Cancelled: Mortal Kombat + Street Fighter double-bill at Manchester Gorilla

Two giants of the gaming world have been pitted head-to-head in the latest themed film night by RAD Screenings. In the blue corner, weighing in with a cast including Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie Minogue, it’s the epic 1994 duel between Guile and M Bison, supported by their pixelated pals Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Vega. In the red corner, Liu Kang, Sonja Blade and Johnny Cage fight in the Mortal Kombat competition to defend the Earth from invasion. Whether avid players or curious to learn more about gaming history, it’s a bank holiday Monday experience to remember for beat-’em-up fans. And if you fancy your chances on the consoles themselves, then you can even enter a big screen tournament, or dabble in the games of yesteryear courtesy of Bitlord.

Mon 29 Aug, Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 5WW, 5.30pm, £8, www.thisisgorilla.com