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{{About|the [[Hummer Team]]'s Mortal Kombat 3|the [[Super Game (company)|Super Game]] version|Mortal Kombat 3 (Super Game)}}
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{{Infobox game
 
|name = Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4
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|name = Mortal Kombat 3
|image = Image:Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 Title.png
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|image = File:Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 Title.png
 
|caption = Title screen of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4,
|imagewidth = 250
 
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one of the versions of this game.
|caption = Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4's title screen
 
|publisher = [[NT]]
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|publisher = [[Ka Sheng]] and [[ABAB Soft]]
 
|developer = [[Hummer Team]]
 
|developer = [[Hummer Team]]
|console = Famicom
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|console = Famicom
|date = Unknown, possibly 1997-1998
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|date = 1996
|engine = [[Street Fighter II Engine|SFII engine]]
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|engine = [[Street Fighter II Engine]]
|sound = Hummer V3
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|sound = [[Hummer Sound Engine]]
|alt = Ture MK3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 4
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|alt = ''Mortal Kombat 4''<br>''Ture MK3''<br>''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''<br>''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4''<br>
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}}
|ID = NT-873
 
}}'''''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 '''''is a pirated fighting game developed by [[Hummer Team]] and published by [[NT]]. The game is based off of Mortal Kombat 3 and (possibly) was their last game under NT.
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'''''Mortal Kombat 3''''', better known by its mapper hack, '''''Mortal Kombat 4''''', is a pirated fighting game that was developed by [[Hummer Team]] and published by [[Ka Sheng]], with MK4 later re-released by [[ABAB Soft]] on a [[Multicarts|multicart]]. The game is based on [[Wikipedia:Mortal Kombat 3|''Mortal Kombat 3'']].
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==Overview==
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== Overview ==
Out of the 18 characters, only 7 of them return. They are Liu Kang, Sub Zero, Kano, Sub Zero, Nightwolf, Stryker and Shao Kahn (who is called Shang Tsung in this game). Like many of Hummer's games, this has a huge amount of repeats. All of the characters can pull off their special moves with these commands:
 
 
[[File:Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay.png|thumb|left|''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gameplay.]]
 
The game only contains 7 different characters. They are Stryker, Liu Kang, Nightwolf, Kano, Sub-Zero, Shao Kahn, and Sonya. Like many of Hummer's other games, its hacks have a large amount of repeats, all of which have to be fought in the single player mode. All of the characters can pull off their special moves with these commands:
 
*D, DF, F, a
 
*D, DF, F, a
 
*D, DF, F, b
 
*D, DF, F, b
 
*D, D, a
 
*D, D, a
 
*a+b (Shao Kahn and Nightwolf only)
 
*a+b (Shao Kahn and Nightwolf only)
[[File:Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay.png|thumb|left|192px|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4]]
 
Unlike MKII Special, nothing was reused from the Mortal Kombat games (except maybe the blood) but one of the tracks is an edited version of the select music from [[Garou Densetsu Special]] and another sounds similar to a track in [[Harry's Legend]]. Some have cited the title screen music sounds similar to the Superman theme.
 
==Hacks==
 
*'''True MK3/Ture MK3''' - (NT-846) Most likely the original. Only repeats the roster once and that's it. Undumped, was discovered in one of the issues of the Great Dragon magazine.
 
*'''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''' (NT-6096) - (NT-846) Title screen changed to match MK3's and there are more repeats in this version. (48 people). Removes the options screen.
 
*'''Mortal Kombat 4''' - (NT-326) Since this is smaller then the other hacks (384 KB for the others, 256 KB for this), Sub-Zero's and Nightwolf's sprites are removed. Sub-Zero is gone in the game (can be accessed by the hex-editor although it's just Liu Kang with Sub-Zero's name and palette) while Nightwolf is just a recolored Shao Kahn. Also Shao Kahn's projectile is all glitched. Was seen on one of ABAB Soft's mutlicarts as well. Also doesn't have the options screen.
 
[[File:Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay.png|thumb|right|192px|Mortal Kombat 4. Here, Nightwolf is just a recolor of Shao Kahn]]
 
   
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Unlike ''[[Mortal Kombat II Special]]'', nothing was reused from Hummer Team's previous ''Mortal Kombat'' games. (except maybe the blood)
==Trivia==
 
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*In the ROM mentions Cham Cham and Mizuki after all the MK character names, suggesting this was built off Samurai Spirits 2.
 
