AAAHH!!! Real Monsters (Genesis)

AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
Developer: Realtime Associates Publisher: Viacom New Media Platform: Genesis Released in US: August 15, 1995 Released in EU: November 1995 Released in AU: 1995 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select.

They're monsters! And they're real! AAAHH!!!

Monsters Options

While the game is paused, enter this code to open the Monsters Options menu:

BAAA BAAA BAAA AAAC BAAA BAAA BAAA CCCA

The button sequence check for this is located at address $0033CA-003433. Button presses are stored to memory range $FFE852-FFE871, with the oldest stored first.

Memory address FFE784 is set to 0001 if the code was entered correctly. You can also use Game Genie code HNBT-AACN or Action Replay code 00034C:003B to access the menu directly after the Sega logo.

When CHEAT is set to ON, invincibility is enabled as well as infinite mid-air jumps. Also, debug X Y coords are displayed in the upper right corner of the screen during gameplay. Once you warp to a level, you can return to Monsters Options by pausing the game and pressing A.

Unused Level Mission Screen

This screen is used in the SNES version when starting up Assignment 2 (screen 28). However, in the Genesis version, the boss fight is in a different level and doesn't have the assignment screen transition. Essentially, this screen is left unused. After picking this screen, it simply loads the Score screen, just as if you just defeated her. And since the level wasn't played, the game gives you a perfect score by default.

(Source: Raven(blade))

Secret Screen

After the dump bonus level is completed, code at address $024B70-024B91 executes. First, it checks to see if you collected all the gold skulls in exactly 4 bounces (FFE850:0004). Next, it checks if the button code BBBA BAAC was entered while the game was paused (yes, it's possible to pause the game during the bonus round).

If all that matches, the secret screen below opens. Or, at least, it's supposed to. Some kind of bug prevents this from working correctly - check the Talk page to help solve the mystery:

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.

For now, use Game Genie code GTBT-AACN or Action Replay code 00034C:0034 to view the secret screen after the Sega logo.

Full text:

          JIM SCHULER
                 DAVE CONNELLY

        HUH HUH, COOL
                   HEH HEH, YEAH

This is like, our secret screen,
nobody knows about this screen,
except us and now you
You should feel the honor

Jim sais hi to Karen!!!
Wassup to
Ike,John,Matt,Ivan,Curt!

Dave sais hi to Mary Ellen!
Wassup to
Catie,Sue,Rick,Licia,Neil,Clare!

Hi Mom!

Watch for our next game!

Go Lakers!

Debug Messages

0002E3C0

0123456789ABCDEF

0002E3D0

CART INFORMATION:

0002E3E6

DEBUG ERROR: 1

0002E3F9

ADDRESS ERROR:

0002E40C

BUSS ERROR:

0002E41C

ILLEGAL OPERAND:

0002E431

DIVISION BY ZERO:

0002E447

CHK ERROR:

0002E456

TRAP:

0002E460

PRIVATE ERROR

0002E472

TRACE

0002E47C

ENGINE ERROR 0:

0002E490

ENGINE ERROR 1:

0002E4A4

INT ERROR: