Originally released as Rushing Beat in Japan, Rival Turf! is a beat’em up game developed by Jaleco in 1992 for the SNES. Over the years the game was ported to Nintendo’s Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online. The game lacked reviews from the time it was released however in the early 2010s it was reviewed poorly for its lack of originality. It was compared to Capcom’s Final Fight but Final Fight was superior in every single way.
The Premise Of Rival Turf!
You choose between Jack Flak (Rick Norton in Japan) or Oozie Nelson (Douglas Bild in Japan) before choosing one or two player modes. The gameplay consists of defeating endless enemies using punches, kicks, and various weapons you find throughout the game. Jack is on a journey to rescue his girlfriend Heather. Oozie Nelson is a police officer who helps with his powerful wrestling moves. The game has a two-player versus mode, where the player who wins twice out of three rounds wins the match.
Main Characters Of Rival Turf!
Jack Flak – The hero who is out to rescue Heather. The flying kick and the backdrop are his specialty attacks.
Oswald “Oozie” Nelson – A police officer.
Heather – The damsel in distress.
Other Titles In The Series
Rival Turf! is a part of a trilogy.
- Rival Turf!
- Brawl Brothers
- The Peace Keepers
Rival Turf! Cheat Codes
Change names for every character in the game – Play through the game until you get to enter your name in the high score screen. When at the high score screen, enter your name as CHRCONF. After you do that, a hidden character config screen will appear, letting you change each character’s name.
Hidden Level Warps – There are two warps in the game. For the first one, defeat exactly 30 enemies, then locate the door in the second section of Level 4, and press Up. This will warp you to the boss fight for that level. For the second one, defeat exactly 66 enemies, then position yourself in the middle of the lower stairway at the end of the second section of Level 5. Jump straight up and press Up at the same time. This will warp you to the boss for that level.
Pro Action Replay Codes
These codes require the third-party hardware, Action Replay. If you are emulating Rival Turf! These codes should work as well as the emulator supports cheat codes.
Player 1 Always Angry: 7E024F:03
Player 2 Always Angry: 7E031F:03
Unlimited Continues: 7E10F505
Unlimited Health (Player 1): 7E0217FF
Unlimited Health (Player 2): 7E02E7FF
Unlimited Lives (Player 1): 7E023F09
Unlimited Lives (Player 2): 7E030F09
Unlimited Points (Player 1): 7E022470
Unlimited Points (Player 2): 7E02F470
Invulnerability (Player 1): 7E0208FF
Invulnerability (Player 2): 7E02D8FF
Lower All Enemy Health
7E048700
7E055700
7E024F00
7E03B700
Game Genie Codes
These codes are similar to the previous section except they require the Game Genie hardware instead. These codes also work with emulators.
Unlimited Continues: C2C3-0F0D
Start With 1 Life: DDB7-D4A7
Start With 8 Lives: D5B7-D4A7
Start With 1 Continues: DFB0-DF07
Start With 9 Continues: DBB0-DF07
No Score Lost When Special Attack Used: DD62-A7A6
Full Energy From All Food: DD6A-AD61
Start With More Energy
EEC4-OD6F
EE64-646C
EE63-04A7
EE68-A7A1
Start With Less Energy
FEC4-0D6F
FE64-646C
FE63-04A7
FE68-A7A1