Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000/Hidden content
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Exception handler
If the game ever crashes, it'll display this exception handler.[1]
Unused content
Pro Action Replay code FF0552:0004 in the US version enables two new selections on the main menu. Note that the menu selection for the stage editor (beneath animation mode) is invisible, but still selectable.[1]
Animation mode
A 3D animation viewer. The top-right number signifies which object is being selected, while the bottom-right number is the current animation frame. The bottom-left number doesn't appear to do anything.[1]
- The D-Pad moves objects around the screen. Holding
and a direction will rotate/turn the object in that direction. - Holding
while pressing 
or 
zoom in and out of objects. - Holding while pressing
or 
rotates objects along the object's center. - Holding
while pressing or changes the type of object viewed; changes between main game models, Wireframe versions of those models, Sprites, and additional models. - Holding while pressing or , changes what object is currently on the screen.
- Holding
while pressing or , stretches objects. - Holding
pauses the animation and allows the player to press 
to progress frame-by-frame. - Pressing START returns the player back to the main menu.
Stage editor
The second debugging option is invisible, making it a little hard to access it, and there doesn't seem to be a way out of this mode. Pressing 
, 
, or 
will load the level's layout from the ROM, while START loads the previous edit session's data. 
/ 
changes the level, but it seems to take a while for the game to recognize the button presses.[1]
The HUD will be changed to display the following info:
- Top Row, First Column: The object chosen.
- Top Row, Second Column: The object chosen.
- Top Row, Fourth Column: Speed of the "cursor" while moving.
- Top Row, Fourth Column: Speed of the "cursor".
- Bottom Row, First Column: The object chosen.
The controls for this mode are somewhat buggy.
- and change between objects.
- places the object on the screen.
- changes the speed the player moves forward.
- removes the object selected.
- Holding moves forward in the level.
- Pressing MODE makes moving forward in the level go faster.
- Pressing START goes back to the Stage Select menu.
Credit strings
Several strings are hidden in the Japanese/US ROM at the hex addresses listed below. They reference programmer Toru Kujirai.[1]
000F0470:
3D Draw Driver Ver.1.00 for Super32X Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
000F8480:
OMAKE for PARASQUAD(MotherBase) Ver.1.00 Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
000FCBD8:
S32X Initializer Ver.1.00 Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
00100460:
Super32X Program Switcher(for Master SH2) Ver.1.00 Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
00100C24:
Super32X Program Switcher(for Slave SH2) Ver.1.00 Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
0010D4B8:
3D DRAW DRIVER for PARASQUAD(MotherBase) Ver.1.00 Copyright(C)1994,1995 CRI CSK Research Institute Coporation Programmed by T.Kujirai
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