What shmups have an option for a high resolution mode (Arcade Mode)?

[nat]

You can do that in SSS? Really? I'm going to try that right now. What about Gunhed and Final Soldier?

EDIT: I just went into the hidden menu in SSS and the only options are "Sound test" and "Difficulty select." No arcade resolution mode.

 There's another cheat code that puts you in the same screen, except you have stage select. It's in that version.

So what's the code for that, then? That code isn't on PCECP.

[Bonknuts]

 I remember the code being on a magazine back in the day and a pain to put in. Here's a link to it..
http://cheats.ign.com/ob2/068/864/864257.html

 

[Digi.k]

I think its on that code although I can't be bothered right now to check it for ya.. too full up on kebab and Dr pepper..

You have to do this code pretty quick though.. >.>

you'll get something like this

[nat]

I remember the code being on a magazine back in the day and a pain to put in. Here's a link to it..
http://cheats.ign.com/ob2/068/864/864257.html

 

Well I'll be damned. It sure does!

So here's the code so ceti can add it:

Hold down RUN+SELECT then power on the system. Release RUN+SELECT. In sequence enter L, II, U, II, R, II, D, II, L, I, U, I, R, I, D, I, (I+II)x8, (I+SELECT)x8.

EDIT: It strikes me as extremely odd that SSS and SB have the arcade screen mode but Final Soldier doesn't.

[Bonknuts]

Long ago there was a master cheat list for japanese PCE games. Maybe it has Final Soldier. One could look in the game itself for the cheat. CCovell was able to find a few iirc.

[Turbo D]

t2k has a bad-ass cheat list.

[Black Tiger]

Long ago there was a master cheat list for japanese PCE games. Maybe it has Final Soldier. One could look in the game itself for the cheat. CCovell was able to find a few iirc.

I have a few PCE cheat books, including one from 1995 that should contain every trick for every game released up till then.

For Final Soldier it lists this trick as "Tate Mode"-


At the title screen, while it says "Normal Mode", press:

Left, Left, I, Right, Right, II, Up, Down, Up, Down

A sound effect will ring as it enables the Stage Select trick, -there will be a purple number near the bottom of the screen.

Repeat the previous code-

Left, Left, I, Right, Right, II, Up, Down, Up, Down

If input correctly, you'll hear that sound effect again.

Reset using Run + Select and the game will be running in the higher/"vertical" resolution.



If there are any other games anyone would like me to look up just let me know.

[nat]

Why not just check all the verticals released up until that point? That would be awesome.

[Black Tiger]

Why not just check all the verticals released up until that point? That would be awesome.

I completed the trick and reedited my post.


Games that do not have a "Tate Mode" trick listed-

1941
1943
Armed F
Alzadick
Armed F
Avenger
BL/Guhed -a "... mode" trick involving [57], is this the invincibility trick?
Final Blaster
Galaga '88/'90
Sapphire -couldn't find under "ginga"
God Panic -couldn't find
Hani in the Sky
Image Fight II: Omake Mode- looks like it opens up after finishing the game. Has Visual Test and ship select.
Ultimate Tiger
Metal Stoker
Override
Psychic Storm- "Option Mode(?) trick" -all kinds of stuff, nothing looks like a vertical mode.
Psycho Chaser- 6 tricks, none look like a vertical mode
Raiden
Spriggin- 6 tricks, none look like a vertical mode
Star Parodia- 6 tricks, none look like a vertical mode
Super Raiden
Sylphia
Tatsujin/Truxton
Terra Cresta II
Thunderblade
Toilet Kids
Toy Shop Boys
Xevious -couldn't find it



I also found-

1941 has a "Situation Mode(?)" trick.

Bubblegum Crash has a trick for a "Rinna shower scene"...

Last Armageddon has a "High Speed" mode.

[ceti alpha]

Cool. Thanks B_T! 

[nat]

OK.

1941
1943
Alzadick
Armed F
Avenger
BL/Guhed
Galaga '88/'90
Sapphire
God Panic
Hani in the Sky
Image Fight II
Ultimate Tiger
Override
Psychic Storm
Psycho Chaser
Raiden
Star Parodia
Sylphia
Tatsujin/Truxton
Terra Cresta II
Toilet Kids
Toy Shop Boys
Xevious

That's going by memory with a little help from PCECP. I didn't take into account what year they were released though so if your book doesn't cover them just skip over them.

These tricks might also be listed as "Arcade Mode" as opposed to "Tate Mode."

EDIT: I cleaned up ceti's original post to make it easier to read.

[Black Tiger]

These tricks might also be listed as "Arcade Mode" as opposed to "Tate Mode."

Thanks. I'm looking for anything resembling a vertical/arcade/tate mode.

[ceti alpha]

Thanks nat. Yeah, I was actually just looking at the all bold and was thinking it should be changed. 

[Joe Redifer]

How can they be listed as "arcade mode" when the ONLY thing these modes do is squish and distort the graphics?... unless the graphics are stretched and therefore distorted when played in normal mode.  I fail to see the appeal of distorted graphics. 

I also do not like watching 4:3 content stretched to 16:9 on my HDTV.  Distortion sucks.

[Turbo D]

does s-video help over composite on hdtv stretching? Or do they both look bad?