Genesis/Mega Drive

Mortal Kombat

Five Hundred years ago, an ancient and well respected Shaolin fighting tournament, held every 50 years, was corrupted by an evil and elderly sorcerer by the name of Shang Tsung. Shang was accompanied by Prince Goro, a warrior of the Shokan race (a four armed half-human/half-dragon). Knowing that if ten tournaments in a row were won by the Outworld champion, the Earth Realm would be conquered by evil and fall into darkness, Shang entered Goro in the tournament and had him defeat the great Kung Lao. Goro has been reigning supreme as the undefeated fighting champion for five hundred years now. As the last tournament required draws near, Raiden, Thunder God and protector of the Earth Realm, enac...

Genre: Action
Year: 1993
Developer: Midway Games, Inc.
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

39 achievements · 390 total points

Rated E for ESRB Unlock blood by inputting the blood code
1 pts
First and Flawless Win against a CPU for the first time
4 pts
Fatality Perform a Fatality against a CPU for the first time (Cheats must be disabled)
5 pts
A Tour of Shang Tsung's Tournament Grounds Fight on every standard stage
5 pts
Deadliest Uppercut Perform Johnny Cage's "Deadly Uppercut" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Blackest Heart Perform Kano's "Heart Rip" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
How Shocking Perform Rayden's "Electric Decapitation" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Stinging Like a Bee Perform Liu Kang's "Butterfly Flip" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Marshmallows Not Included Perform Scorpion's "Toasty!" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Spinal Surgery Perform Sub-Zero's "Spinal Rip" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Kiss of Death Perform Sonya Blade's "Fire Kiss" Fatality on a CPU
5 pts
Chopping Wood Break the Wood in the "Test Your Might" minigame
5 pts
Smashing Stone Break the Stone in the "Test Your Might" minigame
5 pts
Bisecting Steel Break the Steel in the "Test Your Might" minigame
5 pts
Breaking Ruby Break the Ruby in the "Test Your Might" minigame
10 pts
Destroying Diamond Break the Diamond in the "Test Your Might" minigame
10 pts
Show-king Goro What You Can Do Defeat Goro with any fighter
10 pts
Martial Arts over Sorcery Defeat Shang Tsung with any fighter
10 pts
Hollywood Home Star Finish the game with Johnny Cage on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
No Fun in a Fair Fight Finish the game with Kano on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
The Eternal God of Thunder Finish the game with Rayden on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
The Eventual God of Fire Finish the game with Liu Kang on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
Hasashi Super Dry Finish the game with Scorpion on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
Bye Shang, Hi Han Finish the game with Sub-Zero on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
OIA Survivor Finish the game with Sonya Blade on Medium or higher difficulty
10 pts
Prime Kombatant Win Shang Tsung's Tournament on Very Hard difficulty
25 pts
Avenging Kung Lao Win against Goro with a Flawless Victory in 1P
10 pts
Quan Chi Fought Better than This Win against Shang Tsung with a Flawless Victory in 1P
10 pts
Stealthy Secrets Perform two Flawless Victories and a Fatality on the Pit stage and find a powerful opponent
10 pts
The Moon's Shadow Defeat Reptile in 1P
10 pts
Zaterran Executioner Perform a Fatality on Reptile in 1P
10 pts
Kickless Kung Fu Starting from the second enemy, finish a round as either Johnny Cage or Liu Kang on Very Hard without using any kicks in 1P
5 pts
Punchless Powerhouse Starting from the second enemy, finish a round as either Scorpion or Sub-Zero on Very Hard without using any punches in 1P
5 pts
Sonya's Revenge As Sonya, win with a Flawless Victory and a Fatality against Kano
10 pts
Two Arms Work Better than Four As Johnny Cage, win with a Flawless Victory against Goro
10 pts
Sorceror vs. God As Rayden, win with a Flawless Victory against Shang Tsung
10 pts
Outstanding Warrior Win Shang Tsung's Tournament without using a continue on Medium or higher difficulty
25 pts
A Dullard's Touch Win Shang Tsung's Tournament with flag 1 enabled in the DULLARD cheat menu, resulting in one-hit defeats
25 pts
Earthrealm Conqueror Win Shang Tsung's Tournament without losing a round on Hard or higher difficulty
50 pts

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Mortal Kombat frequently asked questions

How do I play Mortal Kombat online with a friend?

Mortal Kombat (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Mortal Kombat on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Mortal Kombat in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Mortal Kombat netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Mortal Kombat have achievements?

Yes, Mortal Kombat has 39 achievements worth 390 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Mortal Kombat for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Mortal Kombat on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.