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 CHAPTER 39: MORTAL KOMBAT 4 (ARC)
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 │ PLATFORM: COIN-OP │ REVISION: 3.0     │
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 │ DEVELOPER: MIDWAY │ PUBLISHER: MIDWAY │
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─┤ 39.1 - Controls ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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 CONTROL PANEL LAYOUT

        (ST)
  \ | /      (HP)  (HK)
 — (o) —        (BL)
  / | \      (LP)  (LK)
        (RN)


 JOYSTICK                   BUTTONS

  Flip  Jump   Flip         High Punch        High Kick
       \  |  /                   (ST)  \      /
        \ | /                     /   (HP)  (HK)
 Move -— (O) —- Move         Start       (BL) - Block
        / | \                         (LP)  (LK)
       /  |  \             Run - (RN)  /      \
        Duck                  Low Punch        Low Kick



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─┤ 39.2 - Prologue ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┤ 39.3 - Kombatants ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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 ┌────────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-1 - Fujin └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     B,B,LP (Crossbow)
 Whirlwind Spin:             F,D,LP ([LP] for continuous spin)
 Knee:                       QCF,HK
 Levitation:                 F,D,F,HP (B,F,D,LK to slam)
 Diving Kick:                D+LK (io)


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 BL+RN,BL+RN,BL+RN,BL+RN (s) (Crossbow)
                             D,F,F,U,BL (s) (Wind)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        B,F,B,HP
 Stage (The Prison):         D,D,D,HK


 ┌────────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-2 - Jarek └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,F,HP (Black Dragon Sword)
 Cannonball:                 B,F,LK
 Vertical Cannonball:        F,D,F,HP
 Ground Shaker:              B,D,B,HK
 Tri-Blade:                  QCB,LP


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,B,F,F,LK (c) (Heart Disembowelment)
                             U,U,F,F,BL (s+) (Infra-red Beam)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,D,F,HK
 Stage (The Prison):         B,F,F,LP


 ┌──────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-3 - Jax └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     HCF,HP (Spiked Club)
 Missile:                    QCF,LP
 Bionic Punch:               QCB,LP
 Earthquake:                 F,F,D,LK
 Ground Slam:                Throw,RN+BL+HK,HP+LP+LK,HP+BL+LK,HP+LP+HK+LK
 Back Breaker:               BL (aerial)


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 {LK} x 3,F,D,F,[LK] (c) (Arm Rip)
                             B,F,F,D,BL (c) (Head Clap)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,B,HP
 Stage (The Prison):         F,F,B,LK


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─┘ 39.3-4 - Johnny Cage └────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,D,F,LK (Bowie Knife)
 Green Flame (High):         QCF,HP
 Green Flame (Low):          QCB,LP
 Shadow Uppercut:            B,D,B,HP
 Shadow Kick:                B,F,LK
 Split Punch:                LP+BL*


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,B,D,D,HK (c) (Torso Rip)
                             D,D,F,D,BL (c) (Uppercut Decapitation)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        B,F,F,HP
 Stage (The Prison):         D,D,F,F,HK

 * Will only hit males.


 ┌──────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-5 - Kai └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     QCB,LP (Ghurka Knife)
 Downward Fireball:          B,B,HP
 Upward Fireball:            F,F,LP (ao)
 Horizontal Punch:           QCF,HP
 Handstand:                  BL+LK (BL to cancel)
 Handstand Kick (High):      HK (During handstand)
 Handstand Kick (Low):       LK (During handstand)
 Handstand Kick Spin:        {LP} (During handstand)
 Sliding Roundhouse:         QCF,LK


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 U,F,U,B,HK (c) (Body Dismemberment)
                             U,U,U,D,BL (s+) (Fireball)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        B,F,D,HK
 Stage (The Prison):         F,F,D,BL


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─┘ 39.3-6 - Liu Kang └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     B,F,LK (Dragon Sword)
 Fireball (High):            F,F,HP (ao)
 Fireball (Low):             F,F,LP
 Bicycle Kick:               {LK} x 3s,[LK]
 Flying Kick:                F,F,HK


