Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wavenet Edition

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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wavenet Edition was a modified version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the arcade. It featured slightly modified gameplay and the ability to play against people in other arcades that were also on Wavenet machines via a network connection. Details are limited on the specifics of this version of the game.

Gameplay Differences

Warning, this is not first hand information, it is gleaned from various internet sources: This game featured tweaks to the gameplay such as a limited placed on Kung Lao's spin. Also, it was possible to play as Noob Saibot by performing a code similar to the code to unlock Human Smoke (choose Robo Smoke and hold HP+HK+BL+RN+Away before match starts). Reports suggest that this modified version of UMK3 was only playable while the machine was connected to Wavenet. When playing 1 player games, the game played like Revision 1.2. We encourage anyone with first hand experience with the game to visit the Wiki Forum and post what they know.

Technical Details

It is believed the Wavenet machine utilized a single board computer (SBC) to handle networking. The game itself was already maxing out the hardware's capabilities. As a result, when developers attempted to add networking to it, they realized it would take extra hardware to handle it. So a 386 based SBC was added which connected to the PCB for the arcade machine. From speaking shortly with a developer, it sounds like development of the Wavenet edition of MK began with Mortal Kombat 3 and later Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was used.