Mortal Kombat (SNES)

Mortal Kombat
Developer: Sculptured Software Publishers: Acclaim Entertainment (US/EU), Acclaim Japan (JP) Platform: SNES Released in JP: December 24, 1993 Released in US: September 9, 1993 Released in EU: October 28, 1993 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused abilities. This game has revisional differences.

Whereas the original arcade version of Mortal Kombat was controversial due to all the blood and fatalities, the SNES port was controversial due to censoring said items per Nintendo policy. It also gave a huge edge to Sega, whose Genesis had a version that didn't censor at all and even had a blood toggle.

To do: There is some unused music that is used in the original arcade version.

Duplicate Courtyard

Using the Pro Action Replay (PAR) code: 8084CBA9 8084CC07 allows you to access a buggy duplicate version of the Courtyard arena after one fight (as it follows the pattern of the Game Genie codes where you always fight in a particular stage after the first fight).

The game calls it the Throne Room on the Vs. Screen and plays Goro's theme on the stage as its BGM, it plays fine for a normal fight. However, trying to perform a fatality on this stage slows the game down immensely, then freezes for some bizarre reason.

It is also worth noting that this stage plays an otherwise unused "pinch" variant of Goro's theme when the player is being told to "Finish Him/Her!".

(Source: Rick)

Unused Initials Entry Screen

Game Genie code 676A-47AF enables an initials entry screen. While there is a high score table that shows up if you let the game go into demo mode, no initials entry screen pops up if you beat any of the scores.

The programming to display the initials entry screen is located at SNES address $98D361. A code block exists at $80836A-8083BF that can reach it. For some reason, this block is located during the Reptile battle intro (right after the "You have found me now prove yourself !!" text is displayed), and will execute if the 16-bit value at $7E0072 is <$8000. The $7E0072 address is set to $FFFF multiple times during the game, possibly as a way to disable the initials screen?

After entering the initials, the game is programmed to simply continue on to the Reptile battle.

(Source: Chris Mader)

Leftover Build Text

Some leftover build text, most likely related to the sound driver, starts at 0x0093C5 in the ROM:

                      leaves  3203
-  4979 for Module 12 leaves   699
-   391 for Module 13 leaves  5287
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bubbass1.bsn
fltecho.bsn
fltgit1.bsn
fltgit1l.bsn
fltgit1r.bsn
fltgit1x.bsn
fltgit1y.bsn
fltgityl.bsn
fltgityr.bsn
gongf3.bsn
hats.bsn
prophet.bsn
spinwd1.bsn
ssnare1.bsn
ssnare2.bsn
surdrum.bsn
surdruml.bsn

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Alternate Fatality

To do: See if button combination & programming actually exists. Also, better video.

Pro Action Replay (PAR) code 80D16AD1 enables an alternate super uppercut fatality for Johnny Cage. To perform it, press back while close to your opponent. This seems to be in line with his censored fatality in the Genesis version, but was cut in favor of putting his foot through the opponent's chest.

Revision Differences

According to Nintendo, there are three revisions of the game in total.

European Revision 1 has a couple of reset bugs not present in any other revision. When the power is turned on and off quickly after the title screen, the screen becomes a single color. If you press the reset button on the title screen or later, the game will not start.