Proto:Mega Man Legends 2/English Debug Prototype

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

The English debug prototype of Mega Man Legends 2 is a work-in-progress build of the US version with plenty of debugging functions and English text, but the voice dialogue is still in Japanese.

The burn date is July 12, 2000, about three months before the US version's release.

Basic Debug Display

• ST - Displays the current location. Example: Value 4 = Flutter.
• AR - Displays the current sub location. Example: ST4 AR0 = Flutter - Bridge, while ST4 AR1 = Flutter - Deck 1.
• SN - Displays current scenario selected. Values range from 00 to 12 with varying effects.
• SV - Displays what character model is in use. Values range from 00 to 07. Details on characters can be found in the "Stage Select" section of this page.
• PAGE - The debug page. See below.
• V/D - Unknown.
• J - Displays joystick buttons in use. Example: Value 0008,0000 = Start button in joystick 1, 0000,0001 = Select button in joystick 2.
• PPTR - Unknown.
• LPTR - Unknown.

In unknown circumstances, the message "WARNING: DUMMY-CHECK" may appear in the center moving and changing colors.

Miscellaneous Functions

• Speed-up Function - Pressing the buttons R1, L1, L2, and R2 in that order on the second controller activates a 2x speed for gameplay. Repeating sets the game back to normal.
• Stop Frame Function - Holding L2 on the second controller stops the frame until release.
• Slow Frame Function - Holding L1 on the second controller slows the frames by 0.5x until release.
• Pan Function - Pressing R2 on the second controller allows panning around the screen as well as outside the normal display.
  • Note: Panning out of normal display on PS1 hardware shows very strange graphics with different palettes. Emulation displays nothing.
  • Note: Graphics change based on current room. Example - Calinca Ruins is different than Flutter floor 1.
  • See "oddities" for video of this.

Debug "Pages"

There are certain "pages", but not all, that allow you to manipulate some certain debug functions in the game. To access these pages, first you must bring up the debug text on-screen by pressing Triangle + Circle on Controller 2. On the top-right corner, you'll see a "PAGE" counter. To access other pages, hold Select and use the D-Pad to navigate through the debug pages. There are thirty that exist in this debug build.

Page 3

A sound effect debugger that displays the last 16 sounds used. It can also play and edit any sound effects.

Page 5

This page displays the map menu. The small clip on your right demonstrates the effects of changing the N-MDL, M-MDL, and CLIP-D function.

• MAP
• MODEL
• TOTAL
• BUFF

• F-CLIP - Changes visible area in front of the camera.
• N-CLIP - Changes visible area behind the camera.
• N-MAP - Changes texture details according to distance.
• N-MDL - Changes model details according to distance.
• M-MDL - Unknown.
• CLIP-D - Affects the loading and unloading of spaces around the player as they move. Higher value unloads more, lower value unloads less.

(Video source: PixelButts)

Page 6

A menu for the map's AutoNav option.

• FLAG - Displays 00 when off and 01 when on.
• NAVI NO - Shows the current area's navigation number, such as 00 for Calinca. 02 (Sulphur-Bottom) and 07 (Elysium) are unused.
• START AREA - Shows the current area, the first two digits being equal to the ST and the second two the AR.
• GOAL AREA - Shows the marked area, the first two digits being the ST and the second two the AR.
• NEXT POINT - Unknown.
• GROUP NUM - Unknown.
• POINT NUM - Unknown.
• SCE OFFSET - Unknown.

• SELECT - Can be used to enable the available locations without accessing the map. The digits represent the area's ST and AR values. The Triangle button can be used to enable/disable their flags.
• ROUTE - Appears when AutoNav is enabled. Shows the ST and AR values of the areas MegaMan will pass until his destination, disabling when he arrives.

Inside dungeons and a few other areas where AutoNav is not available, this page will only display "NAVI FORBID".

Page 10

Appears to display menu information and dialogue boxes. Activating some cause the player to be taken to the Train boss battle area while no trains are present.

Page 22

A simple page that allows to manipulate the camera's HEIGHT, DISTANCE, and ANGLE.

