Just picked my MK A1U last night and I cant wait to do this. Thanks for the heads up. Also doing the spring upgrade and maybe the screen vinyl... Great videos.
Holy crap. That combination was BRUTAL to pull off 3 times!!! I looked it up and it seems the last combination is P2 block x 3, though no problem in doing x 4. Also, I did a different order and it still worked: - adjusted audio volume - unblocked hidden characters - did cpu test - changed difficulty - saved initials It sucks that we need to enter this menu 3 times! Argh...it was BRUTAL!
Its pretty tough. There is an alternative way (Not that you need it now lol) It was discovered after I made this video. Theres a much easier code to enter, but it won't save until you enter your initials. You also won't be in the EJB menu. However, it's the only way to change MK1's difficulty, MK1 does save the settings too! th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
Thanks alot I followed all your steps and unlocked all the characters but instead of going back into the EJB to type in my initials, I continously fought player 2 until the game asked for initials and worked just as fine. Thank you again!
I finally got in! Thank you! I changed the difficulty with the other method because I couldn't pull off the block sequence but to enable the hidden characters I knew this was to only way how so I tried and tried and after about a hundred tries and to my amazement i got in and to save it i just did the win streak until it asked for my initials
Do you guys know if this EJB menu works on versions of UMK3 for PS2 which is found within Mortal Kombat Armageddon and PC's Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection?
Thank you very much, Killer Arcade Games. The fact that I have the complete Mame 0.139u set-up on my laptop, I will try sometime this week to see if it'll work for me. Happy 2022 to you and yours.
You’re the truth!!!! It’s more about fluidity than speed guys it has to be done quick but if u do it to quick you’ll mess up the fluidity of the inputs I can get it every time now just cause I found out a rhythm Thanks man a lot
I asked a a guy on ebay that sells happ joy sticks & buttons & he said he wasn't sure if they are compatible, so that's cool to know. Also want to see how you do the lit up marquee. Thanks for the video here, very helpful.
Replacing the buttons with Happ should work fine but you'll need to get some new wiring. I don't think Happ makes a joystick that will work with the board inside the A1U. I plan to just remove all of the original A1U boards and controls and put in a PC with USB encoder boards to wire all of the new controls. I'm hoping the marquee stuff will arrive soon so I can get to installing them! I'll hopefully have a video on it in a week or two.
@@KillerArcadeGames Great! I have liked, subscribed, and....uh....belled (?) to make sure I get new notifications. You could always reply to my comment here just in case it doesn't come up in my feed! 😇
can't wait to see your mods, I just got one last sunday, I'll keep checking on you. I subbed! I been looking at getting lit MK sign or at least a MK Riser.
Thanks! I hope my marquee comes soon. I'm excited to install it and get my Killer Instinct marquee lit. I'm surprised they didn't release the MK risers now. I guess I could always just get graphics printed for it if I want it.
@@KillerArcadeGames yes I been struggling on if I wanted to buy a basic riser and get printed logo or a official mk riser , I feel the printed logo route would be more expensive. So I'll wait lol
Hello Killer Arcade Games! Was wondering if I can send you some octagonal gates, tension springs, and bat tops for a hardware mod mini review? Let me konw, thanks!
I’d love to do that, but I’ve modded all of my cabinets and removed the stock controls. If I get another one (not sure when that will be) I’d be willing to try it out. Those square gates were awful.
Nice vid man. The last button count for the EJB menu is actually 3, not 4. That is why you’re always entering the diagnostic menu. And MK4 is not able to be emulated, so you can’t play it in Mame like the rest of these games. You’d have to use the PC version.
Thanks! Someone else told me that too, I copied the code from testyourmight's forum. that would explain why I always ended up in that menu. I had planned to use the PC version of MK4 anyway, even if MK4 worked on MAME, the PC I'm using wouldn't be able to run it lol. I did consider building another cabinet and buying a real MK4 board, its just pretty expensive and tough to find a board right now. Thanks for checking out this video, I've watched your channel off and on for years now. I hope to make it out to that arcade where some of your pristine condition cabinets are! Its a solid 8 hour drive for me though.
Hahaha I do the same thing. I find myself trying to pinch to zoom in on real pictures these days. I’m 35, I grew up without technology but it doesn’t take long to get that used to it!
It looks like they mapped those run buttons as block buttons in MK1-2. The weird thing is if you hold the run button it won’t continuously block in those games. It acts as if you pressed it once.
@@lokoXmage You can try, that old way was removed from a lot of 1Up releases. They put it in so removing it was easy. But they can't remove the EJB menu since its in the original game's code.
I just got the Mortal kombat legacy edition from arcade 1up and it's not letting me save the characters like the origin version. Is there a reason why?
Modding Arcade1Up I got it on May 27th. It worked on both mk2 and umk3 for me. I entered the ejb menu every time I started the games cause I was afraid of the brick said to come from saving initials. Then one of my buddies just started the cabinet up, selected umk3 and I walked over, immediately noticed that all the characters were available and the volume was fine. I exited went to mk2 and the settings were as I changed them without having to access ejb. I never saved my initials and it’s been working great. I don’t change anything in mk1, unless there is a volume fix. I couldn’t find it
This is very interesting. I tested mine before making the video to make sure it didn't save. Maybe they were trying to stop these from bricking! Or you just have a really special cabinet lol.
There is a slight problem when turning on freeplay, when going to your character select screen, everything will be jumbled and look weird. It doesn’t affect the game but it makes it annoying to pick a character. If you do decide to do this, you can fix it by turning freeplay off.
Does the arcade1up Mortal Kombat joystick itself have the square or octagonal gate? Been debating on getting an arcade1up cabinet, emulation is spray a turn off, but these are pretty neat. Do you honestly think the Mortal Kombat one is worth it, and the closest way to play and experience the original Mortal Kombat arcades back in the day?
