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Tinhead (SNES)
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Developer:
MicroProse
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 | This game was never completed and/or given a public release. As a result of this, keep in mind that the developers might have used or deleted some of the content featured here, had the game actually reached store shelves. |
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Level Select
 | To do: This needs a more thorough disassembly to verify there's no additional level select programming or a jump (especially a BRL operation) that leads to $00FA2C. |
Located at offset $00838F is the following text for a level select/title screen:
TINHEAD
TEST VERSION
WRITTEN BY G FONG.
FOR MICROPROSE LTD
<> TO SELECT LEVEL
PUSH START TO START
It's followed by a list of 28 level names, 6 letters each (found in the password section below).
Partial programming for the level select is located at SNES address $00FA2C-00FA72 which contains the controller reads that increments or decrements the level index value and displays its name, as shown below. However, the programming used to display the rest of the menu, and respond when Start is pressed, hasn't been found. It may have been deleted, leaving only this subroutine behind.
The following set of experimental Pro Action Replay (PAR) codes can be used to demonstrate the functionality of the level select in its current state.
80EDA8EA 80EDA920 80EDAA2C 80EDABFA 80EDAC80 80FA6886 80FA6902
In the Options screen, move the cursor to EXIT, then activate the codes. Use D-Pad Left and Right to select a level. Disable the codes when finished. Start a new game to begin on the selected level.
Passwords
Passwords with numbers (111111 for levels, 222222 for cheats) are reserved entries and impossible to enter as the game only accepts letters. The stored password list starts at offset $00C575.
Level Passwords
- Normal mode
| ID | LEVEL NAME | PASSWORD |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | L1S1M1 | 111111 |
| 01 | L1S1M2 | 111111 |
| 02 | L1S2M1 | LAMBDA |
| 03 | L1S2M2 | 111111 |
| 04 | L1S3M1 | SARTRE |
| 05 | L1S3M2 | 111111 |
| 06 | L1:END | MASCIS |
| 07 | L2S1M1 | QUANTA |
| 08 | L2S1M2 | 111111 |
| 09 | L2S2M1 | MESONS |
| 0A | L2S2M2 | 111111 |
| 0B | L2S3M1 | TENSOR |
| 0C | L2S3M2 | 111111 |
| 0D | L2:END | ALBINI |
| 0E | L3S1M1 | LEPTON |
| 0F | L3S1M2 | 111111 |
| 10 | L3S2M1 | GORGON |
| 11 | L3S2M2 | 111111 |
| 12 | L3S3M1 | BOSONS |
| 13 | L3S3M2 | 111111 |
| 14 | L3:END | MARLEY |
| 15 | L4S1M1 | BARYON |
| 16 | L4S1M2 | 111111 |
| 17 | L4S2M1 | GIBSON |
| 18 | L4S2M2 | 111111 |
| 19 | L4S3M1 | NEUMAN |
| 1A | L4S3M2 | 111111 |
| 1B | L4:END | BALROG |
- Practice mode
| ID | LEVEL NAME | PASSWORD |
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| 1C | L1S1M1 | 111111 |
| 1D | L1S1M2 | 111111 |
| 1E | L1S2M1 | PSYCHE |
| 1F | L1S2M2 | 111111 |
| 20 | L1S3M1 | QUARKS |
| 21 | L1S3M2 | 111111 |
| 22 | L1:END | 111111 |
| 23 | L2S1M1 | PHOTON |
| 24 | L2S1M2 | 111111 |
| 25 | L2S2M1 | SATURN |
| 26 | L2S2M2 | 111111 |
| 27 | L2S3M1 | VECTOR |
| 28 | L2S3M2 | 111111 |
| 29 | L2:END | 111111 |
| 2A | L3S1M1 | COSMOS |
| 2B | L3S1M2 | 111111 |
| 2C | L3S2M1 | GLUONS |
| 2D | L3S2M2 | 111111 |
| 2E | L3S3M1 | PARITY |
| 2F | L3S3M2 | 111111 |
| 30 | L3:END | 111111 |
| 31 | L4S1M1 | ESCHER |
| 32 | L4S1M2 | 111111 |
| 33 | L4S2M1 | NEWTON |
| 34 | L4S2M2 | 111111 |
| 35 | L4S3M1 | PASCAL |
| 36 | L4S3M2 | 111111 |
| 37 | L4:END | 111111 |
Cheat Passwords
| ID | PASSWORD | EFFECT |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | CAMELS | 5 shots, shots don't decrease when hit |
| 39 | FLIMBO | Infinite lives (display shows 5 lives) |
| 3A | 222222 | (within password checker range, but no effect programmed) |
| 3B | 222222 | (within password checker range, but no effect programmed) |
| 3C | 222222 | (extra slot, out of range of password checker, and in the effect programming password ID $3C is treated as the end of the password list) |
| 3D | 222222 | (extra slot, out of range of password checker) |
| 3E | 222222 | (extra slot, out of range of password checker) |
Restored Level Passwords
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Download Tinhead SNES Password Restoration
File: Tinhead SNES Password Restoration.zip (1 KB) (info)
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Apply the above patch to make the dummied out level passwords listed above enterable. Passwords are as follows:
- Normal mode
| ID | LEVEL NAME | PASSWORD |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | L1S1M1 | AAAAAA |
| 01 | L1S1M2 | BBBBBB |
| 03 | L1S2M2 | CCCCCC |
| 05 | L1S3M2 | DDDDDD |
| 08 | L2S1M2 | EEEEEE |
| 0A | L2S2M2 | FFFFFF |
| 0C | L2S3M2 | GGGGGG |
| 0F | L3S1M2 | HHHHHH |
| 11 | L3S2M2 | IIIIII |
| 13 | L3S3M2 | JJJJJJ |
| 16 | L4S1M2 | KKKKKK |
| 18 | L4S2M2 | LLLLLL |
| 1A | L4S3M2 | MMMMMM |
- Practice mode
| ID | LEVEL NAME | PASSWORD |
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| 1C | L1S1M1 | NNNNNN |
| 1D | L1S1M2 | OOOOOO |
| 1F | L1S2M2 | PPPPPP |
| 21 | L1S3M2 | QQQQQQ |
| 22 | L1:END | RRRRRR |
| 24 | L2S1M2 | SSSSSS |
| 26 | L2S2M2 | TTTTTT |
| 28 | L2S3M2 | UUUUUU |
| 29 | L2:END | VVVVVV |
| 2B | L3S1M2 | WWWWWW |
| 2D | L3S2M2 | XXXXXX |
| 2F | L3S3M2 | YYYYYY |
| 30 | L3:END | ZZZZZZ |
| 32 | L4S1M2 | ABCDEF |
| 34 | L4S2M2 | GHIJKL |
| 36 | L4S3M2 | MNOPQR |
| 37 | L4:END | STUVWX |
test text
| To do: Is there programming to display this? |
- Offset $00F023
test text
