After watching as the younger family member all through the nineties, I'm always in awe of people who have the game down like this. The muscle memory and timing memorization needed isn't a joke. You made it look easy.
Damn this was satisfying to watch. I spent countless hours at the arcade as a kid not only playing MK2 but watching the best people in the neighborhood play and swapping tips and writing down fatalities this definitely brings me back. Damn good work man
I'm fucking pissed that I'll never be able to experience the feeling of going to the local arcade and crowding around a cabinet with a bunch of people getting hyped over a fighting game.
@@PeptoAbismolnow you can buy the arcade but I see how it’s different. I got the M8 game emulator from Amazon. I think it’s like $35. It has this and the original Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat Trilogy. It’s cool. 😎
I tried this last night, worked like a charm. I couldn't believe it as this game's AI was the bane of my existence as a kid. Thanks to you I have my revenge!
@@driatrogenesisbecause they were made to eat coins. Even pacman wasn't supposed to be beatable. But I love the replayability of the classics. Easy to learn. Hard to master. What are your favorites to come back to?
I posted this video around 3 months ago, and I’ve learned even more since lol these games never get old for me, gonna have to post another polished Johnny Cage play through with even more tips and tricks 👊🏼 thanks for the comment
I used to watch my older brother play this game, and I would just sit behind him cheering him and almost praying he wouldn't loose. I got those same vibes from watching you play, hoping you didn't break your winning streak.
@@roddydykes7053 in the 90's this guy would have gotten his feelings hurt pretty quick. the competition at these games was WAY more insane than you realize and his skill would have been slightly above average
@@benjoy6904 I was alive in the 90s and I would've been blown away then as I am today. I didn't know you could bait the AI into a jump attack like that. I lost so many quarters.
@@benjoy6904100%!! We all knew the exploits and ragged on anyone and everyone using them. It also makes the game boring as hell imo. You’re not winning w skill, you’re utilizing a glitch basically, taking advantage of bad programming to win. Anyone can do that.
YOU ARE THE SUPREME MORTAL KOMBAT WARRIOR !! Up until I saw this video, I assumed that successful playthroughs I'd seen of this game were some sort of trick or cutscene and I wondered why the devs even bothered to program endings. It's so cool to see how this process actually works.
I tell ya, before posting the video I had no idea after all this time that so many people were convinced the AI was impossible. I’m glad I was able to open the eyes of the ones who’ve given up after all these years, but after finding my video decided to try again and succeed! Thank you for your words I appreciate it! 👊🏼
The CPU is not only input-reading the hell out of you but it's reacting with the perfect counter within just ONE FRAME. This is what I call "hard for all the wrong reasons".
Aside from pattern recognition, I like your distancing, timing, reaction time and input, those are insane since MK 2 AI is very cheap, yet you found a hole in it. Reminds me of 6 months of playing UMK3 in Nintendo DS (2007) doing the same thing over and over again, on how to exploit the AI and finding pattern using Smoke to beat the game in hardest difficulty, but yours is superb and lightning-fast with that AI. Bravo sir!
my uncle knew similar things when i was a kid, he really was the only one who beat this game in my family. thanks for making this video, you made me remember good times.
This game was the bane of my existence as a kid and I still can't play the game without getting angry, seeing you absolutely dominate the whole game gave me catharsis that I didn't know I needed! Really impressive gameplay man, this was awesome to watch.
I discovered the same technique when I was a kid on SNES (set the difficulty to Very Hard and they fall for it even better, so very hard is actually easier lol) then went to the arcade and found it worked also, beating my first game ever at an arcade. I use a slightly altered technique: Change the backflip into a backward jumpkick and they wait slightly longer to jump at you, giving you more time to plan your assault lol. I also find the roundhouse to be quite effective at throwing them back to the other side of the screen and does similar damage as the uppercut. Works using almost anyone, except for Liu, Raiden and the girls. I like to use Shang Tsung, that way I can use Kitana against the bosses. They fall for that fan wave so easily lol. Then I use a jumpkick/ fan throw (while still in the air) combo. :)
Oh man, this came out into arcades when I was in junior high school. I was so obsessed that I'd spend my lunch money on this everyday after school. The fact that it had secrets in the game added to the allure of it all.
Few notes: This strategy does not work when you're using the girls, Liu Kang, or Raiden. It also only applies to the P1 side. For the P2 side, you need a different strategy, but it works with all characters.
P2 strategy works with all characters and involves pushing the opponent back, meaning you can pull off your best corner kombos I have a few short MKII vids to showcase this..
@@robertk3363I should have specified like the marvel cabinet. I play fightcade. I've seen a few moded ones for online play. I dunno if I'm willing to risk that atm on my mines.
I’m a massive MK fan and am still recently playing mk11 online up until the release of MK1 but I just can’t help but love the old style of the games, and there’s something so mesmerising about watching it be played on a machine like this with the buttons and toggle stick
Ive always loved how the arcade-era MK's AI is over-tuned to the point where you can manipulate it to win if you know what you're doing its like Dark Souls where you take the time to learn how each characters AI works and how they react to your inputs and exploiting them to win, its great I remember being pissed as a kid about how the AI could react before the move even went out not knowing the AI can read your inputs.
[looking at the mirror while doing the Kubrick stare] "mortal kombat is the dark souls of fighting games. mortal kombat is the dark souls of fighting games. mortal kombat is the d
@@MisterPancake778 Every game reads your inputs, if they didn't, nothing would happen when you press the button! lol j/k but actually i'm pretty sure most AI's in games react to your inputs and know where you are, even through walls (depending on type of game) and difficulty scales up what they do versus what you do.
@@MisterPancake778especially elden ring. That's why I Uninstalled it lol. I got close to beating the game then it just felt like I was having my time wasted.
I saw this randomly and it made me wanna play mortal kombat with my arcade stick and its still pretty fun. Very simple and straightforward but tough to win.
This game was brutal to me back when i was like 8. I could manage street fighter, but MK2 always made me rage. Nice to see someone beat the AI so cleanly.
