• Create your own custom passwords

Four of the dots are assigned to two bosses each, one dot is assigned to the Balloon and Wire lifts, and the sixth dot is a checksum. Each of the first five dots goes into one of four spaces, and the "checksum" dot goes into one of 11 spaces, which must map to the number of bosses defeated plus the number of optional lifts obtained.

 

 

Effect:	Password:
Balloon Lift not obtained, Wire Lift not obtained	E3
Balloon Lift not obtained, Wire Lift obtained	D4
Balloon Lift obtained, Wire Lift not obtained	D3
Balloon Lift obtained, Wire Lift obtained	F3
Bright Man defeated, Toad Man defeated	A1
Bright Man defeated, Toad Man undefeated	C2
Bright Man undefeated, Toad Man defeated	B1
Bright Man undefeated, Toad Man undefeated	A2
Checksum 0	F5
Checksum 1	A6
Checksum 10	F1
Checksum 2	B2
Checksum 3	B3
Checksum 4	C1
Checksum 5	C4
Checksum 6	C6
Checksum 7	D2
Checksum 8	E4
Checksum 9	E6
Dive Man defeated, Skull Man defeated	E2
Dive Man defeated, Skull Man undefeated	E1
Dive Man undefeated, Skull Man defeated	F2
Dive Man undefeated, Skull Man undefeated	D1
Drill Man defeated, Pharaoh Man defeated	A4
Drill Man defeated, Pharaoh Man undefeated	C3
Drill Man undefeated, Pharaoh Man defeated	B4
Drill Man undefeated, Pharaoh Man undefeated	A3
Dust Man defeated, Ring Man defeated	B5
Dust Man defeated, Ring Man undefeated	C5
Dust Man undefeated, Ring Man defeated	B6
Dust Man undefeated, Ring Man undefeated	A5

 

• GameGenie Codes

Note: This must be done with a GameGenie.

1. SZUGUAVG------Infinite lives
2. AEOAIEPA------Instant megablast
3. GXVEIPSA------Don't take damage from bad guys

 

• Get the item you want from FlipTop/Eddie

FlipTop/Eddie appears in certain empty rooms and will eject a random item to you when you are close by. Walk up to him to get him to stop, then quickly move away. If you don't get the item you want, exit the room and return. As long as you don't pick up the item, Eddie/FlipTop will reappear with a new item.

 

• Kill Dr. Wily

After beating Wily Machine 4, you can cast Rain Flush at the right time to kill Dr. Wily. The ending sequence will not play.

 

• Pharaoh Shot Energy Trick

The Pharaoh Shot only uses energy when you either press or release the B button, so you can have unlimited Pharaoh Shots doing the following trick.

At the weapon menu highlight the Pharaoh Shot, press and hold the B button, then resume playing the game. You will start charging your shot as if you had already fired it. Run the charged shot into an enemy so that you don't release the B button. This will hurt the enemy but not drain any energy from you weapon meter.

 

• Various Passwords

 

Effect:	Password:
All 4 items obtained	A5-B1-C1-C3-D1-F3
All bosses defeated with no adaptors	A1, A4, B5, E2, E3, E4
Bright Man defeated	A1 A4 B5 E2 F1 F3
Bright Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A3,A5,B3,C2,D1,F3
Dive Man defeated	A2 B4 B5 D2 E2 F3
Dive Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A3,A5,B3,E1,F3
Drill Man defeated	A2 A4 B5 E2 E4 F3
Drill Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A5,B3,C3,D1,F3
Dust Man defeated	A2 B4 B5 C1 D1 D3
Dust Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A3,B3,C5,D1,F3
Final stage of Dr.Cossack's Citadel	A1 A4 B5 E2 F1 F3
Pharaoh Man defeated	A2 A5 B2 B4 D1 D3
Pharoah Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A5,B3,B4,D1,F3
Ring Man defeated	A2 B3 B4 B6 D1 D3
Ring Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A3,B3,B6,D1,F3
Skull Man defeated	A2 B4 B5 C4 D3 F2
Skull Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A2,A3,A5,B3,F2,F3
Start game with Balloon Adaptor.	A2,A3,A5,A6,D1,D3
Start game with Wire Adaptor.	A2,A3,A5,A6,D1,D4
Start with all weapons and items	A1 A4 B5 E2 F1 F3
Toad Man defeated with both Adaptors.	A3,A5,B1,B3,D1,F3
Wire and Balloon Adaptors Obtained	A2-A3-A5-B2-D1-F3