For Arcade
Random select:
U + start on the select screen.
The Ultimate Kombat Kodes (Hidden Characters):
Ermac: 12344-44321
Mileena: 22264-22264
Classic Sub-Zero: 81835-81835
Ninja Smoke: Choose Smoke and push and hold B + HP + HK + BL + R. At the beginning of the round you will see an explosion and after that Ninja Smoke will appear.
Hidden Arenas:
Scislac Busirez (Ermac's Portal or The Lost World): Unlock all the three secret characters and each time you start a game you will first play on this arena instead of Scorpion's Lair, which will be the second one.
Plays as Noob Saibot:
This can only be enabled on WaveNet machines. Play against a human opponent. Select Kano then hold Back + LP + LK + HP + BL until the match begins.
"Frosty!"
Choose Sub-Zero (Classic or New). Wait until your opponent reaches danger. Freeze Him. Dan Forden pops out and says "Frosty!" instead of "Toasty!".
"Crispy!"
Right after you did the Pit fatality in Scorpion's Lair, hold HP on both sides of the Control Panel. You should see Dan Forden pops out and says "Crispy!". Hold Run on both sides and hear Shao Kahn says "Crispy!" Hold both to hear both!
Ermac Free Game:
After you have defeated Shao Kahn, choose to fight Ermac, the second Shao Kahn's treasures. Win the first round, lose the second, and win the third. Do a Mercy. Hit him one more time. Do not finish him! Just let him fall on the ground after doing the Mercy, and that will bring you to the "Choose your Destiny" screen! A free game!
Credit Trick:
After beating the game, put in your tokens for a new game while the credits are going on. Press Start on both sides. That will bring you to the "Choose your Mode of Playing" screen. Press Start on both sides again. That will bring you to the Character Select Screen with a 2 player game! A free game!
Unlock MK3 Arenas:
Beat the game on any level (master, novice or champion etc.). Then choose to fight Ermac or Noob Saibot. Win the first round and on the second make it so you are with more energy than your enemy. Then use the mirror system (when cpu imitates your motions) to beat your opponent from time. After that you'll be transported to "Choose your Destiny" screen. Select any tower and play on a MK3 arenas. Other way to play on the old arenas is to not uppercut when you are in Scorpion's Lair.
Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures:
After you beat Shao Kahn or win in Tournament mode, you can open one of Shao Kahn's secret treasures. The number of the treasures depends on the difficulty level you have chosen:
Novice: 1-4 symbols
Warrior: 1-6 symbols
Master: 1-8 symbols
Double Master: all symbols
Here is a key of Shao Kahn's Treasures:
1 - Tournament Outcome
2 - Play Galaga
3 - Fight Ermac
4 - Fight Noob Saibot
5 - Random Select
6 - Fatality Demonstration #1
7 - Fatality Demonstration #2
8 - Fatality Demonstration #3
9 - Fight Noob Saibot and Ermac
10 - Fight Classic Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot
11 - Fight Noob Saibot, Human Smoke, Classic Sub-Zero, Ermac, and Mileena
12 - Supreme Demonstration
VS Kodes:
On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by hitting Low Punch, Block, and Low Kick on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
Kombat Kodes:
999-999 - Show what revision you have.
010-010 - Throwing Encouraged
100-100 - No Throws
020-020 - No Blocking
987-123 - No Power Bars
300-300 - Silent Kombat
788-322 - Quick Uppercut Recovery
033-000 - Half Energy for Player 1
000-033 - Half Energy for Player 2
707-000 - Quarter Energy for Player 1
000-707 - Quarter Energy for Player 2
044-440 - Sans Power
688-422 - Dark Fighting
444-444 - Randper Kombat (random morphing) (or 460-460)
985-125 - Psycho Kombat (dark, randper, no meters, no block, quick uppercut)
466-466 - Unlimited Run
642-468 - Galaga
Kombat Zone:
091-190 - Bell Tower
077-022 - The Bridge
933-933 - Scislac Busirez (Ermac's Portal)
666-333 - Graveyard
330-033 - Jade's Desert
004-700 - Kahn's Kave
880-220 - Kahn's Tower
600-040 - Kombat Temple
050-050 - Noob's Dorfen (Bell Tower)
820-028 - Pit III
002-003 - River Kombat
343-343 - The Roof
666-444 - Scorpion's Lair
123-901 - Soul Chamber
079-035 - Street
880-088 - Subway
Text: (displays a little message)
717-313 - Rain can be found at the graveyard
448-844 - Don't jump at me - MXV
122-221 - Skunky!! - E.F.
