Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Strategies, Guide, and FAQs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Story
- Character Select Screen
- Keys
- Control Configurations
- Basic Moves
- Finishing Moves
- Distances
- The Kombatants
- Modes of Play
- Cheats, Codes, and Secrets
- The Lost Treasures of Shao Kahn
- Mortal Kombat Advance Movelist
- Version Differences
- Frequently Asked Questions
STORY
"You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned, for although your souls are safe from Shao Kahn's evil, your lives are not. I can no longer interfere as your Earth is now rules by the Outworld Gods." These are the words of Raiden. "For centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself against the Outworld's emperor, Shao Kahn. But Kahn grows frustrated by failed attempts at taking Earth through tournament battle. He enacts a plan which began 10,000 years ago."
"During this time, Shao Kahn had a queen. Her name was Sindel, and her young death was unexpected. Kahn's shadow priests, led by Shang Tsung, make it so Sindel's spirit would someday be reborn: not on the Outworld, but on the Earth realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen thus enabling him to finally seize the Earth realm."
"Upon branching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn slowly transform the planet into a part of the Outworld itself. Kahn strips the Earth of all human life: claiming every soul as his own. But there are souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat. The remaining humans are scattered throughout the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to find and eliminate them."
"After the first tournament, Sonya Blade turned up missing. Jax then embarked on a rescue mission into the Outworld. He found Sonya being held with her nemesis Kano. In freeing Sonya, Jax also frees Kano. Kano then uses the chance to escape arrest."
"The Ultimate Advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber assassins. They begin converting their human ninjas into souless machines. But Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan."
"After winning the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks to the future. He begins training a new generation of Shaolin alongside Kung Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion."
CHARACTER SELECT SCREEN
(Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2, X-Box Live Arcade, and Nintendo DS)
Kitana / Reptile / Sonya / Jax / Nightwolf / Jade / Scorpion
Kano / Mileena / Ermac / Classic Sub-Zero / Sub-Zero
Sektor / Sindel / Stryker / Cyrax / Kung Lao
Kabal / Sheeva / Shang Tsung / Liu Kang / Smoke
(Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance)
Rain / Reptile / Stryker / Jax / Nightwolf / Jade / Noob Saibot
Sonya / Kano / Mileena / "Dragon logo" / Classic Sub-Zero / Sub-Zero / Kung Lao
Sektor / Kitana / Ermac / Scorpion / Cyrax
Kabal / Sindel / Smoke / Liu Kang / Shang Tsung
Note - This character select screen varies from one versions to the next. The above position is shown according to the Super NES version. On the Sega Genesis version of the same character select screen, the unmasked Sub-Zero and the Classic Sub-Zero had their position switch whereas in the Game Boy Advance version, the "dragon logo" box and Ermac's picture box switch position.
KEYS
These are what will be shown on the movelist below, if had different versions on the following consoles, I've provide a list of configurations for each below:
B = Back away
F = Forward
U = Up
D = Duck
HP = High Punch
HK = High Kick
LP = Low Punch
LK = Low Kick
BL = Block
RN = Run
START = START button
* = Move that could also be performed while in the air
360° = Rotate the joystick in a circle motion
+ = This indicate that two keys or input had to be pressed simultaneously
CONTROL CONFIGURATIONS
Note - All configurations and movelist below are for the player facing right, if you are playing from the opposite direction, just reverse the directional inputs. Also the following are default configurations, if you want to made changes to them, you can use the keys above to help you customize your own configuration.
Arcade Keys:
Joystick Left = Back away
Joystick Right = Forward
Joystick Up = Up
Joystick Down = Duck
HP Button = High Punch
HK Button = High Kick
LP Button = Low Punch
LK Button = Low Kick
BL Button = Block
RN Button = Run
START Button = Start the game after inserting your coin
Sega Saturn Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D- Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
X Button = High Punch
Z Button = High Kick
A Button = Low Punch
C Button = Low Kick
B Button or L Trigger = Block
Y Button or R Trigger = Run
START Button = Press to begin the game or access menu
Super NES Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D-Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
Y Button = High Punch
X Button = High Kick
B Button = Low Punch
A Button = Low Kick
L Trigger = Block
R Trigger = Run
START Button = Press to begin the game, access menu, or pause the game
SELECT Button = Press to make selection at menu
Sega Genesis Keys:
3-Buttons Configuration:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D- Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
Press B Button while holding A = High Punch
Press B Button while holding C = High Kick
A Button = Low Punch
B Button = Block
C Button = Low Kick
START Button = Run or press to begin game or access menu
6-Buttons Configuration:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D- Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
X Button = High Punch
Z Button = High Kick
A Button = Low Punch
C Button = Low Kick
B Button = Block
Y Button = Run
START Button = Press to begin the game or access menu
MODE Button = Change between 3-Buttons and 6-Buttons configurations
Game Boy Advance Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D-Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
B Button = Punch
A Button = Kick
L Trigger = Run
R Trigger = Block
START Button = Press to begin the game or access menu.
SELECT Button = Press to make selection at menu
PlayStation 2 Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D-Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
Analog 1 Left = Back away
Analog 1 Right = Forward
Analog 1 Up = Up
Analog 1 Down = Duck
Square Button = High Punch
Triangle Button = High Kick
X Button = Low Punch
Circle Button = Low Kick
R1 or R2 Trigger = Block
L1 or L2 Trigger = Run
START Button = Press to begin the game
SELECT Button = Not use
Note - The Analog 2 joystick is not in use for this configuration.
X-Box 360 Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D-Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
Analog Left = Back away
Analog Right = Forward
Analog Up = Up
Analog Down = Duck
X Button = High Punch
Y Button = High Kick
A Button = Low Punch
B Button = Low Kick
L Trigger = Run
R Trigger = Block
START Button = Press to begin the game
Nintendo DS Keys:
D-Pad Left = Back away
D-Pad Right = Forward
D-Pad Up = Up
D-Pad Down = Duck
Y Button = High Punch
X Button = High Kick
B Button = Low Punch
A Button = Low Kick
L Trigger = Run
R Trigger = Block
START Button = Press to begin the game or access menu
SELECT Button = Press to make selection at menu
TOUCH Screen = Confirm choices
BASIC MOVES
These moves applies to all available characters:
Block - Hold BL
Block Throws - Hold Joystick away from opponent
Block Throws while ducking - Hold Joystick away from opponent while ducking
Jump - Press U on Joystick
Forward Flip Jump - Press U forward on Joystick
Away Flip Jump - Press U away on Joystick
Uppercut - Press D + HP
Crouch Punch - Press D + LP
Foot Sweep - Press B + LK
Duck Kick - Press D + HK
Crouch Kick - Press D + LK
Roundhouse Kick - Press B + HK
Throw - Press LP near opponent
High Neck Kick - Press HK during a flip jump
Low Neck Kick - Press LK during a flip jump
High Air Kick - Press HK during a jump
Low Air Kick - Press LK during a jump
High Air Pounce - Press HP during a jump or flip jump
Low Air Pounce - Press LP during a jump or flip jump
Run - Hold Joystick forward along with RN
FINISHING MOVES
The most unique feature of any Mortal Kombat game is the finishing moves which could be perform to finish off your opponent or do other things to your opponent after winning a match. Remember that at the end of a winning match, once you make your final blow to your opponent's life bar, they will fall then immediately get dizzy with Shao Kahn shouting the key words, "Finish Him/Her!" During this time you will only had a few quick seconds to complete a finishing command in able to make it work.
Fatalities - These can only be done after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" in the winning round and in the correct distance on the screen.
Pit Fatality - These can only be perform at Scorpion's Lair, the Subway, the Bell Tower, and the Pit 3 stage. To knocked opponent off you must be near your opponent after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" in the winning round
Animality - These can be done after performing a Mercy! in the third winning round after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" After that, beat the opponent once more and this time input the Animality on the correct distance. It should work. (This finishing move is not available on the Super NES and Sega Genesis versions of Ultimate MK3).
Friendship - These can be perform almost anywhere on the screen after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" in the winning round provided you never use Block during that round.
Babality - Unlike Friendship, these can be perform anywhere on the screen after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" in the winning round provided you never use Block during that round.
Brutality - Unlike all finishing moves above, Brutality is a finishing combo in which player must perform by doing a button sequence simply by pressing a series of attack. It could only be done after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" in the winning round. (This finishing move is only exclusive to the Super NES and Sega Genesis versions of Ultimate MK3).
Mercy - To give mercy to your opponent, you must beat your opponent on the third winning round (your opponent must win at least one round before this), and after Shao Kahn shout "Finish Him/Her!, immediately hold down the Run button while standing at a far distance from your opponent, from there quickly press Down on the joystick about three or four times then release Run. You should hear Shao Kahn say the name of your character and remind you that you had just give mercy to your opponent. Giving Mercy to an opponent allowed him or her to resume fight with very little health. After you beat your opponent the second time; however, you would be allow to perform Animality or any finishing maneuvers you desire. (Mercy could not be perform in the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3).
Note - You will only get five seconds to perform a finishing moves (two seconds in the Sega Genesis version), if after your seconds are up and you couldn't get the command to work, your dizzy opponent will get spare and fall instantly down to the ground clean. If you do get the finishing move to work, the screen will turn dark and an action of the finishing maneuver will take place. Of all the finishing moves mention above, the pit fatality is the only finisher that doesn't turn the screen dark since it serve more as a knocked out move instead.
DISTANCES
When performing a finishing move you need to know the right distance required for some of them, here are the ones most arcade players are familiar with...
Close - Standing next to opponent, the same distance in which you could hit or combo your opponent. This distance is used the most when performing a Pit fatality.
Sweep Distance - About two feet away from opponent, it's the distance where you can't hit your opponent but could still foot sweep them. An example of this is Liu Kang's animality.
Outside Sweep - About three to four feet away from opponent, the distance where you can jump over your opponent to the opposite side as well as the distance where you can't foot sweet your opponent. An example of this is Nightwolf's friendship.
