Adding a character into Player Select

I'm trying to add a secret character into Sonic 2 and the only problem is getting the name on the player select in the options menu and then making it selectable. So how do you do this.

 

Since I have the info for this stored somewhere, I'll go ahead and post this. Do note that I refer to Knuckles but you can change your stuff to your character. First, go to InitPlayers & replace InitPlayers_TailsAlone with:



InitPlayers_TailsAlone:
subq.w #1,d0


bne.s InitPlayers_KnuxAlone


move.b #2,(MainCharacter).w; load Obj02 Tails object at $FFFFB000


move.b #8,(Tails_Dust).w; load Obj08 Tails' spindash dust/splash object at $FFFFD100


addi.w #4,(MainCharacter+y_pos).w


rts


InitPlayers_KnuxAlone:


move.b #$4D,($FFFFB000).w


move.b #8,($FFFFD100).w


rts



Change $4D if you changed where the object is.


Now we have to make it so you can choose Knuckles on the title screen. Go to word_917A & replace $2FF with $3FF.


Next, go to off_92DE. After byte_981C add:



dc.l byte_KTEA



Now we have to add that KTEA line, so simply search for byte_981C & you'll find the options screen text, after 981C's line add:

Code:

byte_KTEA:  dc.b  $E,"KNUCKLES ALONE "