004-400 - Watcha gun do ? - E.B.
550-550 - Go see Mortal Kombat the live tour!
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:
969-141 - Winner Fights Motaro
769-342 - Winner Fights Noob Saibot
033-564 - Winner Fights Shao Kahn
205-205 - Winner Fights Human Smoke
2 on 2 only: (Only works in 2 on 2 mode)
227-227 - Explosive Kombat
022-220 - Explosive Kombat and Throwing Disabled
For Sega Genesis
Activation Secret Options: Cheats, Secrets and Killer Kodes:
Use one of the following key combinations on the game start screen to activate the hidden options:
A, C, Up, B, Up, B, A, D
C, Right, A, Left, A, Up, C, Right, A, Left, A, Up
B, A, Down, Left, A, Down, C, Right, Up, D
Random select:
Up + start on the select screen.
Hidden Charecters:
Human Smoke: Choose Smoke and press LP + BL + LK + HP + R + HK when the battle begins
Motaro: You can activate Motaro from the Killer Codes menu
Shao Kahn: You can activate Shao Kahn from the Killer Codes menu
8 Lives in Galaxian Mini-Game:
Note: a six-button controller is needed to activate this code.
Enable the Killer Kodes menu and select "Play Hidden Game". While the intro screen is running hold (X + A + Z + C). Hold this down until the game starts. You should know the code has worked if you hear a firing sound and see no laser fire on screen. You now have 8 lives.
Hurt me harder:
Use the 2nd controller to play a 1-player game. When you lose, hold Down on both controllers and your opponent will always do a Fatality or a Brutality.
Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures:
After you beat Shao Kahn or win in Tournament mode, you can open one of Shao Kahn's secret treasures. Unlike in the arcade version here you can pick any symbol after beating the game on any level.
Here is a key of Shao Kahn's Treasures:
1 - Tournament Outcome
2 - Rellim Ochanep (reverse it) Galaga
3 - Random Prize
4 - Fatality Demonstration #1
5 - Fatality Demonstration #2
6 - Fatality Demonstration #3
7 - Noob Saibot - Ermac Endurance
8 - MK2 Classic Endurance Kombat
9 - Mega Endurance Kombat
10 - Supreme Demonstration
Other Secrets:
Go to battle 100 to play Galaga
Go to battle 200 to play Pong
VS Kodes:
On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by hitting Low Punch, Block, and Low Kick on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
Kombat Kodes:
010-010 - Throwing Encouraged
955-955 - Extended Fatality Time
999-995 - Combos Disabled
091-293 - Sweeping Disabled
688-688 - Fast Uppercut enabled
100-100 - Throwing Disabled
020-020 - Blocking Disabled
987-123 - No Power Bars
033-000 - Half Energy for Player 1
000-033 - Half Energy for Player 2
707-000 - Quarter Energy for Player 1
000-707 - Quarter Energy for Player 2
044-440 - Sans Power
688-422 - Dark Kombat
444-444 - Randper Kombat
985-125 - Psycho Kombat
466-466 - Unlimited Run
642-468 - Galaga
303-606 - Pong Kombat
122-333 - View Credits
494-494 - No Patience (Fast Time)
082-771 - No Cheese (Disable Throws&Sweeps)
911-911 - No Abuse (Cpu disables most used button after Round 1)
011-971 - Healing
Text: (displays a little message)
282-282 - No Fear
448-844 - Don't jump at me - MXV
122-221 - Skunky - E. F.
004-400 - Watcha gun do? - E. B.
550-550 - Go see MK live tour
987-666 - Hold Flippers during casino run
123-926 - There is no knowledge, that is not power
Winner Fights:
205-205 - Winner fights Robo Smoke
969-141 - Winner fights Motaro
033-564 - Winner fights Shao Kahn
For Sega Saturn
Random select:
U + start on the select screen.
