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Proto:Bug Too! (Sega Saturn)/August 12th, 1996 Prototype

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This is a sub-page of Proto:Bug Too! (Sega Saturn).

Hmmm...
To do:
  • Figure out what the codes do.
  • Some of the error handler entries might be for something else, not 100%; also the last bit at the end is a little dirty, I'm not sure how to clean it up.
  • Look into unused levels, someone with Bug Too knowledge would have better luck with this.

Hiddenpalace.org logo.png  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

Cheat Codes

Similar to the final, 0.BIN contains a ton of cheat codes. They appear to be mostly different, much simpler inputs.
Note(From the Final): N, W, S, E refers to compass directions. So N would be North which is Up on the D-Pad, W is West which is Left, S is South which is Down, and E is East which is Right, respectively. The codes below refer to the default control scheme.

Code Name Inputs Description
ZZZ Z, Z, Z Seems to restart the level.
XXX X, X, X Kicks you back to the Cheat Menu.
CRYBABY C, R, Y, B, A, B, Y Doesn't seem to do anything...
CARLSCAR C, A, R, L, Down, C, A, R Displays "Current Game Information". Code itself is present in the final, but functionality was broken or removed.
XYXYABCZ X, Y, X, Y, A, B, C, Z Performs a color display test, where pixels are filled in with random colors; same as final.
XYZXYZBB X, Y, Z, X, Y, Z, B, B Pushes Bug to the frontmost layer, seemingly in a specific spot each time.
ABCLABCR A, B, C, L, A, B, C, R Displays color Palate.
XXYYXXYY X, X, Y, Y, X, X, Y, Y Removes certain actors from the screen. Also disables the HUD.
YYYYYYYY Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y Doesn't have any noticable effect...
CCCZCCCZ C, C, C, Z, C, C, C, Z Displays what appears to be Bug's current coordinates in the level. For some reason, a giant LOADING splash is plastered over the level. Re-entering the code will disable it.
BBBCBBBC B, B, B, C, B, B, B, C Displays a different set of numbers; their meaning is unknown.
AAACAAAC A, A, A, C, A, A, A, A, C Yet another set of numbers. It has three columns, the first of which is always moving but also seems to respond to Bug's movements. The rest are unknown.

  • CARLSCAR

  • ABCLABCR

  • CCCZCCCZ

  • BBBCBBBC

  • AAACAAAC

Cheat Menu Background

BugTooCheatBackgroundproto.png
Beating a stage will take you back to the cheat menu, where the game attempts to load this background image. For whatever reason, however, the LOADING screen awkwardly overlays it.

Error Handler

Bugtooprotoerrorhandler.png
Stored in 0.BIN is an error handler. Its functions are as follows: 

Load is stopped because buffer is full
Tray is open
Internal processing times out
Data load area is not at 4-byte boundary
Pickup is being used
No open file handle
Library function is being executed
Incorrect mode
Processing of specified file handler remains
Incorrect offset
Byte number is negative
Reference position is incorrect
Seek position is incorrect
File handle is incorrect
Incorrect file identifier
File name does not exist
File names cannot be used in the current directory
CD block file system error
The specified file is not a directory
The value for the maximum open is incorrect
Contents of directory control table are incorrect
A non-CD ROM disc is set int the player
No CD is set in the player
CD read error
Normal end

(MAINLOOP 
VDP-1 Timeout Error
ERROR: VRAM OVERFLOW.
TOO MANY TEXTURES
ERROR: MAP TOO LARGE TO FIT IN SDRAM
%d free in SDRAM.
BEGIN BUILD VIEW
Debug on
ERROR: ZERO MEMORY ALLOCATION!
ERROR: OUT OF MEMORY!
%d attempted allocation.
%d free in SDRAM.
%d free in DRAM.
ERROR: MISSING BACKDROP %d
ACTOR
Actor %d has no sequence.
ERROR: Actor %d sequence %d max %d
ERROR: Appearance of actor %d.
ERROR: ACTOR %d WIDTH OF 640
Error: Actor %d has no AI.
EBFFBACKACTRAIAIBMAPBUGGPRGBLBINMAGGSNDDSUPR
ERROR: UNKNOWN CHUNK IN BFF
WARNING: OUT OF VRAM
ERROR: ACTOR %d TOO HIGH
Position %d
ERROR: MULTIPLE AI %d
COMMANDS ARE 0 TO %d
AICODE
ACT %d AI COMMAND %d OUT OF RANGE
WARNING: ACTOR %d AI STACK OVERFLOW
ERROR! AI RETURN INSTRUCTION WITH
  NO PREVIOUS GOSUB OR INTERRUPT.
max != min  
Assertion failed: %s, file %s, line %d
ERROR: Too many 4-bit palettes.
CURRENT GAME INFORMATION    ------------------------
ACTOR SYSTEM: %d active actors  
POS:%d ID:%d DB:%d 
PTR:%X   
MAPSIZE: %d  
TEXTURES: %d   
PROFILE TIMERS: --------------- %s %d
ASSERTION FAILED:
FILE %s, LINE %d
%ld Bug collided with actor %ld %s
ACTOR XMIR = %d
ACTOR ZMIR = %d
ACTOR XMIRFRAMES = %d
ERROR: TOO MANY SLAVE FUNCTIONS
Memory allocation statistics %s
free:	   %d 
used:	 
Total in use: %d, total free: %d
Attempt to init heap after use
Heap and stack collision
warning:_unlink called
warning:_exit called
warning:_kill called
warning:_getpid called
warning:_raise called
warning:_chmod called
warning:_chown called
warning:_utime called
warning:_fork called
warning:_wait called
warning:_execve called
warning:_execv called
warning:_pipe called
asin: DOMAIN error
 atan2   atan2f  atan2: DOMAIN error
    hypot   hypotf  cosh    coshf   exp expf    y0  y0f y0: DOMAIN error
   y1  y1f y1: DOMAIN error
   yn  ynf yn: DOMAIN error
   lgamma  lgammaf lgamma: SING error
 log logf    log: SING error
    log: DOMAIN error
  log10   log10f  log10: SING error
  log10: DOMAIN error
    pow powf    pow(0,0): DOMAIN error
 pow(0,neg): DOMAIN error
   neg**non-integral: DOMAIN error
    sinh    sinhf   sqrt    sqrtf   sqrt: DOMAIN error
 fmod    fmodf   fmod:  DOMAIN error
    remainder   remainderf  remainder: DOMAIN error
    acosh   acoshf  acosh: DOMAIN error
    atanh   atanhf  atanh: DOMAIN error
    atanh: SING error
  scalb   scalbf  : TLOSS error
gamma   gammaf  gamma: SING error

