The floppy versions do not exhibit any of these problems. Using a fixed value for cycles, even a high one, appears to work around the first issue, but not the second. Configuring it for two joysticks would get the game and the emulator to lock up. With cycles=max setting, the joystick drifts as if one of the directions is stuck. Joystick support exists in all versions, but something in the code was changed in the CD version, making it more finicky, at least in DOSBox. Cage’s split punch and Sonya’s leg grab are just D-D-Punch instead of pressing multiple buttons at the same time.

For example, Kano’s knife throw is not Hold BL (B-F), but simply B-B-F. Many of the special moves that would have no natural motion for a 2-button joystick have been altered. LP and LK are achieved by combining the buttons with F, and BL is B+HP. In 2-button mode, the changes are more significant. However, special moves that require HP are executed by just pressing LP, without requiring F. Since MK1 needs 5 buttons, in 4-button joystick mode the buttons are used for LP, BL, LK and HK, and HP is F+LP. However, two 2-button joysticks can be used at the same time. If a 4-button joystick is used by one player, the other player must use keyboard or joystick&keys. In the last mode, a joystick is used for movement only, and keyboard keys for the buttons. In the rest of this section the following notation will be used: F, D, B, U – Forward, Down, Back, Up HP – High Punch, LP – Low Punch, HK – High Kick, LK – Low Kick, BL – Block.Īll DOS version of MK1 support the same basic configuration options: ke yboard, 2-button joystick, 4-button joystick and joystick&keys. Previous: Configuration, Graphics, Audio Controls

Mortal kombat 1 6 button layout