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 the Saturn game Shockwave Assault, its PlayStation counterpart (also called Shockwave Assault), and their predecessor on the 3DO (called Shock Wave).
I dive into the cheat code handling for all three versions and come up with some 30 year old secrets. For 3DO and PlayStation, this involves brute force reversal of the hash system the games use.
The details are in the writeup — check it out here.
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.