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,F,F,D,BL+HK+LK (s+) (Dragon)
                             F,D,D,U,HP (c) (Fireball)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,B,HK
 Stage (The Prison):         F,F,B,LP


 ┌───────────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-7 - Quan Chi └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     QCB,HK (Mace)
 Green Skull:                F,F,LP
 Slide:                      F,F,HK
 Teleport Stomp:             FTD,LK
 Steal Weapon:               F,B,HP*
 Air Throw:                  BL (aerial)


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 {LK} x 5s,D,F,D,F,[LK] (c) (Leg Dismemberment)
                             U,U,D,D,LP (s+) (Fatality Mimic)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,B,LK
 Stage (The Prison):         F,F,D,HP

 * Opponent must have a weapon drawn.


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─┘ 39.3-8 - Raiden └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,B,HP (War Hammer)
 Lightning Bolt:             QCB,LP
 Torpedo Push:               F,F,LK (ao)
 Teleport:                   D,U


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,B,U,U,HK (c) (Shocker)
                             D,U,U,U,HP (c) (Staff Impalement)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,D,LP
 Stage (The Prison):         D,F,B,BL



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─┘ 39.3-9 - Reiko └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     QCB,HP (Spiked Club)
 Teleport:                   D,U (BL to slam)
 Circular Teleport:          B,F,LK
 Shuriken Toss:              QCF,LP
 Flip Kick:                  QCF,HK


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,D,F,LP+BL+HK+LK (c) (Body Kick)
                             B,B,D,D,HK (s+) (Shurikens)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,D,LK
 Stage (The Prison):         D,D,B,LP


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─┘ 39.3-10 - Reptile └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     B,B,LK (Battle Axe)
 Acid Spit:                  HCF,HP
 Dashing Punch:              B,F,LP
 Crawl:                      B,F,LK
 Invisibility:               BL+HK (r)


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 {HP+LP+HK+LK},U (c) (Face Maul)
                             U,D,D,D,HP (s+) (Acid Puke)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        D,D,F,HK
 Stage (The Prison):         D,F,F,LP


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─┘ 39.3-11 - Scorpion └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,F,HK (Long Sword)
 Spear:                      B,B,LP
 Teleport Punch:             HCB,HP (ao)
 Flame Breath:               QCF,LP


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 B,F,F,B,BL (s+) (Toasty!)
                             B,F,D,U+HP (c) (Scorpion)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        B,F,F,LK
 Stage (The Prison):         F,D,D,LK


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─┘ 39.3-12 - Shinnok └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     B,F,LP (Battle Staff)


 IMPERSONATIONS

 Fujin:                      F,F,B,HK
 Jarek:                      B,B,B,LK
 Jax:                        F,D,F,HK
 Johnny Cage:                D,D,HP
 Kai:                        F,F,F,LK
 Liu Kang:                   B,B,F,HK
 Quan Chi:                   F,B,F,LK
 Raiden:                     D,F,F,HP
 Reiko:                      B,B,B,BL
 Reptile:                    B,B,F,BL
 Scorpion:                   F,B,LP
 Sonya:                      F,D,F,HP
 Sub-Zero:                   QCB,LP
 Tanya:                      HCF,BL


 ┌─────────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-13 - Sonya └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,F,LK (Wind Blade)
 Leg Grab:                   D+LP+BL
 Ring Toss:                  QCF,LP
 Square Wave Punch:          F,B,HP
 Bicycle Kick:               B,B,D,HK
 Cartwheel Kick:             HCF,HK
 Air Throw:                  BL (aerial)


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 D,D,D,U,RN (s) (Kiss of Death)
                             U,D,D,U,HK (s+) (Leg Grab)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,D,F,HP
 Stage (The Prison):         D,D,B,B,HK


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─┘ 39.3-14 - Sub-Zero └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     HCF,HK (Ice Sceptor)
 Ice Blast:                  HCF,LP
 Ice Clone:                  QCB,LP (ao)
 Slide:                      B+LP+BL+LK


