History YMMV / MortalKombat1

* GoodBadBugs: In the Genesis port, if you achieved the conditions to fight Reptile during an endurance match, you would fight two Reptiles, and the second one would look like a buggy version of another, non-ninja fighter, most often Sonya.

* NoYou: Scorpion and Sub-Zero's exchange in [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]:
--> '''Sub-Zero:''' To hell with your clan.\\
'''Scorpion:''' No.. to hell with YOU! ''[drags sub-zero into the Netherrealm]''

* NoYou: Scorpion and Sub-Zero's exchange in MK9:

* ThatOneBoss: Goro, who is often regarded as being harder than [[FinalBoss Shang Tsung]] since all his moves do so much more damage than anyone else's (apart from Shang Tsung's flaming skull, which are easy to see coming because of the screaming sound).

* PortingDisaster: A subversion; under most circumstances the Genesis version would have been considered the bad port due to its looser control and noticeably inferior graphics and sound, while the SNES port was very close to the arcade version. However, players were all too happy to overlook the problems of the Genesis version for one very simple reason: it had the blood and gore intact, while the SNES version replaced it with sweat, and much duller fatalities.

* TheScrappy: Liu Kang, in regard to the first game. For some, it was because of his [[{{Kiai}} high-pitched voice]] which [[MostAnnoyingSound grated on players' ears]] and thus wanted to avoid playing as him. Many other fans felt his Fatality was [[{{Narm}} unimpressive]] compared with the other characters of the cast and also that the justification for his non-lethal Fatality ([[ThouShallNotKill his refusal to kill]]) [[{{Anvilicious}} came off as being morally heavy handed]]. While he would become more favorably received in later games from VideoGame/MortalKombat2 due to some [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap changes made by the developers]] (e.g. such as de-emphasizing his pacifism, developing his relationships with others (e.g. Raiden, Kung Lao, and Kitana to name a few), and [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking toning down the pitch of his battle cries to be less grating on one's ears]]), he would remain a polarizing BaseBreaker (given his IdealHero qualities are what make some detractors consider him [[EvilIsCool "not as cool"]] as other evil or morally ambiguous characters ([[Film/TheDarkKnight even though works in other mediums have shown that is not inherently true]]) until Mortal Kombat 9 and Videogame/MortalKombatX redeemed him in the eyes of some of his detractors with him becoming [[spoiler: The Anti-Villainous co-monarch of the Netherrealm (along with Kitana)]]. Granted even then, these developments in the two most recent games (as of this posting) haven't gone without some other controversy as noted on the [[YMMV/MortalKombat Franchise's main YMMY page]].

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The original game hasn't aged well, and when played today, few players find it very fun; the controls are clunky and cumbersome, and the actual fights are kind of boring in comparison to the newer entries in the franchise (each Kombatant had only two or three special moves, with no comboes). The Fatalities, the biggest draw, were ''very'' difficult and frustrating to pull off. And the digitized sprites weren't very appealing even back then, so HD play isn't much improvement.

** Goro is also a Fan Favorite who deserves some mention. While he was only the sub-boss for this game, he was considered far more imposing than [[EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung]] and also better received than subsequent sub-boss characters (e.g. [[Videogame/MortalKombatII Kintaro]], [[Videogame/MortalKombat3 Motaro]], and [[Videogame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Moloch]]). He also managed to place in third on Website/ScrewAttack's top ten best Mortal Kombat characters.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The original game hasn't aged well, and when played today, few players find it very fun; the controls are clunky and cumbersome, and the actual fights are kind off boring in comparison to the newer entries in the franchise (each Kombatant had only two or three special moves, with no comboes). The Fatalities, the biggest draw, were ''very'' difficult and frustrating to pull off. And the digitized sprites weren't very appealing even back then, so HD play isn't much improvement.
* TheScrappy: Liu Kang, in regard to the first game. For some, it was because of his [[{{Kiai}} high-pitched voice]] which [[MostAnnoyingSound grated on players' ears]] and thus wanted to avoid playing as him. Many other fans felt his Fatality was [[{{Narm}} unimpressive]] compared with the other characters of the cast and also that the justification for his non-lethal Fatality ([[ThouShallNotKill his refusal to kill]]) [[{{Anvilicious}} came off as being morally heavy handed]]. While he would become more favorably received in later games from VideoGame/MortalKombat2 due to some [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap changes made by the developers]] (e.g. such as de-emphasizing his pacifism and developing his relationships with others (e.g. Raiden, Kung Lao, and Kitana to name a few), he would remain a polarizing BaseBreaker until MortalKombat9 redeemed him in the eyes of his detractors.

* TheScrappy: Liu Kang, in regard to the first game. For some, it was because of his [[{{Kiai}} high-pitched voice]] which [[MostAnnoyingSound grated on players' ears]] and thus wanted to avoid playing as him. Many other fans felt his Fatality was [[{{Narm}} unimpressive]] compared with the other characters of the cast and also that the justification for his non-lethal Fatality ([[ThouShallNotKill his refusal to kill]]) [[{{Anvilicious}} came off as being morally heavy handed]]. While he would become more favorably received in later games from MortalKombat2 due to some [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap changes made by the developers]] (e.g. such as de-emphasizing his pacifism and developing his relationships with others (e.g. Raiden, Kung Lao, and Kitana to name a few), he would remain a polarizing BaseBreaker until MortalKombat9 redeemed him in the eyes of his detractors.

* GoodBadBugs: If you achieved the conditions to fight Reptile during an endurance match, you would fight two Reptiles, and the second one would look like a buggy version of another, non-ninja fighter, most often Sonya.

* TheScrappy: Liu Kang, in regard to the first game. For some, it was because of his High-pitched voice. Many other fans felt his Fatality was [[{{Narm}} unimpressive]] compared with the other characters of the cast and also that the justification for his non-lethal Fatality ([[ThouShallNotKill his refusal to kill]]) [[{{Anvilicious}} came off as being morally heavy handed]]. While he would become more favorably received in later games from MortalKombat2 due to some [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap changes made by the developers]] (e.g. such as de-emphasizing his pacifism and developing his relationships with others (e.g. Raiden, Kung Lao, and Kitana to name a few), he would remain a polarizing BaseBreaker until MortalKombat9 redeemed him in the eyes of his detractors.

* TheScrappy: Liu Kang, at least in this specific game. His high-pitched screeching makes one presume that Shaolin monks castrate themselves or something. Not to mention that he had what is probably the lamest fatality ever created: a cartwheel followed by a punch to the face. Make no mistake, it looks like a pretty solid punch, but considering that Johnny Cage would punch your head off, and Sub-Zero would rip out your friggin' spine, it seemed lacking by comparison. Though the creators have made changes [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap that improved his image among fans]] in subsequent games, but even then he remains a polarizing BaseBreaker.

* PortingDisaster: The SNES version has unresponsive controls, broken hit detection, and blood removed, which makes the Fatalities implausible.

* ThatOneBoss: Goro, who is often regarded as being harder than [[FinalBoss Shang Tsung]] since all his moves do so much more damage than everyone else' (apart from Shang Tsung's flaming skull, which are easy to see coming to the screaming sound).