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A list of games that use less common graphics modes.
A list of games that use less common graphics modes.


== BG Mode 0 ==
== BG Mode 0 ==
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! Game
! Game
! Notes
! Notes
|-
| '''Final Fantasy IV'''
| Used for the menu screen and the saved game load screen
|-
| '''Final Fantasy V'''
| Used for the menu screen and the saved game load screen
|-
| '''Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen'''
| Used during the Jaleco logo boot screen animation.
|-
| '''The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare'''
| Used during gameplay.
|-
|-
| '''Super Mario Kart'''
| '''Super Mario Kart'''
| For the layered "Choose your driver...." screen with separately scrolling text and ground.
| For the layered "Choose your driver...." screen with separately scrolling text and ground.
|-
|-
| '''The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare'''
| '''Star Ocean'''
| Used during gameplay.
| For menus screen (including saved game menus, shop menus, etc.)
|-
| '''Tales of Phantasia'''
| For menus screen (including saved game menus, shop menus, etc.)
|-
|-
| '''Yoshi's Island'''
| '''Yoshi's Island'''
| The title screen uses BG Mode 0 for the upper portion of its title screen. 6-8 "King Bowser's Castle" has a room for Kamek with 4 layers of parallaxing pillars: [https://youtu.be/U8btNneN8ew?t=24458 video]
| The title screen uses mode 0 for the upper portion of its title screen. 6-8 "King Bowser's Castle" has a room for Kamek with 4 layers of parallaxing pillars: [https://youtu.be/U8btNneN8ew?t=24458 video]
|}
|}


== BG Mode 3 8bpp ==
== BG Mode 3 8bpp ==


[[Backgrounds#Mode 3|BG Mode 3]] is uncommon, but provides [[Tiles#8bpp|8bpp]] graphics. BG Mode 3 [[Direct color|Direct Color]] cases are listed [[#Direct Color|below]] instead.
[[Backgrounds#Mode 3|BG Mode 3]] is uncommon, but provides [[Tiles#8bpp|8bpp]] graphics. Mode 3 [[Direct color|Direct Color]] cases are [[#Direct Color|listed below]] in their own section instead.


{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Donkey Kong Country'''
| '''Donkey Kong Country'''
| Used for a palette animation drawing the green lines of the Rareware logo at boot.
| Used for a palette animation drawing the green lines of the Rareware logo at boot.
|-
| '''Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen'''
| Used extensively throughout the game for several CG scenes.
|-
|-
| '''Ms. Pac-Man'''
| '''Ms. Pac-Man'''
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| A single 8bpp layer is used for gameplay.
| A single 8bpp layer is used for gameplay.
|}
|}


== BG Mode 4 8bpp ==
== BG Mode 4 8bpp ==
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| '''Bust-a-Move''' / '''Puzzle Bobble'''
| '''Bust-a-Move''' / '''Puzzle Bobble'''
| 8bpp graphics are needed so that all combinations of adjacent bubble colors can be accommodated on the tilemap. Also uses vertical Offset-Per-Tile to shift the playfield.
| 8bpp graphics are needed so that all combinations of adjacent bubble colors can be accommodated on the tilemap. Also uses vertical Offset-Per-Tile to shift the playfield.
|-
| '''Rock'n'Roll Racing'''
| Used on the "buy equipment" screen (no Offset-per-Tile)
|}
|}


== BG Mode 7 EXTBG ==
== BG Mode 7 EXTBG ==
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|-
|-
| '''Contra 3'''
| '''Contra 3'''
| Used on the second level.
| Used on the second level, allows the player to walk under bridges.
|-
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=24081 extbgtest]'''
| Test ROM for BG Mode 7 EXTBG. (BG1 vs. BG2, Indexed vs. Direct Color.)
|-
| '''Super Mario World'''
| Used during the Bowser fight to move the [https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Koopa_Clown_Car Koopa Clown Car] around on a pseudo-3D stage, occasionally overlapping all the other elements of the screen.
|-
|-
| '''Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts'''
| '''Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts'''
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| '''Tiny Toon's Adventures'''
| '''Tiny Toon's Adventures'''
| Used on the title screen.
| Used on the title screen.
|-
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=24081 extbgtest]'''
| Test ROM for mode 7 EXTBG. (BG1 vs. BG2, Indexed vs. Direct Color.)
|}
|}


