Aero the Acro-Bat (USA) - MAME software

Nintendo Super NES cart. published 32 years ago:

Aero the Acro-Bat © 1993 SUNSOFT [Sun Corp. of America].

Step right up to the acro-batiest show on earth!

The madman industrialist Edgar Ektor has siezed control of the World of Amusement. He and a deranged cast of fairground freaks threaten the circus. The only hope for survival is the high-flying, death-defying Aero the Acro-Bat!

Spine-tingling terror unfolds as Aero tackles Ektor's wicked henchmen. Bungee jump into a battle with evil! Skydive in mode 7 toward the danger below. Hang on for the ride of your life as you rise and plunge on a roaring roller coaster! Tiptoe across a terrifying tightrope! Then power drill and twist Aero right through every sinister circus enemy imaginable. And all the while, the show must go on!

TECHNICAL
Game ID: SNS-XB-USA

TRIVIA
Released in October 1993 in USA. Two months after the Genesis version; Aero the "Acro-Bat [Model T-15056]"

The SNES version used the Aero title song as level 1-1, but the Genesis version used the Saber Dance song as level 1-1 instead (which it shares with level 2-2). The SNES version also featured a level intro song which the Genesis version lacks entirely. However, the Genesis version features some music that the SNES version lacks, such as the level 4-3 theme.

The Super Famicom version was presented at the Famicom Spaceworld' 93 in August 1993 in Japan but was never released in Japan.

TIPS AND TRICKS
Level select:
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Press Down, A, Down, Y, Down, A, Down, Y on the options screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Begin game play on the first level. Press Start to pause the game when Aero appears. Press Up, X, Down, B, Left, Y, Right, A, L, R. A sound will confirm correct code entry. After game play is resumed, press Start to pause, then press Select. Then hold R while the bonus points are calculated at the end of any level.

Full level select menu:
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Enable the Level select code. Press L, R, X, B, Left, Up, Right, Down, Y, A at the level select screen. Additional options will appear on the level select menu. Enter the following codes to enable the corresponding options on this menu.

Infinite stars:
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Press A, Y, L, Up, Down, R, A, Y, Right, Left at the full level select menu. The "Infinite Stars" option may now be selected.

No enemy collision:
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Press Down, A, Y, R, Y, B, Up, L, Y, A at the full level select menu. The "No enemy collision" option may now be selected.

Five continues:
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Quickly press X, Y, B, A, X, A, B, Y, Up, L at the title picture that features Aero flying. (This is not the title screen.) A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Nine continues:
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Press X, Y, B, A, X, A, B, Y, Up, R at the title picture that features Aero flying. (This is not the title screen.) A sound will confirm correct code entry.

STAFF
Created and Original Design By: David Siller
Design and Layout: Nigel Cook
Additional Design: Team Aero
Aero Team Leader: Carl Wade
Aero Programmers: Richard Cowie, Carl Wade, Jeff Spangenberg, Darrin Stubbington, David Brevik, David Crummack
Aero Artists: Jonathan Casco, Adrian Ludley, Matt Stubbington, Jools Watsham
Character Design: David Siller, Justin Siller, Nigel Cook
Music and SFX By: Fox Productions
Sound Driver By: Bitmasters
Produced By: Jeff Spangenberg, Jay Moon
Executive Producer: David Siller
Directed By: Nigel Cook
Art Director: Matt Stubbington
Chairman: Masami Maeda
Vice Chairman: Tad Shimamoto
Executive Vice President Co Producer: Rita Zimmerer
Director Sunsoft Japan: Kiharu Yoshida
Co Producers: Justin Siller, René Boutin, Dan MacArthur
Technical Manager: Al Artus
Director of Marketing: Karen Shadley
Game Manual: Sam Patel
Executive Assistant: Nanette Hyssong
Game Testers: Sam Patel, David Luszcz, Darin Horgan, Matthew Ross, Jake Harman, Geoff Gillis, Steve Gehrke, Laura Luszcz, Ryan Siller, Team Iguana
Thanks To: Kazuaki Gotō, Masato Kawai, Akito Takeuchi
Customer Service: Erin Berry, June Eckert, Kazuko Harman, Jamie Jorgenson, Julie Williams
Special Thanks To: Kenji Yoshioka, Bruce Reilly, Cathy Juby, Martha Hart, Karen Lillie, Mark Luszcz, Toko Okano, Connie Perez, Sherry Ross, Wunderman , Cato Johnson, Torme Co
Very Special Thanks To: Debra Siller, Beth Spangenberg, Bo

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