From: elf@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Wanderer)
Subject: Re: MK: Request for a FAQ
Organization: the Elves of Briton
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:12:18 GMT

wildcard@nevada.edu ( WildCard !!) writes:

>Hi.

>Would some kind and generous soul please email me a copy of a Mortal Kombat
>moves list? That is, if one exists. I don't read this group often and post to
>it even less frequently so email would be best.

>Thanx in advance for being one of the greatest humans on the face of the Earth

>                                      - WildCard !!

The mortal kombat moves list:

all chars:
          pull back plus low kick is foot sweep
          crouch plus low punch is uppercut
          move in close (and I mean *close*) plus low punch is a throw

Cage:     back and then forwards plus punch is green thing
          back and then forwards plus kick is special kick
          crouch and block and low punch is "low blow" nut's grab
       fatality? (I haven't even seen the *computer* do this)

Kanu:     spin the joystick in a circle (for blanka-like attack)
              press block while doing this and he'll spin in place
          press block and wiggle joystick left-right gets his blade thing.
          move in close and high punch is a headbut (makes a loud clang)
          move from defence to forward and press low punch is fatality
          (pulls your heart out, as in "Temple of Doom")

Raiden:   (ever see "Big Trouble in Little China"? Bahahahahaahah)
          fireball motion plus low punch is lightning
          double back plus forward and any button is flying attack
          up-down is teleport (press any buton for attack)
       fatality? (lightning blows your head off)

Liu Kang: double tap forward plus high punch is the fireball
          double tap forward plus high kick is the flying kick
          spin the joystick in a circle (no buttons) is fatality
          (cartwheel and uppercut)

Scorpion: single back and low punch is the "COME 'ERE!!" move
          hurricane kick motion and high punch is the teleport punch
       fatality? (flame breath) (see below)

Sub-Zero: Yoga-Flame motion with low punch is the freeze attack
          pull backwards and press bottom three buttons is slide
          a shoryuken motion is fatality (pulls out head and spine)

Sonya:    crouch and press bottom three buttons is her leg throw
          left-right plus high punch is flying attack
          tab back plus low punch is "sound wave" attack
       fatality? (kiss of death)

a lot of the moves listed as "back" work best with a double tap, but
do not actually require a double hit.

It seems like Liu Kang, Scorpion and Sub-Zero should all have a thrid move.

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Thanks for extra tips from:
        mandm@ocf.Berkely.edu --Mark MacVicar (The Evil Hugh)--J.Cage
        deloura@noaapmel.gov  --Robert DeLoura               --Sub Zero
        umtong06@ccu.UManitoba.CA                            --J.Cage

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the following are moves I've seen posted, or recieved e-mail about, 
but I haven't had the time to check them out yet.

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this is what I've seen posted in reference to Raiden's fatality.

From: funky@nevada.edu (MATTHEW KAPHAN)
     a fire ball with block and high punch.

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this is what I've been told  in reference to Sub-Zero's fatality.

From: Robert DeLoura <DELOURA@NOAAPMEL.GOV>

      | \  -0  0  + High Punch
      0  0    /

      Start at crouch, go through forward crouch and forward, to forward flip.
      High Punch gets pressed somewhere along the way, I press it either when
      I'm pressing Forward or Forward Flip.  Forward sounds more likely.

      That's the information I went on, and it worked for me.  Ripped the 
      opponent's head clean off. I got it the first time I tried it -- but then
      couldn't do it the next several times.  Do it at about the same speed as
      his Ice attack. It may even be the same move, with human error thrown in.
 
      I'm more successful with it when the opponent is on my right side.

      (Right side of the screen, relative to me.)

From: funky@nevada.edu (MATTHEW KAPHAN)
      Just like a dragon upper cut punch from street fighter, but use
      high punch as the button.

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this is what I've seen posted in reference to Scorpion's fatality.

From: rhett@max.u.washington.edu
      Hold down BLOCK. Double tap joystick in the 
      FORWARD FLIP direction....there is one other
      important detail that I'll leave for you to
      figure out...heh heh

From: rettigca@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
      get as close as possible to your opponent and press low punch to "set"
      yourself as soon as you do this then tap up on the stick and press high
      punch at the same time. Do not hit your opponent with the low punch.

      I have seen this one work, the other method someone said was to hold low
      punch and tap down but I have yet to see this one work.....

From: funky@nevada.edu (MATTHEW KAPHAN)
      You need to be a little distant from the dead guy, but hold down
      block and push up twice.  Easiest one to do.

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Once I've checked these out and can get them consistantly I'll post the
correct methods.
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