Shining Force II

Shining Force II
Also known as: Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin (JP) Developers: Sonic! Software Planning, Rit's Publisher: Sega Platform: Genesis Released in JP: October 1, 1993 Released in US: October 19, 1994 Released in EU: September 1994 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a notes page

To do: Tons of stuff. There's more debugging options, including things that are only in the Japanese version.

Shining Force II is the sequel to the first Shining Force, set many years after the first game on a completely different continent. The core game is the same with myriad adjustments and improvements – namely, a completely rebuilt AI.

Unfortunately, the game ended up rushed and was programmed seemingly with little care that everything worked exactly as intended. It ended up being a classic despite the many flaws and errors.

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Prototype Info

Notes

Regional Differences Lots of unused content in the international versions.

Unused Spell

SPOIT

Spell 0F, called SPOIT or すいとり (Absorb), isn't used in the game, though it's completely functional. This spell absorbs MP from the target, and would probably be exclusive to monsters.

136 <Name> put on a demon's smile.

137 <Name> absorbed <#> magic points.

Debug Spell Names

While these spells and effects are used, these names are not. The only reason these names are in the game in the first place was for the developers to keep track of things.

ID	Japanese	English
10	かいふく Healing	HEALIN
11	ファイアーブレス Fire Breath	FLAME
12	ブリザードブレス Blizzard Breath	SNOW
13	デーモンブレス Demon Breath	DEMON
14	ちからのワイン Power Wine (Power Water)	POWER
15	まもりのミルク Protect Milk	GUARD
16	はやてのチキン "Hayate" Chicken (Quick Chicken)	SPEED
17	いだてんピーマン "Idaten" Pepper (Running Pimento)	IDATEN
18	げんきのパン Cheerful Bread	HEALTH
19	バーストロック Burst Rock	B.ROCK
1A	レーザー Laser	LASER
21	ようせいのこな Fairy Powder	POWDER
22	めがみのなみだ Goddess Tear (Fairy Tear)	G.TEAR
23	さとりのミツ "Satori" Honey (Bright Honey)	HANNY
24	ゆうきリンゴ Brave Apple	BRAVE
25	しゃくねつのたま Burning Ball (Fireball)	F.BALL
26	いてつくふぶき Freezing Blizzard (Blizzard)	BREZAD
27	かみのいかづち God's Thunder (Holy Thunder)	THUNDR
28	アクアブレス Aqua Breath	AQUA
29	キワイ Kiwi	KIWI
2A	きぼうのひかり Light of Hope	SHINE
2B	オッドアイ Odd Eye	ODDEYE

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics

A few of the game's map graphics are unused due to engine limitations.

	The candles in Creed's Mansion were meant to be animated.
	The console in the Nazca Ship should change to this after the Sky Orb is placed inside of it.
	These tiles would appear in the Nazca ship after it crashed. This tile is part of the map, but there's no code to actually place them on the visible part of the ship.
	Triggering the warp panels in the Magic Tunnel should display this graphic...but no.
	This door in the Demon's Head labyrinth leads to Odd Eye's arena. This frame of the door swinging open isn't used -- it goes from closed to open in 0.03 seconds.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Palettes

Although all the enemy models are used, some of their alternate palettes are not. Monster palettes are stored by monster difficulty in the game ROM; most of these unused palettes seem to be for intermediary monster types.

Enemy Class	Palette ID	Palette	Notes
Bat	01
Chaos Warrior	01, 02		This is the only enemy with two unused palettes.
Dwarf	00		This is the only class with an unused default palette.
Goblin	01
Minotaur	01		There's only one enemy of this class in the game.
Orc	01
Worm	01

(GoldS: Original TCRF research)

Unused Text

Items in <this format> are variables.

