Codes for Rock and Roll Racing Sega. Generating passwords for Super Castlevania IV and Rock n' Roll Racing. Codes, passwords, secrets for Rock N" Roll Racing

Age
ratings ESRB: E - Everyone Creators Composer

• Tim Folin[d]

Technical data Platforms Sega Mega Drive, SNES, GBA Game modes single-player/co-op for 2 players Carrier cartridge Control joystick Official site

Rock N' Roll Racing(With English Rock 'n' Roll Racing is an arcade racing video game released by Blizzard in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. In 2003, the game was re-released for the Game Boy Advance. It is a racing simulator with the ability to use weapons and other means during a race that can significantly delay opponents. Has a mode for one and two players.

A game

Each race involves 4 racers, depending on the selected mode, one or two of them can be controlled by players, the rest of the cars are controlled by the artificial intelligence of the game. The race track is displayed in an isometric view.

The main emphasis in the game is on the ability to attack the opponent; however, after a few seconds the exploded car finds itself back on the track with a full supply of health, the only damage caused is the delay of the enemy and his loss of position. Players receive an "attack bonus" in the form of a cash reward each time they blow up an opponent's car with their weapon (and a similar "lap bonus" when they pass an opponent by one lap). The destruction and restoration of cars is also facilitated by mines and first aid kits distributed along the route. There are also cash bonuses on the track. Other obstacles include puddles of motor oil, icy areas or lava puddles (depending on the planet the race is on), as well as numerous jumps and the occasional chasm.

Events taking place on the track are covered by commentator "Loudmouth Larry" (Larry "Supermouth" Huffman), who enthusiastically produces phrases like "The stage is set, the green flag drops!" or “Rip: is about to blow!” (there is always a small pause between the character's name and the following phrase, which is explained by the fact that a separate sound fragment is used for each name and each phrase).

During the break between races, players can spend the money they earn to improve their car's equipment (engine, tires, suspension and armor) or increase its ammunition capacity (energy beams, rockets, oil, mines) and turbo capacity (jumps, acceleration), up to a maximum of 7 slots. Despite the limited supply, spent weapons and turbo boost are restored after each lap.

Each race includes four laps. Money is needed to buy upgrades and new cars, and points are needed to move to the next league or to the next planet. In a two-player game mode, if only one of them has enough points, the character asks: “Leave your loser friend behind?” ("Leave your loser buddy behind?"), allowing the player to continue alone and removing the second player from the game. The abandoned player can only hope that he has written down the most recent password (passwords are available on the "F/X" screen) and that a more successful player will restore the game and give him a second chance.

Characters

Playable:

• Snake Sanders (Earth)
• Tarquinn (Aurora)
• Jake Badlands (Xeno Prime)
• Katarina Lyons (Panteros V)
• Ivanzypher (Fleagull)
• Cyberhawk (Serpentis)

Each character in the game has bonuses to two of four skills: acceleration, jumping, cornering or maximum speed. Olaf from The Lost Vikings - a hidden character, to access which you need to dial a special code - has bonuses to three skills, and the eighth character - also hidden, who has neither a portrait nor a name - to all four.

Unplayable:

• Shred(?)
• Rip(?)
• Viper Mackay (Chem-6)
• Grinder X19 (Drakonis)
• Ragewortt (Bogmire)
• Roadkill Kelly (New Mojave)
• Butcher (NHO)
• J.B. Slash (Inferno)

Levels

1. "Chem-6";
2. "Draconis";
3. "Bogmire";
4. "New Mojave" (eng. New Mojave);
5. "NHO";
6. "Inferno".

