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Windjammers (Neo Geo)

Windjammers is a high-paced "sport of the future" that was later re-released for PS4, Vita, and Switch throughout 2017/18 and finally got a sequel in 2022.

AES Mode Select#

In the AES version only, at the Data East logo, quickly press Down, Up, Left, Left, B, B, A, B. The stage select allows choosing any court or the two bonus rounds. The sound test is the same one accessible normally in the difficulty select screen.

(Source: Boomchil)

Debug Dip Switches#

Dipswitch 1-5: Prints a number which roughly correlates with the amount of time between the player catching the disc and throwing it.
Dipswitch 1-6: Allows a player to hold the disc indefinitely.
Dipswitch 1-7: Prints lots of data about the game and disc state:
  • X, Y, and Z position of the disc.
  • X, Y, and Z delta of the disc.
  • Disc's "code", which is which state it is in (and subsequently which routine to run).
  • Disc's speed and direction vector, represented in polar.
  • Pl. no - which player last caught the disc and subsequently "owns" it.
  • "cmbktc", a counter that increments when the disc collides with a wall or bumper.
  • "cmsta0" and "cmsta1", bitfields related to disc state.
Dipswitch 1-8: Show collision hitboxes.

Regional Differences#

In the MVS version, if the BIOS is for a non-Japanese region, the game internally adds 2 levels to the difficulty setting in the soft dips.

(Source: Boomchil)

References#


  1. Domestic and Overseas Arcade Game List 1971-2005↩︎