ID	Message	Comments
006F	Do you really think that you can live forever?	Possibly meant to be said by the priest after Bowie dies and gets sent back to a church.
00BE	Sorry, I don't repair cursed items. Let sleeping devils lie.	Thankfully, Blacksmiths will repair cursed items without this back-sass.
Battle Messages
00F5	Splash hit!	These lines would have injected some variation into battle scenes.
00F6	Critical hit!
00F7	Satisfactory hit!
00FA	Muttered terrible words.	This is like the Demon Smile attack, but applies to HP. It's more puzzling, however, because enemies can't drain health on contact nor is there any spell effect that does so. This is likely just a hold-over from the first Shining Force where enemies can drain HP with a special attack.
00FB	HP drained!
00FC	Said evil words.	This would go with a paralysis on contact effect and enemies can stun, but the stun proc doesn't use these lines.
00FD	Stunned! Can't move!
012B	Everybody recovered <#> hit points.	Sounds like a line intended for a non-battle scene health recovery effect. No such thing exists in the game.
0139	<Name> muttered a terrible spell.	An alternate version of the unused Demon's Smile attack.
013A	<Name>'s MP was drained by <#>.
0150	<Name> is surrounded by a magic curtain.	The casting and wearing-off text for Shield, a defensive buff in the first game which is not present in this one.
0160	<Spell> expired. Magic curtain around <Name> has vanished.
Granseal
01F9	I'm busy! The storm last night messed up the house.	Meant to be spoken by someone at the very start of the game.
01FA	Don't bother me! I'm cleaning up the room.	And here's that person saying a second line.
024B	What should I do? Should I come later?	Galam's errand boy should say this line when King Granseal is possessed, but he's not in the area during that time.
026A	Mmmm.... (Yawn) Ooh, did I fall asleep? I love sleeping.	A sleepy soldier in the barracks that should appear after King Granseal is depossessed.
026B	Please don't tell my boss that I was taking a nap.
0271	My husband rushed out of here when he saw the sun rise. Yeah, maybe he'll make a good haul today.	This NPC does appear, but she's impossible to talk to normally. If you're able to access the harbor at the very start of the game, she'll be at the docks with this dialogue.
028C	Then play with me next time! Promise?!	The rest of the Granseal dialogue is from a small child NPC that would play hide-and-seek with Bowie. This is dialogue for saying no/yes to a question, but that question isn't in the game's data anymore.
028D	Wow, great! OK, then...well...ah.... Yes, hide-and-seek!
028E	You are it! Close your eyes! I'll go and hide. Ready?	And here's the kid hiding. Interesting stuff. Well, comparatively.
028F	.... ...I'm ready!
0290	Oh, you found me! I thought I was well hidden here.	And here's the kid after being found. Bowie won't play with him later. Or ever before.
0291	Well, <Leader>! Come and play with me later! Promise?
Galam
034B	Who are you, stranger? What were you doing in the basement?	Another missing NPC, one that would actually acknowledge the weirdos coming out of the basement.
0365	We have many people to send to the jail today. Why?	A missing soldier NPC wondering why Galam is all screwed up.
New Granseal
041A 041B	I'm looking towards the north. The northern half of this landmass is always cloudy.	The northward-looking sailor was supposed to appear after arriving in New Granseal. He only appears after the return to New Granseal in the final game.
04A7 04A8	Gee, Parmecia is full of wonders! Phoenix, Volcanon...it's like living a myth!	This should be spoken by a soldier in New Granseal castle after Bowie's return.
Ribble
054B	But, this item doesn't seem to fit.	A unique message for trying to fit an item in the hollow tree in the middle of town. The game uses the generic "Nothing happened" item failure message instead.
Polca
0582	Capture and muzzle them!	Directed at the resident beastmen, this would be said by the devils after they invade the town.
05A6	I need more hair and more courage! I couldn't move when I saw the devils....	And extra dialogue for the hair-obsessed beastman after the devil invasion.
Bedoe
061F 0620	Oh, nightmares again. What did he see in that war?	There should be a nurse attending to the birdman having nightmares, but she's not in the game.
0627	I protect the King!	Generic birdman soldier message. They sure do.
062A 062B	They're neurotics! Everybody was shocked to see the greater devil.	There's a birdman in town who scoffs at the greater devils, and this dialogue would put him in his place but good.
0638	Huh?	I don't know.
Desktop Kingdom
06E3	??	I said I didn't know, guy!
06E4 06E5	Hi, stranger! How are you? Is it still beautiful outside? I want to go.	This NPC was removed from the Desktop Kingdom for their own good.
Moun
07E3	<Leader> picked up the Arm of Golem.	The Arm of Golem, like the Dynamite item, was supposed to have a unique acquisition message.
07E4	But <Leader>'s hands are full.
07E5	Discard what?
07E6	<Leader> discarded the <Item> and picks up the Arm of Golem.	These messages suggest that only Bowie could pick up the arm. In the final game, the arm goes to whoever has the first open inventory slot. Having to create an exception clause is probably another hold-over from the first Shining Force. In that game only Max can pick up items outside of battle.
Devil's Head
0DB8	A statue of a fierce devil's head. There's a slit at its mouth.	At one point in development, the devil's head would open up slightly after pulling the Force Sword from the stone. There's even a hotspot on the half-opened head, but since you can't move while it's opening, it can't be triggered. After that, presumably, using the Force Sword on the head would open it up fully.
Desert Ruins
0E37 0E38	Good luck. If you see my brother, please tell him that I'm OK.	Meant to be spoken by Paseran's brother after the old man decides to accompany the force.
Background Elements
1010	A big statue of a heroic bird.	This message should be used while examining the walls outside the Volcanon Shrine, but it was never properly linked.
102E	Don't leave the village! - Devils	Out of the many signposts around Ketto, this one didn't make the cut.
1050	A book... OCEANS	An unused book description. About oceans.

(Abaxa: Original TCRF research)

Oddities

Money in Chests

Chests can be set to have money inside instead of an item. However, due to the way the chests are coded, they can only have 127 Gold max.

019E <Name> found <#> gold coins.

Unused Item Locations

These tiles, which are in Bedoe, Mitula's Shrine, and Yeel, respectively, should have hidden items, but no items were ever assigned to those spots. So, they just give the standard "Nothing was there." message without having to select the "search" option. So that's something.

(GoldS: Original TCRF research)