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 F,B,F,D,HP+BL+RN (c) (Spine Rip)
                             B,B,D,B+HP (s+) (Deep Freeze)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        D,D,D,LK
 Stage (The Prison):         D,U,U,U,HK


 ┌─────────────────┐
─┘ 39.3-15 - Tanya └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 BIOGRAPHY
 (coming soon)


 SPECIAL MOVES

 Weapon:                     F,F,HK (Boomerang)
 Fireball:                   QCF,HP (ao)
 Downward Fireball:          QCB,LP (aerial)
 Split Kick:                 HCB,LK
 Corkscrew Kick:             F,F,LK


 FINISHING MOVES

 Fatalities:                 D,D,U,D,HP+BL (c) (Kiss of Death)
                             D,F,D,F,HK (c) (Neck Breaker)
 Stage (Goro's Lair):        F,F,F,LP
 Stage (The Prison):         HCF,HP



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─┤ 39.4 - Combos ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┤ 39.5 - Kombat Zones ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┤ 39.6 - Tips, Tricks & Codes ├─────────────────────────────────────────────
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 ┌─────────────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.6-1 - Alternate Costumes └─────────────────────────────────────────────

 Enter one of the following codes at the character selection screen while
 that kombatant is highlighted.


 FUJIN                                 JAREK

 Hold START then press LP+HP+HK        Hold START then press HK+HP+RN


 JAX                                   JOHNNY CAGE

 Hold START then press RN+LP+BL        Hold START then press RN+LP+LK


 KAI                                   LIU KANG

 Hold START then press HP+BL+LK        Hold START then press HK+BL+LK


 QUAN CHI                              RAIDEN

 Hold START then press HP+RN+HK        Hold START then press LP+BL+HK


 REIKO                                 REPTILE

 Hold START then press RN+HP+LK        Hold START then press LP+BL+LK


 SCORPION                              SHINNOK

 Hold START then press HP+HK+BL        Hold START then press HP+BL+LP


 SONYA                                 SUB-ZERO

 Hold START then press LK+HP+RN        Hold START then press RN+BL+HP


 TANYA

 Hold START then press HK+LK+HP


 ┌──────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.6-2 - Goro's Lair └────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 Holding DOWN on both joysticks immediately following the stage fatality
 will cause your opponent to slide off the spikes.


 ┌───────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.6-3 - Kombat Kodes └───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ┌───────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.6-4 - Play as Meat └───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ┌─────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.6-5 - The Prison └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────



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─┤ 39.7 - Bugs & Glitches ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ╚────────────────────────╝
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─┤ 39.8 - Facts & Rumors ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┤ 39.9 - Statistics ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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 ┌───────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.9-1 - Damage Chart └───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ┌────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.9-2 - Tier List └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

                ╔═════════════╗
             ┌ 1║ Tanya       ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             │ 2║ Scorpion    ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
 Top Tier    │ 3║ Reptile     ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             │ 4║ Sub-zero    ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             └ 5║ Reiko       ║
                ╟─────────────╢
             ┌ 6║ Fujin       ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             │ 7║ Liu Kang    ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
 Mid Tier    │ 8║ Jarek       ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             │ 9║ Raiden      ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             └10║ Sonya       ║
                ╟─────────────╢
             ┌11║ Quan Chi    ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
             │12║ Jax         ║
 Bottom Tier │  ╟─────────────╢
             │13║ Shinnok     ║
             │  ╟─────────────╢
 Mid Tier    └14║ Johnny Cage ║
                ╟─────────────╢
 Kai Tier     15║ Kai         ║
                ╚═════════════╝



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─┤ 39.10 - Development ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ╚─────────────────────╝

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─┘ 39.10-1 - Tidbits └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 MK4 ROAD TOUR

 In 1997, Midway organized a 35-stop road tour to promote the MK4 arcade
 game. Between July 25th and August 11th, three 25-foot Penske trucks,
 complete with MK4 decals, rolled into select cities across the U.S., each
 equipped with two coin-operated MK4 machines.[74] The game, albeit
 incomplete, contained only nine playable characters: Sub-Zero, Scorpion,
 Sonya, Liu Kang, Shinnok, Fujin, Raiden, Noob Saibot, and Quan Chi.

