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Asterix (SNES)

Asterix for the SNES is one of many games based on the famous French comic series.

Level Select#

Press L, R, Left, A, Select, release A, X, A at the Infogrames logo, holding down each button as you go, or enter the Pro Action Replay (PAR) code 7E058A06 to enable two debug features. Press either of the following during gameplay:

  • Down + Select: Skip to the next level.
  • L + R + Select: Open level selection menu.

Pressing L, R, Left, A, Select instead will enable the level selection menu, but not the level skip.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Developer Message#

A message from the developers can be found close to the end of the ROM, at offset 0x07FC00. The first line means "Asterix SNES developed in five months by". Line breaks have been added for readability:

ASTERIX SNES DEVELOPPE EN 5 MOIS PAR:
YANNICK TURBE
54, RUE EUGENE  LABICHE
69800   SAINT-  PRIEST
TEL:    78204907

VINCENT POURIEUX
12, RUE TROUVEE
69005   LYON
TEL:    78252379

References#


  1. REVIEW: ASTERIX - Computer and Videogames, Issue 142, September 1993↩︎
  2. SNES REVIEWS: ASTERIX - Total!, Issue 20, August 1993↩︎