Mortal Kombat Arcade - EJB Menu 'Free Play' Exploit [HD]

Turn any MK2/UMK3 machine into 'Free Play' mode...

[@The_Laser_Channel]

Wow, I just KNEW that someone would figure out how to adjust game settings using the EJB menu and i'm sure Ed Boon knew about this and thats why he kept it secret!

[@Guitarhero1000]

Oh man... lol. If only I knew this 20 years ago.

[@Stellerex]

I think there's an UMK3 machine in Daytona Beach's board walk not far from me. Free play for all this Spring :DD LOL Thanks man you're the best!

[@slimmdogg420]

Set it back when you leave each time or they will catch on.

[@alfonzo9000]

I tried this on a UMK3 machine at a local arcade and was wondering why it didn't work. If I wanted to play any more I had to keep calling an attendant to jam the coin mechanism 30 times! Thanks for the vids!

[@jonmayer]

What a find and a good reason to keep the EJB menu codes handy. I imagine someone showed Boon the exploit and they decided to kept it a complete secret instead of letting the menu leak.

[@maxxdahl6062]

They wouldn't have let it leak anyway.

[@TotalMK]

Nice dude, but there is no EJB for MK4. I looked in the rom files and couldn't see any menu text.

[@markolivares6943]

just got banned from the local arcade for doing this .

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

Ha! No shit?

[@jacobpierce54]

mark olivares that's wrong, it's not not like you knew how to take their money from the machines

[@ΙερώνυμοςΚόρακας]

Wow....WHERE would you have an actual Arcade?...Where do you live?

[@slimmdogg420]

I call bullshit, that or you are just really dumb.

[@tysoncowan5192]

I'm not saying this is the case for him, but before bullshit Covid-19 we had places called NickelCade. Old school games like this. Wonder why he wouldn't respond.

[@ivansis2007]

i did this a few days ago in a small beach town in my country (Argentina). i played for a few hours, it was great

[@Crunt.]

RIP Arcade Owners

[@HereForAStorm]

lol, if this was still 1995.......

[@Crunt.]

+ronjon83 But some arcades still have it and make money off it.

[@monsterServer]

+ronjon83 I just want a time machine just for that xD

[@finngamer7937]

There is a local arcade over here, i will try this out this Saturday, wish me luck.

[@AholicKnight]

Did it work

[@finngamer7937]

@@AholicKnight I FORGOT TO REPLY BUT YES IT DID! We played with my friends until it was closing time and the manager didn't suspect a thing.

[@ppipowerclass]

If I had known this years ago, I'd have been so happy lmao

[@Gamingwithgleez]

Interesting. This is really cool. I remember playing UMK over and over on the same credit. You had to beat it and choose the third (maybe 4th) icon and beat the match. Then I believe you held up on both joysticks and the 1 and 2 player buttons and it gave you another game. I may not be 100% correct on the execution because it was so long ago but it was something like that.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

+Gaming With Gleez You had to perform an Animality on the third round against Ermac, then the game would take you back to the 'choose your destiny' screen for some unknown reason. Certainly a useful glitch if you're good at the game, that's for sure!

[@Gamingwithgleez]

ah nice. that sounds like it

[@ichibanboy6]

Would this trick work for the Wrestlemania arcade?

[@freestylerollingmedia4706]

Great video! Thank you for sharing, you're the man!

[@chocolatepuddingpant]

I got mortal 2.. and I was wondering how i can get the computer to do fatalities? Im not option

[@SPac316]

Haha, yeah, I wish I knew this back then as well. But it's only considerate if you help support whatever arcade business is out there with cash. ;)

[@pearljammer364]

Don't ever do this on the arcade ports of UMK3 (MK Arcade Kollection and the XBLA) the game will be totally screwed if you turn off the freeplay.

[@EnforcerX71]

Wouldn't really matter, would be a case of just uninstalling and reinstalling the game.

[@alexanderfox6363]

It just will not let you to do that. The freeplay setting is controlled via virtual dipswitch

[@razorbulan]

i actually try that on MK AK steam and the game is locked to free play you can not put this to No lol

[@juliotattoo]

greetings from Brasil ! thanks for sharing your knowledge ! so, i have a MK bootleg , the 2 boards version , do you know how to put it on free play ?

[@chevyhernandez7873]

Hola tengo el mortal kombat en un emulador pero cuando agrego 6 Coín cierro el juego y me vuelven a aparecer los seis Coín como lo puedo dejar en Cero

[@TypeSH]

Dipswitch coinage confirmed at Barcade in Philly... GG...

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

+TypeSH GG?

[@virtualvalium]

+YourMKArcadeSource Good Game. Meaning "Well played" to Barcade. They're wise to it.

[@Guitarhero1000]

Hey MKSource. Love your vids. You need a profile pic! lol

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

+Guitarhero1000 Thanks! I know.

