Mortal Kombat 3

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Mortal Kombat 3

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher:

Williams Entertainment (US) Acclaim Entertainment (EU),

Acclaim Entertainment

Tectoy

Developer:

Sculptured Software,

Software Creations

Developer(s) of original games: Midway

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-10-13^[1]		T-97116
EU	1995		T-81536-50
AU	1995
BR	1995		050010
BR	1996-12	R$39.9939.99	028730
EU	1996		T-81368-50

ESRB

ELSPA

Tectoy

Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game and is the sequel to Mortal Kombat II. It was initially released in arcades in 1995, though was brought to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear, DOS and Windows-based PCs, the Game Boy, Sony PlayStation and the Super Nintendo in the following years. The Sega Master System version of the game was an exclusive Brazilian release by Tectoy and is mostly identical to the Game Gear version, save the larger resolution.

Unlike Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 did not appear on the Sega Saturn (though such a release was planned), reportedly due to Bernie Stolar (in his pre-Sega days) securing a exclusivity deal for the PlayStation. The updated version, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 did see a release, however.

Story

Using the Outworld Tournament from Mortal Kombat II as a diversion, Shao Kahn's forces have invaded Earth, and it is up to Raiden's chosen warriors to stop him.

Gameplay

The game plays much like its prequels Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, although with several new additions to the gameplay. After selecting a character, players can choose a 'tower', which determines the order and number of opponents fought before reaching the final opponent, Shao Kahn. Before each fight, if two players enter a certain sequence of codes before the fight begins, a code will be activated, enabling one of several different effects, such as the disabling of certain moves, having the winner of the match skip directly to one of the final opponents, or starting a mini-game.

A combo system is also introduced in this game, with the game displaying the number of hits and damage inflicted with each one performed. All characters have their own specific combo string performed by hitting a certain sequence of buttons while close to the opponent. Characters are also now able to run towards each other with the use of a dedicated button, although use of this move is limited by a meter displayed under the character's health bar.

Characters get two fatalities, a friendship, and a babality each, with a new kind of finishing move known as an Animality introduced, where the character will transform into an animal before killing off the defeated opponent.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

MK3 Cast of Characters

Kano and Kabal: Rich Divizio
Sonya: Kerri Hoskins
Jax: John Parrish
Kung Lao: Tony Marquez
Stryker: Michael O'Brien
Sub-Zero and Shang Tsung: John Turk
Sindel: Lia Montelongo
Liu Kang: Eddie Wong
Nightwolf and Sektor: Sal DiVita
Cyrax and Smoke: Sal DiVita
Shao Kahn: Brian Glynn

Midway MK3 Design Team

Ed Boon, John Tobias, Steve Beran, Dan Forden, Tony Goskie, Dave Michicich, John Vogel

Sculptured Software Development Team

Lead Programmer: Jim Henn
Programmers: Patrick Alphonso, Mike Crandall, Paul Blagay
Art Manager: Gary Penacho
Sound and Drivers: Chris Braymen, Roy Wilkins
Artists: Neil Melville, Jeff Knight, Mary Scriven, Mike Lott, Kent Barney
Art Conversion: Jim 'Crash' Jung
Director: Jeff Peters
Development Tools: Ned Martin, Adam Clayton, Jim Henn, Rob Nelson, Mike Callahan, Patrick Alphonso
Testing Manager: Gary Rowberry
Night Shift Manager: Garon Galloway
Graveyard Shift Manager: Chandler Holbrook
Game Testers: John Howa, Scott Hanks, Chris Olsen, Ben Nielson, Greg Murphy, Ryan McBride, David Hanks, Ryan Milligan, Jason Humphrey, Tristan Bracken
Special Thanks to: John Blackburn, Todd Blackburn, Scott Perras, Altair Lane, Kevin Alphonso, Leanne Hornbuckle, Bill Trail, Chad Korb, Amy the Dither Monkey

Williams Entertainment Team

Manual Design and Production: Debbie Austin, Steve High, Shawn Murphy
Quality Control: Brian Johnson, Williams Entertainment Testing

Game Gear and Master System versions

Midway MK3 Design Team

Ed Boon, John Tobias, Steve Beran, Dan Forden, Tony Goskie, Dave Michicich, John Vogel

