Final Fight Guy

Final Fight Guy
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platform: SNES Released in JP: March 20, 1992 Released in US: June 1994 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has a notes page

Final Fight Guy is a revised edition of the SNES Final Fight that replaces Cody with the formerly-missing-in-action Guy, while making a bunch of other less-obvious changes that were not as blatantly advertised. Because of this, Capcom did not feel confident enough to release it in the US (as they were not used to rehashing their own games back then) until two years after the Japanese version... as a Blockbuster store exclusive. Needless to say, the US version has become one of the more sought-after cartridges among SNES collectors.

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Notes

Debug Mode

To enable the game's debug mode, use one of the following codes:

Region	Pro Action Replay (PAR)	Game Genie
Japan	01807D01	DF65-D700
US	01809401	DF6B-DFD0

Immediately after resetting the game, hold Y + B on Controller 2 until the Capcom logo fades out. This activates the debugging features by setting RAM address $7EFFFA to 01.

TEST MODE (Japanese Version)

Reset again and hold Select to activate a CPS1-like TEST MODE menu. Note that this works only for the Japanese version - the programming seems to have been deleted from the US version, possibly to make room in bank $00, but the menu text remains.

Press Start to activate the current selection.

COLOR

This test worked in the original SNES game, but the programming is now missing. Attempting to select this option freezes the game as it loops an empty subroutine over and over, but you can regain control by pressing Select.

I/O

A controller test that shows the states of the buttons on both controllers. Note that it has labels for four controllers, even though the final game has no Multitap support. Hold Start and tap Select to exit (may take more than one try).

DOT CROSS

Also known as Dot Cross Hatch. This is supposed to display a simple test screen of a grid with dots, as seen in a number of Capcom arcade games, but here it just shows a blank screen instead as the tilemap is incorrectly loaded into VRAM: it uploads a repeating 8-bit #$7B value instead of a 16-bit #$7B00 pattern. With the correct tilemap in place, it appears as follows:

Press Select to exit.

CHAR

Opens a buggy graphics viewer. The contents will vary depending on what graphics were loaded into VRAM when you used the Start + Select debug soft reset. Once you enter this menu, you'll need to reset to exit. You can still leave the submenus by pressing Select, however. In the submenus, press Left or Right to change the palette (8 total), Up to scroll down, and Down to scroll up.

• OBJ
  

Displays sprites such as player characters, enemies, food, and weapons. Sometimes there won't be any display at all, a solid color screen, or glitched tiles surrounding the VRAM display, as shown above.

• BG1, BG2
  

Displays layer 1 and layer 2 graphics. They'll sometimes have the same data; it's not clear what the differences between the two are.

• BG3 (VRAM)
  

This contains the HUD graphics.

• BG4
  

Does not function. It contains no programming except to remain on the CHAR TEST main menu.

OBJ

Does not function. It was meant for a sprite viewer with animation test (aka OBJ Pattern Test) that wasn't ported from the arcade game. The only programming the subroutine contains is to reset the cursor position on the main menu.

SCROLL

Does not function. It was meant for a map viewer (aka Scroll Test) that wasn't ported from the arcade game. Points to the same placeholder subroutine used by OBJ.

In-Game Debugging Features

In addition to the TEST MODE menu, enabling debug mode activates a few in-game debugging features as well. The glitched bouncing sprite on the left side of the screen represents the current CPU usage; the lower the sprite, the more CPU time is currently being used. The numbers displayed under the health bar are as follows:

• The first byte is the Game Level. The value is $04, $0A, $12, or $18 based on the four possible settings (Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert).
• The second byte is the now obsolete DifficultyB (see Game Level section below for more info).
• The third value is the obsolete DifficultyB frame counter. It always stays at 000 because the time based difficulty component was removed.

On Controller 1:

• Hold L for 9× slow motion.
• Press R for... nothing useful. It writes #$FF to RAM address 7E0140, but the routine that checks for it later just increments it back to zero and exits.
• Press Start + Select for a soft reset.
• Press Select to instantly skip to the next area. The game looks for a non-zero value in 7E0140 in order to activate this feature, but the debug functions assigned to L and R, above, are always making sure it stays at zero. Add one of the following codes to bypass this:

Region	Pro Action Replay (PAR)	Game Genie
Japan	019C9E00	DDBB-D765
US	019D3700	DDB7-0FA5

On Controller 2:

To do: Animation test needs more research.

• Press Y for an animation test. It's slightly more advanced than the one seen in the original SNES game. Once in this mode, press B to alternate between two frames(?), A to cycle through more frames(?), X to make sprites flicker for a moment (doesn't seem to do anything?), and Y to resume gameplay.
• Press B to toggle layer 1.

The debug X button (invincibility plus infinite bonus round time) and A button (fire bullets) features in the original SNES game are now missing.

While the game is paused:

• Press X for a RAM/ROM viewer (doesn't always display the right data). L and R will change memory banks ($00-1F).

