This article has a talk page!An Art of Fighting port featuring the screen zooming from the arcade original, a remixed soundtrack, desperation moves for the rest of the cast, and an extended, de-cliffhangered ending.
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Unused Font#
A complete Katakana font and some punctuation marks are loaded into memory, but are never used. You can see these at 0x1C8000 in a headerless US ROM.
Regional Differences#
Nintendo of America's policies required some changes regarding depictions of alcohol, smoking, and exploding clothing.
Opening Logo#
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The change in publishers between regions required a change in opening logos.
Title Screen#
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Naturally, the title logo and copyright information were redone.
Option Menu#
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A sound test is exclusive to the option menu of the Japanese version.
Scene 2#
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Jack's stage was renamed from Mac's Bar to Mac's Cafe, as per the policies on references to alcohol.
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The establishment's logo in the background was also accordingly changed.
Bonus Game#
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The bonus game that can increase your maximum spirit gauge is known as the "Beer Bottle Cut" in the Japanese version. The text was altered to remove the reference to beer, and the graphics for the beer bottles were changed to just be generic gray bottles of... whatever.
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The special move bonus game's technique was renamed from the "Super Death Blow" to the "Super Fire Blow".
King Things#
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Famously, defeating King with a fireball move will show that she is a woman (rather than an effeminate man) by destroying most of her shirt, revealing her brassiere. Rather than being completely removed, this was toned down so that her shirt is unbuttoned, but still intact.
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This change was reflected in her loss portrait after this is done. The fingers on her left hand were also slightly redrawn.
Ending#
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Mr. Big's hand was redrawn in the ending to remove the cigarette, and the sign for Mac's Bar was also edited once again. The ending text was also slightly changed to remove any mentions of Jeff Bogard being killed, instead being written around as "disposed of" or "defeated" instead.
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