Rings of Saturn
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.
This week's main article is about Battle Monsters, the 2D fighting game for the Saturn.
A reader suggested that I look into this one, so I did. I found a hidden menu that lets you play as the normally-unplayable boss characters. It allows allows you to become invincible, show low debug information onscreen, and more.
Get the details on the cheat code in the writeup!
There's also a bonus article this week that covers Test Drive Le Mans for Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation.
Each version of this game has some long-unreported cheat codes. On Dreamcast and PlayStation 2, you can unlock some cool extra vehicles. On PlayStation there's a previously unknown code that lets you play the "reverse" courses.
Check out all of the details in the article!
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.