Thea Realm Fighters
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Thea Realm Fighters was an Atari Jaguar
game scheduled for Q3 1995 release. This fighting game by High Voltage Software
was one of the Mortal Kombat
rip offs developed in response to Mortal Kombat popularity. Even though the game was never released, several people have played the working demo of the game at some point and images and video of several builds have been posted online. There are no known copies available publicly and the game has not been emulated.
) it was canceled before its release. The shrinking market for the Atari Jaguar games potentially contributed to this decision, as suggested by one of the developers. Created by High Voltage Software
, game was featuring digitized characters, some of them portrayed by martial artists
known from the Mortal Kombat games. The plot itself was strikingly similar with the final boss, SurRaider, attempting to conquer the planet and add Earth to his vast empire.
The game was to feature over 25 characters and four different modes with over 30 different backgrounds said to create different combat situations and scenarios. After defeating 12 characters the player was to face SurRaider, a powerful warrior from another dimension. At least four moves per character and two special finishers were available.
Showed during E3'95 and scheduled for Q3 1995, the game was reported to be unpolished and too early to judge, with spectacular backgrounds and lackluster character animation. Only four characters were available at that time with only one featuring special moves.
Atari Jaguar
The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was the last to be marketed under the Atari brand until the release of the Atari Flashback in 2004. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Panasonic...
game scheduled for Q3 1995 release. This fighting game by High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...
was one of the Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (series)
Mortal Kombat, commonly abbreviated MK, is a science fantasy series of fighting games created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The first four renditions and their updates were developed by Midway Games and initially released on arcade machines. The arcade titles were later picked up by Acclaim...
rip offs developed in response to Mortal Kombat popularity. Even though the game was never released, several people have played the working demo of the game at some point and images and video of several builds have been posted online. There are no known copies available publicly and the game has not been emulated.
Overview
Thea Realm Fighters was a fighting game developed on the heels of the popularity of the first two Mortal Kombat games. Like some other examples of games built to compete with Mortal Kombat (most notably Tattoo AssassinsTattoo Assassins
Tattoo Assassins is an unreleased 1994 versus fighting game by Data East. Spearheaded by Bob Gale and Joe Kaminkow , Tattoo Assassins was designed to be Data East's answer to Mortal Kombat.- Development :Tattoo Assassins was developed to compete with the popular...
) it was canceled before its release. The shrinking market for the Atari Jaguar games potentially contributed to this decision, as suggested by one of the developers. Created by High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...
, game was featuring digitized characters, some of them portrayed by martial artists
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
known from the Mortal Kombat games. The plot itself was strikingly similar with the final boss, SurRaider, attempting to conquer the planet and add Earth to his vast empire.
The game was to feature over 25 characters and four different modes with over 30 different backgrounds said to create different combat situations and scenarios. After defeating 12 characters the player was to face SurRaider, a powerful warrior from another dimension. At least four moves per character and two special finishers were available.
Showed during E3'95 and scheduled for Q3 1995, the game was reported to be unpolished and too early to judge, with spectacular backgrounds and lackluster character animation. Only four characters were available at that time with only one featuring special moves.
Characters
The game featured a total of over 25 characters to compete against, including 12 main characters and 12 other special characters as well as several subbosses and five hidden characters. Characters known from available screenshots and press coverage include:- Prince Pak
- Tok
- Sparq
- Royal Marshall
- SurRaider
Cast
Martial artists involved in the development of this game include:- Ho Sung PakHo Sung PakHo-Sung Pak is an American film actor, martial artist, action choreographer, writer, and producer.-Early life and career:Pak, a Korean American, was born in Seoul, South Korea...
, who played Liu KangLiu KangLiu Kang is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. First appearing in the series' first title, Liu Kang is portrayed as a Shaolin monk who enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to save his world, Earthrealm, from being destroyed due to having lost nine consecutive...
in Mortal Kombat series (also served as technical advisor for choreography) - Phillip Ahn, who previously played Shang TsungShang TsungShang Tsung is a boss and player character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. A powerful and deadly sorcerer and a primary antagonist in the Mortal Kombat series, Shang Tsung is a shapeshifter who absorbs the souls of those he slays in order to maintain his youth and power...
in Mortal Kombat IIMortal Kombat IIMortal Kombat II is a competitive fighting game originally produced by Midway Games for the arcades in . It is the second game in the Mortal Kombat series. Like its predecessor, various home versions were produced... - Katalin ZamiarKatalin ZamiarKatalin Rodriguez-Ogren is an American martial artist, sportswriter and actress.-Biography:...
, who played KitanaKitana (Mortal Kombat)Kitana is a recurring player and a one-time boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. One of the lead characters of the Mortal Kombat saga, Kitana is the princess of the otherdimensional realm of Edenia and the daughter of Queen Sindel...
, MileenaMileenaMileena is a player and boss character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Mileena was originally known as the personal assassin of the Outworld's evil emperor Shao Kahn and twin sister of his stepdaughter Princess Kitana, but in a truth she is a deformed clone of her created by the sorcerer...
and JadeJadeJade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
in Mortal Kombat II - Daniel PesinaDaniel PesinaDaniel Pesina is a martial arts expert and a former employee of Midway. He is most recognized as the actor who played Johnny Cage and ninjas Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Smoke, and Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II.Pesina was fired from Midway in 1994 for wearing Cage's costume in...
, who played Johnny CageJohnny CageJohnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise....
and the ninjas in Mortal Kombat games
External links
- Thea Realm Fighters on CyberRoach with gameplay video available