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The following is the full text from the game Mortal Kombat (Midway).
This text was ripped by Jim Leonard (jleo...@falcon.depaul.edu) from a beta 
version of the Super Nintendo cartridge.
 
I am trying desperatly to grab the sound, and possibly some of the pictures as 
well.  If anyone has *any* information at all as to how a SNES cart stores 
pictures or digitized sounds, *please* email me! They seem to be compressed, 
but I can't tell...12 bit?  16-bit?  (I'll write any necessary conversion 
utilities, but I need the algorithms first)
 
Thanks to gar...@indirect.com for the original raw data.
 
Game Internals
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Game Options
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OPTIONS
GAME MODE
MUSIC
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
BUTTON CONFIGURATION
HANDICAP
NORMAL
HAND-TO-HAND
VERY EASY
EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
VERY HARD
WEAPONS ALLOWED
WEAPONS DISABLED IN VS. MODE ONLY
BACKGROUND MUSIC TOGGLE
SKILL LEVEL OF COMPUTER OPPONENT
DECREASES AND INCREASES DAMAGE TAKEN
PLAYER 1
PLAYER 2
`grxr
`BUTTON
CONFIGURATION
BLOCK
HIGH KICK
LOW KICK
HIGH PUNCH
LOW PUNCH 
 
Test might
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TEST YOUR MIGHT
WOOD  
STONE 
STEEL 
RUBY  
DIAMOND
EXCELLENT
 
Character descriptions:
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A 2,000 YEAR OLD HALF HUMAN DRAGON
GORO REMAINS UNDEFEATED FOR THE PAST
YEARS. HE WON THE TITLE OF GRAND
CHAMPION BY DEFEATING KUNG LAO, A
SHAOLIN FIGHTING MONK. IT WAS DURING
THIS PERIOD THAT THE TOURNAMENT FELL
INTO SHANG TSUNG'S HANDS AND WAS
CORRUPTED.
 
GORO LIVES...
 
A MARTIAL ARTS SUPERSTAR TRAINED BY
MASTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. CAGE
USES HIS TALENTS ON THE BIG SCREEN
HE IS THE CURRENT BOX-OFFICE CHAMP
AND STAR OF SUCH MOVIES AS DRAGON FIST
AND DRAGON FIST II AS WELL AS
THE AWARD WINNING SUDDEN VIOLENCE.
 
A MERCENARY, THUG, EXTORTIONIST,
THIEF - KANO LIVES A LIFE OF CRIME
AND INJUSTICE. HE IS A DEVOTED MEMBER
OF THE BLACK DRAGON, A DANGEROUS
GROUP OF CUT-THROAT MADMEN FEARED
AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT ALL OF
CRIME'S INNER CIRCLES.
 
THE NAME RAYDEN IS ACTUALLY THAT OF
A MYSTICAL WARRIOR WHO LIVES AMONG
THE THUNDER CLOUDS.  IT IS RUMORED
HE RECEIVED A PERSONAL INVITATION
FROM SHANG TSUNG HIMSELF AND TOOK
THE FORM OF A HUMAN TO COMPETE IN
THE TOURNAMENT.
 
ONCE A MEMBER OF THE SUPER SECRET
WHITE LOTUS SOCIETY, LIU KANG LEFT
THE ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO
REPRESENT SHAOLIN TEMPLES IN THE
TOURNAMENT. KANG IS STRONG IN HIS
BELIEFS AND DESPISES SHANG TSUNG.
 
LIKE SUB-ZERO, SCORPION'S TRUE
NAME AND ORIGIN ARE NOT KNOWN.
HE HAS SHOWN FROM TIME TO TIME
DISTRUST AND HATRED TOWARDS
SUB-ZERO. BETWEEN NINJAS, THIS
IS USUALLY A SIGN OF OPPOSING CLANS.
THE ACTUAL NAME OR IDENTITY OF
 
THIS WARRIOR IS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER,
BASED ON THE MARKINGS OF HIS
UNIFORM, IT IS BELIEVED HE BELONGS
TO THE LIN KUEI, A LEGENDARY
CLAN OF CHINESE NINJA.
 