 Each event was open to the public from 4PM to 7PM, and all media was
 welcomed. Attendees were allowed two matches per turn, and received a
 temporary tattoo and a ballot to win a MK4 t-shirt.[74]

 The Road Tour visited the following locations:

                East Coast

 CITY            DATE   LOCATION

 Boston          7/25   Good Time Billiards/Summervile, MA
 New York        7/26   Sports Plus/Lake Grove, NY
 New York        7/27   Fun N Games/Wayne, NJ
 Philadelphia    7/29   Pine Canyon at the Fall/Mt. Laurel, NJ
 Baltimore       7/30   Herald Square/Baltimore, MD
 Virginia Beach  8/1    Putt Putt Golf/Norfolk, VA
 Virginia Beach  8/2    Coney Island/Virginia Beach, VA
 Raleigh         8/3    Putt Putt Golf/Raleigh, NC
 Charlotte       8/4    Mind Boggle/Charlotte, NC
 Charleston      8/5    Frankie's Fun Park/North Charleston, SC
 Atlanta         8/7    Malibu Grand Prix/Norcross, GA
 Orlando         8/9    Rocky's Replay/Orlando, FL
 Miami           8/11   Grand Prix Race-O-Rama/Miami, FL

                Midwest

 CITY            DATE   LOCATION

 San Antonio     7/25   Diversions/San Antonio, TX
 Houston         7/26   Mountasia Willowbrook Mall/Houston, TX
 Dallas          7/28   Q City/Mesquite, TX
 Dallas          7/29   Nickles N Dimes/Hurst, TX
 Kansas City     7/31   Cool Crest/Independance, MO
 St. Louis       8/2    Route 66 Family Fun Denter/St. Louis, MO
 Concinnati      8/4    Great Time Family Fun Center/Cincinnati, OH
 Pittsburgh      8/6    Fun Fest/Pittsburgh, PA
 Cleveland       8/7    Powerplay/Cleveland, OH
 Detroit         8/8    Galaxy Family Fun Center/Rosevile, MI
 Chicago         8/9    Enchanted Castle/Chicago, IL
 Minneapolis     8/11   Camp Snoopy-Mall of America/Bloomington, MN

                West Coast

 CITY            DATE   LOCATION

 Seattle         7/25   Casey's/Everett, WA
 Portland        7/26   Huish Family Fun Centers-Bullwinkles/Wilsonville, OR
 San Francisco   7/29   Milpitas Goldland/Milpitas, CA
 San Francisco   7/30   Golfland/Sunnyvale, CA
 San Jose        7/31   Namco Cyberstation, Pier 33
 Los Angeles     8/4    Mulligan Family Fun Center/Torrance, CA
 Los Angeles     8/5    Camelot/Irvine, CA
 San Diego       8/7    Huish Family Fun Center/San Diego, CA
 Phoenix         8/9    Castles N Coasters/Phoenix, AZ
 Las Vegas       8/11   Mary K's Arcade/Las Vegas, NV


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─┘ 39.10-2 - Trivia └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

 CONCEPTION

 Kitana was originally planned to be in Mortal Kombat 4. However, her color
 palette was changed to brown to make Tanya.

 Noob Saibot was originally going to be in the arcade version of MK4 and made
 an appearance in a few of the pre-release versions of the game. The game
 needed more new characters, however, so Noob Saibot was replaced by Jarek on
 the character select screen before the first official release, Revision 1.

 Noob Saibot also made an appearance in the first beta version of the second
 official release of the game. In the second beta version, his place was
 taken by the newcomer, Reiko. This is the last appearance of Noob Saibot in
 the arcade version of MK4.

 Like Kitana and Noob Saibot, Kano was also planned for MK4, but due to
 there not being enough new characters in the game, they left Kano out of the
 roster and added Jarek instead.


