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Pirate Discussion => Game Boy => Topic started by: ClassicGamer on December 07, 2012, 08:22:31 AM

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: ClassicGamer on December 07, 2012, 08:22:31 AM

I currently own three GB multicarts, all of which have Motocross Maniacs on them. But I'm sure that at least once, I've started the game and got 'Motocross Maniac' instead, no S. Is this something that's known to exist? A bootleg of MM with no S?

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: Robyn on December 07, 2012, 11:23:06 AM

Oh, Konami seemed to change it for different regions. It's just that.

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: BigFred on December 09, 2012, 06:25:58 AM

I don't know an official version labeled Motocross Maniac.

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: Robyn on December 09, 2012, 01:25:20 PM

UPDATE: None of the versions in GoodGBx have the S removed on the title screen. So I suppose it's a hack(?) Is there any copyrights still, or are they all gone?

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: taizou on December 11, 2012, 07:04:05 AM

If it only happened once, it might have been a glitch.. I can't imagine multicart makers going to the trouble of hacking off the "S" just for a once in a million occurrence.

(that said, I have a GB multi with a hidden crappy space invaders game seemingly as an easter egg in the menu code, and I still can't figure out how to reliably access it... I love bored programmers)

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: ClassicGamer on December 11, 2012, 09:46:12 AM

It's weird that they would do it at all. Think about what went on at legit companies back then though, lots of hidden stuff that has no use whatsoever. I just need to find all three of my multicarts and see which one it's on.

Title: Motocross Maniacs
Post by: taizou on December 11, 2012, 04:57:08 PM

taizou

Dec 11 2012, 07:04:05 AM

(that said, I have a GB multi with a hidden crappy space invaders game seemingly as an easter egg in the menu code, and I still can't figure out how to reliably access it... I love bored programmers)[/quote]oh hey, I just figured out what that is - it's actually the homebrew game Megamania. it isn't accessible through the menu normally, but seemingly its used as a fallback if the cart can't load the game it was supposed to.