History VideoGame / MDK

* AliensInCardiff: The targets of the city minecrawlers were Laguna Beach, Lindfield, Livingston, Kirkaldy and Sparrow Pit.

** In addition, the title of Kurts original mission in MDK is 'Mission: Deliver Kindness'

* TimedMission: There is a certain amount of timeyou have to complete the leve before everyone dies (as represented on a green line gradually turning red around the health counter). You can still complete the leve after time runs out, but it results in Dr. Fluke Hawkins saying you failed. Don't worry, you still go to the next level anyhow.
** In addition, the title of Kurts original mission in MDK is 'Mission: Deliver Kindness'

''MDK'' is a third-person shooter game developed by ShinyEntertainment and released in 1997 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America and Interplay Entertainment in Europe for the PC, Macintosh, and subsequently PlayStation. It was one of the first PC games to require a Pentium or equivalent processor, and did not initially have a GPU requirement. The game soundtrack, composed by Tommy Tallarico, was also separately released.

''MDK'' is a third-person shooter game developed by Creator/ShinyEntertainment and released in 1997 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America and Interplay Entertainment in Europe for the PC, Macintosh, and subsequently PlayStation. It was one of the first PC games to require a Pentium or equivalent processor, and did not initially have a GPU requirement. The game soundtrack, composed by Tommy Tallarico, was also separately released.

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the plot of this game, as well as the characterizations, for it doesn't show a proper beginning movie. ''{{MDK2}}'' also begins with a recap of the story.

* FunWithAcronyms - Applies to [[{{MDK2}} the sequel]] as well, for neither Shiny or BioWare have explicitly said what the [=MDK=] in the title stands for, but popular theories/jokes include ''Murder, Death, Kill'' and, in the spirit of the original game's release date, ''Mother's Day Kisses''.

''MDK'' is a third-person shooter game developed by ShinyEntertainment and released in 1997 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America and Interplay Entertainment in Europe for the PC, Macintosh, and subsequently PlayStation. It was one of the first PC games to require a Pentium or equivalent processor, and did not initially have a GPU requirement. The game soundtrack, composed by Tommy Tallarico, was also separately released.

''MDK'' is a third-person shooter game developed by Shiny Entertainment and released in 1997 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America and Interplay Entertainment in Europe for the PC, Macintosh, and subsequently PlayStation. It was one of the first PC games to require a Pentium or equivalent processor, and did not initially have a GPU requirement. The game soundtrack, composed by Tommy Tallarico, was also separately released.

* TheFaceless: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Kurt, which you can see it during his IdleAnimation, [[TimedMission but most people tend not to wait around for long enough to see.]] Completely [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in [[{{MDK2}} the sequel]].

* BottomlessMagazines - Kurt's Chaingun, though its powerups have limited ammo.

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the plot of this game, for it doesn't show a proper beginning movie. ''{{MDK2}}'' also begins with a recap of the story.

•BottomlessMagazines - Kurt's Chaingun, though its powerups have limited ammo.

* TheFaceless: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Kurt, which you can see it during his IdleAnimation, [[TimedMission but most people tend not to wait around for long enough to see.]] [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in [[{{MDK2}} the sequel]].

* TheFaceless: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Kurt, which you can see it during his IdleAnimation, [[TimedMission but most people tend not to wait around for long enough to see.]]

* FatBastard: Gunter Glut AKA Gunta.

A sequel, ''MDK 2'' was developed by BioWare and released by Interplay for the PC and Dreamcast in 2000, and later for the PlayStation 2 (titled ''MDK 2: Armageddon'') in 2001.

* FanNickname: The Grunts have been referred to as "Poopsies" by the fans.

''MDK'' is a third-person shooter game developed by Shiny Entertainment[3] and released in 1997 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment in North America and Interplay Entertainment in Europe for the PC, Macintosh, and subsequently PlayStation. It was one of the first PC games to require a Pentium or equivalent processor, and did not initially have a GPU requirement. The game soundtrack, composed by Tommy Tallarico, was also separately released.