Power Lode Runner

Power Lode Runner is a Lode Runner game that was distributed only through Nintendo Power kiosks (not the magazine, but the flash RAM cartridge service) and is a bit hard to find as a result.

SRAM Integrity String#

At 0x4D6E is a 16-byte string used as an SRAM integrity check, which is written to the start of SRAM. If there is a mismatch, all save data is erased.

POWER 00

Debug Menu Text#

Some slightly oddly formatted text for a debug menu can be seen at $CAF2. However, there's no way to access this in the game anymore, as any references to it have been deleted.

1CON KEY DATA
2CON KEY DATA
V-LATCT COUNT

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V-BLANK COUNT
MAP X
MAP Y
CHR X
CHR Y
GOLD
GAME START
SOUND TEST
EVENT SELECT
DATA LOAD
DATA SAVE
DATA INIT

STAGE SELECT
STAGE NO: 
DOWN OR RIGHT STAGE UP
UP OR LEFT STAGE DOWN
START AND A BUTTON  OK
B BUTTON  CANCEL
  BGM SELECT
   SE SELECT
EVENT SELECT