Mambo a Go Go

Mambo a Go Go is an obscure rhythm game made by Konami, which involves conga drums and notes that are very difficult to see.

Unused Regions#

This game contains region settings for unused Asia and Korea regions, as well as English graphics, which can be toggled by the MAME cheats below. There doesn't seem to be any differences between regions other than the warning and title screens (Mambo Heaven for Asia and Mambo King for Korea, as well as the announcer voice file not being used).

    <cheat desc="English Graphics">
        <script state="run">
            <action>maincpu.pb@8017A772=02</action>
        </script>
        <script state="off">
            <action>maincpu.pb@8017A772=01</action>
        </script>
    </cheat>
    <cheat desc="Region Code">
        <parameter>
        <item value="0x0003">Asia</item>
        <item value="0x0004">Korea</item>
        </parameter>
        <script state="run">
            <action>maincpu.pw@80093B2C=param</action>
        </script>
        <script state="off">
            <action>maincpu.pw@80093B2C=0000</action>
        </script>
    </cheat>

English/Region Graphics#

Attract/Title Screen#

Caution Screen#

Mode/Song Selection Screen#

How To Play#

Practice Stage#

Gameplay#

Results#

HUD#

Unused Text#

data\mdb\mdb.bin, which can be found upon extraction of game.dat, is the game's music database file. Alongside BPM and difficulty values, as well as title strings, there are also artist strings, which are never displayed.

Unused Graphics#

The filesystem of game.dat, the game's main file repository, hides several unused graphics.

An early version of the jacket image for the song Dance the night away, from a point in development where it did not have a proper title yet. Can be found in data\mdb\target\extr_jk.cmt upon extraction.

A placeholder image regarding the Extra Stage system, found in data\gpct\select\gomen_25.cmt. The text translates to: "The bonus is currently under construction!" (top) and "Sorry, i can't play this yet!" (speech bubble).

Build Date#

The game's build date can be found in the title of the game's program ISO:

VOL_200104232340