Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth
Developer: Hudson Soft Publishers: Seta (Arcade), Hudson Soft (JP), Electro Brain (US) Platforms: Arcade (Seta Aleck64 hardware), Nintendo 64 Released in JP: July 10, 1998 Released in US: December 15, 1998 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

Debug Options

Applying the below GameShark code will open up a couple of debug options. This opens ENEMY SELECT and STAGE SELECT menus.

• ENEMY SELECT allows you to choose any enemy from the game. It will then send you to a map where they endlessly spawn forever.
• STAGE SELECT allows you to choose any stage in the game, including bosses to choose from.

N64 only codes:

Version	GameShark Code
Japan	810ABA9C 0800
USA	810AB92C 0800

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Crash Handler

A fairly elaborate crash handler would appear on screen if the game ever crashed. Don't divide by zero folks.

If for whatever strange reason you would like to crash your game, apply the below code.

Crash Your Game!

Version	GameShark Code
Japan	81052DFC 1000 81052DFE 0007
USA	81052F88 1000 81052F8A 0007
Aleck64	81054A4C 1000 81054A4E 0007

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Regional Differences

To do: Add comparison screenshots. Possibly more differences as well.

The Japanese version has different title cards for its missions, featuring kanji in the center of the screen along with the mission number on top and English title underneath. Additionally, the powerups are modeled differently, having a more animated look to them as wobbling crystal-shaped items with rings around them.