Following its arcade debut, Mortal Kombat 4 was successfully ported to the Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, and Sega PC. In 1999, Midway released an updated expansion titled Mortal Kombat Gold exclusively as a launch title for the Sega Dreamcast. This version added fan-favorite characters like Mileena, Kitana, Cyrax, and Kung Lao, while leveraging the hardware to deliver arcade-perfect visual fidelity. Lasting Legacy

Mortal Kombat 4 is best understood as a transitional piece of software. It proved that the franchise could survive the transition to 3D, but it also exposed the limitations of trying to fit a 2D fighting engine into a 3D space.