Sonic 3d Level select (alternate code)

I tried it once, and the screen started flashing weird colors. Then I did it again, and it worked!!! This is because whenever the game has an error, it falls back to the level select screen. If you have a ROM of it, and open it in GENS, and load a savestate from any non-sonic game, it'll load up the level select screen too.

 

I remember there was a spot in Rusty Ruin zone 2 that you could go behind a corner, I have no clue what you did back there, but after randomly pressing crap, you'd end up at the blue screen level select...what's the main way to get to LS anyway?

 

BARACUDA is your friend

 

This is widely known by now, but I guess it can't be avoided to have a topic about it each year or so.

 

Where is this location in Rusty Ruin, anyway? I don't recall any such area.

 

Do what the pitcure says;P

There's also a 1-up back there(also noted in the picture).

I can't remember what to do back there, because I never did know, I was like 7, just hit shit till it works.

It's in RRZ act 2.

If you can't find the spot, I'll make a savestate...

 

Yes, as ICEknight said, this is extremely widely known. The game's exception handlers are basically set to the location of the level select code, instead of the stuff we occasionally see when S1 crashes (like LINE 1010 EMULATOR BLAH).

 

despite being an average game (although I thought it was pretty good, if a little fiddley) isn't 3d Blast such an acheivement for the megadrive? I mean all the shit it manages to pull off it really pushed the console to its maximum!

 

I know. From a technical standpoint, it's more impressive than S3&K...though it sucks that the loops are fixed like in the Game Gear games. It's the same size and features some music and graphics that in some ways really challenges the hardware (music for zone 1 act 1 is 4 min. long!). The only more impressive game technically might be Virtua Racing.

 

lol. So true. Every single year!

 

No. Sonic 3D Blast is not that impressive. Sure it got the movie in the beginning... But else, it's just a 32 bits ROM packed with art to make you think it is 3D. Many images in that game were 3D rendered art to develop the game faster. But it is not Yoshi Island or Virtua Racing impressive if you ask me.

 

Or Donkey Kong Country impressive.

 

er...DK was for SNES.

 

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And so was Yoshi's Island.

ZING

 

Very interesting. I'll try it as long as I don't blow up my cartridge...

 

And like in all the 3D sonics (except Sonic R?). I just had some "fun" yesterday with Sonic Adventure by watching Sonic suddenly go crazy fast when standing inside a loop and then barely touching the controller... =P

 

Well, they aren't fixed persay, they're just heavily aided. From what I can gather, a path is inserted into the level. When the player hits the first point in the path, he's then pointed and accelerated to the next point IF control input is present. If not, nothing happens.

 

Back when I first got 3D Blast, I was able to get to the level select screen by jamming A+B+C 16 times at the SEGA animation screen. I knew of no BARACUDA code at the time, and sometimes that level select was unstable and would take me back from the middle of a level, but it did work.

 

Actually, it's quite rare for a cartridge or system to get damaged by pulling out or shaking carts with the power on. The only thing you have to watch out for is if certain pins on the cart connector get shorted - you could send power down a line that's meant for data and damage the hardware. If you're careful though, there's nothing to worry about.

I've done cart-swapping loads of times with Sonic & Knuckles and other games, and none of them have been damaged yet!

Edit: Oh, on games with SRAM (like Sonic 3) you might get all your save games wiped, but that's the worst that should happen.