Mortal Kombat 1 Was a Huge Gamble

In Hollywood, reboots are inevitable. But in gaming? It’s a much riskier move. From Mortal Kombat to Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios made one of the boldest decisions in modern gaming: reboot a franchise that was already wildly successful. While most franchises reboot only after failure, Mortal Kombat 1 took a massive swing at the height of its popularity. Meanwhile, Doom (2016) proved that sometimes the smartest reboot strategy is simply remembering what made the franchise fun in the first place. So what’s the secret? And why did Mortal Kombat risk everything at the peak of their success? #mortalkombat #mortalkombat1 #doom2016 #nerdstalgic