In Search of Dr. Riptide

In Search of Dr. Riptide
Developer: MindStorm Software Publisher: Pack Media Platform: DOS Released in US: July 29, 1994 This game has debugging material.

Debug Mode

To activate debug mode, enter the -mandich command line argument when booting the game. The game will display ">> DEBUG MODE ENABLED <<" upon activation.

A debug menu will be available upon pausing the game, as well as the number of bytes free over on the right hand side.

The options available are as follows:

• Info - Information on bytes free, map info, character position, etc.
• Run benchmark - Run the game briefly and see how many frames are rendered per second.
• Shot size - Set the size of the player's shots as "Huge", "Medium", or "Small".
• Play song - Play a CMF file.
• Stop song - Stop the CMF file being played.
• God mode - Self-explanatory.

The player can also press F4 to make the tiles rendered briefly appear on the screen. Or press 1 or 2 to play the game in slow motion.

(Source: The MESSUI Place)