The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition/Debug Build
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A debug build of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition can be found in the "generic.7z" file released on September 9, 2020, as part of the 2020 Nintendo leaks. The path to the ROM is DSiWareROM.rar/DSi_Ware RO/20110922/SPD-05577_KQ9J_DEBUG_2011_0915_1547.tad.
Documents
Besides the debug ROM itself, there's a handful of documentation within the folders.
DSiWareROM.rar/DSi_Ware RO/20110922/documents/documents:
- Knife_Debug_Command.xls - All the available debug commands listed in detail.
DSiWareROM.rar/DSi_Ware RO/20110922/documents/documents/MessageFiles/export_JP_805:
- Knife_Glossary.xls - A list of all names, items, enemies, NPCs, objects, and more.
- Knife_GraphicText.xls - A spreadsheet of the main menu's localized text.
- Within these same folders are build tools for compiling the dialog. All of the text is stored in .mstxt files.
Test Maps
Check 00
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Check 01
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Check 02
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Check 03
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Debug Display
| In menu | In level |
|---|---|
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| Text | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Sep 15 2011 15:35:12 | Build Date |
| CPU | Amount of used CPU power |
| TIC | |
| MEMFREE | Amount of free RAM memory |
| OBJWORK | |
| USE | |
| yoyaku | |
| OBJWORK | |
| unuse | |
| S | |
| ,F | |
| P | |
| 1P | |
| X | |
| L | |
| I | |
| R | |
| 2P | |
| X | |
| L | |
| I | |
| R | |
| Oam | |
| HUD | |
| OBJ | |
| Eff | |
| WM | |
| ST | |
| ??CH | |
| LT | |
| M1234 |
Debug Menus
Map Select
To load this, hold L while loading a stage. It'll have a glitched background unless you use RETRY from the Pop-Up Debug Menu.
Pop-Up Debug Menu
Press B + Y + Select to activate.
| Text | Explanation |
|---|---|
| RETURN | |
| NEXT | |
| RETRY | |
| DIP SWITCH | |
| INFORMATION | |
| SETTING | |
| MESSAGE | |
| SOUND | |
| FRAME | |
| TUTORIAL A-0 | |
| PARTS | |
| WK | |
| VG | |
| X | |
| Y |
DIP SWITCH
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SETTING
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MESSAGE
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SOUND
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Test Mode
Press A + X + Select to activate. Brings you to the DIP SWITCH sub-menu by default. Once you are on the menu, you can cycle between different colour schemes with the same button combo. For ease-of-reading, screenshots on this page will use the white background colour scheme (which for some reason isn't the default).
| Text | Explanation |
|---|---|
| DIP SWITCH | |
| VRAM VIEW | |
| OBJ TEST | |
| SOUND TEST | |
| ROM INFO | Doesn't go anywhere |
| GAME INFO | |
| SAVE INFO | |
| EXIT | Exits the menu |
DIP SWITCH
The D-Pad is used to choose a flag to switch. A switches a flag and B resets it to the default setting. Start exits the menu.
| Number | Text | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | AB THROUGH | |
| 01 | PLAYER NO DAMAGE | |
| 02 | ITEM CHANGE | |
| 03 | ITEM ALWAYS | |
| 04 | ENCOUNT OFF | |
| 05 | ENCOUNT FORCE | |
| 06 | - - - - | |
| 07 | BIG BLOCK MOVE | |
| 08 | - - - - | |
| 09 | MAP SELECT | |
| 0A | - - - - | |
| 0B | BOSS WEAK | |
| 0C | ENEMY WEAK | |
| 0D | GC KAITEGIRI | |
| 0E | SWORD BEAM | |
| 10 | FEVER TEST | |
| 11 | - - - - | |
| 12 | FORMATION_CHANGE | |
| 13 | - - - - | |
| 14 | ID THOROUGH 1P | |
| 15 | ID THOROUGH 2P | |
| 16 | ID THOROUGH 3P | |
| 17 | ID THOROUGH 4P | |
| 18 | SELECT - ON/OFF | |
| 19 | SELECT - SLOW/STOP | |
| 1A | SELECT - SLOW X 2 | |
| 1B | - - - - | |
| 1C | BGM OFF | |
| 1D | - - - - | |
| 1E | PROC BAR OFF | |
| 1F | COM ERROR OFF |
VRAM VIEW
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OBJ TEST
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SOUND TEST
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GAME INFO
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SAVE INFO
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