How to Open the DEBUG MENU in EarthBound (Tutorial)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I explain where to open the debug menu and the inputs needed to make it appear. This trick works on all versions of the game EXCEPT MOTHER 1+2 (and I recommend attempting this on a version where you can make save states). If you have any questions, let me know in the comments! I'll try and help you as much as a can.
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Hey! If you have any questions, leave em down here. I'll try and help you as much as I can!
Edit: Holy crap thank you so much for the support! You guys are awesome. What other content do you want to see? I'm stuck on what other MOTHER stuff to put out :/
Edit 2: EARTHBOUND ON SWITCH!!! YAY!!! Yes, this process still works on switch.
I know it’s only been like 2 days but does this work on the Nintendo switch one
@@Davybackdead Yup!
@@Nillerz thx
@@Nillerz is there any possible way you can show us with joy cons in another vid?
@@Jolimations I'll see what I can do!
This is very good when doing things on original hardware!
Thank you so much! I got it, input was a bit slower than I thought.
Nice job! Have fun screwing around with it, there's some wacky stuff you can do.
The switch version has released, time to do this on the switch
Does it work? I’ve been trying for bit but have been getting q spam and that’s it.
Im trying that rn...
@@JRENZO10 got it to work pretty quickly, you don’t need two controllers for a blank text box either.
@@Lucas-Omega what are you supposed to do?
@@JRENZO10 to get blank text box I just spammed L and got lucky, and for the second part I created a save state and used two sets of joycons, just like he did in the video with his controllers, I pulled it off on like my fifth try.
is there an input setup to get it to consistently show up via the threed tent glitch?
Unfortunately, I don't think so... It's pretty much completely random. If you're trying to get it, just make sure that you're checking in the right spot (there should be about a second or so delay on some of your "checks"). Other than that, there doesn't seem to be a way to get it consistently.
Sorry for the really late reply.
i keep getting the "c0a QA" text box, thats as close as i keep getting to it
I have no idea if this method could work on the 3DS XL variation of the game but I tried and it seemed i was clipping into the top of the hill but i think the sandwich ran out and i didn't have a restore point set so i just gave up on tryna do the debug menu for the 3ds version of this game
Alright, bit of a weird question but... I think I got a different blank text box because it never says 6D at the end when you press A, do you know if it's possible for different blank text boxes to appear?
It’s possible that your text box has the arrow in the top left, not the bottom right. If so, you’ve got the wrong one.
If that’s not the problem, it shouldn’t matter if 6D shows up or not- I’m nearly positive it should work the same.
Hope this helps.
@@Nillerz Okay, thank you, I might just try a different controller for the frame perfect press.... Cause I don't think the one I'm using can really press A and B at the same time well.
@@Nillerz Got it! Gotta thank you for this wonderful guide... Now to that other video you made...
Congrats!
i'm on a pc port and just a question, what is the pc equivalents of R and L?
So on the switch i got the debug menu to appear but every time i close it or teleport the game always crashes by infinite text or a yellow triangle on the top left, can i continue on with the game?
Are you using PSI Teleport or using the Debug Menu?
PSI Teleport might not work, if that's what you're using. I'd recommend using the debug menu to teleport yourself out.
It's pretty inconsistent, but use IDU [Goto Area] and then ONtT. This should bring you back to Onett with all of your story progress saved. It might look weird, but if this happens walk into the nearest door and the game should fix itself.
Let me know if this helps/works. It might take a few tries but worked eventually for me.
yet another example of how things are 1000x easier when you just play on a traditional emulator, on a pc, with a keyboard.. all of these emulators on console systems and tv-oriented emulators, where you're restricted to gamepad, make everything difficult.
Do you have any tips on performing this glitch with 2 Joy-Cons? (New Switch version.)
Edit: I find asked my brother if he could help me, but he was busy lol.
