Mortal Kombat (Master System) Sony Trinitron KV-25F1U CRT TV playthrough
1600:00:00 Hardware intro
00:01:58 Turning on, degauss
00:02:14 KV-25F1U screen close-ups
00:04:19 Pre-game talk
00:16:38 Game intro
00:17:24 Liu Kang
00:18:13 Scorpion
00:19:02 Rayden
00:20:02 Sub-Zero
00:21:32 Sonya
00:22:54 Mirror Match
00:24:08 Enduro 1
00:28:07 Enduro 2
00:32:48 Enduro 3
00:36:24 Pet Goro
00:38:45 Shang Tsung
00:39:50 GAME CRASH
00:41:36 Liu Kang again
00:42:18 Scorpion again
00:43:03 Rayden again
00:43:54 Sub-Zero again
00:45:21 Sonya again
00:46:23 Mirror Match again
00:48:05 Enduro 1 again
00:50:04 Enduro 2 again
00:56:26 Enduro 3 again
00:58:57 Pet Goro again
01:01:13 Shang Tsung again
01:03:25 Ending
01:04:16 Credits and post-game talk
Display: Sony Trinitron KV-25F1U (240p/480i 4:3) consumer television
Console: Sega Master System (PAL) model 1
Controller: PDP Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition fight stick (modded)
Game version: Mortal Kombat (E) [!].bin
Game region: PAL (running at 60Hz)
Flashcart/ODE/hack: Master Everdrive X7
Console mods: 50/60Hz switchable (59.3Hz instead of stock NTSC 59.9Hz)
Connection: RGB SCART Packapunch CSYNC 470Ω (Retro Gaming Cables)
Resolution: 240p
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Game mods: 60Hz forced refresh rate via console mod
Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH4R (via Elgato Cam Link 4k and OBS)
Shutter speed: 59.3
My sincere apologies for the jittery scrolling with the camera at the intro, I'm still learning.
NO COMMENTARY VERSION:
https://youtu.be/7EWe9jkzayA
240p and 480p MISSING:
If you noticed that both 240p and 480p video resolutions are missing, the problem is not on my end, but it's been reported by many and acknowledged by YouTube:
https://piunikaweb.com/2022/12/22/youtube-acknowledges-missing-video-quality-options-issue/
https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1604193990278012928
MISTAKES WERE MADE:
1. Sorry, the Blood Code is 2, 1, 2, down, up. Not "up, down" as I say several times, even while doing it. Not sure what that was all about, a senior moment, perhaps?
2. I refer to PAL as "panel" at one point. Just a silly slip of the tongue, or yet another senior moment.
3. The game is running here at 60Hz, and not the European 50Hz. I cannot record PAL consoles that run below 50Hz (PAL SMS runs at 49.7Hz) with my camera, as the shutter speed doesn't go below 50 while on 50fps (PAL) mode. The only way is to record the footage at 30fps, which is terrible. Otherwise, I would have most likely played this game at PAL50.
That being said, I had it confirmed recently by a viewer in Brazil what I had already suspected: this game was released in Brazil, where both the Master System and the Mortal Kombat franchise were extremely popular. In fact, Mortal Kombat 3 for the Master System was a Brazilian exclusive release on the SMS. Now you may look up a PAL/NTSC map and see that Brazil is a PAL country, but don't be fooled, Brazil used PAL-M, which runs at 60Hz, not 50Hz.
So in other words, this game was not an European exclusive after all, and was indeed released in a 60Hz region, so playing it as such, speed issues or not, is still historically correct, especially considering how big of a market Brazil was for this particular console.
Hardware showcase music by Matthew McCheskey
https://matthewmccheskey.bandcamp.com/
Close-up shots music:
Free Synthwave Music - Big Trouble in Little China
"Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"
https://youtu.be/6ZL6C3bYdV4
The CRT footage captured here is raw, and was NOT altered or enhanced in post.
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"Pet Goro" reference from Judge Dredd arcade prototype linked below. Pet Goro seen at 0:32
https://youtu.be/c9Q7saPnBFs
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