Wild Guns

Wild Guns
Developer: Natsume Publishers: Natsume (JP/US), Titus (EU) Platform: SNES Released in JP: August 14, 1994 Released in US: July 1995 Released in EU: October 31, 1996 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused graphics. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select. This game has anti-piracy features.

To do: Document the prototype version.

A western-themed shooter similar to the arcade game Blood Bros. ...Well, it says it's western themed, but there's huge robots. Probably best not to ask.

Debug Mode

Starting at SNES address $02DDDC are the broken remains of a debug mode. Unfortunately, it wasn't updated along with the rest of the game during development, so as a result, most jumps to subroutines in other banks are to invalid addresses. However, it is possible to at least partially restore it.

To do: This section under construction.

Debug mode instructions:

D-Pad: Highlight an option, change index values. L + R + Select: Exit menu and submenus(?)

BGM TEST

Press Start or X to play a song. This version only goes up to song $10, unlike the music test in the option menu that has a max limit of $17.

SE TEST

Press Start or X to play a sound effect. The max selection is $7F, but sounds only exist up to $43.

OBJ TEST 0, OBJ TEST 1

It's currently unknown what, if any, differences exist between "OBJ TEST 0" and "OBJ TEST 1".

Instructions:

D-Pad Up or Down: increase or decrease "No," (animation frame). Hold B, move D-Pad: move crosshairs. Hold X, press Up or Down: increase or decrease "PAL" (palette) index. Hold R, press Up or Down: change "FILE" on the right side of screen. Hold L, press Up or Down: change "FILE" index on the left side of the screen.

Unused Graphics

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A graphic of the word SAMPLE is stored alongside the title screen.

Hidden Text

These developer credits are located at 0x1BF in all versions of the game. Similar text can be found in other Natsume games for the SNES.

  PROGRAMD BY   
  NATSUME 1994  
PROGRAM:宮部寿保
GRAPHIC:谷口俊一

Stage Select

At the character select screen, hold Select and press A (×4), B (×4), A, B, A, B, A, B, A, B. A sound effect will confirm correct entry. Choose your character to be taken to the stage select screen.

Anti-Piracy

As the Natsume logo fades out, the game will attempt to write to SRAM and if any SRAM is present, it'll lock up and intentionally corrupt the palette data which causes the screen to rapidly flash many colours. An official cartridge contains no SRAM, so this write will do nothing but cartridge copiers always have SRAM present.

(Source: Original TCRF research)