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Posted on 03-28-13 07:32:43 AM

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Originally posted by MUGEN-tan
From the TCRF article about Kirby Air Ride:
TEST can only be tested with the ENEMY REQ setting switched to OFF, suggesting that the map might attempt to load an enemy type that is no longer present in the game. If ENEMY REQ is set to ON when this stage loads, the game will crash.

This one made me curious. How does maps in Kirby Air Ride load enemies? Had anyone found that out already?

So I assume that nobody can help me there?

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Posted on 03-28-13 06:08:55 PM

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Originally posted by Slamhound
I might go through it's moveset later.

Just went through the moveset, and it was interesting to say the least.

The Talisman's moveset is identical to most basic straight swords in the right hand and the moveset is complete: R1, R2, backstep strike, F+R1 = Kick, F+R2 = Jumping attack. Switching to two hands brings an odd graphical glitch where your character briefly holds it in both hands for a second before lowering both arms to a rest, but otherwise has a complete 2H straight sword set. Equipping in the left hand just has two flavours of punching basic punching.

L1 shield blocking works too, but the real oddity is when you try to L2 shield parry: Nothing typically happens with a single tap, your character just stands there. Repeated presses of L2 will, very briefly, make your character assume the standard T-pose, and even further repeated pressings will create possibly the best damn hummingbird impression in a video game.

Guess what? It's utterly useless in combat. The only way you can actively hit an opponent with it is with a backstab. You can't shield parry, and swinging at an enemy will not result in any contact. Even if you do hit with a backstab, it lands for no damage.

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Posted on 04-01-13 04:56:34 PM

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So, uh, I see for April Fool's, TCRF is upside down. So I'm not gonna bother seeing if there's an article on this or not.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/za9m1f/batman--arkham-city-pop-facts--batman-arkham-city---8-bit-bats-in-the-belfry

Apparently, there is a playable copy of Sunsoft's Batman on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of 'Batman - Arkham City', non-GOTY editions. I assume this qualifies as an entry on the wiki, as Goldeneye has a similar feature with that ZX emulator (perhaps not in how it's accessed, but in the existence itself).

I wonder if one could boot some other NES games in-game?

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Posted on 04-01-13 07:47:58 PM

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Originally posted by Celice
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/za9m1f/batman--arkham-city-pop-facts--batman-arkham-city---8-bit-bats-in-the-belfry

Check the upload date (3/31/2013). Seems awfully close to April Fool's Day for me.

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Posted on 04-02-13 11:31:47 AM

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Originally posted by Celice
So, uh, I see for April Fool's, TCRF is upside down. So I'm not gonna bother seeing if there's an article on this or not.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/za9m1f/batman--arkham-city-pop-facts--batman-arkham-city---8-bit-bats-in-the-belfry

Apparently, there is a playable copy of Sunsoft's Batman on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of 'Batman - Arkham City', non-GOTY editions. I assume this qualifies as an entry on the wiki, as Goldeneye has a similar feature with that ZX emulator (perhaps not in how it's accessed, but in the existence itself).

I wonder if one could boot some other NES games in-game?

The games have already been dissected by fans extracting resources. I honestly doubt a NES game would've gone hidden for this long in it, especially since it's a popular franchise -and- an Unreal engine-based game..

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Posted on 04-02-13 10:20:25 PM

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Metal Gear Solid for the GBC has a debug menu... couldn't find any info that anyone else discovered it previously. Bouts to another debug menu... this time, from a good game.

Game Genie code will access the god of debug menus upon bootup. 001-87F-B32

Every aspect of the game can be tested thoroughly.

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Posted on 04-03-13 08:53:41 AM (last edited by MathUser at 04-03-13 08:54:53 AM)

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This is the gameshark code he posted in #x

01000AC4

I only tested it in Mednafen and it boots to the screen, but you can't progress past it. It may be a problem with the emulator and not the code itself. Haven't tested it on other emulators yet. Anyway, look forward to seeing this detailed in the wiki.