The palette editor in the original SNES game, once accessed by pressing Select, is gone.

It's also possible to access the RAM/ROM viewer during the opening cutscenes and title screen by pressing Select, then pressing X.

Hitbox Info

This debug feature, disabled by default, displays hard-to-see collision boxes around the player character and enemies, like seen here. Enable it with Pro Action Replay (PAR) code 02891BEA or Game Genie code 3C6F-04AC. Unlike the original SNES game, the graphics now point to the correct tiles in VRAM, but the hitboxes for weapons are gone.

(Source: Rusty, JLukas)

Regional Differences

PAL/NTSC Check

The US version, released over a year after the Japanese version, added a region check on bootup that became more common in later SNES releases.

Have Pro Action Replay (PAR) code 01849080 active on bootup to display it.

Misc.

• There's a reflection from the neon lights on the base of the club sign in Stage 3.

Changes from Final Fight

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

Most people think this version of the game was only a simple character swap, but a few changes were made between the releases.

• Enemy placement is different, such as G. Andore being replaced by F. Andore in the normal difficulty, and four Andores (F., G., and 2× U.) appearing on the highest difficulty instead of always having two.
• The items Barbecue, Curry, Banana, and Grapes were replaced by Chicken, Sushi, Pineapple, and Orange.
• Two new items were added: 1UP (shaped like the player's character) and No Damage (shaped like Jessica).
• The neon lights for the bar/club sign and the light bar above the door are now animated.
• The bartender reading the newspaper at the bar/club will look in the direction of your character, and animate when standing close by.

Opening Demo

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• Guy's demo takes place in the storeroom in order to show off the wall kick move.

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Haggar's demo is now in the last area of the Slum round, like Cody's was in the original Final Fight. However, thanks to a rewritten demo recorder engine that is more space-efficient, the demos run much longer, allowing the boss Thrasher to appear.

Opening Story

The intro was rewritten, including lines that don't relate to Cody/Guy. A "▼" marks a page change.

Final Fight

Final Fight Guy

Metro City, a well known Crime Capital, has been ruled by violence and death for many years. ▼ A fact which the newly- elected mayor and former Street Fighter, Mike Haggar, plans to change. ▼ At the center of the problem is the huge gang known as Mad Gear. ▼ Mad Gear controls all of the major criminal activity in the city. ▼ When they learned of Haggar's plans, ▼ they took immediate action to bring this new mayor under their control.

This is Metro City- Crime Capital of the world. Mike Haggar, mayor of Metro City and former street ▼ fighter, has been battling a ruthless gang known as the Mad Gear. ▼ For months, Cody and Guy have been training with Guy's sensei in Japan. ▼ Together with Haggar, they had hoped to drive the Mad Gear from Metro City. ▼ When Guy returned to Metro City early, he found himself caught in the Mad Gear's evil plot.

Final Fight

Final Fight Guy

Hello, Mike Haggar here. ▼ Hee hee hee, Mr. Haggar. So pleased to make your acquaintance. ▼ I believe you know who I am. Don't hang up! ▼ We have a little business proposition for you... ▼ Your daughter for your cooperation. And we'll throw in the ▼ regular monthly bonus to your salary we offered before. ▼ What?! What's happened to Jessica? Who is this?! ▼ Not so fast, Mike. Turn on your TV. ▼ You fiend ! What have you done to her? ▼ Nothing yet...but we will if you don't cooperate Listen to reason. ▼ Why make your job difficult? ▼ Just let us do as we please like the mayor before you did.

Hello, Mike Haggar here. ▼ Hee hee hee, Mr. Haggar. I'm so pleased to make your acquaintance. ▼ I believe you know who I am. ▼ Don't hang up on me Mr. Haggar, your daughter's life may depend on it. ▼ I'm sure you know what I mean. ▼ What? Who is this? What's happened to Jessica? ▼ Not so fast Mike. Turn on your TV. ▼ You fiend! What have you done to her? ▼ Nothing yet... but we will if you don't cooperate. ▼ Keep the cops out of our business and let us ▼ do as we please like the former mayor did. ▼ I'll be in touch...

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What?! Jessica was kidnapped?! The Mad Gears must pay!	What?! Jessica was kidnapped?! ▼ Cody is still in Japan. I guess it is up to me to rescue her!

Ending(s)

Final Fight Guy was given multiple endings based on difficulty (set in the options menu accessed by holding L and pressing Start on the title screen), the most difficult of which matches the original SNES Final Fight ending (with the addition of mini player sprites on the Thanks For Playing screen).

