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I noticed these graphics loaded during the title screen to Bomber Raid. For the first, I wonder why they didn't use it; for the second, it looks like maybe they weren't sure whether to do a WW2 shooter or a futuristic one, perhaps?

(N.B. tiles arranged by hand, layout may be wrong)

bomberraid-titlescreen-graphic.png (1.18 KB)

Title screen graphic (unused)

bomberraid-titlescreen-battlewings.png (679 B)

"Battle Wings" logo?!

OK, I found it...

Hold D+L on controller 1 and U+R+1+2 on controller 2 on startup to get a different title screen (attached). I haven't tested on a real system, it may only work on a Japanese one (it's around the region testing/FM chip detection area in the code).

Alternatively, use this PAR code:

00c116ff

Can someone try to reproduce this on a real system?

[Edit: corrected buttons and PAR code]
[Edit: added Bomber Raid original title screen for reference)

Bomber Raid (7).png (1.85 KB)

Battle Wings title screen in Bomber Raid

Bomber Raid-03.png (1.61 KB)

WOW.

I can't test this on a real machine, but it seems to be reproducible under emulation independent of FM chip and region settings.

However, the correct buttons to hold on controller 1 seem to be D+L and the correct PAR code appears to be 00c116ff.

Paul Baker wrote

the correct buttons to hold on controller 1 seem to be D+L and the correct PAR code appears to be 00c116ff.

Oops, my mistake - that's what you get for reverse engineering when you're supposed to be sleeping.

They should have called it Battle Wings instead.

Awesome find
Amazing

That's great, Maxim.

Bomber Raid's usual title screen is so incredibly boring; why'd they even use it?

Interesting thing I've learned: Bomber Raid was originally going to be a conversion of Sonic Boom.

Actually, this seems to be a "known" thing in Japan. Or at the very least, the comparison between the two has been made over there.

That screen looks sooo much better. It's beautiful.

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Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14741 Location: London	Bomber Raid title screen extra art - "Battle Wings"? Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:05 pm
	I noticed these graphics loaded during the title screen to Bomber Raid. For the first, I wonder why they didn't use it; for the second, it looks like maybe they weren't sure whether to do a WW2 shooter or a futuristic one, perhaps? (N.B. tiles arranged by hand, layout may be wrong) bomberraid-titlescreen-graphic.png (1.18 KB) Title screen graphic (unused) bomberraid-titlescreen-battlewings.png (679 B) "Battle Wings" logo?!

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14741 Location: London	Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:34 pm Last edited by Maxim on Fri May 29, 2009 10:15 am; edited 2 times in total
	OK, I found it... Hold D+L on controller 1 and U+R+1+2 on controller 2 on startup to get a different title screen (attached). I haven't tested on a real system, it may only work on a Japanese one (it's around the region testing/FM chip detection area in the code). Alternatively, use this PAR code: 00c116ff Can someone try to reproduce this on a real system? [Edit: corrected buttons and PAR code] [Edit: added Bomber Raid original title screen for reference) Bomber Raid (7).png (1.85 KB) Battle Wings title screen in Bomber Raid Bomber Raid-03.png (1.61 KB)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:13 am
	WOW.

RetroSpark Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 488 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 3:21 am
	I can't test this on a real machine, but it seems to be reproducible under emulation independent of FM chip and region settings. However, the correct buttons to hold on controller 1 seem to be D+L and the correct PAR code appears to be 00c116ff.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14741 Location: London	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 6:01 am
	Paul Baker wrote the correct buttons to hold on controller 1 seem to be D+L and the correct PAR code appears to be 00c116ff. Oops, my mistake - that's what you get for reverse engineering when you're supposed to be sleeping.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 7:08 am
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	They should have called it Battle Wings instead.

D Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 250 Location: Almere, The Netherlands	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:05 am
	Awesome find Amazing

ccovell Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 374 Location: Japan	Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:14 pm
ccovell Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 374 Location: Japan	That's great, Maxim. Bomber Raid's usual title screen is so incredibly boring; why'd they even use it?

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:38 am
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Interesting thing I've learned: Bomber Raid was originally going to be a conversion of Sonic Boom. Actually, this seems to be a "known" thing in Japan. Or at the very least, the comparison between the two has been made over there.

Christuserloeser Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 295 Location: Pangea	Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:43 pm
	That screen looks sooo much better. It's beautiful.

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