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ZSNES/PAR codes for
Rockman and Forte
Engineered by flamingspinach -
http://genesisreality.dyndns.org/
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NOTE: These codes work only for the JAPANESE version of Rockman & Forte. After
all, there really was no other version, only hacks done later on the ROM, so if
you want to use these codes, make sure to not use the patch - some of them,
like the boss codes, might not work as expected. Don't email me telling me the
codes don't work if you're using any patch. You could, however, only turn on
the patch right before some dialogue happens...
Ah, here it is. My sixth PAR codelist. The first in a while, too. In any case
(blah blah), all codes have been engineered by me, flamingspinach, and are not
supported (to my knowledge! :) ) by the makers of this game (namely, Capcom).
Um... oh yes, I'm keeping the width limit of this FAQ to 79 characters, as is
stipulated in the GameFAQs submissions guidelines, and I'm also keeping the
code names to 18 characters, as per the ZSNES/SNES9X .CHT file format. Why am I
writing this guide? Well, for one, Rockman and Forte is programmed nice and
simply. But also, it has some interesting quirks due to the fact that there are
two very different playable characters. This you'll see later on. :) Anyway,
onwards!
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Code List
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These codes are split up into various sections:
- Invulnerability (I put this in a separate section because it's probably the
most important code, so I don't want to put it way down there with the
"Miscellaneous" codes. ^^)
- "Infinite" codes
- Character codes
- Game dynamics codes
- Miscellaneous codes
- Boss codes
1) 7E0C30FF INVULNERABILITY
2) 7E0C2FFF INF HP
3) 7E0B82FF INF S. DRILL
4) 7E0B84FF INF L. BOLT
5) 7E0B86FF INF R. MINE
6) 7E0B88FF INF W. BURNER
7) 7E0B8AFF INF M. CARD
8) 7E0B8CFF INF I. WALL
9) 7E0B8EFF INF T. BLADE
10) 7E0B90FF INF C. VISION
11) 7E0B92FF INF RUSH/GOSPEL
12) 7E0B94FF INF BEAT
13) 7E0B96FF INF EDDIE
14) 7E0B7E09 INF LIVES
15) 7E0B9CE7 INF BOLTS
16) 7E0B9D03 INF BOLTS
17) 7E0B7600 BE ROCKMAN
18) 7E0B7601 BE FORTE
19) 7E0C54FF INF DASH
20) 7E0C5C80 INF DASH-JUMPS
21) 7E0CFA10 SHORT/LONG ATTACKS
22) 7E0C5BFF INSTANT MEGABUSTER
23) 7E0C1D40 LAND GRAVITY
24) 7E0C1D20 WATER GRAVITY
25) 7E0C1D10 LUNAR GRAVITY
26) 7E0C1D00 CANNOT FALL
27) 7E0B97FB HAVE ALL ITEMS
28) 7E0B98F0 HAVE ALL ITEMS
29) 7E0B99FF HAVE ALL ITEMS
30) 7E0B9F00 BOSS CODE 1
31) 7E0EEF01 BOSS CODE 2
32) 7E0F2F01 BOSS CODE 3
33) 7E0F6F01 BOSS CODE 4
34) 7E19EFFF BOSS CODE 5
35) 7E1A2F00 BOSS CODE 6
36) 7E1A2FFF BOSS CODE 7
37) 7E1A6F01 BOSS CODE 8
38) 7E1AAF01 BOSS CODE 9
39) 7E1BEF01 BOSS CODE 10
40) 7E1AEF01 BOSS CODE 11
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Code Descriptions
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1) INVULNERABILITY - This is just what it sounds like - an invulnerability
code. When you use this code, you can walk through enemies or on
spikes with the greatest of ease. :) I did this, of course, by
searching for values that changed when Rockman or Forte was flashing
after taking a hit. This is probably the most useful code in the game.
:)
2) INF HP - This fixes Rockman or Forte's HP at maximum. I found this by
searching for values that decreased when Rockman or Forte got hurt.
3-13) INF {S. DRILL | L. BOLT | R. MINE | W. BURNER | M. CARD | I. WALL | T.
BLADE | C. VISION | RUSH/GOSPEL | BEAT | EDDIE} - This gives you
infinite ammunition for the special weapon or special helper robot
(i.e. Rush, Gospel, Beat, and Eddie) specified by the code. These
codes work in a strange way: the MSB (most significant bit) of the
value (which is the first bit, in case you were wondering - because it
represents the highest power of two in the 8-digit binary number)
represents whether or not you have gotten that capability, and the
rest of the value represents how much ammunition of it you have. This
means the ammunition can be anywhere from 0 to 127 (0x7F), and you add
128 (0x80) to that number to signify that you have the weapon.
