The Tick is a side-scrolling beat-em-up based on the comic of the same name. As The Tick traverses through multiple areas with ninjas standing in his way, he beats them up. And then some more, and... you guessed itǃ More ninjasǃ After making an entire clan go extinct, he fights the mafia and… clowns…? Anyways, in addition to fighting baddies, Tick can also jump off of rooftops to trigger “Subplot” levels, which is essentially a bonus stage.
GET READY! Whatever prediction you had for the final boss, it probably wasn’t that.
Cheat Mode#
The programming for unlocking the cheat mode is located at $17488C-1748BF.
On the main menu, set Lives to 3, Continues to 6, and Arthur to 2. In Test Sounds, set the entry to GLEAM and press Start. The word CHEAT is added to the background, and word #$FFFF is set in memory address $FF000A. Start a new game and the menu appears.
While playing the game, press Start to pause, then use one of the following combinations:
- Press A + B + C for The End screen.
- Hold Up and press A + B + C to instantly finish the stage.