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sunteam_paul

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Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« on: September 05, 2009, 10:04:27 PM »
Has anyone got the cheat for Macross 2036 to view all the visual scenes to work? I know I did ages ago but I can't seem to do it now. The only instructions I have are some in Japanese (therefore not easy to follow) and the following from Gamewinners.com, which is not always correct: Hold II and press Run at the Super CD-ROM System screen. Then, while continuing to hold II, press I. (it doesn't specify when).


Are there any clearer instructions for this?
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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2009, 12:24:51 AM »
Here's what this site says:
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●ステージセレクト
タイトル画面でⅠ、セレクト、右上を押しながら、Ⅱを選びたいステージの数だけ押す。
そのあと、オプション画面で好みの設定にして、ゲームを始めると、全6ステージ中の好きなステージから始めることができる。
ただし、7回押した場合は、ステージ6の後半からのスタートとなり、
8回押すとステージセレクトしない状態に戻る。
9回以降はループしている。

Stage Select
At the title screen, while holding I,Sel,UR, press II the number of times corresponding to the stage you want to go to.  You can then change your options on the options screen.  Pressing II 7 times chooses the latter half of stage 6; pressing II 8 times disables the stage select, and pressing II 9 times or more loops the stage selection.

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●無敵&残機数設定
オプション画面で
Ⅰ、右、左、Ⅱ、上、下、Ⅱ、Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅰ
の順に押す。すると今までは表示されていただけで、選択できなかった項目にカーソルが移動し、設定を変更することができるようになる。

Invincibility & lives adjustment
At the option screen, press I, R, L, II, U, D, II, I, II, I.  When you do this, the previously unselectable options will be available.

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●ビジュアルオンリーモード
連射パッドを用意して、CD-ROM2システムの起動時にⅡを押しながらランを押す。
ここで画面が止まっていれば成功。
次にⅠの連射を最大にして、Ⅱを押しながらⅠを押す。
するとビジュアルシーンだけを連続して見ることができるようになる。

Visual Only mode
Using a turbopad, hold II and press Run at the CD-Rom System screen.  If done successfully, the screen will stop there.  Then while holding II, press I with the turboswitch on full.
etc etc.

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●デモをとばす
電源を入れて、起動画面でランを押してからセレクトを押し続けると、デモ画面をとばしていきなりタイトル画面に行ける。
ちなみにⅡを押し続けると、Ⅰを押すまで「JUST A MOMENT…」の表示が出続ける。

Skip the opening demo
If you hold Select from power-on, and press RUN, it'll skip to the title screen.
etc etc.

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●主人公のおしゃべり
CDを普通に再生して聞くと、主人公2人のドラマ風警告が出る。

Hero's chat
You can hear a drama if you play the 1st audio track in a regular CD player.

sunteam_paul

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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2009, 01:09:01 AM »
This much works:
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Using a turbopad, hold II and press Run at the CD-Rom System screen.  If done successfully, the screen will stop there.  Then while holding II, press I with the turboswitch on full.


The game then starts as normal, but with no visual scene menu to be seen. It's unclear when it should appear or if/when you are meant to release the buttons, or maybe it's just not working right.

Here's the entry from a Japanese chaet book I have in case this can shed any light on it:
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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2009, 04:12:21 AM »
That magazine clipping doesn't add anything extra to the cheat information.  I didn't try it out thoroughly, but one time I did, the opening cinema came up instead of the Masiya into appearing first.  Maybe that's a sign that the cheat worked.

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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2009, 04:39:40 AM »
Aha! I got it to work...by using Ootake instead of Magic Engine. Strange that, thanks for the help!

Edit: Now I can't get it to work again *sigh* At least I know it's possible.

Edit2: I managed to get it working with ME finally by putting it on a slower frame rate. This cheat is really picky.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2009, 05:12:32 AM by sunteam_paul »
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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2009, 05:16:02 PM »
lol..has this something to do with the controller port polling/prompt of the emulator? -> missing or to much pulses due to button chattering, A/D conversion/misinterpretation, USB lags etc. ?

that would probably also explain, why I never got the shiawase usagi 2 mosaic turn-off cheat working in ME.
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Re: Help with Macross 2036 cheat
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 05:10:22 AM »
lol..has this something to do with the controller port polling/prompt of the emulator? -> missing or to much pulses due to button chattering, A/D conversion/misinterpretation, USB lags etc. ?

that would probably also explain, why I never got the shiawase usagi 2 mosaic turn-off cheat working in ME.

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