They come with square gates stock. Its not very difficult to replace them with octagonal gates. I HATED the SF2 cabinet's controls. The sticks were awful. I only bought it to mod it so it wasn't a big deal. Mortal Kombat's stock controls were better. The joystick is the weakest point. Its very loose feeling but I was still able to pull off moves. I ultimately modded that cabinet into a MAME cabinet and replaced the controls with Happ sticks/buttons. Its so much better that way. If you're okay with the controls not feeling exactly like the original arcade and the fact that the emulation looks more pixelated than MAME, you'll enjoy this cabinet. If that’s a deal breaker, you could mod the cabinet but that increases your cost and effort quite a bit.
@@KillerArcadeGames hmm interesting... Questions... 1 so where is the best place and brand to purchase octagonal Gates and BAT TOP joysticks? 2. will this mod also work on HORI arcade fighting sticks? 3. Did Mortal Kombat originally come stock with the square gate back in the 90s arcades?
You can get both on Amazon fairly cheap Gates: amzn.to/2jJd6Wn Bat tops: amzn.to/2Y9ECyE I can't answer the HORI question, I've never used those and don't know much about them. The original MK arcades game with Happ controls, as far as I know there isn't a "gate" on those. They are 8 way joysticks that move smoothly in a circle. That's what I installed in my cabinets, it feels exactly like the original cabinets because it's the same. I buy button/joystick kits that are replacement packs for the real cabinets. I get them from Tornado Terry on eBay. Killer Instinct Set: goo.gl/E5dHJD Mortal Kombat Set: ebay.to/2VxLWDH I must warn you, if you decide to go that route, you must cut some of the joystick mount off. Since they’re made for the real arcades, they’re a little too large and will over lap either the buttons (on the SF2 cabinet) or the left side of the cabinet wall (the MK cabinet). Its not very difficult but you’ll need a dremel or something similar to cut it off. I show how to install those controls here: th-cam.com/video/fJ1CNyCF5gY/w-d-xo.html
@@KillerArcadeGames wow awesome, thank you so much. I saved all those links you gave me for the parts. So what website would you recommend for fully customizing a fighting joystick in general for PS4, Xbox One, etc?
followed everything you do a T and it all worked and all games still work no bricking as of yet. question I have is will it save if i unplug the cabinet? thanks again for the detailed tutorial!
If you entered your initials, it should be saved even if you shut it off or unplug it. If you haven’t seen already, I have a new video that shows you how to get into MK1’s test menu and change the difficulty and that saves too! th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
Its very nice to be able to get in to those menus. I wish MK1 had a way to get into the difficulty settings but no one has found a way around that yet.
@@KillerArcadeGames I've been MK1 although it was hard lol Sub-Zero is the man.. I do what I could turn it down a little endurance 3 then straight to Goro is unfair
I would have thought they would have fixed the audio for the newer version. The Costco version looks better than the one I got. My monitor sucks, I would have had to swapped but I threw away the receipt not thinking I'd need it. They won't replace it without a receipt.
After you change the sound settings from EJB menu, do you really have to go to that diagnostic screen where it shows lot of technical boxes and codes (@3:50), if so why? It seems it can mess some things there...
Boss thanks to you ...I got the ejb menu..thanks for explaining about separating the 2player 10 blocks for 5 and 5..counting to 10 can mess u up... I never got it counting to 10 ..so thanks to u ..I got it..Thank you :-)
hahahaha Maybe I should turn this into an ASMR channel! There's an easier way to access these menus now, check it out if you're having trouble: th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
I'm in the early stages of planning it right now. I also need to wait until I have a little more spare cash lol. I try not to spend my everyday money on these, I keep a separate account for all of my hobbies and I've been draining it lately. The main reason for the mod would be to add MK4, I think I might try adding the Dreamcast version this time. I've never had any luck with those emulators so I've got to research a little more. I like the PC version but it doesn't run very well. The cutscenes never work right. I'd like a coin door too!
Yea its crazy. I have no idea how anyone ever figured this out. I assume someone was told the codes and it ended up getting out. The odds of stumbling across this must be insanely high lol.
You can reset the game while playing with Scorpion doing the teleport punch move back to back fast. I used to do it a lot playing against good players I couldn’t beat.
Hahah I'm glad its entertaining. Sometimes I sit there and edit these thinking "I talk way too much" lol. The developers went wild on this one! I completely forgot one fun fact, the attract mode animated sequence was done by Deadpool director Tim Miller! That was probably the best fun fact and I forgot it.
I didn't find this. I think it was found by tcrf.net. I tried finding out who learned this but that's the best info I got. This isn't Arcade1Up specific, its part of the arcade game's programming. You can do this same trick on a real Mortal Kombat cabinet or anything that emulating the arcade hardware. I knew it existed before Arcade1Up announced their cabinet, I knew this would be a way to get people into the menus to change the difficulty.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I do not think that there is a difficulty adjustment for Mortal Kombat one correct? Because I was only able to do it on 2 and 3 with no adverse effects
There's no way to do it on MK1, currently. I don't want to say it will never happen but its not likely. I know there won't be any volume settings to play with even if you get in, that game never had software volume settings. Just a knob inside the coin door. If you run the CPU test on the EJB menu in MK1, it just reboots immediately after.
I have done this twice. Second time watching your video once again to make sure I did exactly everything you’ve done. Mine never saves I can literally turn the arcade off once and it’s all back to normal. Please help?
@@KillerArcadeGames I unlocked all 3 hidden characters but after that select screen glitched out and now it looks like a mess. I googled it and found out that, it is because of MAME emulator can't properly emulate palete of the game, and so if you unlock those characters, then the game becomes a mess. I have no idea what version of emulator should i use then. I tried latest MAME release but i can't figure out how to use it cause UI of that emulator is too hard for me to understand. So yeah, looks like i have to play messed up UMK3 version now lol.
Some versions of their MK cabs don’t save. It’s very weird and I’m not sure exactly which ones do and don’t. I believe it’s a certain model of the “legacy” edition that won’t save.
