Mega Man's Soccer
Also known as: Rockman's Soccer (JP) Developer: Nova Publisher: Capcom Platform: SNES Released in JP: February 17, 1994 Released in US: April 1994 This game has unused playable characters. This game has unused code. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has a notes page This game has a prerelease article

Mega Man and various Robot Masters play soccer (or, as it's known in the rest of the world, soccre). It's exactly as good as you'd think it would be.

Animation Test

Pro Action Replay code 82802705 or Game Genie code D964-4FA6 will enable this animation test menu shortly after bootup.

• A: Increment frame index.


• B: Decrement frame index.


• X: Increment character index.


• Y: Decrement character index.


• Select: Toggle background mode.


• Start: Exit.

Background Mode

• A: Color palette background.


• B: Crosshatch background.

Removed 4-Player Support

These messages are present in the ROM:

WARNING!

ADJUST MULTI TAP IN THE

CONNECTOR OF 2 PLAYER SIDE!

ACCEPT JOYSTICKS ONLY!

The Super Multitap is a peripheral for the Super NES that plugs into the second controller port and allows up to four additional controllers to be connected, allowing up to five people to play a game at once. It was mainly used for sports games like this one, but the final version does not support a Multitap, and as such only two people can play at once.

The 3P and 4P icons seem to be the only graphical remnants of this support.

Unused Text

Starting at address $81848C:

SAMPLE VERSION

Unused Endings

Championship Mode

The ending is not normally viewable, and the game instead takes you back to the title screen. Restore the full ending with these Pro Action Replay codes:

82D1F0EA

82D1F1EA

82D1F2EA

82D1F3EA

Tournament Mode

Like Championship Mode, the ending is not normally viewable and the game instead takes you back to the title screen. The below code will block the jump and let you see the ending:

82D29CEA

82D29DEA

82D29EEA

82D29FEA

League Mode

Another mode where the game abruptly jumps back to the title screen instead of displaying an ending. No evidence was found that one exists for this mode, but there is some noteworthy program code:

Upon finishing League Mode, the game checks memory address 7EA104 (which is never used during the game) for a non-zero value. The value it contains doesn't matter, however, as it's followed by a BNE $00 command. With a branch distance of zero, it functions as a Branch Always that will just proceed to the next operation, which is to return to the title screen.

No unused programming was found within the maximum possible branch range, meaning whatever alternate code path once existed was deleted in the retail build.

Dr. Wily

Although Dr. Wily appears on the Member Select screen (to the right of Gemini Man), he is normally not selectable. The original plan was to make him available after beating the game, but unfortunately, the ending was unfinished/disabled and returns to the title screen right before the Dr. Wily enable flag is set. Even with the full ending restored, there would still be a problem as the only way out of the Presented by Capcom final screen is to reset the console. (Of note, although only part of his big face appears in the selection screen, it is visible in Tournament mode, and the small one in the field position screen. And as Wily is a member of Elec Man's team and Dust Man's team in League mode, he isn't completely unplayable.)

Either use Game Genie code F0DD-927C (WARNING: only have this code on when the Member Select is reached, or the game could glitch) or set RAM address 7E008C to 02 before you get to the Member Select screen to select him.

He even has a full set of palettes! The top row of palettes is for normal players, and the bottom row is used for the goalie Dr. Wily. The first column is the default set, while the second and third columns are used when both 1P and 2P select Dr. Wily.

See the Notes page for technical details regarding the Dr. Wily enable flag.

Credits

When the password screen is opened, memory address $7E008C is checked for 0023. If true, the background turns red and the credits begin to scroll, using the password box as the display:

It can be accessed with Pro Action Replay code 82ABB000 or Game Genie code DDC8-3DDC.

The normal method to view the credits requires a very unusual set of steps. It also requires Dr. Wily unlocked, which isn't possible without a game enhancer because of the broken ending:

1. In OPTION, set TIME to 03


2. Select EXHIBITION
   


3. Select 1P VS 2P
   


4. Set GK on the A TEAM to TOADMAN
   


5. Set GK on the B TEAM to SNAKEMAN
   


6. Allow the TOADMAN team to win the game


7. Select MEMBER CHANGE
   


8. Set GK on the A TEAM to TOADMAN
   


9. Set GK on the B TEAM to Dr WILY
   


10. Allow the TOADMAN team to win the game


11. Select END
    


12. Select CAPCOM CHAMPIONSHIP
    


13. Select 1P VS COM
    


14. Select PASSWORD
    

And the text of the credits is as follows:

ROCKMANS(MEGAMANS)SOCCER 



= STAFF = 



(GAME DESIGN) 

YATSUHOU 

RED 

MICKEY 



(MAIN PROGRAM) 

KWAERU.T 



(SUB PROGRAM) 

MINK.M 



(GUEST PROGRAM) 

GERO 



(PROGRAM SURPORT) KOBA 



(GRAPHICS) 

7852 

ORI-CHAN 

MARIO-CHAN 

SUMIRE 

Q-CHAN 

MATABICHI 

RAKKASEI-ONDO 

YOSHIMI 

KAORU 

OKAAA-CHAN 

PATRIOT-YAMAZOO 



(SOUND PROGRAM) 

TOMI 



(SOUND) 

OKA 

TOMI 

NORIRIN 



(SPECIAL THANKS) 

HITOMI-SAN 

MAKINO-SAN 

KWA-CHAN 

SASA-CHAN 

IWA-CHAN 

NAO 



(DIRECTOR) 

YACCYAN! 



(PRODUSER) 

PROFESSOR F 



THANK YOU