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Maximum Force (Arcade)

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Debug Options#

Present in the service menu is a normally disabled debug menu. To access it, hold down either of the Start buttons and turn on the services dipswitch. Continue to hold Start until "OKAY, I HEARD YOU" appears. A debug menu along with a few extra menus will be added to the service menu.

The Development setting enables a few normally disabled options in the service menu. Debug Switches is enabled by default but doesn't appear to do anything when changed.

DISK TEST#

The DISK TEST menu now displays more info.

VCR Check#

Just displays a blank screen.

SOUND TESTS#

This would've been a sound test but it no longer functions.

DUMP MEMORY#

This option is added to the MEMORY TESTS menu. This would've been used to dump the game's memory.

SCOPE LOOPS#

This appears to be used to test reading and writing to RAM.

ALPHANUMERIC TEST#

Just displays the service menu fonts.

ALPHANUM STAMPS#

Another font viewer which can display more fonts.

This option is added to the MONITOR TESTS menu. Whatever this would've been was removed.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Crash Handler#

If the game ever crashes, it'll display this crash handler. Pressing Start three times will reboot the game.