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Light Fantasy

Light Fantasy is a rather basic and dull RPG with a very flawed battle system.

Debug Mode#

On the title screen, place your cursor over either the "START" (if you have no previous save game) or "CONTINUE" option (if you have a previous save), and perform the following button combination on Controller 1: L, R, L, R, Y, B, Y, B, Y, X, Y, X, Select, Select, A. This will enable the following commands during gameplay (when outside of battle).

  • On the せってい (Settings) menu, press Select on Controller 1, and a debug menu will appear.
  • Start (Controller 1): Displays the current map number and your present coordinates. Use Up & Down on controller 1 to select a map.
  • Start (Controller 2): Pauses the game. (You'll need to set PAUSE to ON in the Debug Menu.)
  • B (Controller 2): Toggle animation speed between fast & slow.
  • X (Controller 2): Toggle walk-through-obstacles on/off.
  • L (Controller 2): Engage in a random battle encounter.

Debug Menu#

Press Select on controller 1 to bring up the pause menu, choose the bottom-right option, and press Select on controller 1 to bring up a debug menu, which contains a sound test, face test, and map select, among other options.

From top to bottom, the menu translates to the following:

Sound
Effect
Flag
Bust (charactor portain viewer)
Picture
Battle
PAUSE
Enemy number

Debug Display#

Press Start on controller 1 to bring up this debug display, which displays the number of the current map, the player's coordinates, and the map's coordinates.

Freeze Frame#

Press Start on controller 2 to freeze the game. Press again to unfreeze.

Speed-Up Movement#

Press B on controller 2 to speed up the player's movement. Press again to revert to normal speed.

Walk Through Obstacles#

Press X on controller 2 to be able to walk through walls and other obstacles. Press again to disable.

Instant Battle#

Press L on controller 2 to instantly start a battle.

(Source: Makainyumon)

Build Date#

Stored at x2AB53:

Light Fantasy
By TONKIN-HOUSE
1992-03-19