Tyrian 2000
All Super Arcade Modes:
- The Experimental PQZ ship: Type 'TECHNO' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- TX Silvercloud: Type 'UNKNOWN' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Stormwind - The Elemental: Type 'STORMWIND' at the Tyrian 2000 main
menu.
- Ninja Star: Type 'STEALTH' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Foodship Nine: Type 'WEIRD' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Dragon: Type 'LIZARD' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Captured U-fighter: Type 'ENEMY' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Pretzel Pete Truck: Type 'PRETZEL' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
- Nort-Ship Z: Type 'NORTSHIPZ' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
Hidden difficulties:
- On the difficulty selection menu, press 'SHIFT' and 'G' together to
open the Impossible setting.
- After entering the code for Impossible setting on the difficulty selection
menu, press 'SHIFT' and ']' to open Suicide setting.
Super Tyrian mode:
- At the Tyrian 2000 main menu, type 'ENGAGE' for Super Tyrian mode Lord
of the Game difficulty.
- For Super Tyrian mode on Suicide difficulty, hold the Scroll Lock key
and type 'ENGAGE' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu.
Debug mode:
- During a level, press 'BACKSPACE' and 'F10' to enter/exit debug mode.
Super Tyrian Codes:
During gaeplay in Super Tyrian mode (After typing 'engage' at title) use
these to help fight off the enemys (Note: There are more, I just havent
figuerd them out yet)
up + spacebar = lighting bolt forward
left + spacebar = lighting bolt left
right + spacebar = lighting bolt right
down + spacebar = convert shields to armor
up then down + spacebar = super hot dog
down then up + spacebar = freeze shot
Invulnerability:
- During a level, press 'F2' + 'F3' + 'F6' together. If the message "Cheaters
always prosper" appears, you've entered the code correctly. You can
lose all of your armor, but you will not die until you deactivate the
code (by pushing 'F2' + 'F3' + 'F6' together again).
Random Color Change:
- During a level, press 'BACKSPACE' and '-' to randomly change the board's
color scheme.
Random Song:
- During a level, press 'BACKSPACE' and 'SCROLL LOCK' to randomly change
the background music.
Christmas mode:
- From the Start-Programs menu, select "MS-DOS Prompt". A DOSshell
window will appear. Change to the Tyrian 2000 folder. Type "file0001
yesxmas" and press the 'Y' key when prompted. Certain items, weapons,
ships and sound effects will be changed to reflect the holiday spirit.
Destruct Mini-game:
- Type 'DESTRUCT' at the Tyrian 2000 main menu to access the Destruct
mini-game. - There are five modes to play: 5-Card War (5 units vs 5 units)
Traditional (one on one battle)
Heli Assault (4 helicopters vs 8 ground units)
Heli Defense (8 ground units vs 4 helicopters)
Outgunned (green troops outnumbered by opponent's units)
- Press 'F1' for the list of controls.
Instantly end level:
- During any level, press 'F2' + 'F6' + 'F7' to instantly warp off of
the level. Please note that this will not work with any Super Arcade ship
nor will it work in Super Tyrian mode.
"Super" Pause:
- During a game, press 'Backspace' and 'Number Lock' together. After doing
this, you will not see the word "Pause" on the screen when you
pause the game (by pressing 'P').
Wild Detail mode:
- Run the Tyrian 2000 setup program. Highlight "Game Detail"
and press the 'W' key.