== Direct Color ==
== Direct Color ==
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|-
|-
| '''Actraiser 2'''
| '''Actraiser 2'''
| The [[mode 7|BG Mode 7]] overworld map uses Direct Color.
| The [[mode 7]] overworld map uses Direct Color.
|-
|-
| '''Aerobiz'''
| '''Aerobiz'''
| The title screen uses BG Mode 7 Direct Color.
| The title screen uses mode 7 Direct Color.
|-
|-
| '''Romance of the Three Kingdoms II'''
| '''Romance of the Three Kingdoms II'''
| The title screen and introduction sequence use BG Mode 7 Direct Color.
| The title screen and introduction sequence use mode 7 Direct Color.
|-
|-
| '''Secret of Mana'''
| '''Secret of Mana'''
| The spherical world map uses BG Mode 7 Direct Color. The flat world map uses BG Mode 3 Direct Color. While riding Flammie, press Start for the spherical map, then press R to switch to the flat map.
| The spherical world map uses mode 7 Direct Color. The flat world map uses mode 3 Direct Color. While riding Flammie, press Start for the spherical map, then press R to switch to the flat map.
|}
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PPU register $2133 [[PPU registers#SETINI|SETINI]] can also enable interlacing, causing the scanlines of every second frame (field) to be offset downward by half a line. In mode 5 this allows a double-height tilemap resolution, but at half the frame rate, and with the other visual compromises of interlacing.
PPU register $2133 [[PPU registers#SETINI|SETINI]] can also enable interlacing, causing the scanlines of every second frame (field) to be offset downward by half a line. In mode 5 this allows a double-height tilemap resolution, but at half the frame rate, and with the other visual compromises of interlacing.
Because of the visual complexity of Japanese text characters, hi-res was often used to improve their detail for legibility. On high-contrast shapes like text, this is beneficial even with the limited bandwidth of composite output.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Game
! Game
! Notes
! Notes
|-
| '''The Atlas: Renaissance Voyager'''
| Mode 5 hi-res used for a status area at the bottom of the map screen.
|-
|-
| '''Bishoujo Janshi Suchi-Pie'''
| '''Bishoujo Janshi Suchi-Pie'''
| BG Mode 5 and interlacing for some high resolution graphic screens when entering a location.
| Mode 5 and interlacing for some high resolution graphic screens when entering a location.
|-
|-
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| Switches to interlacing mode in the cockpit view when crashing the Epoch ship into Lavos. This may have been used as an intentional temporal-blur and jitter. (After the Epoch gains its wings, but before Lavos' head is defeated, send the Epoch to 1999 AD. ([https://fantasyanime.com/squaresoft/ctsaves-srm.htm Save #12 slot 2])
| Uses interlacing in the cockpit view when crashing the Epoch ship into Lavos (modes 7 and 1). This may have been used as an intentional jitter. After the Epoch gains its wings, but before Lavos' head is defeated, send the Epoch to 1999 AD. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0X4kAYN5Y video]) ([https://fantasyanime.com/squaresoft/ctsaves-srm.htm Save #12 slot 2])
|-
| '''Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Enji'''
| Stage 2 uses pseudo hi-res effect for a grey mist. Can be reached from the title screen by waiting for the second attract sequence.
|-
|-
| '''Donkey Kong Country'''
| '''Donkey Kong Country'''
| After the Rareware logo shrinks and moves to the bottom right corner, it uses BG Mode 5 to make that small logo higher resolution.
| After the Rareware logo shrinks and moves to the bottom right corner, it uses mode 5 to make that small logo higher resolution.
|-
|-
| '''Jurassic Park'''
| '''Jurassic Park'''
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| '''Kirby's Dream Land 3'''
| '''Kirby's Dream Land 3'''
| Uses pseudo hi-res for a foreground transparency effect.
| Uses pseudo hi-res for a foreground transparency effect.
|-
| '''Maka Maka'''
| Has interlacing enabled in-game (but not on the title screen).
|-
|-
| '''Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday'''
| '''Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday'''
| BG Mode 5 is used in an introductory room for many levels, giving a high resolution scene one screen wide.
| Mode 5 is used in an introductory room for many levels, giving a high resolution scene one screen wide.
|-
|-
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=174494 PPU Bus Activity Demo]'''
| '''Power Drive'''
| Demo by lidnariq which includes BG Mode 6, among other things.
| Mode 5 and interlacing used during introduction for high resolution U.S. Gold logo and text screns.
|-
|-
| '''Radical Psycho Machine Racing''' (a.k.a. '''RPM Racing''')
| '''Radical Psycho Machine Racing''' (a.k.a. '''RPM Racing''')
| BG Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution graphics throughout the game. The Japanese release replaced the high-resolution gameplay with low-resolution mode instead.
| Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution graphics throughout the game. The Japanese release replaced the high-resolution gameplay with low-resolution mode instead.
|-
|-
| '''Street Combat''' / '''Ranma ½: Chounai Gekitou Hen'''
| '''Street Combat''' / '''Ranma ½: Chounai Gekitou Hen'''
| Has interlacing enabled, likely by mistake. Not used for any higher vertical resolution content.
| Has interlacing enabled, likely by mistake. Not used for any higher vertical resolution content.
|-
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=174494 PPU Bus Activity Demo]'''
| Demo by lidnariq which includes mode 6, among other things.
|-
|-
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=279303 Two Ship Demo]'''
| '''[https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=279303 Two Ship Demo]'''
| Demo by rainwarrior comparing BG Mode 5 + interlacing against BG Mode 1 graphics.
| Demo by rainwarrior comparing mode 5 + interlacing against mode 1 graphics.
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| '''Dark Law: Meaning of Death'''
| '''Dark Law: Meaning of Death'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes, menu screens and status bar during gameplay.
| Mode 5 for text boxes, menu screens and status bar during gameplay.
|-
|-
| '''Desert Fighter''' / '''Air Strike Patrol'''
| '''Desert Fighter''' / '''Air Strike Patrol'''
| BG Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution mission briefing text.
| Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution mission briefing text.
|-
| '''Doukyuusei 2'''
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
| '''Dragon Knight 4'''
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
|-
| '''Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima'''
| '''Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
|-
| '''Moryou Senki Madara 2'''
| '''Moryou Senki Madara 2'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
|-
| '''Rudra no Hihou'''
| '''Rudra no Hihou'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
| '''Secret of Mana'''
| Mode 5 used for menu screen
|-
|-
| '''Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)'''
| '''Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|-
|-
| '''Shinseiki Odysselya II'''
| '''Shinseiki Odysselya II'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes.
| Mode 5 for text boxes.
|-
| '''Stable Star: Kyuusha Monogatari'''
| Mode 5 and interlacing for text on the individual horse stats screen.
|-
|-
| '''Syvalion'''
| '''Syvalion'''
| BG Mode 5 and interlacing for text screens at the beginning of the game.
| Mode 5 and interlacing for text screens at the beginning of the game.
|-
|-
| '''Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de'''
| '''Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de'''
| BG Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
| Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
|}
|}


