Play as Jackal, Falconess, Minotaur, or Tigress Raise a character's level to 10, then at the selection screen, hold Turbo and choose the same character. Wizard will turn into Jackal, Warrior will turn into Minotaur, Valkyrie will turn into Falconess, and Archer will turn into Tigress.

Play as Falconess (without using codes) To play as Falconess WITHOUT CODES, collect 50 coins in the Castle Treasury bonus round before time runs out. The portal to the bonus round is accessed by standing in front of the star-studded door that is near the end of the Castle Treasury level. Initially hidden from view, the door whisks players into the future - to a bonus round on a space station. (Thanks to ALMEHDA@aol.com)

Play as Jackal (without using codes) To play as Jackal WITHOUT CODES, collect 50 coins in the Ice Camp bonus round before time runs out. The portal to the bonus round is accessed by standing in front of a star-studded door that is near the end of the Ice Camp level. (In the cargo maze near the end of the level, head to the upper-right portion of the maze and walk up the ramp. Shoot the boxes to reveal a door with a star on it. The star-studded door will transport players to a bonus level on the docks.). (Thanks to ALMEHDA@aol.com)

Play as Minotaur (without using codes) To play as the Minotaur WITHOUT CODES, collect 50 coins in the Mountain Cliff bonus round before time runs out. The portal to the bonus round is accessed by standing in front of the door (with skull and crossbones) that is near the end of the Mountain Cliff level. The door is near a ramp on the edge of a cliff and will transport players to a classic Gauntlet bonus round. (Thanks to ALMEHDA@aol.com)

Play as Tigress (without using codes) To play as Tigress WITHOUT CODES, collect 50 coins in the Town Fields bonus round before time runs out. The portal to the bonus round is accessed by standing in front of a star-studded door that is near the end of the Town Fields level. (Thanks to ALMEHDA@aol.com)

Play as Dragon To play as a dragon, raise Warrior’s level to 10. Then press RIGHT, Up-C, Down-C, Z-trigger, LEFT, Left-C, A, Start. A bell confirms correct entry. Warrior explodes into tiny fragments that are then are fused into the body of a dragon. (Thanks to ALMEHDA@aol.com)

Get All Characters To get all the hidden charcters, at the Select Character screen press - up-c, down-c, left-c, right-c, A, B, up, right, down, left, Z+R+L - all two times. You will even get the final boss Skarn. (Thanks to balbi@netcarrier.com)