Brawl Brothers is the sequel to Rival Turf! ...in Japan and Europe, anyway. For whatever reason, Jaleco USA decided that Jack Flak and Oozie Nelson weren't rad enough to star in their own sequel in the US, and replaced them with a couple of identical clones named Hack and Slash.
Color Test#
While the Jaleco logo is fading in or out, press any button, then press Down (×8). A color test screen will appear after the logo fades out. Press Start to exit the color test and proceed to the title screen.
Dieter Icon#
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An unused Vs. Mode win icon of final boss Dieter. He actually can be played in any mode by using the Pro Action Replay code 7E09200A, but this may suggest that he was only to be playable in Vs. Mode. Interestingly, if you use Dieter in Vs. Mode, this icon still isn't used, instead using Hack's icon.
Regional Differences#
Title Screen#
In Japan, the game is titled Rushing Beat Run and it features the Jaleco logo. The font and copyright information are also different. Moreover, the Japanese version contains an "attract mode" if the title screen is shown for a long time.
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Attract Sequence#
The Japanese version features an attract sequence showing the portraits of each player and a demo of them fighting. This was removed on the western version.
Options Screen#
Many Options names were changed, and some default values were altered.
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VS Mode#
In the Japanese version, there are three VS Mode options. In the western release, 1P VS CPU and TIME ATTACK were removed, which means loading VS automatically goes into 1P VS 2P mode.
Additionally, due to the removal of the Time Attack mode, its corresponding stage goes unused.
Player Select Screen#
The background was changed to reflect the logo of the game. The skin color of the character in red (Bild in Japan, Slash in the western version) was changed.
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(Source: RQ87)
Map Screen#
The western version removes the kanji 乱 and the title of the game from the map screen.
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(Source: RQ87)
Name Changes#
Norton was renamed Hack, and Bild was renamed Slash. All the enemies also had their names changed:
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Removed animation#
Bild can groin-kick enemies. This animation was removed for the western release.
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(Source: RQ87)
Stage Changes#
The Drain (Stage 3) and Airshed (Stage 9) are linear in the Japanese version. In the western version, they were changed to mazes with multiple paths and dead ends before you could reach the exit.
Credits#
The Japanese version features a credits scene.
References#
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