The Ultimate Kombat Kodes (Hidden Characters):
Ermac: 964-240
Mileena: 700-723
Classic Sub-Zero: 760-520
Human Smoke: Choose Smoke and push and hold down B + HP + HK + BL + R. At the beginning of the round you will see an explosion and after that Ninja Smoke will appear.
?: On the start screen tap C, Right, A, Z, Y, C, Y, Right, A, X. You should hear Shao Kahn laugh. Then at the menu cube press Up on Kombat and a blue question mark should appear.
This kode is also known as the C-R-A-Z-Y C-Y-R-A-X Kode
Imagination:
While Shao Kahn is laughing on the purple skull screen press Down, Up, Left, Left, A, Right, Down. It should change the opening quote from "There is no knowledge that is not power" to "Imagination is more important than knowledge".
Free Play:
Enter this code at the title screen: Up, Up, F, F, B, B, D, D.
65,535 Kredits:
Start a 1 player game. Let the computer defeat you through all 5 original kredits. Just after losing the second fight of the 5th match, push START on the second controller. This will take you to the play mode screen. Let Shao Kahn laugh 3 times at this screen and you will automatically be entered into the first option, Mortal Kombat. If you die in any subsequent match, you will notice that you have 65,535 kredits when the continue screen comes up.
"Frosty!"
Choose Sub-Zero. (Classic or New) Wait until your opponent reaches danger. Freeze Him. Dan Forden pops out and says "Frosty!" instead of "Toasty!".
"Crispy!"
Right after you did the Pit fatality in Scorpion's Lair, hold HP on both sides of the Control Panel. You should see Dan Forden pops out and says "Crispy!". Hold Run on both sides and hear Shao Kahn says "Crispy!" Hold both to hear both!
Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures:
After you beat Shao Kahn or win in Tournament mode, you can open one of Shao Kahn's secret treasures. The number of the treasures depends on the difficulty level you have chosen:
Novice: 1-4 symbols
Warrior: 1-6 symbols
Master: 1-8 symbols
Double Master: all symbols
Here is a key of Shao Kahn's Treasures:
1 - Tournament Outcome
2 - Play Galaga
3 - Fight Ermac
4 - Fight Noob Saibot
5 - Random Select (Select's another symbol for you)
6 - Fatality Demonstration #1
7 - Fatality Demonstration #2
8 - Fatality Demonstration #3
9 - Fight Noob Saibot and Ermac
10 - Fight Classic Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot
11 - Fight Noob Saibot, Human Smoke, Classic Sub-Zero, Ermac, and Mileena
12 - Supreme Demonstration
VS Kodes:
On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by hitting Low Punch, Block, and Low Kick on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
Kombat Kodes:
999-999 - Show what revision you have.
010-010 - Throwing Encouraged
100-100 - No Throws
020-020 - No Blocking
987-123 - No Power Bars
300-300 - Silent Kombat
788-322 - Quick Uppercut Recovery
033-000 - Half Energy for Player 1
000-033 - Half Energy for Player 2
707-000 - Quarter Energy for Player 1
000-707 - Quarter Energy for Player 2
044-440 - Sans Power
688-422 - Dark Fighting
444-444 - Randper Kombat (random morphing) (or 460-460)
985-125 - Psycho Kombat (dark, randper, no meters, no block, quick uppercut)
466-466 - Unlimited Run
642-468 - Galaga
Kombat Zone: (let's you pick what stage to fight on)
091-190 - Bell Tower
077-022 - Bridge
933-933 - Ermac's Portal
666-333 - Graveyard
330-033 - Jade's Desert
004-700 - Kahn's Kave
880-220 - Kahn's Tower
600-040 - Kombat Temple
050-050 - Noob's Dorfen (Bell Tower)
820-028 - Pit III
002-003 - River Kombat
343-343 - Roof
666-444 - Scorpion's Lair
123-901 - Soul Chamber
079-035 - Street
880-088 - Subway
Text: (displays a little message)
717-313 - Rain can be found at the graveyard
448-844 - Don't jump at me - MXV
122-221 - Skunky!! - E.F.
004-400 - Watcha gun do ? - E.B.
550-550 - Go see Mortal Kombat the live tour!
