/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.10954368]

What is the most obscure retro game secret you know? If you keep the wooden sword in Zelda 1 until you get the red ring in spectacle rock, then the wooden sword will become red wooden sword.

[Anonymous No.10954379]

>>10954368
The bonus 100 floor dungeon at the end of Dark Cloud will change its music if allowed to loop for a certain amount of time(probably an hour+).
>discovered this when i fell asleep while playing it

[Anonymous No.10954397]

>>10954379
Huuhh

[Anonymous No.10954453]

[Anonymous No.10954468]

>>10954453
Puck A Man!

[Anonymous No.10954519]

>>10954453
it really fucked me up when I realized this is actually real

[Anonymous No.10954745]

>>10954519
There are actually some extremely rare arcade cabinets out there with the original "Fuck Man" branding.

[Anonymous No.10954770]

In Aria of Sorrow, the game tracks how much HP an enemy has left when using the Lightning Doll bullet soul.

If the last enemy you attacked has critically low HP, Soma will change his battle cry whilst using that soul.

https://streamable.com/128ajh

[Anonymous No.10954804]

>>10954770
he goes from
>cheeh cheeh cheeh!
to
>wassup wassup wassup!
what a cocky guy!

[Anonymous No.10954824]

>>10954770
>>10954804
Doesn't happen in the video you posted
Do NOT waste my time

[Anonymous No.10954836]

>>10954824
it does go towards the end of the video

[Anonymous No.10954843]

>>10954836
Oh yueah I hear it now lol

[Anonymous No.10954845]

The PC version of Resident Evil, and only the PC version, has an extra Beretta Clip. It's hidden in a dark corner of the Tyrant lab room, next to the entrance.

I think it may have been added as a clue that the Tyrant can actually be killed with about just a single Beretta Clip, and also it was one of the few bosses (with the Yawn 2nd encounter) which didn't have a possible "plan B" for the player in a pinch.

[Anonymous No.10954857]

>>10954368
if grab mushroom mario big

[Anonymous No.10954862]

>>10954857

[Anonymous No.10955221]

In the original PS2 black label version of Wrath of Cortex, you can teleport yourself directly to the end of Wizards and Lizards by pressing select immediately after you hit the time trial clock. Completely free platinum relic. But it only works on this one level, and it was patched out in future releases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS3wElVw8w0

[Anonymous No.10955236]

>>10954368
If you go back to Professor Oak in Pokémon Blue or Red after fighting Gary for the second time, without ever: catching a pokémon, evolving a pokémon, finding a pokéball, or buying a pokéball (there may be even more conditions), he will give you five free pokeballs.

I think even the QA missed this, because the text is glitched to fuck and wraps over itself.

[Anonymous No.10955279]

>>10955236
Is there any video or screenshot showing the text?

[Anonymous No.10955306]

>>10954857
thats a pretty bold claim fren

[Anonymous No.10955338]

the secret Jill Valentine and Rebecca Chambers 10 minute long pussy eating sequence in RE:1(Japanese version)

[Anonymous No.10955358]

>>10955279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atQNVI_LEuc

I only found out about it because of RetroAchievements, their Pokémon Red/Blue set is pretty good. Includes most of the incredibly niche stuff in the game.

[Anonymous No.10955416]

The original Windows 3.x version of Minesweeper has a built-in cheat. I wanna say it was XYZZY or something like that, but I don't remember. Anyways, it would make one single pixel in the corner of your screen(the entire screen, not just Minesweeper) be either white or black, depending on if your mouse was over a mine or not. It may or may not exist in later versions of Minesweeper.
In some revisions of Colonization, you can hit ESC when you are given a choice for your continental congress in order to re-roll the selection. In most versions you can also enable a cheat menu that will allow you to spawn the Expert Teacher that was cut from the final game, as well as a colony upgrade building that were also cut.
It's possible to put yourself in a situation in Final Fantasy 6 where you have no one left in your party, causing the game to soft-lock.
Near the beginning of Herc's Adventures is a way to get you and a player 2 a pig potion each, which you can quickly trade in for 10 of every weapon plus a full set of gyro's.

[Anonymous No.10955449]

>>10955358
The funny thing is that even the rival fight is very easily missable, there's no reason to go that way.

[Anonymous No.10955618]

In Tree Tops of Spyro 1 it is possible to reach the green thief platform without using supercharge at all by gliding behind the wooden barriers and stepping on some very narrow ledges. The webm shows someone doing it quickly with charges, but that's not necessary. You can take your time and do it without charging.

