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                               PROUDLY PRESENT           
                           MORTAL KOMBAT full DoCs
   
                    Typed By: OFf     Supplied By: Python
=============================================================================
                                  STORYLINE
                                  =========

   For the past 500 years, the depraved Shang Tsung has held an annual combat
 tournament on his remote island. His long standing champion is GORO, a huge
 4 armed mutant warrior whose prowess provides the losers souls that become
 the life force to keep Shang Tsung young.  
   Today, seven new contestants are assembled, each one a master warrior with
 special powers.  As the rules of the contest dictate, they must fight each
 other and a carbon copy of themselves before taking on GORO... and ultimatley
 Shang Tsung himself.  
                        WHO WILL BE THE REAL WINNER ?


                                   LOADING
                                   =======

                       Err, well take a wild guess !!!


                                  THE RULES
                                  =========

   THERE ARE VERY FEW...
                       2 combatants fight the best of 3 bouts in one of the
 six locations on Shang Tsung's island : The courtyard, The palace gates, The
 warrior shrine, The pit, Shang Tsung's throne room and Goro's lair.
   The combatants may use any means possible to win.  There are no
 restrictions on the use of special powers, weapons or death blows.  
   
   FLAWLESS VICTORY : Win your first bout without losing any energy and a
                      200,000 point bonus is yours. 

   DOUBLE FLAWLESS VICTORY :  Win the next bout without losing any energy for
                              a bonus of 500,000 points.

   FINISH HIM : When you wun 2 bouts out of 3, you get the chance to use your
                Death Blow and earn a fatality bonus of 100,000 points.  

   In a single player tournament the human controlled combatant is pitted
 against the other 6 contenders before taking part in a mirror match.  After
 that, there are 3 endurance matches against pairs of opponents, one after
 the other.  Then GORO will make his presence known, and eventually Shang
 Tsung will appear...but before you fight...


                                   OPTIONS
                                   =======

                        Select from the title screen.

   Options will be called up when this is selected.  Move joystick left or
 right to change.

   CREDITS :  These allow you to continue play following the loss of a match.
             Select between 3 - 6.

   DIFFICULTY :  Select between Very easy - Very hard.  This determines the
                skill of the CPU controlled opponents.

   MUSIC :  Listen to all the tunes.  Scp bar plays the piece, F2 toggles
           music on/off.

   SOUND FX :  As music.

   SAMPLES :  Guess what ?  Yes, just like the other two!!!


                            CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER
                            =====================

                              Take your pick!!!


                               BASIC MOVEMENTS
                               ===============

   PLEASE NOTE :  For the purpose of these docs, it is assumed that you are
 facing your opponent on the right hand side of the screen.  The controls are
 reversed when the opponent is on the left hand side of the screen.

   The  power  ratings  are  guidelines  to  the  potency  of  the  moves and
 represents the approximate number of repetitions it would take to finish an
 opponent. The moves can be executed using a 1 or 2 button joystick.  
 2 button joystick, the second button is used solely for executing kicks.

   WALK :

     ==========
    |          |   POWER N/A
    | /      \ |
    |<========>|   PUSH THE JOYSTICK IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION.
    | \      / |
    |          |
     ==========
         
   STANDING BLOCK :

     ==========
    |  *       |   POWER N/A
    |   LEFT   |
    |    AND   |   PUSH JOYSTICK AWAY FROM OPPONENT.
    |   FIRE   |
    |          |
     ========== 

   LOW PUNCH : 

     ==========   ==========       
    | *        | | *        |    POWER 15     
    |   RIGHT  | |   RIGHT  |
    |   AND    | |   AND    |  PUSH AND HOLD JOYSTICK TOWARDS OPPONENT THEN
    |   FIRE   | |   FIRE   |  PRESS THE FIRE BUTTON TWICE QUICKLY.
    |          | |          |
     ==========   ========== 

   HIGH PUNCH :

     ==========   ==========
    | *        | | *        |   POWER 15
    |          | |          |
    |   FIRE   | |   FIRE   |  PRESS THE FIRE BUTTON TWICE QUICKLY.

    |          | |          |
    |          | |          |
     ==========   ========== 

