shadowrelm3 Random nobody Level: 5 Posts: 2/3 EXP: 340 For next: 189 Since: 07-19-10 Since last post: 11.8 years Last activity: 11.8 years

Posted on 07-19-10 07:44:54 PM, in Sword of Mana (GBA) Link

Next up, some unused options on the title/menu screen: The image on the left is from the Japanese version, while the image on the right is from the US. "Licensed to Nintendo" was added because Nintendo handled publishing duties in the US. However, even though "Demo Game" was added it's not a selectable option on the title screen. "Passward" is not an option in the retail game. No idea what it would have been used for. I don't believe "Collaboration" is selectable in the final game, but it's been a while since I've tried using the Amigo system, which requires linking two GBAs. Most disappointing of all is that it appears Brownie Brown did intend for there to be a multi-player mode, as evidenced by the "Multiplay" and "2Player Mode" options.

shadowrelm3 Random nobody Level: 5 Posts: 3/3 EXP: 340 For next: 189 Since: 07-19-10 Since last post: 11.8 years Last activity: 11.8 years

Posted on 07-28-10 07:18:50 PM, in Sword of Mana (GBA) Link

In Legend of Mana, Monster Eggs could be captured and hatched to create a third party member to accompany you. There's a lot of evidence to suggest that a similar Pet system was planned for Sword of Mana, but was abandoned at the last minute. I spent some time hacking the game looking for items, and stumbled upon Eggs: These eggs are not obtainable except through hacking, and can only be seen when selling items at a store. Names and descriptions straight from the game: Egg Name | Description | Sale Price --------------- ------------------ ------------ Fauna Egg | A fauna egg. | 5 Flora Egg | A flora egg. | 5 Insect Egg | An insect egg. | 5 Reptile Egg | A reptile egg. | 5 Fowl Egg | A fowl egg. | 5 Amorph Egg | An amorph egg. | 5 Fish Egg | A fish egg. | 5 Magicali Egg | A magicali egg. | 5 Demihuman Egg | A demihuman egg. | 5 Undead Egg | An undead egg. | 5 Demon Egg | A demon egg. | 5 Dragon Egg | A dragon egg. | 5 Oddball Egg | An oddball egg. | 5 Years ago another hacker also discovered that there existed a third party member slot, whereas the game normally has only two. Theoretically this third slot would have been for the pet. Finally, if you look through the text in the rom, you can find a list of locations found in the game. One unused location is called "Hot House*Pet."