What’s old is new again, as Mortal Kombat is bicycle-kicking its way back onto PC and home consoles on December 12 with the Legacy Kollection. While we’ve had Mortal Kombat compilations in the past, this new version of retro specialists Digital Eclipse looks like it might be the best one yet.

Not only is the studio bringing several classic–and forgotten–games back to life, but it’s also diving deep into the history of the franchise with archival content, new interviews, and a detailed look at the lore of the series. Several of the games are also available in their original arcade and home console port configurations, and we’ve included the platforms for each one below. Overall, this is a comprehensive approach to each game, to allow players to experience the finer details between each release.

Ahead of its release, we’ve gathered up everything that we know about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection and what you can expect to find when you boot it up.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection will be available in three editions: Standard, Deluxe, and Kollector’s.

Fans looking to treat themselves will want to grab the Deluxe Edition as it includes steelbook case, magnet, poster, and more, while the Kollector’s Edition offers all of those extras and a controller-holder shaped like Goro, an arcade token, and several other extras.

For more details, you can check out our Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection preorder guide.

• Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear

The game that started it all, the original Mortal Kombat will be available in its original arcade format alongside its home console and handheld ports.

• Arcade, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, 32X

The first Mortal Kombat sequel took everything that made the first game so great and dialed it up to 11 with a larger roster, a deeper storyline, and even grislier finishing moves. Players will also get to experience the arcade edition alongside its home console releases and Game Boy port.

• Arcade, SNES, Genesis

Mortal Kombat 3 saw Midway push the fighting game to its limits, with increased speed–thanks to a dedicated run button that allowed you to recklessly charge toward opponents–plenty of new characters, and a storyline that saw Earth devastated by Outworld’s invasion.

• Arcade, WaveNet Arcade, SNES

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 lived up to its name, as this standalone update to Mortal Kombat 3 pulled out all the stops. It increased the roster substantially and made several tweaks to the formula, but the real story here is that players will get to experience the original WaveNet Arcade version that was thought to be lost to time.

As detailed by NetherRealm lead QA analyst Stephanie Brownback, the online-enabled arcade units were only publicly tested in a few locations, and they featured numerous gameplay changes when compared to offline Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Miraculously, Digital Eclipse managed to track down one of these arcade cabinets, and using some technical wizardry, they managed to preserve the game.

• PlayStation

With the launch of the PlayStation across the world, Midway didn’t waste any time in bringing the original trilogy of Mortal Kombat games to that system. Mortal Kombat Trilogy introduced the Brutality finishing move, and it also made several other changes to the games, like an “Aggressor” bar that could power up characters. Several fighters were also enhanced with additional special moves.

• Arcade

Mortal Kombat’s pivot into 3D territory in 1997 isn’t fondly remembered, but it still refreshed the gameplay experience with several new ideas. Weapons were added to arenas, the game roster was populated with numerous new faces, combo-breakers saw a damage cap added to attack strings, and there were several meme-worthy ending cinematics

• Game Boy Advance

Mortal Kombat Advance was the latest in a long line of Mortal Kombat ports for handheld devices when it was released in 2001. Essentially a handheld version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Game Boy Advance, it’s also one of the worst Mortal Kombat games out there due to its poor controls and graphics, and if you’re morbidly curious, you can find out why.

• Game Boy Advance

Another lackluster port of a Mortal Kombat game, Deadly Alliance on the Game Boy hasn’t aged too well over the years. It’s still a fascinating time capsule if you can look past its flaws, as it was an ambitious attempt to bring the best of Deadly Alliance to Game Boy Advance.

• Game Boy Advance

The final Game Boy Advance title in the Legacy Kollection, Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition also had sluggish gameplay, but it did offer exclusive characters for players to take control of.

• PlayStation

1997’s Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero was an interesting idea at fusing the combat from the 2D Mortal Kombat games with platforming challenges, but poor controls and brutally unforgiving level design made for a poor experience overall. Still, the game should be slightly less frustrating to play, thanks to Digital Eclipse adding a rewind feature to the game.

• PlayStation

Sure, the Game Boy Advance ports of Mortal Kombat aren’t the best, but they’re still better than Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. A game beset by development issues, the end result was a short and bitter experience when it was first released. It’s still an interesting spin-off if you can look past its many flaws, and it’s encouraging to see the full history of Mortal Kombat is being preserved for this collection, warts and all.