the cutting room mirror

Keep the Balance!

While Karma Studios worked on a number of Game Boy Color games, various elements beyond their control resulted in Keep the Balance! being the only one released (though one other surfaced in the 2020 Game Boy lotcheck leak).

This needs some investigation.
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Specifically: Check for more unused content.

Unused Graphics#

Used

Full

The springboard animation has four extra frames that are never used. The most likely explanation for their absence is that the programmer simply forgot that they were there.

Unused Passwords#

XTRS

Replaces the title screen with an alternate version depicting the game's logo suspended by chains.

STRC

Doesn't seem to do anything.

FFWD

Activates a hidden "hard mode" that makes the items you need to bounce up move much faster.

Developer Credits#

karma

Present at offset 3A38. Refers to Karma Studios, the game's developer.