EarthBound/Boot-Up Debug Menu

This debug menu is much easier to navigate and the text is actually readable! Use these Game Genie codes:

6B88-54D4 3188-5404 3E88-5464

Upon booting up the game, you will be brought to the debug menu. The cursor for each of the menu's options, strangely enough, is a simple Kirby sprite based on the one from Kirby's Dream Course, which was also made by HAL.

The different controls for various parts of the debug menu are:


 * A – Turns the screen black for a second. The Ness image is placed wherever you moved the invisible sprite.
 * B – Brings up the Talk menu, etc., as it would in the game. Do whatever you want, but as soon as you exit it, the game will freeze. If you go right in front of someone with your aiming correct and press B to bring up the menu, and then press A to talk to them, it will bring up their text, but the game will freeze afterward.
 * Y – This is the most interesting part of the "View Map" option. It pulls up a special menu, which is described in great detail below.

1. Game


 * This exits the debug menu and starts the game like normal.

2. View map

PAGE #1
 * Flag - Controls what event flags are turned on and off.
 * Goods - Gives you any items you want. Consult PK Hack for a list.
 * Save - Saves your game and whatever you've done here.
 * Apple - Brings up the other debug menu.
 * Banana - Switches from View Map mode to Game mode.
 * tx6 - Takes you to the next page of the menu.

PAGE #2


 * TV - Unknown. Usually leads to the game freezing.
 * Event - Unknown. Is buggy for now.
 * Warp - Warps you to the Happy Happy headquarters. Buggy.
 * Tea - Lets you watch the tea scene.
 * 6?K – - Leads back to Page #1.

PAGE #3


 * +?u456789:;<=>?*ABCEDFGHIJKu|| || || || | !". – - Leads back to Page #1.
 * GUIDE )**,-./012345 – - Shows the town maps. Press up/down to cycle through them.

PAGE #4


 * CAST - Unknown. Acts strange, but so far does nothing.
 * STONE - Shows the cast of characters. No music, and freezes when done.
 * STAFF - Displays the Sound Stone screen. Doesn't freeze afterward.
 * "ue' **,-./0123456789:;<=> – Rolls the staff credits.

PAGE #5


 * REPLAY - Unknown. Exits menu and freezes.
 * TEST 1 - Unknown. Goes through Paula's prayer text.
 * TEST 2 - Causes some very strange stuff.

3. View Character

The only purpose this seems to serve is to show in-game coordinates.

4. View Attribute

A clone of View Map, only difference being that the menu is transparent.

5. Show Battle

This is used to test the various battle effects. Here are the controls:


 * A - This tests all the PSI effects.
 * B - This tests screen wipes and fades.
 * Y - Simple fade-in of the screen.
 * Start - Pressing this will take you to the normal battle, then crash the game.

6. Show Position

A much more detailed version of menu option #3.

7. Sound Mode

This is just a simple sound test with what appears to be a build date for the sound engine.