Looks like I can finally cross “discovered a previously unknown debug code in a Sonic game” off my bucket list.

One of the most loved games by fans of the legendary Neo-Geo has a boatload of debug tools and a hidden mini game…

Just a quickie article so this isn’t lost to the sands of Twitter.

Witches on their brooms shooting magic missiles is the name of the game, literally: gunhōki translates to “gun broom.” There’s a stage select buried in the code, which is accessible on actual hardware without any code hacks. Neat!

What happens when you cross Breakout with puzzle game versus mode mechanics? You get an adorable hot mess called Blocken!