[Anonymous No.10955639]

>>10955618
This part trips me up EVERY TIME I replay the game, no matter how many times it's been. This is life changing.

[Anonymous No.10955640]

>>10954453

[Anonymous No.10955646]

>>10954857

[Anonymous No.10955679]

>>10954453
>>10954519
>>10954745
Fake.
https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/Pac-Man_Bank
https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/Pac-Man_(Tomy_board_game)
https://pacman.fandom.com/wiki/Pac-Man_(Tomy_water_game)
Namco took Tomy's toys and built a game around them without permission.

[Anonymous No.10955681]

Idk if other ports have it, but the Xbox version of Metal Slug 3, the mission 1 music is slightly edited from the NeoGeo original.(and sounds better cause of it imo)

[Anonymous No.10955706]

Were bane in SOTN is FUKKEN GOOD

[Anonymous No.10955721]

You can see an angel for 0.04 seconds when you use the holy sword special attack

[Anonymous No.10955794]

I know glitches to get an invisible board and bike in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. I'm a bit fuzzy on the details for these, especially the bike, so sorry if I get some bits wrong.

Invisible board:
Go to the Skate Ranch, then go out of bounds anywhere beyond the fence encircling the place. Then get off your board, and throw or drop it right before you're warped back into the level. If done right, you'll see your board under your feet when you respawn, but once you roll away, you'll leave the board behind.
This only works at the Skate Ranch because it uses a unique out of bounds warp, where you see the camera zoom out for a second or two before the warp (giving you a chance to throw the board), as opposed to the standard one used elsewhere in the game (and all the other TH games) where you're warped instantly.
Once you have the invisible board, you keep it until you get off your board, at which point the game realizes you don't really have one. You'll have to press the button to get a new, visible board again. Also, for some strange reason, you can't do Sticker Slaps or Wallplants with the invisible board.

Invisible bike:
This one can be done anywhere in the game, but is harder to pull off, and I seem to recall only works on PS2. You have to get into a manual, and tilt back so you'll bail, but right before you do, unplug the controller. Instead of bailing, you'll go into a loop of starting a new manual, tilting back, then starting another when you should bail. And each time you "bail", your bike will fall out from under you and bounce around a bit, as if you really did bail, while you keep doing manuals on an invisible bike. To actually ride around with it, you have the plug the controller back in right when a new manual starts (so you aren't tilted too far back and bail immediately), then land the manual. Now you can ride around however you like with the invisible bike, but next time you bail, you'll pick up a normal, visible bike.

[Anonymous No.10955883]

>>10955794
A few more tidbits about THAW:
- The levels, skaters, and concept art exclusive to the PS2-only Collector's Edition are present in the files of the standard PS2 version, and even the other console versions. Not sure if it's this easy on the other consoles, but on PS2 all it takes is a GameShark/etc code and the game acts just like the Collector's Edition. The only thing missing from the files is the Making Of FMV.
- In Hollywood, if you go to the Hollywood sign area, get right up against the fence, and throw your board through the fence, for some reason sometimes the game will give you an out of bounds respawn a few times in a row.
- In East L.A. in Story Mode, if you graffiti tag the triangular signboard up against the wall of the police station building and near the stairs to the train, then take the tunnel to Downtown, you'll see floating graffiti in the shape of that signboard above the slope near the tunnel exit.
- In Downtown, if you grind the rail on the top of the fence blocking off the grassy out of bounds area with the dog, then press R2 (or equivalent) to drop off of the rail, the warp won't trigger, and you can skate around in that small area, but as soon as you jump, the warp will trigger.
Again, haven't played THAW in a while so I'm fuzzy on the details. I know a lot of other stupid tidbits like this, and would probably remember even more next time I play, but those are the most interesting (or least uninteresting) ones I can remember.

[Anonymous No.10955893]

>>10955883
I forgot to mention, that last one only works when grinding the rail in one direction. I can't remember which, but you've only got two options anyway.

[Anonymous No.10956461]

The music that plays in each of the four areas of Majora's Mask is straight from Metroid
https://youtu.be/11QwjMB4HhU
https://youtu.be/QjeISoK3pqs?si=p6j9WYY4OdoPxq6F

[Anonymous No.10956473]

in Chrono Cross if you start up a new game+ that has the spectra swallow for serge, and have it equipped for the fight after lynx takes your body, you get a rainbow colored scythe for that one fight

[Anonymous No.10956498]

>>10955679
I honestly cannot tell if this is another shitpost or actual deep lore, but so far regardless, it's the best post in this thread.

[Anonymous No.10956747]

>>10954368
In Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, while travelling on the SS Tidal, if you press A on one of the portholes you can watch the ship pass through the route for a few seconds.

