Play as Xtal:
Beat the game under 'normal' or 'hard' difficulty without continuing.
Hidden mini game:
While the game is powering up, hold down Select+Start on the second controller. Keep holding down the buttons as the developer's logo appears on the screen and the Phalanx, a full length shooter will appear.
Phalanx invulnerability:
At the Options screen, highlight the 'Speed' option and press Left+Up+L2+R2+Triangle at the same time; the background screen should turn red to confirm.
Computer vs. Computer:
At the Title Screen, press and hold L1+L2+R1+R2. While holding those buttons, press Down+Start to enter the 'Vs. Play' option. Pick any fighters and the computer will fight itself.
Color selection:
Beat the game to enable the color selection. To choose a different color, hold Select and press any attack button.
Comics!:
Beat the game in Easy mode without Continuing or losing a round. Now highlight 'Option' at the Title Screen, and hold L1+L2+R1+R2+Start+Select on controller 2. Voila! A comic strip! To Play The Hidden Game In Zero Divide:
Press Select+Start During Loading The Game, On The 2.Pad. Enter The Bonus
Game (Tiny Phalanx) And Make An Highscore Over 2.000.000 Pts. And Get An
New Secret Character In Zero Divide. Play As Zulu:
To Play As The Boss Zulu Simply Beat The Game With Every Character. The
Easiest Way To Do This Is To Set The Difficulty To Easy And The Timer On
30, Hit The Enemy Once, And Run Away Until The Clock Runs Out.
After Beating The Game With Each Character, Youll Hear Xtal Say "Wow!"
You Can Now Play As Zulu, A Character Very Similar To Zero. Oh Don`t Forget
To Save Your Accomplishment To The Memory Card. Multiple Colors:
To Select Multiple Colors For Any Character, Beat The Game. Now Hold Down
Select In Combination With Direction On The Pad And Any Of The Eight Buttons
To Select A Total Of 16 Colors Per Character! Pictured Below Is A Mere Eight
Of Zeros Palette. Eight Of The Sixteen Choies After The Entire Body Model
Of The Character, Not Just The Color Experiement. L=Left R=Right U=Up D=Down C=Circle
X=x-Taste O=o-Taste Q=Quarter-Taste T=Triangle-Taste
r1=r1-Taste r2=r2-Taste l1=l1-Taste l2=l2-Taste Zero
1: X X X R+X 3: When Close R+X
1: X X O 3: BCU+O
1: X X X R+O 3: When Close O
1: X X D+X R+X 3: When Close L+O
1: X O 3: L F O
1: X U X 3: F F X
1: X D X 3: R R O
1: O O 3: D R X
2: X X O D R X 4: Q+X
2: X X X R+X D R X 4: L R R Q+X
2: X X D+X R+X D R X 4: In Jump Q+X
2: R R X R+O 5: D+O
3: R+X+O 5: U+X
3: R+O 5: (Hold U) X Cygnus
1: X X X 3: R R X
1: R R X X X 3: DCR+X
1: X O 3: DCR+O
1: O O 3: R+O
1: DCR O O 3: L L O
1: D D D (X+O) 3: ???
2: L+X DCR+X 3: U+X
2: L+X DCR+O O 3: UCR+Q
2: D D D (X+ 2X) L+X 3: L R X+O
2: D D D (X+ 2X) DCR+X 3: D L X+O
2: D D D (X+ 2X) DCR+OO 3: D D D X+O
2: D D D (X+ 3X) L+X 4: Q+X
2: D D D (X+ 3X) DCR+X 4: In Jump Q+X
2: D D D (X+ 3X) DCR+OO 5: D+X
2: D D D (X+ 1X) L+X 5: U+X
2: D D D (X+ 1X) DCR+X 5: (Hold U) X
2: D D D (X+ 1X) DCR+OO 6: D DCR Q+X
3: L+X xx Draco
1: X(HoldR)X(HoldR)X(HoldR)X(HoldD)O 2: R R X
1: R+X O X 2: U+X
1: X O 2: L DCR+X
1: R R O O 2: L R+X
2: R+X 2: L D R O
2: R R O 3: Q+X
2: R+O 3: DCR+X
2: DCR+O 4: D D D D D
2: U+O 4: D+X+O Tau
1: X X R+X R+X 4: L DCR+O
1: X X R+X O 4: R R X
1: X O 4: D D R+O
1: O L+O D+X X 4: R R O
1: O L+O D+X O 4: R D L O
1: O L+O R+O R+O 5: Q+X
2: L DCR+O R+X 5: L DCL D DCR X+O
2: L DCR+O R R O 6: D+O
2: R D L O D D R+O 6: U+X
3: R+X 6: (Hold U) X
3: DCR+X xx Wild3
1: X X O O 4: L D X
1: R+X X X 4: L R X
1: X O 4: DCR+O
2: R+X DCR+X 4: R+O
2: R+X R+O 4: L L R+X
2: DCR+X R R X 4: R L+X
2: DCR+X R+O 5: Q+X
3: R+X 5: D (Hold D)X+O
3: DCR+X 6: D+O
3: R R X 6: U+X
3: X+O 6: (Hold U) X
3: D R O 7: L Q+X
3: D R X Io
1: X X O O 3: L+O
1: X X X+O X+O 3: R+X
1: R R X X O 3: UCR+Q
1: R+X O O 3: R+O
1: X O 3: When Close O
1: DCR+O O 3: L R+O
2: R R X R R O 3: L D R+X
2: R R O L+O 4: Q+X
2: R R O DCR+O O 4: R R Q+O
3: D R X 4: When Close Q+X
3: R R X 5: D+X
3: R R O 5: U+X
3: X+O 5: (Hold U) X
3: DCR+O 5: L+Q Eos
1: L+X R X 3: DCR+X
1: R+X D+X 3: D R O
1: R R R X X 4: Q+X
1: X O 4: L+Q+X
2: D R O DCR+X 4: R R DCR+O
3: R R X 4: When Close Q+O
3: R R O 4: D+X+O
3: D DCR X 5: D+X
3: DCR+O 5: U+X
3: R R R X 5: (Hold U) X
3: R R X+O 5: D DCR Q+X
3: R+X 5: L Q+X
3: L+X 5: L+Q Nereid
1: X X R+X X 3: R+X+O
1: X X R+X L+X 3: X+O
1: R+X (Hold L)X (Hold )X (Hold )X 3: R D X+O
1: X O 3: L DCR+O
1: L+O R+O X X 3: ???
2: X+O+Q R+X 3: ???
2: X+O+Q L+O 3: L+X
2: R R X R+X 4: Q+X
3: DCR+X 4: ???
3: R+X 5: D+O
3: R R X 5: U+X
3: L+O 5: (HOLD U) X
3: D+O 5: X+O+Q Zulu
1: X X R+X R+X 3: L+O
1: R R R X X 3: D+O
1: O O 3: DCL+O
1: D+O O 3: DCR+O
1: DCL+O O 3: UCR+Q
1: DCR+O O 4: Q+X
2: R+X 4: L R R Q+X
2: R R R X 4: Q+X
2: R+O 5: D+X
2: R R X 5: U+X
2: R R O 5: (Hold U) X
2: D R X 5: D DCR Q+X
2: L+X 5: L Q+X
2: R R X+O xx