Unfortunately, since PAR codes have to set the value of the whole
byte, that means if you use the code, you will automatically have that
weapon, and the boss you got it from will no longer be there. This
could suck, if you turned on all these codes in the beginning of the
game and then didn't have any bosses to beat! LOL In any case, the
obvious solution is to not turn on the code for a weapon until after
you actually get the weapon. If you're using ZSNES, you're in luck
because when you turn off codes in ZSNES, the values get set back to
85 (0x55), which is less than 128, so you could just turn on the
codes, and then turn them off right before you go to the world map. Of
course, this applies in a similar way to the helper robots. If you use
the Rush code, you can no longer buy rush from the store, obviously.
:) Unlike with the weapons, I think this is a good thing, but it's up
to you. Oh, and make sure you do NOT use the Beat and Eddie codes
unless you're playing as Rockman or have the "Be Rockman" code on. If
you try to go into the start menu as Forte with the Beat or Eddie
codes on, the game will freeze in an ugly beige screen with a strange
line near the top right. LOL Any of the other codes will work with
both characters though, since they have the same weapons except that
Rockman has Rush Search and Forte has Gospel Boost, but since they're
in the same slot on the menu, the code applies to both of them. The
names should be pretty self-explanatory (they're the same as what's in
the menu in the game), but here's a table anyway. :)
Short Name Long Name Origin
S. DRILL ---- Spread Drill ----- Ground Man
L. BOLT ----- Lightning Bolt --- Dynamo Man
R. MINE ----- Remote Mine ------ Pirate Man
W. BURNER --- Wave Burner ------ Burner Man
M. CARD ----- Magic Card ------- Magic Man
I. WALL ----- Ice Wall --------- Cold Man
T. BLADE ---- Tengu Blade ------ Tengu Man
C. VISION --- Copy Vision ------ Astro Man
RUSH -------- Rush Search ------ Rush Search Item
GOSPEL ------ Gospel Boost ----- Gospel Boost Item
BEAT -------- Beat ------------- Beat Item
EDDIE ------- Eddie ------------ Eddie Item
I found these just by searching for values that decreased when a
certain special weapon's energy drained. Once I found one of them, I
just looked near that value and found all of these. Easy enough. :)
Then I looked a bit further forward and found the "Have All Items"
codes, since all the codes for the menu seem to be right next to each
other. But I'll explain how those codes work when I get to them.
14) INF LIVES - This one was really easy. :) I just searched for values that
decreased whenever I died, and I found this. It keeps your current
number of lives at 9 (because it looks like anything bigger than that,
i.e. a two-digit number, wouldn't fit on the spot on the menu for it
anyway).
15-16) INF BOLTS - I searched for values that decreased when I bought items
from Rightot's Shop, and found this code, which will give you 999
bolts, the currency in the Rockman/Mega Man universe. You can use this
code to buy everything in Rightot's Shop. There isn't really anything
else you can use it for in the game.
17-18) BE {ROCKMAN | FORTE} - I got lucky on this one! I searched for values
that changed when you moved the selection from Rockman to Forte or
back again in the very beginning of the game when you're selecting
your character. I found these codes, which cause the selector to be
stuck on either Rockman or Forte, but it does oh so much more. While
you're in the game, you can turn on the code for the other character,
and though it will cause a few glitches, your character pretty much
assumes all the characteristics of the other character. :) This is
super-useful. Why? Well, now you can play the whole game as Forte (the
better of the two in my opinion), only switching to Rockman in the
middle of a level whenever you need to dig for a CD with Rush, or get
a shield from Beat, or slide into a narrow opening, or something such
as that. There are some setbacks, though. I will list exactly what
happens when you use these codes, to the best of my knowledge:
If you're playing as Forte, and use the "Be Rockman" code...
- You cannot walk around, unless you "hit the ground running",
literally. (i.e. you jump into the air, and when falling
back down, hold left or right, and you'll start walking).
