Blockids

Blockids
Developer: Athena Publishers: Athena (JP) Natsume (US), Zoo Digital Publishing (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: February 23, 1996 Released in US: August 4, 2003 Released in EU: February 2004 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test.

Blockids is a 3D breakout game.

Debug Menu

Use the following code to display a debug menu.

Press Up or Down while holding Start to change debug menus. Note that only Controller 2 can control the menus.

JP	US	EU
8017EE78 01	801795D4 01	80179450 01

(Source: Original TCRF research)

0-99

Function	Screenshot	Description
#0 CARD		Contains functions related to the game's memory card. Up/Down: Change ID. Square: Create highscore. Triangle: Write highscore. Circle: Read highscore. L1+R1: Delete highscore. L2+R2: Rename highscore.
#1 ITEM TEST		Summons an item to the playfield. Select: Choose item. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon item.
#2 CAMERA		Changes the camera view. Select: Choose item. Up/Down: Change value.
#3 view twist		Changes the camera skewing. Up/Down: Change skewing.
#4 Debug Setting		Changes the credit and stage parameters. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Increase credits. Up'/Down: Change stage.
#5 mini screen		Changes mini screen setting. Select: Change item. Up/Down: Change value. Left/Right: Change value 2.
#6 ambient		Changes the color of the playfield. Up/Down: Increase/decrease red. Left/Right: Increase/decrease green. L1/L2: Increase/decrease blue.
#7 scroll		Changes the rendering area. Up/Down: Move up/down. Left/Right: Move left/right.
#10 super		Changes the focus zone of the camera. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change mode.
#11 [bg](sprite)		Changes the settings of the background sprites. Select: Change item. Up/Down: Change value. Left/Right: Change value 2.
#12 light 0 #13 light 1 #14 light 2		Changes lighting parameters. Left/Right: Increase vector value 1. Up/Down: Increase vector value 2. L1/L2: Increase vector value 3. Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change R value. Square/X (US/EU): Change G value. R1/R2: Change B value.
#15 vertical offset adjustment		Adjusts the font character position. Up/Down: Change character. Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change offsetting.
#17 reverb type		Changes the reverb type. Up/Down: Change type.
#18 reverb depth		Changes the reverb depth. Up/Down: Change depth on left side. Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change depth on right side.
#19 reverb feedback		Changes the reverb feedback. Up/Down: Increase/decrease feedback.
#20 reverb delay		Changes the reverb delay. Up/Down: Increase/decrease delay.
#21 Polygon ZOOM		Polygon-related functions. Up/Down: Change ID. X: Double vertex values. Triangle: Halve vertex values.
#22 controller		An input check menu.
#24 Character Trans		An animation viewer for the characters on-screen. Up/Down: Change character ID. X: Change character. Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Change animation.
#25 Character Pattern		An animation frame viewer. X: Change character. Triangle/Circle (US/EU): Next/previous frame.
#26 Character Position		Changes the position of the characters on-screen. X: Change character. Left/Right: Move X position. Up/Down: Move Y position.
#27 Print Width		Changes the text spacing. X: Enable/disable fixed text. Up/Down: Change spacing.
#28 Print Color		Displays text fonts/colors. Up/Down: Change ID.
#29 Print Position		Displays a graphic in a certain point. Left/Right: Change X value. Up/Down: Change Y value. Hold Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Increase interval to 10. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Center graphic.
#30 BAR Position		Changes the bar parameters. Left/Right: Change X value. Up/Down: Change Y value. L1/L2: Change Z value.
#31 BAR Width		Would seemingly change values relating to the bar's dimensions, but it doesn't seem to work anymore. Select: Change parameter. Up/Down: Change value.
#32 BAR Move Type		Changes the bar's movement type. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change type.
#33 BAR Speed		Changes the bar's speed parameters. Select: Change parameter. Up/Down: Change value.
#34 BAR Fliction Type		Changes the bar's friction. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change type.
#35 BAR Semi Automatic		Changes the bar's semi automatic movement. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable.
#36 STAGE LOAD from		Changes the game's loading source. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change from Disc/Card.
#37 SOUND SET		Changes the game's sound effects. Up/Down: Change ID. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Load.
#38 SOUND BGM		A SFX text menu. Strangely, the samples loop after finishing. Up/Down: Change ID. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Stop.
#39 SOUND SE		Another SFX text menu. Samples no longer loop. Up/Down: Change ID. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play.

100-255

Function	Screenshot	Description
#100		Unknown. Square: Load values. L1+L2+O (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate.
#101 COPY to PC		Copies values from the card. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate.
#102 COPY from PC		Copies values to the card. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Activate.
#226 Baloon Edit		Places a sphere object in the playfield, whose properties can be edited. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Open Menu/Render. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Close Menu. Up/Down: Increase/decrease length value. Left/Right: Increase/decrease angle value. L1/L2: Increase/decrease height value. R1/R2: Increase/decrease scale value.
#227 LastBoss		Summons a face boss. Defeating it automatically clears the stage. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon.
#228 Boss (ptn#0)		Summons a dragon boss. Defeating it automatically clears the stage. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Summon.
#229 TASK dump		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Dump.
#230 TASK test		A simple animation test. X: Move right. Triangle: Stop moving right. O: Move down. Square: Stop moving down.
#231 demonstrating		An autoplay function. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable autoplay.
#232 info		Displays some parameters on the top right of the screen. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable.
#234 printmes		Presumably prints messages to the tty debug console. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable printing.
#235 Block Lighting		A block lighting function. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable lighting.
#236 Block Color		Makes all blocks the same color. Up/Down: Change color. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Apply.
#237 Anim Pause		Freezes the characters' animations. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable animations.
#238 SPIN speed mode		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change mode.
#239 Mix		A mixer for the audio channels. Select: Change parameter. Up/Down: Change value.
#240		A font test.
#241 BG		Changes the background image. Up/Down: Change value.
#242 POLYGON transparency		Changes the transparency of the ball. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change/apply. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Disable.
#243 POLYGON division		Something related to the textures in the blocks. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Change/apply. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Disable.
#244 screen		Changes the brightness of the backgrounds. Up/Down: Increase/decrease brightness. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Max brightness. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Min brightness.
#246 [exit] push yes to exits.==		Doesn't work.
#247 [CD REMOTE]		A test for the game's audio tracks. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Play. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Pause. Square: Toggle looping. Left/Right: Switch track. Up/Down: Change volume.
#248 blockhit		Changes the position of the ball hitbox. Left/Right: Move X position. Up/Down: Move Y position. L1/L2: Move Z position.
#249 BLOCK DUMP		Replaces the ball. Up/Down: Change parameters. X (JP)/Triangle (US/EU): Apply.
#250 End Line		Unknown. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Enable/disable.
#251 ball rot sens		Possibly "ball rotation sensitivity"? Up/Down: Change sensitivity.
#252 ball limit		Changes the playfield size. Up/Down: Change limit 1 of X position. Left/Right: Change limit 2 of X position. Triangle/Circle: Change limit 1 of Y position. Square/X: Change limit 2 of Y position.
#253 BALL SpeedUp!		Changes the ball speedup parameters. Select: Change parameter. Up/Down: Change value.
#254 Corner Width		Unknown. Up/Down: Change value.
#255 [BALL]		Changes the ball coordinates. Left/Right: Change X position. Up/Down: Change Y position. L1/L2: Change Z position. Triangle/X (JP)/Circle (US/EU): Change speed. R1/R2: Change rotation. Select: Toggle movement. Circle (JP)/X (US/EU): Reset.