I knew this pattern for a very long time. Depending on who you're using, if they fall into your jumping pattern, you can use your special move (sub zero's freeze for example), freeze them, and uppercut. Jump back immediately and in most cases, they'll jump towards you and you can rinse and repeat with the freeze/uppercut. With Johnny Cage, you can special uppercut or shadow kick when they jump towards you while doing the jump trick. Every person has their own pattern but also, the jumping trick doesn't work with every character that you use.
You mentioned a different method on player 2’s side in another comment, I’m curious as I’ve never tried tackling the game on player 2’s side. I know this method doesn’t work on player 1’s side with Liu Kang, Raiden, Kitana or Mileena. Is there an “easy” method for them on player 2 side?
@yourfriendnick0681 it works same. Also, if you want more power, try Jax, and jump kicks always marry to the backbreaker. This combo is stronger than uppercuts by a bit, and it's easy for your air throw to win out over other moves. Also, this works on Shao Khan.
This works with pretty much any character, except for Raiden and Liu Kang, I think. I've also found out that Kung Lao's hat throw has a ridiculously large hit box, and he loves to spam that move, so if you just walk up to him and time your sweeps, 9 times out of 10 you'll take him out faster than using the jump bait.
The trick with Mileena with that jump kick at the angle and timing also works the same against Liu Kang. You can also get Liu Kang in an infinite loop if you just do neutral punch from a very specific distance and timing. Usually the distance works out if you jump back and let him jump at you and take maybe 1 step back. If I remember correctly if you are Liu Kang then you can't manipulate the AI by jumping back as they won't generally follow you. Might be another character (Kung Lao?) that also doesn't work. For Shao Kahn he's probably even easier if you just jump into him (without attacking) and hold down. Then you get a free uppercut. It's really fast and easy. if you get him in the corner then you can just jump kick straight at him like with Kintaro.
I could never win against first few AI characters. It was pure humiliation, so I quickly gave up, leaving the MK2 only as a friends battle zone. Nice speedrun you've made! Awesome!
@@diamondsmasher yeah three is ridiculously difficult too. I beat the single player campaign multiple times. But never without losing multiple rounds. There is some great videos out there about the computer X powering the difficulty level with each new character you face. So we weren’t just imagining these games were hard. They entirely were.
Just pick Baraka and spam the chop chop blades attack. Occasionally, the AI will block it and counter with a throw, but a good chunk of the time, it should land.
I love how you tell everyone how you'll finish your opponent in the middle of fighting. LOL Loved this game when I was younger. Totally set the stage for MK games later on down the road.
Most Impressive. 💯. You were probably one of the big kids in the arcade crowding around the MKII machine in the early 90s. I was a young padawan at the time looking up at others like you. True OG Gamer. 🔥🔥
It's so funny because I figured out pretty much everything you're doing back in 1994 when I first got MK2 on my Genesis and played it constantly. Baiting the AI into jumping at you and then countering, jumping at Mileena and forcing her to try and use her mid-air sai attack. I do the same thing you do. But I always felt like I was cheesing the game by not straight up fighting the AI like I would a human player. Glad I'm not alone.
Exactly. Same thing with me, it always made me feel like the game was kinda garbage since it was impossible to play "legit" against AI. Getting friends over for me was like an event we never lived close to each other so we didn't waste time on stuff that wasn't co-op. Pvp was only fun in the days of four controllers.
You are an absolute master of this game, and oh my god, I can't be the only one just seeing JC's Uppercut move at 12:45 for the first time too?? I've never seen that animation before??? My mind is blown! 🎉
After years of studying the game myself, this technique only works for Kung Lao (sometimes), Johnny Cage, Reptile, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Jax, Baraka, and Scorpion. To win with Liu Kang, try combining bicycle kicks and luring them in for a round house. Kitana and Mileena are so fast that it's quite simple to beat the AI with simple combos involving their special moves. Raiden is the enigma to me. Sometimes I can beat the AI with him easily combining the torpedo with roundhouses and sweeps. Other times, he gets destroyed.
There is an exploit that works for Kitana and Mileena. When you swipe at close range, the AI will jump backwards. If you immediately jump kick forward (throwing the kick as soon as you're airborne), the opponent will delay for a second, then jump kick in place, inches away from your face. From there you could uppercut, fan-lift into a combo with Kitana, roll + teleport kick with Mileena, etc.
Awesome playthrough! I played a lot of MK2 when I was 6 years old, but I never figured the AI like that. I know that crouching makes them walk forward, so I'd usually just hit low punch while crouching, but it would get boring really fast. You don't only kick the game's ass, you also make it look like a lot of fun.
I always beat Jade with Mileena's teleport kick, as Jade will block the first and instantly throw a fan. If you have perfect timing you tele-kick again and will go under the fan and connect, to which Jade will ALWAYS throw another fan. Repeat to win.
I used to religiously play this in the arcade back in the day and I honestly do not recall it being as difficult as it is today. I played the arcade a few weeks ago and was stunned at how difficult it was....great tips man.
After playing the game and getting so frustrated when I was younger, then finding out that the AI cheats recently, it's nice to see the computer get it's ass kicked for once. I just wish I knew this trick years ago.
I’m ordering MKII for my SNES off amazon now. This brings back so much nostalgia memories as a kid and I realize how much I miss this game cus of your channel.
I remember the first time I saw someone do this at the arcade back in the day. After that I could finish it every time and people would actually stand there and watch you beat the game back then. It was like being a mini celebrity.
Great nostalgia here. Memories of cheesing the AI (just as this guy is doing) at the arcade and on my Sega Genesis! Also fantastic job narrating and doing all this in one video without editing!
I remember teaching people these methods in the arcade back in the day. When I was in my prime, I could run the whole game on two quarters and just astound people. The real fun for a while was since I'm in the Chicago area, we knew the places they would test out the newer build of MK 2 and as they added fatalities. My fav to pull on human players was the Kintaro Shang Tsung one. People would flip for it. :)
That’s awesome man! Thanks for sharing your experience. It was someone like yourself that taught me this method in my local bowling alley back in 93/94. Took awhile to master but hats off to the OGs like yourself. You rock!