SONYA IS A MEMBER OF A TOP U.S.
SPECIAL FORCES UNIT. HER TEAM WAS
HOT ON THE TRAIL OF KANO'S BLACK
DRAGON ORGANIZATION. THEY
FOLLOWED THEM TO AN UNCHARTED
ISLAND WHERE THEY WERE AMBUSHED
BY SHANG TSUNG'S PERSONAL ARMY.
 
Character endings:
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THROUGH THE BATTLES AND LIFE OR
DEATH SITUATIONS FACED DURING THE
TOURNAMENT JOHNNY CAGE LEARNS
THE TRUE IMPORTANCE OF HIS FIGHTING
SKILLS.
HE ALSO REALIZES THE FULL POTENTIAL
OF THE TOURNAMENT.
HE RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD AFTER
DEFENDING HIS NEW TITLE AS GRAND
CHAMPION. CAGE GOES ON TO FILM
MORTAL KOMBAT: THE MOVIE
AND ITS MANY SUCCESSFUL
SEQUELS.
 
WITH THE DEFEAT OF GORO AND
SHANG TSUNG, KANO WILL BRING
HIS OWN BRAND OF TREACHERY
TO THE TOURNAMENT. HIS BLACK
DRAGON ORGANIZATION FORMS A
MONOPOLY OVER THE CONTEST...
THAT BRINGS SHAME AND TORMENT TO
ALL THOSE INVOLVED. THEIR REIGN
WILL END IN ANARCHY AND DEATH.
IT WILL RESULT IN THE FINAL
DISMANTLING OF THE TOURNAMENT AND
THE BATTLE OF THE SANS.
 
RAYDEN'S VICTORY COMES AS NO
SURPRISE TO HIM. HE WAS NEVER
IMPRESSED BY SHANG TSUNG'S
INFERIOR SORCERY, GORO'S BRUTE
FORCE, OR THE CHALLENGE OF
THE OTHER CONTESTANTS.
HE QUICKLY BECOMES BORED WITH
HIS MORTAL COMPETITION
AND SOON INVITES OTHER GODS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. THE
ENSUING BATTLES RAGE ON FOR
YEARS. AND THE WARS RESULT IN
OUR WORLD'S FINAL DESTRUCTION.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
 
AFTER DEFEATING MIGHTY GORO
AND PUTTING AN END TO SHANG
TSUNG'S RULE OVER THE
TOURNAMENT, KANG IS ABLE TO
RETURN THE CONTEST TO ITS
RIGHTFULL HOSTS -
THE SHAOLIN TEMPLES. KANG'S
HERIOCS WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED. HE WILL CONTINUE THE
TRADITIONS OF THE SHAOLIN TEMPLES
AND RESTORE THE TRUE PRIDE AND
RESPECT OF THIS ONCE GREAT
TOURNAMENT.
 
MARKED FOR DEATH YEARS AGO BY THE
LIN KUEI, SCORPION WAS DESTROYED
BY SUB-ZERO. HE LEFT BEHIND
A WIFE AND CHILD IN HIS FORMER
LIFE BUT WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN
AND AVENGE HIS DEATH.
EVEN WITH SCORPION'S TRIUMPH IN
THE TOURNAMENT AND NEW TITLE AS
GRAND CHAMPION, THE PRICE HE
PAID WAS HIGH. HE CAN NEVER AGAIN
KNOW HIS FAMILY AND MUST EXIST
FOREVER WITH HIS SECRET CURSE.
 
AFTER RECEIVING THE TITLE
OF GRAND CHAMPION, SUB-ZERO
DISAPPEARS BACK INTO THE
SHADOWS FROM WHICH HE CAME
HIS ONLY GOAL IN THE TOURNAMENT
WAS...
THE DESTRUCTION OF SHANG TSUNG.
HE WAS PAID A LARGE SUM OF MONEY
BY ONE OF TSUNG'S WEALTHY
ENEMIES. WITH HIS MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED SUB-ZERO WILL
COLLECT HIS FORTUNE AND RETIRE
FROM HIS DANGEROUS PROFESSION.
 
