Brain Dead 13 (CD-i)

Prerelease Info

Unused Files#

Two unused files are stored on the disc, cdi_appl and cdi_bd13.dbg. cdi_appl is a copy of the executable file used by the game, cdi_bd13, while cdi_bd13.dbg contains a slew of file paths, variable numbers, and debugging bits and bobs.

Cheat Menu?#

A cheat menu is mentioned multiple times in the code.

• It's listed among the other menu options in both executables and cdi_bd13.dbg as CHEATMENU.
• A function located at 0x23406 in cdi_bd13.dbg, nCheatPasswd, suggests that it requires a password to activate. Another function relating to it can be found nearby at 0x237F6, bCheatMode.
• Located at 0x33B9B5 in misc.rtf are nine file paths that start with shortened versions of the characters' names. They're in the same order as the options in the DOS version's cheat menu, suggesting that the two menus look identical.

dat/gdncheat.bin
dat/vivcheat.bin
dat/moocheat.bin
dat/blucheat.bin
dat/redcheat.bin
dat/halcheat.bin
dat/ftzcheat.bin
dat/brncheat.bin
dat/allcheat.bin

It's unknown if the cheat menu can still be accessed in-game.

Version Info#

The .Version1.07 file, unsurprisingly, lists the game's version number (even though the disc's mastering code identifies it as Version 1.08). Its contents contain the changelog for said version:

Version1.07
With Mad Dog driver update and with soundmaps,
NO alarms and ptr interrupt.
Driver update on 450, version 1.5.1.

Furthermore, a list of file names, their version numbers, and their build dates can be found in both executables at 0x16D44:

init.c 
10.2 9/26/96

intro.c
10.2 10/4/96

callback.c
10.2 10/4/96

sequence.c
10.2 10/4/96

idle.c
10.1 9/26/96

error.c
10.1 9/26/96

play.c
10.1 9/26/96

Brain Dead 13 - V1.07

cdi_bd13.c
10.4 10/4/96

References#