Gley Lancer is considered one of the best shoot-em-up games on the Sega Genesis, which unfortunately remained a Japanese exclusive until it got a worldwide release on the Wii Virtual Console, and eventually releases on modern platforms by Ratalaika Games, plus a physical release by Retro-Bit.
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Copyright Text#
This message is found near the top of the ROM at 200:
This softwear was producted by Nippon Computer Systems Corporation in 1992. Copyright (c) 1992 NCS/MASAYA Debug Text#
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There are unused strings located among the cheat/debug menu text block.
These likely refer to specific options in the menu:
keyhis.datDEBUGKEY REC
This likely refers to the "gunner" option:
THUNDER
These likely refer to the "mover" option:
3WAYUP DOWNDIR8GRADIUS
There also appears to be some text allowing you to turn the debug mode on and off.
Cheat Codes#
Debug Menu
While the game is paused, press B, A, C, A, Down, A, C, A, Right, A, B, Up, Right, Up, B, Up, Right, Up, Down, A. This opens a menu with lots of options, including MUTEKI (invincibility).
(Source: JLukas, Denis)
If the cheat code text is taken letter by letter (B A C A D A C A R A B U R U B U R U D A), it appears to form a sentence in Japanese, "馬鹿だからブルブルだ" (baka da kara buruburu da), which roughly translates to "I'm an idiot so I'm trembling [in fear]."
(Source: Sik)
Stage Select
When "STAGE 1 START" appears, press B, B, C, A, Up, Down. The screen now functions as a stage select. This changes the value in memory address $FFBE98.
Mania Difficulty
On the title screen, press Up, Down, Left, Right, B, A. The title graphic changes color as seen in the screenshot. This code, provided when the game is finished on Hard difficulty, unlocks Mania difficulty by setting #$03 in memory address $FFFE04.
Add Life
While the game is paused, press Up, Down, A, B, C, Left, Right, C, B, A to add one life. This code can be entered more than once for more lives.