I've only gotten two of the input codes to work, start at level 2 and skip to the end. There's one to start with more gold that doesn't seem to work and one to view the map indefinitely by pressing up on 2P that also doesn't seem to do anything at all.

the text of the Tree Scene intro, hit A button seven(7) times on Player-2 controller then hit start on Player-1 to begin the game normally. ```

This does start you at Level 2, but only with 18 HP. Seems low honestly, but having the advantage of being Level 2 for damage/defense stats might be considerable? It's been a while since I looked under the hood at how exactly level impacts everything.

I'm definitely curious if it could be allowable. Regardless I'm curious if it's advantageous to start at level 2. I've tested it works both FC and NA versions.

version only: Pressing Left and Right on Player-2 D-pad simultaneously will jump immediately to the ending screen.```

This is "technically" any% valid, but given I don't think the claim that there's a FC controller than can actually legitimately do a Left+Right input is true, and it's really against the spirit of "beating" a game, I'm sure and would agree it's not. Just a silly meme style "run/category" at best.

I will say that because the end screen code is so immediate and there's not really any room for there to be a competitive run, I'll rule that code as not legal for a speedrun. I wasn't aware of the level 2 start code, I'll have to look into that more. Though by the sound of it, it seems like something that can be allowed in a normal speedrun, at the very least in any%. It's not a major glitch and it still leaves plenty of room for a competitive run, unlike the end screen code. Thank you for bringing these to my attention. I'll update this forum on my official ruling once I get familiar with how the code works.

UPDATE

I can confirm that the level 2 start code functions equally on emulation and standard NES. In order to activate the code, players must wait on the intro scene until the text "The calm night" begins to appear next to the tree image. Then, the A button must be pressed 7 times on a controller plugged into the player 2 port. The A presses must be done before the paragraph of text is fully displayed. If done correctly, the player will start at level 2 upon beginning a new adventure. I will rule this code as legal for speedruns.