Mortal Kombat 3 Team

Programming: Mike Ager
Graphics: Haydn Dalton
Producing: Marc Dawson

Unbeatable Kombat Masters

Chris Brooks, Paul Essue, Craig Dobson, Simon Hundleby

Many Thanks Go To

For Game Info: John Tao
Technical Assistance: Paul Lee

Magazine articles

Main article: Mortal Kombat 3/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in EGM² (US) #15: "September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0811: "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #48: "Novembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
also published in:

Consoles + (FR) #51: "Février 1996" (1996-0x-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #25: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[4]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

96

^[5]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[6]

Cool Gamer (RU)

90

^[7]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)

100

^[9]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[11]

GamePro (UK)

88

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

94

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

92

^[15]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

93

^[3]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[16]

Player One (FR)

90

^[17]

Players (BR)

63

^[18]

Random Access (UK)

90

^[19]

Secret Service (PL)

95

^[20]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

95

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

96

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

93

^[24]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

86

^[25]

Sega Megazone (AU)

92

^[26]

Super Juegos (ES)

94

^[27]

Todo Sega (ES)

95

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

97

^[29]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[30]

	88
Based on 28 reviews

Mortal Kombat 3

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System version

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Mortal Kombat 3

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	dd638af6
MD5	4cca5c00ad312409791123258967d216
SHA-1	55cdcba77f7fcd9994e748524d40c98089344160

4MB

1995-07

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	af6de3e8
MD5	37bc95d82b0c4550e4c28cd3c7a6190b
SHA-1	7f555d647972fee4e86b66e840848e91082f9c2d

4MB

1995-08

Cartridge (EU)

References

↑ File:MK3 US PrintAdvert.jpg
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 129
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 137
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 94
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 132
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 336
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 96
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 61
↑ Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 52
↑ Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 187
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 68
↑ Players, "Nov 95" (BR; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Random Access (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Secret Service, "Grudzień 1995" (PL; 1995-12-xx), page 24
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 92
↑ Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 32
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-05), page 36
↑ Sega Pro, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-05-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 81
↑ Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 120
↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 81

Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
	Mortal Kombat (1993) \| Mortal Kombat II (No results?) \| Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) \| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
	Mortal Kombat (1993) \| Mortal Kombat II (1994) \| Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
	Mortal Kombat (1994)
	Mortal Kombat II (No results?)
	Mortal Kombat II (No results?) \| Mortal Kombat 3 (unreleased) \| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996) \| Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)
	Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Unlicensed Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Mortal Kombat 5 (1999)

[:File:MK3_US_PrintAdvert.jpg_p-1] File:MK3 US PrintAdvert.jpg

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_051.pdf_p129-2] Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 129

[:File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p86-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 137

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_4.pdf_p18-5] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_048.pdf_p94-6] Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 94

[7] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 132

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 336

[9] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 96

[:File:GameFan_US_0310.pdf_p17-10] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:GamePro_US_076.pdf_p78-11] GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:GamePro_UK_03.pdf_p61-12] GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 61

[:File:GameInformer_US_030.pdf_p10-13] Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_049.pdf_p70-14] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Joypad_FR_047.pdf_p52-15] Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 52

[:File:NextGeneration_US_11.pdf_p187-16] Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 187

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p68-17] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 68

[:File:Players_BR_01.pdf_p38-18] Players, "Nov 95" (BR; 1995-xx-xx), page 38

[randomaccess1995-10-30-19] Random Access (UK) (+0:00)

[20] Secret Service, "Grudzień 1995" (PL; 1995-12-xx), page 24

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_22.pdf_p92-21] Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 92

[:File:SegaPower_UK_72.pdf_p32-22] Sega Power, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-21), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_51.pdf_p36-23] Sega Pro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-05), page 36

[:File:SegaPro_UK_59.pdf_p22-24] Sega Pro, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-05-xx), page 22

[:File:Sega_Mega_Drive_Review_2_RU.pdf_p81-25] Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 81

[:File:Megazone_AU_56.pdf_p34-26] Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_042.pdf_p50-27] Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:TodoSega_ES_33.pdf_p38-28] Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 38

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 120

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p81-30] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 81

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Mortal Kombat 3

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear and Master System versions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References