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* [https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=279118#p279118 Forum thread] - CRT photos of various hi-res effects.
* [https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?p=279118#p279118 Forum thread] - CRT photos of various hi-res effects.


== Offset-Per-Tile (horizontal) ==
== Offset-Per-Tile: Horizontal ==


The horizontal version of [[offset-per-tile|Offset-Per-Tile]] is especially rare, since scanline horizontal scroll changes can already do a smooth horizontal offset, and this hardware feature only provides a coarse one.
The horizontal version of [[offset-per-tile|Offset-Per-Tile]] is especially rare, since scanline horizontal scroll changes can already do a smooth horizontal offset, and this hardware feature only provides a coarse one.
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|-
|-
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| During the introduction, this is used for [https://youtu.be/ZSn24qQ1vAQ?t=147 a "shimmering" effect on the Black Omen ship].
| During the introduction, this is used for a "shimmering" effect on the Black Omen ship. ([https://youtu.be/ZSn24qQ1vAQ?t=147 video])
|-
|-
| '''Super Genjin 2'''
| '''Super Genjin 2'''
| Used for a screen transition effect on the title screen, when the intro animation isn't skipped. Uses BG Mode 4.
| Used for a screen transition effect on the title screen, when the intro animation isn't skipped. Uses mode 4.
|-
|-
| '''Super Mario All-Stars'''
| '''Super Mario All-Stars'''
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|}
|}