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Posted on 04-03-13 10:51:20 AM

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These strings are in Donkey Kong Country (GBA) :
0xFD0000, ASCII:

=========================================== DK3 START =========================================== EEPROM SIZE: 512 EEPROM SAVE SIZE: 120 *3 EEPROM GLOBAL SIZE: 136 EEPROM TOTAL USE: 496 NEW BACKGROUND :241 Warning Page fours layer 0:1208 chars, size:467, 0x3a60 map layer 0 size :76 Background type: DM_1024 layer 0 uses 467, free 557 layer 1,2,3 uses 0, free 960 number of layers used :1 NEW BACKGROUND :200 Diddymask Frontend fours layer 0:1172 chars, size:523, 0x4160 map layer 0 size :360 fours layer 3:704 chars, size:84, 0xa80 map layer 3 size :76 Background type: DM_1024 layer 0 uses 523, free 501 layer 1,2,3 uses 84, free 812 number of layers used :2 NEW BACKGROUND :167 Title Screen fours layer 0:1912 chars, size:259, 0x2060 map layer 0 size :116 fours layer 1:832 chars, size:314, 0x2740 map layer 1 size :88 fours layer 2:256 chars, size:23, 0x2e0 map layer 2 size :96 Background type: DM_1024 layer 0 uses 259, free 765 layer 1,2,3 uses 337, free 495 number of layers used :3 NEW BACKGROUND :189 FRONTEND fours layer 0:1264 chars, size:580, 0x4880 map layer 0 size :76 chars, size:10, 0x140 Background type: DM_1024 layer 0 uses 580, free 444 layer 1,2,3 uses 10, free 886 number of layers used :2 NEW BACKGROUND :11 Springin' Spiders fours main layer :14260 char data : 71616 map layer 0 size :11784 map layer 1 size :11784 fours layer 2:1676 chars, size:212, 0x1a80 map layer 2 size :128 fours layer 3:2180 chars, size:235, 0x1d60 map layer 3 size :128 Background type: DM_DLOAD_2_LAYERS layer 2,3 uses 447, free 1 number of layers used :4

0xB0EC4:

AUDIO ERROR, freq of sample unusually high. (>3 times normal) AUDIO ERROR, pitch frequency too low AUDIO ERROR, pitch frequency too high AUDIO ERROR, adsr_acts table exceeded AUDIO ERROR, midi_command table exceeded AUDIO ERROR, midi delta time too big AUDIO ERROR, midi delta time of 4 bytes unsupported AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 0.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 1.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 2.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 3.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 4.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 5.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 6.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 7.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 8.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 9.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 10.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 11.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 12.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 13.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 14.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, too many notes on channel 15.increase polyphony RAM or modify tune (perhaps reduce envelope release times) AUDIO ERROR, not enough space to put audio RAM code AUDIO ERROR, more than 16 tracks in song AUDIO ERROR, tune num > max tunes available AUDIO ERROR, MIDI note on command before MIDI prog chng command AUDIO ERROR, requested playback freq exceeds max freq AUDIO ERROR, incorrect note mapping for rhythm_set AUDIO ERROR, incorrect note mapping for keysplit AUDIO ERROR, invalid fx number AUDIO ERROR, invalid tune number AUDIO ERROR, could not find startpoint

Built-in audio debugger?

