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.

Controls

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

Debug Config Screen

The Debug Config screen appears immediately after loading the ROM. If you want to return to that screen later, press Start + Select + A + B.

Enable/Diable Room Transitions
1. Go to "etc."
2. Set the value of "ゲートコウカ" to on/off

Spawn at a specific location
1. Go to "SECTION"
2. Move the arrow cursor to the location you want to go to.
3. Press "Select".
4. The map of the area will appear. A white square will indicate the location you will spawn in if you press "A". 
   In the top right corner are the "h/g" coordinates of the room.
   H = Heya = room number
   G = Gate = door number
   Note: You will always spawn at a door in the room you have chosen.

Pausing

• Start = Pauses the game with the Debug Menu accessible.
• 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)

Debug Menu Screen

You can open the Menu Screen by loading into an area, press Start and press R (see "Pausing" and "Debug Config Screen" sections).

Toggle events flags:
Press "Select" in the Debug Menu Screen = opens up the Event list. Events can be toggled on/off by pressing "A".
A list of all event flags can be found further down below.

Reading the top row of the Debug screen:
- AREA: 3 letter acronym of the area you are in. For the test areas, it is TN1/2/3
- HEYA: Number of the "Room" you are currently in. (HEYA = "Room" in Japanese)
- GATE: Door

Sound Test:
Go to the top most right tile next to the numbers of "GATE" and press "A" to play short sound.

Noclipping

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

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 might be more differences between the versions that have not been found yet.

Event Flags

Dec	Hex	Text	Japanese Text	Translation	Description
00	00	0	ダミーダコリャ	this is a dummy	Dummy event
01	01	EASY	イージーモードオン	easy mode on	Easy mode
02	02	HARD	ハードモードオン	hard mode on	Hard mode
03	03	DMWAKEUP	デモ　マザーノメザメ	demo mother waking	Enter Norfair demo played
04	04	DMRETURN	デモ　リドリーキカン	demo Ridley ship	Exit Kraid demo played
05	05	DMLANDING	デモ　ボカンチャクリク	demo mother ship landing	Enter Ridley demo played
06	06	DMMECHA	デモ　メカリドリーキドウ	demo Mecha Ridley activation	Enter Mother Ship demo played
07	07	DMMETROID	デモ　メトロイド　チュー	demo Metroids	Enter Tourian demo played
08	08	LONGCHO	タチチョウ　ロングビーム	touch Chozo long beam	Grabbed by Chozo in Brinstar (shows long beam)
09	09	BOMBCHO	タチチョウ　ボム	touch Chozo bombs	Grabbed by Chozo in Brinstar (shows bombs)
10	0A	ICECHO	タチチョウ　アイス	touch Chozo ice	Grabbed by Chozo in Brinstar (shows ice beam)
11	0B	SPEEDCHO	タチチョウ　スピード	touch Chozo speed	Grabbed by Chozo in Norfair (shows speed booster)
12	0C	HIJUMPCHO	タチチョウ　ハイジャンプ	touch Chozo hi-jump	Grabbed by Chozo in Brinstar (shows hi-jump)
13	0D	VARIACHO	タチチョウ　バリア	touch Chozo varia	Grabbed by Chozo in Norfair (shows Varia suit)
14	0E	WAVECHO	タチチョウ　ウェーブ	touch Chozo wave	Grabbed by Chozo in Brinstar (shows wave)
15	0F	SCREWCHO	タチチョウ　スクリュー	touch Chozo screw	Grabbed by Chozo (shows screw attack) [unused]
16	10	POWERHANGGET	ゲット　パワーグリップ	get power grip	Power grip obtained
17	11	CHOJINTOWER	チョウジンポールノビル	birdman pole building	Chozo pillar fully extended
18	12	HIJUMP	ゲット　ハイジャンプ	get hi-jump	Hi-jump obtained
19	13	VARIA	ゲット　バリアスーツ	get varia suit	Varia suit obtained
20	14	CHARGEGET	ゲット　チャージ	get charge	Charge beam obtained

This table is based on the following spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UKhlqMJfyZ6BmOxYyEB_5Xk9uK8ZbcrAwb-7wRPj688/