figgler Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Ok, shame on me for cheating, or trying to. I decided to use my GameGenie to get some extra lives, but after putting in the requisiste codes, I got a message telling me to turn the power off. Every try after, the screen below came up everytime. I've never heard of a game with protection like this. And why does it think the GameGenie is a copying device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kialan Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Does it still say that even without a game genie connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted June 5, 2004 Author Share Posted June 5, 2004 No, it's like it detects the GG and goes into safe mode or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaineMaxwell Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 No, it's like it detects the GG and goes into safe mode or something That's kinda funny, a video game having a safe mode like Winblows. Most screens like that I get is from NES games when they tell me "We're sorry, all your games have been erased". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Donkey Kong Country 3 does that too. I had a copy of it that when you stuck it in your SNES it automatically said that. It really disappointed me, as the place I bought it at was over 50 miles away and I just wanted to play the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Weird.. My copies NEVER did that! I always had the codes work. Hell, if it weren't for the "Never lose your buddy" code, I'd have never made it past Toxic Tower. (That level's a bitch!) I've seen a screen of that message before though, but that was from using a Copier device. But never from a Genie. Weird. Could there be different versions or something? Maybe certain Genies do this and some don't? My Game Genie says "V. 2.0" on the board inside. If ya have a screwdriver handy, open it up and look underneath at your version. Maybe either the Genies were changed to work later or the game was changed to not work later. I'd vote for the Genie. I got mine in like 1996 after all three games came out. Yours might be an early version designed before the game was made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vb_master Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Super Metroid does that with a certain code on; 076A-C4DF Link that might help with your problem. All this from Game Genie Code Creaters' Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoDieScreaming Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I've never seen a video game with a safe-mode before... Thats actually sorta cool. Any more screenshots on other games that do this? (And who the hell is that with Diddy?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It's Dixie. That's the same screen it shows when you get Game Over. Diddy and Dixie in a cage captured by Cruel K. Rool. (No longer a King, rather a Pirate Captain in the second game. Becomes a Scientist in the third. Very versatile bad guy. Though back to King for the DK64 role.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoDieScreaming Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It's Dixie. That's the same screen it shows when you get Game Over. Diddy and Dixie in a cage captured by Cruel K. Rool. (No longer a King, rather a Pirate Captain in the second game. Becomes a Scientist in the third. Very versatile bad guy. Though back to King for the DK64 role.) Ah. I don't know those Nintendo characters very well. Does anyone else remember the gimmick that Taco Bell had a few years ago, the Donkey Kong Coins thing? They were little coins that came (I think.) with a drink, and depending on how many points and what combinations you had, you won money, an N64, etc. I vividly recall selling them to the kids on the playground for unreasonable prices. Ahhh... ...youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoDieScreaming Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Come to think of it, Sonic & Knuckles has a screen like this also. I remember coming across this because some dick-head in the third grade told me you could connect VectorMan to it, and play VectorMan as Knuckles... But anyway, I suppose it would have doubled as a 'safe mode' screen. 