Jump Distance - The same distance where you can forward flip jump to get near your opponent but not to the other side. An example of this is Scorpion's Toasty fatality.
Half Screen - About one foot outside jump distance. You should still not be near your opponent if you make a forward flip jump at this distance. An example of this is Sonya's Purple Death fatality.
Far Away - The distance as far away from the opponent as possible even outside of Half Screen. For this distance, it would have to at least take you two forward flip jumps to reach near your opponent or while near your opponent. An example of this is Mileena's Nail Spit fatality.
Anywhere - Any of the above distances. This applies to babality the most as they could be perform near or away from opponent.
THE KOMBATANTS
- Classic Sub-Zero
- Cyrax
- Ermac
- Human Smoke
- Jade
- Jax
- Kabal
- Kano
- Kitana
- Kung Lao
- Liu Kang
- Mileena
- Motaro
- Nightwolf
- Noob Saibot
- Rain
- Reptile
- Scorpion
- Sektor
- Shang Tsung
- Shao Kahn
- Sheeva
- Sindel
- Smoke
- Sonya
- Stryker
- Sub-Zero
CLASSIC SUB-ZERO
Special Moves:
Ice Freeze - D, F, LP
Ice Puddle - D, B, LK
Slide - B + LP + BL + LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - D, D, D, F, HP (Close)
Pit Fatality - F, D, F, F, HP
Brutality - HP, LP, HP, BL, LK, LK, HK, HK, LP, HP, LP
CYRAX
Special Moves:
Plasma Net - B, B, LK
Near Bomb - Hold LK, then press B, B, HK
Far Bomb - Hold LK, then press F, F, HK
Explosive Teleport - F, D, BL*
Air Throw - D, F, BL to jump, then press LP to throw (opponent must be in air)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - D, D, U, D, HP (Anywhere)
Fatality #2 - D, D, F, U, RN (Close)
Pit Fatality - RN, BL, RN
Animality - U, U, D, D (Close)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, U (Anywhere)
Babality - F, F, B, HP
Brutality - HP, HK, HP, HK, HK, HP, HK, HP, HK, LK, LP
ERMAC
Special Moves:
Glowing Ball - D, B, LP
Explosive Teleport Punch - D, B, HP*
Telekinetic Slam - B, D, B, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - RN, BL, RN, RN, HK (Close)
Fatality #2 - D, U, D, D, D, BL (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - RN, RN, RN, RN, LK
Brutality - HP, HP, LP, BL, HK, LK, BL, HP, LP, LK, HK
HUMAN SMOKE
Special Moves:
Spear - B, B, LP
Teleport Punch - D, B, HP*
Air Throw - Press BL with opponent when jumping
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, RN, HK (Close)
Pit Fatality - F, U, U, LP
Babality - D, B, B, F, HP
Brutality - HP, HP, BL, LK, HK, HP, HK, HP, HK, LP, LK
JADE
Special Moves:
Boomerang - B, F, LP
Upward Boomerang - B, F, HP
Downward Boomerang - B, F, LK
Returning Boomerang - B, B, F, LP (it would return if misses)
Glowing Kick - D, F, LK
Invincible Flash - B, F, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - RN, RN, RN, BL, RN (Close)
Fatality #2 - U, U, D, F, HP (Close)
Pit Fatality - B, F, D, RN
Animality - F, D, F, F, LK (Close)
Friendship - B, D, B, B, HK
Babality - D, D, F, D, HK
Brutality - HP, LK, HP, LP, HK, HK, LK, BL, BL, HP, HK
JAX
Special Moves:
Missile - B, F, HP
Double Missiles - F, F, B, B, HP
Rush Punch - F, F, HK
Gotcha Grab - F, F, LP (keep pressing LP for three more hits)
Ground Slam - Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release LK
Back Breaker - Press BL with opponent when jumping
Multi Slams - Press HP rapidly immediately after a throw
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - Hold BL, then press U, D, F, U, then release BL (Close)
Fatality #2 - RN, BL, RN, RN, LK (Far Away)
Pit Fatality - D, F, D, LP
Animality - Hold LP, press F, F, D, F, then release LP (Close)
Friendship - LK, RN, RN, LK (Anywhere)
Babality - D, D, D, LK
Brutality - HP, HP, HP, BL, LP, HP, HP, HP, BL, LP, HP
KABAL
Special Moves:
Fireball - B, B, HP*
Turbo Web Spin - B, F, LK
Ground Saw - B, B, B, RN
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - D, D, B, F, BL (Sweep Distance)
Fatality #2 - RN, BL, BL, BL, HK (Close)
Pit Fatality - BL, BL, HK
Animality - Hold HP, press F, F, D, F, then release HP (Close)
Friendship - RN, LK, RN, RN, U (Outside Sweep)
Babality - RN, RN, LK
Brutality - HP, BL, LK, LK, LK, HK, LP, LP, LP, HP, LP
KANO
Special Moves:
Blade Toss - D, B, HP
Blade Swipe - D, F, HP
Cannon Ball - Hold LK 3 for seconds, then release LK
Rising Cannon Ball - F, D, F, HK
Grab and Choke - D, F, LP
Air Throw - Press BL with opponent when jumping
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - Hold LP, press F, D, D, F, then release LP (Close)
Fatality #2 - LP, BL, BL, HK (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - U, U, B, LK
Animality - Hold HP, press BL, BL, BL, then release HP (Close)
Friendship - LK, RN, RN, HK (Anywhere)
Babality - F, F, D, D, LK
Brutality - HP, LP, BL, LP, HP, BL, HK, LK, BL, HK, LK
KITANA
Special Moves:
Fan Toss - F, F, HP + LP*
Fan Lift - B, B, B, HP
Flying Punch - D, B, HP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - RN, RN, BL, BL, LK (Close)
Fatality #2 - B, D, F, F, HK (Close)
Pit Fatality - F, D, D, LK
Animality - D, D, D, RN (Close)
Friendship - D, B, F, F, LP (Anywhere)
Babality - F, F, D, F, HK
Brutality - HP, HP, BL, HK, BL, LK, BL, LP, BL, HP, BL
KUNG LAO
Special Moves:
Hat Toss - B, F, LP
Dive Kick - D + HK while in the air
Spinning Shield - F, D, F, RN
Teleport - D,U
Teleport Attack - Press any attack button immediately after the teleport
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - RN, BL, RN, BL, D (Anywhere)
Fatality #2 - F, F, B, D, HP (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - D, D, F, F, LK
Animality - RN, RN, RN, RN, BL (Close)
Friendship - RN, LP, RN, LK (Outside Sweep)
Babality - D, F, F, HP
Brutality - HP, LP, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP, LK, HK, BL, HP
LIU KANG
Special Moves:
High Fireball - F, F, HP*
Low Fireball - F, F, LP
Flying Kick - F, F, HK
Bicycle Kick - Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - F, F, D, D, LK (Anywhere)
Fatality #2 - U, D, U, U, BL + RN (Anywhere)
Pit Fatality - RN, BL, BL, LK
Animality - D, D, U (Close)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, D + RN (Anywhere)
Babality - D, D, D, HK
Brutality - HP, LP, HP, BL, LK, HK, HK, LK, HK, LP, HP
MILEENA
Special Moves:
Sai Blast - Hold HP for 2 seconds, then release HP*
Teleport Kick - F, F, LK
Rolling Attack - B, B, D, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - D, F, D, F, LP (Close)
Fatality #2 - B, B, B, F, LK (Far Away)
Pit Fatality - D, D, D, LP
Animality - F, D, D, F, HK (Close)
Friendship - D, D, B, F, HP (Anywhere)
Babality - D, D, F, F, HP
Brutality - HP, LP, LP, HP, BL, HK, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP
MOTARO
Special Moves:
Fireball - F, D, B, HP
Teleport - D, U
Smackdown - HP or LP
Grab and Smack - F, F, F, LP
Tail Sweep - B + LK
Stallion Kick - HK or LK
Note - Motaro doesn't had any finishing moves.
