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Cyber Spin

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A racing game that's actually based on the Japanese anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula. Infamous for having its content heavily butchered in the US version.

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Ending Password#

Enter this password in Scenario mode to see the ending. In the US version, the password menu removed the "E" and added a "?", rendering this password ineffective.

 3END- ----- ----- ----3

Miscellaneous#

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  • The Japanese version has three modes of play (Scenario mode, Free mode, and GPX mode). The US version only has one (Scenario mode).
  • The Japanese version has anime story cutscenes all over the Scenario mode, the US version removed all of the game's story.
  • The cars in the Japanese version are more ornamental, in the US version, they just look like regular F-1 cars.
  • There are eight distinct cars in the Japanese version.
  • The order of the countries you race is different in both versions. In the Japanese version, the last country is Japan, whereas it's America in the US version.
  • The ending in both games is completely different.