Cranky's Dojo 9 HEROPAGE 3 HEROPAGE 2 HEROPAGE 1 Cobra Track 4 Cobra Track 3 BR3 Stampede Sprint CREDITS Swanky Backdrop funky backdrop Cranky menu background Exit Ripcurl Reef End Sequence Swankys World 8 Swankys World 7 Swankys World 6 Swankys World 5 Swankys World 4 Swankys World 3 Swankys World 2 Swankys World 1 WHIRLPOOL WRECK Cave K's Kache Cave Belcha's Burrow Cave Hilltop Hoard Cave Clifftop Cache Cave Sky High Secret Cave Glacial Grotto Cave Sewer Stockpile Cave Bounty Bay Cave Undercover Cove Cave Kong Cave Cave Arich's Hoard Warning Page Cave Smuggler's Cove Cave Bounty Beach Banana Queen Game Over Page Swanky Kong ( Diddymask Frontend Cranky Interior Cranky's Dojo 8 Cranky's Dojo 7 Cranky's Dojo 6 Cranky's Dojo 5 Cranky's Dojo 4 Cranky's Dojo 3 Cranky's Dojo 2 Cranky's Dojo 1 Wrinkly Kong FRONTEND WORLDMAP PAUSE Funky hut DK Hut for intro Cobra Track 2 Cobra Track 1 Cobra Track 0 Bramble Bear Barter Bear Baffle Bear Barnacle Bear Batchelor Bear Blizzard Bear Brash Bear Bazooka Bear Bjorn Bear Benny Bear Boomer Bear Blunder Bear Blue Bear Bazaar Bear Bonus - Warp Room Title Screen Bonus - Defeat Baddies Bonus - Find Token Bonus - Collect Stars Bonus - Collect Nanas Krematoa Kaos Kore Razor Ridge Pacifica K3 Mekanos Cotton-Top Cove Kremwood Forest Lake Orangatanga Main World Map Exit Floodlit Fish Exit Fish Food Frenzy Exit Bazza's Blockade BR3 Swoopy Salvo BR2 Swoopy Salvo BR1 Swoopy Salvo BR 3 Tyrant Twin Tussle BR2 Tyrant Twin Tussle BR1 Tyrant Twin Tussle BR2 Criss Kross Cliffs BR1 Criss Kross Cliffs SAVE PAGE BR2 Stampede Sprint BR1 Stampede Sprint BR2 Poisonous Pipeline BR1 Poisonous Pipeline BR2 Koindozer Klamber BR1 Koindozer Klamber BR1 Lightning Lookout BR2 Lightning Lookout BR2 Creepy Caverns BR1 Creepy Caverns BR2 Konveyor Rope Klash BR1 Konveyor Rope Klash BR2 Ropey Rumpus BR1 Ropey Rumpus BR2 Pot Hole Panic BR1 Pot Hole Panic BR2 Floodlit Fish BR1 Floodlit Fish BR2 Kongfused Cliffs BR1 Kongfused Cliffs BR2 Buzzer Barrage BR1 Buzzer Barrage BR2 Surf's Up BR1 Surf's Up BR2 Ripcurl Reef BR1 Ripcurl Reef BR2 Cliffside Blast BR1 Cliffside Blast BR2 Sunken Spruce BR1 Sunken Spruce BR2 Stormy Seas BR1 Stormy Seas BR1 Dingy Drainpipe BR2 Dingy Drainpipe BR2 Lemguin Lunge BR1 Lemguin Lunge BR2 Krack Shot Kroc BR1 Krack Shot Kroc BR2 Barrel Drop Bounce BR1 Barrel Drop Bounce BR2 Tearaway Toboggan BR1 Tearaway Toboggan BR2 Krevice Kreepers BR1 Krevice Kreepers BR2 Low G Labyrinth BR1 Low G Labyrinth BR1 Blazing Bazukas BR2 Ripsaw Rage BR1 Ripsaw Rage BR2 Demolition Drainpipe BR1 Demolition Drainpipe BR2 Fireball Frenzy BR1 Fireball Frenzy BR2 Fish Food Frenzy BR1 Fish Food Frenzy BR2 Tracker Barrel Trek BR1 Tracker Barrel Trek BR2 Kreeping Klasps BR1 Kreeping Klasps BR2 Rocket Barrel Ride BR1 Rocket Barrel Ride BR2 Bazza's Blockade BR1 Bazza's Blockade BR2 Bobbing Barrel Brawl BR1 Bobbing Barrel Brawl BR2 Springin Spiders BR1 Springin Spiders BR2 Squeals On Wheels BR1 Squeals On Wheels BR2 Riverside Race BR1 Riverside Race BR2 Barrel Shield Bust Up BR1 Barrel Shield Bustup BR2 Murky Mill BR1 Murky Mill BR2 Skidda's Row BR1 Skidda's Row BR2 Tidal Trouble BR1 Tidal Trouble BR2 Doorstop Dash BR1 Doorstop Dash BR2 Lakeside Limbo BR1 Lakeside Limbo Knautilus Rocket Rush Swoopy Salvo Tyrant Twin Tussle Criss Kross Cliffs Stampede Sprint Kastle Kaos Poisonous Pipeline Koindozer Klamber Lightning Lookout Creepy Caverns Konveyor Rope Klash Kroctopus Krush Ropey Rumpus Pot Hole Panic Floodlit Fish Kong-Fused Cliffs Buzzer Barrage Barbos Barrier Surf's Up Ripcurl Reef Cliffside Blast Sunken Spruce Stormy Seas Dingy Drainpipe Bleak's House Lemguin Lunge Krack Shot Kroc Barrel Drop Bounce Tearaway Toboggan Krevice Kreepers Kaos Karnage Low-G Labyrinth Blazing Bazukas Ripsaw Rage Demolition Drainpipe Fire-Ball Frenzy Squirt's Showdown Fish Food Frenzy Tracker Barrel Trek Kreeping Klasps Rocket Barrel Ride Bazza's Blockade Arichs's Ambush - Boss Bobbing Barrel Brawl Springin' Spiders Squeals on Wheels Riverside Race Barrel Shield Bust-Up Belchas' Barn - Boss Murky Mill Skidda's Row Tidal Trouble Doorstop Dash Lakeside Limbo Trev's Test Level SPRITE GRID [00 58 58 00 00 50 24 00 03 30 25 00 03 10 26 00 03 F0 26 00 03 00 0F 00 00 F0 00 00 00 C8 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00] EEPROM_V124 [00 00 02 00 00 40 00 00 03 06 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 04 00 03 0E 00 00 00 38 3D 00 03 A4 4A 0E 08 B0 4A 0E 08 38 3D 00 03 38 3D 00 03 38 3D 00 03 38 3D 00 03 68 00 00 00] BR2 Lakeside Limbo BR1 Lakeside Limbo Knautilus Rocket Rush Swoopy Salvo Tyrant Twin Tussle Criss Kross Cliffs Stampede Sprint Kastle Kaos Poisonous Pipeline Koindozer Klamber Lightning Lookout Creepy Caverns Konveyor Rop

