Extra options:
Press Up + Start on the Kombat Mode selection screen. Options to enable or disable timer, aggressor, blood, and kombos will appear.

Enable blue "?" menu:
Press RUN, HP, LP during the story screen (C-Down, B, A using the default controller configuration). Shao Kahn will say "Outstanding" to confirm correct code entry. Press Up + Start at the options screen to display a second question mark icon.

Enable both red and blue "?" menus:
Quickly press BLOCK, HK, LK, RUN, LP, HP, HP, HP, LP, LP during the story screen (C-Up, C-Right, C-Down, A, B(3), A(2) using the default controller configuration). A sound will confirm correct code entry. The red and blue question mark menus will be accessible allowing the following options:

Red Question Mark menu

Freeplay - ON/OFF
Fatality Time - ON/OFF
Collision Boxes - ON/OFF
One Round Matches - ON/OFF

Blue Question Mark menu

Level Select - ON/OFF
Throwing - ENABLED/DISABLED
Unlimited Run - ENABLED/DISABLED
Bloody Kombat - ON/OFF
Human Smoke - ON/OFF
Khameleon - ON/OFF

Bonus Galaga-type game:
Fight 100 two player matches consecutively and a game called Land Of Rellim will begin.

Bonus Pong game:
Fight 50 two player matches consecutively.

At the end of a tournament game, the winner can choose a secret. To get two player Pong, have the winning player select the first picture on the second line (Rayden).

Bonus Space Invaders-type game:
Press Z when an object appears over the moon on the pit stage of a two player match. The sound of a bell will confirm correct code entry. The winner of that round will play Invaders From Space.

Stage select:
Highlight Sonya and press Up + Start on the character select screen. The screen will shake and a boom will be heard to confirm correct code entry. You will be able to select a stage after choosing your character.

Random character select:
Highlight Noob Saibot for player one, or Rain for player two, on the character selection screen. Hold Up and press Start. The cursor will select a random character.

Fight Khameleon:
Quickly press Down + Start if the word "Toasty" is heard on the Star Bridge stage. This usually happens after a number of uppercuts are successfully made. The phrase "Player 1, get ready" will appear followed by the Living Forest stage with Khameleon.

Fight as Human Smoke:
Choose Cyber-Ninja Smoke as a character. Hold Away + HP + HK + Run + BL before the "Fight" screen appears or between rounds. Cyber-Ninja Smoke will explode and change into Human Smoke.

Fight as Motaro:
Select any character to fight in the Jade's Desert, Khan's Tower, or The Wasteland stage. Hold Away + LK+ HK before the match begins. Motaro will replace your character after an explosion. You will revert back to your original character after winning the match. To continue playing as Motaro after the match, enter the code on round one and round two in a two player game. Then, player two should choose not to continue. Motaro will be playable in a one player game until a match is lost.

Fight as Shao Kahn:
Select any character to fight in The Rooftop, Pit Three, or Khan's Cave stage. Hold Down + HP + LP before the match begins. Shao Kahn will replace your character after an explosion. You will revert back to your original character after winning the match. To continue playing as Shao Kahn after the match, enter the code on round one and round two in a two player game. Then, player two should choose not to continue. Shao Kahn will be playable in a one player game until a match is lost.

Fight as Khameleon:
Press C-Right, C-Up, A, B, C-Down, C-Up, C-Right during the story screen. The name "Khameleon" will be spoken to confirm correct code entry. Khameleon's moves/fatalities/combos depend on what color her name is on her life bar. If her name is blue, she is Kitana; when it is green she is Jade; and when it is purple she is Mileena.

Defeating Shao Kahn:
Play a one-player game with Sub-Zero and reach Shao Kahn. Whenr he jumps, press Down/Forward + A (Low Punch) to freeze him in mid-air. Then, get under him and uppercut him. Keep repeating this until you win.

Super endurance mode:
In a single player game, highlight Kano and press Down + Start on the character select screen. The screen will shake and Shao Kahn will say "You'll never win" to confirm correct code entry. Choose your character and select the hardest path. All matches except the first two and the last will be endurance matches. The first match will be against Khameleon, the second match will be against Motaro and the last match will be against Shao Kahn. Some of the endurance matches have at least six opponents to fight in the same match.

Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures:
Select "8-Player Kombat" from the mode select screen and win the contest. You may select one of the treasures:

Top row (from left to right): Ending, Galaxian-like game, Fight Ermac, Fight Noob Saibot, Random Prize, Fatality Demo 1, Brutality Demo 2, Fatality Demo 7, Noob + Ermac Endurance round, MK2 Classic Endurance, Mega Endurance, and Old School Kombat.

Bottom row (from left to right): Past History (Pong), Male Ninja Kombat, Animality Demo 1, Brutality Demo 1, Friendship Demo 1, Fight Khameleon, Fatality Demo 4, Animality Demo 2, Female Ninja Kombat, Supreme Demonstration (every "Finish Him/Her"), Play Invaders From Space, and the Secrets of Trilogy.

Note: Only the first five treasures (up to Random Prize) are selectable on the Novice Tower. Only the first eleven (up to Mega Endurance Kombat) are selectable on the Warrior Tower. Only the treasures up to and including Friendship Demo 1 are selectable on the Master Tower or the 8 Player Kombat mode. Only the treasures up to and including Invaders From Space are selectable on the Champion Tower. All treasures are selectable on the Champion Tower with Super Endurance Path mode enabled.

Johnny Cage's Triple Head Punch Off fatality:
Hold HP + BL + LP during Johnny Cage's Head Punch Off fatality. Johnny Cage will punch three heads off.

Rayden's fatality:
Hold LP for three to five seconds when the "Finish Him" message appears, then release when close to your opponent.

Exploding Babalities:
Perform a babality move. Hold HP + LP + HK + LK when the screen turns black and your opponent turns into a baby. Continue to hold the buttons as the baby turns back into an adult and explodes.

Hidden fatality sounds:
Hold LP on both controllers to hear Shao Kahn say "Crispy" during the Scorpion's Lair fatality. Hold BL on both controllers to hear Dan Forden say "Crispy" during the same fatality. Hold Down during the Deadpool fatality to hear a gurgling sound.

Easy Ultimate Kombat Kodes:
Continually sweep the D-pad or Analog-stick in a clockwise Full-Circle when the story screen appears. The Kombat Kode screen will appear.

Avoid the fighter's stance:
In round one throw a projectile that will kill your opponent, then quickly hold Block when the game says you won. Keep holding Block and your character will remain blocking until released or the next round begins. In the final round, repeat this and hold Block at the "Finish Him" message.

Glitch: Floating head:
Begin game play as Reptile. Do his invisibility move (Up, Down, HK) followed by the "Eat em up" fatality. Reptile's head will be there, but not his body.

Kombat Kodes:
At the Vs. screen, each player's LP, BL, and LK buttons will set the six boxes at the bottom of the screen. Use the following numbers to represent the symbols that will appear in the boxes. The player on the left controls the first three boxes. The player on the right controls the last three boxes. Tap a button to advance one symbol; hold a button to display the previous symbol.