Bo
@bbayles.bsky.social
RINGS OF SATURN: https://32bits.substack.com
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@bbayles.bsky.social
· Aug 7
Under the microscope: E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PlayStation)
In which the beloved movie alien condemns terrorism in very colorful terms
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I swear this is a real screen in the 2002 E.T. game for PlayStation.
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This PS1 Basketball Game Has Been Hiding A Wholesome Secret For Almost 30 Years.
This PS1 Basketball Game Has Been Hiding A Wholesome Secret For Almost 30 Years
"And they lived happily ever after"
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November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This PS1 Basketball Game Has Been Hiding A Wholesome Secret For Almost 30 Years.
What's the most heartwarming video game Easter egg? Try this in *NCAA Basketball Final Four 97* for PSX:
* Plug in a second controller
* Enter Select, Start, Triangle, Up, X, Square, Up, X, Left, Up, X at the main menu
The "Puzzle" item has a marriage proposal!
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* Plug in a second controller
* Enter Select, Start, Triangle, Up, X, Square, Up, X, Left, Up, X at the main menu
The "Puzzle" item has a marriage proposal!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: NCAA Basketball Final Four 97 (PlayStation)
Also: World League Basketball
32bits.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What's the most heartwarming video game Easter egg? Try this in *NCAA Basketball Final Four 97* for PSX:
* Plug in a second controller
* Enter Select, Start, Triangle, Up, X, Square, Up, X, Left, Up, X at the main menu
The "Puzzle" item has a marriage proposal!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
* Plug in a second controller
* Enter Select, Start, Triangle, Up, X, Square, Up, X, Left, Up, X at the main menu
The "Puzzle" item has a marriage proposal!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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No one’s ever published accurate cheat codes for the Saturn version of Blast Chamber, so of course @bbayles.bsky.social found them! He even uncovered some new ones for the PS1 version. Check it out:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/11/5...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #ps1 #retrogaming #videogames
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/11/5...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #ps1 #retrogaming #videogames
Under the Microscope: Blast Chamber
Blast Chamber is a 1996 game from Attention To Detail, a UK studio that was active from 1990 through 2002. It was released on both PlayStation and Saturn. Some cheat sites (GameFAQs, IGN) list an “…
www.segasaturnshiro.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No one’s ever published accurate cheat codes for the Saturn version of Blast Chamber, so of course @bbayles.bsky.social found them! He even uncovered some new ones for the PS1 version. Check it out:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/11/5...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #ps1 #retrogaming #videogames
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/11/5...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #ps1 #retrogaming #videogames
Here are some previously unreported cheat codes for *Wild Arms* and *Overblood* on PlayStation. They enable debug menus and other dev features!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Wild Arms & Overblood (PlayStation)
Where legends become reality
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November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here are some previously unreported cheat codes for *Wild Arms* and *Overblood* on PlayStation. They enable debug menus and other dev features!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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The PAL-exclusive Saturn port of Krazy Ivan has a cheat menu that's remained hidden until now — check out what @bbayles.bsky.social found in this mech shooter in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/04/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/04/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames
Under the Microscope: Krazy Ivan
Here’s an excerpt from the August 1997 issue of Ultra Game Players: Finally, THQ, who was originally going to publish several PlayStation conversions of Psygnosis’ games, has cancelled those effort…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The PAL-exclusive Saturn port of Krazy Ivan has a cheat menu that's remained hidden until now — check out what @bbayles.bsky.social found in this mech shooter in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/04/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/11/04/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames
You wouldn't cheat at *Tigger's Honey Hunt* for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, would you?
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Under the microscope: Tigger's Honey Hunt (PlayStation, Nintendo 64)
TTFN
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November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You wouldn't cheat at *Tigger's Honey Hunt* for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, would you?
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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There are a lot of known passwords for the Saturn version of Soviet Strike, but are there any more hiding? Of course, and @bbayles.bsky.social found them! He reveals his findings in today’s Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/28/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/28/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
Under the Microscope: Soviet Strike
Electronic Arts famously refused to release games for Sega’s Dreamcast, but people often forget that the company put out dozens of Saturn games. One of those Saturn games was Soviet Strike, a helic…
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October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
There are a lot of known passwords for the Saturn version of Soviet Strike, but are there any more hiding? Of course, and @bbayles.bsky.social found them! He reveals his findings in today’s Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/28/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/28/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
Here's a previously-unreported cheat code for *Nectaris: Military Madness* on PlayStation.
You use the controllers to type in "RUDO RUFO KURO NEKO" (Rudolph the black cat?), and you get a debug mode and some cartoon companion characters - including the cat.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
You use the controllers to type in "RUDO RUFO KURO NEKO" (Rudolph the black cat?), and you get a debug mode and some cartoon companion characters - including the cat.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Nectaris: Military Madness
Neko wa kowai
32bits.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here's a previously-unreported cheat code for *Nectaris: Military Madness* on PlayStation.
