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Spy Kids Challenger

A licensed Spy Kids game with platforming/shooter/racing elements.

Hidden Song Titles#

There are multiple unused credits for Martin Schioler's music in the ROM, first seen at 0x2FF580:

"Styletest1" © Martin Schioeler
"Styletest2" © Martin Schioeler
"Triumph spy music" © Martin Schioeler
"race" © Martin Schioeler
"Gameover1" © Martin Schioeler
"course clear" © Martin Schioeler
"intro1" © Martin Schioele
"transition1" © Martin Schioeler
"transition2" © Martin Schioeler

Sound Engine#

A credit for the game's sound engine is located at 0x3AFA50.

GAX Sound Engine 2.31 (Apr 19 2002) 
© Shin'en Multimedia. Code: B.Wodok

B.Wodok refers to Bernhard Wodok.

Later, we can find errors relating to it. The following text is at 0x3AFB20:

GAX2_NEW
PARAMS ARG IS NULL
GAX2_NEW_FX.FXPARAMS ARG IS NULL
GAX2_INIT
WHEN USING DIFFERENT FX_MIXING_RATE, FLAG GAX_FX_REVERB AND GAX_HALFRATE_FX ARE NOT ALLOWED
OUT OF MEMORY
GAX2_JINGLE.GAX_NO_JINGLE FLAG IS SET
GAX_IRQ.GAX_PLAY HAS NOT FINISHED BEFORE GAX_IRQ. USE LOWER MIXING RATE OR LESS FX CHANNELS OR PUT GAX_PLAY IN VBLANK IRQ
GAX_FX
YOU TRIED TO PLAY A SPEECH FX BUT HAVE NOT USED THE GAX_SPEECH FLAG WITH GAX2_INIT
GAX2_FX.FXPARAMS->FXID IS GAX_DEFAULT

The following text is at 0x3AFE20:

GAX ENGINE V2.31 Apr 19 2002
EXCEPTION. PROGRAM HALT
,þ:.FUNCTION NAME: P.Z.