Clockwork Knight 2/Hidden content

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Stage select

On title screen, press .

If entered correctly, a small fanfare will chime and the words "Kids Room - Stage 1" will appear on screen.

will change the selected room, and will change the selected level.

When you find the room/level you want to play, simply press  START  and then start the game as normal. You will then be playing on your selected level.

Ending select

On title screen, press .

If entered correctly, a small fanfare will chime and the words "Ending" will appear on screen.

When ready, simply press  START  and then start the game as normal to see the Ending movie of the game.

999 lives

On the title screen, press .

If entered correctly, a small fanfare will chime and the words "Player 999" will appear on screen.

When ready, press  START  and then start the game as normal. You will now be playing with 999 Lives!

Title Screen Sounds

To hear animal sounds such as sheep, elephants and sea lions, press , , or at the title screen.

The reason for this little easter egg is unknown, but it's fun, especially for kids.

Control The Kids Room Boss

Upon reaching the Boss of the Kids Room (Funky Snaky), wait for the level to begin. Once the boss appears and the spotlight comes shines on it, press , ++ simultaneously and then ++ simultaneously in very quick succession on Controller 2. If you were successful in entering the code, then you are now able to control the boss.

The controls for the Boss are as follows:

D-pad or to make the boss move left and right.

D-Pad OR to make the move boss closer to or farther away from the camera.

and to make the boss move up and down.

, , , and to have the boss make noises.

to make the room light turn on and off.

 START  will cancel user control, and make the regular boss fight start again.

This code is a little awkward to get right at first, so don't worry if you don't get it on your first few tries. The timing takes some time to get used to, and you may be surprised that you got it right when you finally do.

Control The Study Room Boss

Upon reaching the Boss of the Study Room (Paper Morphy), wait for the level to begin. Wait until the piece of paper dips itself into the ink for the first time and flies down into the middle of the stage, transforming into a Gorilla, who will proceed grunt three times. Quickly press and hold  START  on Controller 2 during the first grunt, and release it after the third grunt. If you were successful in entering the code, then you are now able to control the boss.

The controls for the Boss are as follows:

D-pad or to make the boss turn left and right.

and to make the boss beat his chest.

to have the boss pick Tongara up and slam him to the ground.

to make the room light turn on and off.

to make the boss Jump towards/on top of Tongara.

You can use this cheat to very quickly defeat this portion of the boss, as he stands completely still and takes damage. After this form of him is beaten, control is lost over the boss y the user, and the fight returns to it's normal state.

Le Bon Race

Hidden within the first level of the first 3 rooms of the game are special bonus games known as the Le Bon Race where you can race against "Le Bon", one of the main Toy Land friends.

Avoiding obstacles and passing the finish line before "Le Bon" will see him reward you with a Gold Key. Losing will see him give you only a single Pocket Watch.

Prunchau Race and Giant Key

Hidden within the second level of the Clock Tower is a special one time bonus game where you can race against "Prunchau", one of the main Toy Land friends.

Avoiding obstacles and passing the finish line before "Prunchau" will see him reward you with a giant key. This will turn the winding key on Tongara's back from Silver to gold, and will also award the player 5 cogs of health.

In addition, 5 cogs of health will be kept even upon the players death from this point on until the player either completes the game or a game over occurs.

Hidden Support Messages

Hidden within the second level of the Clock Tower is a hidden early exit that shows one of three hidden message screens, depending on if you are playing in Easy/Training, Normal or Hard mode.

Playing on Easy/Training or Normal mode will present you with a screen featuring message from and a digitised version of an idol of the era known as Hiroko Nakayama (中山 博子) who in addition to being a presenter for the Japanese Video Game TV Show Game Catalogue II (ゲームカタログII) from October 8th, 1994 - September 30th, 1995, was also a big fan of the first Clockwork Knight game. She is also listed in the credits for the Japanese version of Clockwork Knight 2 where her role is listed as "Friendship Appearance (友情出演)" after the "Special Thanks" section.