Page 25

Multiple tools exist on this page. They can be accessed by pressing R1 to cycle through tools.

• A magnifying tool for closer inspection of on-screen graphics. Zooms in 3 different degrees.
• A tool for modifying current Zenny.
• A tool to modify position and rotation for various models in a location including the player enemies, and NPCs.

  To do: More info is needed on the third tool.

Page 27

It is currently unknown if this page works in this version, but the game's official site shows that this is a "PICTURE SNAP MODE".

Page 30

This page gives the user two options to manipulate the camera and function flags in the game.

Scenario Flag

To do: Gonna have to elaborate on the categories a lot more.

Scenario Flag grants the user the ability to change certain values in the game's debug code. These "values" are flags that enable functions like opening a treasure, unlocking a door, having items and key items in your possession, weapons to select from, etc. These flags are 1s and 0s (0 representing "off", 1 representing "on").

Scenario Flag is also available on the world map, being enabled by pressing X or Triangle on the second controller.

What you enable with these 1s and 0s are hexadecimal parameters, which tells what functions to turn off in the game. Obviously, the game doesn't tell you exactly what hex numbers represent, but there are several categories that help distinguish the functions that a hex number is assigned to.

These categories are:

• MAIN (000 to 27F) - Main flags such as the game's scenario.
• TREASURE (280 to 37F) - All the possible treasure chests throughout the game.
• ARMS (380 to 3FF) - Special Weapons, Buster Parts, Helmets, Armors, Shoes, and Key Items.
• ITEM (400 to 47F) - All non-key items. Exactly what it means.
• SHOP (480 to 57F) - Things for sale at Junk Shops and General Stores. Values appear to be the same as ARMS and ITEM.
• LOCAL (580 to 67F) - To be elaborated.
• TEMP (680 to 6FF) - To be elaborated.
• DOOR (700 to 77F) - Presumably for doors that are locked.
• NAVI (780 to 8FF) - Memorizes visited locations for the AutoNav system. Although many locations are memorized, only 32 of them are used.

Event Camera

To access the Event Camera, simply select it and press Circle. Now you have control on the game's camera, but you must use the first controller to navigate it; Be careful not to use it in battles as Mega Man will remain stationary and still be vulnerable to enemies attacks.

The following are brief instructions on how to use the camera in joystick 1.

• D-Pad - Move the camera in the X and Z axis.
• L1/L2 - Lower and raise the camera, respectively.
• Holding Circle and using the D-Pad will rotate the camera.
• Square - Makes the camera move faster.
• Triangle - Slows down the camera.

Menu:

• MO - Changes camera function between ROTY, ROTX and DIS (0) or the three "CAM"s (1).
  • ROTY - Camera rotation Y. Hold Circle and Left/Right to turn the camera left/right.
  • ROTX - Camera rotation X. Hold Circle and Up/Down to turn the camera up/down.
  • DIS - Camera distance. Hold Circle and L1/L2 to zoom in/out.
  • CAMX - Camera X. Hold Circle and L1/L2 to move the camera up/down in an arc.
  • CAMY - Camera Y. Hold Circle and Left/Right to move it left/right in an arc.
  • CAMZ - Camera Z. Hold Circle and Up/Down to zoom in/out.

• TP - Changes camera function between "POS" (0) or "OFS" (1 or 2).
  • POSX / OFSX - Camera position X. Control with Left/Right to move the camera left/right.
  • POSY / OFSY - Camera position Y. Control with L1/L2 to move the camera up/down.
  • POSZ / OFSZ - Camera position Z. Control with Up/Down to move the camera forward/backwards.

• CH - Unknown
• SC - Unknown.
• NC - Unknown.
• FC - Unknown.

Stage Select

At the title screen, if the player pushes Select on player 1's controller, the screen will go black and a set of options will be displayed. Changing the values do a set of things.

