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Dragonsphere

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Debug Mode#

At any point during gameplay, hold down the Control key and enter FAREWELLAGA on the keyboard, which itself is a bittersweet note on how this is the final animated graphic adventure game by MicroProse. It would not be the last game to use the MADS engine, though.

If entered correctly, the message "CHEATING ENABLED (For your convenience)" will appear on the screen.

Keys

Action

Ctrl + A

Show Free Memory

Ctrl + B

Show Player Coordinates and Sprite Scaling

Ctrl + D

Change Difficulty

Ctrl + G

Change Global Flag

Ctrl + J

Turns debug mode off

Ctrl + L

Examine Object

Ctrl + N

Start a new conversation

Ctrl + O

Move Object

Ctrl + P

Player info

Ctrl + R

Change Panning Type

Ctrl + S

Play a sound

Ctrl + T

Teleport to another area in the game

Alt + T

Ctrl + V

See version info

Ctrl + W

Changer "Walker Series", from where the character walks in

Alt + A

Add Global Watch

Alt + B

Change "Popup Box Series"

Alt + V

Toggles player visibility

Alt + I

Move player sprite around the room

Alt + J

Alt + K

Alt + M

Hidden String#

Upon launching the game's main menu, this string is written to DRAGON.SPH:

My name is Dragon.  I am a happy little game.