OK — drum roll, please — we have a winner! Zach Chapman of New Kensington, Pa., was first to get the “Mortal Kombat 3” encryption codes to us. He wins a game for his Super NES.
And now for a new contest. Starting this month, the reader who sends us the best tip of the month will win a game for the system of their choice. Be original, please — send passwords you’ve discovered, or level codes, or play tips to get through tough areas of your favorite games. As always, we’ll print the best stuff.
And now the “MK3” codes, courtesy of Zach Chapman:
The trick here is to enter the encryption codes with the symbols, using low punch, block, and low kick buttons, on both sides of the screen. The numbers show how many times each button should be pressed, from 0-9. Advance through the list in reverse by holding up on your directional controller.
THROWS DISABLED — 100-100
BLOCKS DISABLED — 020-020
1/2 ENERGY, PLAYER 1 — 033-000
1/2 ENERGY, PLAYER 2 — 000-033
1/4 ENERGY, PLAYER 1 — 707-000
1/4 ENERGY, PLAYER 2 — 000-707
NO ENERGY BARS — 987-123
DARK KOMBAT — 688-422
RANDOM MORPH — 460-460
PSYCHO KOMBAT — 985-125
NO FEAR — 282-282
THEATER OF MAGIC — 987-666
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER — 123-926
HIDDEN GAME — 642-468
FIGHT SMOKE — 205-205
FIGHT MOTARO — 696-141
FIGHT SHAO KHAN — 033-564
FIGHT NOOB SAIBOT — 769-141
Hot this week
“Aah! Real Monsters,” for Super NES: Ickis and the gang try to earn their monster degrees. Great cartoony graphics. Ages 8 and up. (B)
“Prime Time NFL,” for Genesis: Deion Sanders stars, and he’s primed to go head-to-head with Madden for the Videoland football title. Ages 8 and up. (A)
“Madden ’96,” for Genesis and Super NES: Still the champ. Ages 8 and up. (A+)
“NBA Live ’96,” for Genesis and Super NES: Hoops don’t get any hotter than this. Ages 7 and up. (A+)
“Garfield: Caught in the Act,” for Game Gear: One of the best Gear titles we’ve ever seen. Hilarious. (A+)
“Killing Time,” for 3DO: “Doom”-style game set in a haunted mansion. Best yet for 3DO. Ages 12 and up. (A)
“Killer Instinct,” for Game Boy: The 16-bit hit goes portable. Ages 8 and up. (B+)
“Fifa Soccer ’96,” for Genesis: The best just keeps getting better. Ages 6 and up. (A)
“Wolfenstein 3D,” for 3DO: The original point-‘n’-shoot PC blaster makes its 32-bit debut. Ages 12 and up. (A)
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Got a question? An inside tip you’d like to share? Write to Chip and Jonathan Carter in care of this newspaper. While they cannot respond individually, they will answer questions of general interest in their column.
