Mace: The Dark Age

Hidden Characters
Key:

B - Back
D - Down
F - Forward
J - Jump
S - Strong
K - Kick
E - Evade
Q - Quick

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)

SIR DREGAN

Combo starters:
Deep Stab - Q + S
Air Quick - During a jump press Q when close to the ground

Basic combos:
Q, Q, S
S, S, Q

Comboable specials:
SpinSkin - Hold S, release
Shield Slam - B, F, S
Uppercut - F, D, F, S

Stand alone specials:
Spine Cruncher - S + K
Fly Kick - B, F, K
Shinsplitter - HCF, K
Head Ache - D, F, Q
Spin Shot (Left) - E + Q
(Right) - E + S Block High,Go Low - HCB, Q
Block Low,Go High - HCB, S
Big Chop - F + Q + S

Advanced combos: (10-Hits) - S, S(Hold), Q, (Release S) F, D, F + S
(10-Hits) - S, S(Hold), Q, (Release S) B, F, S
(10-Hits) - (Hold S),Q, Q, Q + E, (Release S)
(11-Hits) - Q + S, S, Hold S, Q, release S, B, F, S

Execution: HCB, QCF, K (Close)

HELLKNIGHT

Combo starters:
Air Quick - During a
jump,press Q when close to
the ground

Basic combos:
S, S, Q
K, S, S

Comboable specials:
Tail Swipe - D, F, Q (can be followed by S)
Low Tail Swipe - D, F, S(can be followed by S)
Power Stab - B, F, S
Big Flick - Q + S
Big Kick - B, F, K
Stab 'n Chop - HCF, S

Stand alone specials:
Hell Fire - B, F, Q
Two Chops - B, Q + S
Block High, Go Low - HCB, Q
Block Low, Go High - HCB, S
Anti-Crouch - F + Q + S
Reverse Sweep - B + K

Advanced specials:
(3-Hits) - S, S, S + Q

Execution:
HCF, B, K (Close)

To play as War Mech & Ichiro:
To access Gar Gunderson (War Mech) and Ichiro, 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 Control 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 War Mech will be selectable just above the Executioner.

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.

Battle in a Mini Golf Course (Koyasha, Mordus Kull, Takeshi)
Battle at Grendal's Stage (Namira, Koyasha, Taria)
Battle at Grendal's stage (Mordus Kull, Taria, Ragnar)
Battle at Machu Pichu (?, ?, ?)
Battle in the Castle (?, ?, ?)
Battle in San Francisco Rush (?, ?, ?)
Battle with a Big Noggin' (Ragnar, Al' Rashid, Takeshi)
Battle in Micronaut Mode (Takeshi, Al' Rashid, Ragnar, Xiao Long)
Battle in Super Speed Grid Mode (?, ?, ?)
Battle the Random A. (Hell Knight, Xiao Long, Dregan, Namira)

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.

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.

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):

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

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

Play as Janitor Ned

At the character selection press start on the following fighters in sequence: Koyasha, Executioner, and Lord Deimos. Then
highlight Xiao Long and press the Q 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. We recommend Ragnar and Taria.

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. The pick your fighter and you've got the
slippers. It doesn't influence the gameplay, but it's hilarious to look at.

Two-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 at Machu Pichu

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

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.

Select Character Stage

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

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.