[@TheHeadlessHorseman]

I just tried it on my 6 in 1 switcher. I was able access ejb menu on all of them. If I ever see an mk2-umk out in the wild I am doing this lol

[@chocolatepuddingpant]

If the dipswitch is off on violence, will the fatalities not work?

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

Correct. Violence needs to be on for fatalities and blood to work.

[@kempet]

Another awesome find!

[@megamanzeroxfan2010]

how much is owning a arcade cabinet plus cleaning and restoration for the game?

[@TheHeadlessHorseman]

It all depends, you can get a cabinet anywhere from $500-$1500. Just depends on the condition and such. If the side art is scratched or bad new replacements are around $200 for good quality ones. Think that package comes with the control panel front and sides. New control panel overlay is around $50-$60. New buttons and joystick are about $45. That's about most of all what you may need to give you an idea. I have almost $2000 into mine. $800 for thr umk cab. $900 for mk1,mk2,mk3,umk, the switcher and wires, new lexan, all new buttons and switches, cpo, t molding ect. Sometimes you can get an old midway cabinet for cheap like around $100 if ita in bad shape or concerted. Then it's just the matter of redoing whatever you feel like and finding the game pcb to stick in there. The game PCBs are getting around $200-$350 a piece right now and have definitely gone up

[@Superkidra]

Well, at least there's an override. As cool as it is to go in and play MK games for free, it would probably suck for the arcade owners...

[@Superkidra]

+Superkidra I can see them banning EJB menu usage for a few reasons already, too, like disabling Hiddens in UMK3, which could get annoying

[@wardiz]

Hi mate I'm looking for a hi res mk1 bezel, do you know where I could find one ? Thanks

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

Mine are for sale on eBay... www.ebay.com/itm/Mortal-Kombat-1-Arcade-Moves-List-Bezel-Panel-Artwork-Art-CPO-Midway-MK1-Midway-/121916681279?hash=item1c62ccec3f:g:2LUAAOSwu1VW3TtI

[@tugboat7363]

How can I get a hold of you ? Have a couple questions

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

Such as?

[@aetd106]

They should patch this... oh wait

[@jacobnelson4150]

Tony Wolf there kinda already is a patch

[@maxxdahl6062]

They kind of did have patches for arcades back then, they sent you new rom chips the arcade operator would install themselves.

[@pearljammer364]

Why is UMK3 not be part of today's fighting game tournaments like Super Street Fighter II Turbo? UMK3 had a lot of sick combos than SSF2T.

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

+Patrick Corpuz It is, just not in the states. Brazil has a HUGE UMK3 scene.

[@vichim3632]

Chile has it too

[@n4h488]

i should try this when i go to my vacation place, i hope they dont kick me or something XD

[@Avery1980]

i did this trick when i went to a arcade that had mk2 i set it to free play and played mk2 for free for hours then left it on free play when i left for everyone else to enjoy

[@Deception2000]

I've done this 2 times and nobody took note about this

[@Lucky512]

There was a cheat where after you beat MK 2 right before Raiden and the other fighter hit the floor all you did was hit the start button and the free play mode would activate without having to do all this process. Can't remember too well how I would do it but I remember reading it in a game player magazine when I was a kid. Tell you what it saved me tons of money the store owner would have to shut off the arcade to reset the mode.

[@matthewsteva1917]

part you can freeze bay with sub zero and kung lu throw hate baby but you have to use shang sung

[@matthewsteva1917]

you give out what button to hit for menu code

[@AccountWasHacked]

How do you get to the EJB menu?

[@AccountWasHacked]

I found out how from another video.

[@aliyasser293]

i need to know how to do fatalites in this game ???

[@UMAMIMAMU]

Savage.

[@markolivares6943]

lol just foolin. I am going to the Santa Monica Pier later to try this out . I'm sure it will take a while to pull this off .

[@slimmdogg420]

I knew as soon as I read it you were full of shit!

[@infinitybattle9557]

i would love to do this.... if i had an mk arcade machine..... :(

[@toniclementegarcia6656]

Hi, Could you record a video of the switch test of your mortal kombat 1 board? Record and upload on youtube I mean. It would be to check this possible emulation issue: mametesters.org/view.php?id=1203 Thanks in advance

[@ClickToEnlarge]

So thhaaatts what those red boxed switchs are. Here's one for ya, when I plugged my UMK3 board into my CRT via a supergun setup and S-video input everything ran but the video kept moving like a slot machine from top to bottom. You can see it here instagram.com/p/BNQVmG7hvfo/ My MK2 did the same thing :-( Any idea whats going on? I always appreciate your help!

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

The MK games run at a 53hz refresh rate compared to other games that run at 60hz. You'll need to adjust the Vertical Hold setting on your setup to fix it.

[@ClickToEnlarge]

Awesome, will do, thanks!

[@ClickToEnlarge]

YourMKArcadeSource Oh and one more question, will a regular PC power supply cord work to power the jamma PSU brick? I have some laying around Id rather hack the end off one of those and wire it in than buy one.

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

It should.