http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=1598
There's the stage select code:
Stage Select
ATS: I, II, I, II, II, I, II, I, I, I
Could just try that to get you passed the first boss. I say, keep at it, these games are short when you get down to it, so why try to skip through parts via cheats ?
| Invincibility | Enter the password "DEBDE/DEBDA" then press RUN+I. At "PASSWORD ERROR" press II and choose a character. Will also enable movement through most obstacles. |
| Second Ending | Enter invincibility mode (above) then instead of choosing a character enter a password that will take you to a point in the game after Natas steals the Orb (AENIP/ BLKEE is one). Go sit on the empty throne. |
| Name Change | Input CHECK NAMEA as password. This will allow you to input your name. |
| Princess | To play as the Princess, JBBNJ/HDCPG or JOINJ/HFOHK |
| Weapon Control | Enter HOMIN GAAAA for your password |
| Stage Select | With invincibility code entered, walk into one of 15 bushes in front of Axis Castle. 1 is the left-most bush,15 is the farthest right. 1. Natas 2. Balamous Tower 3. Rotterroad (path to Judas) 4. Mistose Dungeon 5. Ratonix Dungeon 6. Reraport Maze 7. Rally Maze 8. Bullbeast 9. Melba Village 10. After Gutworm 11. Nostalgia Dungeon 12. Water Castle 13. Road to Cherry Tower 14. Stonefield 15. Karma Castle |
| Hidden Chars | Play a one player game with the Bard, get over 50 HP and then go into the Hermit's House (second house to the West of Axis Castle) - you will then be transformed into the Hermit (yes, your HP will drain, don't worry, you'll get it back). [alternatively, you can enter IMGAJ MDPAI to play the level 1 "Harmit" - their typo, not mine] |
Just do the invincibility cheat listed above and plow through stage 1. Stop at stage 2 or whatever, get your own password code, and restart the game which probably would disable it, let you play normally from then on. That'd be one way.
EDIT: As for that screenshot, the only characters permitted are A thru P, so... It does look like "ADBFD GNFJC" to me as well... Can't help ya there.
This is one of those games that would really benefit from the 3.5" modern LCD mod... Big difference between 1989 LCDs versus 2014 LCDs despite the misguided super retro-is-always-better, anti-modder rhetoric out there (e.g. "Argh, those mod bastards!").
I agree with NightWolve....older is not better when it comes to reading the damn screen. Ha!
I agree with NightWolve....older is not better when it comes to reading the damn screen. Ha!
Yeah, that mentality is misguided. This situation is a 1989 LCD versus a 2014 LCD plus a 240p signal and there's a clear objective winner when it comes to just that comparison.
Now when it comes to a retro CRT TV versus LCD TV and what happens with a retro 240p signal, yes, the game looks much more attractive on your retro, X-Ray-producing CRT. Maybe these newer LCD HDTVs with like 240 Hz refresh rates instead of 60 Hz will look much better, minus scanlines, but so far, when it comes to a 240p signal (given the resolution the retro system will always operate on), a CRT looks much better which is why we still think they should be kept around despite those extra fun X-rays, extra heat, higher power consumption, heaviness, more space needs, etc. ;)
How about this: Do you like the "retro" capacitors from 1989 or would you rather replace 'em with ones from 2014 ? ;)
Ah, but it'd be using 2014 capacitors now, so it would never truly be restored to its 1989 operating condition. Heh-heh. ;)
Alright, I'll cease the silliness here before I bore anyone else out with it.
Well, I am glad a nice and productive conversation came out of something a bit irrelevant, hehe. I am like Esteban. I like the old, 100% retro experience and I prefer it than the new modded ways. Even in my case where the password was just a PAIN. I will keep my Turbo Express original and then gather some more money to get myself another one: one with a new modded LCD screen ;)
So, back to the topic and to help a bit those who may find the same difficulties as me one day:
-- FIGHTER PASSWORDS --
LVL2: ADBFD GNPJC or ADBFD G M PJC (must be this one and the darned N looked a lot like M afterall ;[)
LVL 3: AOBFJ MPKJG
I may keep adding more in the future :)
Well, I am glad a nice and productive conversation came out of something a bit irrelevant, hehe. I am like Esteban. I like the old, 100% retro experience and I prefer it than the new modded ways. Even in my case where the password was just a PAIN. I will keep my Turbo Express original and then gather some more money to get myself another one: one with a new modded LCD screen ;)
So, back to the topic and to help a bit those who may find the same difficulties as me one day:
-- FIGHTER PASSWORDS --
LVL2: ADBFD GNPJC or ADBFD G M PJC (must be this one and the darned N looked a lot like M afterall ;[)
LVL 3: AOBFJ MPKJG
I may keep adding more in the future :)