Mortal Kombat 1+2+3

I was confused at first on how to set up my controller to work, but now I've figured it out and while this solution was only tested on MK 1, it'll probably work on the other two. I hadn't changed any of the ".ini" files. Since I'm using a ps4 controller, I've installed DS4 which enables it to work on PC. Now for the ingame setup: 1) Launch the game and press F10 on your keyboard, 2) Leave "KEYBOARD" as "CONTROL 1" (and 2 if there are two players), don't change it to joystick since it won't work 3) Enter "PLAYER 1 KEYS" and set them the way you want, for me it was: "UP" = "W" "DOWN = "S" "LEFT = "A" "DOWN = "D" "HIGH PUNCH" = "F" "LOW PUNCH" = "G" "BLOCK" = "Q" "HIGH KICK" = "R" "LOW KICK" = "E" 4) After you've finished, choose "EXIT & SAVE" 5) Hold Ctrl and press F1 on your keyboard, a black screen with white keyboard will appear. That is DOSBox keymapper and that's where you'll set up your controller to work with buttons you've set up ingame 6) Click on a key on the white keyboard that is on the screen that you want to set up 7) Click on "Add" at the bottom of the screen 8) Press a button or push the stick in a direction you want. For example I've selected "W" on the keyboard, clicked on "Add" and pulled the "Left Stick" upwards. Do it for all of the keys you've set up under step 3) but also for "F1" (starting the match), "F10" (options menu) and "Arrow" keys for moving through menus. My set up was: "W" = "Left Stick Up" "S" = "Left Stick Down" "A" = "Left Stick Left" "D" = "Left Stick Right" "F" = "Triangle" "G" = "Square" "Q" = "L1" "R" = "Circle" "E" = "Cross" "F1" = "Options" "F10" = "Share" "Up Arrow" = "D-pad Up" "Down Arrow" = "D-pad Down" "Left Arrow" = "D-pad Left" "Right Arrow" = "D-pad Right" 9) After you're done, click on "Save" then "Exit" and now you should be be able to play with your controller

Keyboard does nothing unless remapped. Even then it is still unplayable. Menu controls will jump around at random. Character select screen has a timeout of 2 seconds. Gamepads don't work as it is glitchy and jumpy. The only way to get gamepads to work effectively would be to use some third party mapper but that won't fix the menu controls nor the character select timeout. Best part is there is no manual for the game. The support forum is filled with people all having the same issues for years and no solution. Why is this game even sold in the current state?

There is a way to get much better MIDI music in MK2. First, use Google to find GUS MIDI patches, a collection of .pat files. Then, in dosboxMortalKombat2.conf find and change these settings: sbtype=none gus=true gusbase=220 gusirq=7 gusdma=1 ultradir=c:midi in dosboxMortalKombat2_single.conf before mk2 add this line: ultramid -c -m100 -dc:midi Now in "Mortal Kombat 2" directory create MIDI subdirectory (you should see three subdirs: DOSBOX, MIDI and mk2) Copy all *.pat files to "Mortal Kombat 2MIDI" directory. Copy mk2ultramid.ini file to midiultramid.ini overwriting any default configuration file. Run the game. It may take a few seconds longer to start than usual. Press F10 and setup this: SOUND: GRAVIS ULTRASOUND PORT: 220 IRQ: 7 DMA: 1 exit & save.

F10= Settings F1= Start Bad reviews are mostly due to controller issues. Someone already left a guide. You just need to know that for the keyboard you need to set it up manually in F10 menu. If you want to use a gamepad, you need to hold Control+F1 to map your controller. About the game, they are classics. Nothing else to say. I really suck XD

Besides from nothing working, the keybord somewhat works, while in a match works perfectly BUT when youre in the menus, its glitching all over the place, hard to select anything.. When i finally start the game it gives me 1 second to select a character, so its impossible to select certain characters. this collection is completely broken.