The "compatability patch" for Mortal Kombat 4 for the PC has been released. This patch will fix the compatibility issues that many ATI Rage card owners are experiencing. The patch also contains a Software Only (fullscreen 640x480x16bit) mode which faster PCs can utilize. The problems with the frozen models for Quan Chi and Shinnok are fixed. Also, it improves support for Win98 and DirectX6. Thanks to everyone that e-mailed us, there are too many to list here.

Wednesday, August 12th at 8:00PM (CST), Ed Boon, Dave Michicich and possibly other MK4 Developers will be on NewNet irc servers (irc.dragondata.com) on channel #mk4. The MK4 Playstation Cheat Code will be revealed at this session. You can also pose questions and talk about Mortal Kombat in general

I guess we won't have to wait for Wednesday to get the Playstation code, since MK Nightmares has found this website that has posted the code. It's highly unlikely that this code was found by chance, however it's there. This information puts a damper on one of the big highlights of the IRC Chat.

Go to the 2 Player Vs. Screen.Enter the Kombat Kode: 302 213. Then quit the Game and go to the options menu.Highlight Versus Screen Enabled and Hold BLK and Run for 10 seconds.

In tonight's IRC chat, Tony Goskie stated that the next MK game out on any platform would either be the Dreamcast version of MK4, or another game called "Special Forces." Also Ed Boon hinted towards the "other game [the MK4 team] is working on," utilizing Midway's sucessor to the Zeus graphics chip, "the Zeus 2 which is 4 times as powerful.

In tonight's IRC chat, Dave Michicich announced that Eurocom Development will do a "special version" of MK4 for Sega's new console system, Dreamcast

Dave Michicich on IRC tonight has revealed the PC cheat code. Here it is.

Enter Kombat Kode 312203Quit the match and go into the Practice MenuThen PLAYER 1 should hold LK+BL over the Difficulty setting for 10 seconds.

Once you have enabled the Kombat Kode, then you don't need to use it again to access the cheat menu

If you happened to miss tonight's chat, here is a log that has been edited to include only what the developers had to say.

Gamecenter has slapped up their Review of MK4 PC. Go check it out if you haven't decided to buy the game yet

Kingdom MK has an update that explains how the Cheat Fatalities function in the PSX version. Here it is blatantly ripped from their site.

The 1-button Fatalities in the PSX version of MK4 differ from the N64 version in that you can turn all 3, Fatality 1, Fatality 2, and Level Fatality on at once! To turn all of the Fatalities on at once, first enter the cheat code, then go into the cheat menu and turn Fatality 1, Fatality 2, and Level Fatality all ON. Then begin a match, and any time during the final round, before it says "Finish Him/Her!", depending on which Fatality you'd like to see, do the following combination of button presses: Fatality 1: R1+SQUARE Fatality 2: R1+TRIANGLE Level Fatality: R1+UP Then, after doing that, when the time comes and the announcer says "Finish Him/Her!", simply press D+HP and your character will do the Fatality that you told him/her to do. Don't forget, you must make sure that all of the 3 options in the Cheat Menu have been turned ON, and also make sure that you do the above button presses in the final round. This is alot more convenient than the N64 version, where you can only have one option on at a time. In the PSX version, you can change them on the fly, and do a different Fatality every match if you'd like.

d mkf, co-creator of the Super Trainer, sent along an exclusive download of the Super Trainer v2.4 for MK4 PC. This is the trainer you've been hearing about that will allow you to play as Kitana and others in MK4 PC! This version now works on the patched version of MK4 PC. You can download the patch from our MK4 Home PC Files Section

Since Kitana is playable on the PC via the trainer, here are her moves.

Kitana Weapon: Bowie Knife (F - F - HK) Fireball: F - D - LP (can do in air) Square Wave Punch: F - B - HK Fatalities Torso Rip: F - B - D - D - HK (close) Leg Splits: U - D - D - U - HK (close) Prison Stage: D - D - B - B - HK Goro's Lair: D - F - D - F - HK

We have updated our Mini Moves List for the Home Versions of Mortal Kombat 4 to include the routines to get to the cheat menus under PSX and PC

Since we've gotten many e-mails asking how to use the Easy Fatalities cheat for the PC, here's an explanation on how to access them.
When you enable the Cheat Menu, enable only one Fatality option. (1, 2, Stage) During the Fatality Time, Hold Down and then hit High Punch anywhere on the screen

chutka, author of MK4 Hacker v0.1 e-mailed me that he has found how to access the Skull Stage in the PC version and has created this Trainer for the patched version of MK4 PC. This trainer allows you to play in a fairly incomplete version of the "Skull Stage" that didn't make it into the final version, however the stage is quite playable

chutka, author of the MK4 Hacker, has released a new version of his Trainer Program. Along with a new trainer, chutka has also created a new program that alters your exe file, so that eliminates having to mess with an external program to access these hidden features. Here are some of the new features that are in the newest version.

Select Kitana/Goro/Noob Saibot in Practice mode Select Skull Stage in Practice mode (In Arcade mode too, the Skull Stage will follow the Ice Pit, but the “Skull Stage” select option still doesn’t work in the trainer for Arcade mode.) Quick Cheat Menu access. (It is the same thing that is in the trainer too. The Cheat Menu will pop up immediately.)

Remember that these programs are neither supported by TRMK nor Midway Home Entertainment. If you require help or have questions about these programs, please e-mail the authors of these programs.