The game isn't BAD, it's just really weird and really is a product of its time. Pixel art holds up much better in my opinion.
Mk4 D-pad support video: https://youtu.be/1eo0bE1cwDg
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:57 First Fight
1:45 How I will be playing the game
2:50 Story
4:20 Kai
5:50 Raiden
7:36 Shinnok
9:05 Liu Kang
10:27 Reptile
12:10 Scorpion
13:45 Jax
14:50 Reiko
15:47 Johnny Cage
16:57 Jarek
18:18 Tanya
19:46 Fujin
21:01 Sub-Zero
22:34 Quan Chi
23:57 Sonya
25:01 Stages
25:17 Fatalities
25:49 MK4 Final Thoughts
27:41 MK4 GameBoy
28:28 Outro