Fight as Human Smoke
Highlight the Smoke. Hold [Away] + [HP] +
[HK] + [Block] + [Run] until the match starts.
Random character select
Highlight Rain and press [Up] + [Start].
For player two, highlight Noon Saibot and press [Up] + [Start]
on controller two.
Cheat menus
Enter one of the following series of controller actions
at the start/options screen to display the corresponding cheat
menu.
Kool Stuff
Press [Right], [Up], [B]x2, [A], [Down],
[Up], [B], [Down], [Up], [B].
Kooler Stuff
Press [Up], [B], [A], [Left], [Down],
[Y].
Scott's Stuff
Press [B], [A], [Down]x2, [Left], [A],
[X], [B], [A], [B], [Y].
In-game restart
Quickly tap [Start] on controller two, then hold
[Start] on controller one in a one player game. Select the
"Mortal Kombat" option to start a new game.
Kombat Kodes
Select a two player game and enter the Vs. screen.
Press [Y], [B], and [A] on controller one to select
the first three characters of the Kode, and those same buttons
on controller two for the last three characters. Enter a valid
Kode before the Vs. screen fades. Pressing a button will cycle
the specific character to which it is assigned:
| Character | Abbreviation | Presses |
| Dragon | D | 0 |
| MK Logo | M | 1 |
| Ying-Yang | Y | 2 |
| Three | 3 | 3 |
| Question Mark | ? | 4 |
| Lightning Bolt | L | 5 |
| Goro | G | 6 |
| Raiden | R | 7 |
| Shao Kahn | K | 8 |
| Skull | S | 9 |
| Kombat Kode | Effect |
| 000-033 or 033-000 | Player 1/2 half energy |
| 000-707 or 707-000 | Player 1/2 quarter energy |
| 445-any or any-445 | Timer disabled |
| 012-345 | One button brutalities (press HP) |
| 955-955 | Extended fatality time |
| 944-944 | One button fatalities |
| 788-322 | Fast uppercut recovery |
| 044-440 | No power - one hit kills! |
| 300-300 | No music |
| 012-012 | Health recovery. |
| 100-100 | Throwing disabled |
| 010-010 | Throwing encouraged |
| 020-020 | Blocking disabled |
| 205-205 | Winner fights Smoke |
| 769-342 | Winner fights Noob |
| 969-141 | Winner fights Shao Kahn |
| 033-564 | Winner fights Motaro |
| 444-444 or 460-460 | Randper Kombat |
| 820-028 | Fight at Pit III |
| 343-343 | Fight on The Roof |
| 282-282 | No Fear message |
| 987-666 | Flipper message |
| 123-926 | "..No knowledge without power" |
| 221-557 | Uppercut changes stage every time |
| 191-191 | Hyper speed |
| 120-120 | Credit screen before fight |
| 989-898 | 8-man tournament with random characters |
| 999-995 | In-close combos disabled |
| 091-293 | Sweeping disabled |
| 432-234 | Minimal damage |
| 449-449 | Invisible fighters |
| 987-123 | No powerbars |
| 688-422 | Dark fighting |
| 985-125 | Psycho kombat |
| 642-468 | Play hidden game |
| 666-444 | Fight at Scorpion's Lair |
| 330-033 | Fight at Jade's Desert |
| 466-466 | Unlimited running |
| 002-003 | Fight at The River |
| 004-700 | Fight at Kahn's Kave |