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- Mortal Kombat III FAQ (moves list) for revision 2.0 and 2.1 ROMs only
- By: Ratman (rat@rat.org) <---- Send comments/additions/corrections here.
- FAQ Revision 23 (July 27, 1995)
-
- Q: If this is a FAQ, then where are the questions and answers?
- A: This is really just a list of moves, fatalities, animalities. But
- "FAQ" has become a very loose term these days.
-
- Q: Do you know about [insert move/code here]?
- A: If it's not in this FAQ, I don't know it. If you have confirmed
- it yourself, please tell me! Otherwise don't waste my time.
-
- Q: Did you know you can get a 14 hit with kabal if you....
- A: I am not doing combos anymore. Mail cyrax@rat.org
- And read the Combo FAQ if you want combos. I only include combos
- here for the "pushing buttons in a sequence" combos.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- What's New (changes since the previous revision of the FAQ) -----------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- ADDED
- - No new moves. Only corrections. Sorry. :-(
- -- CORRECTED
- - Sektor's friendship. It is really R-R-R-R-D
- - Combo percentages for 2.1
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Distribution ---------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- FTP: rat.org /pub/mk/faqs/mk3rat20.v# (where # is the revision)
- the story FAQ (Robocod) /mk3story.v# (where # is the revision)
- 1 page finisher FAQ (Cyrax) /mk3fin20.v# (where # is the revision)
- combo FAQ (Cyrax) /mk3com20.v# (where # is the revision)
- WWW: http://rat.org/mk (for the HTML version of this FAQ)
- WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3rat20.faq (text version. if you want to link it)
- WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3story.faq (for Robocod's FAQ)
- WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3fin20.faq (for Cyrax's 1-page finisher FAQ)
- WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3com20.faq (for Cyrax's combo FAQ)
- Mailing list: If you want to be mailed the new revisions of this FAQ
- when it comes out, mail to majordomo@lists.mv.net and put
- "subscribe mk3faq" in message body. The subject is ignored.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Quick intro -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Every move I have confirmed myself on revision 2.0/2.1
-
- If you find that a movement that I described in here has been overdone,
- like if I say "F-B-F" and the move is really just "B-F", please tell me.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Other documents -------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- There are other documents (FAQs) out there that fill in things that are
- missing from this FAQ.
-
- (See the "Distribution" section to see where to obtain these documents)
-
- - Robocod's story FAQ. Has all the known stories and endings.
- He also has descriptions of all he fats, friendships, and animalities.
- email: robocod@rat.org Homepage: http://www.rust.net/~robocod
-
- - Cyrax's finisher FAQ. This one page list of moves is great to print out and
- bring to the arcade. It is updated at the same time this FAQ is, so the
- information is always up to date.
- email: cyrax@rat.org
-
- - Cyrax's combo FAQ. Fills in a void left by this FAQ.
-
- - Dandrayan's HTML version of my FAQ. It is also updated at the same time as
- this document, so it's a the same information, just more fun to read.
- email: dan@rat.org Homepage: http://rgfn.epcc.edu/users/ag123/index.html
- URL: http://rat.org/mk
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- What's not in here ----------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Rumors: If you want rumors, read the other FAQs. Only stuff that actually
- works is in here.
-
- 1.0: For 1.0 stuff, I have a seperate FAQ. Read that one.
- I have stopped updating the 1.0 FAQ. But I still stand by it.
- I don't have 1.0 anymore, so I cannot try anything new on it.
-
- Spoilers: If you want descriptions, see the "Other documents" section above.
-
- Combos: I list 1 per character. For more, see "Cyrax's Combo FAQ" above.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Key -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- U = Up HP = High Punch HK = High Kick
- F = Forward BL = Block
- D = Down LP = Low Punch LK = Low Kick
- B = Back R = Run
-
-
- Move (distance): movement
-
- For movement:
-
- "-" means "then"
- "+" means "and"
- So D-F-HP+LP means Down, then forward, then hit HP and LP at the same time.
-
- Hold button (other thing) more things
- So "hold LP (D-F-D-F) HK" means
- "Hold LP, then tap D-F-D-F, then let go of LP, then hit HK, release HK"
-
- A word about "Hold button"...
- Sometimes you have to hold the button a certain amount of time. If
- something doesn't work that involves holding a button, hold it longer.
-
- If something requires UP, it helps to hold block, but it is not necessary.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Special things --------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Combos:
-
- - I have listed the "best" combo I know of for each character.
- - Only combos that you can start on the ground.
- - I have turned the updating of combos over to somone else. An update
- will be appearing soon. When? Who knows. Don't ask.
