PLAY THE DEMO
Set the difficulty to Hard, then enter the password: B J Q X Y R K C D L S Z. This allows you to control the character and fight through the demonstration scene. You will have two chances to fight two creatures: a warrior on a horse, followed by a large skeleton dragon.
SEE THE END CREDITS
Set the difficulty level to Hard, then enter the password: M T k M S k T k H N S H. (To get to the lowercase letters, select Page on the Password screen)
FIGHT NEW BOSSES
Go to the Password screen and enter the following password: X x x x Y y y y Z z z z. (choose Page to select the lowercase letters) This allows you to fight Tanzra's final form, a giant Centaur. Then continue right and you will fight against the end boss from the original ActRaiser game.
NINE CONTINUES
Go to the Options Screen and highlight "Rest". On Controller 2, press Up, X, Left, Y, Down, B, Right, A, Up, and X. You'll hear a tone when you press X the second time to let you know that you now have 9 continues.
EXTRA LIVES
Go to the Options Screen and highlight "Rest". On Controller 2, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A and you will hear a tone. Use Controller 1 to select up to 9 lives.
PROGRAMMER MODE
This code allows you to select any character and view the action from above. On the Character Select screen, hold L and press A, B, A, B, A, B, left C, right C, top C, right C, left C and right C.
AUTO-PLAY
To make the game play itself, go to the Character Select screen, hold L and press A, A, A, A, A, top C, bottom C, left C, left C, B, A and right C.
COLOR CHANGE
On the Character Select screen, highlight the fighter of your choice, then press A or any of the C buttons to access a different-colored outfit. This trick works in one-player battles only.
SOUND TEST
"Darby Day Code"
Before starting a new game, go to the Game Select screen and highlight the "Erase Data" option. Press Down, A, R, B, Y, Down, A, and Y. If you enter the code correctly, you can change the music by pressing Select.
PRACTICE BONUS GAMES
"Diddy Code"
Select a saved file. Go into any area that you've completed and lose all of your lives, then press any button to get off the "Game Over" screen. As soon as you see Cranky Kong on the screen press, Down, Y, Down, Down, Y. If done properly, you will go into an area where you can pick up three of any of the animal statues so that you can load up on extra lives in your choice of Bonus Stage. To keep the lives you collect here and resume your saved game, simply press Start to pause, then Select to exit this bonus area.
50 LIVES
"Barral Code"
Before starting game, go to the Game Select screen and highlight the "Erase Data" option. Now press B, A, R, R, A, L. Then select a file and start playing. Caution! If the "Erase Game" option is flashing after you've entered the code, then the erase option is active and you'll erase whichever file you select. Press Reset and try the code again.
BAD BUDDY CODE
Go to the Game Select screen and highlight the "Erase Data" option. Then press B, A, Down, B, Up, Down, Down, Y, and then A. If you have entered the code correctly, all you'll need to do is press the Select button to do a high five and regain control from the other player. This code only works in the Two Player Team Mode.
HIDDEN WARP
As you walk between Coral Capers and Funky's Flights in the Kongo Jungle, tap the B button very quickly to skip ahead to Orang-Utan Gang in Vine Valley.
STAGE SKIP
Press Start to pause the game. Then press Select, B, X, A, A, X, B and Select. After the code has been entered, a noise will confirm that it worked. Press Start again to skip to the next stage.
10 LIVES
Press Start to pause the game. Then press Left, Select, Right, Select, Left, Select, Right, Select. Repeat until you have 10 lives.
LIFE REFILL
Press Start to pause the game. Then press X, Select, X, B, X, Select, X, A. After the code has been entered, a noise will confirm that it worked. Press Start again to refill your life.
PAUSE TRICK
Press Start to pause the game. Press A eight times. The Pause screen will no longer darken, allowing you to plan out your next step with some detail.
QUICK END
At any point in the game, press Start to pause the game, then hold the Select button for two to three seconds.
STAGE SELECT
While playing the game, press Start to pause. You can use the following codes (with the L and R buttons) to jump ahead one level at a time. You can use these codes consecutively to go from Level 1 to Level 6.
Lv. 1 to Lv. 2: R, L, R, R, L, L, R, L, R, R, L, L
Lv. 2 to Lv. 3: R, L, R, R, L, L, R, R, R, L, R, R
Lv. 3 to Lv. 4: L, R, L, L, R, R, L, L, L, L, R, R, R, L
Lv. 4 to Lv. 5: R, R, R, L, L, L, R, R, L, L, R, L, R, L
Lv. 5 to Lv. 6: R, L, R, L, L, L, R, R, L, L, R, L, R, L, L
30 LIVES
On the Title screen, hold Left, press A three times, then press Start. This allows you to start your game with 30 ships in reserve, but does not work with Extra Continues code.
FULL OPTIONS
While playing the game, press Start to pause the game. Then press Up, Up, Down, Down, L Button, R Button, L Button, R Button, B, A and Start. You can do this once per stage.
5 EXTRA CONTINUES
On the Title screen, press X quickly until you have nine continues, then press Start. This does not work with the 30 Lives code.
ARCADE MODE
In the Option Mode, when "Game Level" is highlighted, press A quickly until the game mode changes to "ARCADE."
RANDOM WEAPON SELECT
On the "Weapon Select" screen, press Right to go to the "Edit Mode" screen. Then, press X, Y, X, X, Y, Y, X, Y.
SUPER DEMO
On the Title screen, hold A. You will see the Intro screen, the Title screen, and then the Demo on Arcade Mode.
SELF DESTRUCT
This code is similar to the Full Options code, but destroys your ship. While playing the game, press Start to pause the game, and then press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A and Start.
255 LIVES AND BEST COPILOT
These passwords will allow you to start the campaigns below with 255 lives and the option to have Wild Bill as your co-pilot:
Campaign 1: 8B45HP8TNMPT
Campaign 2: 8B458P84NMPT
Campaign 3: 8B45RP80NMPT
Campaign 4: 8B45WP86NMPT
Campaign 5: 8B45CP8XNMPT
Campaign 6: 8B454P82NMPT
CAMPAIGN 7 PASSWORD
8B45MP8YNMPT
CAMPAIGN 8 PASSWORD
8B45YP89NMPT
CAMPAIGN 9 PASSWORD
8B45FP8VNMPT
SLOW DOWN
Pause the game at the batting screen. Then, press Left, A, Right, Down and Y to slow the opposing team to a crawl. This works whether you are batting or fielding. The effects last for the remainder of the inning.
RANDOM PITCHES
Pause the game at the batting screen. Then, press L, Y, A and Right while batting to make the opposing team's pitches become random. For example, if the opposing picture tries to throw a fastball, it may become a curve. The effects last for the remainder of the inning.
HIDDEN TEAMS
After completing a full season, press A, B, X, Y, Up, Down and Select on the Title screen to access hidden teams. The longer the season completed, the more teams will be available.
MAX ABILITY
Pause the game at the batting screen. Then, press A, Right, Down, Left, A and Down to maximize your team's abilities in all areas. This works whether you are batting or fielding. The effects last for the remainder of the inning.