I found that the easiest way to do this was to play in tabletop mode, hold the 1p joycon, and have the 2p joycon on the table. One thing to note is that you technically don't have to press and release R/SR specifically in order to get the debug menu open after the blank text box. For two joycons Y* (*B or Dpad Up depending on which joycon is your 2p) is probably your best bet to press and release with.
Press Y* on the 2p controller with your pinky, then do the rest of the necessary inputs as normal.
Let me know if you need further clarification, I'm not entirely sure how to describe it. I hope this helps though :)
@@Nillerz Thanks a lot! I actually just remembered I have another set of joy-cons (one of the sticks is broken) but it should work anyways! I will definitely give it a shot!
yeah I'm confused, can you do down right with the control stick?
@@wulftea Unfortunately, a kinda gave up on it, but it should still be possible! Give it a shot!
@@wulftea Down-right on the stick is just diagonal down.
Sorry, I'm not really sure how to explain it. It's definitely possible though.
Edit: South-East, if that makes sense.
Is it possible for the debug menu to pop up through chance without a 2nd player input? I'm willing to just keep attempting if it means I don't have to open my spare joy-cons yet.
I want to do this too, but one of my spare Joycons is broken so I only have 3 :(
TECHNICALLY yes, but the chances are so low I wouldn't recommend it. You'd be better off trying to find the sword of kings.
It's possible with two sideways joycons though! Give that a shot.
have snes classic edition. finally did this in circus tent in threed. then, without me following any these instructions, it opened the debug menu. i tried to go to cave of the past, but it kept going, and jeff and paula were dead, leaving only ness standing. didnt get poo yet. but the text kept going. and when i checked one of those grey vines, it crashes into a red screen with what looked like pokemon's missingno. in the center with what sounded like a loud, cranky dialup phone.
That's horrifying hahaha
@@Nillerz it fucking was. it happened a few times. i got one on camera with an ipad (sorry, im a monster for using ipad camera to record screen). but the first two times were mild, just random text, occasionally even just letting me go instead of going on forever or crashing. im sure my snes classic edition mini enjoyed that shit.
I know this is kinda old and by the time you see this (if you see this) I’ll probably already have done it, but how can you count how many frames have gone by? Is it just counting to 11 or 13, or do you need to look at the arrow. I’ll use the info for if I do it again since I know if I do it, it won’t be because I did it correctly, I just got it by luck.
One frame is 1/60th of a second, and unfortunately it's not really possible to count exactly 11/60ths or 13/60ths of a second. It's more of a feeling thing.
TH-camr AndyPerfect's video on the debug menu has his inputs showing in the top left. I screen recorded his inputs when he successfully opened the menu and tried to copy his timing as best I could when I was trying to open the menu. I'd highly recommend you do the same if you can because there's really no other way to know the timing.
Hope this helps :)
Hey, question. I'm using the Nintendo switch version of EarthBound, and I'm currently at level 7. I'm at the correct spot (I believe, anyway. Same place you're at, same alignment I believe) and am holding the right bumper on the second controller and clicking the left bumper on the first controller. Thing is, it doesn't work, why is that?
What exactly isn't working? Is there nothing showing up at all? Just "no problem here"? Or garbage text?
You can unfortunately get pretty unlucky while doing this, so it's possible that you're doing it right but the game just isn't deciding to give you what you want.
If you're getting "q" spam you're doing it right.
I'm simply getting the "no problem here" text. Might just be that I haven't done it for long enough and my luck is kind of bad.
uhhm hey dude..
when i tried this glitch
it put my ness in a bicycle
is this something right or just an accident?
im playing in a emulator it is snes9x and it stay giving me the bicycle and just show a few random letters and nothing more
Does anybody know how to use cheat codes for Earthbound Beginings on the wii u virtual console. I didnt save at magicant when getting all the final melodies so i have to climb up Mt Itoi before fighting the final boss.By the time i get to the final boss my PSI is drained and im down to one character.
Well I managed to access the menu, now how do I exit it without soft or hard locking the game?