@@BushyStallion I never saw the jump kick method for Shao. I learned it as jump at him and duck and if he does a punch or a charge you can uppercut him out of it. I have the same aracde 1up machine and did a run like this for my son and he was dumbstruck. LOL
@@grzetim that’s awesome! I just recently learned that other method for Shao Khan and I gotta say it’s more enjoyable then this jump kick method I’ve been used to for many years.
Few notes: -The back jump trick works better if you use a kick on the jump, this makes the cpu to delay its jump, giving you more time to punish the cpu´s jump. - For the 2p stick this back jump exploit does not work, but there is a different exploit that only works for the 2p stick, in which you must jump towars the cpu without doing any attack, this will glich the cpu into just walking backwards and when it gets a little far from you it will stand still for 2 seconds and it will use a proyectile that you can punish easily by jumping it.
Thanks for making this video. Never got too far in this game cause of the AI spike. It’s dope how you got all the fatalities and tricks down pat. It is annoying that the AI is so difficult that we have to do these little tricks. Like I want to have fun and use my special moves and all that and not have to use a repeated pattern.
@@diamondsmasher Super Turbo’s Arcade mode required cheese on certain characters. The US version’s AI difficulty was all kinds of screwed up. Especially combined with the AI characters getting weird broken buffs. Like the charge characters not needing to charge when being used by the AI.
This brought back memories. I remember in the mid90s watching some older guy at the arcades doing all these fatalities. There'd always be a crowd of people gathered around whenever he came to play.
Casually letting Scorpion take a round off you because you broke your own self-imposed handicap was equal parts sporting and freakin swag. I'm not even really an MK guy outside my obsessive childhood fandom, but the energy you brought to this performance made it a joy to watch!
This is really amazing how good situational awareness and reflexes u have & how perfectly u explain the attack & defense patterns of Opponents and how to deal with them. Most importantly, no foul language. Much appreciated
You’re welcome ☺️ is it MK3 or Ultimate MK3 that you are curious about? While I can beat both (MK3 was easier in my opinion) unless I’m cheaping the AI out with Smoke then it’s a little harder as there’s no real solid method I use to win. I will try however, and post the video later. Thanks for the comment 👊🏼
I'm no expert, and I played the arcade port of UMK3, not the actual cabinet; but I found the way to cheese the AI is to jump back and throw a very late jump kick. This triggers the AI to throw a projectile most of the time. The kick itself is what triggers it; so if you throw it too early, you'll get hit in the air or just not have enough time to counterattack. Once you hit the ground, you can jump over the projectile and either jump kick them or jump punch them into a combo string. Or just use something like Sektor's teleport uppercut to punish them while they're still recovering from throwing the projectile.
this was the first arcade game i played as a kid in the 90's. i was totally blown away by it. i ve never seen something more "real" stuck inside of a wooden box. i remember walking back home with a friend and only talking about how real it seemed to me. like i felt i was controlling real people on the screen. i think i was 8-9 years old.
I played a lot of this game back in the days. Once I discovered that I could bait the AI to jump toward me (as you often did in this video) it actually became quite easy. I always used Baraka so I could immediately follow with his chop chop blades move. Shao Khan is also incredibly easy with Baraka, as you said he really likes to shoulder dash, moreover he never jumps, so you just spam chop chop blades and he basically kills himself. The real challenge for me was Kintaro. I never found out the strategy in this video, it certainly would have saved me a lot of trouble, but eventually I found a way to slowly defeat him through chip damage by repeatedly spamming low punch.
I can still remember walking into the arcade and seeing Mortal Kombat for the first time. The sheer volume of sound coming from the machine. The yellow warning stickers about it being 18+ The older (much taller) kids playing, and actually doing Falalities. Squeezing through the crowd to put my quarters on the glass. Getting my ass kicked, and still be excited to get my turn. That's my Mortal Kombat memory. When did you discover MK?
That’s a cool memory, mine isn’t quite as cool, but it was N64’s MKIV in 1999 when I was 6 years old lol. Played it with a friend and vividly remember us running behind the couch to watch in terror during the “falling down the well” continue screen.
Excellent memory thanks for sharing. My first MK memory was MK 1 at the local roller rink back in 92. And when I saw Subzero rip Liu Kangs head off I was in absolute shock. It was AWESOME 👊🏼
Thank you 🙏🏽 I’ve been obsessed with MK2 since it’s release in the Arcade WAY back, I’ve pretty much owned it for every system etc, so playing against the computer has become second nature to me lol like I said earlier, once you figure out the patterns it becomes relatively easy, it’s just a matter of timing and knowing what the computer is gonna do. Keep practicing and you’ll get it 👊🏼
I completed this a few times and each time felt like a giant victory especially Kintaro and Shao Kahn. Such unfair fights that annihilate you if your unprepared.
To experience going to an arcade when these early Mortal Kombat games were released brings me so much joy to watch back on them now. I know today's games with the graphics are cool but they will never compare to MK, Killer Instinct, Tekken, Street Fighter OG releases. The sounds, characters and artwork back then was something else. Thanks for making something so difficult look so easy man, cheers
Just come across your channel! You sir, are AMAZING at this game. I have no doubt this is near impossible but you make it look so easy! Respect! I must admit I was on the edge of my seat a few times haha few close calls!
I love how the CPU is so cheap, that Jade can just suplex your corpse after the battle is over. If you want to see how much of BS the CPU is, freeze the CPU guy (3rd+ opponent), then try to throw him. He'll throw you while he's still in freeze state. Or better yet, if you beat him and there's the "Finish Him", try to throw. He'll throw you instead (and if you die, the CPU wins).
Awesome video! I was a huge MK fan through the 90s. From 1 through Trilogy, plus a little bit of MK4. I wish there was a remake of these MKS. Everything as it was, but with fixed AI - fair, reacting to your actions, not buttons, playing more like a human. I would play the h**l out of it!
