ROM Oddities

[shecolakitty]

My friend's brother recently decided to give ST a try, so he downloaded the ROM for his NES emulator and started his own file. However, several things he's told me have had me scratching my head or just saying "no way".

First off, he claimed that he was able to somehow "bypass" the 747 code ("bypass" as in "I was never asked for it!") He also claims that the sub was "automatically able" to dive after Chapter 2.

Second, he claimed that he was able to beat the game without grabbing the third cube. Even after I explained to him that the third and final cube is an integral part of beating the game and a very important part of the ending, he still stubbornly insisted he was able to beat the game without it.

Third, tying into Second, he said as soon as he beat Zoda, it took him right to the "slideshow of game events" part of the credits. (He said "(he) never went back to C-Island... o.o") He also mentioned that some of the screenshots during that credits sequence were missing (no "Michelle", no parrot), and that there was no music.

Keep in mind he's been known to exaggerate and get carried away at times, being occasionally prone to fibbing, but do you guys suspect this as a bugged or flawed ROM, or this guy having a good time pulling my leg?

[nightscrabbler]

It may be neither. It's possible the game was altered.

[ZeedDragon]

Depending on where he downloaded the rom from, its likely he got a hacked version and just wasn't aware of that. One of the sites I've used will list a bunch of different copys of one rom if its on the older systems, like the NES, though on the indivual pages it generally provides enough info to figure things out.

Otherwise he's lying through his teeth based on what you said about his personality.

[Scotty D.]

The most logical explanation, if you take out the part about his personality, is that he got a hacked ROM. If he really wants to have a true ST experience...play the real cart...or get it from the VC.

[ykarn]

that would make a lot of sense, I once got a hacked rom (because I was away from home and I wanted to Play startropics) and I noticed some oddities like that.