Mortal Kombat (DOS): Attract Mode

This was by far the best port of the arcade MK back in the day. This is the attract mode. MK1 demonstrates what PC ports were capable of in 1993.

To access the dipswitch menu, press F10 at the menu screen, then hold shift and type D I P (no spaces).

I wish I could show you the alternate soundtrack, but Dosbox won't record Roland for some reason (only Soundblaster).

Update: I've now seen that the CD-ROM version of this game actually had arcade perfect sound. THAT would be the ultimate port of the arcade version (before emulation)!

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• mortal
• kombat
• mk
• pc
• dos
• intro
• attract
• mode
• mk1
• demo

[sgtkar98]

Tried pressing F10.No use.Tryied going on the SETUP,tiped DIP with shift,press F10 and the other.Nothing...

[XSC3]

@sgtkar98 It may matter whether you have the CAP LOCK and Numlock keys engaged when typing the stuff. Also, hopefully you're using the latest Dosbox (unless you're using an old 386/486 running native DOS) and a QWERTY keyboard...

[modewr]

How come the grand prize at the intro is : Your continued existence when Liu Kang wins MK1 and all of Kano, Sonya, Scorpion, Rayden, Cage are alive after the first tournament?

[XSC3]

@modewr realistically if those were the fighters in the "real" tournament then they should all be dead but one. instead we're left to imagine that there were all these other people who fought "off screen" that got killed and various story loopholes let the "fan favorites" survive. but at this point, the outcome is not predetermined. so if you win as Sub Zero and fatality Lui Kang, it's not like somehow the "canon" changes, but as far as that game is concerned, that's how it "happened" ;)

[XSC3]

@modewr it is also worth noting that this prologue (which I thought was kinda cool, fitting the spirit of the game), was not found in the arcade version or any other port but this one. I got so used to it I was actually surprised the first time I fire up the emulated version of MK1 and noticed it was "missing."

[XSC3]

Now I hear the latest MK game is going to be a "reboot." Raiden literally travels back in time to tell his past self (right before this game) to do things differently. Of course in the original game, Raiden was a bad guy... a maniac with super powers! He suddenly turns into this wise, benevolent Obi-Wan type figure from the next game onward. So continuity for the series was never really that solid. I frankly couldn't care less. I play these games for the action, less for the story.

[MN12BIRD]

LOL I remember borrowing MK for DOS off a friend and installing it. I needed to call him everytime I wanted to play it and get the code. That or type GORO like 50 times and eventually it worked!

[dedkmk]

mk1 sb16 > mk1 roland imo

[thetreblerebel]

thats a good port!! better than the Sega CD version even!

[flashn00b]

Netherrealm should totally sell this on GoG.

[zakkattakk89]

graphics are great on this port, but i love the music from the amiga version

[modewr]

@XSC3 : You probably saw the screen with Goro's portrait then....scary!

[XSC3]

@modewr the most logical answer is that none of the Mortal Kombat sequels existed yet and none of this later "mythology" in the storyline had been written or even thought of. If you want to fit it into the storyline, just assume "your continued existence" is like the "plural you" meaning if you don't win in the tournament, your realm will be wiped out.