Mortal — Kombat Iii Mugen

Go to the official Elecbyte archive (or use the community-favorite "Ikemen GO," a modern open-source engine that plays MK3 better). For beginners, download a pre-packaged build from a trusted forum like MUGEN Archive.

While not exclusively MK3, the MKP series by fans like Borg117 and Leon is the most famous MK MUGEN build ever made. Version 4.1 focuses on the MK3/MKT era. It adds: MORTAL KOMBAT III MUGEN

If you come for competitive balance, turn back now. Mortal Kombat III Mugen is held together with digital duct tape and fanboy passion. Go to the official Elecbyte archive (or use

In these MUGEN builds, characters who were cut from the arcade versions—like the elusive Hornbuckle or the shadow priests—became fully playable. It wasn't just a port; it was an expansion pack for a game that didn't exist, written in code by fans who memorized every frame of animation. Version 4

However, if you are a fanatic —someone who has dreamed of playing as Reptile in a ninja costume from MK2 against a fully rendered Goro in the MK3 engine, or you want to see 50+ characters on a single character select screen—then is the greatest fighting game sandbox ever created.

Want to see Homer Simpson fight Godzilla? You can do that in MUGEN. Want to see the cast of Street Fighter II battle the roster of King of Fighters ? You can do that, too. However, one of the most enduring and technically impressive sub-genres of the MUGEN community has always been the faithful—and sometimes not-so-faithful—recreation of Midway’s Mortal Kombat .