Cars

• Dirt Devil. Externally it resembles a Volkswagen Beetle. It has all the disadvantages and advantages of a car from the 60s. It moves slowly, and its body is strong, like the shell of a beetle. Armed with a twin cannon and a jumping device. It can leave puddles of oil on the road, disrupting the control of the pursuers - they begin to skid (only affects wheeled vehicles).
• Marauder, similar to the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS. The characteristics are no different from Dirt Devil.
• Air Blade, a shark-shaped car with an accelerating jet engine instead of a jumping device. The car is faster than the Dirt Devil and Marauder, but also costs more. Weapons are simple but powerful missiles (combat force ratio: 2 missiles = 3 shells) and mines instead of oil (3 mines usually explode any object on the road).
• Battle Track, a hybrid of a high-speed tank and a race car. Its tracks are as good as its wheels, its motor is more powerful than the Air Blade, and its jet engine is more efficient. In addition, the tracks allow you not to be afraid of skidding when turning. Mines and missiles included. The mines on this vehicle split into 4 mines 3 seconds after being deployed and then disappear. Hitting a mine when it “spreads” means death for any car. In addition, this type of mines can be dropped in the air. Accessible from planet Bogmire.
• Havac, hovercraft . It is not afraid of sharp turns even on an icy track, and its speed is greater than that of the Battle Track. Instead of missiles, it is armed with homing projectiles, which, however, cannot be aimed at a target that is too distant. The second disadvantage of these shells is their extremely low power (it takes 6 of these “balls” to explode an Air Blade). In the SEGA version, mines are separated in the same way as in Battle Track. Appears with NHO.

Equipment

IN equipment store available:

• Rockets/bullets/shells- offensive weapon. Maximum 7 charges.
• Mines/oil- passive defense weapon. Maximum 7 charges.
• Bouncing device(only on the first two cars - Dirt Devil and Marauder) - helps to cut steep slopes and turns, as well as jump over mines and oil.
• Jet boosters- are extremely necessary for quickly gaining speed.
• Armor- saves the vehicle from enemy shells, mines and rams. Can be 1-4 levels.
• Motor- significantly increases speed. Can be 1-4 levels.

The speed in this game depends on the position on the track, that is, the leader always has a lower speed than the last in the race (with the same class of cars). This is done in order to create a balance of speeds and give weak links the opportunity to catch up and destroy the enemy.

• Wheels- reduces skidding when turning. Can be 1-4 levels.
• Suspension- helps to land softly after jumping and flying over the track. Can be 1-4 levels.

Music

Recognizable melodies of famous bands were used as the musical accompaniment of Rock N" Roll Racing, such as:

• "The Peter Gunn Theme" by Henry Mancini
• "Radar Love" by Golden Earring (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only)
• "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood

Rock’n’Roll in this case (the name of the game) is a collective term and does not apply to the musical style of these tracks.

Awards

In 1993, Electronic Gaming Monthly named Rock N' Roll Racing "the best car racing game ever."

Differences between SNES and SMD

pros SNES
1) brighter and clearer graphics
2) more phrases (for example, “Get armored!” and “Oh, its an Idol!”)
3) during phrases the music does not interrupt

Good afternoon, dear users.

I recently wrote a post about generating passwords for the first and second Road Rash. In the comments to the article, I was asked to explain how the password system works in the game Rock n' Roll Racing. This is what I would like to talk to you about. But I would like to start with the game Super Castlevania IV. Well, let's get started.

Super Castlevania IV

I have never “hacked” SNES games before. Well, until one moment. One day I saw my brother playing this game. And he casually said that it would be very good if it were possible to generate passwords for Super Castlevania IV. Without thinking twice, I got down to business. After three sleepless nights, I realized what and how the password is saved.

Theory

The password consists of 16 cells (positions), each cell consists of 2 bits, a total of 16 * 2 = 32 bits. These bits store these game parameters:

• level number (0-14)
• 8 character player name
• quest (1-4)

Now let's see what the raw password consists of:

* The bit number will be indicated in parentheses.

C4 (1) ,C4 (0)	D (1) , D (0)	? (1) , ? (0)	C2 (1) , C2 (0)
C6 (1) , C6 (0)	N (15) , N (14)	U1 (1) , U1 (0)	C5 (1) , C5 (0)
U2 (1) , U2 (0)	C1 (1) , C1 (0)	? (1) , ? (0)	L(1), L(0)
N (13) , N (12)	C3 (1) , C3 (0)	L (3) , L (2)	U3 (1) , U3 (0)

Designations

? - is always equal to zero.
U - unused bits.
D - (quest -1) (1-4) in binary number system. (00 - normal difficulty, 01 - increased difficulty. I didn’t find passwords for quests 3 and 4 on the Internet. For some reason the game records this data. The difficulty will not increase, but what if if you complete the fourth quest, a secret ending will open? Although... most likely nothing will change.)
N - the value of the name in the binary number system. The sum of the name values ​​is subtracted from the initial value.