NIGHTWOLF
Special Moves:
Arrow Shoot - D, B, LP
Hatchet Uppercut - D, F, HP
Shadow Charge - F, F, LK
Glowing Shield - B, B, B, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - U, U, B, F, BL (Close)
Fatality #2 - B, B, D, HP (Far Away)
Pit Fatality - RN, RN, BL
Animality - F, F, D, D (Close)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, D (Outside Sweep)
Babality - F, B, F, B, LP
Brutality - HP, HP, HK, LK, LK, BL, BL, LP, LP, HP, HK
NOOB SAIBOT
Special Moves:
Disable Ball - D, F, LP
Shadow Throw - F, F, HP
Teleport Slam - D, U
Finishing Moves:
Pit Fatality - D, F, BL (only for Super NES version)
Babality - F, F, F, LP (only for Super NES version)
Brutality - HP, LK, LP, BL, LK, HK, HP, LP, BL, LK, HK
RAIN
Special Moves:
Blue Fireball - D, F, HP
Lightning Bolt - B, B, HP
Super Roundhouse - B + HK (this move can be connect three times)
Finishing Moves:
Pit Fatality - F, D, F, LK (only for Super NES version)
Babality - F, B, B, HP (only for Super NES version)
Brutality - HP, HP, BL, LK, HK, BL, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP
REPTILE
Special Moves:
Acid Spit - F, F, HP
Turbo Forceball - F, F, HP+LP
Regular Forceball - B, B, HP+LP
Running Elbow Smash - B, F, LK
Invisibility - U, U, D, HK
Slide - B + LP + BL + LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - B, F, D, BL (Jump Stance)
Fatality #2 - F, F, U, U, HK (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - RN, BL, RN, BL, BL
Animality - D, D, D, U, HK (Close)
Friendship - D, F, F, B, HK (Close)
Babality - F, F, B, D, LK
Brutality - HP, BL, HK, HK, BL, HP, LP, LK, LK, BL, LP
SCORPION
Special Moves:
Spear - B, B, LP
Teleport Punch - D, B, HP*
Air Throw - Press BL with opponent when jumping
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - D, D, D, U, HK (Jump Distance)
Fatality #2 - F, F, D, U, RN (Close)
Pit Fatality - F, U, U, LP
Animality - F, U, U, HK (Close)
Friendship - B, F, F, B, LK (Close)
Babality - D, B, B, F, HP
Brutality - HP, HP, BL, HK, HK, LK, HK, HP, HP, LP, HP
SEKTOR
Special Moves:
Missile - F, F, LP
Seeking Missile - F, D, B, HP
Teleport Uppercut - F, F, LK*
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - LP, RN, RN, BL (Sweep Distance)
Fatality #2 - F, F, F, B, BL (Far Away)
Pit Fatality - RN, RN, RN, D
Animality - F, F, D, U (Close)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, D (Outside Sweep)
Babality - B, D, D, D, HK
Brutality - HP, HP, BL, BL, HK, HK, LK, LK, LP, LP, HP
SHANG TSUNG
Special Moves:
Flaming Skull - B, B, HP
Double Flaming Skulls - B, B, F, HP
Triple Flaming Skulls - B, B, F, F, HP
Rising Flaming Skulls - F, B, B, LK
Morphs:
Classic Sub-Zero - BL, BL, RN, RN
Cyrax - BL, BL, BL
Ermac - D, D, U
Jade - F, F, D, D, BL
Jax - F, F, D, LP
Kabal - LP, BL, HK
Kano - B, F, BL
Kitana - F, D, F, RN
Kung Lao - RN, RN, BL, RN
Liu Kang - Rotate 360° clockwise starting D
Mileena - RN, BL, HK
Nightwolf - U, U, U
Noob Saibot - F, D, D, B, HK (only for Sega Genesis version)
Rain - RN, BL, LK (only for Sega Genesis version)
Reptile - RN, BL, BL, HK
Scorpion - D, D, F, LP
Sektor - D, F, B, RN
Sheeva - Hold LK, press F, D, F, then release LK (not available on the Super NES and Sega Genesis version)
Sindel - B, D, B, LK
Smoke - F, F, LP (only for Sega Genesis version)
Sonya - D + RN + LP + BL
Stryker - F, F, F, HK
Sub-Zero - F, D, F, HP
Note - Each morph last eight seconds; however, in the Sega Genesis version, it lasted five seconds.
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - Hold LP, press D, F, F, D, then release LP (Close)
Fatality #2 - Hold LP, press RN, BL, RN, BL, then release LP (Close)
Pit Fatality - U, U, B, LP
Animality - Hold HP, press RN, RN, RN, then release HP (Sweep Distance)
Friendship - LK, RN, RN, D (Anywhere)
Babality - RN, RN, RN, LK
Brutality - HP, BL, BL, BL, LK, HP, LP, LP, BL, BL, BL
SHAO KAHN
Special Moves:
Glowing Ball - B, B, F, LP
Flying Knee Press - F, F, HP
Shadow Dash - F, F, LP
Sledgehammer - B, F, HP
Taunt - D, D, LK
Laugh - D, D, HK
Note - Shao Kahn doesn't had any finishing moves.
SHEEVA
Special Moves:
Fireball - D, F, HP
Teleport Stomp - D, U
Ground Stomp - B, D, B, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - F, D, D, F, LP (Close)
Fatality #2 - Hold HK, press B, F, F, then release HK (Close)
Pit Fatality - D, F, D, F, LP
Animality - RN, BL, BL, BL, BL (Close)
Friendship - F, F, D, F, HP (Anywhere)
Babality - D, D, D, B, HK
Brutality - HP, LP, BL, LK, HK, BL, HK, LK, BL, LP, HP (only on some versions of Ultimate MK3 for the Super NES)
SINDEL
Special Moves:
Fireball - F, F, LP
Air Fireball - D, F, LK in the air or while floating
Wave Scream - F, F, F, HP
Float - B, B, F, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - RN + BL, RN + BL, RN + BL (Close)
Fatality #2 - RN, RN, BL, RN, BL (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - D, D, D, LP
Animality - F, F, U, HP (Anywhere)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, RN, RN, U (Anywhere)
Babality - RN, RN, RN, U
Brutality - HP, BL, LK, BL, LK, HK, BL, HK, LK, BL, LP
SMOKE
Special Moves:
Harpoon - B, B, LP
Teleport Uppercut - F, F, LK*
Air Throw - Press BL with opponent when jumping
Invisibility - U, U, RN
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - U, U, F, D (Far Away)
Fatality #2 - Hold RN + BL, then press D, D, F, U (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - F, F, D, LK
Animality - D, F, F, BL (Far Away)
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, HK (Far Away)
Babality - D, D, B, B, HK
Brutality - HP, LK, LK, HK, BL, BL, LP, LP, HP, BL, BL
SONYA BLADE
Special Moves:
Ring Toss - D, F, LP
Scissor Leg Grab - D + LP + BL
Flying Punch - F, B, HP
Rising Bike Kick - B, B, D, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - B, F, D, D, RN (Anywhere)
Fatality #2 - Hold RN + BL, then press U, U, B, D (Half Screen)
Pit Fatality - F, F, D, HP
Animality - Hold LP, then press B, F, D, F release LP (Close)
Friendship - B, F, B, D, RN (Anywhere)
Babality - D, D, F, LK
Brutality - HP, LK, BL, HP, LK, BL, HP, LP, BL, HK, LK
STRYKER
Special Moves:
High Grenade - D, B, HP
Low Grenade - D, B, LP
Riot Gun - B, F, HP
Baton Rush Toss - F, F, HK
Baton Takedown - F, B, LP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - D, F, D, F, BL (Close)
Fatality #2 - F, F, F, LK (Far Away)
Pit Fatality - F, U, U, HK
Animality - RN, RN, RN, BL (Sweep Distance)
Friendship - LP, RN, RN, LP (Anywhere)
Babality - D, F, F, B, HP
Brutality - HP, LP, HK, LK, HP, LP, LK, HK, HP, LK, LK
SUB-ZERO
Special Moves:
Ice Freeze - D, F, LP
Regular Ice Shower - D, F, HP
Distance Ice Shower - D, B, F, HP
Near Ice Shower - D, F, B, HP
Ice Clone - D, B, LP*
Slide - B + LP + BL + LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality #1 - BL, BL, RN, BL, RN (Close)
Fatality #2 - B, B, D, B, RN (Sweep Distance)
Pit Fatality - B, D, F, F, HK
Animality - F,U,U (Close)
Friendship - LK, RN, RN, U (Anywhere)
Babality - D, B, B, HK
Brutality - HP, LK, HK, LP, HP, HK, HK, HP, HP, LP, HP
MODES OF PLAY
Mortal Kombat 1-on-1 Kombat: The original mode where player chose a single fighter for kombat. Can fight against a human opponent or against the CPU. A match in this mode must be won by the same character in two rounds.
4 Players 2-on-2 Kombat: Each side selects 2 fighters. When one loses, the second jumps in like an endurance round. The first team to score two out of three rounds wins the match.
8-Players Tournament Mode: Each side selects 4 fighters. All eight characters will be arrange in a tournaent style kombat to pit each other on seven matches with only a single round. The winner of the tournament would get the opportunity to choose from any of Shao Kahn's Treasures.
CHEATS, CODES, and SECRETS
RANDOM SELECT (Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2, X-Box Live Arcade, and Nintendo DS):
To randomly choose a fighter at the character select screen,
For Player 1: Put the cursor on Kitana, hold Up and press START
For Player 2: Put the cursor on Scorpion, hold Up and press START
RANDOM SELECT (Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance):
To randomly choose a fighter at the character select screen,
For Player 1: Put the cursor on Rain, hold Up and press START
For Player 2: Put the cursor on Noob Saibot, hold Up and press START
KOMBAT KODES:
Each versions of Ultimate MK3 had its own unique vs. kombat kodes that are similar or exclusive to its platform. Both players must enter the corresponding number by tapping the correct button a number of times. The only three correct buttons both players could use to change the symbol in entering these codes are the LP, BL, and LK buttons (On the Super NES version, you had to use HP for the first slot, and LP for the second slot). The LP button will change the first slot, the BL button will change the second slot, and the LK button will change the last slot, another thing is that players could also enter the corresponding sequence in reverse by holding Up on the Joystick, so for example to enter the "Player One Quarter Power" code, player one only need to hold the Joystick Up and press both LP and LK three times. Both players will only had to enter three of each slots. The following symbols are as follows represent by the number of times you need to press.
Dragon (0) You do not need to press anything.
MK (1) Press the correct button once or Hold Up and press the correct button nine times.
Gong (2) Press the correct button twice or Hold Up and press the correct button eight times.
3 (3) Press the correct button three times or Hold Up and press the correct button seven times.
"?" (4) Press the correct button four times or Hold Up and press the correct button six times.
Lightning Bolt (5) Press the correct button five times or Hold Up and press the correct button five times.
Note - For this symbol, you will had to press the correct button fives times by holding or without holding the Joystick Up; however, this symbol could go either way. If you are entering a code that required symbols 1-4 but also required this you don't had to hold the Joystick; otherwise, if you are entering a code from 6-9 but also required this you may want to hold the Joystick Up.
Goro (6) Press the correct button six times or Hold Up and press the correct button four times.
Raiden (7) Press the correct button seven times or Hold Up and press the correct button three times.
Shao Kahn (8) Press the correct button eight times or Hold Up and press the correct button twice.
Skull (9) Press the correct button nine times or Hold Up and press the correct button once.