   LOW KICK :

     ==========   ==========                           
    |          | | *        |  POWER 7             
    |          | |          |               
    |  RIGHT   | |  RIGHT   | PUSH AND HOLD THE JOYSTICK TOWARDS THE OPPONENT,            
    |          | |   FIRE   | THEN PRESS THE FIRE BUTTON ONCE.  WITH A 2 Btn              
    |          | |          | JOYSTICK, AS ABOVE BUT USE 2nd FIRE BUTTON.                 
     ==========   ========== 
 
   KNEE : POWER 7,  REPLACES THE LOW KICK WHEN A CHARACTER IS VERY CLOSE TO
          THE OPPONENT.

   HIGH KICK :
 
     ==========
    | *        |   POWER 7
    |          |
    |   FIRE   |   LONGER REACH THAN ROUNDHOUSE, PRESS FIRE ONCE OR USE SECOND
    |          |   FIRE BUTTON.
    |          |
     ==========  

   THROW :  POWER 4, THE THROW IS THE MOST POWERFUL MOVE.  IT REPLACES THE
           HIGH KICK WHEN VERY CLOSE TO OPPONENT.  

   ROUNDHOUSE KICK : 

     ==========
    |          |   POWER 5
    | DIAGONAL |
    |   DOWN   |   DIFFICULT TO BLOCK, PUSH DOWN + TOWARDS OPPONENT.
    |   RIGHT  |   2 Btn JOYSTICK = PUSH + HOLD AWAY FROM OPPONENT + USE
    |          |   2nd FIRE BUTTON.
     ========== 

   CROUCH :

     ==========
    |          |   POWER N/A
    |          |
    |   DOWN   |   USEFUL FOR AVOIDING HIGH BLOWS AND FIRE BALLS ETC.
    |          |   PUSH DOWN.
    |          |
     ========== 

   CROUCHING BLOCK :

     ==========   ==========           
    |          | |          |  POWER N/A                
    |          | | DIAGONAL |      
    |   DOWN   | |   DOWN   |  PULL DOWN TO CROUCH, THEN PUSH DOWN + AWAY FROM      
    |          | |   LEFT   |  OPPONENT.          
    |          | |          |   
     ==========   ==========              

   CROUCHING KICK :

     ==========   ========== 
    |          | |          | POWER 8
    |          | | DIAGONAL | 
    |   DOWN   | |   DOWN   | PULL DOWN TO CROUCH, THEN PUSH DOWN + TOWARDS                     
    |          | |   RIGHT  | OPPONENT.   2 Btn JOYSTICK, PUSH AND HOLD DOWN   
    |          | |          | THEN PRESS 2nd FIRE BUTTON.
     ==========   ========== 

   LEG SWEEP : 

     ==========                          
    |          |  POWER 8                     
    | DIAGONAL |                  
    |   DOWN   |  PUSH DOWN + AWAY FROM OPPONENT.                  
    |   LEFT   |                    
    |          |                       
     ==========  

   UPPERCUT :

     ==========                            
    |          |  POWER 4                 
    |   DOWN   |                    
    |     +    |  PUSH + HOLD DOWN, PRESS FIRE TO PUNCH.               
    |   FIRE   |                  
    |          |                      
     ==========                       

   JUMP :

     ==========                    
    |          |  POWER N/A                
    |          |                 
    |    UP    |  PUSH UP TO JUMP.                   
    |          |                       
    |          |                    
     ==========                     

   SOMERSAULT :

     ==========                
    |          |  POWER N/A               
    | DIAGONAL |                   
    |   RIGHT  |  PUSH EITHER TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM THE OPPONENT TO SOMERSAULT                    
    |    UP    |  IN THAT DIRECTION.                       
    |          |                      
     ==========                          

   JUMPING PUNCH :

     ==========   ==========                   
    |          | | *        | POWER 7                
    |          | |          |                
    |    UP    | |   FIRE   | PUSH UP TO JUMP, RELEASE JOYSTICK THEN PRESS                    
    |          | |          | FIRE.                     
    |          | |          |                   
     ==========   ==========                     
                  
   FLYING PUNCH :
               
