Debug Rom

The Debug ROM is an early build of the game, which has a lot of extra functionality. It´s main purpose in Speedrunning is easy practising - especially on console - and to run New Game+ categories.

Versions

There are two versions of the Debug Rom, which can be distinguished by their checksum.

ABMXPED - Newer Debug ROM (2004-01-16)

Checksums
MD5:     36c8139a261f869d76292e83942e7470
SHA-1:   3C0B7CCD303C30AC5C4FFC9FB0AA7137A533AD69
SHA-256: 5796183C3FBA58601505C7267A90C229F9645FE8BA1445D66B0F0F0980B442A7
SHA-512: 7B25C4370A0B4E0412789120ACE84172C1DAB968B43392C22F42EBA100269DFAF96856955ADD300460E2BAFAB20C2EAEE7B784F517F2BE0DE744D6EF77FC42F8

ABMXE00 - Older Debug ROM (2003-12-05)

Checksums
MD5:     9c2ddd136b3b893db31b806142d20b8c
SHA-1:   58986C4D6F2E5CCDC04936CC8B7C9D378570710C
SHA-256: 852B842FF6268285FB4240CA3033405D552F6A903C87B0AD8C252739631498D7
SHA-512: FAA2696570ACE5F2D0A6E943C1D6B462801EE459D52D52D5C63FFA8A6EF0E209975D5582A0D72CA7CCC6BD1565B7E3124E7E7E198667C00FDCD264AE449ACFB0

Version differences

Difference	New Debug ROM	Old Debug ROM	Notes
Baristute	200 HP (as in the official release)	400 HP	also called "Big Sidehoppers"

Note: There are might be more differences between the versions that require more research.

Controls

One day, Ckosmick shared some "Forbidden Knowledge" with us on the Community Discord Server.

Noclipping

• L + B + Start = Enable Noclip
• Select = Disable Scrolling during Noclip
• B = Cancel Noclip

Pausing

• Start = Pauses the game with the Debug Menu
• Start + Select = Pauses the game and replaces the Debug Menu with the status screen
• Select + L in a pause screen = Icons appear in the top right corner of the screen
  • Samus Icon = current room #
  • ➡️= X coordinate (0 = left)
  • ⬇️= Y coordinate (0 = top)

A in top right of debug screen: Sound test

reading the top of debug screen: AREA: 3 letter acronym of area you are in. for test area, that's TN1/2/3 HEYA: Japanese for "Room": Room number you are in GATE: Door

Pressing SELECT while in the debug screen opens an event list. events can be toggled with A

at main DEBUG CONFIG screen, under SECTION, hitting select over any of the areas or TEST 1/2/3 will open a map screen of that area with an indicator of where you will spawn, and a small window with h/g coordinates. H = Heya = room # G = Gate = door # you spawn by the door

at main DEBUG CONFIG screen, under etc, turning off ゲート　コウカ makes every room transition instant