* The meanings of the symbols are written in brackets.
* - space.

A (11)	B (12)	C (13)	D (14)	E (15)	F (16)	G (17)	H (18)	I (19)
J (20)	K (21)	L (22)	M (23)	N (24)	O (25)	P (26)	Q (27)	R (28)
S (29)	T (30)	U (31)	V (32)	W (33)	X (34)	Y(35)	Z (36)	(0)
1 (2)	2 (3)	3 (4)	4 (5)	5 (6)	6 (7)	7 (8)	8 (9)	9 (10)

L - (level number (0-14) div3) in the binary number system.

* Level B-3 consists of three parts.

Number	Level	Initial name value
0	1-1	2040
1	2-1	10240
2	3-1	14340
3	4-1	34826
4	5-1	10256
5	6-1	43026
6	7-1	51226
7	8-1	43042
8	9-1	47142
9	A-1	55343
10	B-1	14388
11	B-3 (1)	63543
12	B-3 (2)	2104
13	B-3 (3)	18489
14	B-4	34874

Checksums

C1 = N(1) , N(0) + D(1) , D(0)
C2 = N (3) , N (2) + C1 (3) , C1 (2) + U2 (1) , U2 (0)
C3 = N (5), N (4) + C2 (3), C2 (2) + U1 (1), U1 (0)
C4 = N (7), N (6) + C3 (3), C3 (2) + U3 (1), U3 (0)
C5 = N(9), N(8) + C4(3), C4(2)
C6 = N(11), N(10) + C5(3), C5(2)

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the two most significant bits from one checksum go into the next checksum.

Coding

0 (00) - empty.
1 (01) - axe.
2 (10) - holy water.
3 (11) - heart.

Password generation example

• name: "AWLVITA"
• quest (4)
• all unused bits are equal to one
• level B-3 (2)

We convert the values ​​to the binary number system:

level number (12div3=4) = 0100
quest (4) = 4-1=3 = 11

We calculate the value of the name:

AWLVITA = 11+33+22+0+32+19+30+11 = 158
2104-158= 1946 = 11110011010
N(15) , N(14) = 00
N(13) , N(12) = 00
N(11) , N(10) = 01
N(9), N(8) = 11
N(7) , N(6) = 10
N (5) , N (4) = 01
N(3) , N(2) = 10
N(1) , N(0) = 10

We calculate checksums:

C1 = 10+11 = 0101
C2 = 10+01+11 = 0110
C3 = 01+01+11 = 0101
C4 = 10+01+11 = 0110
C5 = 11+01 = 0100
C6 = 01+01 =10

We record the received data in the table:

10	11	00	10
10	00	11	00
11	01	00	00
00	01	01	11

All that remains is to convert the numbers into a graphic image.

Rock n' Roll Racing

I “hacked” this game a long time ago and did not use the bit parsing method then. Therefore, the approach to this game will be slightly different.

Theory

The password consists of 12 positions in which these game parameters are saved:

• difficulty (recruit, veteran, warrior)
• division (A, B)
• cars (5 normal + 3 glitched)
• car color (5 normal + 1 glitched)
• planets (6 normal + 2 glitched)
• characters (6 normal + 1 secret + 1 glitched)
• car armor (1-4)
• car engine (1-4)
• car suspension (1-4)
• car tires (1-4)
• spikes/mines (depending on the selected vehicle) (0-7)
• nitro/jump (depending on the selected car) (0-7)
• rockets/ammo (depending on the selected vehicle) (0-7)
• amount of money ($0-1599000) in increments = 1000.

