King of the Monsters 2 (SNES)

King of the Monsters 2
Developer: Now Production Publisher: Takara Platform: SNES Released in JP: December 22, 1993 Released in US: June 1994 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. This game has regional differences.

King of the Monsters 2 makes the series into a beat-'em-up of sorts, as upgraded versions of three of the original monsters team up to fight the wacky alien minions of (King) Famardy.

Debug Menu

At the mode select screen, press Right, Right, Right, Left, Left, Left, Left, Right, Right, Right, Left, Left, Left, Left on controller 1, then hold Select+Y on controller 2 and press Start on Controller 1. Select either "1P vs. Computer" or "1P and 2P vs. Computer". The debug menu will appear after you choose your character(s). The functions of the menu are as follows:

• PL1 and PL2: Another character select.
• Stage: Level Select. Press L and R to select the level to play.
• Sound: Sound Test. X and Y select the sound to be played and A and B play it.
• Mode: Set this to "Debug" to display some debugging information at the top left of the screen during gameplay.
• Boss: The name of this option seems to indicate a boss battle selector, but there doesn't appear to be a way to toggle it...

Hidden Credit

Stored at x140560:

Copyright 1992,93 now production
Created by SENKAN Kiyoshi

Regional Differences

Most of the bosses had their names changed between versions.

Japan	US
HUGE KEAL	HUGE FROGGER
HORN DU OUT	EIFFLELYTE
YAM A MOROON	CLAWHEAD
KILI KILI	BEETLE MASTER
EAT WOW	LAVICUS