It seems the volume has been adjusted for the Costco bundle. No popping of the speaker even when turned to max. Have not tried the codes to see if it works but there is a newer pcb board on it. Nice video will definitely try the codes.
The EJB codes should almost certainly work. They'd have to do some serious coding to remove that. But the button/joystick combo I made a video about soon after this one apparently doesn't work. That code was put in my A1U though so they can easily remove it.
You can emulate it on almost any PC and even raspberry pi now. You don't need an arcade cabinet. If you need help setting up MAME, try this video I made th-cam.com/video/7G-xB9D9bio/w-d-xo.html
I can't take credit for finding this, it was found (as far as I know) by The Cutting Room Floor. Its a website that looks through arcade game's code and files to find secrets. I knew it existed on the real arcade cabinets for a few years now and knew it would also work on the A1U version so I tried it. Its a cool trick to do on real arcade cabinets, just don't let the arcade operator see you they'll probably be mad haha.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yep after about 25 tries, I finally got. It seems more of a rhythm pattern. Doing it fast and keep the same speed through the entire sequence seemed to work. I guess it wasn't too bad. It helps being a drummer because the study of paradiddles, which are sticking patterns with left and right hands in drumming.
For the end of the code, I only hit the P3 Block button three times and it got me in--I wonder if that extra fourth is what puts you in the diagnostic? Thanks so much for this tutorial!
I’ve tried over 40 times in the last week to access this menu and no matter what, I can’t seem to get the timing and my hands wind up hurting and I give up. I wish you lived in LA and I could pay you to just come over and fix my cabinet for me hhaha
Man that sucks! I nailed the codes first try twice in a row last night. I do have stretches where I fail for at least 5-10 times. Keep trying, I see you play guitar in your TH-cam photo, I would assume musical ability has to help in this case. I play drums, maybe thats why it's easier for me?
The difficulty adjust apparently does nothing on both 2 and 3. The original console versions most people actually remember had easier AI, but the PC / console trilogy re-releases used the original arcade code and are thus impossible without using repetitive AI exploit strategies. I’ve read that the only other way is to simply lose approximately 20 times and then the AI handicaps itself to finally let you win the round. Apparently MKII’s AI also responds differently depending on whether you’re Player 1 or 2. But yeah, in both 2 and 3 the computer can spam special moves with no cooldown, deals more damage, gets hit priority over you, has better reach, immediately reads and reacts to your button input instead of the animation, etc. It basically makes having those two on the 1up completely pointless unless you’re playing against friends. MK1’s AI is still really cheap, but it’s beatable without resorting to extreme exploit strategies up until the boss fights. UMKIII even has the “difficulty ladders” but selecting novice is pretty meaningless because the game reverts to the highest difficulty after a couple rounds. MK1 also throws a couple easy rounds your way, but the arcade version gets pretty punishing about two characters before the doubles matches.
I do notice the first few characters are easier when you lower the difficulty but I definitely agree it ramps up drastically to an unbeatable level. Its almost like the game is forcing you to pay to beat certain characters. Or like you said, after you've died and pumped in $10 in money you can progress and it backs down again for the next few characters. The console versions weren't interested in making you continue repeatedly since they already got your money in one bulk purchase. But that arcade cabinet wanted to get record "collections" for arcade owners. If you watch the promos for the arcade games they would send out to operators, you'll hear them talk about how the game will bring in huge amounts of money. They can't do that if its too easy and someone can beat the whole game for just a credit or two. I now know why my local arcade would often have 2-3 cabinets of the newest Mortal Kombat. They must have made crazy amounts of money. The AI is so insanely frustrating at times in MK2. If you jump they instantly do too and kick you in the face lol. I'm sure the developers had zero idea that these could one day be repackaged in a free play only set up and sold to consumers. It would have been smart to change the difficulty to a reasonable level when its set to free play. I'm arguably much better at Killer Instinct than Mortal Kombat but I can fairly easily beat Killer Instinct on the hardest setting and more than easily beat the game with zero continues. It does not seem to have that same cheap AI.
It does. This should work on anything running arcade software. So it works on the real arcade cabinets, it works on the Xbox360/PS3 arcade collections, MAME, and Arcade1Up since it’s all emulating the arcade.
Everyone seems to have it working but I’m the worrying type, when you say things could break if we try this, is that a low percent anything can happen sort of warning or a .. there’s been a lot of reports of people breaking their game doing this ?
I have probably had 10 reports of this happened after watching my videos. Its not that common but I'm not exactly sure. I can tell you this, the difficulty change doesn't make a huge difference. I know a lot of people have trouble with the audio and that will help fix it.
@@KillerArcadeGames oh sweet ! Thanks man for replying I really appreciate it I’m getting the legacy one hopefully soon so the difficulty one won’t matter I guess I’m mainly after the unlockable characters as sub zero is my fav but also frigin ermac!!! The guy has the force in the old games, now it some cool soul stuff but I alwyas liked how he was in the old one, like a mystic wizard ninja Has a firey explosion for a teleport, a green orb thing he fires and force powers
To my knowledge, All Arcade Cabinets have this Diagnostic Setting. not just 1Up. All done the same way. The funny thing is too. All Arcade owners know this Diagnostic Code. Mainly for that reason, adjusting sounds, color, or switching out monitors. Or even filters like making it HQ, progressive, Interlaced, esg. Depending on your moniter you use. I have this cabinet that I made and a program called Mame Acade on my PC. And I can adjust everything on every game I have. In the setting like this one.
Real arcades and MAME do give you access to the service menus. Arcade1Up didn't on these so using this EJB menu trick makes it possible. The EJB menu is fun to poke around in on it's own though.
