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Kao no nai Tsuki Select Story

To do:

  • Document more of the debug menu.
  • Unused menus in the Route Check option.

Kao no nai Tsuki Select Story is a "clean" port of the visual novel better known to English-speaking retro H-OVA audiences as Moonlight Lady.

Debug Menu#

Kao_no_nai_Tsuki-debugmenu6.png Kao_no_nai_Tsuki-debugmenu.png

A decent sized debug menu can be accessed with the below code. This menu allows you to view all of the images in-game, play all of the SFX, test controller vibration options, unlock everything and select any of the game's events.

Master Code (Only needed for cheat devices)
9025C7A0 0C097190

Enable Test Menu in Main Menu
007EF40F 00000001
002717A1 00000001

With the above code on, you will see a つづきから (continue) option in place of the begin game option in the main menu. Enter that option to appear in the test menu then select テストゲーム (test game).

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はじめから

From the beginning

Starts the game normally.

シナリオ

Scenario

Sends you to a list of story related scenes to choose from.

キャラクタ

Character

Allows you to view all of the character portraits. Many appear to be from another game.

BG

BG

Allows you to view all of the background images.

イベント

Event

Allows you to view all of the event images in the game.

BGM

BGM

Doesn't work.

SE

SE

Goes through all of the SFX in the game.

エフェクト

Effect

Doesn't work.

ムービー

Movie

This game has no movies.

ルートチェック

Route Check

Same as the Scenario option.

システムフラグ

System Flag

Doesn't appear to do anything.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Scenario#

This menu allows you to view all of the story related scenes of your choice.

Character#

This option allows you to view all of the character portraits in the game.

Event#

This allows you to view all of the event CGs in the game.

SE#

This option allows you to listen to all of the SFX in the game. It also contains descriptions of every SFX.

Unused Functions#

Present in the game is several menu functions and text from Touka Gettan: Koufuu no Ryouou. Apply the below code to replace the opening logos with one of these menus.

Replace Opening Logos
2026CF98 ????????

???????? =

0014FD08 = 破片ノ書 (fragment book)
001509C0 = アイテム (item)

To unlock everything in the Fragment Book option, apply the below code

Unlock All Fragment Book Text
E0140001 00AE0C88
20AE0CB0 00000000
20AE0C84 00000000
205489A0 00000001
205489A4 00000001
205489A8 00000001
205489AC 00000001
205489B0 00000001
205489B4 00000001
20545610 00000001
20AE0CDC 00000000
20AE0D08 00000000
20AE0D34 00000000
20AE0D60 00000000
20AE0D8C 00000000

There's also an unused screen stating that the game is fiction, likely from this game as well. No options work.

Additionally, the below text is also from this game suggesting it also has a debug menu.

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ゲーム回数

Number of games

タイトル

Title

ゲーム起動

Start game

デバッグモード

Debug mode

(Source: Original TCRF research)