CAPTURED BY SHANG TSUNG, SONYA'S
SPECIAL FORCES UNIT WAS TAKEN
HOSTAGE - THEIR ONLY HOPE WAS THE
TOURNAMENT. SHANG TSUNG PROMISED TO
RELEASE THE ENTIRE TEAM...
ONLY IF SONYA COULD WIN THE
CONTEST. HER VICTORY NOT ONLY
RELEASED HER UNIT - BUT ALSO
PUT AN END TO THE BLACK DRAGON AND
SHANG TSUNG'S POWERFUL GRIP ON THE
TOURNAMENT.
 
Complete programming/design/conversion credits
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MORTAL KOMBAT COIN-OP DESIGN TEAM:
DESIGN AND SOFTWARE:
ED BOON
DESIGN AND GRAPHICS:
JOHN TOBIAS
MUSIC AND SOUNDS:
DAN FORDEN
BACKGROUND GRAPHICS:
JOHN VOGEL 
SNES DEVELOPMENT TEAM
DIRECTING DUDE:
JEFF PETERS
PROGRAMMING TEAM
LEAD DUDE:
GARY LINDQUIST
SWISS-ARMY DUDE:
ADAM CLAYTON
MOST EXCELLENT DUDE:
JOHN BLACKBURN
ARTISTIC DUDES:
ALAN TAYLOR
ADAM CLAYTON
ROB 'STONE' KEMP
TUNE DUDES:
MARK GANUS
H. KINGSLEY THURBER
SAM POWELL
ASSISTANT BUFFY DUDE:
JOE BUFFINGTON
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL
TECH HARDWARE DUDES:
JOE BARNES
JOHN 'GUBATRON' DRABIK
SOUND HACKER DUDES:
SUPER DAVE ROSS
STEVE AGUIRRE
MASTER KOMBAT DUDES:
LEE SMITH
MARCUS FISHER
MATT GRATE
RICH REAGAN
BRIAN MILLER
JOHN HOWA
BRYCE TRAPIER
THE KEYMASTER DUDE:
ERIC NIKOLAISEN
ACCLAIM DEVELOPMENT BY
THE GRAY TEAM
PRODUCER
ROB LEINGANG
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
STACY HENDRICKSON
ANALYSTS
TYRONE MILLER
JOE LIBERTELLA
TOM RADEMACHER
JIM 'MK' FINK
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
TONY, ALEX, AND ERIC
ED AND JOHN AT WILLIAMS
 
Cast of characters (actors)
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CAST OF CHARACTERS:
 
DANIEL PESINA (as)
JOHNNY CAGE
 
RICHARD DIVIZIO (as)
KANO
 
CARLOS PESINA (as)
RAYDEN
 
HO SUNG PAK (as)
LIU KANG
SCORPION
SUB-ZERO
 
ELIZABETH MALECKI (as)
SONYA
 
Copyright information
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MORTAL KOMBAT@ 
C) 1993 ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
MORTAL KOMBAT@
C) 1992 LICENSED FROM
MIDWAY* MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PROGRAMMED BY
SCULPTURED SOFTWARE, INC.
LICENSED BY NINTENDO
 
Complete Reptile information:
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LOOK TO LA LUNA
PERFECTION IS THE KEY
YOU CANNOT MATCH MY SPEED
TIP EHT FO MOTTOB
BLOCKING WILL GET YOU NOWHERE
POINTS IF YOU DESTROY ME
YOU MUST FIND ME TO BEAT ME
ALONE IS HOW TO FIND ME
FINISHING IS THE KEY
I AM REPTILE, FIND ME !
YOU HAVE FOUND ME
NOW PROVE YOURSELF
 
Zones
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KOMBAT ZONE:
THE COURTYARD
PALACE GATES
WARRIOR SHRINE
THE PIT
THRONE ROOM
GORO'S LAIR

-- 
Jim Leonard, Bunkie-helper
jleo...@falcon.depaul.edu
(if fails, try j...@mwc.com)
"You're all insane and trying to steal my magic bag!"