Play Mortal Kombat 3 Online

I first played Mortal Kombat 3 on the Sega Genesis in 1995, a Midway game that felt like a real step up from the earlier cartridges. It was one of those definitive fighting games for the system, arriving when the 16-bit consoles were still the main event in most living rooms. The roster had changed, with some familiar faces missing, but it introduced a bunch of new fighters right from the start.

You pick a character from the select screen and face a series of opponents in one-on-one combat. The main goal is to defeat everyone in your path, culminating in a final showdown to stop the cyborg invasion. The fighting relies on a combination of special moves, basic attacks, and the ability to run by double-tapping forward; this running mechanic changed the pacing, making matches feel faster and more aggressive. You also had combos, strings of attacks you could chain together for bigger damage if you timed the button presses just right. The difficulty was pretty steep, especially against the computer, which would read your inputs and punish any mistake. Landing a long combo or a well-timed special move to finish a round provides a sharp, immediate satisfaction.