FBZ2_Sprites: dc.w $80, $80, 0, $3130, $86D8, $B400, $3210, $8660, $C600
dc.w $FFFF, 0, 0
There isn't really any easy way to make the game load the level properly, and even if it did, there aren't any level blocks to stand on. Instead, let's just look up object ID $B4, or 180 in the object list:Sprite_Listing:
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dc.l Obj_ICZEndBoss ; 178
dc.l Obj_ICZMiniboss ; 179
dc.l Obj_FBZEndBoss ; 180
dc.l Obj_HCZEndBoss ; 181
dc.l Obj_AB_1_FBZ_Laser_Boss ; 182
dc.l Obj_C6_1 ; 183
dc.l Obj_ICZCrushingColumn ; 184
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That's right! Like I documented in this video a couple of years back, Flying Battery Zone's bosses are fully implemented in Sonic 3, apart from an overall lack of sound effects, anyway. This includes act 2's laser miniboss even though it's not actually placed in the object layout.Incidentally, I based that video's presentation on GoldS' legendary Sonic 3 and Knuckles Glitches and Oversights video series, which I sure hope all of you have already watched by now.
That's not all, though. If we go a bit further up the list, what do you suppose we'll find sandwiched between the enemies for Marble Garden Zone and Icecap Zone? (Carnival Night Zone's enemies are even higher up for some reason.)
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dc.l Obj_Spiker ; 165
dc.l Obj_Mantis ; 166
dc.l Obj_Blaster ; 167
dc.l Obj_TechnoSqueek ; 168
dc.l Obj_AIZ_EndBoss ; 169
dc.l Obj_Penguinator ; 170
dc.l Obj_StarPointer ; 171
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Both of Flying Battery Zone's regular enemies are also implemented! However, since their graphics normally get loaded through a PLC at the start of the level, they went out the door with the rest of the level load block.
Much like the bosses, both enemies are fully functional, except that Blaster tends to get stuck in place after firing some of his bullets. Oh, and you can jump on his bullets and they blow up like enemies. Freaky.
According to TCRF, placing a sideways TechnoSqueek in debug mode crashes the game. I assume it wasn't properly coded yet. Then again, they seem to act as if the TechnoSqueek and Blaster graphics are in S3A. It would explain why they appear in the Western Sonic 3 manuals.
ReplyDeleteThere does seem to be something wrong with vertical Technosqueeks; they somehow pull out a bad mapping frame, which probably results in a misaligned read and indeed, a crash.
DeleteActually, Kega Fusion seems to instead have a frame in which the garbage mapping frame is displayed with results akin to when you enter debug mode on a 3D object, so I imagine the same thing is happening.
DeleteYeah, that's what happens when there's a misaligned read.
DeleteSeems like they modified the object layout and deleted many of the objects.
ReplyDeleteI doubt they deleted anything. The bosses are there so the screen locks could be tested, but it's far more likely that the rest of the item placement simply wasn't done yet.
DeleteContrast with the unused Mushroom Valley Zone layout, which even features objects whose ID points to a dummied-out entry in the object list.