Thank you for this sir, I’ve had the 1up model for a year and only play it with other people since it’s so frustrating against the computer. This helps a lot 👍
Man... takes me back to my childhood. One of my cousins always had Mortal Kombat down when we when to the arcades. Wouldn't even play would just watch them. Love your work
I know this video came out 3 months ago, but this has such a in the bar arcade feel with your buddy who knows the game better than you. Good times those.
Was really curious to see how you were going to do this bc I figured out the exact same AI exploit when I used to play religiously. You even have the same kintaro strategy. The only difference is how we handle Shao Khan. I essentially just constantly jump kick him from opposing sides while staying very close. If you're fast enough he essentially becomes stun locked. He blocks every time almost but the chip damage will kill him.
Rubberbanding AI code like they used with NBA Jam. Used this so you would lose easy so the Arcades made money. 2P side MK2 AI plays different too compared to 1P side.
I was just playing this at a bar/arcade the other day and I do remember discovering the opponents falling to the jump kicks. However, once I got to kintaro I got stuck on him. I suddenly couldn't land the jump kicks like I remember doing back then. I also didn't like how the arcade stick felt, he would jump straight up half the time instead of diagnol and as you said, you get uppercut.
I own a original MK2 arcade machine since 1997 and still haven't beating it. I defiantly give it another go after watching your video. I still think the worst fighting game for cheap AI is Art of Fighting 2 as SNK boss syndrome went viral with every character.
This takes me back to the era of arcade gaming. Defending your stack of quarters like a bag of gold while daydreaming about the 16-bit console versions being developed for those who enjoy their decapitations from the comfort of their warm sofa... I wish I could share the powerful nostalgia of those fond memories with young gamers today. Once upon a time... ... when the Arcade was truly king.
I felt like I had it down pretty good, but man, you are very talented. I would at least die a few times and have to put forth effort but it didn’t even phase you! Mad respect!
After watching as the younger family member all through the nineties, I'm always in awe of people who have the game down like this. The muscle memory and timing memorization needed isn't a joke. You made it look easy.
Thanks for the comment 😊
This video should be shown on the MK page, cause so many cannot understand how to do this gaming the AI.
This has to be the cringiest lamest comment. Really Nanas?
I grew up with the franchise. I dig anyone who can help an old fan grasp how to actually go about handing the computer it's own ass.
@@sO_RoNerYbesides mk2 AI who hurt u lil boy?
Damn this was satisfying to watch. I spent countless hours at the arcade as a kid not only playing MK2 but watching the best people in the neighborhood play and swapping tips and writing down fatalities this definitely brings me back. Damn good work man
I'm fucking pissed that I'll never be able to experience the feeling of going to the local arcade and crowding around a cabinet with a bunch of people getting hyped over a fighting game.
@@PeptoAbismolnow you can buy the arcade but I see how it’s different. I got the M8 game emulator from Amazon. I think it’s like $35. It has this and the original Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat Trilogy. It’s cool. 😎
And not a single curse word uttered....... sir you have my respect.
8:42 he says damn it when almost losing to Johnny Cage
Lol nah, those curse words were uttered when I was younger learning the game 😂
Fck all that!
Lol
Who gives a shit
I tried this last night, worked like a charm. I couldn't believe it as this game's AI was the bane of my existence as a kid. Thanks to you I have my revenge!
@@driatrogenesisbecause they were made to eat coins. Even pacman wasn't supposed to be beatable. But I love the replayability of the classics. Easy to learn. Hard to master. What are your favorites to come back to?
@@driatrogenesisp.s. I can't beat Mario 3 anymore 😅
Glad you finally got your revenge my friend 👊🏼
AI in mk2 would read your control inputs instantly and counter. Basically cheating.
@@PowuhToSevenlol its Sonic for me. Use to speedrun through Sonic 1-3 with relative ease. Now the chaos emeralds are the bane of my existence.
I’ve been playing MK for twenty years and you’ve taught me things I’ve never knew about this game. You’ve earned a subscriber.
I posted this video around 3 months ago, and I’ve learned even more since lol these games never get old for me, gonna have to post another polished Johnny Cage play through with even more tips and tricks 👊🏼 thanks for the comment
I was thinking the same thing lol
I guess he should kiss your ass, in that case
Ultimate MK Trilogy rom hack is my fav easily.
I used to watch my older brother play this game, and I would just sit behind him cheering him and almost praying he wouldn't loose. I got those same vibes from watching you play, hoping you didn't break your winning streak.
Love the memory my friend 🙏🏽
I am imagining this dude going back in time to an arcade in the 90’s and blowing everyone’s mind with these moves 😂
😂😂 I wish
Same!
@@roddydykes7053 in the 90's this guy would have gotten his feelings hurt pretty quick. the competition at these games was WAY more insane than you realize and his skill would have been slightly above average
@@benjoy6904 I was alive in the 90s and I would've been blown away then as I am today. I didn't know you could bait the AI into a jump attack like that. I lost so many quarters.
@@benjoy6904100%!! We all knew the exploits and ragged on anyone and everyone using them. It also makes the game boring as hell imo. You’re not winning w skill, you’re utilizing a glitch basically, taking advantage of bad programming to win. Anyone can do that.
YOU ARE THE SUPREME MORTAL KOMBAT WARRIOR !!
Up until I saw this video, I assumed that successful playthroughs I'd seen of this game were some sort of trick or cutscene and I wondered why the devs even bothered to program endings. It's so cool to see how this process actually works.
I tell ya, before posting the video I had no idea after all this time that so many people were convinced the AI was impossible. I’m glad I was able to open the eyes of the ones who’ve given up after all these years, but after finding my video decided to try again and succeed! Thank you for your words I appreciate it! 👊🏼
no hes not- hes playing AI and not a coin pusher like i was 30 years ago--- id eat his ass alive back on this game on arcade
Kitana or Mileena at the 6th or 7th position in the ladder, always drained money in the arcades. They were always so quick to react.
