Strikers 1945 (Arcade)

An above average vertical shoot em up from Psikyo.

Debug Menus#

To access these debug menus, add the following cheat to s1945.xml:

  <cheat desc="Access Debug Options">
<parameter>
      <item value="0x00">Monitor Check</item>
      <item value="0x01">I/O Check</item>
      <item value="0x02">Sound Check</item>
      <item value="0x03">Remap Check</item>
      <item value="0x04">Object Dump</item>
      <item value="0x05">BG 0 map check</item>
      <item value="0x06">BG 1 map check</item>
      <item value="0x07">BG 0 dump</item>
      <item value="0x08">BG 1 dump</item>
      <item value="0x09">Exit</item>
      <item value="0x0A">Stage Select</item>
      <item value="0x0B">Ending Demo Select</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="change">
      <action>maincpu.pb@FF8135=param</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

Now enter the game's service menu by toggling the Service Menu dipswitch on and resetting the game. Access the Cheats menu from MAME's Tab menu. Press Left or Right to scroll through the options and press Enter and the service menu cursor will move to an invisible option. Press P1 Button 1 to enter the debug menu.

Remap Check#

A sprite viewer.

Object Check#

Another sprite viewer.

BG 0 map check#

A background viewer.

BG 1 map check#

Another background viewer.

BG 0 dump#

A background tile viewer.

BG 1 dump#

Another background tile viewer.

Stage Select#

Allows you to start from any stage.

Ending Demo Select#

Allows you to view the ending images.

References#