Proto:Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MARZ

This page details one or more prototype versions of Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MARZ.

A demo version distributed in Japan and dated February 28, 2003, about two months before the final build. If you turn off the trial version flag, you will be able to play until the ending.

Playable Content

In this demo version, you can play Dramatic Mode 1-1 to 1-5 on Normal difficulty level with Temujin 707S.

General Differences

• The text of one of the title demos, the operating instructions, is different.
• There is no effect when there is not enough energy to use a weapon.
• The performance of some Virtualoids is different or incomplete.
• One of the BGM used in the 1st Area Orbital Tube is "Kirisute Go-men!"
• Light processing seems to be different.
• The BGM for the final stage is "Crystal doom '03" because it has not been prepared yet.
• Two of the random missions, the trailer missions, are not working properly.
• EP5-3 displays dialogue that was unused in the final version
• EP6 and EP7 were originally called EP5EX and EP6
• Originally, up to 8 mission files were planned to be created, but due to the lack of space on the screen, the number was reduced to 6.

Load screen image showing EP5EX.EP6

Stage

• Shutters in almost all stages are open and can be passed through.
• Some stages are different:

Demo	Final

Virtuaroid

• The order of colors in the virtualoid selection is different.
• The performance description of the virtualoid selection is different.
• There are virtualoids with different name designations in the virtualoid selection.
• When loading Virtualoid in VR COLLECTION, graphics that are not in Final are displayed.
• Some Virtuaroid have glitches in their attacks.
• Some Virtualoids do not have SEs for some of the attacks, so a different SE is played.

Demo	Final

Text-only Virtualoid

• Virtualoid text listed here has been removed in Final.

Virtuaroid Name Original text	Translation	Notes	Image
TEMJIN 747E	TEMJIN 747E	TEMJIN 707J SF is internally named TEME and you can see the letters TEMJIN747E when loaded in the title demo Originally TEME was TEMJIN747E, then as development progressed it became TEMJIN747A, then TEMJIN707J SF. In this demo, the name is TEMJIN747A, the 3D model is TEMJIN707J SF, and the title demo is TEMJIN747E.
KSテムジン	KS TEMJIN	Displayed when Temujin 747HII is selected
10/80マグナム	10/80 magnum	Unknown. There exists a virtualoid called T81 which is a 10/80 adv copy and paste and none of the files exist Supposedly, T81 was supposed to be a 10/80 Magnum, but due to lack of development time, it was never created. Displayed when Temujin 747HIIA is selected
VOX テツオ	VOX Tetsuo	Virtuaroid in FORCE
VOX ロン	VOX RON or VOX LON	Not sure which is the correct spelling in English.
ミニジグラッド1	mini Z-GRADT 1	probably Early names for milton
ミニジグラッド2	mini Z-GRADT 2	probably Early names for milton
ミニジグラッド3	mini Z-GRADT 3	probably Early names for milton
ミニジグラッド4	mini Z-GRADT 4	probably Early names for milton
そうこーしゃ	soukôsya	armored vehicle This text exists one before KougekiHELI
コテーホーダイ1	kotêhôdai1	fixed turret1 probably Early names for FTC based
コテーホーダイ2	kotêhôdai2	fixed turret2 probably Early names for ARI based
コテーホーダイ3	kotêhôdai3	fixed turret3 probably Early names for dymon stupa
ブラットス	BRADTOS	probably Early names for Stratos Stratos' internal name was BTS, and as development progressed it went from BRADTOS to Stratos This string is unused because it is stratos at the time of this Demo

Debug Mode

SYSTEM MENU

This is an image of the SYSTEM menu with the up key pressed only once.

menu	When selected
EXIT	Return to Main Menu
UNFORMAT	All inserted memory cards are put into UNFORMAT state (note that it is executed at the moment of selection).
COMMON SETTING	Go to COMMON SETTING
ARCADE SETTING	Go to ARCADE SETTING
SOUND TEST	Go to SOUND TEST

ARCADE SETTING

It looks like you can change the challenge mode settings. Most values are not working.

menu	If the value is changed
SEAT LETTER	The starting position of the player changes (only the position changes, it does not seem to be possible to treat the player as 2P or other). The color of the virtualoid is broken when set to SEAT C or D
DIFFICULTY	Doesn't appear to work.
PLAY TIME	Doesn't appear to work.
MATCH COUNT	Doesn't appear to work.
SIMPLE CONTINUE	Identical to the one in the Pause menu
RADER	Doesn't appear to work. Maybe they were planning to allow the radar to be repositioned in the same way as FORCE.
CAMTYPE	Most of the values look the same, but there is one value that differs slightly
SIGHT	Doesn't appear to work.
DIST	Doesn't appear to work.
ALERT	Doesn't appear to work.
DOUBLE	Doesn't appear to work.
OTHERS	Doesn't appear to work.
EXIT	Return to SYSTEM Menu

COMMON SETTING

Probably change AI settings. Since it doesn't appear to have changed after changing the values, it is possible that it is not working.