![Making of - Mortal Kombat 3 (high quality) [MK3 Into The Outworld - Behind the Scenes]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gs4tAuiANQE/mqdefault.jpg)
I saw a kid back in the 1990’s access that menu in the arcade. I thought he was a genius. Turns out his dad owned the place. Very cool
If my dad owned the arcade I played at, I'd probably never have left. I'd ask to spend the night just to play everything for free haha.
@BRETT yes,it's the 'test menu',you need a key to open the pannel.
But on some arcade you can have a 'secret code' like this one.
The service menu and the EJB menu aren't the same but they are similar
@@KillerArcadeGames ahh Kahblah KAG a true warrior of the Arcades , , , may Kayless smile upon you , , ,👽🖖🖖
No you didn't but fun to fib for likes.
"Jade is a pain in the butt" bro that's an UNDERSTATEMENT
You’re right. I was keeping it PG lol!
Finally now my cabinet won’t be Blaring MK grunts and screams lol
hahahaha
Imagine someone getting into this menu in arcades back in the day by just smashing the buttons randomly.
I assume that’s nearly impossible. It’s too hard for some people to do with the knowledge of it haha.
😂😂😂😂 jay
Just picked my MK A1U last night and I cant wait to do this. Thanks for the heads up. Also doing the spring upgrade and maybe the screen vinyl... Great videos.
Thanks! Those stock sticks definitely need a little upgrade lol. They are too loose.
Super helpful, man! Thanks a lot! I used to do the EJB menu everytime to enable hiddens so I'm glad I can finally save it.
I'm glad it helps!
This helps me a lot. I have small children and I can now play on the lower volume setting while they sleep. Awesome.
That’s great! UMK3 was pretty loud out of the box for me.
The sound of pressing the buttons are pretty loud too tho
Holy crap. That combination was BRUTAL to pull off 3 times!!!
I looked it up and it seems the last combination is P2 block x 3, though no problem in doing x 4.
Also, I did a different order and it still worked:
- adjusted audio volume
- unblocked hidden characters
- did cpu test
- changed difficulty
- saved initials
It sucks that we need to enter this menu 3 times! Argh...it was BRUTAL!
Its pretty tough. There is an alternative way (Not that you need it now lol) It was discovered after I made this video. Theres a much easier code to enter, but it won't save until you enter your initials. You also won't be in the EJB menu. However, it's the only way to change MK1's difficulty, MK1 does save the settings too! th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
@@KillerArcadeGames Sweet, thanks man! I was mostly interested in adjusting the volume so that was great, thank you!
Not really..
Thanks alot I followed all your steps and unlocked all the characters but instead of going back into the EJB to type in my initials, I continously fought player 2 until the game asked for initials and worked just as fine. Thank you again!
I'm glad it worked smoothly!
Why so hardwork seriously!!!! That's insane!!!! Every credit to you for that.
It was meant to never be found I guess. Making it that hard means no one would stumble upon it. Even those who know still struggle sometimes haha.
I finally got in! Thank you! I changed the difficulty with the other method because I couldn't pull off the block sequence but to enable the hidden characters I knew this was to only way how so I tried and tried and after about a hundred tries and to my amazement i got in and to save it i just did the win streak until it asked for my initials
Glad I could help!
Do you guys know if this EJB menu works on versions of UMK3 for PS2 which is found within Mortal Kombat Armageddon and PC's Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection?
Yup great video thanks for sharing !
Thank you very much,
Killer Arcade Games. The fact that I have the complete Mame 0.139u set-up on my laptop, I will try sometime this week to see if it'll work for me. Happy 2022 to you and yours.
Thank you for this
Shao Kahn isnt even a skill issue he's just unfair
You’re the truth!!!!
It’s more about fluidity than speed guys it has to be done quick but if u do it to quick you’ll mess up the fluidity of the inputs I can get it every time now just cause I found out a rhythm
Thanks man a lot
Thats true, I have about an 85% success rate now days. I hope to find a real cabinet somewhere to do it on lol.
I asked a a guy on ebay that sells happ joy sticks & buttons & he said he wasn't sure if they are compatible, so that's cool to know. Also want to see how you do the lit up marquee. Thanks for the video here, very helpful.
Replacing the buttons with Happ should work fine but you'll need to get some new wiring. I don't think Happ makes a joystick that will work with the board inside the A1U. I plan to just remove all of the original A1U boards and controls and put in a PC with USB encoder boards to wire all of the new controls. I'm hoping the marquee stuff will arrive soon so I can get to installing them! I'll hopefully have a video on it in a week or two.
@@KillerArcadeGames Great! I have liked, subscribed, and....uh....belled (?) to make sure I get new notifications. You could always reply to my comment here just in case it doesn't come up in my feed! 😇
can't wait to see your mods, I just got one last sunday, I'll keep checking on you. I subbed!
I been looking at getting lit MK sign or at least a MK Riser.
Thanks! I hope my marquee comes soon. I'm excited to install it and get my Killer Instinct marquee lit. I'm surprised they didn't release the MK risers now. I guess I could always just get graphics printed for it if I want it.
@@KillerArcadeGames yes I been struggling on if I wanted to buy a basic riser and get printed logo or a official mk riser , I feel the printed logo route would be more expensive. So I'll wait lol
Thank you! Just thank you so much! Having those 3 characters unlocked and saved is just incredible 🙌
Confirmed working on the legacy version in 2022. Thanks for the tutorial, brother 👊
@ultimo padre37 I believe in you!
Hello Killer Arcade Games! Was wondering if I can send you some octagonal gates, tension springs, and bat tops for a hardware mod mini review?
Let me konw, thanks!
I’d love to do that, but I’ve modded all of my cabinets and removed the stock controls. If I get another one (not sure when that will be) I’d be willing to try it out. Those square gates were awful.
Pulling it off was very satisfying.
I'm sure it was. I did it on a UMK3 arcade game recently, I made it do the supreme demonstration which was satisfying also haha.
I'm a drummer of 20 years.... Thought this would be a cake walk. It took me 5 minutes.
