Populous (SNES)

Populous
Developer: Infinity Publishers: Imagineer (EU, JP), Acclaim Entertainment (US) Platform: SNES Released in JP: December 16, 1990 Released in US: September 1991 Released in EU: 1992 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has regional differences.

Stage Select

While playing Conquest Mode, select the Pause Icon and move the cursor over the map. Now hold down L and press A. After this, hold down R and press these buttons in the following order: Y, B, X, A, Select. Now select the Armageddon icon. If it stays gray, the code worked. Go into the setup screen and press A next to Conquest, then select your level using the X and B buttons.

Most versions of the game have 500 levels, but the password Killuspal ("kill us, pal") will put you at level 999, which is basically impossible.

Developer Text

In all versions of the game, there's a hidden message at 0x7F00 in the ROM.

Copyright (c) 1989 Bullfrog
Licensed from Electronic Arts
SFX version (c) IMAGINEER Co.,Ltd.
Programmed by INFINITY Co.,Ltd.

Also, at 0x8E5B is an additional string for Infinity. While the Japanese version just has "INFINITY", the US and European versions have this.

POPULOUS SFX Version Created byINFINITYCo.,Ltd.

Regional Differences

The US version has a Project Manager credit for Mike Arkin, which is not present in the Japanese or European versions.