     ==========   ==========               
    |          | | *        | POWER 7               
    | DIAGONAL | |          |                  
    |   RIGHT  | |   FIRE   | PUSH UP + TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM OPPONENT, RELEASE                    
    |    UP    | |          | THEN PRESS FIRE.                       
    |          | |          |                     
     ==========   ==========                                                        
               
   JUMPING KICK :              
                  
     ==========                     
    | *        | POWER 8                 
    |          |                
    |    UP    | PUSH UP THEN PRESS FIRE.                
    |   FIRE   | 2 Btn JOYSTICK = PUSH UP + PRESS 2nd BUTTON.               
    |          |                
     ==========                                        
                 
   FLYING KICK :                 

     ==========                
    | *        |  POWER 6                
    | DIAGONAL |                    
    |   RIGHT  | PUSH UP + TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM OPPONENT + PRESS FIRE.                
    |    UP    | 2 Btn JOYSTICK = PUSH UP + TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM OPPONENT,                   
    |   FIRE   | THEN PRESS 2nd FIRE BUTTON.                  
     ==========      

  
                          MEET THE MORTAL KOMBATANTS
                          ==========================


                                 JOHNNY CAGE
                                 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ

   A martial arts superstar trained by great masters from around the world,
 Cage uses his talents on the big screen.  He is the current box office champ
 and star of such movies as Dragon fist, Dragon fist II and the award winning
 Sudden violence.

   REAL NAME - JOHN CARLTON            KNOWN RELATIVES -                                       
                                            ROBERT CARLTON(father)
   AGE - 29                                 ROSE CARLTON(mother)                              
                                            REBECCA CARLTON(sister)
   HEIGHT - 6'1"                            CINDY FORD(ex wife)                                  

   WEIGHT - 200 Lbs                                                               
 
   HAIR - BROWN                        BIRTHPLACE - VENICE,CALIFORNIA                                           

   EYES - BLUE                         OCCUPATION - ACTOR                                              

   LEGAL STATUS - US CITIZEN                                                                      

                                                          

   ELBOW : POWER 8,  CAGE USES HIS ELBOW INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
           CLOSE TO OPPONENT.

   SHADOW KICK :

     ==========   ==========   ==========                                        
    |          | |          | |  *       | POWER 6                    
    |          | |          | |          |                   
    |   LEFT   | |  RIGHT   | |   LEFT   | PUSH AWAY, TOWARDS, AWAY +PUSH               
    |          | |          | |   FIRE   | FIRE.                   
    |          | |          | |          |                    
     ==========   ==========   ==========                    

   PACKAGE CHECK :

     ==========   ==========                           
    |          | |          | POWER 5                 
    |          | |   DOWN   |                   
    |   DOWN   | |     +    | PUSH DOWN, THEN DOWN + PUSH FIRE.               
    |          | |   FIRE   |                 
    |          | |          |                     
     ==========   ==========                      

   WEAPON : FIREBALL

     ==========   ==========                                          
    |          | | *        |  POWER 7                     
    |          | |          |                     
    |   LEFT   | |  RIGHT   | PUSH AWAY, TOWARDS THEN PRESS FIRE.                
    |          | |   FIRE   |                      
    |          | |          |                      
     ==========   ==========                      

                           DEATH BLOW : POWERPUNCH
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                           WORK IT OUT YOURSELF!!!
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ

                                     KANO
                                     ====

   A mercenary, thug, extortionist, thief.  Kano lives a life of crime and
 injustice.  He is a devoted member of the Black dragon, a dangerous group of
 cut throat madmen feared and respected throughout all of crimes inner
 circles.

   AGE - 35                                 KNOWN RELATIVES -  NONE.                                  
                                              Was adopted a child by american
   HEIGHT - 6'                                woman in Tokyo.                              

   WEIGHT - 205 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                                                           

   EYES - 1 BROWN, 1 INFA-RED               BIRTHPLACE - UNKNOWN                                                            
        (BUILT INTO METAL IMPLANT)
                                            OCCUPATION - CRIMINAL MEMBER OF          
   LEGAL STATUS - DEPORTED FROM JAPAN                    THE BLACK DRAGON
                  WANTED IN 35 COUNTRIES.                ORGANISATION.                                                                  


   HEADBUTT : POWER 7, WILL USE HEADBUTT INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
              CLOSE TO OPPONENT. 