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{{Br}}
*In MK4's ROM, there's references to [[Titenic]] and possibly an RPG. The cartridge was most likely used to test all the code.
 
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*Ture MK3 has been reviewed by the Great Dragon and mentioned that it wasn't all that great, the SFII gameplay was getting tiring.
 
==Gallery==
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== Music ==
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Only two tracks from the MK3 OST are in this port. (Player Select and The Bank) One of the tracks is the select music from ''[[Garou Densetsu Special]]'' with an added triangle channel. The title screen music is a truncated 8-bit rendition of the Superman theme, while another track uses the triangle channel from one of ''[[Jing Ke Xin Zhuan]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tracks and edits it. The theme song for The Pit 3 appears to be a rendition of Andy Asteroids from ''Earthworm Jim,'' most likely intended for Hummer team's ''Earthworm Jim 3''. It's unknown why the song doesn't appear in the ROM of ''EWJ3,'' but it may have been removed due to the stage originally utilizing Mode 7 which couldn't be recreated on the Famicom. All the other music in the game seems to be original, but the ''[[Kart Fighter]]'' ending music is also present in the ROM and not used in the game at all.
<gallery captionalign="left">
 
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NT-846.jpg|True MK3/"Ture" MK3 cart
 
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== Versions ==
NT-326.jpg|Most likely MK4's cart
 
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*'''Mortal Kombat 3''' / '''True MK3''' / '''Ture MK3''' (label) - (NT-846) Most likely the original; was discovered in one of the issues of ''[[Great Dragon]]''. This version repeats the roster only once, with 14 selectable character slots.
NT-6096.jpg|Mortal Kombat 3 cart
 
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*'''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''' (NT-6096) - (NT-846) There are more repeats in this version (now it includes 48 selectable slots). Removes the options screen. (The title screen is the same as ''Mortal Kombat 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s; "Ultimate" only appears on the label)
NT-873.jpg|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4's cart
 
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*'''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4''' - 28 selectable character slots; has a ''Mortal Kombat 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s title screen.
 
*'''Mortal Kombat 4''' - (NT-326) This is the most common version of the game and is often seen on pirate [[multicarts]]. Since this is smaller then the other versions (384 KB for the others, 256 KB for this), Sub-Zero's, Kano's and Nightwolf's sprites are removed. Sub-Zero is gone in the game (he can be accessed by the hex-editor although it's just Liu Kang with Sub-Zero's name and palette) while Nightwolf is just a recolored Shao Kahn. As well as this, Shao Kahn's moves are also glitched. Only 3 out of the 7 stages remain in the game, although the music from the removed stages remains in the ROM. It also doesn't have the options screen.
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One of the "Mortal Kombat 4" versions was also seen on one of ABAB Soft's multicarts.
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== Reception ==
 
[[File:Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay.png|thumb|right|150px|''Mortal Kombat 4''. Here, Nightwolf is just a recolor of Shao Kahn.]]
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''Ture MK3'' was reviewed by one of the ''Great Dragon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s authors. One of the aforementioned "lamentations" about this game mentioned in the article is that the [[Street Fighter II Engine|''Street Fighter II'' Engine]] was getting ridiculously old. The bottom line says that "even [[Wu Shi Hun|''Samurai Shodown III'']] is better than the game currently reviewed."
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{{Br}}
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
 
NT-846.jpg|True MK3/"Ture" MK3 cart.
 
NT-326.jpg|MK4's cart.
 
NT-6096.jpg|''Mortal Kombat 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki> cart.
 
