Ever wonder why Johnny Cage didn't show up in Mortal Kombat 3? He was such a big part of the first two Kombat tournaments, but when the third installment hit he was nowhere to be scene. Was there not enough room? Were the people at Midway tired of his character? Did they want to focus on newer characters? Nope, the truth is that Johnny Cage brought it on himself. Need proof, just take a look at this commercial for BloodStorm, the completely forgotten arcade game by completely forgettable game maker Strata.

In the small text this advertisement reads, "Daniel Pesina, who starred as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat, has switched to BloodStorm." There he is busting a pose with his Johnny Cage look (complete with stupid looking shoes and no shirt), giving Midway every reason to forget about his character when MK3 came around. Did Strata really think that having somebody that "acted" in Mortal Kombat would be enough to convince people that their game is better? Clearly this plan didn't work, after all I wouldn't be surprised if this was the first time a lot of you even heard the name "BloodStorm."

Mortal Kombat has since moved on to the 3D scene, now offering online game play and strange mini-games. BloodStorm? Well, it didn't exactly catch the world on fire and, even with the support of Johnny Cage, just wasn't popular enough to spawn a sequel (or a TV show, cartoon, movie, etc.). See those icons on the side of the arcade machine? The only thing good about this commercial are the icons on the side of the arcade cabinet (of which my personal favorite is the bottom one that looks like a mushroom cloud). It's going to take a lot more than Johnny Cage to convince me that BloodStorm requires any attention at all.

FROM: Curb Your Bad Advertising