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Battle Mania Daiginjou

The sequel to Battle Mania/Trouble Shooter that was only released in Japan and Korea.

Pad Test#

A controller test can be accessed by turning the power on either with no controller plugged in, or having an unsupported controller (e.g. a mouse or a light gun) plugged in.

After connecting a proper controller (or two), you can press the buttons to light up their respective inputs on the screen. The music track "Deposit Coins" plays during this mode.

Further information displayed:

  • MODE — The region setting of the console. Displays either "JAPAN" or "ABROAD".
  • VMOD — The television mode. Displays either "NTSC" or "PAL".
  • VER.NO. — The model of Mega Drive being used. Most machines with TMSS support will display 1, but most lacking TMSS support will display 0.

Stage Select#

In the Options menu, go to the B.G.M. section. Select the SILENCE entry and press the A button 4 times. Next, change the entry to NOTHING 13 and press the A button 3 times.

Now, start a new game and the Stage Select menu appears.