Mortal Kombat has had a big impact on gaming, and in more ways than one.
It wasn't just the poster boy for video game violence back in the '90s, it was also one of the best places to go for crazy rumors and hidden Easter eggs.
The video game also helped popularize the entire concept of hidden content in a game, and even two decades later, the series is still full of hidden secrets. And in the time before the Internet, many of these rumors of Easter eggs became urban legend around the arcade machine.
Narrowing the list down to just 10 of the most memorable was tough, but here are the 10 best Easter eggs in the entire Mortal Kombat series:
Reptile
Appeared in: Mortal Kombat
Before Reptile made his first official appearance, secret characters in fighting games didn't really exist. In fact, for the longest time, most gamers didn't think Reptile was real.
There was no Internet to fact-check, and the requirements to fight Reptile were so convoluted that it took forever just to figure out how to find him. Nowadays, he's one of the series' most well-known fighters, but back in the day, Reptile was one of the first great Easter eggs.
"Toasty!"
Appeared in: Mortal Kombat
Will Mortal Kombat X come full of Easter eggs? Well, the game is being released in April, and considering the series' history, there's a pretty good chance that there will be something hidden for players to find ... let's just hope it's more along the lines of Reptile or Ermac than Mokap or Krypt Monster.
Mortal Kombat X is set to hit store shelves on April 16.
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