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Monster Rancher has a rather unique mechanic where the player must use other CDs to get new monsters. Then, these monsters are used for raising, breeding, and battling.
Hidden CD Track#
Track 2 of the CD contains this crazy techno music. This is actually a song from their previous title Gallop Racer called ONIGOROSHI, which was released the year prior.
Animation Viewer#
Contained on the game's disc is a PS executable named ANM3DCHK.EXE, which would have allowed developers to see 3D animations. To boot this program, you need to change the BOOT parameter in SYSTEM.CNF to load this executable instead.
MODEL SELECT#
This is the first screen upon booting the executable. This menu can be controlled with the D-Pad, and pressing Circle switches the next page.
Menu Text |
Explanation |
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MAIN |
Select 3D model. |
When selecting "BORNFIRE", "CANDOL", "ICE", or "ICE DUMMY" on this menu, the viewer freezes. |
SUB |
Select the texture for the 3D model. |
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MON GLOW |
Changes the monster growth parameter. |
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MON FAT |
Changes the monster fat parameter. |
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STAGE |
Select the background. |
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WAPPEN |
Select a patch. |
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TYPE |
Select the model type; IKUSEI (育成; Growth) or BATTLE. |
3D Check Screen#
Displays the 3D check screen after the load screen. It can do as follows:
- D-Pad to move camera around the screen.
- Square/Circle to rotate the camera.
- L1/L2 to zoom in/out.
- Triangle/X to increase/decrease ANIME NO.
- Start to switch to STILL MODE/AUTO PLAY. STILL MODE stops the animation.
- Select to switch to CONFIG MODE.
CONFIG MODE#
CONFIG MODE can change the background used for the viewer. Press Select to switch the first screen.
Menu Text |
Explanation |
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GROUND |
Enable/Disable show background. |
COL RED |
Background color. |
COL GREEN |
Background color. |
COL BLUE |
Background color. |
Regional Differences#
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Japan |
US |
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The background art in the title screen is zoomed in and focused on with a flare, removing the emblem on the right. The resolution is slightly higher in the US version. The copyright statement also has a different font.
References#
- What`s New? "『モンスターファーム』7月24日についに発売！！これで全てが解かる!"↩︎
- Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX on Steam↩︎
- GameSpot: Video Games News: Tecmo Release Schedule↩︎
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The Monster Rancher series | |
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PlayStation |
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PlayStation 2 |
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Game Boy (Color) |
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