3D renditions of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Robotnik/Eggman (This was the period where the name-changing almost happened in America.). Overhead, the words 'No Way!!' scrolled... ...coooooool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I remember coming across this because some dick-head in the third grade told me you could connect VectorMan to it, and play VectorMan as Knuckles... Kids do this stuff. They're kids! Besides.. you CAN play as Vectorman!! .. Though, you CAN use that screen to select one of the 3D Bonus worlds to play. I forget all the specifics, but it's known as "Blue Sphere" on the Sonic Mega Collection. Connect Sonic 1 to it and you can choose any of the millions of combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Ok, shame on me for cheating, or trying to. I decided to use my GameGenie to get some extra lives, but after putting in the requisiste codes, I got a message telling me to turn the power off. Every try after, the screen below came up everytime. I've never heard of a game with protection like this. And why does it think the GameGenie is a copying device? If I recall, they use soem fancy timing tests to see if they're connected directly to the SNES or if they're piggy-backed to something else. Anyways, there should be a "master code" that disables the copy protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoDieScreaming Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Though, you CAN use that screen to select one of the 3D Bonus worlds to play. I forget all the specifics, but it's known as "Blue Sphere" on the Sonic Mega Collection. Connect Sonic 1 to it and you can choose any of the millions of combinations. I do remember this, and always thought it was quite cool Nowadays, we could have much cooler 'no-copying!' screens. I'd love it if Ryo Hazuki jumped up and said: 'You! Fucker! Its Not! Nice! To Copy! Games! Buy It... ...YOURSELF! Fa! g!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 Ok, shame on me for cheating, or trying to. I decided to use my GameGenie to get some extra lives, but after putting in the requisiste codes, I got a message telling me to turn the power off. Every try after, the screen below came up everytime. I've never heard of a game with protection like this. And why does it think the GameGenie is a copying device? If I recall, they use soem fancy timing tests to see if they're connected directly to the SNES or if they're piggy-backed to something else. Anyways, there should be a "master code" that disables the copy protection. Maybe there should be, but no. I was able to find 2 master codes, but nothing works at all. I didn't take the GG like Jasoco suggested, I'm too afraid to wreck it and they are fairly hard to come by in these parts. Interestingly though, this GG has given nothing but headaches lately, it makes Gradius 3 freeze, the codes don't work properly with R-Type, etc. Perhaps My GameGenie is a dud... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoco Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Does it work with other games? You can't break it if you open it unless you plan on smashing it with a hammer. Just take the screwdriver and open 'er up. Or, did you try both sets of Master codes? There are three 8 character codes for each set. Try one set with its corresponding set of game codes. Then try the other. Remember, you have to use the first Master code set (Before the "/") with the first copy of the game code. (Before the "/") Then use the other sets. (After the "/") THERE ARE 2 VERSIONS OF THIS GAME. IF THE FIRST CODE DOESN'T WORK ON YOUR GAME, THEN TRY THE SECOND CODE NOTE: BE SURE YOU ENTER THE CODES CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY THE MASTER CODE 1. E6EE-A7D7 + 6DAF-12EB + 6D8D-C33E/ E6EE-A7D7 + 6DA4-1A8B + 6D8F-C33E MASTER CODE-MUST BE ENTERED 2. C2A1-CE5B/C2A5-C37B Infinite lives 3. D465-3D67/D46C-3D07 Start with 3 lives 4. DB65-3D67/DB6C-3D07 Start with 10 lives 5. F665-3D67/F66C-3D07 Start with 25 lives 6. 7F65-3D67/7F6C-3D07 Start with 50 lives 7. 1765-3D67/176C-3D07 Start with 99 lives 8. D4A1-437C/D4A5-4AEC Getting 100 bananas gives you 2 extra lives 9. D9A1-437C/D9A5-4AEC Getting 100 bananas gives you 5 extra lives 10. EEC2-1A1D/EECC-CA4D When your last Kong is hit, the other one returns. 11. DD6C-C7D4/DD62-C4A4 Pressing Select while paused exits any level, not just completed ones 12. 626D-4EBD Start with more Kong Family Coins 13. C2B9-13B7/C2B1-13F7 Kong Family Coins don't get used up 14. 626D-432D Start a new game with more Kremcoins 15. C2B9-1297/C2B1-1A27 Kremcoins don't get used up 16. EDD0-735A Mega-jump for Diddy 17. E7D0-735A Super-jump for Diddy 18. E1D0-735A Diddy jumps higher 19. EBD0-735A Diddy doesn't jump as high 20. ECD0-735A Diddy jumps much lower 21. EDD7-5AEA Mega-jump for Dixie 22. E7D7-5AEA Super-jump for Dixie 23. E5D7-5AEA Dixie jumps higher 24. EBD7-5AEA Dixie doesn't jump as high 25. ECD7-5AEA Dixie jumps much lower 26. EFDD-535A Mega-jump for Rambi with Diddy riding 27. E7DD-535A Super-jump for Rambi with Diddy riding 28. E5DD-535A Rambi jumps higher with Diddy riding 29. ECDD-535A Rambi doesn't jump as high with Diddy riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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