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Super Wizard difficulty

When the Sega logo appears, press HOLD ++ START START . A "Yeah!" will confirm correct entry, and the Super Wizard difficulty will become selectable.

Start with 100 stars and Ye Olde Magic Shoppe open

Press + START when entering the last letter of any valid password. A "Yeah!" will confirm correct entry.

Start with 500 stars and all Magic Gems

Enter MRCF RSCD as a password. This will start a new game on the chosen difficulty and skill levels with 500 stars and all Magic Gems, allowing instant access to the Super Bonus Round.

Start at the final level

Enter MGTP GLLS as a password. This will start a new game on the final level of the chosen difficulty.

Half-priced items in the Ye Olde Magic Shoppe

In the Ye Olde Magic Shoppe, highlight "BUY" and press HOLD START . A "Yeah!" will confirm correct entry, and all items will be half-price.

Instant bonus round

After finishing the first round of a level, press HOLD + START when instructed to press START . A "Yeah!" will confirm correct entry, and all bonus letters will be instantly awarded. This only works once per game.

Big Baddie Selection

Enter TCDT GBBS as a password. This will bring up a menu that allows the player to fight any boss in the game.

Hidden hints

Enter any of the following as a password to display hints that are inaccessible in the Hint Shoppe:

Hint	Password
V	MQHS PKDN
W	CBSK LGQD
X	BBBB BBBB
Y	TTTT TTTT

Alternative Sega logos

With Puggsy being the first Mega Drive game to be both developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis, the rules regarding the use of the introductory Sega logo were not known. In order to avoid potential resubmits to Sega's quality control procedure, programmer Jon Burton devised a system where different Sega logos could be swapped in and out just by changing a four-digit number in the ROM header^[1]. This system is also used in the PAL version of this game:

SEGA MEGA DRIVE 
(C)PSYGNOSIS '93
WIZ 'N' LIZ IN T
HE FRANTIC WABBI
T WESCUE V.0112

The four digit number after "V." dictates which logo is to be used, defaulting at 0112 ("everything"). The first digit is unused, the second toggles the "licensed by Sega" text (1=on, 0=off), the third determines whether the logo should feature the Fatal Rewind cameo (1=on, 0=off), and the fourth controls the ™ symbol (2=on, 1=off, with 0 skipping the Sega screen entirely). Strangely, combinations that disable the text and cameo will make the Sega logo fade out immedately after appearing. These digits are removed from the header in the NTSC-U version.

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGs9c-M_svA

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-| desc=With ''[[Puggsy]]'' being the first Mega Drive game to be both developed by [[Traveller's Tales]] and published by [[Psygnosis]], the rules regarding the use of the introductory [[Sega]] logo were not known. In order to avoid potential resubmits to Sega's quality control procedure, programmer [[Jon Burton]] devised a system where different Sega logos could be swapped in and out just by changing a four-digit number in the ROM header{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGs9c-M_svA}}. This system is also used in this game:
+| desc=With ''[[Puggsy]]'' being the first Mega Drive game to be both developed by [[Traveller's Tales]] and published by [[Psygnosis]], the rules regarding the use of the introductory [[Sega]] logo were not known. In order to avoid potential resubmits to Sega's quality control procedure, programmer [[Jon Burton]] devised a system where different Sega logos could be swapped in and out just by changing a four-digit number in the ROM header{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGs9c-M_svA}}. This system is also used in the PAL version of this game:
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 T WESCUE V.0112 </pre>
-The four digit number after "V." dictates which logo is to be used, defaulting at <tt>0112</tt> ("everything"). The first digit is unused, the second toggles the "licensed by Sega" text (<tt>1</tt>=on, <tt>0</tt>=off), the third determines whether the logo should feature the ''[[Fatal Rewind]]'' cameo (<tt>1</tt>=on, <tt>0</tt>=off), and the fourth controls the ™ symbol (<tt>2</tt>=on, <tt>1</tt>=off, with <tt>0</tt> skipping the Sega screen entirely). Strangely, combinations that disable the text and cameo will make the Sega logo fade out immedately after appearing.
+The four digit number after "V." dictates which logo is to be used, defaulting at <tt>0112</tt> ("everything"). The first digit is unused, the second toggles the "licensed by Sega" text (<tt>1</tt>=on, <tt>0</tt>=off), the third determines whether the logo should feature the ''[[Fatal Rewind]]'' cameo (<tt>1</tt>=on, <tt>0</tt>=off), and the fourth controls the ™ symbol (<tt>2</tt>=on, <tt>1</tt>=off, with <tt>0</tt> skipping the Sega screen entirely). Strangely, combinations that disable the text and cameo will make the Sega logo fade out immedately after appearing. These digits are removed from the header in the NTSC-U version.
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