Mega Man V

Mega Man V is the last Game Boy Mega Man game, and the only one with Super Game Boy functionality. It also the only one to feature all new bosses instead of recycled robot masters.

Debug Menu


A debug mode is located in the game, but there is currently no way to access it. However, all of the debug text and formatting is in the ROM. This is a mock-up of what the debug menu looks like.

It's largely the same as the Mega Man IV menu (Both games were made by the same team), with some additions. C1-C4 are the crystals in the latter four Robot Masters' stages. CL is the Grab Attack, MH is the Magnet Hand, and PG is the Power Generator.

MSGNO presumably displays cutscene text by ID.

Debug Features
While the debug menu has been disabled, some debug features are still functional.

Infinite Tanks (HERAZ): Set memory address to 1 (Gameshark code ).

Invincibility (MUTEKIM): Set memory address to 1 (Gameshark code ) to enable partial invincibility. You can still get hit, but you won't lose energy. You can also still die by hitting spikes or falling down pits.

Set the address to 2 (Gameshark code ) to enable total invincibility. You will not be able to get hit, spikes will act like solid blocks, and pits will act like bouncy surfaces.

Miscellaneous Debug Text
The following text seems to be for debugging purposes, but it isn't actually used anywhere. Text starts at in the ROM.

Alternate Neptune Stage Palette
Stage ID is a duplicate of Neptune's stage's interior. The only difference is the SGB palette. This alternate palette is used nowhere else in the game.

Presumably you were meant to warp here from the exterior part of Neptune's stage, but the final version has the exterior and interior parts under the same stage ID.

Unused Music
This game contains a whopping 6 unused tracks! Unlike Mega Man IV, these don't appear to be variants on used tracks. There's also one track that's never heard in its entirety. Game Genie codes will play any song ID at the title screen.

Alternate Fanfare
Another take on the music used after Wily Star explodes. ID

Placeholder Fanfare
This track originates from Mega Man IV, where it's used after defeating Wily. It's probably included here as a placeholder for the new fanfare. ID

Placeholder Sting
A short dramatic sting, this is another track taken directly from Mega Man IV. ID

Take Flight
This track is used twice in the game, but the last 18 seconds are never heard during normal play, nor does it ever get a chance to loop. ID

Unknown Song
A song of unknown purpose placed immediately after the alternate fanfare by ID. ID

Unused Stage Track #1
A discarded track for a normal stage. This is sandwiched with the first four Robot Master tracks. Given its placement, and the position of Venus' final track as the last music piece by ID, this might have been the original theme for that stage. ID

Unused Stage Track #2
Another unused track for a normal stage, this one is placed with the last four Robot Master tracks. Which stage it might have been intended for is unknown. ID

Super Game Boy SOUND
Capcom was tinkering with the idea to use Super Game Boy sound effects. Located at is a single Super Game Boy SOUND command that loads during startup. Because the first two bytes are set to the sound is muted; the third byte which controls the pitch/volume command is set to.

There are two identical unused SOUND tables located at (US version).

There is an unused sound mode that can be activated via Game Genie code. This mode will cause three effects:
 * SOUND commands will load twice upon booting.
 * SOUND command 41800000 will load when entering the title screen without music (must choose password first or the game will freeze)
 * SOUND command 41808022 will load when entering the title screen from the password screen.

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