Now let's see how the values ​​in positions change depending on the selected game parameters:

Tires	1 position	4th position	10th position
1	+0	+0	+6
2	XOR16	+0	+4
3	+0	XOR16	+2
4	XOR16	XOR16	+0

Armor	3rd position	9th position
1	XOR4	+1
2	+0	+0
3	XOR12	+3
4	XOR8	+2

Suspension	3rd position	10th position
1	+0	+8
2	XOR1	+0
3	XOR2	+24
4	XOR3	+16

Nitro/jump	1 position	2nd position	11th position
0	+0	+0	+8
1	+0	XOR16	+10
2	XOR1	+0	+12
3	XOR1	XOR16	+14
4	XOR2	+0	+0
5	XOR2	XOR16	+2
6	XOR3	+0	+4
7	XOR3	XOR16	+6

Spikes/mines	2nd position	11th position	12th position
0	+0	+1	+0
1	XOR2	+1	+8
2	XOR4	+1	+16
3	XOR6	+1	+24
4	XOR8	+0	+0
5	XOR10	+0	+8
6	XOR12	+0	+16
7	XOR14	+0	+24

Missiles/ammo	2nd position	3rd position	12th position
0	+0	+0	+0
1	+0	XOR8	+1
2	+0	XOR16	+2
3	+0	XOR24	+3
4	XOR1	+0	+4
5	XOR1	XOR8	+5
6	XOR1	XOR16	+6
7	XOR1	XOR24	+7

Now let's see how positions change depending on the amount of money:

X 1z. X 2z. X 3z. X 4z. 000$

The amount of money must be divided by 1000 and the changes in positions must be determined from the remainder.

1 position = XOR (x$ div 200)
2nd position = XOR (33+ 0 if x$ div 100 is an even number, or +16 if it is an odd number)
3rd position = XOR (4z.* 2)
4th position = XOR (x$ div 400)
5th position =((x$ div 100)mod4) XOR ((x$ div 20) mod5)
(↓)

in accordance with
0 → 13
1 → 5
2 → 29
3 → 21

6th position = ((x$ div 10)mod2) XOR 4z.
(↓)
(The resulting number is converted)
in accordance with
0 → 12
1 → 28

Coding

The symbols in the positions take the values ​​“BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ0123456789!”, where B=0, C=1... 9=30, !=31.

Password generation example

Let's create a password that saves these parameters:

• difficulty (veteran)
• division (A)
• car (Dirt Devil)
• car color (red)
• planet (New Mojave)
• character (Cyberhawk)
• armor (1)
• engine (3)
• pendant (2)
• tires (4)
• spikes/mines (5)
• nitro/jump (3)
• rockets/ammo (7)
• money ($1,257,000)

Calculate money:
1257000/1000 = 1257
1 position = 1257 div 200 = 6 = XOR6
2nd position = 5+(1257 div 100) = 5+12 (since the number is even, then +0) = 5+0 = XOR5
3rd position = 7*2 = 14 = XOR14
4th position = 1257 div 400 = 3 = XOR3
5th position = ((1257 div 100)mod4 = 0 → 13. 13 XOR (1257 div 20)mod5 = 13 XOR 2 = 15
6th position = ((1257 div 10)mod2 = 1 → 28. 28 XOR 7 = 27

Now we write the position values ​​into the table:
* p. - position.

1 p.	2 p.	3 p.	4 p.	5 p.	6 p.	7 p.	8 p.	9 p.	10 p.	11 p.	12 p.
XOR6	XOR5	XOR14	XOR3	15	27	+1	+8	+20	+1	+16	+8
XOR8	XOR2	XOR16	XOR1	+0	+0	+16	+0	+1	+0	+14	+7
XOR8	XOR20	XOR4	XOR16	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
XOR8	XOR10	XOR1	XOR16	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
XOR16	XOR16	XOR24	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
XOR1	XOR1	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
XOR1	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0	+0

We carry out the necessary calculations and get:
30,8,3,2 15,27,17,8 21,1,30,15

Now we encode this line:

9LFD T6WL 0C9T

Conclusion

Well, I hope I haven't confused you too much with Rock n' Roll Racing. Good luck, thanks for reading.

Genre: Race

Year and publisher (developer): 1993 Interplay

Codes, passwords, secrets for Rock N" Roll Racing

Drive for Olaf:
Press L + R + Select on the driver selection screen. Olaf from Lost Vikings is now available for selection.

