Blockids

Blockids
Developer: Athena Publishers: Athena (JP) Natsume (US), Zoo Digital Publishing (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: February 23, 1996 Released in US: August 4, 2003 Released in EU: February 2004 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test.

Blockids is a 3D breakout game.

Debug Menu

Use the following code to display a debug menu.

Press Up or Down while holding Start to change debug menus. Note that only Controller 2 can control the menus.

JP	US	EU
8017EE78 01	801795D4 01	80179450 01

(Source: Original TCRF research)

0-99

Function	Screenshot	Description
#0 CARD		Contains functions related to the game's memory card. Up/Down: Change ID Square: Create highscore Triangle: Write highscore Circle: Read highscore L1+R1: Delete highscore L2+R2: Rename highscore
#1 ITEM TEST		Summons an item to the playfield. Select: Choose item Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon item
#2 CAMERA		Changes the camera view. Select: Choose item Up/Down: Change value
#3 view twist		Changes the camera skewing. Up/Down: Change skewing
#4 Debug Setting		Changes the credit and stage parameters. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Increase credits. Up'/Down: Change stage
#5 mini screen		Changes mini screen setting. Select: Change item Up/Down: Change value Left/Right: Change value 2
#6 ambient		Changes the color of the playfield. Up/Down: Increase/decrease red Left/Right: Increase/decrease green L1/L2: Increase/decrease blue
#7 scroll		Changes the rendering area. Up/Down: Move up/down Left/Right: Move left/right
#10 super		Changes the focus zone of the camera. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change mode
#11 [bg](sprite)		Changes the settings of the background sprites. Select: Change item Up/Down: Change value Left/Right: Change value 2
#12 light 0 #13 light 1 #14 light 2		Changes lighting parameters. Left/Right: Increase vector value 1 Up/Down: Increase vector value 2 L1/L2: Increase vector value 3 Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change R value Square/X (US/EU): Change G value R1/R2: Change B value
#15 vertical offset adjustment		Adjusts the font character position. Up/Down: Change character Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change offsetting
#17 reverb type		Changes the reverb type. Up/Down: Change type
#18 reverb depth		Changes the reverb depth. Up/Down: Change depth on left side Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change depth on right side
#19 reverb feedback		Changes the reverb feedback. Up/Down: Increase/decrease feedback
#20 reverb delay		Changes the reverb delay. Up/Down: Increase/decrease delay
#21 Polygon ZOOM		Polygon-related functions. Up/Down: Change ID X: Double vertex values Triangle: Halve vertex values
#22 controller		An input check menu.
#24 Character Trans		An animation viewer for the characters onscreen. Up/Down: Change character ID X: Change character Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change animation
#25 Character Pattern		An animation frame viewer. X: Change character Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Next/previous frame
#26 Character Position		Changes the position of the characters onscreen. X: Change character Left/Right: Move X position Up/Down: Move Y position
#27 Print Width		Changes the text spacing. X: Enable/disable fixed text Up/Down: Change spacing
#28 Print Color		Displays text fonts/colors. Up/Down: Change ID
#29 Print Position		Displays a graphic in a certain point. Left/Right: Change X value Up/Down: Change Y value Hold Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Increase interval to 10 X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Center graphic
#30 BAR Position		Changes the bar parameters. Left/Right: Change X value Up/Down: Change Y value L1/L2: Change Z value
#31 BAR Width		Would seemingly change values relating to the bar's dimensions, but it doesn't seem to work anymore. Select: Change parameter Up/Down: Change value
#32 BAR Move Type		Changes the bar's movement type. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change type
#33 BAR Speed		Changs the bar's speed parameters. Select: Change parameter Up/Down: Change value
#34 BAR Fliction Type		Changes the bar's friction. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change type
#35 BAR Semi Automatic		Changes the bar's semi automatic movement. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable
#36 STAGE LOAD from		Changes the game's loading source. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change from Disc/Card
#37 SOUND SET		Changes the game's sound effects. Up/Down: Change ID Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Load
#38 SOUND BGM		A SFX text menu. Strangely, the samples loop after finishing. Up/Down: Change ID Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Stop
#39 SOUND SE		Another SFX text menu. Samples no longer loop. Up/Down: Change ID Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play

100-255

Function	Screenshot	Description
#100		Unknown. Square: Load values L1+L2+O (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate
#101 COPY to PC		Copies values from the card. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate
#102 COPY from PC		Copies values to the card. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate
#226 Baloon Edit		Places a sphere object in the playfield, whose properties can be edited. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Open Menu/Render X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Close Menu Up/Down: Increase/decrease length value Left/Right: Increase/decrease angle value L1/L2: Increase/decrease height value R1/R2: Increase/decrease scale value
#227 LastBoss		Summons a face boss. Defeating it automatically clears the stage. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon
#228 Boss (ptn#0)		Summons a dragon boss. Defeating it automatically clears the stage. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon
#229 TASK dump		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Dump
#230 TASK test		A simple animation test. X: Move right Triangle: Stop moving right O: Move down Square: Stop moving down
#231 demonstrating		An autoplay function. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable autoplay
#232 info		Displays some parameters on the top right of the screen. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable
#234 printmes		Presumably prints messages to the tty debug console. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable printing
#235 Block Lighting		A block lighting function. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable lighting.
#236 Block Color		Makes all blocks the same color. Up/Down: Change color Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Apply
#237 Anim Pause		Freezes the characters' animations. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable animations
#238 SPIN speed mode		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change mode
#239 Mix		A mixer for the audio channels. Select: Change parameter Up/Down: Change value
#240		A font test.
#241 BG		Changes the background image. Up/Down: Change value
#242 POLYGON transparency		Changes the transparency of the ball. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change/apply X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Disable
#243 POLYGON division		Something related to the textures in the blocks. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change/apply X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Disable
#244 screen		Changes the brightness of the backgrounds. Up/Down: Increase/decrease brightness Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Max brightness X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Min brightness
#246 [exit] push yes to exits.==		Doesn't work.
#247 [CD REMOTE]		A test for the game's audio tracks. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Pause Square: Toggle looping Left/Right: Switch track Up/Down: Change volume
#248 blockhit		Changes the position of the ball hitbox. Left/Right: Move X position Up/Down: Move Y position L1/L2: Move Z position
#249 BLOCK DUMP		Replaces the ball. Up/Down: Change parameters X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Apply
#250 End Line		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable
#251 ball rot sens		Possibly "ball rotation sensitivity"? Up/Down: Change sensitivity
#252 ball limit		Changes the playfield size. Up/Down: Change limit 1 of X position Left/Right: Change limit 2 of X position Triangle/Circle: Change limit 1 of Y position Square/X: Change limit 2 of Y position
#253 BALL SpeedUp!		Changes the ball speedup parameters. Select: Change parameter Up/Down: Change value
#254 Corner Width		Unknown. Up/Down: Change value
#255 [BALL]		Changes the ball coordinates. Left/Right: Change X position Up/Down: Change Y position L1/L2: Change Z position Triangle/X (JP)/Circle (US/EU): Change speed R1/R2: Change rotation Select: Toggle movement Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Reset