Level List

Strangely, 0.BIN also contains a list of .BFF files as well as what seem to be directory paths from wherever it was compiled from: 

f:\bug\data\bff\cheat.bff   CHEAT.BFF   
f:\bug\data\bff\desert1.bff DESERT1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\desert2.bff DESERT2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\garden1.bff GARDEN1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\garden3.bff GARDEN3.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\dsuboss.bff DSUBOSS.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\test.bff    TEST.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\scott.bff   SCOTT.BFF   
f:\bug\data\bff\centip1.bff CENTIP1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\centip2.bff CENTIP2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\centip3.bff CENTIP3.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\falling1.bff    FALLING1.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\falling2.bff    FALLING2.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\haunted1.bff    HAUNTED1.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\haunted2.bff    HAUNTED2.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\haunted3.bff    HAUNTED3.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\bubble1.bff BUBBLE1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\bubble2.bff BUBBLE2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\bandit1.bff BANDIT1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\bandit2.bff BANDIT2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\garden2.bff GARDEN2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\space1.bff  SPACE1.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\qbert1.bff  QBERT1.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\qbert2.bff  QBERT2.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\space3.bff  SPACE3.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\title.bff   TITLE.BFF   
f:\bug\data\bff\space2.bff  SPACE2.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\space5.bff  SPACE5.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\e3level.bff E3LEVEL.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\space4.bff  SPACE4.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\kniboss1.bff    KNIBOSS1.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\kniboss2.bff    KNIBOSS2.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\kniboss3.bff    KNIBOSS3.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\karniv1.bff KARNIV1.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\karniv2.bff KARNIV2.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\karniv3.bff KARNIV3.BFF 
f:\bug\data\bff\karnboss.bff    KARNBOSS.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\racing.bff  RACING.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\water1.bff  WATER1.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\water2.bff  WATER2.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\psych1.bff  PSYCH1.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\psych2.bff  PSYCH2.BFF  
f:\bug\data\bff\empty.bff   EMPTY.BFF   
f:\bug\data\bff\hauntsel.bff    HAUNTSEL.BFF    
f:\bug\data\bff\duckplay.bff    DUCKPLAY.BFF

They aren't even close to the Cheat Menu's order. Additionally, the files GARDEN2.BFF and SHIT.BFF aren't listed, but instead PSYCH1.BFF, PSYCH2.BFF, EMPTY.BFF and DUCKPLAY.BFF are. None of these files are on the disc.

SHIT.PFF

Stored on the disc is this strange dummy file. It's entire contents are as follows: 

            jim.
tst     123456

Whether jim.tst is or ever was a real file is unknown.

Unused Files

The disc contains a plethora of files that the Cheat Menu never calls. Switching DESERT1.BFF with any of these will load the level.

  • CENTIP2.BFF
  • DESERT2.BFF
  • DSUBOSS.BFF
  • E3LEVEL.BFF
  • GARDEN1.BFF
  • HAUNTED3.BFF
  • HAUNTSEL.BFF
  • KARNBOSS.BFF
  • KNIBOSS1.BFF
  • KNIBOSS2.BFF
  • KNIBOSS3.BFF
  • SAMPLE.BFF
  • SCOTT.BFF
  • SPACE2.BFF
  • SPACE5.BFF
  • TEST.BFF
  • WATER2.BFF
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