What I found most strange was that they're already sending out their "pat" responses before the game even gets released! Can they do that? If so, when did they start?

Syd Lexia wrote:

Although Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is not going to be on GCN, it was recently announced for the Wii. So that's cool.

And, alas, Khameleon will not be on the roster (nor any version). A small, petty controversy that upsets only elitist MK fans.

Okay... I'm sad...

Syd Lexia wrote:

Tebor wrote: And, alas, Khameleon will not be on the roster (nor any version). A small, petty controversy that upsets only elitist MK fans. Honestly, I would have preferred Khameleon to Chameleon. I can understand why they didn't put both in though. We get Kintaro though. Actually, maybe Khameleon will replace Chameleon in the Nintendo version, since she was in the Nintendo version of MK Trilogy instead of Chameleon.

I agree, mainly because Khameleon was a semi-fully developed character who is even referenced in "Deception". Chameleon had no bio, ending, nor mention anywhere else in the franchise.

Your right, Kintaro is a major victory. The new Motaro is kinda ghey though...

I was HOPING Khameleon would show up in the Wii version (for the reasons you've stated), but Midway announced that Khameleon will not be in ANY of the versions -Wii included (they made it official on the forums at Midway when a thread got way out of hand about the rumor). Unless they're bullshitting us (which they very well could be), Khameleon will only be included only so much as being in the Konquest mode, if at all.

JEW wrote:

who cares? both 'melions were crappy pallette swaps.

But... CONTINUITY!!!

And a lot of people on the Midway boards seem to care. Of course, do I care about them?

Char Aznable wrote:

Meh. Retcon, recon, altcon, in-universe con, con and the conners, the artist formerly known as con, etc.

Ah, "retcon" my FAVORITE word in the universe. I curse the day I learned what it meant.

Char Aznable wrote:

What day was that?

The day I discovered there were different tiers of Star Wars fan fiction (roughly three years ago). I knew of it before, but I didn't know there was a specific word/term for those continuity gaps.

Here's my problem: we never get pissed off that classic stories since the dawn of civilization have been retconned and changed over time. The Greeks did it every year; the whole Oedipus trilogy was retconing an existing myth. The Bible's been retconned too many times to count (granted, some people are really upset about this). We (meaning "fans") only seem get upset when it's done now. To think everyone must have 100% of their story thought out ahead of time is ignorant and naive. And that's my second rant of the day, sorry

Murdar Machene wrote:

Han shot first. Quite possibly the most debated over retcon in history.

I say: I really don't care. I was more pissed off that they took out the echo in Luke's voice while hanging off that cylinder pole in Empire. The THX version is THE BEST version of the original trilogy... Okay, maybe not "the", but the sound was magnificent... considering it was VHS.

JEW wrote:

most of the ninjas that we have now werent part of continuity anyways. what the hell? they were usualyl pallette swaps with the smae powers as someone else, and had a watery story thought up really fast to fit them into the storyline. I dont htink either of hte 'melions were supposed to be in continuity originally.

Wow, that post hurt my eyes

So for the record, you stand by Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Reptile? For me and the ninjas:
Ermac: I love his moves. His latest version in Deception won me over, but his story is still rocky.
Rain: I really don't understand this character, but I like his nobility reboot in SM.
Noob Saibot: I've never liked him much. His "original Sub-Zero" arc is "okay", but I was fine without it.
Chameleon: Eh. No story.
Khameleon: Her I liked because it gave Reptile a mate There's a story behind Reptile's race which has never been fully utilized.

I've only come to appreciate this new generation of Mortal Kombat only because they try their damn hardest to make things make sense and please the fans. It's more than most games, it seems*. They might retcon here and there, but so far nothing they've changed has pissed me off, so rock on John Vogel.

*Before I piss off anymore people, yes, there are plenty of other video games that care about continuity. "Metal Gear" for example... give or take.

Edit:
For further reading into the Syd Lexia posters' opinions of MK characters, please consult: Mortal Kombat II

Murdar Machene wrote:

Is the original Laserdisc version of The Empire Strikes Back the same version as the VHS? Because I have a rip of that, and it seems to be the right one.

I need to check, but I believe they were released at the same time. Well done, sir.