Mortal Kombat 4


(Last updated August 12, 1998)

Strategy Guide

  • Cheat menu

    At the two-player vs. screen, enter the Kombat Kode 302 213. Then, exit the match and go to the options menu. Now highlight "Versus Screen Enabled" and hold Block + Run for ten seconds. The following cheat options will now be available. Note: Only one of the following cheat options can be used at a time.

    -From: MikeMK4@aol.com and krbunny@roadrunner.com

  • Play as Meat

    Enter "Group Mode" and beat the game with all sixteen characters. Then, after this has been accomplished, select any character and begin a match. Now your character will play as Meat with all the moves of the character that was selected.

  • Play as Goro

    Beat the game with Shinnok. Then, select the Invisible icon at the bottom of the select screen. Now move Up(3), and Left once to highlight Shinnok's icon, then press Run + Block.

  • Play as Noob Saibot

    Beat the game with Reiko. Then, go to versus mode and enter the Kombat code 012 012. Exit the match and go to the character selection screen. Select the Invisible icon at the bottom of the select screen. Now move Up(2), and Left once to highlight Reiko's icon, then press Run + Block.

  • New weapon

    Beat the game with Kai. Then, start a new game with Kai and his weapon will be Raiden's lighting staff.

  • View biographies

    Enter "Kombat Theatre" mode, highlight the desired character, and press Block.

  • Alternate costumes

    Go to the character selection screen and highlight a character. Then, hold Block and press any button to rotate their picture. You must rotate a character’s picture twice to enable their second costume, except for Sonya and Tanya. Their pictures must be rotated three times. Rotate any other character’s picture three times to enable their third costume.

  • Alternate weapons

    Go to the character selection screen, highlight a character, and change their costume twice (Block + any button 3 times). Now that character will have their alternative weapon.

  • Kombat Kodes

    Enter the following codes at the two-player vs. screen (when you see the character drawings facing each other). You will see two three-digit number displays at the bottom. The first three correspond to controller one, the second to controller two. The numbers stands for the number of times you have to press Low Punch, the second for Block, and the third for Low Kick.

    KodeWhat It Does
    001 001Unlimited Run
    002 002Weapon Kombat
    010 010Disable Maximum Damage
    012 012Noob Saibot
    020 020Red Rain
    050 050Explosive Kombat
    100 100Throwing Disabled
    110 110Maximum Damage and Throwing Disabled
    111 111Free Weapon
    123 123No Power
    222 222Random Weapons
    321 321Big Head Mode
    333 333Randper Kombat
    444 444Armed and Dangerous
    555 555Many Weapons
    666 666Silent Kombat

    Stage Select Kodes:

    KodeWhat It Does
    011 011Goro's Dungeon
    022 022Scorpion's Stage
    033 033Elder God Stage
    044 044Tomb Stage
    055 055Rain Stage
    066 066Reptiles Stage
    101 101Temple
    202 202Living Forest
    303 303Prison Stage
    313 313Snow Stage


