Metal Slug XX (PlayStation Portable)/Debug Menu

This is a sub-page of Metal Slug XX (PlayStation Portable).

To access the debug menu in the game, create a text file according to the region of the game used, enter the following code into it and rename the extension as .ini; both PPSSPP emulator and CWCheat app can read the files.

"NPJH50044.ini"
_C1 Debug (Japan)
_L 0x00558a40 0x00000001

"ULUS10495.ini"
_C1 Debug (USA)
_L 0x00554930 0x00000001

"ULES01429.ini"
_C1 Debug (EUR)
_L 0x0056B1C0 0x00000001

Hold the Select Button and press the Start button to pause the game, and press again the debug menu. Press X to select and Circle to cancel (reverse if playing on the JP version). Pressing just the Start button during the pause screen will advance one frame.

• メニューを とじる(PAUSEしたまま) - MENU CLOSE (PAUSE STEP)
• ディップ1 - DIP 1
• ディップ2 - DIP 2
• ディップ3 - DIP 3
• ステージ スレクト - STAGE SELECT
• テスト ステージ - TEST STAGE
• サウンド テスト - SOUND TEST
• ADXちょうせい - ADX TUNING
• リセット - RESET

A lot of the same features are carried over from Metal Slug 7. The dipswitch options are spread across three windows.

ディップ1 Dipswitch 1
Option	Translation	Comment
ムテキ	Invincibility	Enables invincibility to the player. Doesn't protect player from crushing death or bottomless pits, however.
ムセイゲン POWガン	Unlimited Ammunition	Grants unlimited ammunition to the player.
ムセイゲン グレネード	Unlimited Grenades	Grants unlimited grenades to the player. Also applies to the vehicles they are in.
ムセイゲン TIME	Unlimited Time	Freezes the stage timer.
Dボタン、テキ ゼンメツ	D Button, Enemy Destruction	Destroy everything on the screen - which includes killing enemies, freeing prisoners and destructible scenery. The D in the name is an artifact, since said button no longer exist from Metal Slug 7 onwards. Pressing the L shoulder button in-game will activate this effect instead.
ムセイゲン ラッシュ ブラスター	Unlimited Rush Blaster	The coin-drop score bonus gauge will not deplete.
レンシャ	Rapid Fire	Holding down A will result in automatic fire.
1INTモード	1INT Mode	Game speed is doubled.
BGM OFF	BGM OFF	Turns off the background music once a new screen is loaded in.
TIME 00	TIME 00	Reduces the stage timer to zero and instantly kill the player. This function will will continue until it is turned off.
プレイヤー キョウセイ DEATH	Forced Player DEATH	Instantly kill the player.
ディップ2 Dipswitch 2
Option	Translation	Comment
VIEW INFOMATION	VIEW INFOMATION	Enables invincibility to the player. Doesn't protect player from crushing death or bottomless pits, however.
VIEW PA ポイント	VIEW PA Point	Shows the player's respawn point.
VIEW ATTACK RECT	VIEW ATTACK RECT	Shows the "attack" hitbox in red and white rectangles. Red denotes harmful objects, while white shows the range where enemies will perform melee attacks.
VIEW BODY RECT	VIEW BODY RECT	Shows hitbox of objects that will react to damage. Yellow rectangles show objects that can be walked through (enemy soldiers, prisoners, etc) while blue rectangle denotes solid objects.
VIEW PUSH RECT	VIEW PUSH RECT	Shows hitbox of sprites that the player cannot walk through, such as tanks or larger enemies. Denoted by a green rectangle.
VIEW SCRNOUT RECT	VIEW SCRNOUT RECT	Shows "interaction" hitboxes. Yellow rectangles are for hostiles (showing the range where a soldier will stop to knife you, for example), pink rectangles are for passive objects (prisoners or interactive scenery), while pink lines that stretch from objects to the player are to determine pathfinding for wandering prisoners, whether the target is in range for projectile-shooting enemies, and so on.
VIEW GEO SCROLL A	VIEW GEO SCROLL A	VIEW GEO SCROLL A denotes static background collision with deep-pink/purple lines.
VIEW GEO SCROLL B	VIEW GEO SCROLL B	VIEW GEO SCROLL B displays collision with sprite-based platforms using light-pink lines.
"PAUSE" ヒョウジ OFF	"PAUSE" Indicator OFF	Removes the flashing PAUSE caption when active.
ザンコク ヒョウジ	Display Brutality	Changes the color of blood.
DIFF LEVEL	DIFF LEVEL	Changes the difficulty level from 1 to 8.
ディップ3 Dipswitch 3
Option	Translation	Comment
ガメンサイズ ベンコウ モード	Shrunk Screen Mode	Zooms out the screen and offers pixel-accurate visuals. This option would also show objects and enemies load in where it's usually unseen when this option is turned off.
タテガメン プレイ モード	Tall Screen Mode	Rotates the screen 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Toggle in the menu is disabled.
サュウ ハンテン プレイ モード	Mirror Mode	Flips the screen horizontally, excluding the HUD. Directional controls are affected as well. Option is partially broken as the background is rotated 90 degrees clockwise in rectangular tiles.
4:3モード	4:3 Mode	Shrinks down the screen to 256x180. Doesn't seem to work.
ブラー モード	Blur Mode	Applies a motion blur to the screen. Toggle in the menu is disabled.
サイダイキド	Maximum Brightness	Adjusts the brightness to sprite-accurate levels.
オブジェクト ヒョウジOFF	Object Display OFF	Disables all sprite objects.
ハイクイヒョウジOFF	Background Graphics OFF	Disables all background graphics.
FIXヒョウジOFF	Fixed Graphics OFF	Disables all HUD graphics, including the debug menu.
トウバイヒョウジ	True Scale Graphics	Zooms in the screen to pixel-accurate size, but this feature seems to be broken.
アンチエイリアス	Anti-Alias	Applies anti-aliasing. Doesn't seem to work.

Level Select

Metal Slug XX's level select is identical to Metal Slug 7

NUMBER	TITLE		AREA / COMMENTS
1:1	スクラップ シマ 1 Scrap Island 1	Mission 1	Mission start. Junkyard.
1.2	スクラップ シマ 2 Scrap Island 2	Mission 1	Inside the junk.
1:3	スクラップ シマ 3 Scrap Island 3	Mission 1	Tanks and junk.
1.4	ボリントハイト・ボーラー Borintheit Borer	Mission 1	Boss
1.5	タンコウ オク チカ ヨウサイ 5 Underground Fortress 5	Mission 1	Alternate path from 1:2.
2.1	モーデン グン タンコウ 1 Morden Army Coal Mine 1	Mission 2	Mission start. Lifts.
2.2	モーデン グン タンコウ 2 Morden Army Coal Mine 2	Mission 2	Mines.
2.3	モーデン グン タンコウ 3 Morden Army Coal Mine 3	Mission 2	Sloped track with Slug Trolley.
2.4	ティーフ・ヴアッヘ Tief Wache	Mission 2	Boss.
2.5	モーデン デモ Morden demo	Mission 2	Mission 1 boss cinematic.

(Source: debug menu - Random Hoo Haas)