Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero on?
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero was released on Nintendo 64, PlayStation.
- When did Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero release?
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero was first released on October 1, 1997.
About Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a story-driven fighting game that casts you in the shoes of Sub-Zero, and chronicles a series of events that occurred prior to Mortal Kombat 1. It is the first Mortal Kombat game to feature side-scrolling gameplay. Gameplay wise the game takes the Mortal Kombat familiar 2D fighting environment and turns it into a hybrid fighter/platformer game, where you must travel trough hazardous levels running and jumping around as well as fighting your way against both digitized and polygonal enemies. Sub-Zero's interface is the same as in every MK game, with the addition of a "use" and "turn around" buttons and additions such as an inventory, and a slight RPG twist in which you get exp. for defeating opponents, which translates into new techniques and moves to execute in the game.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, PlayStation
- Developer
- Avalanche Software
- Publisher
- Midway Games
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Series
- Mortal Kombat
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1997 | $19 | $100 | $264 | 13 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- PlayStationOct 1, 1997
- Nintendo 64Dec 8, 1997
- Handheld Electronic LCD1997
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $48 | $127 | $443 |
What it needs to play
- OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $6.30 in Jan 2007, $19.98 five years ago, and $19.96 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $6.30 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $6.50 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $6.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.07 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $3.85 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.98 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $7.00 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $7.69 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $10.19 | $25 |
| Jan 2016 | $9.14 | $30 |
| Jan 2017 | $11.00 | $24 |
| Jan 2018 | $10.33 | $30 |
| Jan 2019 | $11.13 | $31 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.98 | $42 |
| Jan 2021 | $16.56 | $58 |
| Jan 2022 | $18.67 | $80 |
| Jan 2023 | $18.46 | $111 |
| Jan 2024 | $20 | $104 |
| Jan 2025 | $20 | $94 |
| Jan 2026 | $21 | $76 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.96 | $100 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 11 December 1997 | NUS-NMYE-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | 12 February 1998 | NUS-NMYP-SCN | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1997
- Authenticity
- Low
An action-adventure spin-off that critics thought worse on the N64 than on the PlayStation, with the video cutscenes cut.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a Midway spin-off that was released in North America in December 1997 and in PAL regions in February 1998. It follows Bi-Han, the elder Sub-Zero, in a quest for Shinnok's amulet, set before the original Mortal Kombat. It was the first game in the series that was not a fighting game.
Reviews of the N64 version were considerably more negative than those of the PlayStation game. Even critics who liked the game noted that the N64 version had lower-quality audio and had dropped the full-motion-video cutscenes that many considered its best element. Opinion on the graphics differed between magazines. Electronic Gaming Monthly's Sushi-X detested the N64 version, and GamePro called it more of a rental.
What the press said at the time
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 45% | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5/10, 4/10, 5/10, 4.5/10 | |
| GameFan | 150/300 | |
| GameRevolution | 0.5/5 | |
| GameSpot | 4.9/10 | |
| IGN | 3.0/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 9% | |
| Ação Games | 9/10 | |
| Game Play 64 | 70% | |
| Game X | 31/40 | |
| Nintendo Acción | 77% | |
| Nintendo Magazine | 86% | |
| Consolemania | 79% |
“It's awful. It makes Wheel of Fortune seem fun. I'd rather play Cruis'n USA.”
“It has nothing that made the PlayStation version work for me. The sound and music aren’t nearly as crisp and moving on the N64”
“everything else is worse than the PS version. The animation is just a bad joke.”
“enters the Nintendo 64 arena only slightly different from its PlayStation counterpart … It’s a satisfying action/fighting game”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
Also on other platforms
PlayStation
- PlayStation. Critics considered the PlayStation version the better of the two releases, praising its live-action cutscenes.
How the other versions reviewed
| PlayStation | GameRankings | 53% |
| PlayStation | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 4/10, 7.5/10, 4.5/10, 5.5/10 |
| PlayStation | GameFan | 170/300 |
| PlayStation | GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 3.5/10 |
| PlayStation | Next Generation | 1/5 |
| PlayStation | Ação Games | 9/10 |
| PlayStation | Game X | 31/40 |
| PlayStation | PSX Magazine | 7/10 |
| PlayStation | Gamers (Brasil) | 3.7/5.0 |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
The US cartridge is around the library median loose, and the fake risk is low. A complete copy costs several times the loose price. PAL copies cost much more than US ones loose and somewhat more complete. The Rumble Pak is optional.
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