That's not bad, some people insist this is a trolling video and I made it up lol! Its just really difficult.
@@KillerArcadeGames For a drummer of 20 years I'm pissed it took me that long.
Certainly not a troll video... It's just extremely picky.
I know you made this video 4 years ago but I’m not fast enough to enter the code
EJB Menu code: P1 (5), P2 (10), P1 (3), P2 (1), P1 (2), P2 (2), P1 (3), P2 (3) NOT (4)
Does it work for all three games
Aaron Carter yes
Aaron Carter yes
Does it work for the costco versions?
Nice vid man. The last button count for the EJB menu is actually 3, not 4. That is why you’re always entering the diagnostic menu. And MK4 is not able to be emulated, so you can’t play it in Mame like the rest of these games. You’d have to use the PC version.
Thanks! Someone else told me that too, I copied the code from testyourmight's forum. that would explain why I always ended up in that menu. I had planned to use the PC version of MK4 anyway, even if MK4 worked on MAME, the PC I'm using wouldn't be able to run it lol. I did consider building another cabinet and buying a real MK4 board, its just pretty expensive and tough to find a board right now. Thanks for checking out this video, I've watched your channel off and on for years now. I hope to make it out to that arcade where some of your pristine condition cabinets are! Its a solid 8 hour drive for me though.
Thanks for being a fan! If you ever do make it out this way, me know.
I will!
Or the superior Dreamcast version, MK gold.
Has anyone seen this? In stage 5 or so, when I fight sub zero and he legs sweeps and it misses, it actually hits me. It's annoying.
I have not seen this. Do you happen to have video of it?
Killer Arcade Games I will upload a video about this over the holidays. Thanks for the responses!
I’ve seen it too. It’s only a few pixels off but it bugs me.
It’s because his foot grew an extra penius
Tell me why i tried to scroll up on the video but to see the rest of the screen lol
Hahaha I do the same thing. I find myself trying to pinch to zoom in on real pictures these days. I’m 35, I grew up without technology but it doesn’t take long to get that used to it!
@liquid snake but theyre just soo good
ARGH same.
lmfao .. i legit just tried to do this a couple times.. haha I blame the weed :P
You sir are a scholar and a Roman war god. Thx for the upload 👍
No problem! lol
Even for non arcade cabinet user this video was good
Thank you for this video. Should also be noted that umk3 uses the block buttons as shown, but mk1 and mk2 I have accessed using run buttons.
It looks like they mapped those run buttons as block buttons in MK1-2. The weird thing is if you hold the run button it won’t continuously block in those games. It acts as if you pressed it once.
Nice job ma man, and an awesome video too! Keep em’ comin. Subbed 😎👍
Thanks!!
Thank you bro, this video was extremely helpful.
No problem 👍
How do I do this with the one player countercade version
You can't unfortunately. You'll need a two player set up.
@@KillerArcadeGames can I still unlock them the original way
@@lokoXmage You can try, that old way was removed from a lot of 1Up releases. They put it in so removing it was easy. But they can't remove the EJB menu since its in the original game's code.
Terrific video. Great job on explaining this.
Thanks Rafael!
MK1 and 2 also had their own EJB menus. do those button combos work too?
The EJB codes work on all of the games.
MK1...
P1 (5), P2 (10), P1 (2), P2 (1), P1 (2), P2 (3), P1 (4)
MK2...
P1 (5), P2 (10), P1 (2), P2 (8), P1 (2)
MK3/UMK3...
P1 (5), P2 (10), P1 (3), P2 (1), P1 (2), P2 (2), P1 (3), P2 (4)
Can't seem to get into this menu, guess i ain't quick enough lol if only there was an easier way for the MK2 Deluxe cab.
No, it's just a plain lie.
I just got the Mortal kombat legacy edition from arcade 1up and it's not letting me save the characters like the origin version. Is there a reason why?
That cabinet doesn't save for some reason. They changed something and it won't save anything, its very annoying.
Cool stuff. I’m subbed now
Thanks!!
You actually don’t need to enter initials. It keeps everything when you exit and power off.
That was not the case for me (except for MK1). Did you just buy your cabinet? I wonder if you could have gotten a newer version that saves?
Modding Arcade1Up I got it on May 27th. It worked on both mk2 and umk3 for me. I entered the ejb menu every time I started the games cause I was afraid of the brick said to come from saving initials. Then one of my buddies just started the cabinet up, selected umk3 and I walked over, immediately noticed that all the characters were available and the volume was fine. I exited went to mk2 and the settings were as I changed them without having to access ejb. I never saved my initials and it’s been working great. I don’t change anything in mk1, unless there is a volume fix. I couldn’t find it
This is very interesting. I tested mine before making the video to make sure it didn't save. Maybe they were trying to stop these from bricking! Or you just have a really special cabinet lol.
There is a slight problem when turning on freeplay, when going to your character select screen, everything will be jumbled and look weird. It doesn’t affect the game but it makes it annoying to pick a character. If you do decide to do this, you can fix it by turning freeplay off.
Hmm...thats interesting. Is this on an Arcade1Up?
Killer Arcade Games
No it is on a normal UMK3 Arcade machine.
Whenever I need the boon menu code I find myself coming back to this video instead of using Google lol
Hahah, I appreciate it!
Does the arcade1up Mortal Kombat joystick itself have the square or octagonal gate?
Been debating on getting an arcade1up cabinet, emulation is spray a turn off, but these are pretty neat. Do you honestly think the Mortal Kombat one is worth it, and the closest way to play and experience the original Mortal Kombat arcades back in the day?
They come with square gates stock. Its not very difficult to replace them with octagonal gates. I HATED the SF2 cabinet's controls. The sticks were awful. I only bought it to mod it so it wasn't a big deal. Mortal Kombat's stock controls were better. The joystick is the weakest point. Its very loose feeling but I was still able to pull off moves. I ultimately modded that cabinet into a MAME cabinet and replaced the controls with Happ sticks/buttons. Its so much better that way. If you're okay with the controls not feeling exactly like the original arcade and the fact that the emulation looks more pixelated than MAME, you'll enjoy this cabinet. If that’s a deal breaker, you could mod the cabinet but that increases your cost and effort quite a bit.