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The CPU is not only input-reading the hell out of you but it's reacting with the perfect counter within just ONE FRAME. This is what I call "hard for all the wrong reasons".
Aside from pattern recognition, I like your distancing, timing, reaction time and input, those are insane since MK 2 AI is very cheap, yet you found a hole in it. Reminds me of 6 months of playing UMK3 in Nintendo DS (2007) doing the same thing over and over again, on how to exploit the AI and finding pattern using Smoke to beat the game in hardest difficulty, but yours is superb and lightning-fast with that AI. Bravo sir!
I also discovered the smoke/sektor exploit as a teenager and felt sooo powerful. Managed to finish the game for the first time.
my uncle knew similar things when i was a kid, he really was the only one who beat this game in my family. thanks for making this video, you made me remember good times.
You’re welcome bro, thanks for the comment 👊🏼
This game was the bane of my existence as a kid and I still can't play the game without getting angry, seeing you absolutely dominate the whole game gave me catharsis that I didn't know I needed!
Really impressive gameplay man, this was awesome to watch.
I appreciate the comment lol it was the bane of my existence as well, for awhile..
@@BushyStallion I bet! Mastering the game must've been a difficult process.
@@Duskwalker68 a fun one though 👊🏼
I discovered the same technique when I was a kid on SNES (set the difficulty to Very Hard and they fall for it even better, so very hard is actually easier lol) then went to the arcade and found it worked also, beating my first game ever at an arcade. I use a slightly altered technique: Change the backflip into a backward jumpkick and they wait slightly longer to jump at you, giving you more time to plan your assault lol. I also find the roundhouse to be quite effective at throwing them back to the other side of the screen and does similar damage as the uppercut. Works using almost anyone, except for Liu, Raiden and the girls. I like to use Shang Tsung, that way I can use Kitana against the bosses. They fall for that fan wave so easily lol. Then I use a jumpkick/ fan throw (while still in the air) combo. :)
very hard mode on snes is basically just arcade mode
Oh man, this came out into arcades when I was in junior high school. I was so obsessed that I'd spend my lunch money on this everyday after school. The fact that it had secrets in the game added to the allure of it all.
Few notes:
This strategy does not work when you're using the girls, Liu Kang, or Raiden. It also only applies to the P1 side. For the P2 side, you need a different strategy, but it works with all characters.
It doesn't work with Kung Lao either.
@@skar8009 Forgot all about that! Fortunately, Kung Lao is broken anyway, and you can "DIVEU KYCKU" the CPU into submission.
Man I wish this was online
P2 strategy works with all characters and involves pushing the opponent back, meaning you can pull off your best corner kombos I have a few short MKII vids to showcase this..
@@robertk3363I should have specified like the marvel cabinet. I play fightcade. I've seen a few moded ones for online play. I dunno if I'm willing to risk that atm on my mines.
I’m a massive MK fan and am still recently playing mk11 online up until the release of MK1 but I just can’t help but love the old style of the games, and there’s something so mesmerising about watching it be played on a machine like this with the buttons and toggle stick
Indeed
Ive always loved how the arcade-era MK's AI is over-tuned to the point where you can manipulate it to win if you know what you're doing its like Dark Souls where you take the time to learn how each characters AI works and how they react to your inputs and exploiting them to win, its great I remember being pissed as a kid about how the AI could react before the move even went out not knowing the AI can read your inputs.
I appreciate the comment 👊🏼 it was a different time for videogames that’s for sure
[looking at the mirror while doing the Kubrick stare] "mortal kombat is the dark souls of fighting games. mortal kombat is the dark souls of fighting games. mortal kombat is the d
@@insanelyheinousbeefer wanna know something funny? Souls games also read your inputs, HAHAHAHA
@@MisterPancake778 Every game reads your inputs, if they didn't, nothing would happen when you press the button! lol j/k but actually i'm pretty sure most AI's in games react to your inputs and know where you are, even through walls (depending on type of game) and difficulty scales up what they do versus what you do.
@@MisterPancake778especially elden ring. That's why I Uninstalled it lol. I got close to beating the game then it just felt like I was having my time wasted.
I saw this randomly and it made me wanna play mortal kombat with my arcade stick and its still pretty fun. Very simple and straightforward but tough to win.
This game was brutal to me back when i was like 8. I could manage street fighter, but MK2 always made me rage. Nice to see someone beat the AI so cleanly.
Street Fighter was hard for the right reasons but MK2 was hard for the wrong reasons.
UMMM Ken... on the HARDEST level? I still have nightmares being kicked into the garbage can.
I knew this pattern for a very long time. Depending on who you're using, if they fall into your jumping pattern, you can use your special move (sub zero's freeze for example), freeze them, and uppercut. Jump back immediately and in most cases, they'll jump towards you and you can rinse and repeat with the freeze/uppercut. With Johnny Cage, you can special uppercut or shadow kick when they jump towards you while doing the jump trick. Every person has their own pattern but also, the jumping trick doesn't work with every character that you use.
Veteren MK player here. Great to see someone like you know how to play this game. I do exactly the same tactics to beat the CPU.
You mentioned a different method on player 2’s side in another comment, I’m curious as I’ve never tried tackling the game on player 2’s side. I know this method doesn’t work on player 1’s side with Liu Kang, Raiden, Kitana or Mileena. Is there an “easy” method for them on player 2 side?
@yourfriendnick0681 it works same. Also, if you want more power, try Jax, and jump kicks always marry to the backbreaker. This combo is stronger than uppercuts by a bit, and it's easy for your air throw to win out over other moves. Also, this works on Shao Khan.
Veteren lol.
@@kennymccormick8295 says lol irl wtf?
This works with pretty much any character, except for Raiden and Liu Kang, I think. I've also found out that Kung Lao's hat throw has a ridiculously large hit box, and he loves to spam that move, so if you just walk up to him and time your sweeps, 9 times out of 10 you'll take him out faster than using the jump bait.
and shao khan cuz he too fat to jump lol
That was fantastic! Love MKII, its a shame the computer cheats.
