Hidden Shooter in Genesis Lotus II

[digitalpress]

I just found out about this (yeah, probably ten years after it was discovered) but haven't tried it out yet.

There's a hidden mini-game in here. Go to the setup screen and change player 1's name to "PODPLEASE", and press B. When you start the game you'll go to a mini shooter instead of the race.

Does it work?

[anagrama]

Hmm, never tried that in the Genesis/MD version, but I remember that the Amiga Lotus games also had hidden mini games like this, accessed by entering certain names. I can't remember any details off-hand, but a quick Googling should turn it up.

[deadtech]

Yes it does work. The game, "Pod", is pretty cool, and gets to be very fast on higher stages. You control a little gunpod that can move freely at the bottom half or so of the screen. Different enemies with different patterns fall from the top of the screen. It reminds me a bit of Megamania (2600) on fast forward! It was good enough that i picked up an extra copy of Lotus II for a friend who also likes shooting games when I saw one at a local shop. He liked the Pod games as well. It should be mentioned that the actual Lotus II game is good as well. :P

-deadtech

[Goodwill Hunter]

I just found out about this (yeah, probably ten years after it was discovered) but haven't tried it out yet.

There's a hidden mini-game in here. Go to the setup screen and change player 1's name to "PODPLEASE", and press B. When you start the game you'll go to a mini shooter instead of the race.

Does it work?

You have to enter a space between the two words "POD PLEASE" to get the code to work. A pretty good shooter....plays like a mix of centipede and galaga. I remember buying this game and Tyrants (enter JOOLS for a Sinistar clone if I recall correctly) specifically for their hidden games after reading about them in a gaming magazine. Both are pretty good.

Rich

[digitalpress]

Just tried it out. Right, it's POD PLEASE.

Sixteen different enemy types, the screen looks a lot like Gridrunner or a 2D Beamrider. Defnitely worth trying if you own this cart.

[esquire]

Cool. I just picked this up yesterday at Gamestop, so I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the info!

[evilmess]

Heres a couple more codes for other bonus games.

never tried this one and recently found it at gamefaqs
PS1: Philosoma
Bonus Game
To play the hidden Phalanx game hold Start + Select on controller 2 while the game is booting (Note: This only works on early releases of the game).

this one works!
Genesis: Red Zone
Asteroids Mini-Game
To play a secret game of Asteroids, enter ABCACACBCAC as a password.

[jerkov]

Wow, I actually remember playing that back when I bought Lotus 2 after it first came out. I traded it in or something years back, but I did recently repurchase the game for next to nothing at Gamestop. I'll have to give that Pod game another spin the next time I pop Lotus 2 in.

[geelw]

Heres a couple more codes for other bonus games.

never tried this one and recently found it at gamefaqs
PS1: Philosoma
Bonus Game
To play the hidden Phalanx game hold Start + Select on controller 2 while the game is booting (Note: This only works on early releases of the game).

er... actually, that looks like the code for the ps game Zero Divide that opens up Tiny Phalanx, an abbreviated version of the SNES shooter.