Mace: The Dark Age

Play as Janitor Ned

At the character selection screen, press start on the following fighters in sequence: Koyasha, Executioner, and Lord Deimos. Then highlight Xiao Long and press the Quick button. Now Ned, everybody's favorite janitor, is playable.

Switch Heads

At the character selection screen, highlight the following characters and press start: Al-Rashid, Takeshi, Mordos Kull, Xiao Long and then Namira. Now the two fighters chosen will switch heads.

Fluffy Bunny Slippers

This outrageous code puts fuzzy bunny slippers on your character's feet. At the character entry screen, move the cursor over the following fighters, pressing start on each one: Ragnar, Dregan, Koyasha. Then pick your fighter and you've got the slippers.

Unlimited Continues

Want unlimited continues in Mace: The Dark Age? It's possible when you perform this "trick" because of a quirk in the game. Just follow these steps (make sure you have a second controller plugged in):

  1. Start a one-player game
  2. Lose and then continue
  3. When the next match begins, press start on controller two
  4. Have player two beat player one
  5. Have player two lose to the computer
  6. When it says continue, press start on controller one

By repeating this trick when necessary, your credits should never run out.

2-Player Practice Mode

To play with two players in practice mode highlight the practice button on the main menu and hit start simultaneously with both controllers. Now two players can select a character. Once characters are selected the fight will start and there will be no life bars. The fight can last forever!

Play as Ichiro and Gar

To access Gar Gunderson (War Mech) and Ichiro in Mace wait for the copyright screen to load up (the first screen in the game) and hit Right-Up-Left-Down-Right-Up-Left-Down on your controller pad. In other words, move the control pad in a counter-clockwise rotation. If you've done everything right you'll hear a chime. Now go to the character selection screen and Ichiro and Gar Gunderson will be selectable just above the Executioner.

Play as Machu Pichu

Highlight these characters and press start in sequence: Namira, Koyasha and then Taria. You can now play at Mach Pichu

Small Player Mode

This code makes players much smaller. Highlight and press the start button on each of these four characters: Takeshi, Al' Rashid, Ragnar and then Xiao Long.

Big Head Mode

To activate big head mode simply highlight and then press the start button on these three characters in sequence: Ragnar, Al' Rashid and then Takeshi.

Character Stage Select

To play in your favorite character's stage highlight the character and tap start four times. Then select your character as normal.

Change Character Colors

For different colors for your character, hold down any of the yellow C buttons while selecting a character and you can change their color. You can also press L or R to change colors.

Stage Select

In the two-player mode, players will fight in the home stage of the character chosen last -- that is, unless a code is entered. To enter a stage select code, move to each character listed and tap START after each one, then go to your desired character and select as usual. All of these codes are for the two-player mode, except the Random AI trick.

To select a particular stage in which to fight, go to the character's portrait on the player select screen and tap START four times. Then select your character as usual.

Hidden Characters

To play as POJO:
To be POJO, you must perform Taria's execution in the one-player mode (and then continuing) or in the two-player mode. Then on your next match, go to Taria on the select screen and hold down START. POJO will appear -- make sure you continue to hold down START and press the QUICK button to select.

COMBO STARTERS:
None

BASIC COMBOS:
Q, Q, S
S, S, Q

COMBOABLE SPECIALS:
Chop - F + Q + S
Charge - B, F + Q

STAND ALONE SPECIALS:
Egg Launch - Jump up and press Q & S
Explosion - Q + S + K
Jump Kick - HCB + S
Chicken Scratch - B, F + K (followed by two kicks)

ADVANCED COMBOS:
(4-Hits) - Q, S, Q, Q + S + K

EXECUTION:
F, F, K (Close)

To play as Grendal:
Starting in the two-player mode, one player must have three wins. Then on your next match, pick the Executioner from the select screen and hold down START. Grendal will appear. Continue to hold down START and press the QUICK button to select.

COMBO STARTERS:
Big Punch - B + S
Big Knee - B + K
Air Quick - During a jump, press Q when close to the ground

BASIC COMBOS:
None

COMBOABLE SPECIALS:
Railroad Smash - F + Q + S (can be continued by hitting Q + S 2X)
Hand Sweep - F, D, B, S (can be followed by a S)
Fierce Hit - Q + S
Forearm Bash - B, F, Q
Smash Upper - F + Q + S
Trip & Hammer - HCB, S, S

STAND ALONE SPECIALS:
EarthQuake - Q + S + K
Uppercut - HCF, Q
Power Hit - B, F, S
Shoulder Ram - F, F, S
El Toro - B, Q + S, S
Railroad Treatment - Q + S, Q + S, Q + S

ADVANCED COMBOS:
(6-Hits) - Q, Q + S, Q + S, Q + S, HCB, S, S
(7-Hits) - B + K, K, B, F + Q, Q + S, Q + S, Q + S, Q + S

EXECUTION:
D, D, B, F, S (Close)