Cyber Cycles

Cyber Cycles
Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Platform: Arcade (Namco Super System 22) Released in JP: May 1995 Released in US: May 1995 Released in EU: 1995 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material.

To do: Are the secret bike cheats for the Japanese version of the game only?

Cyber Cycles is Ridge Racer on two wheels, more or less. One of the tracks featured here actually appeared in Suzuka 8 Hours 2, Namco's previous motorcycle arcade game.

Exception Handler

If the game ever crashes, it'll display this basic exception handler.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Build Info

Present at 0xC000 in the MCU.

S22-BIOS ver1.30
namco all rights
reserved
95/04/20

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Development Text

Present at 0x3A9C in memory is text for a test menu.

GAME MODE
POLYGON TEST
SPRITE TEST
COM TEST
SOUND TEST
SCSI MODE
TEST TEST
DEMO PLAY
V151 CYBER CYCLES

Present at 0x3DDC in memory is text for another sound test. Note the references to Yamaha motorcycles (YZF, FZR, and VMAX); VMAX may specifically refer to Wild Hog in particular.

L/R                
GP (YZF R,FZR F)   
NK (VMAX F)        
CCAR (YZF F,YZF R) 
GP (TUNNEL ECHO)   
NK (TUNNEL ECHO)   
YZF (R) BLIP       
FZR (F)            
FZR (F) BLIP       
VMAX (F)           
VMAX (F) BLIP      
YZF (F)            
YZF (F) BLIP       
BGM:
SOUND VOLUME($00-$3f):
UP,DOWN    ... BGM SELECT
LEFT,RIGHT ... VOLUME
B BUTTON   ... BGM START
A BUTTON   ... BGM STOP
PAD2 A BUTTON. COND INC
PAD2 B BUTTON. COND DEC
ENGINE PITCH(R10h) :$
ENGINE COND (R11h) : 
TAKE IS BUSY

Present at 0x9A62 in memory is text for a model viewer.

OBJ NO   
POSI X   
POSI Y   
POSI Z   
ROLL X   
ROLL Y   
ROLL Z   
TYPE     
RATE     
POLYGON  

(Source: Original TCRF research)