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch. The studio has improved online rollback technology, which is vital to fighting game fans, using proprietary technology. 

Touching on what to expect from this theoretical trilogy, Eyeballistic says it would use Epic Online Services to support crossplay between all platforms and that the team is confident its remake would be “welcomed by the [fighting game community] scene including ComboBreaker and Evo.” 

“Were planning to painstakingly recreate every detail of every stage and character in glorious 3D,” the petition reads. “Of course, every fatality, brutality, friendship, and animality will be there too. Unreal Engine 5 will give characters and stages a new look and allow for 4K resolution. We’ll even remake all of the music by giving it a modern cinematic sound that incorporates real instruments.” 

Eyeballistic claims it will target PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch with a price of $39.99. The remake would include “everything the original MK trilogy had plus the standard online matchmaking and worldwide leaderboards.” The petition is targeting 25,000 digital signatures – it’s at 17,156 at the time of this writing – but the studio would ideally like to hit 100,000 before formally approaching Warner Bros. with the pitch. 

We have our opinions on the latest installment of the franchise while we wait to see what happens with this petition Game Informer’sMortal Kombat 11, review. Then, check this article about the story that saw it sell 12,000,000 copies worldwide. Learn how NetherRealm ended Mortal Kombat 11 by releasing a game and then working on another. 

[Source: Nintendo Life]

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