From: gchu@ocf.berkeley.edu (Gary Chu)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: Mortal Combat
Date: 30 Jul 92 05:12:51 GMT
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Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
	Here is an updated version of the mortal combat move/tip list.
	as you can see, most of the move list came from someone else
	already posted earlier.  Sorry I don't remember you name
	and can't put your name in for t
NNTP-Posting-Host: sandstorm.berkeley.edu

Liu Chang:
	Fire shot(???):  tap forward twice and also hit the High punch button
	Kick from hell:  tap forward twice and also hit the High kick button
	Finishing Move:  A fire ball or hurrian motion and high punch, can't
			 remember which direction to turn, do botth.


Scorpion:
	Rope & dagger :  tap back twice and hit the Low punch
	Transport     :  tap back twice and hit the High punch
		          or is it down, then up left or right then punch
			  the direction tells the scorpion which way to run
SubZero:
	Freeze        :  something like a fireball from SFII with the low punch
			 (gotta get the time right tho...can't go too fast)
	Foot slide    :  back-to-forward with low punch,block,low kick

Johnny Cage:
	Sonic Boom    :  back-to-forward with low punch (gotta get the timing!)

	Sonic kick    :  back-to-forward with low kick  (""""" """ """ """"""")

Sonya:
	Circle shot   :  back-to-forward with low punch
	Jump-punch across the f*cking screen: back-to-forward with high punch
	Crab-like throw: down and low punch,block,low kick

Kano:
	Knife throw   :  left right and right while pressing block then 
			 let go of block 
	Rolling Attack:  360 turn with the joystick and
			 press the block button
	He has an ending where you can make him rip the guy's heart out.  I
	think you have to jump over the person, do a circular motion with the
	joystick and press all the buttons!  (Saw a guy who kept doing this
	consistently)

Raiden:
	Electric shock: Fire ball motion with punch
	Superman Flying assult: left twice, right and then punch
	Teleport: lower right twice


To defeat the monster before the Shen Tung (Shen Long?) try using
scorpian.  fire the rope, upper cut the monster, then race to the other
side of the screen using the teleport technique and repeat the above sequence.
this requires great timing. when not firing the rope, it is a good idea
to keep pressing the punch bottom to keep the monster away from you.

Shen Tung is relatively easy to defeat if you remember to duck often.
he can fire multiple fire works at you and change shape like the legendary
Shen Long methology :)   It can turn into any of the characters 
in mortal combat.  however, Shen Tung turn out to be pretty stupid
, besides firing lots of fire works, it does nothing else while staying 
in its original form.

Raiden has a nice combo:  get close, punch like crazy, fire the lightning bulb,
then immediately do the Superman flying stunt.  If the opponent don't block,
bye bye!

When the opponent gets close and try the jab crab, kneel down and give
him an upper cut that he'll never forget.  all characters can do this.
duck and lower punch.  you'll see them defy gravity and go up up into the air!

When not attacking, always push the block bottom!

Missil attacks in this game do not collide with each other, so be careful
when trading missil attacks with opponents who has a more damaging missil attack

Liu has a good combo, keep tapping forward, press punch and then kick, this
will initiate a sonic boom and then a dragon kick.  It works well against
human opponents.  when fighting against computer, don't use this combo
more than twice in a row or you will get smashed.  also, since the dragon kick
comes out right after the sonic boom, it is useful to defeat an opponent
who likes to trade missile attacks with you.  before he finish his first
missile, your dragon kick will be kicking at his face....after you
receive a blow from his missile.

hope this helps



Gary Chu

P.S. all corrections are welcome.
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