Displaced Gamers

Opponent Engines? Secrets in the crowd? Tyson is predictable? Let's dive in! I adopted some of the terminology out there for many of the values stored in RAM, however you'll notice that I refer to the Opponent Commands being in the "State Table" and then later in the "Itinerary Table" in the video. Just part of making up the variable names as you go! Sorry for the lack of consistency there. It took a really long time to make this video. The research phase is what soaked up the most time. That being said, it was a fun game to investigate and has been on my list of games to examine for a very long time. It was also difficult to decide what to include and what not to include. Hope you enjoy what was included. Featured Game Genie Codes: Make Glass Joe & Don jump during idling KKEANLKA ANEEELVU Make Tyson only Left Side Punch YOXPVPOE PEXPNPAP Make Tyson Idle for a min and a half YOXPKPPE PEXPSPNP

Two boxers. No flicker? How is this possible? The MMC2 Mapper chip: Explained Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Change Little Mac Idling frames to Crowd Frames: AEKENZPA AEVEKZPA Move Sprite 0 Higher up the Screen IPKXNNIS

To learn more about Mappers and interrupts, we need to know about clock speeds. As for video output? Better hold on to your sync pulses.

Dissection of several Game Genie Codes for Final Fantasy II (aka FFIV) on the Super Nintendo. Most work dives into adding gold won from battle to inventory. Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Almost Infinite HP FF2 Rev. 0: 82A3-6F63 FF2 Rev. 1: 82AE-6F63 Magic Power Doesn't Go Down 8267-0D62 Get At Least X Gold after battle: 150 Gold FF2 Rev. 0: 1B39-070E + B139-076E + 3C39-07AE FF2 Rev. 1: 1B35-0D6E + B135-0DAE + 3C35-0FDE 255 Gold FF2 Rev. 0: 1B39-070E + EE39-076E + 3C39-07AE FF2 Rev. 1: 1B35-0D6E + EE35-0DAE + 3C35-0FDE 65,280 Gold FF2 Rev. 0: 1B31-0E6E + EE31-0FAE + 3C31-04DE FF2 Rev. 1: 1B35-04AE + EE35-07DE + 3C35-070E Max Gold FF2 Rev. 0: 1B31-07AE + EE35-0DDE + 3C35-0D0E FF2 Rev. 1: ? Alt code for 65,536 Gold FF2 Rev. 0: 3335-0D6E FF2 Rev. 1: 3335-076E

Several Game Genie codes can alter jumping in Super Mario World, but HOW? Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Super Low Jump (Gravity =5) D92C-AF6F Low Jump (Gravity = 4) D02C-AF6F Super Jump (Gravity = 2) D42C-AF6F Mega Jump (Gravity =1) DF2C-AF6F Moon Jump (Gravity =0) DD2C-AF6F

Let's dive into how Sprites are prioritized and limited by Object Attribute Memory (OAM) and Secondary OAM on the NES. The journey toward understanding flicker has begun.

Why does Strider seem like it is going to fall apart at any moment? What is with all the sprite flickering and garbage graphics? Let's find out...

Strider Part TWO: Investigation and fixes for collision, jump canceling, and the Triangle Jump in Strider for NES. Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Diables Gravity Compensation Values AENA SYPA AENA NYEA Disables Ejection Logic ATOX AXSZ Disables X Velocity (Int) Clear Logic SZSE XUSE Eleminiares "A" Button Timing Requirement for Triangle Jump YKNO INZI

Buttons don't work. Platforms seem to disappear. Sarah doesn't stand a chance! Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Increase Max Lives from 6 to 9: ZXUL PVYP No Standing Jump: ILUT USTG Reorder Landing To-Do: AKNT SGAA AENT VGPA IENV EKYT AENV XGAG PENV UGAA YVNV SGIE

Let's change Jekyll's walking speed, the bomb explosion size, damage, and more... Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Half the Bomb damage distance Left Distance 30 Pixels TOOZ-OVGU Right Distance 25 Pixels POOX-KTZU Give Level 1 a short Fuse Timer TAXZ-UYGP Give Last Level long fuse timer GPXX-EYTA End Bomb Damage on Frame 16 APOX-EVTP End Bomb Damage on Frame 17 PPOX-EVTP