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
If you examine the game data for the Saturn version of Sega Touring Car Championship, the arcade racing game from AM Annex, you’ll find some interesting strings: 0603e598: SEGARALLY_0 0603e5a4:…
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…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: The cheat sites list a bogus “Debug menu” code for Alone in the Dark 2. I went looking for the real code in the game data —…
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
Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden, the Samurai Spirits RPG, was released for Neo Geo CD, Saturn, and PlayStation in 1997. Each version has exclusive bonus content. Per Wikipedia: Neo Geo…
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
Today we’re looking at Layer Section II, also known as RayStorm. The Saturn port came out in Japan in 1997, but it wasn’t released in North America or Europe (the…
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
I previously wrote this: When doing reverse engineering, it’s good to have a starting place — a piece of code that does something that you understand. That’s why I search…
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…