Toushin Toshi:Cut Content

This page covers cut content in the original Toushin Toshi.

Debug Mode
Toushin Toshi has a debug mode, and curiously, it was meant to be user-accessible via a cheat code, but the code is broken. The intended method for unlocking Debug Mode is to load a save from Files 1, 6, 8 and then 2 in that order (loading from any other file will prevent the cheat from working short of restarting the game). Unfortunately, the process will fail if there are no saves, and there is no way to return to the title screen to load another file if you do load a save (should check if it's possible after you beat the game). It is possible that the cheat worked in older versions of the game.

As Debug Mode cannot be accessed via conventional means, the only way to access it is to decompile the game and set VAR0132 to 4 during startup.

The Debug Mode unlocks the following features:

Alice's Mansion
Alice's Mansion has two entries cropped from the PC-98 version of the game. They will appear if debug mode is active.

PC-98
The "PC-98" menu item includes erratta for PC-98 users, mostly concerning sound issues. According to the text, the PC-98 version outright shipped with a patch to help correct sound issues, and the commentary adds that the sound settings between Rance 1 and Rance 2 are distinct, which adds to the already considerable problems Toushin Toshi customers might face on the platform.

The PC-98 section also includes an open mention of the cheat for changing the protagonist's name, which is a secret in the Windows version.

Hint Disk
Like Rance 2, it seems Toushin Toshi was going to have a Hint Disk released on the PC-98, and orders would be accepted from March 2, 1991 to February 1992. Unlike the Rance 2 hint disk, which is described as though already complete, the Toushin Toshi disk is described as still in development, and details about it are sketchy. It would have contained a walkthrough, a Sound Test, and "other things." Its most prominent feature would be "Rance Side Story (Toushin Toshi)" a purported "What If" scenario where Rance would rampage across the game setting. The side story would boast "more sex than the original, of course (because it's Rance)."

It is unclear if the Toushin Toshi hint disk was ever actually released, or what features it ultimately contained.

Debug Play
Similar to Rance 1, Debug Mode allows the player to select from a list of starting conditions to give easy access to different parts of the game. Unlike Rance 1, most of these conditions are for the end of the game, not the beginning or middle. No matter which mode you select, Custom and Kumiko have already learned about the Tournament qualification requirements and been to the inn, and have a Hero's Crest, ready to register. The player has 20 Seirogan, 20 Ryukakusan, 10 Return Wood, and 20 Seirogan 2.

Strangely, it is always the second (not the first) day of the current section of plot, even though none of the starting options occur in a time-sensitive scenario. This may imply that there used to be more Debug scenarios at some earlier point of development.
 * While there is no official menu item for doing so, the player can right-click out of the Debug Menu to start a new game, which will give you the above benefits the moment you revive from your fight with Dogi.
 * Poe's Dungeon: The player appears instantly in Poe's mind at the end of the tournament. There will be a number of visual glitches at first, but they will resolve after your conversation with Dalis. The game will end in an infinite loop if you die in combat, which you certainly will because you are still level 1.
 * Defeating Poe: Poe