- You can no longer do double jumps like Forte usually can. :(
- You will still look like Forte, except he looks like he's
having spasms of some sort in his knees. o_O
- You can no longer dash, you have to use Down + B and slide
like Rockman. However, this "slide" will cause Forte to
look like he's just standing and shooting, whereas he's
actually moving forward and leaving a strange dust trail
(you'll see what I mean). Yes, you can still go into small
gaps like Rockman can, even though Forte is standing up
and gliding forward. His upper body will just pass through
the part of the wall above the gap you're supposed to be
sliding through. LOL
- When climbing down ladders, you'll look normal, but when
climbing up them, you'll look like you're standing and
repeatedly yanking something out of the ground, while
somehow gliding up the ladder. LOL
- If you shoot any weapon, including the normal weapon, you'll
hear the weapon's sound but either strange things or no
things will happen, except in the case of Lightning Bolt
and Tengu Blade, which work fine. Other weapons act
strangely, with the weapon's effects sometimes not
appearing, and often appearing meters away from Forte. LOL
- If you switch weapons, or go in and out of the menu, Forte
will take on the color scheme of Rockman. Trust me, this
looks really really ugly. LOL One thing that's pretty
interesting to do is to use the "Be Rockman" code while
you have Gospel selected. Then try using Rush Search -
he's purple like Gospel, except he has a brown nose for
some reason... o_O Works the same the other way around,
with a red Gospel. :)
- If you just stand there, Forte will look like a standing
Forte, but if you fire a weapon while standing, suddenly
Forte will start walking in place. :)
If you're playing as Rockman, and use the "Be Forte" code...
- Suddenly you can do double jumps, like Forte. :)
- You still look like Rockman, except that you look as if you're
getting hit whenever you fire a weapon in the air, and you
look like you're doing the beginning of Tengu Blade,
except with the R. BUSTER color scheme... Also you look
like you're starting to beam up whenever you jump.
- If you shoot any weapon, including the normal weapon, you'll
hear the weapon's sound but either strange things or no
things will happen, except in the case of Lightning Bolt
and Tengu Blade, which work fine. Other weapons act
strangely, with the weapon's effects sometimes not
appearing, and often appearing meters away from Rockman.
LOL [Yes, this is copied from the Forte section. :) ]
- If you switch weapons, or go in and out of the menu, Rockman
will take on the color scheme of Forte. Trust me, this
looks really really ugly. LOL One thing that's pretty
interesting to do is to use the "Be Forte" code while you
have Rush selected. Then try using Gospel Boost - he's red
like Rush, and even the combined Forte/Gospel has red
afterburners... o_O Works the same the other way around,
with a purple Rush. :) [Yes, this is copied from the Forte
section. :) ]
- You can no longer slide, like Rockman usually does. You have
to use the A button to dash like Forte. It looks
strange... like Rockman is striding forward, but got stuck
in mid-stride, and is gliding forward leaving a strange-
looking trail of dust. :) This means you can also not
slide into the small gaps Rockman is usually able to.
- When climbing ladders, up or down, you'll look like you're
getting hit.
As you can see, there are a few problems, but everything usually turns
out fine with these codes. :)
19) INF DASH - I just searched for values that "ran down" as Rockman or Forte's
dash drew to a close, and set them to FF. Easy. Now you can dash
forever, theoretically. :)
20) INF DASH-JUMPS - This code is AWESOME. It only works for Forte though.
Since Forte can double-jump, I thought there must be a way the game
keeps track of whether he's done his second jump or not. Well, this
address, when set to 0x00 means he's on the ground, ready to jump,
0x40 means he's done his double jumps, and 0x80 means he's on the
ground, dashing, and ready for a dash jump (which goes farther
sideways and I think maybe higher - not sure). So I set it to 0x80,
and this is the result! You can now keep jumping in midair forever, if
you want to, and each jump has the awesome momentum of a dash jump!
Perfect. :) Very useful against King's tank.
21) SHORT/LONG ATTACKS - This memory address is basically used by the special
weapons to keep track of various stuff. For example, the Lightning
Bolt special weapon uses this address to keep track of which lightning
bolt it's on. L. BOLT goes from 0 to 5, BTW. This one is the most
useful for Ice Wall, with which it makes the ice wall last forever
instead of cracking and breaking apart. This can also be a problem
sometimes, though, because you can't have more than one Ice Wall out
at a time, and if they last forever... well, you can see the problem.
Anyway, that's what this code is for. Try playing around with it, for
different values, and see how it affects the special weapons. Someday
I'll probably put a table here showing exactly how each special weapon
uses the memory address, but not now. Email me if you really want me
to. :)
22) INSTANT MEGABUSTER - This works for Rockman only. This value is used to
store how charged Rockman's Rock Buster is. I set it to FF, which
causes Rockman to constantly shoot fully charged Megabusters. Don't
worry, it doesn't hamper his movement or anything. Very useful code!
Too bad Forte can't charge up.
