I think it was Mortal Kombat 2. We were at a mall (it was 1994, and malls were still a thing), and there was this little kiosk game-store vender. I walked up to it with my parents, saw they were allowing people to reserve the game (pre-orders were a new concept to me at the time) and begged my mom to do so. She agreed. I can't remember how long the wait was until it launched but man... did it seem like forever. When it finally came out, it was nothing MK2 for a good long while.







