Mortal Kombat [Model SNS-KX-USA]

33 Years old Nintendo Super NES NTSC cart. Acclaim Ent., Inc. [Glen Cove, NY, USA]

Mortal Kombat © 1993 Acclaim Ent., Incorporated.

Mortal Kombat is the legendary home console port of Midway's sensational arcade fighting game. Developed by Probe Software, the game plunges players into a brutal martial arts tournament on Shang Tsung's island, where iconic warriors like Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Raiden battle for the fate of Earthrealm.

Description from the back cover:
Prepare Yourself...
The #1 arcade hit is here: from Sub-Zero, Rayden and the rest of the Kombat Warriors to the grueling endurance and intense mirror matches! Execute bone-shattering combos and ferocious finishing moves! Defeat the half human dragon Goro, and destroy the shape-changing Shang Tsung to become the Supreme Mortal Kombat Warrior!

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TECHNICAL

GAME ID: SNS-KX-USA

TRIVIA

Mortal Kombat for Super NES was released on September 13, 1993 (Monday) in North America.

The Nintendo Censorship Controversy:
Unlike the Sega Genesis version—which unlocked the infamous blood code via the "ABACABB" cheat—Nintendo's strict family-friendly content policies at the time forced Acclaim and Probe to replace crimson blood with grey "sweat" and substitute classic Fatalities with toned-down finishing moves, making it one of the most talked-about censorship debates in gaming history.

Digitized Sprite Technology:
Alongside its rival Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat revolutionized fighting games by utilizing digitized motion-capture sprites of real martial arts actors (such as Daniel Pesina and Richard Divizio), giving the game an unprecedented, cinematic realism for 1993.

Probe Software's Porting Challenge:
Fitting Midway's arcade hardware onto a standard SNES cartridge required clever programming optimizations by UK-based Probe Software, ensuring that core mechanics, special moves, and stage atmospheres remained intact despite hardware limitations.

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TIPS AND TRICKS

Finishing Moves for each character are listed here. The following is a simple legend:

U = Up, L = Left, D = Down, R = Right, HP = High Punch, LP = Low Punch, HK = High Kick, LK = Low Kick, BL = Block

Cage: F, F, F, HP (close)
Kano: B, D, F, LP (close)
Rayden: F, B, B, B, HP (close)
Liu Kang: F, D, B, U, F, ...
Scorpion: U, U (1/2 screen, easier if you hold BL)
Sub-Zero: F, D, F, HP (close)
Sonya: F, F, B, B, BL

To face Reptile, play a single player game and reach the Kombat Zone called "The Pit". Earn a double Flawless Victory by winning both rounds without taking any damage and never use the block buttons. Finish your opponent with your character's finishing move as well.

Start a single player game on VERY EASY. Allow yourself to lose in every fight until you reach the Kombat Zone "The Hall of Champions". The computer is now able to throw you from anywhere no matter where you or your opponent are located.

Execute Rayden's fatality on the third endurance match. Goro will appear silver colored and flashing.

Finish your opponent with a projectile weapon. Then when the next round starts, you will be able to fire that projectile again by simply pressing the button you used to fire the projectile. If you press a different button or your opponent hits, throws, or jumps over you, the trick ends.

Begin a two player game and fight until one of the kombatants is one throw away from death. Wait until one second is remaining in the timer and finish off the fighter with a throw (stand next to the opposing warrior and hit LP). When the next round begins, characters can move away from the screen.

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Developed by: Sculptured Software

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ROM dump (MAME).