The second-to-last level name is "Trev's Test Level". Trevor 'Trev' Attwood was involved in the development of the DKC titles.

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Posted on 04-03-13 02:42:03 PM

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Originally posted by Raccoon Sam
These strings are in Donkey Kong Country (GBA) :
(snip)

The audio error list is already on the wiki; but everything else isn't.

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Posted on 04-03-13 05:11:33 PM

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I saw in a text file, that I was looking into that Mega Man Legends equipment option. I didn't figure it out, but I had this code saved to see an error message. It's for the US version.

Force Error Display (L2 + O)
D00C0C28 2100
30097864 0001
Note: You will need to reset your console after using this code.

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Posted on 04-04-13 12:17:50 AM

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Not so much a "weird" discovery, but Raven Software and Activision released the source code archives for Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. These are only for the executable files - very few resources are included. A techie friend of mine noticed a lot of comments about the functions and whatnot, there's probably some silly stuff somewhere in there.

But the best thing is... Raven didn't take out any of the Xbox-specific source code. It all appears to be in there.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/jedioutcast/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jediacademy/

Grab it before they figure out they left in stuff that should probably not be in there.

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Posted on 04-05-13 12:41:19 AM

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Xbox source code? I think there may be textures for the Xbox buttons in the games too. Nice job, but Raven and Activision just might not care either, since Lucasarts was shut down.

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Posted on 04-05-13 01:10:56 AM (last edited by Foxhack at 04-05-13 01:19:57 AM)

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Originally posted by omega59
Xbox source code? I think there may be textures for the Xbox buttons in the games too. Nice job, but Raven and Activision just might not care either, since Lucasarts was shut down.

Raven and Activision don't care.

Microsoft and its army of sue-happy lawyers, on the other hand...

Sadly there don't appear to be any Microsoft-authored tools in there. I saw batch files to turn MP3 and WAV files into XWB archives in the Jedi Academy folder but that's it. I wonder if there's source code for the Xbox ADPCM format...

Edit again: I don't think there's much left in there. Then again I am not a programmer.

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Posted on 04-05-13 10:06:15 PM

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It's mostly LUA script.

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Posted on 04-14-13 08:27:08 AM (last edited by Eon at 04-14-13 08:28:52 AM)

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US version Time Hollow dummied out Spanish, German, and Italian.
arm9.bin is only different file size. At 256 byes smaller than EU.

Though I don't have a mode force cheat, loading a savestate created at the EU language menu appears to work.

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Posted on 04-14-13 12:02:45 PM (last edited by Foxhack at 04-14-13 12:03:19 PM)

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Originally posted by Eon
US version Time Hollow dummied out Spanish, German, and Italian.
arm9.bin is only different file size. At 256 byes smaller than EU.

Though I don't have a mode force cheat, loading a savestate created at the EU language menu appears to work.

Oh, are you TheClaw at TCRF? I just left you a note at your talk page, you might want to mention that in the article! If all that's needed is a savestate then it probably needs a simple cheat code, like changing a variable.

Also, about the Xbox source code archives I mentioned? They were pulled, but not for the reasons I expected - Bink Video requested they be taken down because they contained copyrighted Bink source code.

Too late.

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Posted on 04-14-13 04:35:21 PM (last edited by Eon at 04-14-13 04:47:22 PM)

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Another promising lead, similiar method also worked for Dragon Ball Z Attack of the Saiyans.
I used the title screen instead of a menu since it uses the DS firmware setting.
Same languages disabled at that.

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Posted on 04-14-13 09:22:10 PM

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Found some odd stuff in the Graphics of WWF Smackdown! that I can't remember being in the widely-circulated proto either.....

Link is on the discussion page, along with a txt detailing odd stuff.

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Posted on 04-16-13 10:35:04 PM

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Chase. H.Q. Secret Police

has a hidden sound test. What do the numbers mean at the top? They don't appear to be build dates because the game was released in 2000. Hmm. Any insight?

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