-
- ---------------------------------------
- Friendships/Babalities:
-
- - Don't hit block during the winning round
- - You can be anywhere on the screen
- - You can do a friendship/babality after a doing a mercy (optional)
-
- ---------------------------------------
- Stage fatalities:
-
- Shao Kahn's Tower
- The Subway
- The Pit III
-
- (see "Stage:" for each character)
- (the distance is always "up close")
-
- ---------------------------------------
- Mercy: Hold RUN (D-D)
-
- This gives your opponent a little bit of energy back after you beat them.
- - You have to hold run a certain amount of time. Around 2-3 seconds.
- - Your opponent has to have won one round.
- - You can be anywhere on the screen except close.
- - You have to do this if you want to do an Animality. After the mercy has
- been done, and it says "Finish him/her" again, anyone can do an animality.
- - You can't do more than one mercy per match.
- - You may do any finisher (Fatality, Friendship, Stage or Babality) after
- the mercy. This does not mean you HAVE TO do the mercy first.
-
- ---------------------------------------
- Random Select: Just like MK2.
-
- Up-Start at the select screen. The default players have to be selected
- for this to work. Shang Tsung for Player 1 and Liu Kang for Player 2.
-
- ---------------------------------------
- VS. screen codes
-
- On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by
- hitting LP, Block, and LK on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and
- the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
-
- Key (number is number of times you hit the button):
- ---
- 0 MK Dragon 5 Lightning Bolt
- 1 MK Logo 6 Goro
- 2 Yin-Yang 7 Raiden
- 3 Number three 8 Shao Kahn
- 4 Question Mark 9 Skull
-
-
- 100-100 - No Throws
- 020-020 - No Blocking
- 987-123 - No Meters (all meters at the top are hidden)
- 033-000 - Half Energy for Player 1 (start with 1/2 energy every round)
- 000-033 - Half Energy for Player 2 (start with 1/2 energy every round)
- 707-000 - Quarter Energy for Player 1 (start with 1/4 energy every round)
- 000-707 - Quarter Energy for Player 2 (start with 1/4 energy every round)
- 688-422 - Dark Fighting (screen lights up when you hit)
- 460-460 - Randper fighting (random morphing)
- 985-125 - Psycho Kombat (dark, randper, no meters and no blocking combined)
- 466-466 - Unlimited Run (run meters don't go down after combo/run)
- 642-468 - Galaga (game over for both players after you play)
-
- Text: (just displays a little message)
-
- 282-282 - No Fear (it's a pinball game)
- 123-926 - No Knowledge that is not power
- 987-666 - Hold Flippers during casino run (pinball game reference)
-
- Winner Fights: (Winner of 1st round plays a certain character, and
- it's game over for the loser)
-
- 969-141 - Winner Fights Motaro
- 769-342 - Winner Fights Noob Saibot
- 033-564 - Winner Fights Shao Kahn
- 205-205 - Winner Fights Smoke
-
- ---------------------------------------
- Frosty!!!
- Sometimes the guy doesn't say "toasty".
- Freeze your opponent while he/she is in danger. To prove this, do the mercy
- with sub-zero, then just keep freezing your opponent.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Ultimate Kombat Codes -------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1-800-COLLECT : Makes you look like an idiot.
- 1-800-CALLATT : Know the Kode
- 1-800-PRODIGY : Morphs you into a lamer.
- 10902-22234 : Enables Smoke to be playable.
-
- 1 2 2 4
- 9 2
- 0 0 2 3
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Characters (in alphabetical order) ------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Cyrax
- ---------------------------------------
- Close Grenade: Hold LK (B-B-HK)
- Far Grenade: Hold LK (F-F-HK)
- Net: B-B-LK
- Teleport (can do in air): F-D-BL
- Air throw (while you on ground, and victim in air): D-F-BL
- Then LP to throw.