 FIRSTS

 MK4 was the first Mortal Kombat game to be rendered in 3D and feature
 cinematic endings voiced by actors. It was also the first and only game to
 use Midway's ZEUS chip, capable of 1.2 million polygons per second.


 MISCELLANEOUS FACTS

 In the pre-release trailers, both Reptile and Fujin had 'God-O-Mite' as a
 name in their life bars.

 Jarek had Kano's signature moves and fatalities, which caused a lot of
 complaints from fans simply by the fact that there was nothing original
 about him.

 Midway / Toasty Productions released a limited edition soundtrack album for
 this game (Musik: MK3 & MK4 Arcade Video Game Soundtrack) on 1997/01/01.

 Tanya was named after Ed Boon's own sister, Tania.


 ┌───────────────────────────┐
─┘ 39.10-3 - Version History └───────────────────────────────────────────────

 ► Beta Version #1 ("Road Tour" version)
   Released July 25th, 1997

    • 9 playable characters: Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Sonya, Liu Kang,
      Shinnok, Fujin, Raiden, Noob Saibot, and Quan Chi.
    • 6 empty spaces
    • Auto-Combo's are in the game. Usually some easy combination
      like 4 High Punches.
    • Timer is stuck at "99" the entire match.
    • No 1-player mode. 1-on-1 playing only.
    • Noob Saibot, Shinnok, and Quan Chi don't have any moves or
      weapons in this version.
    • Sub-Zero's Ice Blast/Clone effects are not yet implemented.
    • Many glitches in game play, sounds, and graphics.
    • The game crashes or resets itself every 10 minutes on average.
    • For some reason, the machine didn't like it when you play as
      the same character as your opponent.
    • Moves are extremely glitchy in the corner.

 ► Beta Version #2
   Released August 9th, 1997

    • Kai and Reptile are now selectable.
    • "Hidden" and "Random" buttons on select screen now work.
    • You can now fight against each other with the same character
      without the game locking up, however the corner glitches and
      camera problems still persist.
    • The match counter now works.
    • The "Wins" counter still doesn't work, however there is a
      "Top 20 Wins List".
    • Sub-Zero's Ice Blast/Clone effects now work correctly.
    • Kai's name isn't on his life bar, and his name isn't announced.
    • Shinnok and Fujin get new select screen pictures.
    • Noob Saibot, Quan Chi, Reptile, and Shinnok still have no
      moves or weapons.
    • Kai has one move where he stands on his hands.
    • Still no 1-player mode. 1-on-1 fighting only.

 ► Beta Version #2.1
   Released August 10th, 1997

    • A very small upgrade that fixed a few bugs in beta version #2.

 ► Beta Version #3
   Released August 18th, 1997

    • Tanya is now selectable.
    • Auto-Combos removed.
    • Shinnok's Impersonation moves added.
    • Shinnok gets a bladed staff, Quan Chi gets a straight-edged
      sword, Tanya gets Sonya's spinning bladed wheel. Reptile
      and Noob Saibot still don't have any weapons.
    • Quan Chi gets a new Green Skull move.
    • 1-Player mode now available. The "Choose Your Destiny"
      screen moves in full 3-D.
    • Reptile and Shinnok still don't have moves.
    • Tanya has one move, an air fireball.
    • Kai now has a leg spin along with the leg grab when he
      gets in his handstand stance.
    • A number of small revisions were made to this upgrade,
      fixing small bugs and glitches.
    • Select screen switched around. Kai and Reptile are on
      top, and bottom row is moved around.

 ► Beta Version #4
   Released August 22nd, 1997

    • Tanya gets her fireballs, Kai gets his fireballs,
      Quan Chi gets new moves, Shinnok's Impersonations added,
      Reptile gets new moves, Noob Saibot gets a teleport
      and slam, and a few other new moves for various characters.
    • "The Living Forest" and "The Prison" background stages added.
    • Many of the glitches from previous upgrades have been
      cleared up, however the camera glitches and lockups
      continue to be a problem.
    • Noob Saibot gets a spiked club.