Inferno level in Vs mode:
Hold L + R + Select on the planet selection screen. Inferno is now selectable.

Larry's sound test:
Disable Larry on the options screen. Then, hold A, B, X, or Y to turn Larry back on the same screen. Hold that button and press L or R to listen to Larry's statements.

$999,999:
Enter 989Y C02V WS6M for $999,999 on Veteran difficulty. Enter J89! CO2V WS6M for $999,999 on Warrior difficulty.

Passwords:
Enter 43G1 XYPZ 9WMB as the password to play the game with different difficulties. Other passwords with different effects
GPQX XYSK 5WJ!, R4D0 RQN7 1WJ!, ZC7X XYNH SWJ!,
836N XYPZ 4S4B, 22KN XYNK JTMB, 16ZX XYNQ DWMB,
8CQX XYLR NWJ!.

Warrior difficulty passwords:
Planet Division B Password Division A Password
Chem VI XB48 RSFW 0S6M5CR8 RLCW 0S6S
Drakonis RKBR !8F5 SWJ!HZLR 1MC5 SWJ!
Bogmire RNDQ MQFD SWJ!GBJQ 7SCD SWJ!
New Mojave R1LQ 2MFN SWJ!DHQT S6CN SWJ!
Nho MFBR R8DX SWJ!VQY8 !RBV 5TJ!
Inferno 48F8 20D3 5TJ!XBF7 MHB3 5TJ!

" ROCK'N'ROLL RACING" (Russian version)

Racing. 2 players 10 stages Blizzard/Interplay Rating - 9 (10)

Races "to rock and roll" take place in some distant future, when the Earth and nearby worlds are captured by aliens. These aliens got into fantastic cars armed with various lasers, missiles, bombs, etc. You will have to compete with them (the aliens), using mainly your driving skills. The races will take place in different worlds on tracks reminiscent of an obstacle course: with holes, puddles, potholes, ice...

During races, constantly remember the difference between Rock’n’Roll Racing and many other representatives of this genre - a three-dimensional image (in isometry) of the section of the track on which the car you are driving is located and, as a result, the increased dynamism of what is happening.

The main task is to complete a certain number of laps as quickly as possible; there are different ways to achieve victory.

ADVIСE

1. Movement can occur in any direction along the entire route, and the consequences of touching its boundaries are usually insignificant. Thus, competition participants gain the opportunity not only to compete with each other in speed and ability to turn in time, but also to conduct combat operations on very extensive training grounds.

2. Although the main goal remains to complete a certain number of laps as quickly as possible, there are different ways to achieve victory. If you can’t overtake your opponent, why not shoot him, temporarily depriving him of the ability to move, or even throw him off the track with a well-timed blow?!

3. On the road surface, in addition to various prizes, there are obstacles that need to be avoided. Wading through a pile of snow or a puddle of oil will simply slow you down, but a bomb explosion or lava flow can destroy the car, and it will take a lot of time to replace it.

4. Depending on the place taken, participants are given a monetary reward. It can be spent on step-by-step improvement of vehicle characteristics and the purchase of weapons. And also for canisters of “nitro” - an instant accelerator used for acceleration in sensitive situations.

5. Don't forget about the music! When creating the game's soundtrack, melodies from songs of such famous rock bands as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and even Led Zeppelin were used! Given the good sound effects and voice comments, RRR is unrivaled in this area.

6. There are three items in the start menu - choose whether to start the game from the beginning, enter the password you received earlier, or practice on any of the five “normal” planets (in this case, all the cars that are already fully equipped by someone will be available to you).

If you do not enter a password, you need to select a difficulty level, the number of available planets depends on it (from three on Rookie difficulty to six on Warrior) and, of course, the end screen.

Now figure out which two of the car's four abilities (fast acceleration, high speed, the ability to turn well or land without losing speed) are more valuable to you, and take the appropriate character from the six possible ones.

