Operation Thunderbolt (SNES)

Operation Thunderbolt
Developer: Aisystem Tokyo Publisher: Taito Platform: SNES Released in US: October 1994 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has anti-piracy features.

The SNES port of Operation Thunderbolt is a Super Scope enhanced port of the arcade original with a different storyline and characters to choose from.

Development Text

Stored right at the beginning of the ROM is a version number.

SNES Operation Thunderbolt v1.00

Starting at 0x686 is some debug messages for the SNES Mouse, as with several other SNES games that has support for the SNES Mouse.

START OF MOUSE BIOS
MODIFIED FROM SHVC MOUSE BIOS Ver1.00
END OF MOUSE BIOS

Anti-Piracy

The game normally does not include any SRAM, but still checks if there is any SRAM present by writing to it on game bootup. If the write was successful, the game disables all controller input when the player reaches the title screen, making it impossible to start a game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)