   CANNONBALL

     ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========                                   
    |          ||          ||          ||          |                               
    |          ||          ||          ||          |                             
    |  RIGHT   ||   DOWN   ||   LEFT   ||    UP    |  POWER 6.                           
    |          ||          ||          ||          |                           
    |          ||          ||          ||          |                               
     ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========                                       
     PUSH TOWARDS, DOWN, AWAY THEN UP IN A SORT OF ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT.


   WEAPON : SPINNING BLADE

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                           
    |          ||          ||          |  POWER 7                      
    |          ||          ||          |                      
    |   LEFT   ||   LEFT   ||  RIGHT   | PUSH AWAY, AWAY THEN TOWARDS.                 
    |          ||          ||          |                       
    |          ||          ||          |                       
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       

                          DEATH BLOW : HEART ATTACK
                          ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                           WORK IT OUT YOURSELF!!!
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 


                                    RAIDEN
                                    ======

   The name Raiden is actually that of a deity known as the thunder god.  It
 is  rumoured  he  received  a personal invitation by Shang Tsung himself and
 took the form of a human to take part in the tournament.
                              

   AGE - ETERNAL                            KNOWN RELATIVES - NONE                                  

   HEIGHT - 7'                                                              

   WEIGHT - 350 Lbs                                                               
 
   HAIR - BLACK                                                            

   EYES - NONE                              BIRTHPLACE - NONE                                        

   LEGAL STATUS - DEITY, DOES NOT APPLY     OCCUPATION - THUNDERGOD !                                                          
     (well,would you outlaw a 7' god ?)


   ELBOW : POWER 8, USES HIS ELBOW INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
           CLOSE TO OPPONENT.

   TORPEDO 

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                           
    |          ||          ||          |  POWER 6                     
    |          ||          ||          |                      
    |   LEFT   ||   LEFT   ||  RIGHT   | PUSH AWAY, AWAY THEN TOWARDS.                 
    |          ||          ||          |                       
    |          ||          ||          |                       
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       

   TELEPORT

     ==========  ==========                            
    |          ||          | POWER N/A                  
    |          ||          |                    
    |   DOWN   ||    UP    | PUSH DOWN THEN UP.                
    |          ||          |                  
    |          ||          |                      
     ==========  ==========                       

   WEAPON : RADENTRICITY

     ==========                     
    | *        | POWER 7                     
    | DIAGONAL |                   
    |   DOWN   | PUSH DOWN + TOWARDS THEN PUSH FIRE.                  
    |   RIGHT  |                      
    |   FIRE   |                       
     ==========                     

                                  DEATH BLOW
                                  ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                             WORK IT OUT YOURSELF
                             ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ


                                   LIU KANG
                                   ========

   Once a member of the super secret White Lotos Society, Liu Kang left the
 organisation  in order to represent Shaolin temples in the tournament.  Kang
 is strong in his beliefs and despises Shang Tsung.

   AGE - 24                                KNOWN RELATIVES -                                                                               
                                             LEE KANG (father,deceased)
   HEIGHT - 5'10"                            LIN KANG (mother,deceased)                                  
                                             CHOW KANG(brother,whereabouts
   WEIGHT - 185 Lbs                                                unknown)              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                                                           

   EYES - BROWN                            BIRTHPLACE - HONAN PROVINCE,CHINA                                                                                        
                                                                           
   LEGAL STATUS - CITIZEN OF THE PEOPLES   OCCUPATION -  SHAOLIN MONK                                                                                              
                     REPUBLIC OF CHINA                   FISHERMAN

               
   ELBOW : POWER 8, USES HIS ELBOW INSTEAD OF HIGH PUNCH WHEN CLOSE TO
           OPPONENT.
                                         
   SUPERSONIC KICK

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                           
    |          ||          ||          |  POWER 6                     
    |          ||          ||          |                      
    |   LEFT   ||  RIGHT   ||  RIGHT   | PUSH AWAY, TOWARDS THEN TOWARDS.                 
    |          ||          ||          |                       
    |          ||          ||          |                       
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       

