From: chclee@athena.mit.edu (Christopher H C Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: Mortal Kombat Moves
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:39:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Oct6.043916.7113
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Not sure what version, probably advanced)

Again, this is a compilation of moves from various sources, but revised.
GENERAL MOVES:
back+low kick  = foot sweep
low +any punch = uppercut
repeated low punch = jab punches (low damage, fast)
repeated high punch = jab punches (more damage, fast)
high punch, medium distance:  backhand to face
low kick, standing, short distance= knee
low +low kick  = upward kick (the only move that goes thru jab
              punches)
low kick, standing, medium distance = kick to stomach
high kick, standing = kick to chest
back+high kick = roundhouse high kick (to head)
close, forw+low punch = throw

halfspin= (if to left of opponent)
O-  /  |  \  -O
   O   O   O

SPECIAL MOVES:
Cage:
green firbolt = back,back,forward,low punch
slide kick    = back,back,forward,low kick
stomach punch = down+block+lowpunch
fatality: uppercuts your head clean off your body
THREE times forward,high punch

Kano:
spin          = block + spin (block not really needed)
knife         = hold block, back, forward; block+wiggle
headbut               = close & highpunch
fatality: pulls out your still beating heart
halfspin + lowpunch,  also back-forward+lowpunch

Raiden:
lightning     = quarterspin from duck to forward,lowpunch
flying attack = back, back, front, any button
teleport      = down, up
fatality: lightning at close range blows your head off
TWO times forward, THREE times back, high punch

Liu Kang:
fireball      = doubletap forward + highpunch
flying kick   = doubletap forward + highkick
fatality: cartwheel kick and uppercut
spin joystick (cw if you're left of opponent, else ccw)

Scorpion:
harpoon               = back, back, lowpunch
teleport punch        = quarterspin from low to back, highpunch
fatality: takes off mask (skull underneath), and
chars you to a crisp with his flame breath
block(held), up, up.  distance about 6 feet.

Sub-Zero
freezeray     = quarterspin from low to forward, lowpunch
slide         = back + bottom three buttons
fatality: pulls out your head and spine (really gross)
      | \  -0  0  + High Punch (push in middle, somewhere between down&forward
      0	 0    /			and down of move)

Sonya:
leg throw     = crouch+bottom three buttons
flying attack = forward,back,highpunch
sonic rings   = back, back+lowpunch or wiggle between low and forw+lowpunch
fatality: kiss of death.  blows fireball off her palm
that crisps you down to a skeleton
TWO times forward, TWO times back, block

double tapping downs and backs makes move easier

GORO:
Hit the guy once....easy with most.  For instance, with Sub Zero just
slide as your first move.  Then  low punch high punch low high etc
He'll just sit there inching forward and blocking.  Time runs out and
you win on points.

Actually, alternating high low works against a lot of the computer players.
They just keep walking into it.  Adding a freeze or whatever after a few
iterations usually raps it up (yes, this is on Version 2).

For Goro, knock him down once, and walk up to him and as soon as he is
getting up, give him at uppercut (low+any punch).  It will always
knock him down (he doesn't block!)

Jump back once, walk back to wall, jump up+backwards against wall& kick at his
head.  Repeat until Goro falls down.  Rest and repeat.


FATALITIES:
Johnny Cage:  Knocks your victim's head off.
              Move right next to your victim and tap towards him/her              THREE + times and finish it off with a high punch.

Kano:         Rips your victim's heart out(still beating)
              Get next to your victim and then tap towards once and then
              perform a half circle starting at back and then finish
            up at forward , then hit the low punch button.

Sub-Zero:     Rips his/her head off with the spine intact.
              A couple different ways to do this one, I'm printing the
              easiest here. Get next to your opponent and perform a
              quarter turn starting at duck and moving it towards your
              victim, finish it off with a high punch.

THE FOLLOWING THREE REQUIRE YOU TO BE AT THE RIGHT DISTANCE WHICH IS
ABOUT 2 CHARACTER LENGTHS AWAY. ONCE YOU FIND THE RIGHT DISTANCE YOU
CAN GET IT ABOUT EVERY TIME.

Liu Kang:     Does a double-kick thingy and uppercuts.(not real impressive)
            Clockwise circle if left of opponent, Counter-clockwise
            if right.

Raiden:       Electrocutes your victim causing his/her head to blow-up.
              Tap TWICE towards your victim and then THREE times away
              from him/her then hit the high punch.

Scorpion:     Pulls his mask off and burns his victim.
              The other easy one to pull off.  Hold down block and tap
              up TWICE.

SONYA'S DEATH MOVE CAN BE PERFORMED AT ANY DISTANCE.

Sonya:        The "Kiss of Death" chars her victim to a crisp.
              Tap TWICE towards your victim and tap TWICE away from
              from him/her then hit the block button.

COMBOS/'CHEAP' MOVES:
SUB-ZERO:
Wait till computer stomach kicks you, immediately slide.
Freeze, if that works, Uppercut, then Slide
or jumping kick, if opponent falls back, Slide
Low jabs followed by ice.  (Get the right timing)

SONYA:
Jumping kick, if opponent falls back, Headstand (leg) grab, followed by laser
rings.  (get the right timing- for the ninjas&Kano, immediately following.  With
Liu Kang and Raiden, wait a bit.)
Wait till computer stomach kicks or leg sweeps you, immediately Headstand grab.
Low jabs followed by laser rings.  (Get the right timing)

ALL OTHERS:
Low jabs followed by missile weapon (harpoon, green energy ball, laser, knives,
slide kick, lightning).  (Get the right timing)

If you get the right timing, it will always hit them.  (E.g. for Sub-zero, you
can time it so that the other player is still reeling from your jab and has this
_hillarious_ pose.)

Thanks, Chad for resending my article; I didn't e-mail it to myself.  I thought
I had lost it and had to spend mucho time retyping everything.  You saved me
much effort.

-Chris :)
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