ARCADE KODES (Works on all versions of Ultimate MK3):
Player One Half Power - 707 - 000
Player Two Half Power - 000 - 707
Player One Quarter Power - 033 - 000
Player Two Quarter Power - 000 - 033
No Power - 044 - 440
Randper Kombat - 444 - 444 or 460 - 460
Blocking Disabled - 020 - 020
Throwing Disabled - 100 - 100
Throwing Encourage - 010 - 010
Dark Fighting - 688 - 422
Unlimited Run - 466 - 466
Invisible Energy Bar - 987 - 123
Psycho Kombat - 985 - 125
You are Entering the Realm of Rellims (Play Galaga) - 642 - 468
Silent Kombat - 300 - 300
Sans Power (UNIKORIV REFERRI) - 055 - 550
Fast Uppercut Recovery - 788 - 322
TAG TEAM KOMBAT KODES:
Explosive Kombat - 227 - 227
Explosive Kombat/Throwing Disabled - 022 - 220
Notes - Works only on the Arcade, X-Box Live Arcade, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS versions of Ultimate MK3.
HIDDEN OPPONENT KODES:
Winner of Round Fight Shao Kahn - 033 - 564
Winner of Round Fight Motaro - 969 - 141
Winner of Round Fight Smoke - 205 - 205
Winner of Round Fight Noob Saibot - 769 - 342
Note - With the fight Smoke code, you will only fight cyborg Smoke on the Super NES and Sega Genesis versions whereas in the Arcade, Sega Saturn, X-Box Live Arcade, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS versions of Ultimate MK3, you will face Human Smoke instead. The code to fight Noob Saibot won't work on the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3.
KOMBAT ZONE KODES:
Pit 3 - 820 - 028
Bell Tower - 091 - 190
Subway - 880 - 088
Street - 079 - 035
Graveyard - 666 - 333
Temple - 600 - 040
Bridge - 077 - 022
Rooftop - 343 - 343
Soul Chamber - 123 - 901
Balcony - 880 - 220
Scorpion's Lair - 666 - 444
Kahn's Kave - 004 - 700
Jade's Desert - 330 - 033
Waterfront - 002 - 003
Noob's Dorfen - 050 - 050
Lost World - 933 - 933
Note - Most of these codes won't work on the Super NES and Sege Genesis versions of Ultimate MK3.
EXCLUSIVE SUPER NES KODES:
Timer Disabled - 455 - 000 or 000 - 455 or 455 - 455
One Button Brutalites (just hit HP to perform a Brutality) - 012 - 345
One Button Fatalities - 944 - 944
Health Recovery - 012 - 012
Super Uppercut Background - 221 - 577
Hyper Fighting - 191 - 191
See the Credits - 120 - 120
Tournament Mode - 989 - 898
Minimal Damages - 432 - 234
Invisible Fighters - 449 - 449
EXCLUSIVE SEGA GENESIS KODES:
See the Credits - 122 - 333
Fast Uppercut Recovery - 688 - 688
Pong MK4 - 303 - 606
No Patience - 494 - 494
Health Recovery - 011 - 971
No Cheese - 082 - 771
No Abuse - 911 - 911
EXCLUSIVE SUPER NES AND SEGA GENESIS KODES:
Extended Fatality Time (allowed 30 seconds to finish opponent) - 955 - 955
Combo Disabled - 999 - 995
Sweeps Disabled - 091 - 293
TEXT MESSAGE KODES:
There Is No Knowledge That Is Not Power - 123 - 926
No Fear (EB Button, Skydive, Max Countdown) - 282 - 282
Hold Flippers During Casino Run - 987 - 666
Version Check - 999 - 999
Go See The Mortal Kombat Live Tour! - 550 - 550
Don't Jump At Me - 448 - 844
Skunky!! - 122 - 221
Watcha Gun Do? - 004 - 400
Rain Can Be Found At The Graveyard - 717 - 313
Note - Although some of these codes may or may not work on some versions of Ultimate MK3, all of them serves no purpose but to tell you silly lines.
ULTIMATE KOMBAT KODES:
(Required only for the Arcade, X-Box Live Arcade, and PlayStation 2 versions of Ultimate MK3):
To unlock one of three hidden characters, you must enter any one of these ultimate kombat kodes at the Ultimate Kombat Kode (UKK) screen. To access the UKK screen, you must lose a one-player game, then let the game end after the counter hit zero, after that you should be at the UKK screen with three horizontal rows with ten slots. To enter a code, both players must press HP, LP, BL, LK, and HK on their control to enter any of the desire slots. HP will change the first slot, LP will change the second slot, BL will change the center slot, LK will change the fourth slot and HK will change the last slot. Like the vs. kombat kode, you could also enter these codes in reverse by holding the Joystick Up and press the correct buttons. Once a code is enter and enable, players will no longer be required to enter it again unless the game data reset. Unlike vs. kombat kode, once all UKK codes are enter, the UKK screen will no longer appear before a Game Over.
Enable Mileena - 22264 - 22264
Enable Ermac - 12344 - 44321
Enable Classic Sub-Zero -81835 - 81835
Note - These codes are NOT permanent, meaning that you will have to enter them every time you turn on the game.
(Required only for the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate MK3):
To unlock one of three hidden characters, you must enter any one of these ultimate kombat kodes at the Ultimate Kombat Kode (UKK) screen. To access the UKK screen, you must lose a one-player game, then let the game end after the counter hit zero, after that you should be at the UKK screen with three horizontal rows with ten slots. To enter a code, player one must press HP, BL, HK, LP, RN, and LK on the Sega Saturn controller to enter any of the desire slots. HP will change the first slot, BL will change the second slot, HK will change the third slot, LP will change the fourth slot, RN will change the fifth slot, and LK will change the last slot. Like the vs. kombat kode, you could also enter these codes in reverse by holding the D-Pad Up and press the correct buttons. Once a code is enter and enable, player will no longer be required to enter it again unless the game is reset. Unlike vs. kombat kode, once all UKK codes are enter, the UKK screen will no longer appear before a Game Over.
Enable Mileena - 700 - 723
Enable Ermac - 964 - 240
Enable Classic Sub-Zero - 760 - 520
Note - These codes are NOT permanent, meaning that you will have to enter them every time you turn on the game.
(Required only for the Nintendo DS version of Ultimate MK3):
To unlock one of three hidden characters, you must enter any one of these ultimate kombat kodes at the Ultimate Kombat Kode (UKK) screen. To access the UKK screen, you must lose a one-player game, then let the game end after the counter hit zero, after that you should be at the UKK screen with three horizontal rows with ten slots. To enter a code, player one must press HP, LP, BL, LK, and HK on the Nintendo DS to enter any of the desire slots or use the stylus to tap the slots a number of corresponding times. HP will change the first slot, LP will change the second slot, BL will change the center slot, LK will change the fourth slot, and HK will change the last slot. Like the vs. kombat kode, you could also enter these codes in reverse by holding the D-Pad Up and press the correct buttons or tap the correct slot with the stylus. Once a code is enter and enable, player will no longer be required to enter it again unless the game is reset. Unlike vs. kombat kode, once all UKK codes are enter, the UKK screen will no longer appear before a Game Over.
Enable Mileena - 81835
Enable Ermac - 12344
Enable Classic Sub-Zero - 22264
Note - These codes are NOT permanent, meaning that you will have to enter them every time you turn on the game.
Note - The Super NES and Sega Genesis versions of Ultimate MK3 as well as the Game Boy Advance port of Mortal Kombat Advance doesn't required players to enter UKK since Mileena, Ermac, and Classic Sub-Zero are already available by default.
FREE PLAY (Sega Saturn version only):
At the title screen (the purple "Ultimate MK3 logo" screen with the
skulls in the background), press Up, Up, Right, Right, Left, Left, Down, Down. If you've done it correctly, you'll hear Shao Kahn shout, "Excellent!" Now your credit counter will be replace by the words "Free Play" which allowed you to continue as many times as you want.
Note - This code also works at the copyright screen when the game first load as well as the "There Is No Knowledge That Is Not Power" screen.
ORIGINAL UNLOCK SMOKE TRICK (Super NES version only):
The original unlock Smoke trick from the Super NES version of MK3 still works in Ultimate MK3; however, it's useless since Smoke is already a selectable character. To do this, you must hold Left + A at copyright screen, then when the Williams screen appear, release Left + A and hold Right + B. Then when the "There Is No Knowledge That Is Not Power" screen appear, release Right + B and hold X + Y until the Ultimate MK3 title screen appears. Smoke will walk into the screen and you'll hear Shao Kahn shout, "Outstanding!"
RESTART TRICK (Super NES version only):
While playing a One Player game, press START on the second controller, then hold START on yours. When the Mode Select screen appear, choose "MORTAL KOMBAT" and you can restart the fight with a new character without using continues!
8 MAN TOURNAMENT MODE (Super NES version only):
To access the classic MK3 8-Man Tournament Mode, at the main menu, highlight Sart Game, hold both the L and R trigger buttons and press START.
GLITCH SHEEVA (Super NES version only):
While at the 8-Man Tournament Mode, highlight the first box, then hold Up and press START to start a Random Select. If you happen to get an "E" box, that means that the character on that box is a glitch Sheeva. She is playable but had no special or finishing moves. Beware when using her though as she could crash the game if not control properly. On some versions of Ultimate MK3 for the Super NES, the glitch Sheeva could even perform finishing moves such as the Brutality.
SECRET STAGE (Sega Genesis version only):
Beat the game with any character. When the green flames is coming out of Shao Kahn's tower, press START on Controller 2. After that, select your character as normal, then you'll be transported to a secret stage where you fight in the air.