Next, you will be offered three cars to choose from: two jeeps, approximately equal in capabilities, and a “cocked hat” - in a normal game, it is unaffordable at the beginning (in VS mode, money is canceled). On the third (Boogmire) and fifth (NHO) planets you will have the opportunity to buy a tracked car and a hovercraft. In addition to the bonus in control and speed, more advanced vehicles have better weapons and nitro.

7. You can hit enemies in two ways - by shooting with rockets or by forming minefields. Mines are even more effective in skillful hands; it’s not for nothing that computer players love to place them. Scatter them along the outer edge of the track, and drive along the inner edge, so as to be less likely to be targeted by your pursuers.

8. Before the start of the race, a menu appears from which you can go to the next planet, buy a new car or retrofit an old one and change the sound set of the game, at the same time looking at the password. To leave the planet, you must participate in races to earn the number of points indicated above the menu (from 1400 to 3200). The number of traces displayed there (from 8 to 14) is allocated for this. If the tracks run out and you haven’t earned enough money for the flight, both counters will reset to zero. Thus, you can accumulate a lot of money on the first planet and enter more difficult races armed to the teeth. The password changes only when flying or transitioning between two parts into which all planets are divided.

9. The composition of the participants is almost unchanged throughout the game. Each planet fields its champion in the best available car. The set of racers is expanded to four by twins Rip and Shred - just like you, they can change their cars.

10. The tracks of different planets have their own characteristics. The second planet is the most hilly, on the third there are often forks (always turn off, there are more prizes on the bypass routes) and puddles, the fifth planet is icy, the sixth is full of jumps and puddles of lava. When jumping, the cars lose control - be careful not to fly off the track.

11. There are two types of prizes - wads of money and first aid kits. The latter restore the energy of the armor, whose indicator is located next to the number of laps remaining to the finish at the bottom of the screen. The map and weapon and nitro counters are on top. At the beginning of each lap, you are given as many mines, rockets and canisters as they were purchased since the last time you changed the car. Nitro is more effective on jumps and turns. A cash bonus is given for destroying an enemy and overtaking him by more than a lap.

CONTROL(in brackets - for jeeps)

A - rocket launch; B - acceleration, keep pressed;

C - installation of mines (spikes);

B twice, either X, Y or Z - "nitro" (jump);

Left / right, down - turn, braking;

START - the possibility of early exit from the race.

SECRETS

1. Listen to the commentator. In the options menu, highlight the LARRY line and press “left” or “right” to play the commentator’s speech compositions. The music should be turned off first.

2. Flight for two. This game (at least on some cartridges) has one incredible thing: when playing with two players, the game can transfer two players from planet to planet ONLY ONE TIME. The second time, when one of the players scores the required number of points and tries to fly to the third planet, the game will transfer only one of them, and the second player will leave the game. Check it out for yourself. Collect the required number of points and wait for the tracks to run out. After this, the game itself will enter flight mode. Don't press anything, and after a while the two of you will fly to the next planet. Please note: points must be scored for both, and they must be scored for the second time, after reset.

PASSWORDS FOR RECRUIT:

PASSWORDS FOR VETERAN:

1. XCLC TN 8U WS 6Q ;

2. 6DGC Q7!3 RS6X;

3. YXNC G683 R56X;

4. 4HDC !T!B RS6X;

5.035C MM8B 7SR7;

6. 7YQC G6!L 79T9;

7. 0MLC 448L 79T9;

8. 4LGB MT9V 79T9;

9. 4PZC Q57W 3TJT.

PASSWORDS FOR SOME RACES:

Planet Inferno (Division-B) - PRV8 MQ14 5TP6.

Planet Inferno (Division-A) - CQV8 8QZ4 5TJ!.

PASSWORDS FOR SECRET TRACKS:

1. YWQ1 0Q1C 4S6M;

2. DWQ1 0QXM 4S6M.

These passwords will give you $1,500,000 and a Havac car.

PASSWORDS FOR SECRET PLAYERS:

1. Olaf - 0MRJ 0QT2 4S6M;

2. ??? - HMRJ 0QP2 4S6M.

PASSWORD FOR THE LAST PLANET:

The password CQV8 8QZ4 STJ0 will take you to the second part of the last (sixth) planet with a good money account.