• Easy - Shows Haggar and Jessica, then shows a blank screen with the credits scroll on the right side of the screen, then a "try a higher difficulty" message (shown above) with a Haggar sprite running across the screen.
• Normal - Shows Haggar and Jessica, then Guy walking away (but no dialogue with Jessica), then a "try a higher difficulty" message with a Guy sprite running across the screen.
• Hard - Shows Haggar and Jessica, then Guy walking away, a conversation with Jessica follows, then a "try a higher difficulty" message with Guy, Cody, and Haggar sprites running across the screen.
• Expert - Same as above, except the difficulty message is replaced with the Thanks For Playing screen and shows an animation with Guy, Cody, Haggar, and Jessica:

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Ending Text (Haggar and Jessica)

The conversation between Haggar and Jessica was rewritten (a "▼" marks a page change):

Final Fight	Final Fight Guy
Oh father! I was so scared... ▼ I thought I'd lost you like I lost your mother. I'll never let anything bad happen to you again. I love you, father.	Daddy! I was so scared... I'm so glad they didn't hurt you. I'm so sorry to put you through this Jessica... ▼ I thought for a moment that I was going to lose you like I lost your mother. I promise that I'll never let anything bad happen to you again. ▼ I love you, Daddy!

Ending Cutscene (Guy and Jessica)

The final cutscene graphic was expanded and redrawn, replacing Cody with Guy:

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Where are you going? How can you just walk away now? I want to stay here with you Jessica, but I can't... ▼ not while evil still stalks the streets. Oh Cody...	Why are you in such a hurry Guy? Please Wait! ▼ Never mind... I'm just glad you're safe, Jessica. ▼ Good luck to you and Cody. I'll see you around, Jessica. ▼ I'll miss you, Guy...

Bay Area Dog Bonuses

In the Bay Area stage, each of the barking dogs in the background gives a bonus. The bonuses were overall made better (obtained faster) in this version, and the boundaries your player must stand in to receive a bonus were expanded: while the X coordinate is a 16-pixel window in both versions (overlapping the dog), the Y coordinate was expanded to a four-pixel window instead of being pixel-precise. You must be a step or so down from the top of the screen, as shown in the picture to the left. The dog will stop animating when the player is in the right position.

The 3rd and 4th bonuses swapped positions. The 2nd bonus to add a credit now plays a sound effect to confirm success, as there's no on-screen indicator unlike the other bonuses.

Dog	Bonus (Final Fight)	Bonus (Final Fight Guy)
1st	Add 1,000 points every 4 seconds	Add 10 points every 0.5 seconds
2nd	Add 1 credit every 60 seconds	Add 1 credit every 20 seconds
3rd	Add 1 life every 60 seconds (disabled at 9 lives)	Restore 1 unit health almost instantly (30 units every second)
4th	Restore 1 unit health every second	Add 1 life every 30 seconds (disabled at 9 lives)

(Source: Gaming magazines (3rd bonus), JLukas (other bonuses))

Breakable Object Random Rewards

For breakable objects that contain random items, there are 16 different tables used to reward items. Five of the tables were updated from Final Fight to accommodate the new 1UP and NO DAMAGE items.

$00

Final Fight		Final Fight Guy
Item	Chance	Item	Chance
(nothing)	90.625%	(nothing)	31.250%
		Sushi	21.875%
		Vitamine	21.875%
Barbecue	09.375%	Chicken	15.625%
		1UP	09.375%

$04

Final Fight		Final Fight Guy
Item	Chance	Item	Chance
(nothing)	87.500%	(nothing)	18.750%
Diamond	06.250%	Diamond	15.625%
Gold bar	06.205%
		Dollar	31.250%
		Yen	15.625%
		No damage	18.750%

$08

Final Fight		Final Fight Guy
Item	Chance	Item	Chance
(nothing)	50%	(nothing)	18.750%
Knife	50%
		Pineapple	21.875%
		Apple	18.750%
		Orange	18.750%
		No Damage	21.875%

$0B

Final Fight		Final Fight Guy
Item	Chance	Item	Chance
(nothing)	81.25%	(nothing)	12.500%
Muramasa!	18.75%
		Gold bar	09.375%
		Hat	21.875%
		Radio	21.875%
		Hammer	21.875%
		1UP	12.500%

$0D

Final Fight		Final Fight Guy
Item	Chance	Item	Chance
(nothing)	53.125%	(nothing)	28.125%
Hamburger	15.625%
Hat	15.625%
Pipe	15.625%
		Gum	12.500%
		Hammer	12.500%
		Knife	18.750%
		No damage	28.125%

Game Level (Difficulty System)

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The DifficultyA and DifficultyB settings were transformed into a single Game Level setting with the options of Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert. This translates to DifficultyB being completely removed (the time-based difficulty component is gone), and the game now uses a permanent DifficultyA value:

Final Fight	Final Fight Guy
DifficultyA 04	Easy
DifficultyA 0A	Normal
DifficultyA 12	Hard
DifficultyA 18	Expert

The permanent DifficultyA also means that it won't get lowered when using a credit, as in Final Fight. The programming was deleted - RAM address $7E0CCC goes unused. The Easy DifficultyA Bonus was also deleted - memory address $7EFFF1 goes unused.