Blades of Steel (Game Boy)

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Sound Test#

At the license screen, before the title screen appears, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A.

Use Up / Down to scroll the list itself up or down, press A to select the music and play, or B to stop. Press Start to return back to the title screen.

Secret Developer Messages#

There are a couple of secret messages hidden in the staff screens at the game's ending. You must enter a particular button combination or sequence on the corresponding staff screen to reveal its message. Some screens have more than one message.

Co-programmer Messages#

Press Up, A, Right, A, Down, A, Left, A on the Co-programmer's name screen to change the text to "HELLO!! I LOVE ??? FROM .....". Press A one more time before this message disappears, and it will be replaced by a heart comprised of dots.

Character Designer Message#

Hold B and press A at the Character Designer screen to enable a single message - "NEVER GIVE UP".

Special Thanks Messages#

At the second Special Thanks screen, press A once to display an extra name at the bottom. Pressing A two more times will replace that name with another one, up to 12 presses.

In order, the names are "H.HATANAKA", "H.UEDA", "T.HAGIHARA", "N.KODAMA", "M.ITO", "R.GOTOU", and "AND YOU!!".

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Blades of Steel was called Konamic Ice Hockey in Japan. Surprisingly, the American and European versions of the game were released before the Japanese version.

Japan	International