I felt like looking through LM's hex, and I found a few surprising things:
Offset x94100:
QuoteMegaHAL: Nr., Relm und Chibi-USA sind unschuldig und sind Verteidiger durch dieses vortreffliche Lunarian, FuSoYa ist der Verteidiger des Südpazifiks. Die schalldichte Zelle ist Goodyears 7. und wird es aufdecken, wenn sie an Jupiter gelangen. Die Affen werden merkwürdig zur Regierung zur `` Rückkehr-Zustandeigenschaft zum Abschnitt von Westworld bevölkert durch Roboter desperadoes, Roboter Tanzenhalle Gallonen und die einzige Sache gezeichnet, die sogar langsam es unten kann? A. Elf auf einem volé le Leeloo- Leeloo-Club?
Is that German?
Offset x90207:
QuoteChibiMoon
Amy is cute!
01000001-01101101-01111001
poisson
All of those are part of the Easter Eggs, but what about the last one, poisson? I've tried typing it in various places with no result.
Offset xA2CE2:
QuoteI am Naaall, and I love fiiiish!
Chelsea
We know what Chelsea is, but is the other one related to the "poisson"?
Offset xA267F (and others):
QuoteUnknown use. This sprite command is valid for SMA2 only, and should not be used in other games.
!
Offset xA2864:
QuoteA yellow octagonal block with a picture of a coin on it. When hit, it gives you a display of how many coins are in the area that haven't been collected yet. If you collect them all, you get an extra 3-UP. If the sprite is used in a level that doesn't support it, the block simply bounces away and vanishes when hit. This is a new sprite that is only available in SMA2.
!!
Offset xA29D9:
QuoteA Yoshi coin implemented as a sprite. This is a new sprite that is only available in SMA2.
A Yoshi coin implemented as a sprite. It will appear behind layer 1, as it's intended for use behind climbing nets. Mario can only touch it if he's climbing the back of a net. This is a new sprite that is only available in SMA2.
!!!
Offset xA9211:
QuoteOverworld level and directional ASM enhancement data.
Huh?
Offsets xA94F7 to xA9821:
QuoteCannot decrease ms per frame any farther!
Frame Rate: %i ms/frame (%i FPS)
Lunar Magic
Save level to ROM?
Switched to other Super Bypass dialog.
Color hack will be inserted when saving Level 0xC7.
Color hack will not be inserted when saving Level 0xC7.
This repair process should only be used after you have backed up your ROM, and preferably only on the advice of FuSoYa. Note that it will NOT reclaim space wasted as a result of data copies.
Proceed?
Scan and Remove Overlapped RATs?
Scanning ROM...
RAT Protected Space:
Special Used Space:
Unidentified Used Space:
Unusable Free Space:
Free Space:
Total User Space:
Overlapped Bad RATs
Overlapped Space
RAT Structures:
Largest Free Area:
Bad RATs have been removed!
ROM User Area Scan Results
There's a whole bunch of stuff here. The ones we know about are:
Lunar Magic
Save level to ROM?
Switched to other Super Bypass dialog.
That last one is activated with Shift-F4, it just looks different.
I remember hearing about the color hack once, but don't have a clue what it does or how to do it.
There also seems to be some sort of RATS repair thing.
Offset AA5A2:
QuoteI don't think so, Tim.
Bwuh? (It's in with all the error messages)
Offset AA693:
Super MarioB? What's that about?
I also found the days, months, AM and PM. My only guess is that it's something Borland (the compiler) puts in automatically whether you use the date or not.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Have a clue about the "poisson" thing?
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