From my experience, your best bet is using IDU and then going to ONtT (Onett) and then teleporting with PSI Teleport wherever you need to go (if you need to) . It's hit or miss whether it works or not, but it shouldn't take to much time.
If some of the textures are messed up, walk through the nearest door.
Let me know if this helps.
@@Nillerz I've used that option, but the blank text box glitch remains active, filling a textbox with garbage text while Ness slowly walks around. Entering a door causes the game to freeze.
Is there a way to get back in-bounds from the northeast Onett cliffs? I've only managed to get the textbox glitch to end while still being up there. Still have one Skip Sandwich.
I'm on switch if that matters.
@@concordat As far as I know, there's no way to clip back in-bounds.
After teleporting with the debug menu, don't move until the textbox is cleared out. It'll crash the game if you move before it's gone.
@@Nillerz That's a shame. I wasn't able to get the text box glitch to end without freezing the game with that particular instance of the Debug Menu after moving to Onett.
I started the process over from the beginning and had much better luck. Got out of the debug mode and the glitch without much issue.
@@concordat Aw man, I'm sorry I wasn't of much help. I don't think I've ever seen what you were experiencing.
I'm glad you figured something out though!
I've been checking the empty area for a while now, but no debug menu, is this because im on a pc emulator?
Whether or not you're on emulator shouldn't matter unless you're emulating the GBA version of the game.
Note that you won't get the debug menu from checking the area, just the blank textbox.
Unfortunately, getting this textbox is completely random and could very well take an hour to get. The only thing you can do to improve your chances is holding Y or R on the second player controller.
Hope this helps.
@@Nillerz thank you!
When i get to the black screen there isn’t the little down arrow in the bottom right so when i press down and to the right ness starts walking
Woah, weird. I don't think I've seen that before...
Are you holding R or Y on the 2p controller when trying to open it?
try till you get that little arrow in the bottom right, it comes after the arrow kn the top left. Happened to me twice, but still got my hands on the debug menu :D
does it work the same for SNES? I have both controllers.
YES I DID IT BUT HOW LONG IS 13 FRAMES
that outtro music is so familiar, but i just can't place it.. what's it from?
It's the symphonic version of Heavenly Flight from Dragon Quest 11 (It was originally from DQ3 though).
@@Nillerz DQ3! that's where it was! i just recently replayed Dragon Warrior 3 NES, then DQ3 SNES Eng version.. only a few months ago, actually. that explains why it was so familiar to me.
Thanks man!
Does the arrow have to be on the bottom right or can it be on the top left too
It has to be in the bottom right, but from my experience if you advance the textbox with the top left arrow there's a good chance it'll lead into the one with the bottom left arrow.
Did they fix this on the Switch cause I've been trying to clip thru the cliff for about an hour now
Nope, still works. Make sure you have the MIDDLE pixel of Ness's foot lined up and not the left or right ones, the process won't work otherwise.
@@Nillerz I'm not sure what ure talking about I know you said something about his foot but that's all I understand. Also can my Chinese Switch Pro Controller be P2. It keeps overwriting my joy-cons when I turn it on
The bottom of Ness's foot (the gray one that's facing the screen) is made up of three pixels. The second pixel of his foot is the one that should be above the green pixel in-between the upper level and the level that you're standing on. Make sure you are lined up EXACTLY how I am in the video (down to the pixel).
As for the Chinese Pro Controller, I have no idea what's happening with it. If it's overwriting your joycons, I'd recommend using it as player 1 and the joycons as player 2 OR using 2 single joycons, one as player 1 and one as player 2.
Hope this helps.
@@Nillerz yeah, sorry not sure if that's something I can actually do lol my eyesight is absolute s.ugar h.oney i.ced t.ea. I wouldn't be able to see individual pixels even with my glasses. Thx anyway for commenting on such an old vid to help me
@@CesarACastillo Aw man, I'm so sorry.
