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Sentimental Graffiti (Sega Saturn)

The first of NEC Interchannel's Sentimental Graffiti series of dating simulation games.

Debug Mode#

A hidden debug mode can be activated by entering a sequence of character names at the protagonist name entry screen:

  1. While at the name entry screen, enter 青黄茶水 as a first name then 紫白朱黒 as a last name. Don't hit Yes, instead press the B button or hit No.
  2. Now enter ■¢=} and □$÷{ as a first and last name. Press B button or hit No.
  3. Lastly, enter 1415 and 9265 as a first and last name. Press B button or hit No. Should the procedure be correct, a chime sound will play.

Afterwards, enter any name and start the game. This will open a "Debug" option in the System menu in-game, with the following functions:

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イベントテスト

Event Test

バランス調整

Balance Adjustment

デバッグモード

Debug Mode

時間操作

Time Management

所持金操作

Money Management

効果音テスト

Sound Effect Test

キャラグラフィックテスト

Character Graphic Test

背景グラフィックテスト

Background Graphic Test

イベントグラフィックテスト

Event Graphic Test

ボイスフラグ操作

Voice Flag Management

せつなささくれつ

Setsunasasakuretsu

プログラムバージョン

Program Version

(Source: tikal.)

Event Test#

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Allows selection of events with various settings.

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イベントメニュー

Event Menu

ヒロイン選択

Heroine Select

服装選択

Outfit Select

好感度選択

Intimacy Selection

挨拶部選択

Greeting Selection

共通部選択

Common Selection

特殊日選択

Special Day Selection

Balance Adjustment#

Seems to be a parameter adjustment menu.

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ヒロイン人数による格差調整

Disparity Adjustment by Number of Heroines

せつなさの上昇率調整

Adjustment of Sadness Rate Increase

親密度の上昇率調整

Adjustment of Intimacy Rate Increase

Debug Mode#

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Allows setting of a few unknown parameters. Debug On and Debug Off seemingly do nothing. Song Display enables song information on the top left corner of the screen. It is also unknown what Layout Aid does.

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デバッグオフ

Debug Off

デバッグオン

Debug On

曲名表示

Song Display

レイアウト補助

Layout Aid

曲名表示&レイアウト補助

Song Display & Layout Aid

Time Management#

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Allows for manually setting the time.

Money Management#

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Allows for manually setting the amount of money the player has.

Sound Effect Test#

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Allows listening to sound effects.

Character Graphic Test#

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Displays sprites for each character.

Background Graphic Test#

Allows viewing background images.

CG Graphic Test#

Allows viewing event CG images.

Program Version#

Displays a build date (December 1st), alongside a random number check.

References#


  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207025904/https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software_l.html#tab04↩︎