Raiden II (Arcade)

Raiden II is the improved sequel of the legendary original game. Unlike the prequel, it didn't see so much numerous ports on many different systems.

Hidden Credit#

A hidden credit is present in the game's sound file, snd.u1110 at 0x1476:

START UP PROGRAM V1.02 (C)1986 SEIBU KAIHATSU INC.

Unused Music#

A single unused track is present in the game at 0x14 (20). It bears a slight resemblance to the Course Select theme in Raiden DX.

Early & Unused Items#

Several items have earlier versions of their graphics left in the game.

Medals 1 and 2 were given more detail and medal 3 (which has no palette data) was replaced by a unique item called Miclus.

Unused	Used

Additionally, every power-up has a slightly bigger variant present.

There are also three completely unused items in the game. The use of the pink S and lightning items is unknown, but they might have been early versions of the Full Power item. The green power-up was, interestingly, used in Raiden III, but goes unused here.

Unused Animation Frames#

Fairy	Miclus

The Fairy and the Miclus both have unused frames present. The Fairy looks as if it's hurt and the Miclus looks as if it's sneezing. Interestingly, the Miclus frame was used in Raiden DX, giving you extra points when you pick it up during the animation.

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