[a5200/vanguard] Vanguard

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[a5200/vanguard] Vanguard

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[a5200] vanguard.xml

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  <cheat desc="Infinite Lives">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0666=05</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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  <cheat desc="Infinite Energy">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0655=26</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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  <cheat desc="Two Player Version"> <comment>Turn it On for P2 and Press Start Button</comment>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0602=01</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0602=00</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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  <cheat desc="Repeat Fire">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0603=01</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0603=00</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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 <cheat desc="Select Tunnel (Difficulty)">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x00">First</item>
      <item value="0x01">Second</item>
      <item value="0x02">Third</item>
      <item value="0x03">Novice(Hard)</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0604=param</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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 <cheat desc="Select Starting Zone">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x00">First</item>
      <item value="0x01">Rainbow</item>
      <item value="0x02">Styx</item>
      <item value="0x03">Rainbow</item>
      <item value="0x04">Stripe</item>
      <item value="0x05">Rainbow</item>
      <item value="0x06">Bleak</item>
      <item value="0x07">The City of Mystery</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0605=param</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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 <cheat desc="Novice Tunnel"> <comment>Turn it On for Easy Game</comment>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0606=01</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0606=00</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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 <cheat desc="Select Speed">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x00">0</item>
      <item value="0x01">1</item>
      <item value="0x02">2</item>
      <item value="0x03">3</item>
      <item value="0x04">4</item>
      <item value="0x05">5</item>
      <item value="0x06">6</item>
      <item value="0x07">7</item>
      <item value="0x08">8</item>
      <item value="0x09">9</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@06A4=param</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

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  <cheat desc="Invincibility"> <comment>Caution: Fire is Off and nonstop music is on!</comment>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.pb@0651=FF</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Note: When "Invincibility" is on, fire is off!!! The game originally design like this...
Last edited by mezdap on Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [a5200] Vanguard

Post by Pugsy »

Sorry about hijacking the thread, the notes about the Invincibility tickled my interest....

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  <cheat desc="Invincibility"> <comment>Dont run out of energy with this enabled or you will get stuck</comment>
    <script state="on">
      <action>temp0 =cartleft:cart:rom.mb@5EC0</action>
      <action>temp1 =cartleft:cart:rom.mw@600A</action>
      <action>temp2 =cartleft:cart:rom.mb@4F6B</action>
    </script>
    <script state="run">
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mb@5EC0=60</action> <!-- Enemy -->
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mw@600A=38EA</action> <!-- Bullets -->
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mb@4F6B=AD</action> <!-- Background  -->
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mb@5EC0=temp0 </action>
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mw@600A=temp1 </action>
      <action>cartleft:cart:rom.mb@4F6B=temp2 </action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
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Re: [a5200] Vanguard

Post by mezdap »

Sorry about hijacking the thread, the notes about the Invincibility tickled my interest....
This is NOT a hijacking
Thank you so much Pugsy it is perfect.
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