   WEAPON : FIREBALL

     ==========  ==========  ==========  
    |          ||          || *        | POWER 7
    |          ||          ||          | 
    |  RIGHT   ||  RIGHT   ||   FIRE   | PUSH TOWARDS, TOWARDS THEN FIRE.
    |          ||          ||          | 
    |          ||          ||          | 
     ==========  ==========  ==========  


                      DEATH BLOW : HELICOPTER SPIN KICK
                      ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                             WORK IT OUT YOURSELF
                             ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ


                                   SCORPION
                                   ========


   Like Sub-Zero, Scorpion's real name and origin are not known.  He has
 shown from time to time distrust and hatred towards Sub-Zero.  Between
 ninja's, this usually means opposing clans.
  
   REAL NAME - UNKNOWN                    KNOWN RELATIVES -                               
                                             WIFE AND CHILD IN FORMER LIFE
   AGE - 32                                                              

   HEIGHT - 6'2"                                                              

   WEIGHT - 210 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                           BIRTHPLACE - UNKNOWN IN FORMER                                       
                                          LIFE, HELL AS SCORPION.
   EYES - VARIES                                                                       

   LEGAL STATUS - REINCARNATED SPECTRE    OCCUPATION - 
                       NO LEGAL STATUS    UNKNOWN IN FORMER LIFE,A LOST SOUL                                                     
                                          HELL-BENT ON REVENGE AS SCORPION.


   BACKFIST : POWER 8,  THIS MOVE  INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
              CLOSE TO OPPONENT. 

   TELEPORT PUNCH

     ==========                          
    | *        |  POWER 7                    
    | DIAGONAL |                  
    |   DOWN   |  PUSH DOWN + AWAY THEN PRESS FIRE.                  
    |   LEFT   |                    
    |   FIRE   |                       
     ==========                          

   WEAPON : HARPOON

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                           
    |          ||          || *        |  POWER 16                      
    |          ||          ||          |                      
    |   LEFT   ||   LEFT   ||   FIRE   |  PUSH AWAY, AWAY, THEN PRESS FIRE.                
    |          ||          ||          |                       
    |          ||          ||          |                       
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       


                         DEATH BLOW : HELLFIRE POWER
                         ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                           WORK IT OUT YOURSELF!!!
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ


                                 SUB - ZERO
                                 ==========

  The actual name of this warrior is unknown.  However, based on the markings
 on his uniform, it is belived he belongs to the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan 
 of chinese ninja.

   REAL NAME - UNKNOWN                    KNOWN RELATIVES -  NONE                          

   AGE - 32                                                              

   HEIGHT - 6'2"                                                              

   WEIGHT - 210 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                           BIRTHPLACE - UNKNOWN                                    

   EYES - BROWN                           OCCUPATION - LIFE LONG MEMBER OF                                         
                                          THE LIN KUEI,A RARE CLAN OF NINJA        
   LEGAL STATUS - NONE. HOWEVER,RESIDES   TYPE ASSASINS.
                     SOMEWHERE IN CHINA.                                                          


   BACKFIST : POWER 8,  THIS MOVE  INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
              CLOSE TO OPPONENT.

   POWERSLIDE

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                   
    |          ||          || *        |  POWER 12                             
    |          ||          ||          |                             
    |  RIGHT   ||   LEFT   ||  RIGHT   | PUSH TOWARDS, AWAY, TOWARDS + PUSH                            
    |          ||          ||   FIRE   | FIRE                          
    |          ||          ||          |                               
     ==========  ==========  ==========                                       

   WEAPON : ICE FIRE

     ==========                          
    | *        |  POWER N/A                 
    | DIAGONAL |                
    |   DOWN   |  PUSH DOWN + TOWARDS, THEN PRESS FIRE.               
    |   RIGHT  |                 
    |   FIRE   |                 
     ==========                          


                           DEATH BLOW : HEADPIECE
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                           WORK IT OUT YOURSELF!!!
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ


                                 SONYA BLADE
                                 ===========

   Sonya is a member of a top US special forces unit.  Her team was hot on
 the trail of Kano's Black Dragon organisatinm.  They followed them to an
 uncharted island where they were ambushed by Shang Tsung's personal army.


