Mortal Kombat 1+2+3

I've played all three Mortal Kombat games in this bundle and I'll say that they're good offerings. They're based on the DOS versions of Mortal Kombat that came out back in the 90s so if you have memories of that, you're definitely in the right place. There are specific commands that you should seek out for these DOS versions in order to know what the default key assignments are and how to get into the game's menu for things like dip switches, unlimited credits, etc. (at least a few reviews on this site point the way as to what those keys are). You're also able to map keyboard keys in DOSBox to a controller that you have plugged into your computer so there's that. Now, once you have the controls setup to your liking, you're playing Mortal Kombat! MK1 plays responsively and is... as you might remember it, with all of its fun and quirks. MK 2 is much the same story and I've even been told that its one of the more forgiving home ports of the game. MK3 plays like a dream and is close to the arcade having CD quality soundtrack instead of MIDI this time. Overall a good bargain but just keeping in mind that key binding or rebinding in DOSBox is recommended.

In MK1 and MK2 you can set up the keys on your controller and play if you follow instructions on gog support page, but in UMK3 the character keeps jumping backwards all the time, keys don't respond to what you push and it seems like someone else is pushing the buttons simultaneously when you're doing it. I bought this release mainly for UMK3 so I give 2 stars because of that

While it's truly great this classic series is on GOG, be warned that the lack of controller support out of the box could prove quite irksome for many gamers. The GOG Preservation Program is amazing and very important to maintaining classic games and I'm fully on board with the program. The GOG team itself states of the program, and quoted directly, "The GOG Preservation Program ensures classic games remain playable on modern systems, even after their developers stopped supporting them." GOG also states elsewhere, "Since 2008 we enhance good old games ourselves, to guarantee convenience and compatibility with modern systems." This is not convenience and compatibility with modern systems. MK is hardly playable, that is unless you download and configure 3rd party software such as AntiMicroX. You can get the gamepad working in MK3, but it's absolutely archaic and cumbersome and does not work in a seemless way one would expect from a game marketed as being playable on modern systems. MK2 has issues with registering input at all. No doubt, I could have tinkered with it, but why should we have to considering what is stated with respect to GOG's mission? Without the controller issues, I would have maxed this review out at 5 stars quicker than a wink, but with these issues, especially since the series is part of the preservation program, I simply cannot do that in good faith. Not easy since I hate writing bad reviews! If you are fine using other software to map your controller for a solid experience go ahead and buy this, otherwise I'd recommend that you shy away... for now. I say "for now" because I trust that GOG's folks will fix this.

The control don't work on. Just flips out and move without any command.

next time i should not only read the price. instead read the whole information. this is just the dos version powered by dosbox. i would have known i would have never bought it. i got the original dos versions and can run them by myself. i actually expected a real arcade port. maybe even with modern feature update like multiplayer via internet. anyway next time i read better. :(