[Anonymous No.10956859]

>>10956461
doesn't really sound that similar
what is true is that the mask get tune is the same as the item get tune in zelda 2
https://youtu.be/1fUR20uPt7Y?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/Axx86LYYYq4?feature=shared

[Anonymous No.10956862]

Another Resident Evil one. You can trick the spider boss to destroy its own webs, you don't even need to pick up the knife.

[Anonymous No.10956890]

Diablo 2: if the Paladin casts Raise Skeleton, Raise Skeletal Mage or Revive by any means, he is instantly damaged for 1/8 of his maximum life

[Anonymous No.10957059]

Phantasy Star 3 has an item that will warp you to the entrance of the last dungeon you entered or something similar. You can get this item in the very first area, and use it when you get captured and put in jail. The devs anticipated this, and will have the important NPC tell you to start over again and play properly. Which is neat, that they clearly playtested and saw that flaw and made a fix for it.
The interesting bit is that the 2nd third of the game can be completely skipped by using this item as soon as you start that part of the game. The pointer will still point to the last dungeon of the previous generation, which is easily cleared now, then you fight the boss of the previous generation again. After that, you get the choice for the current generation, and then get sent to the final third of the game. Making the wrong choice will soft-lock you later, but it's very possible to beat PS3 without playing much of the middle of the game.
So the devs knew right off the bat the item could be used to sequence break, but failed to catch the most serious problem it could cause.

[Anonymous No.10957062]

>>10954368
wtf i didn't know that

[Anonymous No.10958632]

>>10956461
Ocarina of Time's title screen music is the flute music from Zelda 1

[Anonymous No.10958650]

>>10954857
Big if true

[Anonymous No.10958894]

I sometimes wonder if anyone else found this, I submitted it to Gamefaqs cheats section for but they never put it up.

Anyway there's a spot near the beginning of the colosseum in Tomb Raider 1 where you can glitch through the floor to the exit and skip almost the entire level. Every once in a while I think of looking into speed runners to see if any of them noticed it but so far I haven't bothered.

[Anonymous No.10958909]

>>10955236
That wasn't the standard experience?
I was bewildered about not receiving my free pokeballs when I started a new run.

[Anonymous No.10958926]

>>10954368
Perfect Dark Skedar Ruins you can completely skip the wall you're supposed to blow open by hugging the right side of the canyon to reach the hallway leading to the room you extend the bridge from. But if you do this and spend your devastator ammo without blowing up the wall anyway it will cause the objective to be failed.

[Anonymous No.10958941]

>>10955618
Never played Spyro. Is this game breaking?

[Anonymous No.10959020]

>>10955679
"Pakku" is basically the Japanese onomatopoeia for "gulp" or "gobble". Made sense for the toy, since it was a little bank that ate money.
Tomy rendered "Pakkuman" in Japanese on their original toys, while Namco specifically rendered it in English as "Puck-Man" at first, then switched it "Pac-Man". In fact, it looks like Tomy started using "Puck Man" for it's toys once the video game came out.

[Anonymous No.10959032]

>>10958909
I suppose it's just quite odd to: not have found or bought a pokeball at that point, and have fought the Rival (it's completely optional and easily missable here), and still just have your basic starter, and also go back to Oak for no real reason

It's a big ol collection of "ifs" to even qualify to get them.

[Anonymous No.10959060]

ITT: That kid

[Anonymous No.10959062]

>>10959020
Idk what the legal rights resulted in it, but in the US, we got that Pakkuman coin bank, but officially branded as Pac-Man.

[Anonymous No.10959068]

You can play as Azala in Chrono Trigger

[Anonymous No.10959101]

>>10954368
The Famicom and NES releases of Sword Master have a few differences, but there's one that not many people talk about.
The drum sample used for the music is different. In the Japanese version, it's harsh and sounds like it's clipped, but the international release has a proper drum sample.
JP: https://voca.ro/1bkwcLi2ax9b
US: https://voca.ro/15tKGbxGfrAg

[Anonymous No.10959152]

>>10959101
>Cash Converters
God i miss that place. Always clean and organized. I went back to my childhood one many years after and it became such a filthy shithole, stuff pouring out onto the floor and a pile of loose discs in a bucket. Bunch of car stereo equipment taking up most of the store. Then it closed not too long after.

[Anonymous No.10959221]

>>10959062
Most likely what happened is that Tomy realized that, instead of suing the shit out of Namco, they were now suddenly THE official merchandiser of the biggest arcade game since Space Invaders and Namco couldn't say shit about it. All Namco could do is basically agree to let them put new stickers on the toys.

