Gate of Thunder debug stage?

[Bonknuts]

 The Ys IV thread reminded me of this: Gate of Thunder has a hidden stage in the data track. I looked at the differences between the JP and US versions, and it appears to have some changes to the data structure just like the other stages (i.e. looks like it was recompiled and not just left over data track junk). I was never able to figure out how to access it without manually block copying assets over from it to half build a level (I did this visually with an image editor.. yes, it worked) - but that resulted in some level with just a boss fight (reused boss).

 Anyone up for poking around in GoT to figure out what this is?

[NightWolve]

Heh, I tried to search TCRF since you mentioned my thread, but no dice on some hidden stage.

https://tcrf.net/Gate_of_Thunder

If anybody else can figure this out, it'd be Mednafen, but you'd have to get her interested in some way. If you read all of my Ys IV thread, you'll see she's one of the few that might have a shot at figuring it out. But then, I would say the same thing about you, and if you're stuck on something like this, the odds of others figuring it out can't be all that good either.

[Bonknuts]

Not so much stuck as I am extremely short on time. I hack stuff, but I'm not a hacker to the core (I rather code new stuffs/demos honestly). I look for stuff when I get curious, and sometimes do stuffs with it, but I don't have the patience that real hackers have (despite some of my projects). There's usually a lot of cursing involved when I do hacking related projects.. :/

[NightWolve]

There's usually a lot of cursing involved when I do hacking related projects.. :/

Not at all unusual and not something I shied away from myself.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Cool, I hope someone finds this, & I hope that this debug level is what uses the Sim Earth Title Screen tune that's on the disc!

[esteban]

Holy cow, if anyone has any further screenshots/info of this...please direct me to it

Thank you.