Populous (SNES)

Populous
Developer: Infinity Publishers: Imagineer (JP/EU), Acclaim Entertainment (US) Platform: SNES Released in JP: December 16, 1990 Released in US: September 1991 Released in EU: 1992 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

Stage Select

While playing Conquest mode, select the Pause icon and move the cursor over the map. Hold L and press A, then hold R and press Y, B, X, A, Select, then select the Armageddon icon. If it stays gray, the code worked.

Now go into the setup screen and press A next to Conquest, then select your level using X and B.

Unused Level

Most versions of the game have 500 levels, but the password Killuspal ("kill us, pal") will put you in Level 999, which is basically impossible.

Developer Text

A hidden message is present at 0x7F00 in all versions:

Copyright (c) 1989 Bullfrog
Licensed from Electronic Arts
SFX version (c) IMAGINEER Co.,Ltd.
Programmed by INFINITY Co.,Ltd.

At 0x8E5B is an additional string for Infinity. While the Japanese version just has "INFINITY", the US and European versions have this:

POPULOUS SFX Version Created byINFINITYCo.,Ltd.

Regional Differences

The US version has a Project Manager credit for Mike Arkin, which is not present in the Japanese or European versions.