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Image Fight (NES)

Image Fight is an arcade vertical shmup ported to several consoles. You are a fighter pilot who needs to defeat an alien armada, but only after finishing your combat training.

Stage Select#

At the title screen, hold A + B on controllers 1 and 2, then press Start on controller 1.

Use Select to scroll through stage numbers, Start to choose a stage.

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Launch#

NESImageFightJPLaunch.png

The Japanese version has an additional image before each stage of the fighter ship launching.

Palettes#

The Japanese and US versions have significant palette differences. The Japanese version uses a red color for the player sprite, while the US version uses an orange color. Also, the Japanese version seems to take place in space, while the US version seems to be at sea.

Japan

USA

Rapid-Fire#

The US version allows the player to hold the fire button down for rapid-fire, but the Japanese version does not.

Ending#

Japan

US

In the US version, the lines are more spaced out and the wording has been improved.

References#


  1. GDRI↩︎
  2. MobyGames↩︎