To get extra powers for the characters in ''The Lost Vikings 2'', kill Erik in the first stage. To do this, put Olaf on the highest ground in the stage, and have Erik stand on his shield. If jumps as high as he can, activates his rocket boots at the very height of the jump, and lands at the lowest point in the stage, he'll get hurt. Do this three times to kill him. A message will appear, and that means that the powers have been activated. Here are the ones I've found:

Erik: hold ''down'' and hit ''Y'' to shoot a huge spark (imagine a fireball from ''Street Fighter II''). It damages whatever is in its path.

Baleog: hold ''up'' and hit ''B'' to jump forward. Baleog will damage anything that he touches while he's jumping. Also, hold ''down'' and hit ''B'' to slide forward, backward, and forward across the ground while slashing the energy sabre. Again, Baleog will damage anything that he touches while he's sliding.

Olaf: Press X+Y+B on the controller to turn into a skull and kill the nearest enemy.

Fang: repeatedly tap ''Y'' to electrify Fang (don't worry; he'll look like he's taking damage, but he isn't). As long as you do this, anything that touches Fang will be damaged.

Scorch: Scorch now has infinite flying time -- he never gets exhausted.

You can also press A + B + X + Y to warp to the next level.

On level 22 (password HRDR), there is a room with the kid that you can reach with Scorch. He will taunt you, as always, but you must repeat the dialogue many times until Scorch will say "Oh, is that it?". You will hear a jingle, and new powers will be unlocked: Eric: can charge underwater (Y+left/right). He will be invincible while charging underwater. Baleog: can pull himself up in the air (Y+down). Fang: can howl, killing all enemies on the level (Y+B). Scorch: fireballs now pass through enemies, killing them instantly. These fireballs also destroy obastacles like Eric's head bash does. Tomator's shield does not protect him from the powered-up fireballs.