Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The two Saturn NBA Jam games all have lots of “secret” stuff — cheat codes, bonus teams, extra players. Most of these things were documented in magazines and online in…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, we’re examining Bust-A-Move 3 (a.k.a. Puzzle Bobble 3), the puzzle game from Taito. While looking through this game’s data, some strings that seem to be part of…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition we’re examining Shadows of the Tusk, the 1998 deck-building game from Digital Media Lab and Hudson Soft. It was originally released in Japan, but these days you…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: Lupin the 3rd: Sage of the Pyramid, the 1998 game based on the Lupin III manga / anime has some bonus elements that can be unlocked if…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
It’s well known that Battle Garegga, the innovative shoot-em-up from Eighting/Raizing, recognizes a cheat code. Here’s how GameFAQs describes it: Access a Mahou Daisakusen character: At the title screen press…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The Battle Athletes franchise has produced multiple anime series, a manga, and three video games. This article is about the 1996 Saturn game from publisher Increment P. The game is…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, we’re looking at the Saturn version of Batman Forever: The Arcade Game. This was a console port of Acclaim’s and Iguana’s 1996 ST-V arcade title. Some cheat…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, we’re covering the Saturn version of Command & Conquer. This 1996 port of the influential PC game has some secrets hiding in its game data: A couple…
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This week, we’ve gotten a few pieces of news that are notable to Saturn fans, from an infamous dating sim is getting a remake, to a patch enabling a hidden…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, we’re examining Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado, the 1995 game from Human Entertainment. It wasn’t published outside of Japan, but an English translation patch was made available…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: I discovered a cheat code that enables debug mode and maximum stats in Legend of Oasis a few years ago. But there’s more lurking in the game’s…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: There’s an Easter egg in Kaitou Saint Tail. It lets you play a ghost-fighting mini-game. To access it, hold L+R while pressing C on the minigame entry…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
What does Gebockers mean? I asked a robot and got this back: ゲボッカーズ (Gebockers) is a Japanese word that is derived from “ゲボッ” (gebo), which is used to represent the…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, I’m examining World Advanced Daisenryaku: Sakusen File for Saturn. It’s a sequel to Iron Storm that was released exclusively in Japan in 1996. It’s difficult to play…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Hey, didn’t I already cover this game? Yes, but I missed some things in the first article. I’m taking a mulligan. As I mentioned last time: Like Actua Golf, this…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The cheat sites have had codes listed for MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat since the Clinton administration. But do they have everything? I spent an unreasonable amount of time with…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Mighty Hits is a shooting gallery game made for light guns. It was developed and published by the Japanese company Altron for Saturn and PlayStation in 1996. An enhanced Special…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The Virtual Casino Community Challenge here at SHIRO! wrapped up the other day. Some of its prizes were reserved for people who successfully got to the staff credits: SHIRO! Virtual…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
A new “65% complete” version of Quake for Saturn was recently made available by Saturn enthusiast vbt. I know what you’re wondering: does it have any cheat codes? The answer…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition I’m putting Thunder Force V back under the microscope. I examined a prototype version of the game last year, but this time I’m taking a look at…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In last week’s edition, I came up with a few new cheat codes for Battle Arena Toshinden Remix. The question naturally arises: what about Battle Arena Toshinden URA, the other…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
I know what you’re thinking: “Bo, the cheat codes for Battle Arena Toshinden Remix have already been documented! We’re already aware of how to unlock the boss characters and enable…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 18 demo disc includes a preview of the Saturn port of Last Bronx, Sega AM3’s 1996 3D arcade fighting game. The preview is an “auto…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: Impact Racing has a hidden debug mode that’s really cool. You can tweak car settings, track parameters, and more. It’s already been documented for the PlayStation version…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Sound Qube is a puzzle game from Media Entertainment and Human Entertainment. There’s a very thorough description of the gameplay at Sega Retro, but in a nutshell: You’re presented with…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition I’ve got a couple of new cheat codes for some games from Technosoft: Hyper Duel, the horizontal shoot-em-up that was released for Saturn in late 1996. Blast…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition I’m examining the two Lode Runner games for Saturn: The Legend Returns and Extra. Although the series was originally developed in the West, it was particularly successful…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Ultraman: Legendary Giant of Light is a fighting game for Saturn. It’s one of five Ultraman titles for Saturn (two games and three media discs), and one of two Saturn…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: Yuna Remix has a sound/movie/image test mode that can be accessed with a special controller from Hudson. The game also has another hidden menu with some cool…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
The original Dragon Force was very well-received in the West. It sold a bunch of copies and was praised by critics. But the sequel, published in 1998 in Japan, wasn’t…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
My favorite Japanese cheat site has a special password listed for the PlayStation version of Kyuutenkai, the Technosoft pinball game. Translated, it says: Enter KYUTENKA4S on the password screen. You’ll…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: Andretti Racing on Saturn has some well-known Easter eggs that involve putting in special player names. I found eight more! These show pictures of the development staff,…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Steam-Heart’s is a game for Saturn that combines passable shoot-em-up gameplay with NSFW anime scenes. The visuals are less explicit in the Saturn version than the PC-98 original, but some…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition, I’m examining Planet Joker, the 1997 shooting game for Saturn. This game doesn’t have a whole lot of fans because (a) it was never released outside of…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Chaos Control is an on-rails shooting game from Infogrames. It was initially released in 1995 for Mac, PC, Philips CD-i, PlayStation, and Saturn. A second “remixed” version was released for…