Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box
Developer: M2 Publisher: Sega Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in JP: February 23, 2006 This game has debugging material.

A compilation disk containing emulated versions of Gunstar Heroes, Alien Soldier, and Dynamite Headdy along with their US versions, 8-bit ports, and the usual art galleries. Fascinatingly, a prototype of Gunstar Heroes is included as a secret bonus!

Debug Mode

Activating the below code will put the text "DEBUG VERSION" at the title screen. This appears to only print additional debug information via printf calls. Below is an example of the additional information that gets logged in the background of the game engine.

Master Code (Only needed for cheat devices)
9016E518 0C05B8EE

Enable Debug Mode
2018DC14 00000001

g_spr_attach: 0x70001000-0x70001bff
sizeof(struct vdp_md) = 0x6ac
sizeof(struct cpu_z80_2) = 0x47c
g_spr_attach: 0x70001c00-0x700027ff
sizeof(struct cpu_m68k) = 0x944
g_spr_detach: 0x70001c00-0x700027ff, 0x980 used
g_spr_detach: 0x70001000-0x70001bff, 0xb40 used
g_spr_attach: 0x70002800-0x700033ff
sizeof(struct vdp_md) = 0x6ac
sizeof(struct cpu_z80_2) = 0x47c
g_spr_detach: 0x70002800-0x700033ff, 0xb40 used

console:   SEGA MEGA DRIVE
copyright: (C)SEGA 1995.FEB
name:      ALIEN SOLDIER
name:      ALIEN SOLDIER
version:   G-004130-00
countries: B

0x207c -> 0x601e succeeded at 0x000350.
0x60f4 -> 0xf0f4 succeeded at 0x00046c.
done
    start spu2 trans
    opn initialize
    opn mode: YM2203/4MHz
    opn reset
    psg1 mode: SSG/4MHz(480i:mono)
    psg1 reset
    opn2 initialize
    opn2 mode: YM2612/7.65MHz
    opn2 reset
    opn mode: YM2612(slave)/7.65MHz
    opn reset
    psg1 initialize
    psg1 mode: AY-3-8910/1.7897725MHz(480i:mono)
    psg1 reset
    psg1 mode: SN76489/3.579545MHz(480i:mono)
    psg1 reset

(Source: Original TCRF research)