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Die Maus

Die Maus (that's German for "The Mouse", not "Die Mouse") is an isometric puzzle game where you guide a mouse through levels. There's also a duck and an elephant and... honestly, this probably makes more sense if you're in Germany, which originated the children's series this game is based on.

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Stage Select#

Press A, B, Up, Down, Down, A, Left at the license screen. A sound will confirm correct entry.

During the game, two numbers will appear at the top-right corner of the screen. The first one represents the current level, while the second one is the number of the current room. Press Start to pause the game, hold A + B, then change the level number with Up / Down. Release all buttons and unpause the game to jump directly to the selected level.

Alternatively, on pause just hold A + B, then press Start to unpause the game and release all buttons to skip to the next level.

Developer Message#

Press Up, Left, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, Up, Right, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down, Right, Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Up, Left, Up, Right at the license screen. A sound will confirm correct entry. Now, complete the game (you can combine both this and the previous cheats to jump directly to the last stage, then skip it and just solve the final musical puzzle). When the credits end and the program is waiting for the input to return back to the title screen, hold Up + Right + B and press Start.

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Translation

PARA CAROL, CON TODO
MI AMOR... DE PARTE
DE ISIDRO, POR TODO
ESTE TIEMPO DE
FELICIDAD QUE ME HAS
DADO Y POR TODA LA
VIDA QUE AUN NOS
QUEDA POR COMPARTIR.

TO CAROL, WITH
ALL MY LOVE... FROM ISIDRO,
FOR ALL THE HAPPINESS
YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME
AND FOR ALL THE TIME
WE'VE YET TO SHARE TOGETHER.

This message is also present in Otto's Ottifanten: Baby Bruno's Nightmare.