You use the controllers to type in "RUDO RUFO KURO NEKO" (Rudolph the black cat?), and you get a debug mode and some cartoon companion characters - including the cat.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
You use the controllers to type in "RUDO RUFO KURO NEKO" (Rudolph the black cat?), and you get a debug mode and some cartoon companion characters - including the cat.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Reposted by Bo
Bo (@bbayles.bsky.social) has a triple-pack of new cheat codes for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Herc's Adventures and Wangan Trial Love ... and they all have something in common. Find out in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/21/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/21/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
Under the Microscope: Herc’s Adventures, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Wangan Trial Love
What do Herc’s Adventures, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Wangan Trial Love have in common, besides being Saturn games? All three games have unreported “staff roll” Easter eggs — special w…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bo (@bbayles.bsky.social) has a triple-pack of new cheat codes for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Herc's Adventures and Wangan Trial Love ... and they all have something in common. Find out in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/21/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/21/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn
I looked at the 3DO game *Rise of the Robots* and found some long-unknown cheat codes:
* Play against the Supervisor boss
* Swap sides in Training mode
* Watch the ending sequences
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* Play against the Supervisor boss
* Swap sides in Training mode
* Watch the ending sequences
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Rise of the Robots (3DO)
Techno nightmare!!
32bits.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I looked at the 3DO game *Rise of the Robots* and found some long-unknown cheat codes:
* Play against the Supervisor boss
* Swap sides in Training mode
* Watch the ending sequences
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
* Play against the Supervisor boss
* Swap sides in Training mode
* Watch the ending sequences
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I found a cheat code that works in both *Arc the Lad II* and *Arc the Lad III* for PlayStation. It enables some cool debugging features in game 2 (save anywhere, defeat enemies instantly) and some other features in game 3 (alter your items, adjust the viewport).
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Arc the Lad II & III (PlayStation)
Part of the Arc the Lad Collection
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October 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I found a cheat code that works in both *Arc the Lad II* and *Arc the Lad III* for PlayStation. It enables some cool debugging features in game 2 (save anywhere, defeat enemies instantly) and some other features in game 3 (alter your items, adjust the viewport).
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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Fighting Illusion Shou, the Japan-only kickboxing game on the Saturn, is hiding some cheat codes for an unbeatable super combo and playing as ... the ring girls? @bbayles.bsky.social breaks it all down in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/14/u...
#sega #saturn
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/14/u...
#sega #saturn
Under the Microscope: Fighting Illusion Shou
There are a bunch of games in the K-1 Fighting series. One of them was published for Saturn, Fighting Illusion Shou. It’s a 3D fighting game in which you play as various kickboxers from the ’…
www.segasaturnshiro.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Fighting Illusion Shou, the Japan-only kickboxing game on the Saturn, is hiding some cheat codes for an unbeatable super combo and playing as ... the ring girls? @bbayles.bsky.social breaks it all down in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/14/u...
#sega #saturn
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/14/u...
#sega #saturn
Some cheat sites list bogus codes for *Big Air Freestyle* on GameCube - it turns out they're for a different game called *Freekstyle*.
I took a look at *Big Air Freestyle* to find its _real_ cheats.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I took a look at *Big Air Freestyle* to find its _real_ cheats.
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Under the microscope: Big Air Freestyle (GameCube)
Also: MX Rider (PlayStation 2)
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October 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Some cheat sites list bogus codes for *Big Air Freestyle* on GameCube - it turns out they're for a different game called *Freekstyle*.
I took a look at *Big Air Freestyle* to find its _real_ cheats.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I took a look at *Big Air Freestyle* to find its _real_ cheats.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I found cheat codes that clear all stages in the PlayStation and Dreamcast versions of *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command*.
On PSX you can also use button combinations to enable cheat effects during gameplay, but due to a lack of buttons, they don't work on DC.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
On PSX you can also use button combinations to enable cheat effects during gameplay, but due to a lack of buttons, they don't work on DC.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (PlayStation, Dreamcast)
Not enough buttons
32bits.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I found cheat codes that clear all stages in the PlayStation and Dreamcast versions of *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command*.
On PSX you can also use button combinations to enable cheat effects during gameplay, but due to a lack of buttons, they don't work on DC.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
On PSX you can also use button combinations to enable cheat effects during gameplay, but due to a lack of buttons, they don't work on DC.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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Robots In Disguise
'Clockwork Knight'
SEGA Saturn
'Clockwork Knight'
SEGA Saturn
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Robots In Disguise
'Clockwork Knight'
SEGA Saturn
'Clockwork Knight'
SEGA Saturn
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Previews of Virtua Fighter Kids on #Sega #Saturn demo discs are based on prototype builds of the game. @bbayles.bsky.social patched out the demo restrictions and found some cool differences with the final — see what they are in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/07/u...
