YouTuber Kane has been sharing videos where he uses AI to improve the old sprites from the classic Mortal Kombat games. And the results will kind of shock you. Honestly, this is what you’d expect from an HD Remaster of the Mortal Kombat Trilogy. So, if you like MK, you should definitely watch the videos.
In these videos, we get to see some characters from all MK1, MK2 and MK3. For the most part, all of them look amazing. Yes, you can easily nitpick some things. But, again. For using AI, the results are truly incredible.
For instance, the AI remaster of Johnny Cage from MK1 looks amazing—until you notice a small beard. The AI mistook a hard line on Cage’s cheek for facial hair. Then there’s Kano’s mask: the MK3 version looks great, but the MK1 version looks pretty bad. On top of that, the AI didn’t even design his shoes.
On the other hand, the MK2 and MK Trilogy remasters of Johnny Cage look spot on. Sonya also looks incredible. Same goes for Jax. I also like Liu Kang from MK3, though he is not THAT accurate. But my God. What have they done to Sindel? I was also a bit disappointed with Shao Kahn and Sub-Zero.
All in all, for the most part, these AI videos can give us a glimpse at what modern-day remasters of these classic MK games could look like. And you know what? I wouldn’t mind AT ALL if NetherRealm used similar tools to remaster the first Mortal Kombat games.
There were attempts to remaster MK1, MK2 and MK3. Sadly, though, those projects were canceled. In 2018, Eyeballistic wanted to make an HD remake of the first three Mortal Kombat games. They planned to create all-new 3D models for the characters. Unfortunately, Warner Bros rejected that pitch. Then, in 2021, Eyeballistic announced it would try again to get Warner Bros to approve their project.
Since then, its CEO has been sharing some AI images from the first MK games. From what I know, there are still no plans for a remastered trilogy of the MK games. And, in case you’re wondering, no. The Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will not have games that will look THIS good.
All in all, this is exactly what a lot of Mortal Kombat would love to see. Full HD remasters of the classic MK games. So, let’s hope that Warner Bros will finally greenlight such an attempt.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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