@@KillerArcadeGames hmm interesting... Questions...
1 so where is the best place and brand to purchase octagonal Gates and BAT TOP joysticks?
2. will this mod also work on HORI arcade fighting sticks?
3. Did Mortal Kombat originally come stock with the square gate back in the 90s arcades?
You can get both on Amazon fairly cheap Gates: amzn.to/2jJd6Wn Bat tops: amzn.to/2Y9ECyE
I can't answer the HORI question, I've never used those and don't know much about them.
The original MK arcades game with Happ controls, as far as I know there isn't a "gate" on those. They are 8 way joysticks that move smoothly in a circle. That's what I installed in my cabinets, it feels exactly like the original cabinets because it's the same. I buy button/joystick kits that are replacement packs for the real cabinets. I get them from Tornado Terry on eBay. Killer Instinct Set: goo.gl/E5dHJD
Mortal Kombat Set: ebay.to/2VxLWDH
I must warn you, if you decide to go that route, you must cut some of the joystick mount off. Since they’re made for the real arcades, they’re a little too large and will over lap either the buttons (on the SF2 cabinet) or the left side of the cabinet wall (the MK cabinet). Its not very difficult but you’ll need a dremel or something similar to cut it off. I show how to install those controls here: th-cam.com/video/fJ1CNyCF5gY/w-d-xo.html
@@KillerArcadeGames wow awesome, thank you so much. I saved all those links you gave me for the parts. So what website would you recommend for fully customizing a fighting joystick in general for PS4, Xbox One, etc?
Man, I really don’t know. I don’t play many console fighting games.
Hey, great video! Did you mod your lcd also? Your picture looks much more clear then the one on my cabinet.
Mine is the stock monitor. The games just look better because it’s running a PC instead of the lower end stock A1U hardware.
followed everything you do a T and it all worked and all games still work no bricking as of yet. question I have is will it save if i unplug the cabinet? thanks again for the detailed tutorial!
If you entered your initials, it should be saved even if you shut it off or unplug it. If you haven’t seen already, I have a new video that shows you how to get into MK1’s test menu and change the difficulty and that saves too! th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
I wonder if this will work on the legacy cab.
I can say with almost 100% certainty it will. It's built into the game's code and removing it would be difficult, not impossible, but difficult.
Great Features...Jus Makes Things Such More Of A Real Arcade Feel...Thanks 4 The Tip
Its very nice to be able to get in to those menus. I wish MK1 had a way to get into the difficulty settings but no one has found a way around that yet.
@@KillerArcadeGames I've been MK1 although it was hard lol Sub-Zero is the man.. I do what I could turn it down a little endurance 3 then straight to Goro is unfair
My Costco Mk 2 sound was set very low to begin with, thanks for the cool video! Now I can actually play this without getting destroyed right away.
I would have thought they would have fixed the audio for the newer version. The Costco version looks better than the one I got. My monitor sucks, I would have had to swapped but I threw away the receipt not thinking I'd need it. They won't replace it without a receipt.
After you change the sound settings from EJB menu, do you really have to go to that diagnostic screen where it shows lot of technical boxes and codes (@3:50), if so why? It seems it can mess some things there...
You don’t, if all you want to do is change the volume then just enter your initials from the EJB menu to save everything.
Boss thanks to you ...I got the ejb menu..thanks for explaining about separating the 2player 10 blocks for 5 and 5..counting to 10 can mess u up... I never got it counting to 10 ..so thanks to u ..I got it..Thank you :-)
I’m glad the tips helped!
You hammering the buttons was oddly *Satisfying* .....
hahahaha Maybe I should turn this into an ASMR channel! There's an easier way to access these menus now, check it out if you're having trouble: th-cam.com/video/lq9FO8qhSKQ/w-d-xo.html
Yeah i just tried doing it and nothing saved i even did the intinals thing
Some models of cabinets won’t save no matter what you do.
@@KillerArcadeGames Could that explain why even if i do put in the codes for the characters in it wont save?
Yeah. Is your cabinet the legacy cabinet?
@@KillerArcadeGames no
You got one nice! I look forward to your detailed mod vid as I may get one in the future I also want to add a working coin door
I'm in the early stages of planning it right now. I also need to wait until I have a little more spare cash lol. I try not to spend my everyday money on these, I keep a separate account for all of my hobbies and I've been draining it lately. The main reason for the mod would be to add MK4, I think I might try adding the Dreamcast version this time. I've never had any luck with those emulators so I've got to research a little more. I like the PC version but it doesn't run very well. The cutscenes never work right. I'd like a coin door too!
Wow I finally was able to do it you need to be lighting quick and supper accurate
Yea its crazy. I have no idea how anyone ever figured this out. I assume someone was told the codes and it ended up getting out. The odds of stumbling across this must be insanely high lol.
Thanks, worked
No problem!
I got in and changed the hidden characters, went back in to put my initials but it never saved it. Any more tips?
Hmm...which version of the cabinet do you have? Some people say it does same and some say it doesn't. I'm not sure which cabs don't save though.
When I click on enable hidden my machine just exits ebj menu My machine is a original mk3U
Does it not enable the hidden characters though? I think it's supposed to exit the menu once you select that option.
@@KillerArcadeGamesI didn’t notice anyone new I think the new addition would be classic smoke correct ?
Umk3 is my favorite mortal kombat game
It's a great game. It's not my favorite personally but its undeniably a great game.
You can reset the game while playing with Scorpion doing the teleport punch move back to back fast. I used to do it a lot playing against good players I couldn’t beat.
This is great thanks!