Also JC ending is funny... that MKII movie looks way better than what we got lol
Thanks for the comment, Johnny Cage IS AWESOME 👏🏼
The trick with Mileena with that jump kick at the angle and timing also works the same against Liu Kang. You can also get Liu Kang in an infinite loop if you just do neutral punch from a very specific distance and timing. Usually the distance works out if you jump back and let him jump at you and take maybe 1 step back. If I remember correctly if you are Liu Kang then you can't manipulate the AI by jumping back as they won't generally follow you. Might be another character (Kung Lao?) that also doesn't work.
For Shao Kahn he's probably even easier if you just jump into him (without attacking) and hold down. Then you get a free uppercut. It's really fast and easy. if you get him in the corner then you can just jump kick straight at him like with Kintaro.
I could never win against first few AI characters. It was pure humiliation, so I quickly gave up, leaving the MK2 only as a friends battle zone. Nice speedrun you've made! Awesome!
Lol thanks for the comment, I appreciate it
Same. I'm no good at all!
You have my respect for being this damn good on this game. Part two and three used to frustrate me so bad as a kid… They are exceedingly hard.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Yeah MK3’s difficulty/cheese turned me off the series entirely
@@diamondsmasher yeah three is ridiculously difficult too. I beat the single player campaign multiple times. But never without losing multiple rounds. There is some great videos out there about the computer X powering the difficulty level with each new character you face. So we weren’t just imagining these games were hard. They entirely were.
Just pick Baraka and spam the chop chop blades attack. Occasionally, the AI will block it and counter with a throw, but a good chunk of the time, it should land.
Exactly how I beat the game the first time as a kid. Lmao
@@KiloTrackz don't be ridiculous. No one beats SubZero
Just like Kitana just keep spamming the "fan lift" & "fan throw" over and over
thats how i did it years ago worked good
Chop chop blades is a pro gamer move 😂
I love how you tell everyone how you'll finish your opponent in the middle of fighting. LOL Loved this game when I was younger. Totally set the stage for MK games later on down the road.
Sir, you are one skilled player! I havent played this game for years. Its astounding how you can remember all these combinations! Subbed!
Most Impressive. 💯. You were probably one of the big kids in the arcade crowding around the MKII machine in the early 90s. I was a young padawan at the time looking up at others like you. True OG Gamer. 🔥🔥
It's so funny because I figured out pretty much everything you're doing back in 1994 when I first got MK2 on my Genesis and played it constantly. Baiting the AI into jumping at you and then countering, jumping at Mileena and forcing her to try and use her mid-air sai attack. I do the same thing you do. But I always felt like I was cheesing the game by not straight up fighting the AI like I would a human player.
Glad I'm not alone.
Sometimes you gotta outcheese the cheesers
Exactly. Same thing with me, it always made me feel like the game was kinda garbage since it was impossible to play "legit" against AI. Getting friends over for me was like an event we never lived close to each other so we didn't waste time on stuff that wasn't co-op. Pvp was only fun in the days of four controllers.
You are an absolute master of this game, and oh my god, I can't be the only one just seeing JC's Uppercut move at 12:45 for the first time too?? I've never seen that animation before??? My mind is blown! 🎉
After years of studying the game myself, this technique only works for Kung Lao (sometimes), Johnny Cage, Reptile, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Jax, Baraka, and Scorpion.
To win with Liu Kang, try combining bicycle kicks and luring them in for a round house.
Kitana and Mileena are so fast that it's quite simple to beat the AI with simple combos involving their special moves.
Raiden is the enigma to me. Sometimes I can beat the AI with him easily combining the torpedo with roundhouses and sweeps. Other times, he gets destroyed.
There is an exploit that works for Kitana and Mileena. When you swipe at close range, the AI will jump backwards. If you immediately jump kick forward (throwing the kick as soon as you're airborne), the opponent will delay for a second, then jump kick in place, inches away from your face. From there you could uppercut, fan-lift into a combo with Kitana, roll + teleport kick with Mileena, etc.
You can beat the game with Raiden using just kicks jumping tomares the enemy and inmediately performance a torpedo. Then repeat again and again
The algorithm brought me here. Was not disappointed. You have this game down to an exact science. Def earned a subscriber!
Awesome playthrough! I played a lot of MK2 when I was 6 years old, but I never figured the AI like that. I know that crouching makes them walk forward, so I'd usually just hit low punch while crouching, but it would get boring really fast.
You don't only kick the game's ass, you also make it look like a lot of fun.
Good times man, good times.. 30 years of fighting MK deserves respect, and lots of it too!
I always beat Jade with Mileena's teleport kick, as Jade will block the first and instantly throw a fan. If you have perfect timing you tele-kick again and will go under the fan and connect, to which Jade will ALWAYS throw another fan. Repeat to win.
I used to religiously play this in the arcade back in the day and I honestly do not recall it being as difficult as it is today. I played the arcade a few weeks ago and was stunned at how difficult it was....great tips man.
After playing the game and getting so frustrated when I was younger, then finding out that the AI cheats recently, it's nice to see the computer get it's ass kicked for once. I just wish I knew this trick years ago.
I’m ordering MKII for my SNES off amazon now. This brings back so much nostalgia memories as a kid and I realize how much I miss this game cus of your channel.
I remember the first time I saw someone do this at the arcade back in the day. After that I could finish it every time and people would actually stand there and watch you beat the game back then. It was like being a mini celebrity.
That’s awesome. I love the comments on people’s memories of the game cause it was a such an epic time in gaming history.
@@BushyStallion it sure was. I’ll never forget stepping up to that machine for the first time. It was mind blowing coming from MK1.
Great nostalgia here. Memories of cheesing the AI (just as this guy is doing) at the arcade and on my Sega Genesis! Also fantastic job narrating and doing all this in one video without editing!
I remember teaching people these methods in the arcade back in the day. When I was in my prime, I could run the whole game on two quarters and just astound people. The real fun for a while was since I'm in the Chicago area, we knew the places they would test out the newer build of MK 2 and as they added fatalities. My fav to pull on human players was the Kintaro Shang Tsung one. People would flip for it. :)
That’s awesome man! Thanks for sharing your experience. It was someone like yourself that taught me this method in my local bowling alley back in 93/94. Took awhile to master but hats off to the OGs like yourself. You rock!
