Wizard Fire (known as Dark Seal 2 in Japan) is a fantasy themed scrolling beat-em-up released by Data East in 1992.
Game Info#
Pressing P1 Start + P2 Start while the game is booting up will display the game name and version.
Coordinate Debugging Text#
There is a leftover debugging routine that displays the player and camera coordinates. It can be re-enabled with a MAME cheat:
Pause Game#
There is a leftover, broken Pause function in the game. (More technical info at the source.) It can be re-enabled and patched with a MAME cheat:
P2 Start to pause/un-pause
Show Hitboxes#
Another leftover debugging function. This one displays hitboxes on the player and enemies. It can be enabled with a MAME cheat:
Unknown Debug Function#
It's unclear what this leftover debug function does beyond rendering a ring of plus symbols around the player. It can be enabled with a MAME cheat:
Unused Strings#
Apparently, the game once showed the character name and class next to the portrait, where the item/health/points info is in the final. There is also an unreferenced 'SCREEN' string that renders at the top right. Its purpose is unknown, though it may have displayed the current level, or been part of a level select.
(Source: sudden-desu)