The guys over at Eyeballistic started their attempt several (actually more than several) years ago as a passion project and went as far as getting the approval of Mortal Kombat co-creator and Netherrealm Studios' creative-director Ed Boon. In fact the team almost succeeded at getting WB Games to green-lit heir project of remaking the original Mortal Kombat 1. After an initial stop sign, they attempted once again with remakes of not just the original game but also Mortal Kombat II and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The story behind this project is as interesting as the decision of not moving forward with it has been disappointing for the fans and the people involved with it.
Now with Mortal Kombat's 30th anniversary upon us, it seems like Eyeballistic is once again going to attempt to get WB Games on board with their Mortal Kombat remake project. In order to try and convince WB Games that the project would indeed be profitable for everyone they have created a petition over at Change.Org. The petition immediately caught the eye of several websites and YouTubers and is already catching on fire.
Here is a part of what the guys over at Eyeballistic have to say about their plans:
So who are we? Eyeballistic www.eyeballistic.com are a team of Mortal Kombat fans who approached series creator Ed Boon back in 2016 to remake the game in HD. Although Ed fully supported us, Warner Bros who owns the Mortal Kombat IP, was unconvinced that the game would sell over 100,000 units world wide and thus they determined it wouldn’t be worth the substantial cost of marketing the product for sale.
Dark Side of Gaming has some more information and is the source of the screenshots you see in this article.We’re planning to painstakingly recreate every detail of every stage and character in glorious 3D. Of course every fatality, brutality, friendship and animality will be there too. The characters and stages will get a face lift to 4K resolution and 60 frames per second gameplay action through the power of Unreal Engine 5. We’ll even remake all of the music by giving it a modern cinematic sound that incorporates real instruments.
If you want to see more of this project, there is even a playable prototype of the game done with Unity. You can download it here. Keep in mind the prototype is from 2018 and may not represent the current state of the project.
As a Mortal Kombat fan-site that has been the home of countless amazing fan creations over the years, we ask all of you to support the guys from Eyeballistic by signing their petition. We are wishing everyone involved with the project luck in turning their dreams to reality.
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