[Anonymous No.10959242]

>>10958941
not at all. I discovered it on my own before I found out about the developer intended route, because trying this way made far more sense to me as a kid.

[Anonymous No.10959285]

>>10958894
Got a video of this?

[Anonymous No.10959745]

>>10959285
No unfortunately, it was over 25 years ago I played the game. It's partly why I'm curious if anyone else found it. Other that the level and the glitch being near the start so can skip almost the whole thing I don't remember much about it.

[Anonymous No.10959751]

>>10959101
You should submit that to TCRF

https://tcrf.net/Sword_Master_(NES)

[Anonymous No.10959782]

>>10959068
You wanna tell a bit more champ?

[Anonymous No.10960345]

The GameBoy has a pin on the cartridges and cartridge port for audio, meaning that it's fully capable of expansion sound (like the Famicom). However, no commercial games ever made use of it.

[Anonymous No.10960468]

>>10954368
In Mother, after you fight Teddy, he asks to join your party, if you say no, he'll beg to join you. If you keep saying no you'll get a call from your dad, DEMANDING you to let Teddy join your party. If you say no again, you'll be sent all the way back to Ninten's House in Podunk. If you didn't learn PSI Teleport from the garrickson baby or leave a trail of breadcrumbs, you have to go ALL THE WAY back to Ellay.

[Anonymous No.10960475]

>>10959101
Japanese sounds way better.

[Anonymous No.10960753]

>>10954379
It's not a secret because it's obvious, but I have literally never seen someone jump ontop of the blocks at the top of the screen in Super Mario Bros level 1-2 and just skip the entire stage. It's also 1000% easier to get to the warp zone this way...

[Anonymous No.10960765]

>>10960753
Didn't mean to tag

[Anonymous No.10960868]

>>10954368
In Super Castlevania IV, if you jump on a treasure chest in Stage 9 a LOT of times (about 250, I think), it will crumble and leave a piece of meat behind. You'll likely run out of time doing it, though.

[Anonymous No.10960969]

>>10954368
In Sonic Chaos, you have to go through one of three pipes to reach the Gigalopolis Zone boss. All three go to the same place and, outside of length, there appears to be no difference between them.
However, the pipes inexplicably set the difficulty of the boss with the short pipe being the easiest and the long pipe being the hardest
https://youtu.be/IVFc6IzXBpw
Speaking of Gigalopolis, a more well known, but still obscure fact is that the music for the zone in the Master System version is pretty much the demo from a Korg M1 keyboard, which is probably why it got changed for the Game Gear version
https://youtu.be/pwAypkQqcBk
https://youtu.be/kRimMyvBnwc

[Anonymous No.10961304]

Despite popular belief, there is no way to softlock Drja Vu on the nes. In fact, of the three nes macventure games, only Shadowgate can be softlocked and you have to do something specific to cause it. After getting the gold coins, return to the troll, give a coin, exit back a screen, repeat until out of coins, then cast the spell to pass. Normally he kills you after taking a second coin, but leaving the screen starts the encoubter over. Now you have no coins for the ferry man at the end of the game.

[Anonymous No.10961628]

>>10960345
holy shit

[Anonymous No.10962171]

>>10954368
There's a glitch/exploit in Shadowrun for the Genesis that lets you instantly gain access to any node in the Matrix, regardless of level or security. Even works on Tar Pits.
>have a deck fast enough to run a second program before the first program finishes
>run Sleaze on a low-level node, then quickly run Deception before the Sleaze finishes
>the next node you visit will be insta-Deceived
Very meta exploit. Someone posted this on Gamefaqs years ago but I've never seen any videos before, so I made this one just for you, frens.

[Anonymous No.10962191]

>>10962171
very much appreciate your effort in doing this. i was aware of the double retreat glitch but this is great.

[Anonymous No.10962203]

>>10958894
Current world record doesn't seem to do what you're talking about.
Here's the run starting at the Colosseum:

https://youtu.be/1HSGaX9kg7Q?t=864

[Anonymous No.10962208]

>>10962191
Null sweat, chummer. The insta-Deceive also stays loaded until you visit a node you haven't accessed yet. You can take advantage of this by clearing a path to the CPU and then backtracking to some low-level node to run the exploit on.

[Anonymous No.10962540]

>>10959152
They're online and I have gotten great vr stuff thru them incl a few gb games and my current sixaxis although prices are heavily varied now

[Anonymous No.10962553]

>>10954368
Under certain conditions, Halo CE on Xbox lets you move around with the dpad, and other times it does not.