MK3 was the first game of the series to use distinct blood colors depending on the character the human characters and Shao Kahn had traditional red blood, Sheeva, and Motaro had green blood, while the three robotic ninjas had black blood (or in this case, oil).

MK3 characters had more Fatalities and special moves, and there were now three stage Fatalities: the Subway, the Bell Tower and the Pit 3.

This was necessary to perform an Animality.

MK3 also introduced ' Mercy', allowing a beaten foe to recover a sliver of life and continue fighting.

MK3 introduced the long-rumored Animality, where the character transforms into an animal in order to kill their opponent.Ī group picture of all MK3 characters doing their victory pose.

These supplement the existing juggle combo system, but critics contend that dial-a-combos are redundant and needlessly add to the learning curve of the game.

MK3 also introduced 'chain combos', also known as 'dial-a-combos' (many other fighting games at the time had similar combo systems).

The arcade owner, however, could reset this code by accessing the game's diagnostic menu by hitting a DIP switch within the MK3 cabinet. If the correct code was entered, Smoke would become a permanent playable character on the character select screen.

MK3 also introduced the 'Ultimate Kombat Kode' which was a 10 digit code that could be entered after a game was over in single player mode.MK3 introduced ' Kombat Kodes' which were 6 digit codes entered at the VS screen in a two player game to modify gameplay, fight hidden characters or display certain text messages.The gameplay of Sheeva performing a combo on Nightwolf in Mortal Kombat 3 at The Bridge stage. This was primarily to address concern from fans who thought that the previous games gave too much of an advantage to the defending player. MK3 introduced the 'Run' button, accompanied by a 'Run' meter, allowing the character to run.Smoke: Sal Divita (only accessible via secret code).

Noob Saibot: Richard Divizio (only accessible via secret code).

Ultimate mortal kombat 3 cabinet