Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender

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Debug Mode#

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Specifically: Verify additional commands listed on GameFAQs.

In the DOS version, at any point during gameplay, hold down the Control key and enter WIDEPIPE.

If entered correctly, the message "CHEATING ENABLED (For your convenience)" will appear on the screen.

Keys	Action
Ctrl + A	Show Free Memory
Ctrl + C	Show Mouse Coordinates
Ctrl + D	Change Difficulty
Ctrl + G	Change Global Flag
Ctrl + H	Pause and go frame-by-frame
Ctrl + J	Turns debug mode off
Ctrl + L	"Teleporters for your convenience"
Ctrl + N	"Change Naughtiness Factor"
Ctrl + O	Move Object
Ctrl + P	Player info
Ctrl + S	Play a sound file
Ctrl + T	Teleport to another area in the game
Alt + T	Teleport to another area in the game
Ctrl + V	See version info

Hidden String#

The main executable has this string hidden at 0x11BCE on DOS, and near the beginning of the DATA resource on Mac:

WELCOME TO THE DATA SEGMENT. (Julia Roberts is a hot babe!)

Mac OS Dialogs#

ALRT 5000 was a placeholder for an about box.

Rex_Nebular_(Mac_OS_Classic)_-_About_box.png

DLOG 8000 was used to place Rex in arbitrary locations.

Rex_Nebular_(Mac_OS_Classic)_-_Start_in_room.png

HAPPY.REX#

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After loading the CONFIG.REX file, the DOS version's main menu loads the file HAPPY.REX for an unknown reason. This is a text file with the following text:

My name is Rex.  I am a happy little game.