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Superstar Dance Club: No.1 Hits!!!

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Specifically: Verify if this debug menu exists in the US/EU releases.

A budget-priced rhythm game based on the parapara craze of the late 90s/early 2000s.

Debug Menu#

Use the following code, after that press Down + Select to display a debug menu.

801DC7F4 0002

(Source: Original TCRF research)

TABATA#

SAIBARAPPA#

Game will crash.

BGM TEST#

Music test.

XA TEST#

XA Test.

DUAL SHOCK EDITOR#

Vibration editor.

FRAME BUFF DUMP#

VRAM viewer.

SHOCK TEST#

Vibration test.

SIO INIT#

Set data rate for SIO.

SE TEST#

SFX test.

SE TEST#

SFX test.

MEMORY CARD#

Game will crash.

MOVIE TEST#

Movie test, but the game will crash after pressing Circle.

MALLOC TEST#

Memory allocation test. Press Circle, Triangle, Square, X to allocate memory. and press again to free memory.

TANI#

GAME MAIN#

Start the game.

SPOTLIGHT#

Message display test?

ANIMAL#

Animal sprite test.

COIN#

Money sprite test.

EXPLOSION#

Explosion sprite test.

MOVIE#

Movie test, but the game will crash after pressing Circle.

HIGASHIYAMA#

This menu has a level select.

Seq Player#

Message display test?

Dummy File#

The extensionless file DAMMY, present at the root of the game's disc, is actually an MPEG video file which features a creditless variant of the opening of the Revolutionary Girl Utena anime. Its internal filename is utena_op.mpg.

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Differences#

JP

US/EU

  • While the title screen graphic was completely altered to appeal for the western audience, none of the characters' designs were changed in any of the game's screens, from menus to gameplay.