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If you're following me on X / Twitter (@memory_fallen) for my posts about reverse engineering retro games, check out RINGS OF SATURN, my Substack blog. Each week I take apart a different game and report my findings.
August 30's article is on Sega Rally 2 for Dreamcast.
The game has a few cheat codes. One unlocks all cars, another unlocks all years in the Championship mode. But the latter one is only known for the Japanese edition of the game. So I went looking for the equivalent cheat code for the NTSC-U and PAL versions of the game.
Good news: I found it! And I also found another cheat code that unlocks everything. This one doesn't seem to have been reported before — a 26 year old secret is revealed.
Details are in the Substack post!
August 28th's article is on Knockout Kings and HBO Boxing for PlayStation.
I won't bury the lede — after being given suggestion to give Knockout Kings a look, I found a long-hidden "naked card girl" Easter egg.
In addition to that, I also found a "credits movie" Easter egg for Knockout Kings and an "unlock all boxers" cheat code for HBO Boxing.
All of the details are in the Substack post!
August 25th's article is on Formula Karts Special Edition for Saturn and PlayStation.
I found a batch of previously unreported passwords that enable special effects in the game. One opens up the bonus track, another allows you to view the racer from the other players' perspectives, and the rest boost your racing stats.
See the Substack post for details on how to enter the cheats and the reverse engineering that went into finding them.
There are lots more reverse engineering articles in the archive. What games should I be looking at? Tell me, and I might add them to my list.
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