 
== Offset-Per-Tile: Vertical ==
 
== Offset-Per-Tile (vertical) ==


See: [[Offset-per-tile|Offset-Per-Tile]]  
See: [[Offset-per-tile|Offset-Per-Tile]]  
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|-
|-
| '''Bust-a-Move''' / '''Puzzle Bobble'''
| '''Bust-a-Move''' / '''Puzzle Bobble'''
| Used to make the playfield shift downwards without affecting the fixed frame at the sides. This game also uses BG Mode 4.
| Used to make the playfield shift downwards without affecting the fixed frame at the sides. This game also uses mode 4.
|-
|-
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| '''Chrono Trigger'''
| Used to apply a vertical waving effect on the word "Trigger" at the title screen.
| Used to apply a vertical waving effect on the word "Trigger" at the title screen. <br/>Used for scrolling text in the menu screen once there is more than 3 party members
|-
|-
| '''GT Racing'''
| '''GT Racing'''
| Uses BG Mode 2 for a waving flag on the title screen.
| Uses mode 2 for a waving flag on the title screen.
|-
| '''Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen'''
| Uses mode 2 for the waving flag during the copyright screen, which continues to be used into the game's intro and title screen.
|-
|-
| '''Prehistorik Man'''
| '''Prehistorik Man'''
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| '''Star Fox'''
| '''Star Fox'''
| Used for the slight rotation effect on the background behind the SuperFX graphics.
| Used for the slight rotation effect on the background behind the SuperFX graphics.
|-
| '''Super Double Dragon'''
| Used for the elevator in the second area of the first level.
|-
|-
| '''Super Turrican 2'''
| '''Super Turrican 2'''
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| Used for the 1-7 "Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy" effect, and moving platforms in 6-4 "Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort".
| Used for the 1-7 "Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy" effect, and moving platforms in 6-4 "Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort".
|}
|}


== Overscan (239 lines) ==
== Overscan (239 lines) ==
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! Game
! Game
! Notes
! Notes
|-
| '''Dragon Quest I & II'''
| NTSC (Japan).
|-
| '''Dragon Quest V'''
| NTSC (Japan).
|-
|-
| '''Rendering Ranger R2'''
| '''Rendering Ranger R2'''
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| NTSC and PAL.
| NTSC and PAL.
|}
|}


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 12:43, 9 August 2024

A list of games that use less common graphics modes.

BG Mode 0

BG Mode 0 is somewhat uncommon, but provides 4 independent layers of 2bpp graphics.

Game Notes
Final Fantasy IV Used for the menu screen and the saved game load screen
Final Fantasy V Used for the menu screen and the saved game load screen
Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen Used during the Jaleco logo boot screen animation.
The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare Used during gameplay.
Super Mario Kart For the layered "Choose your driver...." screen with separately scrolling text and ground.
Star Ocean For menus screen (including saved game menus, shop menus, etc.)
Tales of Phantasia For menus screen (including saved game menus, shop menus, etc.)
Yoshi's Island The title screen uses mode 0 for the upper portion of its title screen. 6-8 "King Bowser's Castle" has a room for Kamek with 4 layers of parallaxing pillars: video

BG Mode 3 8bpp

BG Mode 3 is uncommon, but provides 8bpp graphics. Mode 3 Direct Color cases are listed below in their own section instead.

