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Paca Paca Passion Special (Arcade)

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Unused Graphics#

The game's third graphics bank, pks1rom2.ic9, contains two unused ending graphics; one of them is a leftover from a location test build, while the other is from Paca Paca Passion 2.

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pacapacapassionSPECIAL-unusedend.png

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pacapacapassion2-unusedend2.png

Also, Paca Paca Passion 2‍ '​s title screen background can also be found within the third graphics bank, at offset 0x44C008.
pacapacapassionSPECIAL-2bg.png

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Specifically: Is it possible to access these screens?

Upon merging both of the program ROMs (pks1vera.2l and pks1vera.2p), it's possible to find several text strings from debug functionalities and from unseen screens meant to be accessed via the operator menu:


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BAIRITU = %d
FRAME   = %d
SCEN NO = %d
TARGET  = %d
ACTIVE = %d
TARGET = %d
MOTO %4d %4d %4d 
SAKI %4d %4d %4d 
ROT X Y = %4d %4d 


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1P VS 2P
1P VS COM
COM VS 2P
COM VS COM
TEST MODE
PLAY PER
PLAY PIA
PLAY GUI
PLAY BRA
TEST PER
TEST PIA
TEST GUI
TEST BRA


0x294D5

FLAG = ON
FLAG = OFF


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TEST MODE - SPECIAL
COMPUTER
EXIT : P1-BUTTON3 OR P1-BUTTON4

TEST MODE - VOLUME
STAGE  MAIN  :
STAGE  BGM-A :
STAGE  BGM-B :
STAGE  BGM-C :
STAGE  BGM-D :

TEST MODE - COMPUTER
EASY   P 1/4
EASY   P 2/4
EASY   P 3/4
EASY   P 4/4
EASY   GOOD
MEDIUM P 1/4
MEDIUM P 2/4
MEDIUM P 3/4
MEDIUM P 4/4
MEDIUM GOOD
HARD   P 1/4
HARD   P 2/4
HARD   P 3/4
HARD   P 4/4
HARD   GOOD
COUNTER UP   : P1-B3/4 P2-B1/2/3/4
COUNTER DOWN : P1-S AND COUNTER UP

TEST MODE - ETC
BAR TYPE :
LANGUAGE :
JAPANESE

References#


  1. Domestic and Overseas Arcade Game List 1971-2005↩︎