Mortal Kombat 1 [GB] - play as Goro
24This is a playthrough of single player mode using Goro in the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 1. Read on below for more information...
Goro is the 1st and penultimate boss in the game. He is a hidden playable character in this version of it.
===== HOW TO SELECT GORO =====
1) Play through and complete a single-player game (beating Shang Tsung at the end).
2) When the credits/staff scroll, wait until it gets to the end where it says "THE END".
3) When "THE END" shows, press and hold diagonal Up-Left + Select + A until the score ranking screen appears. Now skip or wait after this screen and you will see a special screen with Goro that states "Goro lives... as you...".
4) After this screen, you'll begin a single-player game as Goro! The names of the other characters besides Shang Tsung will be changed as well.
If you lose as Goro, he won't be selected anymore when you Continue. The other characters retain their new names though.
===== GORO SPECIAL MOVES =====
- Fireball: Back, Forward + Block (A + B), (this is very hard to get working)
- Stomp: Up-Back or Up or Up-Forward
- Disappear: hold Block, Down or hold Down (this is a glitch)
===== MK1 GAME BOY GORO INFO =====
---- Despite being a legitimately selectable character, he does have two glitches as follows:
1) He has the generic throw (that everyone else has) that can damage the opponent. You cannot see his sprites whilst he does this. You can an example of this at 10:11 in the video.
2) He can disappear by holding a neutral Block and then pressing/holding Down. He reappears to normal after the commands are released. This is because he does not have a low block animation/sprite programmed in.
---- In his disappeared state, he cannot be hit, meaning that he is invincible.
---- As his "jump" is a special move, it means that he does not have any air normals.
---- When playing as Goro, on the Battle Plan screen, he has a proper Mirror Match fight before the Endurance Rounds.
---- In this version of the game, he is missing the straight punch from the advanced versions of the game. This also means that he doesn't have the proper animation/sprites for his fireball.
---- In this version of the game, he is also missing the Throw Slam, Grab & Hammers and Taunts from the advanced versions of the game.
---- As he is a playable character, he is programmed to be able to walk backwards with the proper animations/sprites.
---- He has an alternate "colour palette" for the mirror match, which is expected as he is a playable character. However, this alternate colour looks really bad that it makes his sprites lose detail.
===== TRIVIA =====
---- This is the only official version of Mortal Kombat 1 where Goro is a legitimately playable character.
---- Johnny Cage is not in this version of the game.
===== CHAPTERS =====
00:00 - The End, High Score, Goro screen, Battle Plan
00:12 - Regular fights
19:37 - vs. Goro
20:57 - vs. Shang Tsung
22:13 - Shang Tsung defeated
22:46 - Credits/staff
23:30 - Name Entry and high score table