SOUND TEST(SOUND SETTING)

MENU	If the value is changed
SOUND	Switches between stereo and monaural If you change the value here, it will also be reflected in the system menu.
VOLUME	Change the overall volume
SE	Change SE volume If you change the value here, it will also be reflected in the system menu.
BGM	Change BGM volume If you change the value here, it will also be reflected in the system menu.
TEST BGM	Left and right to change values, circle to play.
TEST BANK	Left and right to change BANK, circle to select.
TEST SE	Left and right to change values, circle to play. Select any SE BANK in TEST BANK and playback.
EXIT	Return to SYSTEM Menu Or press cross for the same action

EPISODE SELECT

DRAMATIC MODE	EP6

MENU	If the value is changed
EPISODE	Change X in EPX-1
NO	Change X in EP1-X
ROUND	Doesn't appear to work.
MISSION TYPE	Changing the value to anything other than EPISODE will eventually crash the game
FIELD	I assume you mean stage change. Doesn't appear to work.
RULE	Doesn't appear to work.

VERSUS MODE

When DEBUG MODE is enabled, VERSUS MODE stage selection will be in ID order.

PAUSE MENU

This is an image of the PAUSE menu with the up key pressed only once.

menu	select
SLOW ON	It will be in slow motion.
AI STOP	AI stops working.
GAME STOP	Everything stops except the music.

IN BATTLE

R3	L2

Debugging information about the status of the Virtualoid can be displayed by pressing the R3 button on the 2P controller during battle.

Also, by pressing L2 on the 2P controller, debugging information about the camera status will appear.

string	meaning
PH	Virtualoid's movement state 0:Standby state 1:Walking 2:Dash 3:Jumping 5:Jump Dash 8:Dash cancel 9:Jump Cancel 10:During a spinning melee attack 13:Not downed by melee attack 15:Downed by long-range attack 16:Downed by melee attack 17:Downed by turbo melee attack 19:Downed by upper melee attack 21:Down state 28:Special attack
SPH	Type of attack 2:RW Shooting Attack 3:TRW Shooting Attack 4:LW Shooting Attack 5:TLW Shooting Attack 6:CW Shooting Attack 7:TCW Shooting Attack 8:RW Melee Attack 9:TRW Melee Attack 10:LW Melee Attack 11:TLW Melee Attack 12:CW Melee Attack 13:TCW Melee Attack 14:Guard 15:hit by a melee attack while guarding
ST	1:Start-up frame 2:Recovery frame
FR	FRAME
LK	Show only Recovery frame?
WLK	Unknown
FLG	Unknown
POS	Coordinates
RS	Unknown
PT	Unknown
MX	Unknown
RS	Unknown
TG	Unknown
AR	Unknown
AI	Simple display of 2P status?
RV	Unknown

MAIN MENU

When debug mode is turned on, three modes can be selected: OMAKE, iLink VS, and WATCH

OMAKE

Selecting OMAKE will proceed to a screen where you can choose between two modes: "4INT VS" and "Smash Bro. VS"
Both can play 4-player games, but the difference between the two is unknown.

iLink VS

When selected, the game will soft-lock.

WATCH

Almost 100% soft lock. Even if the load succeeds, it does not work correctly,
In the few instances where we have successfully loaded, it seems that up to 8 vs. 8 can be played against each other.
However, the 8vs8 process could not keep up and the game soft-locked before it started.
It seems to be able to load successfully and play up to about 6vs6.

WATCH MENU	load screen

string	meaning
FIELD	Stage Selection
FRD	Number of allies
ENEMY	Number of enemies
VR 0	Select the virtualoid to be operated by the player If the value here is set to NON, the camera will be in spectator mode, but it will not work properly and the camera will be fixed.
VR 1	Select a virtualoid to be operated by the CPU
VR 2	Select a virtualoid to be operated by the CPU
VR 3	Select a virtualoid to be operated by the CPU
VR 4	Select a virtualoid to be operated by the CPU
SCENE	Unknown