Urban Yeti!

Urban Yeti! is a GTA-styled game with an odd sense of humor.

Unlike many licensed Nintendo games, this one was never sold in stores. Instead, people had to order it via calling a number to the publisher.

Secret Menu#

Enter the password TONYGOLD (referring to Tony Gold, the game's producer). This menu includes a level select and sound test.

"View" Mode#

The "Mode" option in the above menu toggles between Play and View. "Play" is the standard game, while "View" makes the camera follow a designated character. Cycle through characters by pressing A or B. "View" mode always starts with the camera focused on a seagull.

Quitting the game from either mode will send you back to the secret menu.

Black Screen White Screen#

The password BSWSBSWS will start a game involving flashing screens, called Black Screen White Screen by the ending. It will flash black or white on the left or right side. This is a simple memory game; the screen flashing white means you press A, while it flashing black means you press B. For example, the left flashing white and then the right flashing black means the player has to quickly press A then B. This simple memory game gets complex as it asks you to remember A and B button sequences of an upwards of 16 presses. Pressing the wrong button or failing to press anything in time causes the screen to flash red, while pressing it correctly flashes it green.

If you win, this JPG image (notably stored internally as such) shows your apparent opponent in the game. After this, or if you fail enough sequences, the game displays the GAME OVER screen.

Oddities#

Music#

In the game’s secret menu, many music tracks are labeled for levels or minigames they aren’t actually used in. For example, the Yeti Chicken Rancher minigame (MGCHICKEN) is linked to an unused track that's never heard in-game. The track that does play during the minigame (LEVEL2) is internally labeled for the city level, even though it’s not used there. Meanwhile, the music heard in the city level is labeled (YETITHEME), which was likely meant for cutscenes instead.