Galactic Attack (Sega Saturn)

Galactic Attack
Also known as: Layer Section (JP) Developer: Ving Publishers: Taito (JP), Acclaim Entertainment (US/EU) Platform: Sega Saturn Released in JP: September 14, 1995 Released in US: December 1995 Released in EU: February 1996 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select.

A port of the RayForce arcade release.

A supercomputer goes mad and destroys/rebuilds Earth in its own, distorted image; with nothing of nature remaining. As a result, the few humans who could escape join forces to destroy the machine - and consequently, the now-unsalvageable, infected planet in which humanity was born.

Version ID

LAYER__A.BIN and LAYER__S.BIN contain a version ID, as listed below:

LAYER__A offset: 0x2166 (JP)/0x21AD (US/EU)
LAYER__S offset: 0x21E2 (JP)/0x2229 (US/EU)

VERSION 1.00

(Source: tikal.)

Debug Functions

Applying the below code enables debug and level select functions in the options menu. This level select function only works if the main debug switch is enabled.

JP	US/EU
360DC1D7 0001	360DC1DF 7FA1

The debug function works in the gameplay screen, whereas pressing Y advances frames as long as the button is held, Z advances a frame, and X resumes.
When pausing, invincibility and quit options are also added.

(Source: ConsoleDatabase[1])