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/07/u...
Under the Microscope: Virtua Fighter Kids
In this edition: There’s a demo of Virtua Fighter Kids that lets you play a limited subset of the game. I patched out the limits. The demo is based on a build from a month before the final one, and…
www.segasaturnshiro.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Previews of Virtua Fighter Kids on #Sega #Saturn demo discs are based on prototype builds of the game. @bbayles.bsky.social patched out the demo restrictions and found some cool differences with the final — see what they are in his latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/07/u...
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/10/07/u...
*Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids* is a demo disc for *Virtua Fighter Kids*. Although it only lets you play a limited subset of the game, it's based on a full build.
I patched out the demo limits and found several interesting differences with the final:
32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...
I patched out the demo limits and found several interesting differences with the final:
32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...
Extending the demos: Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn)
A Java Tea Original
32bits.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
*Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids* is a demo disc for *Virtua Fighter Kids*. Although it only lets you play a limited subset of the game, it's based on a full build.
I patched out the demo limits and found several interesting differences with the final:
32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...
I patched out the demo limits and found several interesting differences with the final:
32bits.substack.com/p/extending-...
Here are some long-unknown cheat codes for Aqua GT on Dreamcast and PlayStation. They unlock all of the extra boats and courses.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Aqua GT (Dreamcast, PlayStation)
Do you have what it takes to be a winner or will you be left drowning?!!!
32bits.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here are some long-unknown cheat codes for Aqua GT on Dreamcast and PlayStation. They unlock all of the extra boats and courses.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I looked at *Nicktoons Racing* for Playstation and found three cheat codes that I don't think have been documented befor:
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Nicktoons Racing (PlayStation)
The Mystery Rider is not Doug
32bits.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I looked at *Nicktoons Racing* for Playstation and found three cheat codes that I don't think have been documented befor:
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Nicktoons Racing (PlayStation)
The Mystery Rider is not Doug
32bits.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I looked at *Nicktoons Racing* for Playstation and found three cheat codes that I don't think have been documented befor:
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
* Unlock everything
* Throw Gak at the menu
* Show build information
Details on the reverse engineering: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
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The PlayStation version of Tennis Arena has a cheat code for it, but does the Japan-only Saturn version? Wait, it has *two?* @bbayles.bsky.social has the answers in today's Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/30/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #tennis
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/30/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #tennis
www.segasaturnshiro.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The PlayStation version of Tennis Arena has a cheat code for it, but does the Japan-only Saturn version? Wait, it has *two?* @bbayles.bsky.social has the answers in today's Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/30/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #tennis
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/30/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #tennis
I came up with a batch of previously unreported cheat codes for the France-exclusive Dreamcast game *Taxi 2* - details are in my article.
I also found an "unlock everything" cheat for the PSX version.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I also found an "unlock everything" cheat for the PSX version.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: Taxi 2 (Dreamcast, PlayStation)
The second best "Taxi 2" game for Dreamcast
32bits.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I came up with a batch of previously unreported cheat codes for the France-exclusive Dreamcast game *Taxi 2* - details are in my article.
I also found an "unlock everything" cheat for the PSX version.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I also found an "unlock everything" cheat for the PSX version.
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
I found a hidden feature in *PaRappa the Rapper*: hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Triangle as the Masaya screen fades out.
You can then win by repeatedly pressing Select!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
You can then win by repeatedly pressing Select!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Under the microscope: PaRappa the Rapper (PlayStation)
Get you out of this and now push the button
32bits.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found a hidden feature in *PaRappa the Rapper*: hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Select+Triangle as the Masaya screen fades out.
You can then win by repeatedly pressing Select!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
You can then win by repeatedly pressing Select!
32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...
Reposted by Bo
Instead of discovering new cheat codes this week, Bo found new *extensions* of cheat codes to two shooters: Cotton Boomerang and Terra Cresta 3D! See what these augmented codes do in the latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/23/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/23/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
Under the Microscope: Cotton Boomerang & Terra Cresta 3D
In this edition: Cotton Boomerang has a well-known cheat code that grants you extra options. I found that adding a couple of buttons to it unlocks more bonus items. Terra Cresta 3D also has a well-…
www.segasaturnshiro.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Instead of discovering new cheat codes this week, Bo found new *extensions* of cheat codes to two shooters: Cotton Boomerang and Terra Cresta 3D! See what these augmented codes do in the latest Under the Microscope:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/23/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/23/u...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming