Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (SNES)

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Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
Developers: Nihon Falcom, Tokyo Shoseki Publisher: Tonkin House Platform: SNES Released in JP: November 19, 1993 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select.

Debug Mode

At the title screen, hold Select+Start on controller 2 and press Y on controller 2 4 times. A sound will confirm correct entry, and the following commands will now be available on controller 2 during gameplay:

• Press Start: Freezes gameplay. Press Start again to unfreeze.
• Press Select: Debug Menu. Press Select on controller 1 to toggle between the two pages. Options are pretty much self-explanatory.

• Hold L: Coordinate display.

• Hold R: Map name/number display.

(Source: Makainyumon)

Message

This (humourously misspelled) message appears at offset 0x001AA3 in an unheadered ROM:

Ys-4            
musk of the sun 
By TONKIN-HOUSE 
1993-08-31