SKIP CPU MATCH (Sega Genesis version only):
While playing a one-player game, win your first match then on the second match have the second player join in by pressing START. Then at Mode Select screen, choose Mortal Kombat and press START on the first player controller. Now return to the character select screen and choose your character. You'll return to the destiny screen but instead of facing the same character you fought before, you will immediately skip him or her and fight your next opponent. This trick will continue to work as long as you don't lose a match and you could do this up until you reach Motaro and Shao Kahn. Beware not to do this once your reach Shao Kahn though otherwise you'll be facing an unlimited number of Kano matches thereafter. This trick will only work after you won a match, if you happen to lose to the CPU, you must beat that CPU opponent in that match and try the trick again in your next match.
SECRET CHEAT MENUS
SEGA SATURN:
Secret Cheat Menu
Enter this code during the game's attract mode. Press C, R, A, Z, Y, C, Y, R, A, X
You'll hear Shao Kahn laugh to confirm the code. Make sure you hear him laugh twice. Then press START to access the Mode Select screen, while there, highlight Kombat, hold Up and press START to access a secret cheat menu. The secret cheat menu will allowed you to enable Mileena, Ermac, and/or Classic Sub-Zero without entering the UKK codes as will as turning on Free Play for inifinite credits, Infinite Fatality Time to allowed longer time to perform a finishing moves, as well as 1 Round Match to fight for a single round only.
SUPER NES:
Master Cheat Menus (on Player One controller):
Enter these codes at the main menu:
Kool Stuff - Press Right, Up, B, B, A, Down, Up, B, Down, Up, B
Kooler Stuff - Press Up, B, A, Left, Down, Y
Scott's Stuff - Press B, A, Down, Down, Left, A, X, B, A, B, Y
Sound Test - Press Left, Down, Y, Y
SEGA GENESIS:
At the main menu, enter any one of these codes to access all of them:
Cheats - Press A, C, Up, B, Up, B, A, Down
Secret - Press B, A, Down, Left, A, Down, C, Right, Up, Down
Killer Codes - Press C, Right, A, Left, A, Up, C, Right, A, Left, A, Up
Note - You are not required to enter all of them, if one of three code is enter, all three cheat menus will appear simultaneously.
PLAY AS HUMAN SMOKE (All versions)
To play as Human Smoke, choose cyborg Smoke, then hold the corresponding buttons before any round begins...
For Player One: Hold Left on Joystick + HP + HK + BL + RN
For Player Two: Hold Right on Joystick + HP + HK + BL + RN
If done correctly, Smoke will explode and change into Human Smoke before the round starts.
Note - On the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3, the code doesn't required the need to hold the D-Pad. For the Game Boy Advance port, Human Smoke could only be unlock by completing the Warrior tower at the "Choose Your Destiny" screen and would only be available at the character select screen.
PLAY AS NOOB SAIBOT AT THE ARCADE (only PLAYABLE on the WAVENET Ultimate MK3 machine)
To select Noob Saibot, you must start a two-player game, then choose Kano as your character. Then before any round begins, press and hold HP + LP + BL + LK and hold the Joystick away from your oponent. When the fight starts, Kano will explode and change into Noob Saibot.
Note - This is not the Kano version of Noob Saibot as it was in MK3. In this game, Noob Saibot doesn't had any of his special and finishing moves as he did in the Super NES and Sega Genesis versions.
PLAY AS SHAO KAHN (Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance versions):
To play as Shao Kahn, you must first enable the following cheats:
For the Super NES, you must first enable the Scott's Stuff (see cheat menus code above) cheat menu, then access the menu and turn on the "Enable Shao Kahn" option. Once he is enable, you could select him for play in a two-player game at the character select screen.
For the Sega Genesis, you must first enable the Killer Codes (see cheat menus code above) cheat menu, then access the menu and choose to "Enable Shao Kahn." Once he is enable, you could select him for play in a two-player game at the character select screen.
For the Game Boy Advance port, you must complete the Grand Master tower in one-player mode. After completing that, Shao Kahn would be selectable at the character select screen.
PLAY AS MOTARO (Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance versions):
To play as Motaro, you must first enable the following cheats:
For the Super NES, you must first enable the Kooler Stuff (see cheat menus code above) cheat menu, then access the menu and turn on the "Enable Motaro" option. Once he is enable, you could select him for play in a two-player game at the character select screen.
For the Sega Genesis, you must first enable the Killer Codes (see cheat menus code above) cheat menu, then access the menu and choose to "Enable Motaro." Once he is enable, you could select him for play in a two-player game at the character select screen.
For the Game Boy Advance port, you must complete the Master tower in one-player mode. After completing that, Motaro would be selectable at the character select screen.
Note - On the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3, the cheat won't allowed both Motaro and Shao Kahn to be enable simultaneously so players are left with only one boss available for play in a two-player game whereas the Super NES version allowed both to be enable and available for play in a two-player game.
CRISPY!! (Every versions except the Super NES and Sega Genesis)
Hold the indicated buttons during the Hell "Pit" Fatality
- HP button to hear Dan Forden say Crispy!!
- RN button to hear Shao Kahn say Crispy!!
PLAY HIDDEN GAME (All versions)
To play a short game of Galaga you must...
1. win 100 vs. matches in 2-Player Mode.
- or -
2. Enter the vs. kombat kode (642 - 468).
THE LOST TREASURES OF SHAO KAHN
Dragon Kombatant Ending
MK = Play Galaga
Ying Yang = Fight Ermac
3 = Fight Noob Saibot
"?" = Random Treasure Chest
Lightning = Fatality Demo 1
Goro = Fatality Demo 2
Raiden = Fatality Demo 3
Shao Kahn = Noob Saibot/Ermac Endurance
Skull = Classic Endurance
"?" = Mega Endurance
"?" = Supreme Demonstration
Note - The Super NES and Sega Genesis versions only had ten symbols and not twelve like the other versions.
MORTAL KOMBAT ADVANCE MOVELIST
Special and Finishing Moves for every characters in the Game Boy Advance port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, "Mortal Kombat Advance."
Basics:
U = Up
F = Forward
D = Down
B = Back
P = Punch
K = Kick
RN = Run
BL = Block
Game Boy Advance Controls
B = Punch
A = Kick
L = Run
R = Block
START = Pause, confirm choice at menu
SELECT = Select option at menu
Characters Movelist:
Note - To easily perform any moves in this game, you must tap the corresponding input very smoothly with the GBA D-Pad and wait at least two seconds before pressing the confirm button for example to perform Rain's blue fireball, just hit Down, then Forward on the D-Pad, wait two seconds (make sure you don't get hit by your opponent during this), then press Punch (B button by default). The same applies to fatalities and friendships. Unlike the console versions; however, every finishing moves in Mortal Kombat Advance could be perform anywhere on the screen.
RAIN
Special Moves:
Lightning Bolt - B, B, P
Blue Fireball - D, F, P
Super Roundhouse - B + K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - P, RN, RN, P
Friendship - K, K, B, B
REPTILE
Special Moves:
Acid Spit - F, F, P
Forceball - F, F, K
Slide - B + BL + P + K
Invisibility - K, D, U
Elbow Smash - B, F, K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - B, F, D, BL, K
Friendship - D, F, F, B, K
STRYKER
Special Moves:
High Grenade - D, B, P
Low Grenade - D, D, P
Baton Rush Toss - F, F, K
Baton Takedown - F, B, P
Riot Gun - B, F, P
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - D, F, D, F, BL
Friendship - P, RN, RN, P
JAX
Special Moves:
Missile - B, F, P
Double Missiles - F, F, B, B, P
Rush Punch - F, F, K
Ground Slam - K, K, K
Backbreaker - BL during jump with opponent
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, RN, K
Friendship - K, RN, RN, K
NIGHTWOLF
Special Moves:
Arrow Shoot - D, F, P
Hatchet Uppercut - D, B, P
Shadow Charge - F, F, K
Glowing Shield - B, B, K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - U, U, B, F, BL
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, P
JADE
Special Moves:
Normal Boomerang - B, F, P
Upward Boomerang - B, F, F, P
Downward Boomerang - B, B, D, K
Returning Boomerang - B, B, F, K (it would return if it misses)
Glowing Kick - D, F, K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, RN, RN, BL, RN
Friendship - B, D, B, B, K
NOOB SAIBOT
Special Moves:
Disable Ball - D, F, P
Shadow Throw - F, F, P
Teleport Slam - D, U
SONYA
Special Moves:
Ring Blast - D, F, P
Flying Punch - F, B, P
Rising Bike Kick - B, B, D, K
Scissor Leg Grab - D + P + K + BL
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - BL, F, D, D, RN
Friendship - B, F, B, D, RN
KANO
Special Moves:
Blade Toss - D, B, P
Cannon Ball - F, F, K
Rising Cannon Ball - B, F, K
Grab & Choke - B, D, F, P
Air Throw - BL during jump with opponent
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - P, BL, BL, K
Friendship - K, RN, RN, K
MILEENA
Special Moves:
Sai Blast - F, F, P*
Teleport Kick - F, F, K
Rolling Attack - B, B, D, K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - D, F, D, F, P
Friendship - D, D, B, F, P
ERMAC
Special Moves:
Glowing Ball - D, F, P
Explosive Teleport Punch - D, B, P*
Telekinetic Slam - B, D, B, D
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, RN, K
Friendship - P, P, BL, RN
CLASSIC SUB-ZERO
Special Moves:
Ice Freeze - D, F, P
Ice Puddle - D, B, K
Slide - B + BL + P + K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - B, B, F, F, P
Friendship - RN, P, P, BL
SUB-ZERO
Special Moves:
Ice Freeze - D, F, P
Ice Shower - B, D, F, P
Ice Clone - D, B, P*
Slide - B + BL + P + K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - BL, BL, RN, BL, RN
Friendship - K, RN, RN, U
KUNG LAO
Special Moves:
Hat Toss - B, F, P
Spinning Shield - F, D, F, RN
Teleport - D, U
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, BL, D
Friendship - RN, P, RN, K
SEKTOR
Special Moves:
Missile - F, F, P
Teleport Uppercut - F, F, K*
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - F, F, F, B, BL
