Question: Midway Studios Los Angeles is the video game franchise what originally developed Mortal Kombat in what year?
Context: Rain is a fictional character in the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game franchise by Midway Games.  Originating as a palette-swapped joke red herring inserted into "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3" by "Mortal Kombat" co-creator Ed Boon in order to stir up fan interest in the game, he became a playable character in the follow-up title "Mortal Kombat Trilogy." Kabal is a fictional character in the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game franchise, created for Midway Games by Ed Boon and John Tobias.  Kabal was introduced in "Mortal Kombat 3" as a former member of Kano's Black Dragon criminal organization who had reformed as a force for good and thus became one of the chosen defenders of Earthrealm, while notably suffering an attack by Outworld emperor Shao Kahn's extermination squads that left his face disfigured and thus concealed behind a mask.  In the three-dimensional "Mortal Kombat" games, he returns to the side of evil by reforming the Black Dragon and feuding with Mavado, leader of their bitter rival, the Red Dragon.  Kabal returns to the side of good in the 2011 "Mortal Kombat" reboot, again having quit the Black Dragon and fighting alongside Kurtis Stryker to defend Earthrealm against Kahn's forces. Sub-Zero is the alias of two video game characters from the "Mortal Kombat" franchise; one of which was amongst the original characters in the first "Mortal Kombat" game in 1992.  A mainstay of the series, Sub-Zero is the only character who has appeared in every main "Mortal Kombat" fighting game.  The character also appears in many other "Mortal Kombat" media works such as the "Mortal Kombat" live action film series and . Mortal Kombat: Deception is a fighting video game developed and published by Midway as the sixth installment of the "Mortal Kombat" ("MK") video game franchise.  It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October 2004, and for the Nintendo GameCube in March 2005.  "Mortal Kombat: Deception" follows the storyline from the fifth installment, "".  Its story centers on the revival of the Dragon King Onaga, who attempts to conquer the realms featured in the series after defeating the sorcerers Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, the main antagonists in the previous game, and the Thunder God Raiden, defender of Earthrealm.  The surviving warriors from the previous titles join forces to confront Onaga. Midway Studios Los Angeles Inc. (formerly known as Paradox Development) was an American-based video game developer.  They are best known for fighting games such as the "X-Men Mutant Academy" and franchises, as well as the "Mortal Kombat" action game spin-off "."  The team was also responsible for the controversial PlayStation title "Thrill Kill". "Mortal Kombat" is a video game franchise originally developed and produced by Midway Games.  The video games are a series of fighting games and several action-adventure games which debuted in North American arcades on October 8, 1992 with the release of "Mortal Kombat", created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.  Mortal Kombat titles have been released on numerous different video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms and is considered one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time with over 26 million games sold.  The games have appeared on every major video game console produced since its debut including every console created by Sony and Microsoft, every console produced by Sega since the Sega Genesis (as well as the Master System in Europe and South America), and every console produced by Nintendo since the Super NES. Mortal Kombat 4 (MK4) is the fourth main installment in the "Mortal Kombat" series of fighting games developed by Midway Games.  Released to arcades in 1997, "Mortal Kombat 4" is the first title from the series, and one of the first made by Midway overall, to use 3D computer graphics.  It is also the last game of the series to have an arcade release.  Eurocom (who had previously developed the Sega Saturn version of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3") later ported it to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, and Game Boy Color during 1998.  An updated version titled "Mortal Kombat Gold" was released exclusively for the Dreamcast the following year. Ermac is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game franchise by Midway Games.  Originating as an imaginary character borne of rumors by players and fans over an audit-menu listing and alleged glitch in the first game, which were never explicitly dispelled by Midway Games and were further perpetuated by video game magazine "Electronic Gaming Monthly" ("EGM"), he transformed from urban legend to a player character in "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3," as a red palette swap of Scorpion with his own special moves.  Ermac has become a recurring character in the "Mortal Kombat" franchise since playing a central role in "", in which he had a distinctive design and joined forces with series protagonist Liu Kang in the game's plot, but has had smaller roles in subsequent series releases. Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio in 1992.  Following Midway's bankruptcy, the "Mortal Kombat" development team was acquired by Warner Bros. and turned into NetherRealm Studios.  Warner Bros.  Interactive Entertainment currently owns the rights of the franchise and rebooted it in 2011. Jax is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game franchise by Midway Games.  Since his playable debut in "Mortal Kombat II" as the physically-imposing United States Special Forces superior of Sonya Blade, he has become a mainstay in the series canon, appearing in nearly every subsequent series installment, in addition to being the protagonist of the action-adventure spinoff title "", and was one of the eleven characters representing the series in the crossover game "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe".  His most distinctive features in the game are his metal bionic arms, which first appeared in "Mortal Kombat 3".
Answer: 1992