• Stage - Plays cutscenes as well as sends the player into any area including the debug room. Values range from 00 to 5C.
• Area - Changes the start location within a set stage if the stage has multiple places within it. Hex values vary depending on what stage is selected.
• Scenario - Changes certain effects in various levels, though often gives a "DUMMY CHECK" warning if the room and scenario combination is not used.
• Player - Changes the model you enter the stage with. Includes Megaman, Roll, Tron, Megaman with an apron, Matilda, Glyde, Gatz, and Bonbon 00 to 07 respectively.

Red Mammoo

The Red Mammoo Reaverbots found in the Calinca ruins can be destroyed if more than one falls into one of the three pits you have to lure them into in the room they're in. Furthermore, they re-spawn should you exit and re-enter the room.

To do: Confirm if this in all other versions of Mega Man Legends 2.

Text Changes

Unused Key Item Text

A strange text for a placeholder was found. To see it, change 3E2 and 3E3 to 1 under the Scenario Flag "ARMS" section. In the Japanese version it said キーアイテムについての説明がひょうじされます, and it is blank in the English version, being partially removed at this point.

Pokte Village Quizzes

The following questions are different from the final version.

Trial version		Final version		Notes
Question	Choices (Answer in bold)	Question	Choices (Answer in bold)
What is the main ingredient of beer?	Corn Wheat Barley Rice	What is the main ingredient of cake?	Water Cheese Flour Sugar	While the game has a bar and a restaurant with alcohol, this was probably changed due to the fact that this is one of the question done by the kid. Then again, she also asks "What is the temperature of a cigarette flame?"...
Software needed to use a computer is called?	Prologue Program Prominence Proposal	What is another common name for computer software?	Prologue Program Prominence Proposal	The question was reworded.
The largest desert in the world, located in north Africa, is?	Kalahari Sahara Gobi Namib	The largest desert in the world, located in north Africa, is the?	Kalahari Sahara Gobi Namib	A "the" was added in the end of the question.
You can't use your hands in which of these games?	Basketball Football Soccer Baseball	You can't use your hands in which of these games?	Basketball Volleyball Soccer Baseball	Football can mean either the American football or soccer, thus being changed for clarity.
How many teeth does a snail have?	12,000 None 360 24	Who was the composer of Canon in D Minor?	Pachelbel Mozart Bach Heinrich	Probably changed due to depending on the snail species, the average garden snail having around 14,000 teeth.
In addition to using gills, the loach uses what to breathe?	Intestines Lungs Beard Navel	In addition to using gills, the loach uses what to breathe?	Intestines Lungs Beard Navel	The answer was fixed in the final.
What is the natural color of a chameleon's skin?	Blue Green Nobody knows White	Who starred in the 1996 movie Evita?	Cher Sharon Stone Madonna Brittany Spears	Probably changed due to its ambiguity.
What was the first animal to fly to space in a rocket?	Monkey Dog Chicken Rat	Which of these is not a type of Cheese?	Kaiser Cheddar Drie American	Technically, the first animal in space were fruit flies, the second being a monkey.
What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?	Carbon Iron Silicon Oxygen	What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?	Carbon Iron Silicon Oxygen	The answer was fixed. Oxygen is the second most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere, the first being Nitrogen.
Where does a cat sweat?	Above its nose Under its arms Bottom of its feet In its ears	What group sang the song "Hungry Like the Wolf"?	The Police Smashing Pumpkins Duran Duran Ice T	While the most well known, their paw pads aren't the only place. See apocrine sweat gland for details.
Which of these was used by ancient Romans for washing clothes?	Pine resin Plant sap Lamb's fat Urine	In ancient Rome, Nero tried to destroy the city by?	Flood Dynamite Bombs Fire	Yuck. The worst part is that it was true!
Which of these is the hardest stone?	Topaz Crystal Ruby Fluorite	What is the name of Tron's brother?	Klaymoor Barrell Teisel Data	This question is still present in the final, but this specific entry was replaced by a Mega Man Legends series question.
