Mortal Kombat 1 has brought forth an exciting and fresh reboot for the long-running fighting franchise. For many reboots, starting fresh usually means building a new series from the ground up, but this isn't exactly the case for Mortal Kombat 1. As the 12th mainline game in the series, there is a dense history in the Mortal Kombat series that isn't entirely left behind in MK1.