Can you technically do it on a 3ds?
Can I do this on the SNES mini?
Yup.
Is there a easier way to do it
Can't you just do the one in Threed?
First thing i should see: XXGH' . After the blank text box: 6D.
When I see the down arrow in the top left and I press a it just plays starstorm on loop
Unfortunately this part is pretty much just luck. That's one of the things that can happen when trying to get to the bottom-right arrow.
Sadly, the only thing you can do is hold down R on the second player controller and hope for the best. If this is consistent and constant, though, reply to this and I'll try and help you further.
@@Nillerz The funny thing is that I had my volume and like 50 and EVERYONE WOKE UP! But anyways the qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq.QA
Q thing is what I’m stuck on now
@@kaceyboi14 I'd be terrified if starstorm noises woke me up hahaha
But yeah, qqq(...) is another one of those random elements. Be patient, you'll get there eventually.
I believe in you!
I did it!
@@kaceyboi14 Great job! Have fun messing around with it.
Is this possible on the 3ds
Yup, it's much harder though. The inputs are the same, but you'd need to press R+L+Y in order to switch to the 2nd player, then after releasing a button while in 2nd player mode, switch back to player 1 with the R+L+Y again and then press down, right, A, B, and Y (after 11 or 13 frames of releasing the button on 2 player mode).
Sorry for the late reply.
Bro I would pay someone to do this for me I've been doing it for around 1 or 2 hours now on the snes mini classic and it's driving me insane could anyone help??
Can you get it with half joy cons?
As long as you have two, yup!
HOW LONG IS 13 FRAMES?
Earthbound runs at 60fps, so 13 frames is 13/60ths of a second.
It’s probably slower than you think.
I’d recommend using AndyPerfect’s video on the debug menu for the timing. He has his inputs displayed in the top left.
@@Nillerz can I have the link to the video?
th-cam.com/video/suRcjE2ACXo/w-d-xo.html
He successfully does it at ~25 seconds.
@@Nillerz does it work on the super nintendo nes classic edition because thats all I have its not even jail broken because I’m too stupid for that I only nail broken my 3ds
@@JTSund Yup, I've done it myself. It's extremely difficult no matter the platform though, so don't give up if it takes a while.
can you do this after you get other party members?
As far as I know, yeah. I haven't tried it myself but it should work.
@@Nillerz sorry if this is annoying, been trying to get it for a few days. not sure if this is a dumb q but how do i know how many frames have passed? playing on 3ds
@@kashifsheikh4744 Don't worry, you're not being annoying. So 1 frame is 1/60th of 1 second since Earthbound runs at 60 frames a second (fps). When you're waiting for 11 or 13 frames, you're waiting 11/60th of a second or 13/60th of a second (but the time gap is so small it's hard to tell a difference.) It's pretty hard to know how long that is, but there's a video that might be able to help (it's the one I used to open the debug menu my first time). There's a well-known earthbound speedrunner known as AndyPerfect, and on his youtube channel (also called AndyPerfect) he has a video called "playing with the debug menu for the first time in earthbound" and in the top left corner he has his inputs showing. If you try and do your inputs right as Andy does his, you should be able to get it or at least get a feel for the timing. I should have included the timing in my video, that's my bad. Let me know how that goes, and don't be afraid to ask if you need help with anything else!
Good luck!
What do I do if I keep on get qqq spam?
Unfortunately, it just means your timing is a bit off. Keep at it, you'll be able to get it eventually.
Edit: I was incredibly wrong.
@@Nillerz huh ok thxs for tip i will tell you if I get it
@@capdan9708 I am so so sorry. It's been a while since I did this and got the parts confused.
The qqq spam happens during trying to get the blank text box, right? You don't need to time anything, it's just random. The only thing you can do to increase your chances of it appearing is holding R or Y on the 2p controller.
Again, I'm incredibly sorry for the wrong information.
@@Nillerz oh okay?
