Stage select: Play a game, lose, and do not continue. Go to the main
menu, select the resume option, and press Left, X,
Down, Up, Right, Left, Up,
X. Highlight the "Players Name" option and use
LS or RS to select the stage. Note: All Samurai
Shodown save games must be deleted to turn off the stage select
option. Three lines of text will appear at the bottom of the screen:
"Level Select Enabled" confirms that the Stage Select
code was entered properly.
"Debug Pattern Codes Enabled" explains the numbers that
are displayed at the top of the screen.
"Zap and Excerciser Enabled" allows special game functions.
Zap allows you to drain all of an opponent's power by holding
LS + RS. It will not kill your opponent. Instead,
your character must deliver the fatal blow with any attack (even
if it is blocked).
Same color opponent: Start the one-player game, then join in with player
two and pick the player the computer was using. Kill player one.
Do not continue and your character will start with the one-player
game again. Join in with controller one, and again pick the same
character the computer was using. Kill player two. When the next
one player game starts, your character will be the same character
and color as the computer.
Hint: Automatic finishing moves: At the end of the last round (whether it be round two
or three), press C (Fierce Attack) as your last hit on
your opponent. Doing so will execute an automatic finishing move.
Doing so while on the ground with the enemy will stab their heart
and cause a fountain of blood to spurt. Doing so while in the
air with the enemy will slice them in two. The finishing moves
look the same for all the fighters, but it is still interesting
to end the battle with them.
Information in this section was contributed by Andy L..
