Darius (Genesis Mini)

Darius
Developer: M2 Publisher: Sega Platform: Genesis Released in JP: September 19, 2019 Released in US: September 19, 2019 Released in EU: October 4, 2019 Released in AU: September 19, 2019 Released in AS: September 19, 2019 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has a hidden level select.

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The Genesis Darius is a port by hobbyist programmer Hideki Konishi and M2 that was later licensed by Sega and Taito for inclusion with the Sega Genesis Mini.

Did I mention that it's a brand-new official Genesis game in 2019?

Sound Test

At the title screen, press Left, Right, B, Left, Right, B, Right, Left, B. The screen will flash to confirm correct entry, and music and sound test options will be added to the options menu.

(Source: GameFAQs (THedstrom))

Debug Mode

At the title screen, press Right, Left, Right, Left, B, B, B, B, Left. The screen will flash and "DEBUG" will appear at the bottom right to confirm correct entry. A level select will appear when starting the game, and the following functions will be enabled on controller 1 (NOTE: Requires a 6-button controller) during gameplay:

X: Toggle Invincibility
Y: Press repeatedly to refill powerups
Z: Skip to final boss

(Source: GameFAQs (THedstrom))

Test Screens

All of these are entered on the Options menu.

Pressing Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Down, Down will bring up a sound test. Notably, it automatically switches between tracks like a music player rather than playing the same song on loop as most sound test menus do. It also plays the title jingle when you access it.

Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down accesses a cross-hatch and color test, much like you would find on an arcade game for testing the screen.

Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up opens a screen for testing display and audio lag. Considering this game was designed to be played in an emulator, this might have been used for testing latency during the development of the Genesis Mini.

Hidden Credits

Present in the memo field of the ROM header.

PRODUCED BY M2 - PROGRAMMED BY HIDEKI.K