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Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special

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Heavy Unit: Mega Drive Special is an enhanced port of the arcade shoot 'em up Heavy Unit.

Test Screens#

At the title screen, hold A + B + C and press Start to open these test screens:

Heavy_Unit_Mega_Drive_Special_TEST_1.png Heavy_Unit_Mega_Drive_Special_TEST_2.png Heavy_Unit_Mega_Drive_Special_TEST_3.png

Instructions#

CHARCTOR TEST#

  • Hold A and move the D-Pad Up or Down to change BCG-FILE/OBJ-FILE.
  • Hold B and move the D-Pad Up or Down to change COLOR-FILE.
  • Hold C and move the D-Pad Up or Down to change PALETTE-NO.
  • Press Start to advance to the next screen.

OBJECT TEST#

  • Hold A and move the D-Pad Up or Down to cycle through objects.
  • Hold C and move the D-Pad Up or Down to change COLOR-FILE.
  • Press Start to exit.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Special Passwords#

TOMOYO#

99 credits. Sets memory address FFFC1E:6300.

OHNUKI#

Invincible! Enemies are destroyed on contact, and you can also move through walls and objects. Sets memory address FFFC1C:0100.

SOSITE#

Adds a stage select to the options menu.

LOCATE#

This displays a stage progress counter in the upper-right corner of the screen. Sets memory address FF0026:0001.

INVERT#

Heavy_Unit_Mega_Drive_Special_INVERT.png

Inverts the colors. Sets memory address FF0022:0001.

RECORD#

Record your gameplay.

REPLAY#

Replays the recorded game.

OGOSHI#

DEMO-REC mode (assumed to record gameplay for use in an opening demo).

COLORA#

Changes the colors. This password is the default setting (i.e., it has no effect, unless you entered one of the other color passwords below and want to return to the original).

COLORB#

COLORC#

COLORD#

COLORE#

COLORF#

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Hidden Credits Text#

Heavy_Unit_Mega_Drive_Special_LUNA_SUKIKAGE.png

In options, highlight PASS WORD and press B 100 times to display the string LUNA SUKIKAGE.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

References#


  1. GDRI↩︎