👍🏻👍🏻
This works on the smaller version right that countercade
So you have to do a Brutality to get into the menu? :)
Hahahah
Thank you!
No problem!
You can unlock with he pre fight screen too just make sure your game saves. I had lived by one in a skating rink that always had smoke unlocked
Hahah I'm glad its entertaining. Sometimes I sit there and edit these thinking "I talk way too much" lol. The developers went wild on this one! I completely forgot one fun fact, the attract mode animated sequence was done by Deadpool director Tim Miller! That was probably the best fun fact and I forgot it.
@@KillerArcadeGames wow I never knew
@@imshaunnurse Uhh...this comment was meant for another video lol. I think TH-cam messed up on that one. I was talking about CarnEvil by the way.
How did you figure this out? Do you work for Arcade1up?
I didn't find this. I think it was found by tcrf.net. I tried finding out who learned this but that's the best info I got. This isn't Arcade1Up specific, its part of the arcade game's programming. You can do this same trick on a real Mortal Kombat cabinet or anything that emulating the arcade hardware. I knew it existed before Arcade1Up announced their cabinet, I knew this would be a way to get people into the menus to change the difficulty.
@@KillerArcadeGames very nice. Thank you for the great info and thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
@@johndejac73 No problem!
Correct me if I'm wrong but I do not think that there is a difficulty adjustment for Mortal Kombat one correct? Because I was only able to do it on 2 and 3 with no adverse effects
There's no way to do it on MK1, currently. I don't want to say it will never happen but its not likely. I know there won't be any volume settings to play with even if you get in, that game never had software volume settings. Just a knob inside the coin door. If you run the CPU test on the EJB menu in MK1, it just reboots immediately after.
MK 1 is easy lol. MK 2 isn't easy but its not that bad. UMK 3 can be a bitch, but it's not impossible.
Will this work for all machines or just machines from certain stores?
All machines. Including the real arcade games. And anything that’s emulating the real arcade hardware.
@@KillerArcadeGames I'll keep trying then I feel like I did it right a million times 😬
I have done all the steps and it wont save. I have done it multiple times and as soon as I turn it off it goes back to default
I have done this twice. Second time watching your video once again to make sure I did exactly everything you’ve done. Mine never saves I can literally turn the arcade off once and it’s all back to normal. Please help?
If you have the Legacy cabinet, it won't save. I've never messed with one myself but everyone has told me that cabinet doesn't save anything.
Interesting. But does it work on the MAME emulator? Cause i really wanted to unlock those hidden/locked characters in UMK3.
Yeah it will work on MAME. I converted the cabinet seen in this video to MAME on a PC and it works.
@@KillerArcadeGames I unlocked all 3 hidden characters but after that select screen glitched out and now it looks like a mess. I googled it and found out that, it is because of MAME emulator can't properly emulate palete of the game, and so if you unlock those characters, then the game becomes a mess. I have no idea what version of emulator should i use then. I tried latest MAME release but i can't figure out how to use it cause UI of that emulator is too hard for me to understand. So yeah, looks like i have to play messed up UMK3 version now lol.
Does this work with the Legacy Edition also? Thank you
Yes, its difficult though so it will seem like its not working but keep trying.
I can’t do it at all the counting is so confusing.
Soooooo......why does your cabinet say MK2? Does it have all 3 games on it or something?
It’s an Arcade1Up cabinet that comes with all 3 games. I did mod it though so it has a lot of games in it now.
Man thanks a lot for this
Glad I could help!
I have the same ultimate mortal combat ll, how do I make sonja and Jason and crew do special moves?
I've done it 3 times and it keeps my difficulty at medium for some reason
Some versions of their MK cabs don’t save. It’s very weird and I’m not sure exactly which ones do and don’t. I believe it’s a certain model of the “legacy” edition that won’t save.
I have this exact problem.. I have the characters unlocked and the sound saved but the difficulty stays medium. Definitely frustrating
So that probably confirms this is the arcade version of UMK3 which means boss characters aren't available, right?
It is the arcade version. As far as I know, there’s no way to play as the bosses on the arcades.
It seems the volume has been adjusted for the Costco bundle. No popping of the speaker even when turned to max. Have not tried the codes to see if it works but there is a newer pcb board on it. Nice video will definitely try the codes.
The EJB codes should almost certainly work. They'd have to do some serious coding to remove that. But the button/joystick combo I made a video about soon after this one apparently doesn't work. That code was put in my A1U though so they can easily remove it.
Good stuff man.
Thank you fella i try in my gabinete i let you know.
Can this work on my mortal Kombat 2 legacy cabinet
Yes, its just difficult to pull off for some.
Thank you
Can I get this emulation for the arcade gamer pro or some other that doesn’t need a cabinet?
You can emulate it on almost any PC and even raspberry pi now. You don't need an arcade cabinet. If you need help setting up MAME, try this video I made th-cam.com/video/7G-xB9D9bio/w-d-xo.html
Hey I got a question I unlock the hidden character but when I shut off the machine they get wiped off the game
Dope!!!! How did you figure this out??? ^_^
I can't take credit for finding this, it was found (as far as I know) by The Cutting Room Floor. Its a website that looks through arcade game's code and files to find secrets. I knew it existed on the real arcade cabinets for a few years now and knew it would also work on the A1U version so I tried it. Its a cool trick to do on real arcade cabinets, just don't let the arcade operator see you they'll probably be mad haha.
I know this video is 3 years old but does this work on the Midway Legacy Mortal Kombat 12 in 1?
It will work. It is tough to pull off for some. It works on all Arcade1Up releases of MK.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yep after about 25 tries, I finally got. It seems more of a rhythm pattern. Doing it fast and keep the same speed through the entire sequence seemed to work. I guess it wasn't too bad. It helps being a drummer because the study of paradiddles, which are sticking patterns with left and right hands in drumming.
For me enable hiddens doesn’t appear
I did every step and it did not save so idk whats wrong
If you have the Legacy cabinet, it won't save. Theres no fix for that apparently.