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:
969-141 - Winner Fights Motaro
769-342 - Winner Fights Noob Saibot
033-564 - Winner Fights Shao Kahn
205-205 - Winner Fights Human Smoke
2 on 2 only: (Only works in 2 on 2 mode)
227-227 - Explosive Kombat
022-220 - Explosive Kombat and Throwing Disabled
Saturn Specific: (Works only on Saturn version)
200-002 - It should work!? - P.A.B. (text)
300-003 - PUB! - D.K.P. (text)
For SNes
Hidden menus:
Perform at the START/OPTIONS screen
Kool Stuff: Right, Up, B, B, A, Down, Up, B, Down, Up, B
Kooler Stuff: Up, B, A, Left, Down, Y
Scott's Stuff: B, A, Down, Down, Left, A, X, B, A, B, Y
Sound Test: Left, Down, Y, Y
Random select:
U + start on the select screen.
The Restart Trick:
In a 1-Player game, tap Start on the 2nd controller and then hold Start on yours and then select MORTAL KOMBAT and you can restart the fight with a different character without using continues.
Old tournament:
Hold L + R and start and start a new game and you will play an old MK3 tournament. Random select: Up + start on top box. You cannot use Rain, Noob Saibot, and Human Smoke in this mode.
Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures:
After you beat Shao Kahn or win in Tournament mode, you can open one of Shao Kahn's secrets treasures. Unlike in the arcade version here you can pick any symbol after beating the game on any level.
Here is a key of Shao Kahn's Treasures:
1 - Tournament Outcome
2 - Rellim Ochanep (reverse it) Galaga
3 - Wild Card (Noob - Ermac/Fat. Demo 1-3/Friendship Demo)
4 - Fatality Demonstration #1
5 - Fatality Demonstration #2
6 - Fatality Demonstration #3
7 - Noob Saibot - Ermac Endurance
8 - Noob Saibot - Ermac Endurance
9 - Noob Saibot - Ermac Endurance
10 - Supreme Demonstration
Perform at VS Screen:
One button Fatalities: 944-944
One button Brutalities: 012-345 (at the end of the match, keep-hitting HP)
HP = Fatality 1
LP = Fatality 2
LK = Friendship
RUN = Babality
BLOCK = Stage
VS Kodes:
On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by hitting Low Punch, Block, and Low Kick on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
Kombat Kodes:
445-000 - Timer On/Off
000-445 - Timer On/Off
120-120 - View Credits (view game credits before match)
432-234 - Minimal Damage (All strikes do minimal damage)
999-995 - Combos Disabled (Disable combos for curent battle)
944-944 - One Button Fatalities
012-012 - Health Recovery
989-898 - Tournament Battle (Just like old tour mode)
449-449 - Invisible Fighters
010-010 - Throwing Encouraged
100-100 - Throwing Disabled
020-020 - Blocking Disabled
987-123 - No Powerbars
300-300 - Silent Kombat
788-322 - Fast Uppercut Recovery
033-000 - Player 1 Half Power
000-033 - Player 2 Half Power
707-000 - Player 1 Quarter Power
000-707 - Player 2 Quarter power
044-440 - No Power
688-422 - Dark Kombat
444-444 - Randper Kombat (New)
460-460 - Randper Kombat (Old)
985-125 - Psycho Kombat
466-466 - Unlimited Run
642-468 - Galaga
012-345 - One Button Brutalities
955-955 - Extended Fatality Time
191-191 - Hyper Fighting
221-557 - Uppercut changes stage
091-293 - Sweeping Disabled
Kombat Zone: (let's you pick what stage to fight on)
666-444 - Kombat Zone: Scorpion's Lair
343-343 - Kombat Zone: The Roof
002-003 - Kombat Zone: Waterfront
820-028 - Kombat Zone: Pit 3
004-700 - Kombat Zone: The Cave
330-033 - Kombat Zone: Jade's Dessert
Text: (displays a little message)
282-282 - "No Fear"
123-926 - "There is no knowledge..."
987-666 - "Hold Flipper..."
Winner Fights:
205-205 - Winner Battles Smoke
769-342 - Winner Battles Noob Saibot
969-141 - Winner Battles Motaro
033-564 - Winner Battles Shao Kahn
