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==System 16 version==
===Hidden developer message===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast Arcade HiddenMessage.png
| desc=Before any of the game demos start, hold down all of the action buttons for both players ('''Punch, Kick, Jump''') to display a developer message written in Roumaji{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Altered_Beast_(Arcade)}}.
}}

==Mega Drive version==
===Sound test===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast MD SoundTest.png
| desc=Press {{A}}+{{C}}+{{Upright}}+{{Start}} on the title screen. Press {{Up}} and {{Down}} to select a sound, {{C}} to play that sound, and {{Start}} to exit.
}}

===Beast selection===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast MD BeastSelection.png
| desc=Press {{A}}+{{B}}+{{C}}+{{Downleft}}+{{Start}} on the title screen. This screen allows the player to choose what beast to transform into on each level.
}}

==Master System version==
===Extended life gauge===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast SMS ExtendedLifeGauge.png
| desc=Press {{Upleft}}+{{1}} on the title screen. This will start the game with five units on the life gauge instead of three.
}}

===Continue===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast SMS Continue.png
| desc=Press the following button combinations when "GAME OVER" appears to continue the game up to four times:
*'''1st continue:''' {{Upleft}}+{{1}}+{{2}}
*'''2nd continue:''' {{Downleft}}+{{1}}+{{2}}
*'''3rd continue:''' {{Downright}}+{{1}}+{{2}}
*'''4th continue:''' {{Upright}}+{{1}}+{{2}}

This feature is mentioned in manuals, but only the first continue is documented{{fileref|Alteredbeast sms us manual.pdf|page=16}}{{fileref|Altered Beast Master System Euro Manual.pdf|page=19}}.
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==Famicom version==
===Debug mode===
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast NES FreePlay.png
| desc=Hold {{Down}} and reset the console while on the title screen. "FREE PLAY" will appear on the title screen to indicate its activation, enabling the following options:
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====Level select====
{{HiddenContent
| noimage=yes
| desc=Press {{Select}} on the title screen to increment the starting stage number.
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====Sound test====
{{HiddenContent
| image1=AlteredBeast NES SoundTest.png
| desc=Press {{Up}}+{{Start}} on the title screen.
}}

==References==
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