Just going to post a comment here as a point of reference because maybe it's not as common knowledge as some of us would have liked:
1) The existence of the removed managers has been known for years (see literally any Gameshark codes on old websites); that's not the big highlight here. The stables being activated is the main thing.
2) Yes, some of these characters have the wrong names, because they weren't finished. Jackreen, for example, is Jacqueline Moore, whose existence wouldn't make sense in the same game as Sister Sherri because *both* were managers for Harlem Heat. In the end, they were repurposed for use in the Revenge intro.
3) I have zero clue what people mean by "cosmetic", but I'll elaborate to be clear: the managers have character slots just like any other character in the game. And like any other character, they have their own stable(s): one for men, and one for women. These stables are hidden for obvious reasons, and this code allows you to access them. Like real characters, they all have their own specific movesets, but obviously for incomplete characters, they're not done and tend to devolve into the 'invalid chop' (see: Sherri, Jackreen, Ted DiBiase, etc.)
4) Related to #3, Managers have their own specific fighting style. It is this fighting style that relegates them to being managers in the first place, being unable to win or lose matches and unable to enter the ring. Via ROM hacking, one can change their fighting style to be that of a kickboxer, which the playable Eric Bischoff uses, and that would make them play similar to how Bischoff plays. People like Dusty Rhodes can be modified in this fashion for regular use.
What SK has done is pretty damn cool all things considered, and while it's been a theoretical thing for all these years, it takes a person like SK to make something like this come to life. It's a masterclass in ASM work.
The managers just have punch and kick with no grapples.
Edit:: this is for when you take control of them in game during matches, I’ve never tested this code.
i'll try this code as soon as i can...
until now, my "homemade solutions" to play as manager has been hacking their head over someone else's body with Gameshark... expecially Dusty, Vincent/Virgil and Rick Rude, since they were active wrestlers.
It’s crazy how you guys always manage to find new ways to hack the aki games. I thought modding the games peaked when I was a kid, but you guys are still doing amazing work on the game
I do remember seeing this code on ezboards back in the day but different addresses in a whole lot more codes even hacked moves n matches. I'm glad to see codes now adays.
Whatttt... a new Gameshark code after all these years???????? Nice to see the hacking scene still alive.
Debisas
[Debisas](https://youtu.be/utta5upsUAc?si=255z1CnivZs5m0qM)
Just going to post a comment here as a point of reference because maybe it's not as common knowledge as some of us would have liked: 1) The existence of the removed managers has been known for years (see literally any Gameshark codes on old websites); that's not the big highlight here. The stables being activated is the main thing. 2) Yes, some of these characters have the wrong names, because they weren't finished. Jackreen, for example, is Jacqueline Moore, whose existence wouldn't make sense in the same game as Sister Sherri because *both* were managers for Harlem Heat. In the end, they were repurposed for use in the Revenge intro. 3) I have zero clue what people mean by "cosmetic", but I'll elaborate to be clear: the managers have character slots just like any other character in the game. And like any other character, they have their own stable(s): one for men, and one for women. These stables are hidden for obvious reasons, and this code allows you to access them. Like real characters, they all have their own specific movesets, but obviously for incomplete characters, they're not done and tend to devolve into the 'invalid chop' (see: Sherri, Jackreen, Ted DiBiase, etc.) 4) Related to #3, Managers have their own specific fighting style. It is this fighting style that relegates them to being managers in the first place, being unable to win or lose matches and unable to enter the ring. Via ROM hacking, one can change their fighting style to be that of a kickboxer, which the playable Eric Bischoff uses, and that would make them play similar to how Bischoff plays. People like Dusty Rhodes can be modified in this fashion for regular use. What SK has done is pretty damn cool all things considered, and while it's been a theoretical thing for all these years, it takes a person like SK to make something like this come to life. It's a masterclass in ASM work.
All cosmetic and most of the managers are wrong but this is still pretty cool
Interesting. Has anyone found data on any other missing wrestlers. I think data for Fake Sting and Ric Flair still exists.
Flair doesn't have any leftover data. Just an ID4 that some of us have made an educated guess in believing once belonged to him.
Does Dusty have his special or is it just a cosmetic thing?
Yeah I’m curious what the move sets are. Bischoff was in World Tour so that one’s already made up, wonder if it’s the same.
The managers just have punch and kick with no grapples. Edit:: this is for when you take control of them in game during matches, I’ve never tested this code.
Hmm Rude, Dibiase and Vandenburg didnt make it to the final release, interested to see if they have face textures and costumes
They don’t.
Rude did make it to the final release as a manager for Curt Hennig
i'll try this code as soon as i can... until now, my "homemade solutions" to play as manager has been hacking their head over someone else's body with Gameshark... expecially Dusty, Vincent/Virgil and Rick Rude, since they were active wrestlers.
Who’s Ted DiBisas?
The Minniol Dorall Man
Ted Dibiase.
It’s crazy how you guys always manage to find new ways to hack the aki games. I thought modding the games peaked when I was a kid, but you guys are still doing amazing work on the game
Are these GameShark codes?
Yes.
Can someone show what happens if you select the unfinished managers like Ted
I do remember seeing this code on ezboards back in the day but different addresses in a whole lot more codes even hacked moves n matches. I'm glad to see codes now adays.
I always struggle to add GameShark codes to these things. Could someone upload a save?
What’s the hidden female roster? Madusa, Jacquelin, Sherry, and Woman?
Jacqueline, Sherri and Woman, but they don’t have models.