 ► Beta Version #5 (Version 0.99)
   Released September 2nd, 1997

    • Jarek replaces Noob Saibot on the select screen.
    • Jarek has 2 moves, a Cannonball and a Telekinetic Slam.
    • Lots of weapon changes. Kai and Reptile both have Shinnok's
      staff, Jerek has Raiden's hammer, and Sub-Zero no longer
      has his axe. Instead, he has some type of sword.
    • No bosses, no character prologues/epilogues.
    • The Prison stage Fatality added.
    • Raiden's introduction added, but without speech.

 ► Revision 1.0
   Released September 11th, 1997

    • First official/nationwide release.
    • Game is still incomplete and contains bugs
      (camera lock-ups and glitches continue to be a problem).
    • Still no bosses, character prologues/epilogues.
    • Raiden's introduction now has speech.
    • Noob Saibot removed from select screen and is now hidden.
    • Only 2 Fatalities in this version: Sub-Zero's Spine Pull
      and Shinnok's Leg Rip, where he first must impersonate Sub-Zero,
      then do the same movement as Sub-Zero's Spine Rip. This
      may have been an error on the part of the design team.
    • An Error in the DIP switch settings, where switch one, labeled
      "Fatalities ON/OFF" needed to be OFF in order for Fatalities
      to be enabled.
    • The Prison stage Fatality movements for most characters added.

 ► Version 1.44
   Released September 26th, 1997

    • First beta test of the next official release, version 2.0.
    • Tested in Chicago only.
    • The 3 question marks in the middle of the screen are now taken
      by Johnny Cage, Jax, and Noob Saibot.
    • Interactive Background feature added: Scattered rocks in Goro's
      Lair and decapitated heads in the Furnace stages that the
      players can pick up and throw at each other.
    • 3-D sidestep added, which gives the player the ability to
      "sidestep" projectiles.
    • Computer AI increased.
    • Sub-Zero has a "Freeze Wand" for a weapon, which he can freeze
      you with. If your opponent picks it up, he can freeze you back.
    • "Danger" added (when you only have a sliver of life left).
    • Character prologues added, however still no epilogues.
    • Shinnok is at the top of every tower, which denotes him as the
      final boss.
    • VS. screen added, complete with Kombat Kode entry.
    • Characters can now throw and drop their weapons.
    • Sub-Zero's Spine Pull from version 1.0 doesn't seem to work in this
      version.

 ► Version 1.72
   Released October 13th, 1997

    • Second beta test of the official release, version 2.0.
    • Tested in Chicago only.
    • "Reiko" takes the place of Noob Saibot on the select screen.
    • Epilogues have been added for everyone but Reiko.
    • Raiden now has electricity effects around him.
    • Sub-Zero's Spine Pull has been enabled again. A scar has been added
      to his face, which denotes that he's the Sub-Zero from MK3/UMK3.
    • Sub-Zero can no longer freeze you with his freeze wand after a
      breaker move.
    • Scorpion has his "Fire Breath" move, where he takes off his mask,
      and breathes fire.
    • Tanya has a boomerang for a weapon.
    • Jax and Johnny Cage both have fireballs now.
    • Jax has his Quad-Throw added.
    • Shinnok has a Reiko Impersonation.
    • Quan Chi gets a new select screen picture.
    • Jarek has a new fireball, different from his previous one.
    • A lot of things added to the Attract Mode, like an ad for
      Mortal Kombat: Mythologies and a "Powered By: Zeus" ad.
    • The game uses a new font for everything but the power bars, just
      like it was in MK3/UMK3.
    • MAXIMUM DAMAGE system added, which prevents you from doing
      any combo over 40% in damage.
    • The computer draws, uses, throws, and picks up weapons quite
      effectively now.
    • Alternate color/clothing system added, where you can do a certain
      button combination to change the color scheme of your character.
      Instead of the characters being direct palette (color) swaps as it
      was in MK3/UMK3, the characters now have small differences in
      their clothing. For example, Sub-Zero can either have his mask
      on or off, Liu Kang can either have his shirt on or off, etc.

