TerryMasters
Mortal
The other day a friend, xDisciplex, pointed out an auction that listed a bunch of MKII arcade eproms. One of the sets in the auction was said to be version 1.1. Sure enough, after getting them this morning and dumping them, they are infact Mortal Kombat II version 1.1.
Notice:I was originally going to post the program roms here with my legal disclaimer, but after some searching I believe that may be against the forum rules. However, the information contained in this thread may still be useful to some.
MK2 Revision 1.1 Differences*:
-Earliest known version of the game
-Free Play on by default
-Demo has changed - text is centered, title comes before fight demonstration, bios missing:
3.1: "By seizing control of the Shaolin Tournament he tried to tip the
scales of order towards chaos. Only seven warriors survived the battles
and Shang Tsung's scheme would come to a violent end at the hands of Liu
Kang." now reads, "By seizing control of the Shaolin Tournament he tried to
tip the scales of order towards chaos. But seven warriors would not allow
it."
3.1: "Shang Tsung's new plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the outworld
where they will meet certain death by Shao Kahn himself." now reads, "Shang
Tsung's plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the outworld where they will
meet death by Shao Kahn himself."
-High score missing (Longest Winning Streaks)
-Certain characters use alternate colors by default
-No ending, goes straight to Game Over.
-Several sounds missing (Sub-Zero's freeze, All of Shao Kahn)
-Kung Lao is extremely buggy, walls can "block" hat toss
-Many Fatalities missing (certain characters have none, Babalities/Friendships/Stage Fatalities missing completely)
-You cannot throw the CPU
-Fight ladder is static
-Baraka's/Kitana's Swipe plays neither an effect nor damage sound (no sound at all)
-Player 2 always has 2nd palette
-AI is even more difficult (though glitchy)
-P2 Button 6 crashes the game (not used)
-Briefly locks up/No announcement if character(s) remain unchosen
-Reptile's slide missing
-Reptile's forceball startup is slower/shows up during fatality time
-Floor doesn't raise/move during Reptile's Tongue Fatality
-Can hold block through win announcement
-Jax's Backbreaker missing/broken
-Mileena has only one special move, Sai Throw EDIT: Teleport Kick commands were changed, is F-B-LK (ScheissNussen)
-Baraka's Blade Lift Fatality lifts the camera/shakes the ground/always has male sounds
*Differences taken via MAME which may not be accurate versus original hardware
CRC: 1.1
uj12 05F70C1A
ug12 05A12BFE
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/TerryxMasters
Enjoy
The main reason I (was) posting this here was so the people who are entitled to them can help us find the differences between 1.4 and 3.1/3.2 (Final). They are currently being investigated and the differences found will be added to the list as necessary provided the forum permits me to do so.
Notice:I was originally going to post the program roms here with my legal disclaimer, but after some searching I believe that may be against the forum rules. However, the information contained in this thread may still be useful to some.
MK2 Revision 1.1 Differences*:
-Earliest known version of the game
-Free Play on by default
-Demo has changed - text is centered, title comes before fight demonstration, bios missing:
3.1: "By seizing control of the Shaolin Tournament he tried to tip the
scales of order towards chaos. Only seven warriors survived the battles
and Shang Tsung's scheme would come to a violent end at the hands of Liu
Kang." now reads, "By seizing control of the Shaolin Tournament he tried to
tip the scales of order towards chaos. But seven warriors would not allow
it."
3.1: "Shang Tsung's new plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the outworld
where they will meet certain death by Shao Kahn himself." now reads, "Shang
Tsung's plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the outworld where they will
meet death by Shao Kahn himself."
-High score missing (Longest Winning Streaks)
-Certain characters use alternate colors by default
-No ending, goes straight to Game Over.
-Several sounds missing (Sub-Zero's freeze, All of Shao Kahn)
-Kung Lao is extremely buggy, walls can "block" hat toss
-Many Fatalities missing (certain characters have none, Babalities/Friendships/Stage Fatalities missing completely)
-You cannot throw the CPU
-Fight ladder is static
-Baraka's/Kitana's Swipe plays neither an effect nor damage sound (no sound at all)
-Player 2 always has 2nd palette
-AI is even more difficult (though glitchy)
-P2 Button 6 crashes the game (not used)
-Briefly locks up/No announcement if character(s) remain unchosen
-Reptile's slide missing
-Reptile's forceball startup is slower/shows up during fatality time
-Floor doesn't raise/move during Reptile's Tongue Fatality
-Can hold block through win announcement
-Jax's Backbreaker missing/broken
-Mileena has only one special move, Sai Throw EDIT: Teleport Kick commands were changed, is F-B-LK (ScheissNussen)
-Baraka's Blade Lift Fatality lifts the camera/shakes the ground/always has male sounds
*Differences taken via MAME which may not be accurate versus original hardware
CRC: 1.1
uj12 05F70C1A
ug12 05A12BFE
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/TerryxMasters
Enjoy
The main reason I (was) posting this here was so the people who are entitled to them can help us find the differences between 1.4 and 3.1/3.2 (Final). They are currently being investigated and the differences found will be added to the list as necessary provided the forum permits me to do so.