    Game Shark Codes

    Joker CommandD010DA38 ????
    Reverse Joker CommandD00A810C ????
    Unlock Ending Movie Codes
    Kai300D985C 0001
    Raiden300D985D 0001
    Shinnok300D985E 0001
    Liu Kang300D985F 0001
    Reptile300D9860 0001
    Scorpion300D9861 0001
    Jax300D9862 0001
    Reiko300D9863 0001
    Johnny Cage300D9864 0001
    Jarek300D9865 0001
    Tanya300D9866 0001
    Fujin300D9867 0001
    Sub-Zero300D9868 0001
    Quan Chi300D9869 0001
    Sonya300D986A 0001
    Player 1 Codes
    Infinite Health800AABA8 0000
    800AABAA 0001
    Character Modifier800AAC18 00??
    Move Modifier800BFD6C 00??
    Infinite Run800AABBA 0001
    Play as Meat800AAC3C 0001
    Costume Modifier800A81FC 000?
    Control Modifier800AAC14 000?
    Win Modifier800AABB0 ????
    Player 2 Codes
    Infinite Health800AABAC 0000
    800AABAE 0001
    Character Modifier800AAC24 00??
    Move Modifier800BFE54 00??
    Infinite Run800AABBE 0001
    Infinite Battle Time800AA9A0 0064
    Play as Meat800AAC40 0001
    Costume Modifier800A8200 000?
    Control Modifier800AAC20 000?
    Misc Codes
    Background Modifier800AABC4 000?
    Kombat Code Modifier800AAB74 0001
    800AABC8 ????
    Infinite Character Select Time800BFA6C 0013
    Infinite Fatality TimeD00BFA98 0015
    800BFA98 00EB
    Magnetic Throw800AABE6 0000
    Always Fight Shinnok (Last Match)800AA990 0007
    Enable Restart Match Option In 1 Player Arcade800D8878 0002
    Have 99 Continues800D88AC 0063
    Infinite Rounds To Win800D88A0 0000
    1 Round To Win800D88A0 0001
    Enable Endings800D81D0 0001
    Disable Endings800D81D0 0000
    Enable Fatalities 1800D81D4 0001
    Disable Fatalities 1800D81D4 0000
    Enable Fatalities 2800D81D8 0001
    Disable Fatalities 2800D81D8 0000
    Enable Level Fatalities800D81DC 0001
    Disable Level Fatalities800D81DC 0000
    Enable Big Head Mode800D81CA 0100
    Disable Big Head Mode800D81CA 0000
    Fight Thru Walls800AAB5E 0101
    800AAB5C 0101
    Fatality Select Part 1 [Note 1]D00A810C 0030
    800D81D4 0001
    D00A810C 0030
    800D81D8 0000
    D00A810C 0030
    800D81DC 0000
    D00A810C 0060
    800D81D4 0000
    D00A810C 0060
    800D81D8 0001
    Fatality Select Part 2 [Note 1]D00A810C 0060
    800D81DC 0000
    D00A810C 0021
    800D81D4 0000
    D00A810C 0021
    800D81D8 0000
    D00A810C 0021
    800D81DC 0001
    Endings Part 1800C9884 6E49
    800C9886 6574
    800C9888 4172
    800C988A 7463
    800C988C 2073
    800C98C0 4854
    800C98C2 2045
    800C98C4 5347
    800C98C6 4343
    800C98C8 2043
    Endings Part 2800C98CA 2020
    800C98CC 0020
    800C98A0 4854
    800C98A2 4E55
    800C98A4 4544
    800C98A6 3252
    800C98A8 2020
    800C98AA 2020
    Increase Loading Time [Note 2]D010DA38 0011
    800BFB5C 0FFF
    Decrease Loading Time [Note 3]D010DA38 0041
    800BFB5C 0000
    Quantity Digits to Accompany Background Modifier Code
    0 - Goro's Lair
    1 - Well
    2 - Elder
    3 - Tomb
    4 - Wind
    5 - Snake
    6 - Shaolin
    7 - Forest
    8 - Prison
    9 - Ice Pit
    A - SKULL
    Quantity Digits to Accompany Character & Move Modifier Codes
    00 - Scorpion
    01 - Raiden
    02 - Sonya
    03 - Liu Kang
    04 - Sub-Zero
    05 - Fujin
    06 - Shinnok
    07 - Reiko
    08 - Quan Chi
    09 - Tanya
    0A - Reptile
    0B - Kai
    0C - Jarek
    0D - Jax
    0E - Johnny Cage
    0F - Goro
    11 - Noob Saibot
    Quantity Digits to Accompany Kombat Code Modifier Code
    0000 - Nothing
    0001 - Throwing Disabled
    0002 - Free Weapon (Projectiles)
    0003 - Free Weapon (Non-Projectiles)
    0004 - Armed & Dangerous
    0008 - Silent Kombat
    0010 - Explosive Kombat
    0020 - Random Weapons
    0040 - No Power??
    0080 - Many Weapons
    0100 - Random Person Kombat
    0400 - Weapon Kombat
    0800 - Noob Saibot Mode
    1000 - Red Rain
    2000 - Maximum Damage Disabled
    4000 - Unlimited Run
    Quantity Digits to Accompany Costume Modifier Codes
    0 - Normal
    1 - First
    2 - Second
    3 - Third
    Quantity Digits to Accompany P1 & P2 Control Modifier Code
    0 - CPU
    1 - Player

    Note 1: During a fight, press Square + R1 to enable Fatalities 1. Press Triangle + R1 to Fatalities 2. Press Up + R1 to enable Stage Fatalities. Then to do any of the fatalities, hold Down and press High Punch.

    Note 2: Hold Up + Select to increase the loading time by 1 minute and 10 seconds. You can use this code to increase your time to enter Kombat Kodes.

    Note 3: Hold Down + Select to decrease the loading time.