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Mortal Kombat 3

Description

The third game in the popular fighting series. This version has 14 selectable characters and one hidden character, Smoke.

Mortal Kombat 3 was produced by Midway Games in 1995.

Midway Games released 53 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Midway Games was based in United States.

Other machines made by Midway Games during the time period Mortal Kombat 3 was produced include: Cruis'n USA, Revolution X - Aerosmith, Killer Instinct, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Mortal Kombat II, 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, WWF Wrestle Mania, NBA Maximum Hangtime, and NBA Hangtime

Specs

Name	Mortal Kombat 3
Developer	Midway Games (United States)
Year	1995
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8754
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Fighting
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA+
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Competitive
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 6 - High Punch\|High Kick\|Block\|Low Kick\|Low Punch\|Run
Sound	Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) - Amplified Mono
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Instructions	Mortal Kombat 3 Instructions Image
Control Panel	Mortal Kombat 3 Control Panel Image
Side Art	Mortal Kombat 3 Side Art Image
PCB	Mortal Kombat 3 PCB Image

Video Clips

Mortal Kombat 3 - Fatalities

Game Introduction

The Competition in Mortal Kombat II was a complete setup by Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung. When the Battle ended between Shao Kahn and Lui Kang, Kahn's great scheme was hatched. Shao Kahn's deceased wife was caused to be reborn of the human world by Shang Tsung 10 millenia ago so that Kahn would be allowed to claim the earth as his own. Shang Tsung has been granted more power from Kahn for hatching this conspiracy, yet Tsung remains instrumental. Stealing all human souls for himself, Kahn has found that the God Of Thunder (And Rock N' Roll), Raiden, cannot fight in the Earth realm as it has become a part of the Outworld itself. Kahn finds himself delighted. However, Raiden has been able to protect several souls from Kahn's clutches. Sonya and Jax have not only a common mission to destory Kahn's rule, but to detain their No. 1 criminal Kano, as he has beg Kahn to spare him in exchange for training the outworld warriors to use Earth Weapons. Kahn has placed a new Shokan dragon, Sheeva, as the bodyguard for Sindel. But Sheeva has discovered that Kahn has placed a race of Centaur warriors to exterminate the remaining humans. On The Outworld, The Centaurs are the natural enemy of the Shokan dragons and she questions Kahn's ambition. Lui Kang and Kung Lao have only a common goal to destroy Kahn Forever. And Sub-Zero II, has now been declared a marked man by his own clan as they have been changed to soulless cyborgs. Two of them, the loyal Cyrax and Sektor have been sent to kill Sub-Zero, who has shed his mask, believes his best friend is dead, and plans to soak up his anger for Kahn. Sub-Zero may soon learn he does have an ally he believes is dead. Any Guesses? There are other fighters whose lifestyles are ordinary, Like riot cop Stryker, and unknown, like Nightwolf and Kabal. They have no choice but to overthrow Kahn's rule. And others such as Johnny Cage have died in their fight. Kahn may be more then they can handle. You will Fight as either an Earth or Outworld Warrior. Also, each character has its own unique ending and his or her own special moves, combos, and of course, fatalites. This sequel also has the addition of 'Animalities' which allows your kombatant to transform into an animal and perform a fatality.

Mortal Kombat 3 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.27 (7 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.80

Overall Like	3.67
Fun (Social)	4.00
Fun (Solo)	3.67
Collector Desire	4.00

Technical Rating: 3.14

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.71
Originality	2.50
Sound/Music	3.33

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

Smoke can be unlocked by entering a code. Smoke is then accessible until the operator resets the game.

Images

Trivia

Many players claimed to have seen Sub-Zero morph into a polar bear in Mortal Kombat II. This may or may not have been the start of the animality concept.

In the bookkeeping screens for Mortal Kombat II, a line reads "Kano transformations". One can only wonder what significance this holds, but it apparently it does in Mortal Kombat 3. Sometimes, when Nightwolf's friendship is performed, he says, "I have never seen a Kano transformation" when he morphs into Raiden.

Cabinet Information

Side art features Sindel and Shao Kahn.

Conversion

A ROM upgrade was released which converts the game to Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Mortal Kombat 3 Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 172 known instances of this machine owned by Mortal Kombat 3 collectors who are active members. Of these, 70 of them are original dedicated machines. 25 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 74 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 9 active VAPS members with a Mortal Kombat 3 machines for sale. There are 4 active VAPS members with a Mortal Kombat 3 circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Popular - There are 11 active VAPS members currently looking for Mortal Kombat 3. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Mortal Kombat 3 circuit board set.

This game ranks a 26 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 20 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Technical

SOUND: ADSP2150

The game uses Midway's Wolf Unit hardware.

Legacy

Manuals

Mortal Kombat 3 Operations Manual - Mortal Kombat 3 Manual — **Mortal Kombat 3 Operations Manual**
(36 pages, 13.7 MB File)

Mortal Kombat 3 Kit Manual - Mortal Kombat 3 Manual — **Mortal Kombat 3 Kit Manual**
(40 pages, 2.8 MB File)

Mortal Kombat 3 Complete Kit Instructions - 16-10040 - Mortal Kombat 3 Manual — **Mortal Kombat 3 Complete Kit Instructions - 16-10040**
(1 page, 87 kB File)

Mortal Kombat 3 Kit - 16-44039-101 - Mortal Kombat 3 Manual — **Mortal Kombat 3 Kit - 16-44039-101**
(42 pages, 921 kB File)

Mortal Kombat 3 Operation Manual - 16-40039-101 - Mortal Kombat 3 Manual — **Mortal Kombat 3 Operation Manual - 16-40039-101**
(42 pages, 749 kB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Dedicated (ae19723c4e96819771d096a6914e7333)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Mortal Kombat 3 is playable at 2 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
Bartari	101 Adams Ave, Scranton	Pennsylvania	United States	Bar	0
Level One Bar + Arcade	130 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus	Ohio	United States	Unknown	0

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