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Today is September 13, 2003. It was exactly ten years ago today that Acclaim released Mortal Kombat for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, and Game Gear. Now, some of you may not understand why this is such a big deal, but if you were playing games ten years ago, you remember the impact that this game had on the industry. Sure, it was big in the arcades, but it absolutely exploded when it reached the home consoles. Arguably, this game is what led the game industry towards it's current obsession with "mature" games. Also, it marked it significant milestone in the marketing of games. Mortal Kombat was the first game (that I can remember) where the company actually marketed its launch as an event. I mean, creating hype around its release date in the same way they do for new movie and album releases. Few can forget the incessant hype for "Mortal Monday, September 13, 1993". Nowadays, this is a common practice, but in 1993, it was unheard of. Personally, I remember seeing the ad for Mortal Kombat for the first time in WWF magazine and not caring because I didn't have any of the systems that it was being released for, plus i had no idea what Mortal Kombat was (I was only eight at the time). About two months after the game was released, I actually played it for the first time (the Genesis version). I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. My brother and I got an SNES for Christmas that year, however, and I actually liked the SNES version better than the Genesis MK, unlike just about everyone else in the world. When I was in third grade, it seemed that all anybody ever talked about was Mortal Kombat. Of course, we can't forget about all the hype and controversy in the media over the game's violent content (which is nothing compared to some of today's games) but I was always unwavering in my support of Mortal Kombat. I'm not even a really hardcore MK fan, but the game brings back so many childhood memories that I couldn't help but make this post. Anyone else have memories of "Mortal Monday" and the subsequent national obsession with the game? By the way, it was also ten years ago today that the Quebecers defeated the Steiners to win their first WWF tag team championship. Plus, in other video game news, it was eighteen years ago that Nintendo unleashed Super Mario Bros. in Japan (it came over to the U.S. the next month).

Boston - The Launch Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place

Well, he got 100 percent of the vote last time, so I'd say he's got a good chance. I'm sure this whole "going to jail" thing will hurt him, though. Imagine how the Iraqi citizens felt finding out that Saddam Hussein was a criminal!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/hurricane.asp It's all a goddamn lie!

http://ds.ign.com/articles/549/549919p1.html Also, a demo of Metroid Prime: Hunters will be packed in.

Scatman John was awesome. Sadly he is no longer with us.

Dammit. I knew that last night but I didn't know if I could answer it.

So, only members of your team can answer this one?

Gene's got mad mic skills.

Demolition winning at WM6 got a HUGE pop.

I'm up for it.

What a bunch of dumb fucks.

Where did all the Jackie bukkake jokes come from?

In terms of what's free, FL is probably the best I've seen. I'm sure there are commercial programs which are much better, but those cost a lot.

Do you think he saw Harry and Marv in jail?

It was actually me. It's always the quiet one. Anyway, since the plan is now out in the open, I can reveal what I plan to replace the Bible with as the new holy book of Christianity:

Here's all that needs to be said about drugs.

"Nobody wants to see Kurt Angle vs. The Big Show." You're damn right, Kurt.

I don't think "The Blues" would be a good choice for a first single. Sure it's a good song, but when people think Guns N' Roses, they think ROCK. If Axl wants to show the world that GNR is "back", then he needs a strong rocker, something that would fit in with the songs on Appetite but still sounds modern.

I've never played Wizard of Wor, but I'm looking forward to a lot of the other games on MAT2, such as MK 2 & 3, Narc, and Primal Rage.

It's going to be on Midway Arcade Treasures 2. It should be out in about a month.

Holy shit, Gangrel is back!!

Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot about the IC title change at IYH 2. What about WCW? This is the General Wrestling folder, so I think it's fair to mention them. Here's what I remember: Starrcade '91 Halloween Havoc '92 Starrcade '92 Slamboree '93 Battlebowl '93 SuperBrawl IV SuperBrawl V Uncensored '95 Bash at the Beach '95 Uncensored '96 Slamboree '96 Great American Bash '96 Fall Brawl '96 World War 3 '96 I wasn't watching much in '97, so I can't really remember those Uncensored '98 Fall Brawl '98 Souled Out '99 Road Wild '99 Great American Bash 2000 SuperBrawl Revenge Feel free to add more, if you think of any.

Well, if they were planning on using him, shouldn't they have told him? And if Bischoff didn't know if he was being used, shouldn't he have asked?