Streets of Rage

Bad Ending
from Brian Friesen (bfriesen@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu)

At the boss on the last level have one person answer NO to his question and the other answer YES. You will then fight and the person who said no must win. Then he asks again and you answer NO. After you kill him you have the bad ending.

Bonus Points

On level 3, after defeating the boss, use your special weapon before he hits the ground. You will get a bonus of 5,000 points! Be sure to save your weapon until you defeat him.

Easier and Harder Game
from Finness Avant

At the title screen, hold A + B on Controller Two and press START on Controller One. You can now choose EASIEST and MANIA difficulties.

Game Genie Codes
from Galoob

AEMT-BA7W      Both players start with 1 fighter instead of 3
AYMT-BA7W       Both players start with 5 fighters
A6MT-BA7W       Both players start with 7 fighters
BEMT-BA7W       Both players start with 9 fighters
ANMT-BA7T + A2MT-BE7W + 2EMT-BCF2       Player 1 starts with 3 fighters, 
player 2 starts with 6 fighters
ANMT-BA7T + BEMT-BE7W + 2EMT-BCF2       Player 1 starts with 3 fighters, 
player 2 starts with 9 fighters
A2MT-BA7T + ANMT-BE7W + 2EMT-BCF2       Player 1 starts with 6 fighters, 
player 2 starts with 3 fighters
BEMT-BA7T + ANMT-BE7W + 2EMT-BCF2       Player 1 starts with 9 fighters, 
player 2 starts with 3 fighters
AT4A-AA48       Infinite fighters for both players
RFAA-A6VR       Infinite special attacks for both players
AFMA-BA6E       Both players continue with 1 fighter instead of 3
AZMA-BA6E       Both players continue with 5 fighters
A7MA-BA6E       Both players continue with 7 fighters
BFMA-BA6E       Both players continue with 9 fighters
AJ4T-AA34       Infinite life on life gauge--both players
ABBA-AAP4       Regular attacks are useless
RGMA-C6VC + XGMA-DA3E   Start timer at 99
RGMA-C6VC + E0MA-DA3E   Start timer at 25
9WHT-BGSR + AGHT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 2
9WHT-BGSR + ALHT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 3
9WHT-BGSR + ARHT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 4
9WHT-BGSR + AWHT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 5
9WHT-BGSR + A0HT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 6
9WHT-BGSR + A4HT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 7
9WHT-BGSR + A8HT-AAHT + 
        98HT-AAHW + ALHT-B99Y   Start on round 8

Level Select and Extra Men
from Brian Marcelo

At the title screen, move the cursor to OPTIONS but don't select it. Hold A + B + C + RIGHT on Controller Two and press START on Controller One. Now enter the OPTIONS screen and look for two new options, "Players" and "Level Select".

Streets of Rage 2

Extra Lives
from Tyler Gold, Westin Deats, Patrick Unson and Melzo McPhun

At the beginning of level 1, go to the left corner of the screen and press the PUNCH button.

In Stage 2, after leaving the truck, go to the upper left corner and press the punch button.

On Stage 3, after you defeat the dragon enemy, search the bushes on the bottom of the screen for a 1-up.

Level Select
from Mike Gabel (ajfoyt@lightspeed.net)

To do this you will need to have two controllers. Make sure you're on the screen that says 1 player, 2 players, Duel and Options. On the second controller move the cursor arrow down to Options then hold buttons A and B and press start. On the first player controller, you should be on the Options screen with an extra option. That's the option where you can select your stage.

More Options - PAL version
from Stephan Dolby (dol1643r@boston.ac.uk)

When the title screen appears, select Option. Then simultaneously press A + B on Controller Two. You will now have a level select and two new difficulties (Mania and Very Easy.) You will also be able to increase the number of lives to nine. The game itself reveals this trick when you finish it on the hardest level, but you can use it at any time.

Note: This code only works on the PAL version of Streets of Rage 2.

Play as Same Character - PAL version
from Stephan Dolby (dol1643r@boston.ac.uk)

On the title screen, push Right + B on Controller One and Left + A on Controller Two. Then with everything held down press C on Controller Two. Now just select two players and both players can pick the same character. Unfortunately, they will both be the same color, so it can be confusing.

Note: This code only works on the PAL version of Streets of Rage 2.

Streets of Rage 3

Alternate way to get Roo
from ac596@acorn.net

Get to Level 2 Scene 1 and you'll fight Roo and his cruel trainer. Beat Roo's trainer and not Roo and he'll join your group. Now next time you continue, you can select Roo from your line-up of characters.

Extra Lives

At the Options screen, highlight Number of Players and press UP + A + B + C on Controller Two, then press RIGHT on Controller One. You can now select up to 9 lives.

Game Genie Codes
from tical95@aol.com

AXEA-AA4J    Infinite Lives

Level Select

At the Menu screen, hold B, then press UP and move to Options. With these buttons still held, press START. You will hear a tone confirming the code and a new STAGE SELECT item will appear on the Options screen.

Play as Ash - Japanese

This trick only works in the Japanese version as the US censors had him removed from the American version. (Ash was a stereotyped homosexual.) If you're fortunate enough to have the Japanese version, press and hold A after defeating Ash, and continue to hold until the next screen. You can now select Ash when you continue.

Play as Roo

At the Title screen, hold Up + B, then press Start. You should be able to select Roo from the player select screen. Alternatively, defeat the Stage 3 mid-level boss and free Roo. Remember, Roo can not use any weapons.

Play as Same Character

To let two players use the same character, hold DOWN + C on Controller Two when selecting a two-player game.

Play as Shiva

To play as Shiva, defeat him, then press and hold B until the next level begins. When your lives run out and it's time to continue, cycle through the fighters and Shiva should appear. You can now play as this awesome fighter! Shiva has several devasting attacks, but he can not use any weapons. His Power Attack is a Twirling Spin Kick, which is activated by pressing A.

Power Rush Attack

For each boss you defeat without losing a life, you'll gain a star which will increase the power of your rushing attack. However, if you have a six-button controller there's an easier way. Just use one of the following codes for a level 1, 2, or 3 Power Rush.

Character	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Axel	X, Forward, Forward	X, Down, Forward	X, Back, Down, Forward
Blaze	X, Forward, Forward	X, Forward, Up	X, Down, Forward, Up
Skate	X, Forward, Forward	X, Forward, Down	X, Up, Forward, Back
Zan	X, Forward, Forward	X, Back, Up	X, Up, Back, Forward

Secret Rooms
from Joey Portes and Allison H

Fight your way to stage 5. After you defeat the baddies in the first room, you can enter one of two secret rooms.

Access to one of the secret rooms is gained by kicking or punching the third red panel (this panel appears somewhat discolored compared to the other three) located at the top of the screen. This is the richer of the two secret rooms, but there are more baddies to defeat.

Access to the other secret room is gained by doing a jump-kick against the stone-like wall at the top right side of the screen.