Mdk

DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">A blast from my past...</div> When I lived in Holland six years ago, my friend at one point told me that I should buy a game called MDK. It was my first 'real' electronic game - I had never had any PC or console games before that. So he and I hop on our bikes and race to the store (Loved doing that. Holland is so beautiful.) where I buy the last copy. I proceed to beat the game in two weeks or so. At the end, a music video is played that I believe tells you what MDK stands for. One problem though - the video is in a foreign language. I figure that it's because I bought it in Europe, and eventually forget about it.

Fast forward 6 years - to three days ago, to be precise. While mailing a package, I stumble across a card (MTG, sports, etc) and video game resale store. There, amongst many other games, I find a copy of MDK and MDK 2 in a set. [Insert flashback here...] So I buy it, and beat it in short order. And here is the problem...

The friggin video is still in another language.
I still don't know what MDK stands for.

So I turn to you, O wise and ancient forumites. Anyone know? Can ye solveth yon puzzle of lore? Or am I doomed to never know?
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    I was told MDK stands for "Murder Death Kill"
    but i'm not sure how true that is.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-DY357LX+Jul 30 2004, 01:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DY357LX @ Jul 30 2004, 01:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I was told MDK stands for "Murder Death Kill"
    but i'm not sure how true that is. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think that version comes from a Stallone movie - Demolition Man, I think. It could be, but I doubt it.
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  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DY357LX+Jul 30 2004, 02:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DY357LX @ Jul 30 2004, 02:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I was told MDK stands for "Murder Death Kill"
    but i'm not sure how true that is. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thats what I thought it was too.

    MDK was one of my first PC games too


    Ahh the memories <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    yup.. pretty sure it's murder death kill. Think I remember reading it in the shiny manual somewhere =3
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    It's the names of the main characters (Max, Doc, Kurt), among other things.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cpl.Davis+Jul 30 2004, 01:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Jul 30 2004, 01:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> MDK was one of my first PC games too


    Ahh the memories    <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, memories.

    Infinite ammo.
    Bombing runs.
    Homing sniper grenades.
    The World's Smallest Nuclear Bomb.

    Oh yeah. Memories...



    <!--QuoteBegin-Narfwak+Jul 30 2004, 01:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Jul 30 2004, 01:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->It's the names of the main characters (Max, Doc, Kurt), among other things.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Now that could be it. Good thinking.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    World's most interesting bomb > all <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ConfuzorConfuzor Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2412Awaiting Authorization
    Murder Death Kill is the most accepted acronym, but I remember reading the readme.txt file and it said that there wasn't any real thing it stood for. "Today it stands for 'Mother Days' Kisses'."

    The only other one I've heard of is Max, Doc, Kurt.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    I've also heard "Maim, Destroy, Kill".
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  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    I never played the original, but MDK2 on the Dreamcast was a lovely game. I never managed to finish it, as the final boss was tough as nails and didn't let you auto-retry, so you had to play through ten minutes of game before your next attempt.

    <i>Exploding toast?</i>
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    MDK, like HARM, mean's everything.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Yeah I always figured it stood for Murder, death, kill. But then again Demolition man was one of my favorite movies.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Narfwak+Jul 30 2004, 01:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Jul 30 2004, 01:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's the names of the main characters (Max, Doc, Kurt), among other things. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Narf is correct.


    MDK2 pwnd so much. It was one of the last great games to use humor well too..

    "I've made... toast!"
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    edited July 2004
    eee! interview with the devs for the win!!

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Doug-IGN</b> Greg and Marc: Does MDK really mean Murder Death Kill? Or does it mean something else? And why did you guys choose this name? (From Doug: Or rather, why did SHINY name it this?)

    <b>DavidBioWare</b> lol!
    <b>GregZ_BioWare</b> We believe it means Many Dangerous Kangaroos.
    <b>DerrickBioWareQA</b> or Max, Doc, Kurt
    <b>DavidBioWare</b> Mother Doesn't Know. Neither does Shiny. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    <b>GregZ_BioWare</b> We took all the Kangaroos out, but the game is really all about them.
    <b>MarcAudy_BioWare</b> I once heard that it stands for the home towns of the three of the lead developers at Shiny - but i'm sure that was a vicious rumor.
    <b>Brad_BioWare</b> Milk, Dumplings and Kubasa
    <b>KarlBioWareQA</b> The objective is to find all the non-kangaroos
    <b>GregZ_BioWare</b> It must remain one of the unsolved mysteries.
    <b>DerrickBioWareQA</b> Karl lives!
    <b>GregZ_BioWare</b> Leonard Nimoy went through the office doing an "In Search Of" (the meaning of MDK) episode. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <a href='http://ps2.ign.com/articles/087/087862p1.html?fromint=1' target='_blank'>linky</a> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->




    <b>edit:</b> oh ok so it's not shiny but bioware who were given the task of making MDK2 but it's the best I could find... now where did I leave that manual? XD
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