The Lost Vikings (Game Boy Advance)

The Lost Vikings
Developer: Mass Media Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in US: March 30, 2003 Released in EU: March 28, 2003 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused text. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

A port of the SNES version.

Level Select

Unlike other versions, the GBA Lost Vikings does not have a password system, so a level select code was added in to compensate: go to the Load Game screen and press Left, Right, L, R, Up, Up, Down, Select. The level selector will appear in the sixth (bottom) save slot.

This will also enable an invincibility mode: you won't die if enemies hit you, but you can still die via other ways.

Developer Photo

To do: Figure out who this is.

In the European version only, press Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Select, Select on the Load Game screen. The only way out is to reset.

This picture also appears in the European GBA version of Blackthorne, where it is accessed through the same code.

Developer Comments

At the Load Game screen, press Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Up, Select, then press Start during gameplay to cycle through various dialogues from the game instead of the standard "Give Up?" message (though you can still give up as the yes/no menu is only hidden from view).

As with the previous code, this will only work on the European version.

Unused Text

The passwords from the SNES version are present at 0x7A6D0. However, since this version doesn't have a password system, they go unused.

MSTR....4RN4....FRGT....TFFF....TRPD....WRLR....FNTM....TRDR....8BLL....CMB0....WKYY....NFL8....
V8TR....SMRT....H0PP....CBLT....JNKR....BTRY....PLNG....JLLY....TTRS....JMNN....SPKS....C1R0....
PHR0....QCKS....VLCN....BBLS....CVRN....PRHS....TRSS....FL0T....LLM0....GRND....TLPT....GR8T....STRT

An additional password-related string can be found at 0x3593D:

INVALID PASSWORD