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.
September 18th's article is on Disney's Hercules for PlayStation.
I reverse engineered the password system for this game and found three previously unreported cheat effects:
One activates a special menu with settings for unlimited unlimited lives and continues.
Another enables a level select function.
A third lets you skip cutscenes.
Details are in the post on Substack!
September 16th's article is on Chill, the snowboarding / cryptid hunting game.
The Saturn version of this game was never officially released, but a prototype version is available online. It has a cheat code that enables access to the bonus character and tracks.
The PlayStation version of this game was officially released. It's also got a cheat code for enabling the bonus elements, but putting it in is pretty involved.
Details are in the Substack article.
September 13th's article is on Bugriders, the strange racing game for PlayStation from n-Space and GT Interactive.
I looked at this game's passcode system and found a batch of sequences that unlock special effects. There's a cheat menu, an invincibility setting, an unlimited time setting, and more.
A couple of the passcodes unlock some funny Easter eggs from the development staff. There's an alternate set of credits where they poke fun at each other. There's a slideshow mode that shows pictures of them goofing off.
Check out the details in the Substack 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.