Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

To use this special Item Crush, you must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Have 100 Hearts (NOT Heart Items) or more.
2. Do NOT have ANY subweapons at all! *IMPORTANT*
3*. Have the Pluto and Salamander DSS cards.

*If you know how to perform the DSS trick, then disregard requirement #3.*

Once these requirements are satisfied, activate the Item Crush DSS (Pluto + Salamander), then, perform the actions needed to use it (Down, Forward, Up).

Nathan will then unleash a barrage of homing stars that cause considerable damage against enemies, depending on his Strength level, so to strengthen it, use Strength-increasing items (this can also be done once this Item Crush is activated).

1. Activate a shield (one using the Jupiter DSS card).
2. Enter a save location, and save your game, not turning off your shield.
3. Exit the save location, and your shield should still be going, with no consumption of your MP!

Equip the Bear Ring (from Skeleton Medalist in a secret room on the left side of the shaft you fall down in the beginning of the game) and activate the last two DSS cards (Pluto and Black Dog). You will turn into a bear. While in bear form you can shoot from of your head. Hold Up and press Attack to shoot from your rear. Hold Down and press Attack to drop a bomb.

When using the whip, hold down Attack to make it spin around in a circle. It will act like a shield, so you cannot get hit by small enemies around you. Note: You cannot move while doing this attack.

Beat the game and enter 'FIREBALL' at the data screen.

After pressing R, but before the card takes effect, press Start. Go to the DSS Menu and pick any two cards.

1.) Select a DSS combo that you have.
2.) Activate it.
3.) As Nathan begins to glow, quickly pause.
4.) Now select any DSS combo, choosing cards from empty slots.
5.) Now instead of the DSS combo you first activated, you will get the new one you chose.

In the Battle Arena, equip a good DSS Summon Combo (for example, Uranus + Cockatrice). Press Start, select "Items", then "Use", and use a "Mind High" (not a "Mind Restore" -- however they can work, but you will need to be extremely fast). Immediately after exiting the pause menu, press the DSS button. When your character is done casting, press Down, Forward, Up, Attack. If done fast enough, you should have pulled off a summon in the Battle Arena.

Before starting a new game enter one of the following words as your name to have some alternate abilities (to confirm that you have entered a name correctly, check the option screen):

Magician- enter "FIREBALL" as your name. The word "Magician" should appear on the option screen. All cards will be available. You must have beaten the game ONE time to use this cheat.

Fighter- enter "GRADIUS" as your name. The word "FIGHTER" should appear on the option screen. Will be stronger and can sustain more damage. No cards will be available. You must have beaten the game TWO times to use this cheat.

Shooter- enter "CROSSBOW" as your name. The word "Crossbow" appears on the option screen. More hearts and weapon damage. The Homing Dagger weapon is now available. You must have beaten the game THREE times to use this cheat.

Thief- enter "DAGGER" as your name. You will start with Thief stats. You must have beaten the game FOUR times to use this cheat.

Transform into Alternate Monster:
Skeleton- Combine the Pluto Card with the Black Dog card and activate.
Bear- Combine the Pluto card with the Black Dog card and activate while wearing the bear ring.

Shining armor- Complete the Battle Arena and your prize will be the best armor in the game.

Action Cards - Top Row

Mercury - Bone Head
Venus - Slime
Jupiter - Heat Shade
Mars - Bloody Sword
Diana - Man Eater
Apollo - Arch Demon
Neptune - Ice Armor
Saturn - Fallen Angel (near the Battle Arena only)
Uranus - Scary Candle
Pluto - Trick Candle

Attribute Cards - Lower Row

Salamander - Bomb skeleton
Serpent - Earth Demon
Mandragoras - Axe Armor
Golem - Electric Skeleton
Cockarice - Stone Armor
Manticore - Thunder Demon
Griffon - Skeleton Athletes
Thunderbird - Were-Panther
Unicorn - White Armor (Battle Arena only)
Black Dog - Devil Armor (Battle Arena only)