> Well thats was during the time when Atari was hell bent on having a MK clone,actually > multiple MK clones. > > Just look @ the shit sandwich that is Ultra Vortek on the jaguar > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hVlWsjNWd8
In fact Pit-Figher PRECEDES MK so, it's not a MK clone.
And that elbow to the nuts technique doesn't work on the original arcade version. You can paralyze your opponent for a short period of time also, but it's much more difficult to do and it doesn't let you to keep hitting enemies until the end of the match. This was a crappy port result.