Magnar Cheat Corner The Wait Loop Like almost any game of this type, Magnar has a delaying loop that will slow down the frame rate to 20Hz if neccesary. This is used to get a constant frame rate, and less slowdown in other places. During the game you can press [ins]+[W] to toggle between "wait state on" and "wait state off". This isn't particulary useful, but it causes the game to speed up to quite some extent in certain areas. Passwords Start playing the game in any level. Press '7' on your keyboard. A black line will appear at the top of the screen. Then type any of the following passwords. If typed correctly, the effect of your password will be displayed in the top line, then press return to activate it: Notation: Password, effect met de trein in het ravijn , 2 extra lives geen plee in de coupee , 2 extra lives uit de zon op het perron , 2 extra lives speels over de rails , 2 extra lives knel tussen het treinstel , 2 extra lives don't mess with the ns , 2 extra lives sonic vs mario , 2 extra lives ik durf het bijna niet te vragen... , 5 extra lives i hate it when he does that , smart-bomb effect daar word je toch doodziek van , smart-bomb effect eat this , smart-bomb effect gerommel in de broodtrommel , weapon pod pickup i am not sponsored by sony , weapon pod pickup made in aelse , weapon pod pickup patje goes to america , weapon pod pickup my brain hurts , all enemies think the player is in the center of the screen for ten seconds. Very funny! i feel sorry for the elephants , hmmm. dunno. i am married,shoot me , self-destruct NEW!!: schaap door geit vervangen , 50 smart bombs dongemaharu , access to cases 6 and 7 een dros truiven , access to all cases The banana that never was At the time we were busy on Magnar, ANMA (Andre Ligthart & Co.) had published (erm... not Squeek, not Frantic, but..) oh yes, NOSH! Obviously, we checked it out, as ANMA were at that moment the only other Dutch team that could produce games of some quality. What struck us most was the boomerang weapon. We considered putting a little NOSH character in some level of Magnar, or maybe in Black Cyclon. When you would come close, Nosh would fire his boomerang weapon, and Earl would comment: "Hey! Why is he throwing a rotten banana at us?" I need not explain where that leaves the boomerang weapon. Jingle bells, jingle bells, ... One original version saw the player collecting bonus letters, a bit like the hearts in Konami's Penguin adventure. You could collect "LIFE", which would, guess what, grant you an extra life. On the other hand you could collect "SNOW", but this was much more difficult. Strangely enough, the landscape would turn to a chilly blue and snow would start falling, freezing all enemies, and allowing you to complete the level without a problem. Strange bonusses indeed.