   AGE - 26                           KNOWN RELATIVES -                                     
                                      Maj HERMAN BLADE(father)
   HEIGHT - 5'10"                     ERICA BLADE(mother)                                         
                                      DANIEL BLADE(brother,deceased)    
   WEIGHT - 140 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BROWN                                                           

   EYES - BLUE                        BIRTHPLACE - AUSTIN, TEXAS                                              

   LEGAL STATUS - US CITIZEN.         OCCUPATION - Lt in US ARMY. MEMBER OF     
                                      A SPECIAL PARA-MILITARY POLICE FORCE.              


   PALM PUNCH : POWER 8,  THIS MOVE  INSTEAD OF LOW OR HIGH PUNCH WHEN
                CLOSE TO OPPONENT.

   LEG TOSS  (!*!)

     ==========  ==========  ==========                            
    |          ||          || *        | POWER 4                  
    |          ||          ||          |                    
    |   DOWN   ||   DOWN   ||   FIRE   | PUSH DOWN, DOWN, THEN PRESS FIRE.                
    |          ||          ||          |                  
    |          ||          ||          |                      
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       


   HIGH FLYING PUNCH

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                   
    |          ||          || *        |  POWER 6                             
    |          ||          ||          |                             
    |  RIGHT   ||   LEFT   ||   FIRE   |  PUSH TOWARDS, AWAY, THEN PRESS FIRE.                           
    |          ||          ||          |                           
    |          ||          ||          |                               
     ==========  ==========  ==========                                   

   
   WEAPON : ENERGY WAVE

     ==========  ==========  ==========                                           
    |          ||          || *        | POWER 7                       
    |          ||          ||          |                      
    |   LEFT   ||   LEFT   ||   FIRE   | PUSH AWAY, AWAY,THEN PRESS FIRE.                
    |          ||          ||          |                       
    |          ||          ||          |                       
     ==========  ==========  ==========                       


                         DEATH BLOW : KISS OF DEATH
                         ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
                           WORK IT OUT YOURSELF!!!
                           ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ



                               TEST YOUR MIGHT
                               ===============


   Break some blocks between bouts for bonus points.  

   WOOD = 100,000 POINTS.

   STONE = 200,000.

   STEEL = 500,000.
   
   RUBY = 750,000.
   
   DIAMOND = 1,000,000.

   Waggle joystick to build up power then press fire to release the blow once
 it is above the line.  Be quick !!  You only have 10 seconds.



                                 OTHER KEYS
                                 ==========

   PAUSE = F1

   RESUME = F1

   QUIT = F1 TO PAUSE THEN F10 TO QUIT.

   

                                 BIG BADDIES
                                 ===========

                                    GORO
                                    ====   


   Goro lives...  A 2000 year old half human dragon, Goro remains undefeated
 for the past 500 years.  He won the title of grand champion by defeating 
 Kung Lao, a Shaolin fighting monk.  It was during this period that the 
 tournament fell into Shang Tsung's hands and became corrupted.

   AGE - 2,000                     KNOWN RELATIVES -  KING GORBAK(father)                                        
                                          QUEEN MAI(mother)
   HEIGHT - 8'2"                          PLUS 7 WIVES                                    

   WEIGHT - 550 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                                                           

   EYES - RED                      BIRTHPLACE - KUATAN, 4th ASTRAL PLANE OF                                              
                                        SHOKAN, REALM OF THE OUTWORLD.
   LEGAL STATUS - EARTH - NONE                                                               
   OUTWORLD - PRINCE OF KUATAN    OCCUPATION - PRINCE OF KUATAN,RULER SUPREME
                                               OF SHOKAN'S ARMIES



                                 SHANG TSUNG
                                 ===========


                           NO STATISTICS AVAILABLE
                           =======================

   The supreme opponent,capable of assuming the shape and skills of any of
 the contestants, including GORO, which he does often.  Shang Tsung also has
 a few tricks up his sleeve's...he shoots powerfull fireballs (crouch to
 avoid them).  note that the leg sweep has no effect on Shang Tsung.