Will this work on the MK Legacy Edition Arcade1up cab as well?
Yes, this method will work on anything emulating or running the arcade game's original code.
That disclaimer is brutal.
Do you know how to save the characters on legacy cabinet?
I've been told it doesn't save no matter what people try. The Legacy cabinet is unusual for some reason.
I'm stressed as hell... I can't do it in my MKll A1up version, it just don't open that menu in the UMK3. I do all the stuff but I don't get it.
But where can we get the Heisenberg lamp?
LOL I think we got that Hastings. The store closed soon after. I'm not sure if they're all over the country or if they're all closed now.
Man I’ve found some special moves for a few characters in mk1 but I cannot figure out all of them and I cannot find any videos showing me how
For the end of the code, I only hit the P3 Block button three times and it got me in--I wonder if that extra fourth is what puts you in the diagnostic? Thanks so much for this tutorial!
You’re right. I copied that code from a forum
And it’s wrong apparently.
WELL DONE
Thank you!
Your welcome
I’ve tried over 40 times in the last week to access this menu and no matter what, I can’t seem to get the timing and my hands wind up hurting and I give up. I wish you lived in LA and I could pay you to just come over and fix my cabinet for me hhaha
Man that sucks! I nailed the codes first try twice in a row last night. I do have stretches where I fail for at least 5-10 times. Keep trying, I see you play guitar in your TH-cam photo, I would assume musical ability has to help in this case. I play drums, maybe thats why it's easier for me?
@@KillerArcadeGames don't feel bad man took almost 100 tries for me! Lol
Try HGH
LA as in Louisiana or California?
The difficulty adjust apparently does nothing on both 2 and 3. The original console versions most people actually remember had easier AI, but the PC / console trilogy re-releases used the original arcade code and are thus impossible without using repetitive AI exploit strategies. I’ve read that the only other way is to simply lose approximately 20 times and then the AI handicaps itself to finally let you win the round. Apparently MKII’s AI also responds differently depending on whether you’re Player 1 or 2. But yeah, in both 2 and 3 the computer can spam special moves with no cooldown, deals more damage, gets hit priority over you, has better reach, immediately reads and reacts to your button input instead of the animation, etc. It basically makes having those two on the 1up completely pointless unless you’re playing against friends. MK1’s AI is still really cheap, but it’s beatable without resorting to extreme exploit strategies up until the boss fights. UMKIII even has the “difficulty ladders” but selecting novice is pretty meaningless because the game reverts to the highest difficulty after a couple rounds. MK1 also throws a couple easy rounds your way, but the arcade version gets pretty punishing about two characters before the doubles matches.
I do notice the first few characters are easier when you lower the difficulty but I definitely agree it ramps up drastically to an unbeatable level. Its almost like the game is forcing you to pay to beat certain characters. Or like you said, after you've died and pumped in $10 in money you can progress and it backs down again for the next few characters. The console versions weren't interested in making you continue repeatedly since they already got your money in one bulk purchase. But that arcade cabinet wanted to get record "collections" for arcade owners. If you watch the promos for the arcade games they would send out to operators, you'll hear them talk about how the game will bring in huge amounts of money. They can't do that if its too easy and someone can beat the whole game for just a credit or two. I now know why my local arcade would often have 2-3 cabinets of the newest Mortal Kombat. They must have made crazy amounts of money. The AI is so insanely frustrating at times in MK2. If you jump they instantly do too and kick you in the face lol. I'm sure the developers had zero idea that these could one day be repackaged in a free play only set up and sold to consumers. It would have been smart to change the difficulty to a reasonable level when its set to free play. I'm arguably much better at Killer Instinct than Mortal Kombat but I can fairly easily beat Killer Instinct on the hardest setting and more than easily beat the game with zero continues. It does not seem to have that same cheap AI.
I don't have those issues because I'm good at the games. Don't be a pussy all your life.
This doesn't work on the newer machine with the 12 games
It should work, you may not be fast enough. It’s part of the game’s code and shouldn’t be able to be removed.
It works bud. Gotta be quick . I just did it for mine
@@Mik3Th3Rock3r can u do mine too 😅
Dose it work for the cascto version?
It does. This should work on anything running arcade software. So it works on the real arcade cabinets, it works on the Xbox360/PS3 arcade collections, MAME, and Arcade1Up since it’s all emulating the arcade.
Killer Arcade Games thank you
Can I do this on mk2 also... game seems harder than normal lol
Everyone seems to have it working but I’m the worrying type, when you say things could break if we try this, is that a low percent anything can happen sort of warning or a .. there’s been a lot of reports of people breaking their game doing this ?
I have probably had 10 reports of this happened after watching my videos. Its not that common but I'm not exactly sure. I can tell you this, the difficulty change doesn't make a huge difference. I know a lot of people have trouble with the audio and that will help fix it.
@@KillerArcadeGames oh sweet ! Thanks man for replying I really appreciate it
I’m getting the legacy one hopefully soon so the difficulty one won’t matter I guess I’m mainly after the unlockable characters as sub zero is my fav but also frigin ermac!!! The guy has the force in the old games, now it some cool soul stuff but I alwyas liked how he was in the old one, like a mystic wizard ninja
Has a firey explosion for a teleport, a green orb thing he fires and force powers
To my knowledge, All Arcade Cabinets have this Diagnostic Setting. not just 1Up. All done the same way. The funny thing is too. All Arcade owners know this Diagnostic Code. Mainly for that reason, adjusting sounds, color, or switching out monitors. Or even filters like making it HQ, progressive, Interlaced, esg. Depending on your moniter you use. I have this cabinet that I made and a program called Mame Acade on my PC. And I can adjust everything on every game I have. In the setting like this one.
Real arcades and MAME do give you access to the service menus. Arcade1Up didn't on these so using this EJB menu trick makes it possible. The EJB menu is fun to poke around in on it's own though.