USMK34.jpg|''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cart.
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20150720_125802.jpg|4-in-1 cartridge featuring ''Mortal Kombat 4'' (cartridge code: YH438).
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yh438.jpg|Another YH438 cartridge.
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CB-4038.JPG|the Abab Soft re-release of the game.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== Video ==
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<gallery>
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 (MK4) (NT 1997) (NES Pirate Game)
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</gallery>
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== Trivia ==
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*In the ROM, Cham Cham and Mizuki are listed after all of the MK character names, suggesting this was built from ''[[Shin Samurai Spirits 2]]''. The font used for the character names is also taken from that game (which in turn, was reused from ''Garou Densetsu Special''.).
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*In ''Mortal Kombat 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ROM, there are references to ''Titenic''.
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== External link ==
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*[http://piratedgamescentral.blogspot.com/2010/02/velikiy-drakon-article-on-mortal-kombat_16.html Great Dragon review of "Ture MK3" version]
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[[Category:Ports]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 15 May 2022

This article is about the Hummer Team's Mortal Kombat 3. For the Super Game version, see Mortal Kombat 3 (Super Game).

Mortal Kombat 3, better known by its mapper hack, Mortal Kombat 4, is a pirated fighting game that was developed by Hummer Team and published by Ka Sheng, with MK4 later re-released by ABAB Soft on a multicart. The game is based on Mortal Kombat 3.

Overview

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4's gameplay.

The game only contains 7 different characters. They are Stryker, Liu Kang, Nightwolf, Kano, Sub-Zero, Shao Kahn, and Sonya. Like many of Hummer's other games, its hacks have a large amount of repeats, all of which have to be fought in the single player mode. All of the characters can pull off their special moves with these commands:

  • D, DF, F, a
  • D, DF, F, b
  • D, D, a
  • a+b (Shao Kahn and Nightwolf only)

Unlike Mortal Kombat II Special, nothing was reused from Hummer Team's previous Mortal Kombat games. (except maybe the blood)

Music

Only two tracks from the MK3 OST are in this port. (Player Select and The Bank) One of the tracks is the select music from Garou Densetsu Special with an added triangle channel. The title screen music is a truncated 8-bit rendition of the Superman theme, while another track uses the triangle channel from one of Jing Ke Xin Zhuan's tracks and edits it. The theme song for The Pit 3 appears to be a rendition of Andy Asteroids from Earthworm Jim, most likely intended for Hummer team's Earthworm Jim 3. It's unknown why the song doesn't appear in the ROM of EWJ3, but it may have been removed due to the stage originally utilizing Mode 7 which couldn't be recreated on the Famicom. All the other music in the game seems to be original, but the Kart Fighter ending music is also present in the ROM and not used in the game at all.

Versions

  • Mortal Kombat 3 / True MK3 / Ture MK3 (label) - (NT-846) Most likely the original; was discovered in one of the issues of Great Dragon. This version repeats the roster only once, with 14 selectable character slots.
  • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (NT-6096) - (NT-846) There are more repeats in this version (now it includes 48 selectable slots). Removes the options screen. (The title screen is the same as Mortal Kombat 3's; "Ultimate" only appears on the label)
  • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 4 - 28 selectable character slots; has a Mortal Kombat 4's title screen.
  • Mortal Kombat 4 - (NT-326) This is the most common version of the game and is often seen on pirate multicarts. Since this is smaller then the other versions (384 KB for the others, 256 KB for this), Sub-Zero's, Kano's and Nightwolf's sprites are removed. Sub-Zero is gone in the game (he can be accessed by the hex-editor although it's just Liu Kang with Sub-Zero's name and palette) while Nightwolf is just a recolored Shao Kahn. As well as this, Shao Kahn's moves are also glitched. Only 3 out of the 7 stages remain in the game, although the music from the removed stages remains in the ROM. It also doesn't have the options screen.

One of the "Mortal Kombat 4" versions was also seen on one of ABAB Soft's multicarts.

Reception

Mortal Kombat 4 Gameplay

Mortal Kombat 4. Here, Nightwolf is just a recolor of Shao Kahn.

Ture MK3 was reviewed by one of the Great Dragon's authors. One of the aforementioned "lamentations" about this game mentioned in the article is that the Street Fighter II Engine was getting ridiculously old. The bottom line says that "even Samurai Shodown III is better than the game currently reviewed."

Gallery

Video

Trivia

  • In the ROM, Cham Cham and Mizuki are listed after all of the MK character names, suggesting this was built from Shin Samurai Spirits 2. The font used for the character names is also taken from that game (which in turn, was reused from Garou Densetsu Special.).
  • In Mortal Kombat 4's ROM, there are references to Titenic.

External link