Section Z ROM Notes
Compiled By: TheAlmightyGuru (www.thealmightyguru.com)
Updated: 2007/06/06


ROM Offsets

Graphics    : This data can be viewed using a tile viewer.
Text        : Use the game's text lookup table to read/edit this.
Empty       : Basically a bunch of null values.
Patterned   : Patterned data (meaning it has a pattern when viewed through a tile viewer) Could be a data table, map data, encoded graphics, or something along those lines.
Unpatterned : Unpatterned data (looks like static noise in a tile viewer) is usually program data. 

00000-0000F: NES Header
00010-0400F: Graphics
04010-0490F: Unpatterned
04910-0600F: Patterned
06010-0800F: Empty
08010-085E5: Patterned
085E6-0862F: Text: Title Screen
08630-086CE: Patterned
086CF-086D8: Text: Push Start
086D9-08D0F: Patterned
08D10-0900F: Empty
09010-0942F: Patterned
09430-0A00F: Empty
0A010-0A839: Patterned
0A83A-0A8CF: Text: End Credits
0A8D0-0A90F: Patterned
0A910-0B00F: Empty
0B010-0D00F: Patterned
0D010-0D60F: Empty
0D610-1000F: Graphics
10010-1110F: Patterned
11110-1180F: Empty
11810-12C0F: Graphics
12C10-1300F: Empty
13010-1400F: Graphics
14010-1500F: Patterned
15010-1580F: Empty
15810-1780F: Graphics
17810-1800F: Empty
18010-1B72F: Unpatterned
1B730-1C00F: Empty
1C010-1C9F3: Unpatterned
1C9F4-1CACF: Text: Messages (Both tables)
1CAD0-1CB3F: Patterned
1CB40-1D00F: Empty
1D010-2000F: Unpatterned/Patterned/Graphics/Empty


Run-Time Memory Offsets

0049 - Lives
004A - Score digit: 9XXXXX
004B - Score digit: X9XXXX
004C - Score digit: XX9XXX
004D - Score digit: XXX9XX
004E - Score digit: XXXX9X
004F - Score digit: XXXXX9
005A - Life digit: 9X
005B - Life digit: X9
005C - Max Life digit: 9X
005D - Max Life digit: X9
005E - Section Major (0=0, 1=20, 2=40)
005F - Section Minor (0-13 - Add this value to the Major Section)
0060 - Flag: Flash Bomb
0061 - Flag: Crash Ball
0075 - Flag: End of Section.
00F7 - Controller poll (00 - Idle, 01 - Right, 02 Left, 04 - Down, 08 - Up, 10 - Start, 20 - Select, 40 - B, 80 - A)
0360 - Flag: Weapon Barrier Shield?
0363 - Flag: Weapon Megasmasher?
0366 - Flag: Weapon Flash Buster?
037D - Section Minor Version?
03DB - Speed (0-3)
03D3 - Ego X
03D5 - Ego Y
03D7 - Ego Last Direction (0-Right, 1-Down/Right, 2-Down, 3-Down/Left, 4-Left, 5-Up/Left, 6-Up, 7-Up/Right)
03E4 - Current Weapon (0 - Laser, 1 - Flash Buster, 2 - Megasmasher, 3 - Mega Buster)
0420-04EF - Enemy Variables.
05B0 - Flag: Missile has been taken and will fire the next time you shoot.
05CE - Shell countdown (also crash ball timeout)
05D0 - Flag: Shell is showing and can be taken.
05E0-064F - Enemy Bullet Variables.
0760-07DF - Music Variables.