Playing on Hard mode will present you with a screen featuring a message from and a 2D render of Hirokazu Hamamura (浜村 弘一), who in addition to being an irregular host on Game Catalogue II, was also former Weekly Famitsu chief editor. The entire editorial department of Weekly Famitsu is thanked in the credits of the Japanese version of Clockwork Knight 2 under the "Special Thanks" section.

Finding any of the three hidden screen will reward you with a gold key to collect in the Boss level of Clock Tower. All three screens also contain unique dialogue from one another, so it is worth checking them all out.

The secret was briefly mentioned on the July 8, 1995 episode of the above mentioned Game Catalogue II, with some behind-the-scenes footage also shown. Additionally, a longer segment of the behind-the-scenes footage was shown on the July 22, 1995 episode.

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-J version of the game.

Easy/Training Mode Ending

Upon defeating the "Clock Tower" Boss in Easy/Training mode, the game will end abruptly, and very short version of the cast of characters curtain call video will play. Once this video ends, the game will simply return you to the title screen. The final boss, credits and true ending are never shown in this mode.

Hidden Good Ending Scene

Upon completing the game in hard mode, an extra scene will be added to the ending video after the cast of characters curtain call, prior to the credits. Normal mode will not show this extra scene.

Got All 32 Playing Cards

Upon completing the game, if you have managed to collect all 32 Playing Cards hidden throughout the different rooms of the game, you are greeted with a congratulations screen and are then presented with a special cheat code.

Despite speculation on other sites, this cheat code is simply the same level select cheat written above, and not a code for a "hidden options menu".

Play as Ginger

On the mode select screen, press .

If done correctly, a chime will play. Simply start "Part 2" as normal, and you will be playing as Ginger!

Ginger plays almost identically to Pepper apart from moving faster, having a higher jump and a faster attack sequence. A double jump is also a feature exclusive to Ginger.

Note: In horse riding levels, the character remains as Pepper riding Barobaro.

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Unlock Movie #1 and #14

To unlock Movie #1 and #14 in the The Movies!, simply complete "Part 2" in normal or hard mode. Upon doing so, all movies apart from #16 will now be available to view.

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Unlock Secret Movie #16

Clear the Bosses Galore mode without dying to get the result Master. Upon doing so, the hidden Movie #16 titled -Extra Movie - The Birth of Pepperouchau will now be available to watch in The Movies!.

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Mini Games

Upon completing the Bosses Galore mode with the rank of MASTER, a special code is given. To use it, simply head back to the Bosses Galore mode and enter the code .

A chime will sound and the text "MINIGAME" will appear on screen.

Pressing  START  on the menu will bring you to a list of the following mini games:

• Forks!
• Jump 1!
• Cannon 1
• Swim!!
• Jump 2!
• Cannon 2
• Horsey

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Boss Select

In Bosses Galore mode, enter the code .

A chime will sound and the text "BOB" will appear on screen.

will scroll through the different boss names.

When you find the boss you want to fight, simply press  START  and then select your Knight as normal.

You can select any boss from "Part 1" or "Part 2", including :

• Bob (Dandy Bob)
• Jetter (Double Jetter)
• Popot (Chef de Popot)
• Kong (Iron Kong X)
• TV (Crazy TV)
• Snake (Funky Snaky)
• Paper (Paper Morphy)
• Octopus (Captain Octopus)
• Castle (King Gears)
• Last Boss (Garluch The Dragon)

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Hidden CG Images

Unlocking Movie #1 in The Movies! will allow you to watch all of the cutscenes in order for Clockwork Knight "Part 1" and "Part 2" from start to finish.

In between some of the cutscenes, special CG renders of each level will be shown as above. There are 10 in total.

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.

Date Specific Title Screens

On certain days (according to the Sega Saturn's clock), Clockwork Knight 2's title screen will change to one of the following special screens:

• New Year's Day: 1st January
• Winter Special: 20th January
• Valentine's Day: 14th February
• Christmast Day: 25th December

This feature is exclusive to the NTSC-U version of the game.