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This page details some of the '''glitches''' found in the original ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' and its [[MediEvil (2019)|2019 remake]].

When {{B|SELECT}} is pressed, the inventory will open. This is used to select weapons and items. Pressing {{B|SELECT}} again then closes the inventory. If you open the inventory and then close it quickly (double tap), there is a brief window where commands can be input, allowing [[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Dan]] to move, jump, attack etc. When the inventory is open, Dan is invulnerable. This glitch is useful with regards to level looping, jacoghosting, soldiers despawning, and skipping Kardok.

Also known as the '''KBD'''. The [[club]]'s power-up attack (pressing {{B|S}} with button layout 1) can be used on walls and certain objects to push Dan back. That, in conjunction with turning, the [[Daring Dash]], and running, can increase Dan's speed much higher than normal. Performing the glitch requires high precision, therefore it is considered an advanced technique by speedrunnners and not recommended for beginners.

This glitch can be performed in the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]] level in the original ''MediEvil''.

Smuggling can be performed in any level in the original ''MediEvil'', as well as its 2019 remake. It consists of collecting items (such as [[Rune Stones]]) in one level in order to use them in another. Normally, key items are not meant to be used outside the level in which they are collected.

To perform the smuggling glitch in the original ''MediEvil'', starting from the [[Land Map|map screen]], you open the save menu while quickly also starting a level. When performed properly, you will be able to confirm your intent to save as the screen fades to black to start the level. Upon the start of the level, you will get the rest of the save screens. Switching between menu items allows you to move Dan briefly. Continuously doing this allows you to move around the level and collecting items. When you collect the item that you want to smuggle, complete the save and quit the level to return to the [[Title Level|main menu]] and reload the save you just created. You will be on the map screen again and you can now start another level with the item you collected before saving in your inventory.

The '''Dragon Gate Skip''', or '''DGS''', is one of the hardest glitches to perform in the original ''MediEvil''. There are four known ways to perform it:

# You can use the Knockback Dash (KBD) glitch to launch yourself past the gate using a gap in the top left side of it. You can now collect the Star Rune and use the same gap with another KBD to leave the area. Effectively, you need to skip the gate twice.

# You can use the smuggling glitch (see above) to get the Star Rune from Dan's Crypt and use it in The Gallows Gauntlet's exit gate.

This glitch involves several steps, and it can be performed on the original ''MediEvil'' using the ePSXe 2.0.0 emulator. In [[Zarok's Lair]], after entering the arena, approach the central area, and perform the inventory glitch (see above). While closing the inventory and reopening it, move forward to step on the circular platform. If done properly, the [[Fazguls]] will not come out of the doors in the cutscene. After [[Zarok]]'s speech, you need to close the inventory when the camera switches back to Dan. You can now continue the fight as usual, but only half of the Fazguls will spawn in the room, giving you a big advantage and not requiring you to heal your soldiers at all.

As soon as the last Fazgul dies, you must run into the top half and spawn the rest of the Fazguls. Instead of fighting, they still start cheering with your soldiers, and you will have completed the glitch.

Although it is possible to perform most of this glitch on console or other emulators, when trying to complete it by spawning the rest of the soldiers, the game will crash unless using ePSXe 2.0.0. The reason why this happens is unknown, but it is speculated that it is caused by differences in how the memory is managed by the platforms used.

* One of the main reasons for the emulator of choice for speedrunning the original ''MediEvil'' to be ePSXe 2.0.0, is because the '''soldiers despawn''' glitch can only performed on this emulator, on this specific version.