@@BushyStallion I never saw the jump kick method for Shao. I learned it as jump at him and duck and if he does a punch or a charge you can uppercut him out of it. I have the same aracde 1up machine and did a run like this for my son and he was dumbstruck. LOL
@@grzetim that’s awesome! I just recently learned that other method for Shao Khan and I gotta say it’s more enjoyable then this jump kick method I’ve been used to for many years.
This video is so wholesome. It’s just a guy showing his passion for MK2.
Few notes:
-The back jump trick works better if you use a kick on the jump, this makes the cpu to delay its jump, giving you more time to punish the cpu´s jump.
- For the 2p stick this back jump exploit does not work, but there is a different exploit that only works for the 2p stick, in which you must jump towars the cpu without doing any attack, this will glich the cpu into just walking backwards and when it gets a little far from you it will stand still for 2 seconds and it will use a proyectile that you can punish easily by jumping it.
This video bring back so many memories he just gave y’all a kid in the 90’s experience 💯💯💯
Thanks for making this video. Never got too far in this game cause of the AI spike. It’s dope how you got all the fatalities and tricks down pat.
It is annoying that the AI is so difficult that we have to do these little tricks. Like I want to have fun and use my special moves and all that and not have to use a repeated pattern.
I agree. Thanks for the comment 👊🏼
I feel that was the main difference between SF2 and MK. MK is all cheese, SF2 requires skill.
@@diamondsmasher
Super Turbo’s Arcade mode required cheese on certain characters.
The US version’s AI difficulty was all kinds of screwed up. Especially combined with the AI characters getting weird broken buffs. Like the charge characters not needing to charge when being used by the AI.
This brought back memories. I remember in the mid90s watching some older guy at the arcades doing all these fatalities. There'd always be a crowd of people gathered around whenever he came to play.
Casually letting Scorpion take a round off you because you broke your own self-imposed handicap was equal parts sporting and freakin swag.
I'm not even really an MK guy outside my obsessive childhood fandom, but the energy you brought to this performance made it a joy to watch!
Thank you I appreciate that 👊🏼
This is really amazing how good situational awareness and reflexes u have & how perfectly u explain the attack & defense patterns of Opponents and how to deal with them. Most importantly, no foul language. Much appreciated
I really like how simple your tutorial is. Very easy to follow. Thank you for this. Any chance of doing a MK3 tutorial? Liked and subscribed.
You’re welcome ☺️ is it MK3 or Ultimate MK3 that you are curious about? While I can beat both (MK3 was easier in my opinion) unless I’m cheaping the AI out with Smoke then it’s a little harder as there’s no real solid method I use to win. I will try however, and post the video later. Thanks for the comment 👊🏼
I'm no expert, and I played the arcade port of UMK3, not the actual cabinet; but I found the way to cheese the AI is to jump back and throw a very late jump kick. This triggers the AI to throw a projectile most of the time.
The kick itself is what triggers it; so if you throw it too early, you'll get hit in the air or just not have enough time to counterattack.
Once you hit the ground, you can jump over the projectile and either jump kick them or jump punch them into a combo string. Or just use something like Sektor's teleport uppercut to punish them while they're still recovering from throwing the projectile.
Mk3 is not as hard as mk2 though
Actually very entertaining video of one of the best MK out there. 10 years got you some respect for sure. GG
Great video and impressive skill! To this day I cannot beat Kintaro. Reaching him in itself is a huge task imo.
this was the first arcade game i played as a kid in the 90's. i was totally blown away by it. i ve never seen something more "real" stuck inside of a wooden box. i remember walking back home with a friend and only talking about how real it seemed to me. like i felt i was controlling real people on the screen. i think i was 8-9 years old.
I always felt that the digitized games have a better charm than the 3d ones. MK2 has some gorgeous digitized graphics.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I played a lot of this game back in the days. Once I discovered that I could bait the AI to jump toward me (as you often did in this video) it actually became quite easy. I always used Baraka so I could immediately follow with his chop chop blades move. Shao Khan is also incredibly easy with Baraka, as you said he really likes to shoulder dash, moreover he never jumps, so you just spam chop chop blades and he basically kills himself. The real challenge for me was Kintaro. I never found out the strategy in this video, it certainly would have saved me a lot of trouble, but eventually I found a way to slowly defeat him through chip damage by repeatedly spamming low punch.
Sir this is an MK2 Master Class this was my favorite game of them all .. Well Done 💪🏾
Need a video .. on just going over fatalities! You made it look super easy ..
30 years we still love MK2, thank you!
I can still remember walking into the arcade and seeing Mortal Kombat for the first time.
The sheer volume of sound coming from the machine. The yellow warning stickers about it being 18+ The older (much taller) kids playing, and actually doing Falalities.
Squeezing through the crowd to put my quarters on the glass.
Getting my ass kicked, and still be excited to get my turn.
That's my Mortal Kombat memory.
When did you discover MK?
That’s a cool memory, mine isn’t quite as cool, but it was N64’s MKIV in 1999 when I was 6 years old lol. Played it with a friend and vividly remember us running behind the couch to watch in terror during the “falling down the well” continue screen.
Excellent memory thanks for sharing. My first MK memory was MK 1 at the local roller rink back in 92. And when I saw Subzero rip Liu Kangs head off I was in absolute shock. It was AWESOME 👊🏼
good stuff bro, brought me back of them days in the arcade. loved it there back then
Thank you. I too loved the days of arcades and I miss them every time I play. Thanks for the comment
Bro... how? You make it look so easy. Great video!
Thank you 🙏🏽 I’ve been obsessed with MK2 since it’s release in the Arcade WAY back, I’ve pretty much owned it for every system etc, so playing against the computer has become second nature to me lol like I said earlier, once you figure out the patterns it becomes relatively easy, it’s just a matter of timing and knowing what the computer is gonna do. Keep practicing and you’ll get it 👊🏼
Dude, I can’t believe it’s been over a year now since this was released. So grateful for you, Darryl.
