Dai 2 Ji Super Robot Taisen Alpha

Dai 2 Ji Super Robot Taisen Alpha
Developer: Banpresoft Publisher: Banpresto Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in JP: March 27, 2003 This game has unused graphics. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select.

The first game in the Super Robot Taisen series to introduce squad-based mechanics, where players can group up to four allied units together into a single panel.

Debug Menu

Applying the below code will enable use of this menu. You can listen to music, view movies, select maps to view and view graphics.

Master Code (only needed for cheat devices)
9010E778 0C043986

Enable Debug Menu
00136930 00000004

With the code on, press Right when the main menu option, OPTION is highlighted. This will move your cursor over START then, press Circle to enter this menu.

Text	Translation	Effect
ムービー	Movie	Allows viewing of movies.
パイロット図鑑	Pilot Illustration	Unknown. Probably shows total completion of this statistic.
ロボット図鑑	Robot Illustration	Unknown. Probably shows total completion of this statistic.
顔ＣＨＥＣＫ	Expression Check	Displays character portraits.
マップＣＨＥＣＫ	Map Check	Level select menu.
ＢＧＭ　ＣＨＥＣＫ	BGM Check	Music test.
ロボット基本ポーズ	Standard Robot Pose	Allows viewing of robot / Gundam sprites.
ＰＣＭ　ＴＥＳＴ	PCM Test	Voice test.
シナリオデバッグ用	Scenario Debug	Allows viewing of events?
シナリオセリフデバッグ用	Scenario Serif Debug	Allows viewing of events?
メモリーカードフォーマット	Memory Card Format	Format memory card.
メモリーカードアンフォーマット	Memory Card Unformat	Unformat memory card.

(Source: Punk7890)

Expression Check

Allows you to view character portraits.

Map Check

Allows you to select any map.

Standard Robot Pose

Allows viewing of sprites.

Scenario Debug

Likely allows you to enter certain story points.

Unused Sprites

Gundam Sentinel

Sprite sheets for mobile suits from Gundam Sentinel can be found in the file EFF/EFF2D.BIN. Units from Sentinel do not appear in the game at all. However, had they appeared, it would have been their only other appearance in the series apart from Dai 4 Ji Super Robot Taisen.

To do: Check if unused animations for those sprites also exist.

MSA-0011 S Gundam.

MSA-0011[Bst] S Gundam Booster Unit Type.

MSA-0011[Ext] Ex-S Gundam, along with its G-Cruiser MA form.

FA-010A FAZZ. The backpack is slightly different from the one present on the Full Armor ZZ Gundam, which is used in the game.

MSZ-006C1 Ζeta Plus C1, along with its Waverider MA form.

MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1 (Demonstration Colors), along with its Waverider MA form.

RMS-141 Xeku Eins (Type 3 Armament).

RMS-142 Xeku Zwei.

ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V.

AMA-100 Z'od-iacok.

Miscellaneous

This texture is used as a placeholder graphic for units without battle animations.