Game Notes
Donkey Kong Country Used for a palette animation drawing the green lines of the Rareware logo at boot.
Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen Used extensively throughout the game for several CG scenes.
Ms. Pac-Man Used for the title screen.
Secret of Mana Used for the title screen. (Image appears to use a lossy JPEG-like compression technique.)
Sim City 2000 Used to display the city itself - the interface uses the 4bpp layer.
Toy Story Used for many high-color screens throughout.
Yam Yam Used for the title screen.
Zoop A single 8bpp layer is used for gameplay.

BG Mode 4 8bpp

BG Mode 4 provides 8bpp graphics on BG1 with Offset-Per-Tile.

Game Notes
Bust-a-Move / Puzzle Bobble 8bpp graphics are needed so that all combinations of adjacent bubble colors can be accommodated on the tilemap. Also uses vertical Offset-Per-Tile to shift the playfield.
Rock'n'Roll Racing Used on the "buy equipment" screen (no Offset-per-Tile)

BG Mode 7 EXTBG

While BG Mode 7 was very popular, BG Mode 7 EXTBG was not very common.

Game Notes
Contra 3 Used on the second level, allows the player to walk under bridges.
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Used to put the level over the player's feet on a rotating level.
Super Turrican 2 Used for a boss fight.
Tiny Toon's Adventures Used on the title screen.
extbgtest Test ROM for mode 7 EXTBG. (BG1 vs. BG2, Indexed vs. Direct Color.)

Direct Color

See: Direct color

Game Notes
Actraiser 2 The mode 7 overworld map uses Direct Color.
Aerobiz The title screen uses mode 7 Direct Color.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II The title screen and introduction sequence use mode 7 Direct Color.
Secret of Mana The spherical world map uses mode 7 Direct Color. The flat world map uses mode 3 Direct Color. While riding Flammie, press Start for the spherical map, then press R to switch to the flat map.

High-Resolution and Interlacing

PPU register $2133 SETINI can enable hi-res mode, allowing a 512-pixel horizontal resolution.

Outside of BG Mode 5, this is usually used as a way to do a 50% blend of the main and sub screens (a.k.a. "pseudo hi-res"). Starting from 0, it causes every even column to display the sub screen and every odd column to display the main screen. The sub screen is the left column in each pixel pair. Because composite television signals had limited bandwidth, this could result in a smooth horizontal blending of the columns, but through S-Video or RGB the vertical stripes might be clearly visible.

In BG Mode 5, hi-res is automatically forced, and the main and sub screen are automatically overridden with alternating columns of the BG layers, allowing the tilemaps to be used at double-width resolution.

PPU register $2133 SETINI can also enable interlacing, causing the scanlines of every second frame (field) to be offset downward by half a line. In mode 5 this allows a double-height tilemap resolution, but at half the frame rate, and with the other visual compromises of interlacing.

Because of the visual complexity of Japanese text characters, hi-res was often used to improve their detail for legibility. On high-contrast shapes like text, this is beneficial even with the limited bandwidth of composite output.

Game Notes
The Atlas: Renaissance Voyager Mode 5 hi-res used for a status area at the bottom of the map screen.
Bishoujo Janshi Suchi-Pie Mode 5 and interlacing for some high resolution graphic screens when entering a location.
Chrono Trigger Uses interlacing in the cockpit view when crashing the Epoch ship into Lavos (modes 7 and 1). This may have been used as an intentional jitter. After the Epoch gains its wings, but before Lavos' head is defeated, send the Epoch to 1999 AD. (video) (Save #12 slot 2)
Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Enji Stage 2 uses pseudo hi-res effect for a grey mist. Can be reached from the title screen by waiting for the second attract sequence.
Donkey Kong Country After the Rareware logo shrinks and moves to the bottom right corner, it uses mode 5 to make that small logo higher resolution.
Jurassic Park The HUD overlay and a notification box during gameplay use pseudo hi-res for a transparency effect.
Kirby's Dream Land 3 Uses pseudo hi-res for a foreground transparency effect.
Maka Maka Has interlacing enabled in-game (but not on the title screen).
Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday Mode 5 is used in an introductory room for many levels, giving a high resolution scene one screen wide.
Power Drive Mode 5 and interlacing used during introduction for high resolution U.S. Gold logo and text screns.
Radical Psycho Machine Racing (a.k.a. RPM Racing) Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution graphics throughout the game. The Japanese release replaced the high-resolution gameplay with low-resolution mode instead.
Street Combat / Ranma ½: Chounai Gekitou Hen Has interlacing enabled, likely by mistake. Not used for any higher vertical resolution content.
PPU Bus Activity Demo Demo by lidnariq which includes mode 6, among other things.
Two Ship Demo Demo by rainwarrior comparing mode 5 + interlacing against mode 1 graphics.

