Secret Debug Menu discovered in Golden Axe: The Duel on Saturn
RINGS OF SATURN: I found a cool debug menu in *Golden Axe: The Duel* that lets you play as the boss character, display developer info, and control various game parameters.
It’s not hooked up by default, but I patched it in so you can play it. More below…! pic.twitter.com/9JqoBQLomb
— Bo (Low Context Burning Rangers) (@memory_fallen) September 5, 2024
Bo Bayles strikes again!
This Saturn fan will stop at nothing to uncover all the hidden secrets of old Saturn games, and now they’re back with a secret debug menu in Golden Axe: The Duel (1996). While not one of the more fondly remembered Saturn classics, but not one of the worst either, depending on who you ask, it had quite a lot hidden under its hood these past 28 years. By going deep into the game’s code, Bo found a normally inaccessible debug menu left behind that, after being unlocked, can change all sorts of things at any point during gameplay.
Normally, menus like these are only used during development to test certain parts of the game, hence why it’s called a “debug” menu. Occasionally, cheat codes are set up to allow players to access the menu and mess around with it at their leisure, but no such code was programmed into Golden Axe: The Duel. Thus, Bo Bayles has created a patch for the game to make the menu easily accessible. More info about the menu and the download link to the patch can be found right below the break.