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, D
KITANA
Special Moves:
Fan Toss - F, F, K
Fan Lift - B, B, B, P
Flying Punch - D, B, P
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, RN, BL, BL, K
Friendship - D, B, B, K, K
SCORPION
Special Moves:
Spear - B, B, P
Teleport Punch - D, B, P*
Air Throw - BL in the air next to opponent
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - D, D, U, K
Friendship - B, F, F, B, K
CYRAX
Special Moves:
Plasma Net - B, B, P
Close Bomb - B, B, K
Far Bomb - F, F, K
Teleport - F, D, BL*
Air Throw - BL during jump with opponent
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - D, D, F, U, RN
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, U
KABAL
Special Moves:
Fireball - B, B, P*
Turbo Web Spin - B, F, K
Ground Saw - B, B, B, F
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, BL, BL, K
Friendship - RN, K, RN, RN, U
SINDEL
Special Moves:
Fireball - F, F, P
Wave Scream - B, B, B, P
Float - B, B, F, K
Air Fireball - D, F, K during jump or while floating
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BLK, BLK, RN + BL
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, RN, RN, U
SMOKE
Special Moves:
Harpoon - B, B, P
Teleport Uppercut - F, F, K*
Air Throw - BL during jump with opponent opponent
Invisibility - K, D, U
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - U, U, F, D
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, K
LIU KANG
Special Moves:
High Fireball - F, F, P*
Low Fireball - B, B, P
Flying Kick - F, F, K
Bicycle Kick - K, K, K, F
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - F, F, D, D, K
Friendship - RN, RN, RN, K
SHANG TSUNG
Special Moves:
Flaming Skull - B, B, P
Double Flaming Skulls - B, B, F, P
Triple Flaming Skulls - B, B, F, F, P
Ground Flaming Skulls - F, B, B, K
Morphs:
Cyrax - BL, BL, BL
Ermac - D, D, U, F, K
Jade - F, F, D, D, BL
Jax - F, F, D, P, BL
Kabal - P, BL, K, F
Kano - B, F, K, F, K
Kitana - F, D, F, F, BL
Kung Lao - F, F, BL, F
Liu Kang - F, D, B, U, K
Mileena - F, BL, K, F, K
Nightwolf - U, U, U, D, BL
Reptile - F, BL, BL, K, BL
Scorpion - D, D, F, P, K
Sektor - D, F, B, F
Sindel - B, D, B, K
Sonya - D, F, P, BL, BL
Stryker - F, F, F, K
Sub-Zero - F, D, F, P
Classic Sub-Zero - BL, BL, F, F, K
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, BL
Friendship - K, RN, RN, D
HUMAN SMOKE
Special Moves:
Spear - B, B, P
Teleport Punch - D, B, P*
Air Throw - Press BL during jump with opponent
Finishing Moves:
Fatality - RN, BL, RN, RN, K
Friendship - BL, BL, RN, BL, RN
MOTARO
Special Moves:
Fireball - B, B, P
Teleport - D, F, U
SHAO KAHN
Special Moves:
Glowing Ball - D, F, K
Shadow Charge - F, F, K
Hyper Knee Press - B, F, P
Sledgehammer - B, B, P
VERSION DIFFERENCES
I know most of you may get confuse with all the different versions of the same title being release so here are the many differences both in appearance, contents, and features of each game.
ARCADE
- Doing a Roundhouse Kick in a corner now pushes your character a few feets back.
- All MK3 stages returns with the exception of the red Hidden Portal and the Bank stage.
- Sheeva is fully playable.
- Noob Saibot is no longer a shadowy Kano.
- Noob's Dorfen can now be access for play via vs. kombat kode.
- Dan Forden now shout Crispy! and Frosty! alongside Toasty!
- The skull entrance from the left side of Scorpion's Lair can be seen.
- The Lost World stage could only be access after unlocking all of the three hidden characters or by playing as Human Smoke throughout your game.
- Mileena, Ermac, and Classic Sub-Zero required UKK to unlock.
- Animality are available.
- Only Scorpion, Jade, Kitana, and Reptile's bios are shown in attract mode.
- Can't play as Rain and Noob Saibot; however, some players actually know a special code to play as Noob Saibot; but it only works on a WaveNet arcade machine. If you want to find that kind of machine, go to any malls or shopping centers in Chicago, San Francisco, or New York City and you'll likely find one.
- Still fight Motaro at the Balcony stage and Noob Saibot in Noob's Dorfen.
- An introduction demo was shown with characters such as Rain, Shao Kahn, Human Smoke, Noob Saibot, and many others beating the crap out of each other.
- New Animality was given to Scorpion, Kitana, Reptile, Jade, and Mileena (the only hidden character to have one).
- Kano could now perform a vertical rising Cannon Ball and Stryker could now use his Riot Gun from MK3; however, he had a slight delay when throwing any of his grenades.
- Sonya had a new friendship unlike her MK3 one.
- Human Smoke could only be access after choosing cyborg Smoke.
- When playing in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, if cyborg Smoke transform into Human Smoke at any round during that tournament and survive, he will not remain as Human Smoke after each match throughout that mode unless the code is held down each time.
- The fight Smoke vs. kombat kode now lets you fight Human Smoke instead of cyborg Smoke like in MK3.
- When playing as Human Smoke in one-player mode, his picture at the destiny screen will appear as a hidden "?" picture which was not seen at the character select screen.
- All the characters endings are now in-game text with their vs. screen portrait shown instead of render art pictures like in MK3.
- When Shao Kahn was defeated, he only cycle through the five new stages, not the MK3 ones.
- Shang Tsung could only morph to the hidden character after any of them are unlock via UKK.
SEGA SATURN
- Doing a Roundhouse Kick in a corner now pushes your character a few feets back.
- Had all MK3 stages return.
- Sheeva is fully playable.
- Noob Saibot is still a shadowy Kano.
- Noob's Dorfen can now be access for play via vs. kombat kode.
- Dan Forden now shout Crispy! and Frosty! alongside Toasty!
- The skull entrance from the left side of Scorpion's Lair can be seen.
- The Lost World stage could only be access after unlocking all of the three hidden characters or by playing as Human Smoke throughout your game.
- Mileena, Ermac, and Classic Sub-Zero required UKK to unlock; however, they could be unlock alternatively via a cheat menu.
- Animality are available.
- Rain and Noob Saibot are unavailable.
- Still fight Motaro at the Balcony stage and Noob Saibot in Noob's Dorfen.
- The arcade introduction demo was taken out.
- New Animality was given to Scorpion, Kitana, Reptile, Jade, and Mileena (the only hidden character to have one).
- Kano could now perform a vertical rising Cannon Ball and Stryker could now use his Riot Gun from MK3; however, he had a slight delay when throwing any of his grenades.
- Ultimate Kombat Kode screen now requires six symbols instead of the arcade's ten.
- Sonya had a new friendship like the arcade different from her MK3 friendship.
- Human Smoke could only be access after choosing cyborg Smoke.
- The fight Smoke vs. kombat kode now lets you fight Human Smoke instead of cyborg Smoke like in MK3.
- When playing in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, if cyborg Smoke transform into Human Smoke at any round during that tournament and survive, he will not remain as Human Smoke after each match throughout that mode unless the code is held down each time.
- When playing as Human Smoke in one-player mode, his picture at the destiny screen will appear as a hidden "?" picture similar to the arcade version.
- All the characters endings are now in-game text with their vs. screen portrait shown instead of render art pictures like in MK3.
- When Shao Kahn was defeated, he only cycle through the five new stages, not the MK3 ones.
- Shang Tsung could only morph to the hidden character after any of them are unlock via UKK.
- The game now had some slight delays because of the game been disc based format which feature load time issues.
- On multi layer stages such as the Bank stage, when uppercutting to the Rooftop above, if the match is won on the higher level. The following rounds would continue on the lower floor unlike the arcade where it continue in the upper one.
SUPER NES
- Doing a Roundhouse Kick in a corner now pushes your character a few feets back.
- All MK3 stages except the Rooftop and the Pit 3 were taken out.
- Sheeva is unavailable but still playable.
- Noob Saibot is no longer a shadowy Kano.
- The skull entrance from the left side of Scorpion's Lair can't be seen.
- Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero no longer need UKK since they are all available by default.
- The Lost World stage could now be access alongside the four new stages since the original three hidden characters from the arcade are already available by default.
- Animality was removed permanently.
- Brutality is introduced.
- Rain and Noob Saibot now available for play with their own move sets.
- You now fight Motaro at the Rooftop stage.
- The MK3 storyline intro return but this time with the blue portal in the background.
- Kano could now perform a vertical rising Cannon Ball and Stryker could now use his Riot Gun from MK3; however, he had a slight delay when throwing any of his grenades.
- Sonya still had her MK3 friendship instead of her arcade Ultimate MK3 one.
- Human Smoke could only be access after choosing cyborg Smoke.
- The fight Smoke vs. kombat kode still pit you against cyborg Smoke like in MK3 and not Human Smoke like the arcade and Sega Saturn version.
- All the characters endings are now in-game text with their vs. screen portrait shown instead of render art pictures like in MK3.
- Mercy still works although Animality was remove from the game.
- On some versions of this game, the glitch Sheeva could perform finishing moves such as fatalities, friendship, and even the brutality; however, she can't perform any finishing moves at all using an emulation version of this same game.
- Shao Kahn no longer shout all the character's names when choosing them as well as when they won a match; however, he still shout the round and fight as well as after doing an uppercut, when Finish Him/Her! appear, after a finishing moves, and when getting Flawless Victory.
- You could now perform a fatality on Noob Saibot since the game treats him as a selectable character.
- All available characters except Sheeva, Mileena, Ermac, Classic Sub-Zero, and Human Smoke had intro bios.
- Motaro and Shao Kahn could be unlock for play in two-player mode.
- Shao Kahn's treasures now had ten symbols instead of twelve like the arcade.