King Louis XVI of France was executed by?	Electric chair Hanging Firing squad Guillotine	How old was King Louis XVI of France when he was crowned?	22 35 62 20	Probably changed due to the grim choices?
The natural enemy of the shrimp is?	Moray eel Octopus Sea slug Urchin	Which is the natural enemy of the shrimp?	Moray eel Octopus Sea slug Urchin	Reworded.
What country's embassy was seized during the Iranian Revolution?	America Britain Japan Soviet Union	What country's embassy was seized during the Iranian Revolution?	USA Britain Japan Soviet Union	The answer became more precise. While it is an American embassy, it is not an embassy of the whole American continent.
Which of these was not invented during the Renaissance?	Steam engine Gunpowder Compass Printing press	Which of these was not invented during the Renaissance?	Steam engine Telescope Compass Printing press	Gunpowder was changed to Telescope, as it was created centuries before the Renaissance.
Which of the following shellfish is used to cultivate pearls?	Mussel Bitterling Abalone Oyster	Which of the following shellfish is used to cultivate pearls?	Mussel Bitterling Oyster Abalone	Two choices are switched, the answer being fixed.
Which animal can lose its tail to escape from its enemies?	Fish Lizard Dog Dolphin	Which animal can lose its tail to escape from its enemies?	Lizard Fish Dog Dolphin
The French-Prussian War began in what year?	1570 1670 1770 1870	The Franco-Prussian War began in what year?	1570 1670 1770 1870	The name of the war was fixed.
Which of these elements burns when added to water?	Cerium Calcium Fluorine Boron	Which one of these elements is a "Noble Gas"?	Argon Oxygen Carbon Flourine
Which one of these is not one of the Great Lakes?	Lake Erie Lake Huron Great Slave Lake Lake Michigan	Which one of these is not one of the Great Lakes?	Lake Huron Lake Erie Chaplin Lake Lake Michigan	Different choices, but both are right.
Who commanded the "red" forces in England's War of Roses (1455)?	Henry VII York Joan D'Arc Lancaster	In England's War of the Roses, the red rose stood for which family?	York Plantagenet Talbot Lancaster	Reworded.
Who was president of the United States when the Vietnam War broke out?	Nixon Johnson Kennedy Carter	Who was president of the US when it had the most troops in Vietnam?	Nixon Johnson Kennedy Carter	The question was fixed, as the Vietnam War started during Eisenhower's presidency.
What was responsible for the creation of the Anglican Church?	Public movement Foreign conspiracy King's divorce King's whim	Who is the oldest World Heavyweight Champion in boxing?	Mike Tyson Mohammad Ali George Forman Balrog	The question was probably changed due to being vague, the answer not making sense in context. And the replacement added a Street Fighter reference.
The first emperor of the Roman Empire was?	Augustus Nero Caesar Caligula	The first emperor of the Roman Empire was?	Titus Caligula Augustus Nero	The answer was fixed.
"Like A Virgin" was Madonna's...	1nd album 2st album 3rd album 4th album	"Like A Virgin" was Madonna's...	1st album 2nd album 3rd album 4th album	the "st" and "nd" were switched.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?	11.1 degrees 33.3 degrees 66.6 degrees 88.8 degrees	What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?	12.3 degrees 35.6 degrees 23.5 degrees 88.8 degrees	The answer was fixed.
What year did the border conflict between China and the Soviet Union begin?	1965 1969 1972 1975	Which of these ships did not sail with Columbus on his trip to America?	Nina Trinidad Pinta Santa Maria	The Sino-Soviet border conflict question was replaced for unknown reasons.
The world's largest waterfall is?	Sutherland Iguazu Victoria Niagara	The world's largest waterfall is?	Sutherland Iguacu Victoria Niagara	A letter change. While both are right, Iguazu would be a better choice as the game lacks a ç for Iguaçu.
Of the following events in American history, which is the oldest?	Civil War Revolutionary War Prohibition Apollo Moon landing	Of the following events in American history, which is the oldest?	Civil War Revolutionary War Prohibition Apollo Moon landing	The answer was fixed.

Oddities

To do: Check for other text formatting or other oddities outside of Roll's Diary.

Offscreen Panning

Video showing the graphical oddities can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9MD4ttauLs

To do: Re-record video in better quality.

Roll's Diary

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