Hi-res Japanese text:

Game Notes
Dark Law: Meaning of Death Mode 5 for text boxes, menu screens and status bar during gameplay.
Desert Fighter / Air Strike Patrol Mode 5 and interlacing for high resolution mission briefing text.
Doukyuusei 2 Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Dragon Knight 4 Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Moryou Senki Madara 2 Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Rudra no Hihou Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Secret of Mana Mode 5 used for menu screen
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2) Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.
Shinseiki Odysselya II Mode 5 for text boxes.
Stable Star: Kyuusha Monogatari Mode 5 and interlacing for text on the individual horse stats screen.
Syvalion Mode 5 and interlacing for text screens at the beginning of the game.
Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de Mode 5 for text boxes and menu screens.

Links:

Offset-Per-Tile: Horizontal

The horizontal version of Offset-Per-Tile is especially rare, since scanline horizontal scroll changes can already do a smooth horizontal offset, and this hardware feature only provides a coarse one.

Game Notes
Chrono Trigger During the introduction, this is used for a "shimmering" effect on the Black Omen ship. (video)
Super Genjin 2 Used for a screen transition effect on the title screen, when the intro animation isn't skipped. Uses mode 4.
Super Mario All-Stars Used in Super Mario Bros 2, for a screen transition between title screen and character select.

Offset-Per-Tile: Vertical

See: Offset-Per-Tile

Game Notes
Aladdin Used on the final boss fight.
Axelay Used for large vertically moving obstacles on the second level.
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Used for a wavy effect on a flag in the game's intro.
Bust-a-Move / Puzzle Bobble Used to make the playfield shift downwards without affecting the fixed frame at the sides. This game also uses mode 4.
Chrono Trigger Used to apply a vertical waving effect on the word "Trigger" at the title screen.
Used for scrolling text in the menu screen once there is more than 3 party members
GT Racing Uses mode 2 for a waving flag on the title screen.
Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen Uses mode 2 for the waving flag during the copyright screen, which continues to be used into the game's intro and title screen.
Prehistorik Man Used on stage 21 (Icebergs) to simulate rotation on the ice platforms.
Star Fox Used for the slight rotation effect on the background behind the SuperFX graphics.
Super Double Dragon Used for the elevator in the second area of the first level.
Super Turrican 2 Used in the fourth area of the first level.
Tetris Attack Used for independently shifting columns of gameplay.
Timecop Used for a wobbling effect on the time machine during the introduction.
Yoshi's Island Used for the 1-7 "Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy" effect, and moving platforms in 6-4 "Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort".

Overscan (239 lines)

PPU register $2133 SETINI can choose either 224 or 239 lines of visible picture. Most games used 224, allowing a significantly longer VBLANK period, and the extra lines weren't normally visible on contemporary NTSC televisions.

Game Notes
Dragon Quest I & II NTSC (Japan).
Dragon Quest V NTSC (Japan).
Rendering Ranger R2 NTSC (Japan), often manually blanks several lines at the bottom. Only rarely uses the manual blank time for PPU uploads (e.g. rotating ship at end of Stage 2).
SNES Test Program Immediately switches to overscan mode, even on NTSC consoles.
Super Mario All-Stars PAL version only.
Super Mario Kart PAL version only, but with some "manual" letterboxing.
Super Mario World The launch PAL release did not use overscan, but a later PAL revision did.
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss NTSC (Japan).
Super Tetris 3 NTSC (Japan).
Tetris & Dr. Mario Both NTSC and PAL versions used the overscan area.
Tom & Jerry NTSC and PAL.
Yoshi's Cookie NTSC and PAL.

See Also

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