How do I get out of debug menu without crashing?
Do you mean after you've opened it? Unfortunately, it seems to be luck based... From what I've used, IBNT [Goto Event] seems to work more consistently than IDU [Goto Area], but going to events isn't always ideal. Sorry for the kind of not-answer, I'm not really sure :(
I recommend just keep trying, and then once you teleport to wherever you're trying to go just let it run for a couple minutes and see if it fixes itself, then close any menus that pop up. Some textures might be messed up, but going back and forth through a door should fix it.
Or you could use the menu to give yourself some skip sandwiches and try to clip back out, not sure if that would work though.
@@Nillerz Yeah thanks, I used IDU and a savestate, crashed like 2 times but totally worth it to see that humongous dungeon man following me haha
Can I do this on my phone emulator?
I'm not very familiar with emulators, but as long as there's a way to connect a second player controller it should be possible (assuming you're not emulating the GBA version of the game).
@@Nillerz don't worry! Figured it out!!! Had to use a game genie code. Was sooooo tired of grinding sword of kings. Already Lvl 90 with the whole party and been grinding for days on end.
@@mauriciozavala5852 Nice! Hope you had fun messing around with it.
How's the Sword of Kings grind going?
FPS?
Frames per second
No as in how many?
@@madmikefollower6939 How many frames between inputs? 11 or 13.
The game runs at 60 fps if that's what you're asking.
wait wait how to exit that place??
TRP-T - [Teleport] is your best bet for going anywhere. It'll take you to pretty much wherever you want, but from my experience it's possible for the game to crash after this going to your selected area. IDU - [Go to area] works too, but seems to be even more inconsistent from my experience.
If you're trying to get back to Onett, use IDU and then go to ONtT.
Hope this helps. Sorry for the late reply.
Edit: Mixed up TRP-T and IDU
Edit 2: Hey, I know it's been a month but I feel this is important enough to edit this comment.
I just re-did the process and for whatever reason TRP-T isn't working for me at all now, but IDU is pretty consistent.
It seems to be pretty random, so try both and see what works best.
I Play It On Nintendo Switch Online
Moar eb content bro
I'm working on a few things right now, I just have a hard time actually going anywhere with my ideas.
Anything specific you want to see?
How do you do this on the 3ds virtual console?
Ah, I hadn't thought of that. I looked into it and it seems possible, but a lot tougher. The inputs are the same, but you'd need to press R+L+Y in order to switch to the 2nd player, then after releasing a button while in 2nd player mode, switch back to player 1 with the R+L+Y again and then press down, right, A, B, and Y (after 11 or 13 frames of releasing the button on 2 player mode). Let me know if you need further explanation.
Also sorry for the late reply.
Can you do this on the original SNES version? If so, is it the same as doing it on the Wii U? I have an og SNES with the Earthbound game (yes this cost me a lot of money) and I want to know if I can do this?
@@ninten1305 HOW DID I MISS THIS I'M SO SORRY
Yes, it is possible on original hardware. Same exact method as on Wii U, you just can't use save states which is unfortunate due to the game's tendency to crash during the process.
Again I'm so so sorry for the extremely late reply but I hope this helps.
@@Nillerz Its okay thanks for taking the time to respond anyway! I’ve managed to do it on the original hardware despite it continuously crashing.
@@ninten1305 Wow, that's really impressive!
Easier way use noclip
Frames? What the fuck is a frame?
Each individual picture of a moving image (video). It’s how videos are filmed: for example most films are shot at 24 fps (frames per second), meaning that every second, 24 pictures have passed. This is what gives the illusion of the image moving. In this case, one frame is 1/24th of a second.
Although not “recorded”, games work in a similar fashion. Earthbound and many other games run at 60 fps, meaning that one frame is 1/60th of a second. Should you be attempting to preform the frame-perfect input, you would need to press the buttons exactly 11/60ths of a second or 13/60ths of a second after releasing R.