Wizard Fire

Wizard Fire
Also known as: Dark Seal 2 (JP) Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Platform: Arcade (Rohga hardware) Released internationally: May 1992 This game has unused code. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material.

Wizard Fire (known as Dark Seal 2 in Japan) is a fantasy themed scrolling beat-em-up released by Data East in 1992.

Game Info

Pressing P1 Start + P2 Start while the game is booting up will display the game name and version.

Coordinate Debugging Text

There is a leftover debugging routine that displays the player and camera coordinates. It can be re-enabled with a MAME cheat:

 <cheat desc="Enable coordinates">
   <script state="on">
     <action>temp0=maincpu.mw@48d6</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@48d6=4e71</action>
   </script>
   <script state="off">
     <action>maincpu.mw@48d6=temp0</action>
   </script>
 </cheat>

Pause Game

There is a leftover, broken Pause function in the game. (More technical info at the source.) It can be re-enabled and patched with a MAME cheat:

 <cheat desc="Pause game">
   <comment>P2 Start to pause/un-pause</comment>
   <script state="on">
     <action>temp0=maincpu.mw@1e0b0</action>
     <action>temp1=maincpu.mb@1e0c1</action>
     <action>temp2=maincpu.mb@1e14b</action>
     <action>maincpu.mb@1e0c1=07</action>
     <action>maincpu.mb@1e14b=07</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@1e0b0=4e71</action>
     <action>maincpu.pb@fdce08=01</action>
   </script>
   <script state="off">
     <action>maincpu.pb@fdce08=00</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@1e0b0=temp0</action>
     <action>maincpu.mb@1e0c1=temp1</action>
     <action>maincpu.mb@1e14b=temp2</action>
   </script>
 </cheat>

Show Hitboxes

Another leftover debugging function. This one displays hitboxes on the player and enemies. It can be enabled with a MAME cheat:

 <cheat desc="Show hitboxes">
   <script state="on">
     <action>temp0=maincpu.mw@1e5f4</action>
     <action>temp1=maincpu.mb@1e5f9</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@1e5f4=4e71</action>
     <action>maincpu.mb@1e5f9=07</action>
   </script>
   <script state="off">
     <action>maincpu.mw@1e5f4=temp0</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@1e5f9=temp1</action>
   </script>
 </cheat>

Unknown Debug Function

It's unclear what this leftover debug function does beyond rendering a ring of plus symbols around the player. It can be enabled with a MAME cheat:

 <cheat desc="Unknown Debug Display">
   <script state="on">
     <action>temp0=maincpu.mw@2829e</action>
     <action>maincpu.mw@2829e=4e71</action>
     <action>maincpu.pb@fdd501=10</action>
     <action>maincpu.pb@fdd503=00</action>
   </script>
   <script state="off">
     <action>maincpu.mw@2829e=temp0</action>
   </script>
 </cheat>

Unused Strings

Apparently, the game once showed the character name and class next to the portrait, where the item/health/points info is in the final. There is also an unreferenced 'SCREEN' string that renders at the top right. Its purpose is unknown, though it may have displayed the current level, or been part of a level select.

(Source: sudden-desu)