Facing Wrong Direction 2.0 (Mortal Kombat 3, MS-DOS)
12In the MS-DOS version of Mortal Kombat 3, there's a bizarre cheat that causes characters to fight while permanently facing the wrong direction—backward. Instead of turning to face their opponent, fighters lock in their original stance, resulting in hilariously broken animations and surreal gameplay. Uppercuts land with characters looking away, projectiles fly out of invisible backs, and fatalities misfire or glitch out entirely. Some special moves behave unpredictably—Nightwolf rushing the wrong way and blocking with his back, or Sub-Zero's ice blast may travel backward.
The AI becomes confused too, often reacting incorrectly or even standing idle. Grapples and combos can whiff or auto-correct oddly. This cheat, likely an unintended leftover from debugging, turns a brutal fighting game into a surreal, slapstick experience. It’s a cult favorite among retro fans, especially in compilations showcasing how chaos can emerge when a character simply refuses to turn around.
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