 ► Revision 2.0
   Released October 15th, 1997

    • Second official/nationwide release.
    • Game contains far fewer bugs (basically the same as version 1.72).
    • Moves changed and some added.
    • New winning poses added.
    • Bone breakers added.
    • Some modified designs added.
    • Reiko's ending finished, although all he seems to do is walk
      through a portal in Scorpion's fire stage, and that's it.
    • Many more Fatalities added.

 ► Revision 2.1
   Released October 17th, 1997

    • Exactly the same as Revision 2.0
    • Infamous "down bug" fixed, a nasty CPU bug which was making the
      computer extremely easy to beat, and even allowing someone to
      control the computer with the second controller. This was causing
      arcades to lose revenue, because the game was so easy that you
      could beat it within minutes to see the endings, then never play
      it again.

 ► Revision 3.0
   Released January 20th, 1998

    • Third official and final release.
    • Tested for about a month in Chicago before going national.
    • Most bugs fixed, including the fact that you can no longer do moves on
      Shinnok during his death animation. Camera flaws still exist.
    • 2nd Fatalities added for all characters.
    • New stage Fatality added on Goro's Lair
      (requires a different movement than Prison stage Fatality).
    • Spiked balls added to floor on Reptile's stage.
    • New Kombat Kodes added.
    • New moves added.
    • Kai now has Quan Chi's Ghurka Kukhri weapon.
    • Quan Chi has new Mace Staff weapon.
    • Johnny Cage has new Large Scimatar sword.
    • More bone breakers have been added and switched around.
    • Johnny Cage has new Bullet Kick bone breaker.
    • Computer AI improved.
    • Fatality "Demo" added at the beginning of the game. It shows
      Fatalities being performed, and just before any killing is done,
      it fades to black and the "Fatality" sign appears.
    • Close Captions have been added to the endings for noisy arcades.
    • The combo system has been modified, and air combos and linkers
      are now possible.
    • There was a glitch in version 2.92 (a beta of version 3.0) where
      if you chose the 2-on-2 Kombat, then each player chose either
      Sub-Zero or Scorpion as 1 of their 2 characters, when the match
      began, one of each player's characters would be a bloody corpse!
      The skeletons would fight each other and everything. With the recent
      remark "Meat Lives" made on Ed Boon's MK4 page, the rumors were
      flowing of whether or not this corpse is secretly playable in
      Revision 3. Meat is in fact playable in this version.



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─┤ 39.11 - Operations Manual ├───────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┤ 39.12 - Quick Reference ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┘ 39.12-1 - Weapon Chart └──────────────────────────────────────────────────

   FIGHTER       WEAPON               MOVEMENT
 ┌─────────────┬────────────────────┬──────────┐
 │ Fujin       │ Cross Bow          │ B,B,LP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Jarek       │ Black Dragon Sword │ F,F,HP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Jax         │ Spiked Club        │ HCF,HP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Johnny Cage │ Bowie Knife        │ F,D,F,LK │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Kai         │ Ghurka Knife       │ QCB,LP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Liu Kang    │ Dragon Sword       │ B,F,LK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Quan Chi    │ Mace               │ QCB,HK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Raiden      │ War Hammer         │ F,B,HP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Reiko       │ Spiked Club        │ QCB,HP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Reptile     │ Battle Axe         │ B,B,LK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Scorpion    │ Long Sword         │ F,F,HK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Shinnok     │ Battle Staff       │ B,F,LP   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Sonya Blade │ Wind Blade         │ F,F,LK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Sub-Zero    │ Ice Scepter        │ HCF,HK   │
 ├─────────────┼────────────────────┼──────────┤
 │ Tanya       │ Boomerang          │ F,F,HK   │
 └─────────────┴────────────────────┴──────────┘



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─┤ 39.13 - Epilogue ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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─┘ 39.13-1 - Character Endings └───────────────────────────────────────────
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─┘ 39.13-2 - Game Credits └────────────────────────────────────────────────