Very kind comment! Thank you very much my friend 👊🏼
Impressive, entertaining, and informative. I think I might have to get an Arcade 1Up cab just to try it myself. Think it would be fun to learn.😄
Zero losses. No glitches. Straight punisher. This is the best mk2 playthrough I've seen, ever.
Thanks Tim I appreciate that! 👊🏼
I completed this a few times and each time felt like a giant victory especially Kintaro and Shao Kahn. Such unfair fights that annihilate you if your unprepared.
To experience going to an arcade when these early Mortal Kombat games were released brings me so much joy to watch back on them now. I know today's games with the graphics are cool but they will never compare to MK, Killer Instinct, Tekken, Street Fighter OG releases. The sounds, characters and artwork back then was something else. Thanks for making something so difficult look so easy man, cheers
Thank YOU for watching, I appreciate it. Kids these days will never know just how amazing those glorious arcade days were. Great memories.
Just come across your channel! You sir, are AMAZING at this game. I have no doubt this is near impossible but you make it look so easy! Respect! I must admit I was on the edge of my seat a few times haha few close calls!
Great work. You remind me of the random dude at arcades that was the only person able to show secrets that you couldn't just search back then.
I love how the CPU is so cheap, that Jade can just suplex your corpse after the battle is over.
If you want to see how much of BS the CPU is, freeze the CPU guy (3rd+ opponent), then try to throw him. He'll throw you while he's still in freeze state. Or better yet, if you beat him and there's the "Finish Him", try to throw. He'll throw you instead (and if you die, the CPU wins).
that's so true lol😄
Hahaha that used to get me so mad. Trying to throw a frozen opponent and suddenly I'm the idiot being yeeted.
@@DirdyJoker Real gamers attempted this.
It’s something about that arcade screen that is so beautiful man. I could watch a hundred of these. Nice video bro!
Awesome video! I was a huge MK fan through the 90s. From 1 through Trilogy, plus a little bit of MK4.
I wish there was a remake of these MKS. Everything as it was, but with fixed AI - fair, reacting to your actions, not buttons, playing more like a human. I would play the h**l out of it!
I hear ya brother. Thanks for the comment. A remake would be AWESOME
Thank you for this sir, I’ve had the 1up model for a year and only play it with other people since it’s so frustrating against the computer. This helps a lot 👍
So enjoyable to watch. 30 years of mastery indeed. Brings back good memories of my teens. Thank you!
Man... takes me back to my childhood. One of my cousins always had Mortal Kombat down when we when to the arcades. Wouldn't even play would just watch them. Love your work
Very nicely done! You have certainly mastered it!
4:46 "a nice snack for the tree demons" had me rolling haha
I know this video came out 3 months ago, but this has such a in the bar arcade feel with your buddy who knows the game better than you. Good times those.
I completely forgot how many heads were ripped off on that fatality. My mother got me this game when I was a kid. Blockbuster video!
Was really curious to see how you were going to do this bc I figured out the exact same AI exploit when I used to play religiously. You even have the same kintaro strategy. The only difference is how we handle Shao Khan. I essentially just constantly jump kick him from opposing sides while staying very close. If you're fast enough he essentially becomes stun locked. He blocks every time almost but the chip damage will kill him.
"she's very quick, so basically, you gotta be quicker"
Rubberbanding AI code like they used with NBA Jam. Used this so you would lose easy so the Arcades made money.
2P side MK2 AI plays different too compared to 1P side.
When he said he been playing for 30 years, that really put things in perspective for me.
Liu Kang is cheap AF in this game.
old time classic era
I was just playing this at a bar/arcade the other day and I do remember discovering the opponents falling to the jump kicks. However, once I got to kintaro I got stuck on him. I suddenly couldn't land the jump kicks like I remember doing back then. I also didn't like how the arcade stick felt, he would jump straight up half the time instead of diagnol and as you said, you get uppercut.
Kitanas fan lift I find is the easiest way to cheap out Kintaro if the jump kicking just ain’t working for ya.
The feel associated with MK2 is next to none. The background music was so effective and dark
this deserves more views, fuck mk2 ai
Haha, thanks 🙏🏽 yeah the AI on MK2 is ridiculous
Dude someone must’ve heard you my views on this vid have shot right up! Lol
@@BushyStallion jackpot!
This video makes up for all the times I lost at MK. Feels like watching your older brother beat up your bully. Great vid 👍
Maybe I love beating this game so often cause it bullied ME growing up lol
I own a original MK2 arcade machine since 1997 and still haven't beating it. I defiantly give it another go after watching your video. I still think the worst fighting game for cheap AI is Art of Fighting 2 as SNK boss syndrome went viral with every character.
This takes me back to the era of arcade gaming.
Defending your stack of quarters like a bag of gold while daydreaming about the 16-bit console versions being developed for those who enjoy their decapitations from the comfort of their warm sofa...
I wish I could share the powerful nostalgia of those fond memories with young gamers today.
Once upon a time...
... when the Arcade was truly king.
cheesy AI not so tough after getting out-cheesed by the master.
This is the best Mortal Kombat 2 Let's Play Video ever made.
Thank you 👊🏼
🐐🐐🐐🐐
Bro's playing like he finishes this game every morning before breakfast
I do. How’d ya know? Lol
The way you played this was exactly the way I beat this game with Johnny Cage. As nostalgic as this is honestly this game sucked back in the day.
Single player yes. Multiplayer? It is one of the best fighters ever
Bro! They way you just recited this game was insane! Im completely in awe. Bravo.
The AI cheats, it reads your inputs in advance.
That Shao Kann fight is the equivalent to spamming melee Fox's nair 🤣 I love it
The way you slapped the button at the character select screen was fantastic
I felt like I had it down pretty good, but man, you are very talented. I would at least die a few times and have to put forth effort but it didn’t even phase you! Mad respect!