- Fatality (anywhere): D-D-U-D-HP
- Fatality (close): D-D-F-U-R
- Animality (close): U-U-D-D
- Friendship: R-R-R-U
- Babality: F-F-B-HP
- Stage: R-BL-R
- Best Combo: HP-HP-HK-HP-HK-B+HK (30% 6-hit)
-
- Jax
- ---------------------------------------
- 1 Missile: B-F-HP
- 2 Missiles: F-F-B-B-HP
- Gotcha Grab: F-F-LP (tap LP to keep punching)
- Backbreaker (in air): BL
- Quad Slam (after starting a throw): tap HP
- Ground Pound: Hold LK
- Dashing Punch: F-F-HK
- Fatality (close): Hold BL (U-D-F-U)
- Fatality (far): R-BL-R-R-LK
- Animality (close): Hold LP (F-F-D-F)
- Friendship: LK-R-R-LK
- Babality: D-D-D-LK
- Stage: D-F-D-LP
- Best Combo: HK-HK-D+HP-HP-BL-LP-B+HP (33% 7-hit)
-
- Kabal
- ---------------------------------------
- Top Spin: B-F-LK
- Eye Spark (can do in air): B-B-HP
- Ground Saw: B-B-B-R
- Fatality (outside sweep): D-D-B-F-BL
- Fatality (close): R-BL-BL-BL-HK
- Animality (close): Hold HP (F-F-D-F)
- Friendship (anywhere except closer than sweep): R-LK-R-R-U
- Babality: R-R-LK
- Stage: BL-BL-HK
- Best Combo: LK-LK-HP-HP-D+HP-jump kick-eye spark 7-hit 45%[2.0] 40%[2.1]
-
- Kano
- ---------------------------------------
- Knife Throw: D-B-HP
- Knife Uppercut: D-F-HP
- Cannon Ball: Hold LK
- Grab and Shake: D-F-LP
- Throw (in air): BL
- Fatality (close): Hold LP (F-D-D-F)
- Fatality (sweep): LP-BL-BL-HK
- Animality (close): Hold HP (BL-BL-BL)
- Friendship: LK-R-R-HK
- Babality: F-F-D-D-LK
- Stage: U-U-B-LK
- Best Combo: HP-HP-D+LP-D+HP-jump kick-knife slash (37% 6-hit)
-
- Kung Lao
- ---------------------------------------
- Hat Throw: B-F-LP
- Teleport: D-U
- Flying Kick (in air): U-D-HK
- Spin: F-D-F-R (tap R)
- Fatality (anywhere): R-BL-R-BL-D
- Fatality (inside sweep, but not up close): F-F-B-D-HP
- Animality (close): R-R-R-R-BL
- Friendship (over sweep): R-LP-R-LK
- Babality: D-F-F-HP
- Stage: D-D-F-F-LK
- Best Combo: HP-LP-HP-LP-LK-HK-B+HK (34% 7-hit)
-
- Liu Kang
- ---------------------------------------
- High Fireball: F-F-HP
- Low Fireball: F-F-LP
- Flying Kick: F-F-HK
- Bicycle Kick: Hold LK
- Fatality (anywhere): F-F-D-D-LK
- Fatality (anywhere): U-D-U-U-BL+R
- Animality (sweep): D-D-U
- Friendship: R-R-R-D+R
- Babality: D-D-D-HK
- Stage: R-BL-BL-LK
- Best Combo: HP-HP-BL-LK-LK-HK-LK (36% 7-hit)
-
- Nightwolf
- ---------------------------------------
- Arrow: D-B-LP
- Hatchet Uppercut: D-F-HP
- Shadow Shoulder: F-F-LK
- Glow (reflects missiles): B-B-B-HK
- Fatality (close): U-U-B-F-BL
- Fatality (far): B-B-D-HP
- Animality (close): F-F-D-D
- Friendship (anywhere outside sweep): R-R-R-D
- Babality: F-B-F-B-LP
- Stage: R-R-BL
- Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-hatchet-hatchet-HK (41% 7-hit)
-
- Sektor
- ---------------------------------------
- Teleport+Uppercut (can do in air): F-F-LK
- Missile (dumb): F-F-LP
- Missile (smart): F-D-B-HP
- Fatality (sweep): LP-R-R-BL
- Fatality (over half screen): F-F-F-B-BL
- Animality (close): F-F-D-U
- Friendship (half screen): R-R-R-R-D
- Babality: B-D-D-D-HK
- Stage: R-R-R-D
- Best Combo: HP-HP-HK-HK-B+HK (26% 5-hit)
-
- Shang Tsung
- ---------------------------------------
- 1 Fireball: B-B-HP
- 2 Fireballs: B-B-F-HP
- 3 Fireballs: B-B-F-F-HP
- Volcanic Eruption: F-B-B-LK
-
- Morphs
- ------
- Cyrax: BL-BL-BL
- Jax: F-F-D-LP
- Kabal: LP-BL-HK (have to do it fast)
- Kano: B-F-BL (have to do it fast)
- Kung Lao: R-R-BL-R
- Liu Kang: F-D-B-U-F
- Nightwolf: U-U-U
- Sektor: D-F-B-R
- Sheeva: Hold LK(F-D-F) or F-D-F-LK-LK
- Sindel: B-D-B-LK
- Sonya: D+R+LP+BL
- Stryker: F-F-F-HK
- Sub-Zero: F-D-F-HP
-
- Fatality (close): Hold LP (D-F-F-D)
- Fatality (close): Hold LP (R-BL-R-BL)
- Animality (sweep): Hold HP (R-R-R)
- Friendship: LK-R-R-D
- Babality: R-R-R-LK
- Stage: U-U-B-LP
- Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-B+HK (27% 5-hit)
-
- Sheeva
- ---------------------------------------
- Teleport Stomp: D-U
- Stomp: B-D-B-HK
- Fireball: D-F-HP
- Fatality (close): F-D-D-F-LP
- Fatality (close): Hold HK (B-F-F)
- Animality (close): R-BL-BL-BL-BL
- Friendship: F-F-D-F-pause-HP (pause is to prevent fireball. Or you can
- Hold HP(F-F-D-F) release HP, then hit HP.)
