MDK Trivia

[Alyxx the Rat]

I dunno, here are some trivia about MDK for you!

The meaning of MDK was originally going to be Murder Death Kill but since they planned toys based on the game, they figured it was a bit too grim for a toy line so they abbreviated it to MDK and basically let it stand for anything you want.

The video at the end of the game is a music video for "Non Non Rien N'a Change" by the French artist Billy Ze Kick. There's no other reason this video was included than the fact the developers were fans of her music. The song can be found on her 1996 album "Paniac" and was also released as a standalone single around the same time as the game.

A lot of fans are a bit confused on the name of the robotic dog as he was named "Bones" in the first game and "Max" in the second game. This is due to the fact his name is Max but his nickname is Bones. Figures.

A soundtrack album was released that contained a remix by Planet Trax, a project by Jay Frog who would become part of the famous German techno group Scooter.

The PC version contains music that is streamed from internal files and not CD audio. This makes it possible to run the game from the hard drive and still get music, unlike most games of the time which opted to use CD audio for music, meaning you wouldn't get music without the CD in the drive.

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[reurink123]

I think you're wrong about the MDK meaning. They say in the game or manual that it stands for Mission: deliver kindness but it's more tongue in cheek because it really means murder death kill .

[Alyxx the Rat]

Originally posted by reurink123:

I think you're wrong about the MDK meaning. They say in the game or manual that it stands for Mission: deliver kindness but it's more tongue in cheek because it really means murder death kill .

According to the Readme it means anything you want it to mean. MIssion: Deliver Kindness was mentioned in the manual but not specifically as the game's title.

[FloosWorld]

- MDK got featured in the teaser of a X-Files Episode (Season 5 or 6 I think..) where the first big areal of Stage 1 was shown but with totally different music

- According to the german FAQ file which came with the CD Version MDK has not a big meaning because the definition changes every day. They said that todays meaning is (M)enschen (D)enken (K)reativ (=Human Think Creative)

[Alyxx the Rat]

Originally posted by holydiver95:

- MDK got featured in the teaser of a X-Files Episode (Season 5 or 6 I think..) where the first big areal of Stage 1 was shown but with totally different music

- According to the german FAQ file which came with the CD Version MDK has not a big meaning because the definition changes every day. They said that todays meaning is (M)enschen (D)enken (K)reativ (=Human Think Creative)

That's pretty creative :P

[FloosWorld]

Got three more:

- The huge variety of environments inside the Minecrawlers were caused by the fact that every area was made by a different level designer

- The PS1 Version included a secret room at the beginning of the game after defeating the enemies which can be seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOElz_qCxfk

- The original plan was to have 8 worlds instead of 6 - the reason for cutting those worlds was probably because there wasn't much time left which could also explain the lack of a real boss at World 4

[Alyxx the Rat]

I remember the X-Files episode with the game. My mom even commented on it when I was playing it, that she had seen the game on X-Files.

[🚀 Rick Hunter 🚀]

Wow, thanks for all these facts. I did know about the "Murder Death Kill" theory though.

[NotASnowman]

The ps1 version also had many other secret levels, including a minigame where you had to destroy powerful aliens by letting exploding cows fall out of the sky on top of them. I bought a copy of MDK for pc to relive the memories of this, and was disapointed to find it wasn't there.

[Alyxx the Rat]

Originally posted by NotASnowman (On Vacation):

The ps1 version also had many other secret levels, including a minigame where you had to destroy powerful aliens by letting exploding cows fall out of the sky on top of them. I bought a copy of MDK for pc to relive the memories of this, and was disapointed to find it wasn't there.

Yeah it is interesting how the PS1 version is different.

[Fantoche Dreemurr]

Being a french speaker, I played the game in english and hearing the french song at the end, complete as a videoclip completely blew my mind. Youtube wasn't around back then so I'd just comlete the last stage whenever I wanted to listen to it

[Alyxx the Rat]

Billy Ze Kick rules

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by reurink123:

I think you're wrong about the MDK meaning. They say in the game or manual that it stands for Mission: deliver kindness but it's more tongue in cheek because it really means murder death kill .

It is Mission Deliveg Kindness....

[Alyxx the Rat]

It is both according to an interview I've read in Retro Gamer.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Alyxx:

It is both according to an interview I've read in Retro Gamer.

Yup. and it is a kindnes to humaniy..not the aliens attacking Earth xD

Sidenote Alyxx, I wrote a cheat guide..one that can allow people to enter as many as the like. I wrote about it on GOG.com a while back and I got it from gamewinners before their PC cheats archive got shut down.

[almightypig]

I always thought it was for Max, Dr. Hawkins, & Kurt.