Wolfenstein 3D: Mortal Kombat Edition

Wolfenstein 3D: Mortal Kombat Edition combines the fast-paced first-person shooting of Wolfenstein 3D with the characters and imagery associated with Mortal Kombat, creating exactly the sort of unofficial crossover that could only have seemed completely reasonable in the 1990s. The underlying gameplay remains familiar: explore maze-like levels, collect weapons and ammunition, eliminate enemies, and search for secret areas while trying not to become the next unfortunate corpse. The Mortal Kombat theme gives the experience a distinctly different flavor, replacing the original atmosphere with something much more arcade-oriented and deliberately outrageous. It is not a sophisticated reinvention, but that is hardly the point. This kind of fan-made modification is interesting precisely because it demonstrates how players reshaped famous games into their own bizarre creations. If the idea of wandering through Wolfenstein levels while encountering Mortal Kombat-inspired surprises sounds ridiculous, that is probably evidence that the concept has succeeded.