The Death and Return of Superman (Genesis)
The Death and Return of Superman |
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Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
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The Death and Return of Superman is a game that is supposed to have some kind of connection with Superman #500.
Unused Text
- Located at $01623A is the unused string MUSIC TEST. In the options menu, the music and sound effects are together in the SOUND TEST.
- Located at $016252 is the unused string STEREO MODE. Its settings MONO and STEREO are stored at $016272 and $016279, respectively.
Uncompiled Source Code
Located at $014600-0155FF is $1000 bytes worth of uncompiled source code.
wait_until_0(); // zone 4 next_zone((166*8)); make_banjo_rgt(0); make_molatav_lft(0); wait_until_0(); make_bike_lft(0); make_banjo_rgt(20); wait_while_3(); make_molatav_rgt(-20); wait_until_0(); // zone 5 next_zone((226*8)); make_molatav_rgt(0); make_banjo_lft(0); wait_while_2(); make_molatav_lft(0); make_banjo_rgt(0); wait_while_3(); make_molatav_rgt(0); wait_until_0(); // zone 6 next_zone((278*8)); make_banjo_lft(0); make_molatav_rgt(0); wait_until_0(); make_bike_rgt(0); make_banjo_lft(20); wait_while_3(); make_molatav_rgt(-20); wait_until_0(); sleep((20)); l.msg = MSG_EXIT_STAGE; nap_loop(); } t_coast3() { g.break_offset = 17; g.glass_offset = 0; g.floor = ((38*8)-1); //goto skip; // zone 1 next_zone((10*8)); choose_guard_left(); make_robot_rgt(0); wait_while_2(); make_tick_ship1(); wait_until_0(); // zone 2 next_zone((54*8)); choose_guard_left(); make_robot_rgt(30); wait_while_2(); choose_guard_left(); choose_guard_right(); wait_while_3(); wait_while_2(); sleep(1); make_tick_ship1(); wait_until_0(); // globes next_zone((84*8)); do_globes(25); wait_until_0(); // zone 3 next_zone((130*8)); choose_guard_left(); make_tick_ship1(); wait_while_3(); make_robot_rgt(-30); wait_while_3(); choose_guard_left(); wait_until_0(); // zone 4 next_zone((218*8)); make_robot_rgt(30); choose_guard_left(); choose_guard_right(); wait_while_3(); make_tick_rgt(30); wait_while_3(); choose_guard_left(); wait_until_0(); // zone 5 next_zone((272*8)); skip: sleep(10); boss_song(); make_object(CYBR_BOSS_OBJ, RIGHT_SIDE, g.floor, 0, 0, 0); wait_until_0(); land_man(); g.start_combat = 1; l.msg = MSG_EXIT_STAGE; l.parm = o.child; nap_loop(); } t_missile() { g.script_collide_pad = 24; g.floor = 0; g.break_offset = 21; o.local = 0xfffe; o.local3 = 0; g.orbs_killed = 0; o.health = 0; sleep((20*3)); do { reg = g.orbs_killed + 2; if (reg >= o.health) o.health = g.orbs_killed; o.local2 = 2; do { make_object(ORB_OBJ, RIGHT_SIDE, (VISIBLE_HGT/2), 0, 0, o.local3); sleep(7); o.local2--; } while (o.local2 != 0); o.local3++; sleep(40); reg = o.health + 2; if (reg == g.orbs_killed) { o.health = reg + 12; if (l.top < (112-16)) o.local2 = (112+33); else o.local2 = (112-32); make_object(HEALTH_POWERUP_OBJ, (VISIBLE_WDT), o.local2, 0, 0, 2); } else o.health = 0; } while (g.missile_parts != -1); nap_loop(); } t_level8a() { g.break_offset = 40; g.mode = FLYING; o.local = 0xfffe; g.low_z_bound = l.in; g.high_z_bound = l.out; if (g.current_map == LEVEL08B_MAP) { do { if (o.health == 0) { sleep(50); make_object(EYE_OBJ, RIGHT_SIDE, 112, 0, 0, 0); } sleep(1); } while (g.mscroll_pixel_x != g.map_pixel_rgt); sleep(10); boss_song(); g.missile_parts = 1; play_sound(SFX_DOOM_LAUGH); do { make_object(EYE_OBJ, RIGHT_SIDE, 112, 0, 0, 0); sleep(10); do sleep(1); while (o.health == 3); } while (g.missile_parts != -1); g.disable_joypad = 1; } nap_loop(); } t_default() { g.floor = 0; next_zone(g.map_pixel_rgt - 9); teleport(); } public next_zone(o.local) { reg = g.map_pixel_rgt + 322; //because map_pixel_rgt is left edge of rightmost screen if (reg < o.local) teleport(); next_zone_no_teleport:: g.open_door = 0; o.timer = ARROW_DELAY; o.local3 = o.local - 8; do { sleep(1); } while (o.x < o.local3 || o.health != 0); o.timer = 0; } �_default); /*****/ switch (g.current_map) { case LEVEL01A_MAP: init_thread(t_factory1); break; case LEVEL01B_MAP: init_thread(t_factory2); break; case LEVEL01C_MAP: init_thread(t_factory3); g.teleport_map = TOON2_1_MAP; break; case LEVEL02A_MAP: init_thread(t_city1); break; case LEVEL02B_MAP: init_thread(t_city2); g.teleport_map = TOON
Sound Test Cheat?
This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. |
The game likely contains the same health refill and level skip cheat seen in the SNES version, which is activated by playing certain entries in the sound test. The word at memory address $FF8204 seems to be keeping a total of the entries played. The word at memory address $FF8202 contains the index of the current song/sound effect selected.
Unknown Compressed Data
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Located at around $0A8000-0A9FFF is what appears to be 5 copies of compressed packets which include the (debug?) strings TURBO DOWNLOAD TEST STRING RETURN FROM. Does the programming still have references to this, and what is its purpose?
To do: Figure out where the decompression routine and the pointer table to compressed packets is located. |
The Superman series
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Atari 2600 | Superman |
Arcade | Superman |
NES | Superman (Prototype) • Sunman |
SNES | The Death and Return of Superman |
Game Boy (Color) | Superman • Battle for Metropolis |
Genesis | Superman • The Death and Return of Superman |
Game Gear | The Man of Steel |
Nintendo 64 | Superman (Prototype) |
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