Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (Dreamcast)

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram
Developer: CRI Publishers: Sega (JP), Activision (US) Platform: Dreamcast Released in JP: December 9, 1999 Released in US: June 2000 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

To do: Region differences. Document the localization prototype. There's also a Japanese demo disc.

Debug Mode

The Japanese version contains several leftover debug features. To access them, use the following Codebreaker code:

00CF9F58
00000001

• A level select is activated for arcade mode. Highlight the option on the main menu and press D-Left/D-Right to change the starting stage.
• Two extra options will appear at the bottom of the main menu: "field viewer" and "robot viewer". However, there is no way to return to the main menu from these screens. You can reset the game by pressing A+B+X+Y+Start.
• A "DEBUG" option will appear at the bottom of the options menu.
• Debugging information will also appear on-screen in the Virtuaroid Customize mode.

(Source: Scott Robinson, The World - 2.0 — 1 2)

Field Viewer

Allows you to freely view all the stages in the game.

Controls:

• D-Pad — Move camera forward/back/left/right.
• Analog Stick — Move camera forward/back/left/right (fast).
• L/R — Rotate camera left/right (fast).
• B+D-Pad — Rotate camera up/down/left/right.
• Y+D-Pad — Pan camera up/down.
• Y+Analog Stick — Pan camera up/down (fast).
• A+X+Y+Start — Reset camera position.
• A+B+Start — Return to field selection menu.

Robot Viewer

Allows you to view the models for all the Virtuaroids in the game, including their animations.

Controls:

• Analog — Zoom in/out.
• D-Pad — Rotate models up/down/left/right.
• Y+D-Pad — Pan camera up/down/left/right.
• A/B — Cycle through animations forward/backward.
• L/R — Cycle through animations forward/backward (fast).
• X — Open thruster jets on certain "dash" animations.
• Start — Pause animation.
• A+X+Y+Start — Reset model positions, cycle between 100% and 0% V-Armor damage.
• A+B+Start — Return to model selection menu.

While paused:

• A/B — Advance frame forward/backward.
• D-Pad — Rotate models up/down/left/right.
• Y+D-Up — Toggle lighting on/off.

Virtuaroid Customize

Debugging information will appear on-screen in the customization mode. A full palette window will also appear upon opening the "color edit" menu.

Debug Options

To do: Figure out what some of these do.

A "debug" option will also appear at the bottom of the "options" screen.

• MUTEKI — Presumably turns invincibility on/off, but it doesn't seem to work.
• EMB — Set to BOTH OFF/1P ON/2P ON/BOTH ON.
• COM1 — Set to OFF/GOLD/SILVER.
• COM2 — Set to OFF/GOLD/SILVER.
• MSB — Toggle the M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.2 option unlock ON/OFF.
• OPENING MOVIE — Play the opening movie.
• ENDING MOVIE — Play the ending movie.
• MAKE KOT FILE —
• EXIT — Return to options menu.