- After a character performs a Brutality, Shao Kahn will shout "Fatality!" even though the word says Brutality.
- Besides fighting against the bosses, both the Rooftop and the Pit 3 stage could only be access for play only by way of entering vs. kombat kodes or via the stage select option enable by way of a cheat menu.
- The original MK3 unlock Smoke trick still works; however, it is consider useless since Smoke is already available by default.
- New exclusive vs. kombat kodes added.
- In the 4 Players: 2-on-2 Kombat Mode, when the first character chosen was defeated, he or she will explode and disappear similar to the explosive kombat vs. kombat kode from the arcade.
- When playing in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, if cyborg Smoke transform into Human Smoke at any round during that tournament and survive, he will remain as Human Smoke throughout that mode whereas in the arcade and Sega Saturn version of this same mode, he will revert back to cyborg Smoke unless the code is held down each time.
- Also when Human Smoke is participating in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, he could also be seen in his ninja form at the vs. screen similar to the same vs. screen found at the arcade in its attract mode. This mode is the only mode where it can been seen.
- When playing as Human Smoke in one-player mode, his picture at the destiny screen use his cyborg MK3 picture and not the hidden "?" picture like the arcade and other versions.
- You could only get access to Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures after playing the 8 Players Tournament Mode unlike the arcade where you could access it after beating any difficulty tower as will as playing the 8 Players Tournament Mode.
- After beating Shao Kahn, you are treated to the same green flame releasing from Shao Kahn with Kahn's tower exploding just like in MK3 whereas in the arcade Shao Kahn actually teleport through various stages before he explode.
- Every male ninjas in the game (except Reptile) all had Scorpion's fighting stance.
- Kitana's fatality had been altered.
- Scorpions' fatality had been altered.
- Kahn's Kave stage now had a much darker atmosphere perfect for camouflage when playing as Noob Saibot.
SEGA GENESIS
- Doing a Roundhouse Kick in a corner now pushes your character a few feets back.
- All MK3 stages except the Street, Balcony, Bridge, Hidden Portal, and Graveyard return.
- Sheeva is permanently unavailable.
- Noob Saibot is no longer a shadowy Kano.
- The skull entrance from the left side of Scorpion's Lair can't be seen.
- Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero no longer need UKK since they are all available by default.
- The Lost World stage could now be access alongside the four new stages since the original three hidden characters from the arcade are already available by default.
- Animality is removed permanently.
- Brutality is introduced.
- Rain and Noob Saibot now available for play with their own move sets.
- You now fight Motaro at any stage.
- All characters bios are feature with the red portal background instead of the blue one of the Super NES version.
- Kano could now perform a vertical rising Cannon Ball and Stryker could now use his Riot Gun from MK3; however, he had a slight delay when throwing any of his grenades.
- Sonya still had her MK3 friendship instead of her arcade Ultimate MK3 one.
- Human Smoke could only be access after choosing cyborg Smoke; however, this time you do not need to hold any directional input just the four buttons alone.
- The fight Smoke vs. kombat kode still pit you against cyborg Smoke like in MK3 and not Human Smoke like the arcade and Sega Saturn versions.
- The fight Noob Saibot vs. kombat kode is removed in this version.
- All the characters endings are now in-game text with their vs. screen portrait shown instead of render art pictures like in MK3.
- Since the Street and Balcony stages are removed, uppercutting your opponent won't take them to the levels above.
- Shao Kahn no longer shout all the character's names when choosing them as well as when they won a match; however, he still shout the round and fight as well as after doing an uppercut, when Finish Him/Her! appear, after a finishing moves, and when getting Flawless Victory.
- You could now perform a fatality on Noob Saibot since the game treats him as a selectable character.
- All available characters except Classic Sub-Zero and Human Smoke had intro bios.
- Motaro or Shao Kahn could be unlock for play in two-player mode.
- Shao Kahn's treasures now had ten symbols instead of twelve like the arcade.
- After a character performs a Brutality, Shao Kahn will shout "Fatality!" even though the word says Brutality.
- New exclusive vs. kombat kodes added.
- In the 4 Players: 2-on-2 Kombat mode, when the first character chosen was defeated, he or she will explode and disappear similar to the explosive kombat vs. kode from the arcade.
- When playing in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, if cyborg Smoke transform into Human Smoke at any round during that tournament and survive, he will remain as Human Smoke throughout that mode whereas in the arcade version of this same mode, he will revert back to cyborg Smoke unless the code is held down each time.
- Also when Human Smoke is participating in the 8 Players Tournament Mode, he could also be see in his ninja form at the vs. screen similar to the same vs. screen found at the arcade in its attract mode. This mode is the only mode where it can been seen.
- When playing as Human Smoke in one-player mode, his picture at the destiny screen will appear as a hidden "?" picture similar to the arcade and Sega Saturn versions.
- Almost every male ninjas in the game (except Rain and Reptile) all had Scorpion's fighting stance.
- You could only get access to Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures after playing the 8 Players Tournament Mode unlike the arcade where you could access it after beating any difficulty tower as will as playing the 8 Players Tournament Mode.
- After beating Shao Kahn, you are treated to the same green flame releasing from Shao Kahn with Kahn's tower exploding just like in MK3 whereas in the arcade Shao Kahn actually teleport through various stages before he explode.
- Kitana's fatality had been altered.
- Scorpions' fatality had been altered.
- Kahn's Kave stage now had a much darker atmosphere perfect for camouflage when playing as Noob Saibot.
- Shang Tsung could also morph into Smoke, Rain, and Noob Saibot in this version which he can't in the other versions.
- The original 8 Man Endurance Mode from the Sega Genesis version of MK3 had being removed completely.
GAME BOY ADVANCE
- The title of this game is called "Mortal Kombat Advance" and not Ultimate MK3 since it was to be a GBA exclusive; however, most fans will recognize it more as a port.
- The character select screen is still the same as the Super NES and Sega Genesis version; however, Ermac and the dragon logo now switch position in this version.
- Each character only had one fatality and one friendship in this game and all are difficult to execute.
- There are no vs. kombat kodes in this game even if you play head to head against another human player locally.
- A few MK3 and Ultimate MK3 stages are shown; however, most of them are not that details and some had loss backdrop animations, an example is the Soul Chamber stage. In the other versions, the green flames in that background are twirling inside the mouth of the demon's head whereas in the GBA version of this same stage, it just froze there like a green pole making it look uninteresting.
- Shao Kahn now shout every fighters names as well as other in game goofs.
- Almost all characters are difficult to play.
- Sheeva is permanently unavailable.
- Human Smoke, Motaro, or Shao Kahn could be unlock only by completing any of the towers higher than Novice.
- There are no more Lost Treasures of Shao Kahn in this game.
- All characters endings are in-game text with portraits only.
- This game is not developed by any of Midway's developers nor is Midway responsible for the making of it.
- There are some great modes in this game but ruin by the broken control.
- Rain now had a fatality in this game whereas he had none at all on the other versions.
- All unlockable characters are gone once the game reset.
- Ermac, Mileena, and Classic Sub-Zero no longer need UKK since they are available by default.
- No attract mode is seen here.
- This game is acronym MKA, same as Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, in able to not confuse player with this; however, Mortal Kombat Advance is acronym MKAD in most of videogame magazines.
- Projectile attacks are shoot much faster than before.
- Some special attacks are input differently from the original.
PLAYSTATION 2
- Same features as the arcade.
- Plays much slower than the arcade.
- Unlocking all UKK characters won't permanently enables them.
X-BOX LIVE ARCADE
- Same features as the arcade.
- Plays true to the arcade.
- Unlocking all UKK characters won't permanently enables them.
- New online battle mode added for online play.
- New online score board added.
- Downloadable contents added.
NINTENDO DS
- Same features as the arcade.
- Plays true to the arcade.
- Screen resolution shrink for the small screen.
- Ultimate Kombat Kode screen now requires five symbols instead of the arcade's ten.
- Unlocking all UKK characters won't permanently enables them.
- New online battle mode added for online play via wireless WiFi.
- New online score board added.
- Downloadable contents added.
- You can now use the stylus to enter a UKK instead of buttons.
- Puzzle Kombat added as a separate game.
- Movelist available for view on the top screen during a match.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are some frequently asked questions that I've receive regarding Ultimate MK3.
Question - There are no Brutality in Ultimate MK3, I went to the arcade various times and could not even manage to make a single hit on my dying opponent using your movelist, so what's up with that?
Answer - Try your hard button sequences on the 16-Bit versions and rest your thumbs, okay.
Question - I thought you say we could perform Friendship anywhere on the screen if we don't use Block so why can't I get Scorpion's to work?
Answer - If you had read carefully, I say some could be done anywhere, thanks for your reminder though, but if a Friendship required a distance, it would be listed accordingly with their command on the movelist, be sure to check for the distance before you come to conclusion.
Question - I swear I saw Rain beating Shao Kahn in the arcade, is there any way to play as him at all?
Answer - I think Rain is not actually available for play at the arcade, perhaps he might be playable on other versions of the arcade such as the WaveNet machines since Noob Saibot was confirm to be playable in those versions but I'm not sure. He is; however, playable in the 16-Bit versions by default if that interest you.
Question - How come you list both Animality and Brutality in this FAQs?
Answer - I list both of them here because this FAQs applies to all versions of Ultimate MK3 and Animality or Brutality (one or the other) are available on different versions of the game.
Question - I can't believe that Mercy still works in the Super NES version of Ultimate MK3; however, I couldn't get Animality to work, should it work if I already done the Mercy?
Answer - There are no Animality in the Super NES version of Ultimate MK3 even if there was Mercy, the same applies to the Sega Genesis. The reason for this is that lazy Williams forgot to take the Mercy out when they disband the Animality on the Super NES. On the Sega Genesis version, when you access the Quick End option in the "Killer Code" cheat menu, the Animality option is still there but even if you use that option it still won't work, Williams also forgot to take that option out as well.
