sonic 3d (bizzare) level select

[rod_wod]

dont know if this is the correct place on this site
to post this but who give's a crud

for anyone intrested in bizzare happenings in games
i sware this works.a few years back i was playing sonic cd
on a megadrive mega cd (euro uk) when i got pissed of
and stuck sonic 3d (md) in the cart slot while still
playing sonic cd and then hit the reset.
the console now runs sonic 3d
i cant try this now cos i dont have sonic 3d
this is from memory ..but when you get to the title screen
of sonic 3d press start and a level select pops up.
(should work with any mega cd game i would think)

i dunno try it
ccp

[madhatter256]

I think the point he was making is that he had two different games boot at the same time. MD booted Sonic 3D, and with the megacd game it had a new option that allowed the selection of any level.

[wombat]

I'm going to hook up my MD/MCD for this! I would be cool if it actually works.

[rod_wod]

please let me know it was a long time ago but i am sure it happend
just like i said

[retro]

I would recommend saving your hardware and doing the following instead:

BARACUDA cheat

On the press Start screen, press the following:

B
A
Right
A
C
Up
Down
A

You should be taken to the main menu. Press Start and you can select a level.

During the game, you can now pause and press A to skip to the next level.

It is a cheat built into the game. Pulling the cartridge out is not recommended. It will usually crash the game, but sometimes can have odd effects like this (I had similar in New Zealand Story on a Master System with a loose cartridge slot). It seems you inadvertently activated the cheat either by taking the cart out and crashing the game or randomly mashing buttons and happening to get BARACUDA!

[Skaarg]

Yeah if I recall with Sonic 3D if there is an error it will sometimes dump you to the Level Select screen. So that could be why you are experiencing this. I would strongly suggest following retro's advice though.

[rod_wod]

i was young and reckless its not something i do these days
but i dont think it will hurt your md to much if someone wants to try it.
maybe i had the sonic cd level select on and then put the cart in?
not so sure.anyway for anyone reading this use the cheat above this post
its not worth messing you system up :)

[Segafreak_NL]

Yeah if I recall with Sonic 3D if there is an error it will sometimes dump you to the Level Select screen. So that could be why you are experiencing this. I would strongly suggest following retro's advice though.

Indeed. In case of a general failure Sonic3D will go to the level select screen. Slightly tapping the cartridge will give the same result.

[rod_wod]

will it thats even more bizzare vbmenu_register("postmenu_331959", true);

dont know what that last bit of crap is on my above post
im mental i think

[Barc0de]

you seem new to the internet son, how old are you?

[retro]

Internet, eh?

LOL, I'm watching the Simpsons and Homer just said that. I found it fitting ;-)

Rod, you'll find a button on your post marked Edit. You can use that to correct such errors ;-)

[rod_wod]

arr yes the edit button the electronic eraser of life i will use next time retro .and i am new to posting yes.

[Twimfy]

arr yes the edit button the electronic eraser of life i will use next time retro .and i am new to posting yes.

Please start your sentences with capital letters.

Welcome to the forum.

[rod_wod]

Hello twimfy i also live in dorset (poole)

[Barc0de]

arr yes the edit button the electronic eraser of life i will use next time retro .and i am new to posting yes.

then by all means, Welcome:icon_bigg hope you like us

[retro]

then by all means, Welcome:icon_bigg hope you like us

Like in what way? :110: Down, boy!!! :lol:

[drakon]

okay guys I swear this works. You pull out sonic 2 from the cartridge slot while playing. Pour some water all over the console while it's running. Whack it a few times with a sledge hammer. And this unlocks super tails with 50 tails!

I would test this again myself but I don't have a sledge hammer anymore...

[rod_wod]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
its hammer time

If you pulled out the sonic 2 cart you aint playing sonic 2 no more.
but very funny all the same

Dave is not the only home for witty banter *)

[Twimfy]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
its hammer time

If you pulled out the sonic 2 cart you aint playing sonic 2 no more.
but very funny all the same

Dave is not the only home for witty banter *)

Dave is only home for endless re-runs of Top Gear. Although that's not such a bad thing.

Anyway, as Retro said there are many ways of achieving odd effects by messing carts. I always used to wiggle my carts (ooooh matron) whenever I got stuck in a game, you sometimes get some really interesting stuff (but mostly blue screens or the endless repetition of the last sound the game made).

Interestingly enough my best mate has a copy of Pitfall for the MD and on level 9 the game crashes at the same spot everytime (there's an error message but I can't remember what it says). Give the cart a whack and it keeps going.

Oh how I miss cartridges.

[rod_wod]

I had pitfall for md too mine used to crash also i took it back prefer the mcd copy.As for dave its home of the new red dwarf wooo hoooooo.
but yes you are correct other then that it has no original tv programs.

Also use the real sonic 3d level select