23-26) {{LAND | WATER | LUNAR} GRAVITY | CANNOT FALL} - This value sets the
power of the force that brings you back down from a jump (not quite
gravity though, because you always stop rising when you let go of B,
even if you set gravity to zero - so "gravity" isn't an accurate name
for this code). I've put four codes with the same memory address in
this listing, so that you can have useful presets. LAND GRAVITY is
what "gravity" you usually have when you're on land. WATER GRAVITY is
the same except for in water. LUNAR GRAVITY doesn't really exist in
the game, but it's a very useful value, and looks somewhat like Moon
jumping. :) CANNOT FALL is exactly what it sounds like - there's no
way to go but up! o_O
27-29) HAVE ALL ITEMS - These codes come right after the weapons codes in the
RAM of the SNES, so that's how I found them. Basically they use bit-
masking to store what items you have in your inventory (both the 8
permanent items and the 8 equippable items, as well as the Stage Exit
and Receiever items. Here is a record of what bits do what, for your
viewing pleasure (@_@):
7E0B97??: ?? = ABCDEFGH binary
A = have Energy Balancer
B = Forte: have Climb Boost; Rockman: does nothing
C = have Shock Step
D = have Item Holder
E = have Analyzer
F = does nothing
G = Forte: does nothing; Rockman: have Fast Charge
H = Forte: have Speed Dash; Rockman: does nothing
7E0B98??: ?? = ABCDEFGH binary
A = Forte: does nothing; Rockman: have CD Finder
B = have CD Counter
C = have Receiver
D = have Stage Exit
E = does nothing
F = does nothing
G = does nothing
H = does nothing
7E0B99??: ?? = ABCDEFGH binary
A = Forte: have Super Buster; Rockman: Have Auto Charge
B = have Counter
C = have Power Boost
D = have Energy Save
E = have Damage Absorber
F = Forte: does nothing; Rockman: Have Auto Heal
G = Forte: have Hyper Buster; Rockman: does nothing
H = have Super Armor
Useful, no? I have no idea why there are so many strange "does
nothing" spots, though. Maybe they do something that I'm not aware of?
Email me if you find something. :)
30-40) BOSS CODE {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11} - These are boss
codes! Yay. I hate finding boss codes, it's time consuming to go and
beat every boss. But oh well. Here they are. May they greatly
facilitate your gameplaying experience. :) Basically they allow you to
weaken bosses to the point that they'll die in one hit. Some of these
codes will even kill the boss for you! Here's a list:
Boss Code to use
Green Devil ----------------- BOSS CODE 6
Cold Man -------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Astro Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Centipede[*] ---------------- BOSS CODE 1[*3]
Ground Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Burner Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 7
Pirate Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Left Incubator[*2] ---------- BOSS CODE 8
Right Incubator[*2] --------- BOSS CODE 9
Dynamo Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Tengu Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Magic Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
----- King stages -----
Monkey ---------------------- BOSS CODE 10
Fugitive Boss --------------- BOSS CODE 5
Tank's Machine Gun Turret --- BOSS CODE 2
Tank's Shock Troop Hatch ---- BOSS CODE 3
Tank's Missile Turret ------- BOSS CODE 4
Jet's Beam Crystal ---------- BOSS CODE 8
Jet ------------------------- BOSS CODE 11
King w/Shield --------------- BOSS CODE 5[*4]
King w/Axe ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
King in Mech ---------------- BOSS CODE 5
Cold Man -------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Astro Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Dynamo Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Pirate Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Burner Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Magic Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Ground Man ------------------ BOSS CODE 5
Tengu Man ------------------- BOSS CODE 5
Wily in Mech ---------------- BOSS CODE 5
Wily in Small Mech ---------- BOSS CODE 5
Notes:
[*]: The Centipede is found in the Ground Man stage.
[*2]: The Left and Right Incubators are found in the Dynamo Man
stage. You'll know what I'm talking about when you see
them... I think... well basically they're the things in
the upper corners of the screen that spawn things with
eyes... OK... @_@
[*3]: This code actually kills the centipede for you, instead of
just weakening it. Useful!
[*4]: DO NOT USE THIS CODE FOR KING WITH SHIELD! Why? Because
you're not supposed to defeat King when he still has his
shield, i.e. before Proto Man comes in and breaks it, and
himself. When you beat King With Axe, he's supposed to
beam Proto Man out of the room, but if Proto Man's not in
the room, the game crashes. LOL
There you have it. These boss codes pretty much round out all the PAR
codes you'll ever need to beat Rockman and Forte. Not that you should
really need any of them... LOL Wow, I keep typing "coeds" instead of
"codes" by mistake... @_@...
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Codes Planned for Later Updates
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- Codes to fill up the database. :) I doubt this is possible, since the
database completion record is stored in SRAM (Save RAM), not RAM... too bad.
Any suggestions? Contact me - see the contact section below.
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Version History
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1.1 - Added some details under the list of effects of codes 17-18. Fixed some
formatting. Added the repeat bosses found in Wily's stage (because
Burner Man has different codes for his clone than for himself). Added
a note about this guide being for the Japanese version of the game
only.
1.0 - The original code guide.
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