Question - Is there any known code to access the red Hidden Portal stage from MK3 in this game?
Answer - That stage was replace with the blue portal "The Lost World" now, so there are no known code to access the stage. In the original MK3, the Hidden Portal stage was also inaccessible and could only be played when player fight cyborg Smoke with the use of a vs. kombat kode. That stage; however; was accessible in the PlayStation version of MK3 as well as in MK Trilogy for the Nintendo 64.
Question - Why is Sheeva not available in the 16-Bit versions of Ultimate MK3?
Answer - Sheeva is not available for play on the 16-Bit versions because she was the least favorite of the cast when Ultimate MK3 was port for the home versions. She was; however, playable as a glitch character in the Super NES version, though playable she couldn't perform any special or finishing moves. On some versions of that game, she could even perform finishing moves such as the fatalities, pit fatality, and brutality.
Question - Since Sheeva is not available on the 16-Bit versions, why gave her a Brutality when she doesn't even had one in the 16-Bit versions and since she is only fully playable on the other versions which lack the Brutality?
Answer - A lot of gamers may not know this but there were various different versions of Ultimate MK3 for the Super NES. A few of them actually had a glitch Sheeva who could perform the fatalities and brutality finishing moves. If your version couldn't do it, you probably had a newer version of Ultimate MK3. The cartridge version that I had actually feature a glitch Sheeva who could perform Brutality but no special moves; however, my friend who had the same copy of the game had a glitch Sheeva who could not perform any special and finishing moves at all. Also another reminder is that the glitch Sheeva won't be able to perform the finishing moves when playing on an emulator since her data is temporary.
Question - You are wrong, Shang Tsung couldn't morph into Smoke, Rain, and Noob Saibot in Ultimate MK3, why did you make those stuff up?
Answer - I do agree with you halfway there; however, if you manage to play the Sega Genesis version, you'll be impressed that he could in fact morph into any of those character with no problem. You probably spend too much time with the arcade or other versions that you never know Tsung could do this exclusively on the Sega Genesis.
Question - Why does the Super NES version only had seven backgrounds with the five new ones been the only stages accessible by default?
Answer - The Super NES version had less backgrounds because it had more features to make it up such as an Eight Man Tournament Mode, the option to play as both bosses, the ability to turn on and off combos, sweeps, blocks and throws, the option to perform easy finishers, enable the UKK hidden characters as playable by default, among other things.
Question - So why does the Sega Genesis version had more backgrounds than the Super NES version?
Answer - The Sega Genesis version lack the Mercy feature, the Animality, the quality sounds, the detail backgrounds, a few quotes and animations as well as the lack of Sheeva and the 8 Man Tournament Mode which the Sega Genesis version back up with more classic stages.
Question - My friend and I had just enter the "Rain Can Be Found At The Graveyard" vs. kombat kode upon reaching the Graveyard stage in the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate MK3. To our expectation, the message did appear on the bottom of the screen, but as we play throughout that stage we didn't spot any clue or sign of that Rain character. Could this code be false?
Answer - Yes, Midway make this code up to pretend he is in the game and also to hype up quarters just to find him. Be glad you and your friend didn't do this at the arcade.
Question - Why is there load time issues on the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate MK3 whereas the PS2 version had none at all, they are both disc based versions aren't they?
Answer - To tell you the truth, the Sega Saturn version is a port of the arcade game whereas the PS2 game is a rom version which is just an emulation of the arcade game. The reason the PS2 version had no loading time during gameplay is because Midway emulate the entire arcade game onto a PS2 DVD rom disc whereas the Sega Saturn version was made from the ground-up using the Sega Saturn's own hardware limitation and software dumping in able to successfully make a port out of it, this also applies to the PlayStation and PC versions of Mortal Kombat 3 as well since they; too, is not an emuation but a port.
Question - Why didn't you list any glitches about Ultimate MK3 in this FAQs?
Answer - I love doing glitches as well but I find them unimportant as my focus is on game play and features and not glitches. With the glitch Sheeva; however, I found that to be interesting though I won't count it as a glitch since Sheeva is a character and not a glitch.
Question - Why can't I knock opponent up to the Street or the Balcony while playing in the Subway and Soul Chamber stage in the Sega Genesis version?
Answer - The Street and the Balcony were not available in the Sega Genesis version due to the Sega Genesis low memory storage. Because of this, you now face Motaro at the any random stage unlike the arcade version.
Question - Do you know how I can find a copy of the PS2 version of Ultimate MK3, at first I thought it was included in Midway's Arcade Treasures 2, but that was only MKII and MK3, so where is it?
Answer - The PS2 version of Ultimate MK3 is bundle as a bonus freebie inside a specialize version of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon exclusively for the PS2. Go to your nearest videogame stores such as Electronic Boutique, GameStop, or Funcoland and be sure to find the version that doesn't had the dragon logo on the cover and you'll guaranteed yourself an Ultimate MK3 with your Armageddon; otherwise, you'll end up getting the disc without the bonus features and the game.
Question - Why didn't you list all the bios and/or character endings for this FAQs?
Answer - For the bios, I think you pretty much know all of them just by playing both MK3 and Ultimate MK3 (or by reading through other FAQs online). For the endings, that is because I don't want to offer any spoilers. All I had to say is that unlike MK3's, Ultimate MK3's endings are pretty much lacking.
Question - I just want to know, how do you play the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3 using a three buttons controller?
Answer - For the Sega Genesis version of Ultimate MK3, using a three buttons controller, the A button is use for Low Punch, B is use for Block, and C is use for Low Kick; however, by holding A and pressing B will register as a High Punch while holding C and pressing B will register as a High Kick. To use Run, just hold START while pointing forward on the D-Pad. If this feels awkward to you, then you are better off using a six buttons controller instead which makes it that much easier to play.
Question - Why didn't you list any cheat device codes (example: GameShark, Game Genie, etc.) for this game?
Answer - Ultimate MK3 is an arcade game and as an arcade game it was meant not to have cheat code. For the home versions; however, you could find various cheat device codes for it on different consoles at www.gamewinners.com or at various sites such as www.gamegenie.com or www.gameshark.com.
Question - Why did you include Mortal Kombat Advance in this FAQs, that game didn't play so much like Ultimate MK3 at all, it doesn't deserve a strategy guide?
Answer - True, but that game was a mere port of the 16-Bit versions. To tell you the truth, that game didn't live-up to the graphics of the Game Boy Advance, but it does had some of the best sounds and music compare to the 16-Bit versions. If the lazy team responsible for that game didn't rush the game forward and fix the control, that game would have being a great addition to the GBA library since compare to the Nintendo DS version. That game was a port with almost no glitch except the cheap AI whereas the Nintendo DS version is an emulation with online glued to the features with no new exclusives compare to the GBA port.
Question - Could I play Ultimate MK3 via online with the PS2 version?
Answer - Sad to say this but no matter how great MK: Armageddon did with their online functionality for the PS2, Midway didn't take the time to include it with this game on that same disc.
Question - I have trouble executing the Brutality in both the Super NES and Sega Genesis versions because I couldn't keep up with all the button presses in your movelist, could you provide me an easier method if any?
Answer - As far as I know of, there are two easier methods you could try for Brutality but both only works on the Super NES versions, so if you had the Sega Genesis one it won't help you as much. The first method is to enter the One Button Brutality vs. kombat kode (see exclusive Super NES kombat kodes above) in a two-player game, then after you beat your opponent when Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" just hit High Punch and the sequence will automatically begin letting you see your character's full Brutality take effect. The second method though required you to access the Kool and Kooler Stuff cheat menus (see cheat menus code above), from there turn on the "Extend Fatality Time" and "Enable a Pause Feature" options and start a match on any game mode. Then when you finish the match after Shao Kahn shout, "Finish Him/Her!" Get to as close to your opponent as possible, since you have already turn on "Extended Fatality Time" you do not have to worry about the short time limit. Now while near your opponent, hit START to pause the game (it will work if you enable the pause feature) and begin your characters first attack input then unpause and see the sequence through then repeat with the second input following the rest, after you have successfully enter all the inputs while pausing and unpausing after each one, your character should automatically perform the rest of the action on their own immediately after the final input and the screen should turn dark similar to when you perform a finishing move. If you mess up by entering the wrong input, you'll have to try the trick again on your next winning match. I'll provide Scorpion's Brutality below using this method as an example so you could see what I mean.
To Perform Scorpion's Brutality
Get in close, then hit Pause, then HP, then Pause, then HP, then Pause, then BL, then Pause, then HK, then Pause, then HK, then Pause, then LK, then Pause, then HK, then Pause, then HP, then Pause, then HP, then Pause, then LP, then Pause, then HP
It should at least take you about eleven pauses after each input in able to make it through, sounds boring isn't it but it works though. Because the Sega Genesis version doesn't had any cheats for a pause feature nor does it had any easy option for performing a Brutality not to mention that the game only allowed two seconds to perform a finishing moves, there won't likely be any easy way to pull it off on that version unless if there's a cheat device like a Game Genie involve. That's the best that I could say about performing Brutality on both versions.
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Post a CommentUPDATE: Minor mistakes found in this FAQs that I should point out, the UKK for the Sega Saturn and Nintendo DS versions of Ultimate MK3 had less slots than the original arcade version. The Sega Saturn version had six slots and could be enter using only one controller while the Nintendo DS version had five slots. Only the arcade and X-Box Live Arcade versions had ten slots. Also one last update according to Son Ninja, Shang Tsung could indeed morph into Smoke in the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate MK3 by pressing B, B, D, Low Kick.
UPDATE: I had just received words from Son Ninja regarding a minor mistake in this article. In the vs. kombat kode section, the 707-000 or 000-707 codes are for Quarter Power and the 033-000 or 000-033 codes are for Half Power.