On Twitter, John Tobias unveiled the original hand-drawn logo he created for the first Mortal Kombat game… and delved into its background.
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Tobias’ original pencil drawing was digitized by both Tobias himself and Mortal Kombat artist John Vogel, who traced over the digitized image with pixels.
Thankfully, the team stuck with it – and the Mortal Kombat logo has become one of the most iconic in gaming history.