                                   REPTILE
                                   =======

   REAL NAME - UNKNOWN              KNOWN RELATIVES - UNKNOWN                                   

   AGE - UNKNOWN                                                               

   HEIGHT - 6'2"                                                              

   WEIGHT - 210 Lbs                                                              
 
   HAIR - BLACK                     BIRTHPLACE - UNKNOWN                                             

   EYES - BLACK                     OCCUPATION - UNCERTAIN,ATTIRE SUGGESTS
                                       NINJA, CLAN UNKNOWN.                                                
   LEGAL STATUS - UNKNOWN   
                                                        



                                PLAYING ADVICE
                                ============== 


    WHATS YOUR GAMBIT:  There's no best opening move, but many players prefer
 to begin combat with a flying kick. A good bambit for for sub zero is a  
 flying kick, and if he wins the air battle he can follow it up with a Power
 Slide. 
 
    AIR BATTLES:  Combatants must be able to win as many air battles as
 possible ( jumping  around  a lot  can irriatate a human opponent).  It's 
 all down to timing.  Avoiding a flying kick from an outset is easy:  simply
 take a step forward.   When  the  opponent  lands,  Punch  or  kick  them 
 from  behind.alternatively get  the  timing  right and you can Uppercut the
 opponent as they reach you.Of course, you could always fly at them too...


   DON'T keep repeating the same move over and over - the CPU controlled
 opponent will compensate for tedium.  For example, repeated leg sweeps
 against the CPU controlled opponent countered by their Special Moves-kano
 will perform his Cannonball, Sub Zero will use his Power Slide, and Raiden
 will use his Torpedo.


   COMBINATION MOVES:  or'combos' are tops.  Unlike the more sluggish combat
 simulations, Mortal Kombat's so fast that any combinations executed
 instantly so there's far less chance of commiting yourself by mistake.
 Alternating between two contrasting moves is a good idea as there's far
 more chance of your opponent falling foul to one of them, and it takes the
 CPU controlled opponent longer to adapt to the repetition.  A good
 combonation move is a Roundhouse kick followed by a Leg Sweep.  Your
 opponent usually ducks the Roundhouse...and ends up moving straight into
 your sweep!(or vice versa)
 Alternatively, try a jump kick followed by a leg sweep-or vice versa.
     
 NOTE:  there is a slight pause for breath when a special move is made.


   TIMING:  is the key!  Practice the moves by playing a two player match
 without using a human controlled opponent.


   THE BRIDGE:Use an Upprrcut instead of a Death Blow to finish your
 opponent.  He or she will fall into a pit full of spikes below and be
 impaled.


   ONE OF THE BEST ways to play is to change characters between losing
 matches.This  tends  to  slightly  confuse  the  CPU  controlled  opponents.
 However...
 unless the arcade machine is on FREEPLAY this is an expensive way to play.


   JOHNNY CAGE's Shadow Kick is best countr attacked by a block then a Leg
 Sweep.


   SCORPION can perform a tasty triple combo...  Shoot his harpoon, follow it
 up with an Uppercut and then perform a flying kick.  His harpoon is best
 unleashed when his opponent comes flying at him.


   RAIDEN regenerates after falling down which laeves him vunerable.  He is
 also unprotected when he teleports and can be speared by Scorpions harpoon
 and frozen by Sub Zero's ice fire.  Sonyas leg toss is partiulary effective
 against Raiden.  With careful timing she can repeatedly Leg Toss him until
 he's limp and lifeless.
 

   SONYA BLADE's Leg Toss is best counter attacked by a crouch, a block and
 then an Uppercut just as she bends over.


   KANO is the slowest fighter but his Uppercut has a good reach.  BEWARE!
 Sub Zero's ice fire and Scorpions harpoon can hit Kano when he's performing
 his Cannonball.  If Kano's cannonball is successfully blocked, follow it up
 with a high kick as he's about to land.


   LIU KANG is the fastest fighter and his special moves are probably easiest
 to execute.  A good combo for Liu Kang is to shoot a fire ball then quickly
 follow it up with a Supersonic Kick.


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