- Babality: D-D-D-B-HK
- Stage: D-F-D-F-LP
- Best Combo: HP-HP-LP-HK-HK-LK-B+HK (42% 7-hit)
-
- Sindel
- ---------------------------------------
- Fireball: F-F-LP
- Fireball (in air): D-F-LK
- Fly: B-B-F-HK
- Scream: F-F-F-HP
- Fatality (sweep): R-R-BL-R-BL
- Fatality (close): R-BL-BL-R+BL
- Animality (anywhere): F-F-U-HP
- Friendship: R-R-R-R-R-U
- Babality: R-R-R-U
- Stage: D-D-D-LP
- Best Combo: HK-HP-HP-D+HP-jump kick-air fireball (40% 6-hit)
-
- Smoke (see "Ultimate Kombat Code" section above for how to enable smoke)
- ---------------------------------------
- Harpoon: B-B-LP
- Teleport+Uppercut (can do in air): F-F-LK
- Invisibility: U-U-R (do while invisible, and you will reappear)
- Throw (in air): BL
- Fatality (across screen): U-U-F-D
- Fatality (sweep): Hold R+BL (D-D-F-U)
- Animality (outside sweep): D-F-F-BL
- Friendship (across screen): R-R-R-HK
- Babality: D-D-B-B-HK
- Stage: F-F-D-LK
- Best Combo: HP-HP-LK-HK-LP (24% 5-hit)
-
- Sonya
- ---------------------------------------
- Energy rings: D-F-LP
- Leg Grab: D+LP+BL
- Square Wave Punch: F-B-HP
- Bicycle Kick: B-B-D-HK
- Fatality (more than half screen): Hold BL+RN (U-U-B-D)
- Fatality (anywhere): B-F-D-D-R
- Animality (close): Hold LP (B-F-D-F)
- Friendship: B-F-B-D-R
- Babality: D-D-F-LK
- Nudeality: ftp://rat.org/pub/mk/images/kerri/kerrihos.jpg
- Stage: F-F-D-HP
- Best Combo: HK-HK-HP-HP-LP-B+HP (31% 6-hit)
-
- Stryker
- ---------------------------------------
- High Grenade: D-B-HP
- Low Grenade: D-B-LP
- Baton Trip: F-B-LP
- Baton Toss: F-F-HK
- Fatality (close): D-F-D-F-BL
- Fatality (a tiny bit closer than full screen): F-F-F-LK
- Animality (sweep): R-R-R-BL
- Friendship: LP-R-R-LP
- Babality: D-F-F-B-HP
- Stage: F-U-U-HK
- Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-jump kick-baton throw (50% 6-hit)
- (works best against Nightwolf and robot ninjas)
-
- Sub-Zero
- ---------------------------------------
- Freeze: D-F-LP
- Ice Shower: D-F-HP
- Ice Shower (in front): D-F-B-HP
- Ice Shower (behind): D-B-F-HP
- Ice Statue: D-B-LP
- Slide: B+LP+BL+LK
- Fatality (close): BL-BL-R-BL-R
- Fatality (outside of sweep): B-B-D-B-R
- Animality (close): F-U-U
- Friendship: LK-R-R-U
- Babality: D-B-B-HK
- Stage: B-D-F-F-HK
- Best Combo: HP-HP-LP-LK-HK-B+HK 6-hit 30%[2.0] 23%[2.1]
- HP-HP-LK-HK-B+HK 5-hit 26%[2.1]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - All the _REAL_ confirmations in alt.games.mk and alt.games.mk.mk3
- - Antony Espindola for being such a bloke and helping me with distribution
- and my English (after all, he's in England!)
- - Shaokahn on IRC for numerous stuff. Always hardcore, and doesn't spread BS.
- - kennerson@hal.lamar.edu for coming up with the 1-800-COLLECT joke.
- I can't believe how many people actually thought it was real.
- - Xben for Cyrax's babality, Kung Lao's hat fatality, Kabal's friendship,
- and Sheeva's friendship. Good source if you can put up with him.
- - fearless@ix.netcom.com for Sektor's crusher fatality.
- - OPAQUE333@aol.com for Sheeva's babality.
- - grinch@eideti.com for Kano and Jax's friendships, Sindel's animality.
- - JAyton@aol.com for simplifying Kung Lao's blender fatality for me.
- - ABertol951@aol.com for Kano's animality.
- - jarema@interaccess.com for Smoke's babality.
- - josh@bdt.com for Stryker's babality.
- - everybody who emailed me with additions, corrections and simplifications.