PO'ed

PO'ed
Developer: Any Channel Publishers: Any Channel (3DO), Accolade (US), Time Warner Interactive (EU), Coconuts Japan (JP) Platforms: 3DO, PlayStation Released in JP: August 23, 1996 Released in US: November 6, 1995 (3DO), April 1996 Released in EU: November 1996 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

Friggin' aliens! They hijacked your ship and kidnapped your shipmates. It's enough to get a guy... PO'ed

To do: 3DO version contains placeholder graphics, demo leftovers and sfx labeled "old". The 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #3 contains a very early demo and #4 has a later demo. There is a PS1 prototype of PO'ed.

Secret Passwords

A password feature was added to the PlayStation port. Typing in any of the following yields a hidden message.

Password	Message	Notes
HOWARDSTERN	BABA BOOEY
PAULLOUGHRIDGE	SAINT PAUL
MARCCONKLIN	HNKYTONK LAGOON
JERRYMANIER	FUNK MASTER
VINCEMACRI	LITERALY MUGGED
BOBZELEZNIK	COACH Z O MY GOD	Robert "Bob" Zeleznik[1]
KINTAM	HEY STOP WHACKING
DEBBIELEE	HI GIZMO
MARYCOZEAN	SILK STALKING
JACKIEJANNOTTA	HI THERE JJ
MICHELLEBREINER	HI THERE MS P
ORENTVERSKY	SHORTLIL FAT GUY	Oren Tversky, credited on Game Testing.
VALERIEGREEN	OH STAND PARTNER
DAVIDLIU	HEY CUZ	David Liu, credited on Game Testing and Additional Creative Inputs.
NATER	YOU BAD MOFO
ELLIS	I NEVER GIVE UP	Someone on the development team really liked Battle Arena Toshinden...
SOFIA	THUNDER RING	Another Battle Arena Toshinden reference.
JZK	D G A F F A JZK
DAVIDFORTH	PAY UP DUDE
KENTAWILLIAMS	BUTTCAMP GURU	Kenta Williams, credited on Graphics, 3D Models and Sound Design.
EDDYLUH	DISCOUNT SURGEON	Listed under special thanks.
BILLFIELD	THANKS 4 THE FOOD	Billfield Cheng, credited on Monster Design.
ANYWAREFAST	HOW FAST IS FAST	Anyware Fast, listed under special thanks, a graphics software developer and consultant.
CHENTER	YES I AM GAY
CHENTER1	DOOM MASTER	This message goes unused, as there is no "1" to input on the password screen. The Definitive Edition fixes this by changing the 1 into a 2.
OX	ONE BAD MOFO	That's you, that is.
JOHNIRWIN	NET TREK FOREVER	John Irwin, credited on Game Testing.
JASONMASAKI	LOTUS SUCKS
DAVIDZANDERKRAIG	KICK ASS TESTERS	Refers to Lead Tester David Fung and Game Testers Zander Collier and Kraig Horigan.
GREGWILLIAMS	I NEED A HAIRCUT	Greg Wiliams, credited as Producer under Accolade.
KURTISMATTHEWS	U R AN ANIMAL	Kurtis Matthews, credited as Assistant Producer under Accolade.
CHRISDOWNEND	GREEN BEEMER	Chris Downend, credited as Executive Producer under Accolade.
GEORGEMACDONALD	THANKS 4 DISCOVER	George MacDonald, listed under Accolade's special thanks.
FRANCETANTIADO	CHERRY POP TART	France M. Tantiado, credited as Group Product Marketing Manager.
LUISRIVAS	FIFTH BULLET	Luis Rivas, listed under Accolade's special thanks.
ALEXCABAL	BARBEQUE	Alex V. Cabal, credited as Test Supervisor.

Unused Text

Various error messages with some developer notes scattered around the SLUS file.

Hotseg is NULL, CALL 911, CALL NATE!!!
Monster %d flying but not in empty region!
Monster %d started not on any walkonable quad!
Yip, made shift %d
Hey!  What are you doing here?
Didn't kick back
Whoops.  Russ made some assumptions about MAX_NORMALS.
You'd better tell him to get his act together.
Yikes!  Unknown sprite type in EvaluateSpriteProperties
Adjusting cycle_once textures blowing chunks!
Yikes!  Big overflow!
Yikes!  Unsupported weapon passed to MakeLaserBolt()
Yikes!  Error in SpuWrite()
Yikes!  Unknown weapon in InitAmmoBars()
Whoops!  Fell out of fire_request switch
Oops.  I need updated info about status bars
Oops.  I need updated info about status nums
Hey!  Fell out of switch in ReMapJoybits()!
Hey!  Why aren't you trapping me above!
Fell out of switch in MapJoybitsToActions()!
Whoops!  SOUND_NAME_LEN too small for %s
Whoops!  MAX_SMART_SOUNDS too small
Why are you calling GetNextAvailable8BitPlayer()?
Wow!  All 16 bit players filled with cont sounds!
Wow!  Really infinite loop
Yikes!  Error in SpuWrite()
Whoops.  Too many objects for ClipCheckObjects()
Yikes!  ModifyRIinMTList() is choking!

Other bits of unused text.

0x26E0

demorecord
demoplay

0x2880

<unknown weapon state>

Old Difficulty Selection Screen

An early version of the difficulty screen.

Demo Leftovers

Some graphics from the demos of PO'ed from sample CD 3 and 4.

Key Mappings

Sample CD 3

Sample CD 4

Level Select

Both versions of PO'ed have the level selectors. The PS1 version also shows the cut ET enemy. To enter the cheat level select in the 3DO version be in the main menu then press L, R, and up at the same time then press A for a new game. While at the difficulty menu, press L, R, and Down at the same time. Select any difficulty you want after that while the letter to mom shows press B. For the PS1 version go to the main menu and hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Up, then release and start a new game. At the difficulty level screen hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Down.

3DO	PS1

Regional Differences

To do: Compare the Japanese version.

The EU version strips the difficulty settings of their unique names.

US	EU

The EU version also skips Ox's transmission.