In 1997, the game was ported to the Nintendo 64 (which would retain it as a Blockbuster rental-exclusive for the first few weeks) and later the Playstation by Eurocom.

This version also introduced several new costumes for the existing playable characters. Revision 3 added a new second Fatality for every character, further fixed existing bugs left over in Revision 2, changed more character weapons and added the secret character Meat as an alternate skin to the selectable characters. The final version of MK4 to appear in arcades was Revision 3. Several characters receive new weapons, such as Sub-Zero's Ice Scepter. Revision 2 was released some time later, bringing back Johnny Cage and Jax while introducing Reiko, as well as editing Sub-Zero's appearance to include his scar and changing his 2p outfit to a look resembling his MK3 appearance.

The game features no endings and no final boss. In this version, Noob Saibot was made unselectable, but Kai, Reptile, Jarek and Tanya were added to the selectable characters while retaining 3 '?' character slots. The first version of the game to officially enter arcades was Revision 1. Each character had a weapon and one Fatality. The selectable characters were comprised of Shinnok, Fujin, Scorpion, Raiden, Sonya, Liu Kang, Sub-Zero (masked but missing his scar), Quan Chi and Noob Saibot, along with 6 '?' character slots. The game was noticeably incomplete, featuring many bugs and a relatively small selection of playable characters with few or no special moves. The first incarnation of the game, the 'Road Tour' incarnation, was toured around America to hype the game's official release. Mortal Kombat 4 saw a handful of revisions in its arcade lifetime.

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