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Ka-Blooey

Ka-Blooey is a port of the cleverly explosive computer game Bombuzal. It's also notable for being the first third-party game to release for the SNES, and being only the third game to ever release for it, after Super Mario World and F-Zero.
This port has been heavily criticized for having to play in an awkward isometric view instead of the clear bird's eye view.

Except in the Japanese version. Have fun, international players.

Regional Differences#

Japan

US

The copyright info was updated and moved upwards to add "LICENSED BY NINTENDO." at the bottom.

Japan

US

The title screen was redrawn to look better.

Japan

US

The logo at the top was changed.

The 2D mode was, for whatever reason, removed in the American version and only includes the option to view the stage in 2D when pausing with Select or Start.
As a result, the mode selection has been removed here.
You can also switch between the bird's eye view and the isometric view during the game by pressing Select in the Japanese version.

Strangely enough, the description of the US version in Nintendo Switch Online play service still mentions the possibility of changing the view.

Passwords#

Level

Japan

US

1

BOMB

BPMB

2

TEST

TFST

3

SOAP

SPBP

4

RACE

RBCG

5

ROSS

RPSS

6

FAIR

FBJR

7

QUIZ

QVJZ

8

REED

RFFD

9

RATT

RBTT

10

RAFT

RBFT

11

OVEN

PVFN

12

NEWS

NFWS

13

LISA

LJSB

14

MULE

MVLF

15

MUFF

MVFF

16

DIME

DJMF

17

DAVE

DBVG

18

DOLL

DPLL

19

DISK

DJSK

20

GATE

GBTF

21

IRON

JRPN

22

GAME

GBMF

23

PASS

PBSS

24

WORD

WPRG

25

LEAD

LFBG

26

CUFF

CVFF

27

EPIC

LPJC

28

DATE

DBTG

29

WEED

WGGD

30

TIME

TJMG

31

PAIL

PBJL

32

SHIP

SHJP

33

RING

RJNG

34

SHOP

SHPR

35

SIZE

SJZF

36

TALK

TBLK

37

GIRL

GJRL

38

ZOOM

ZPPM

39

ZONE

ZPNG

40

ZINC

ZJNC

41

GOLD

GPLD

42

ZERO

ZGRP

43

YOLK

YPLK

44

YELL

YGLL

45

OPAL

PPBL

46

YARD

YBRD

47

WOOL

WPPL

48

WINE

WJRG

49

SONG

SPNG

50

WIND

WJND

51

WEST

WGST

52

WAVE

WBVF

53

FIRE

FJRF

54

WASP

WBSP

55

VISA

VJSB

56

VEST

VFST

57

LAMP

LBMP

58

UNIT

VNBT

59

TYRE

TYRF

60

TYPE

TYPF

61

TREE

TRGG

62

TWIN

TWJN

63

TUSK

TVSK

64

TUNE

TVNF

65

TONY

TPNY

66

SWAN

SWBN

67

STAR

STBR

68

SOLO

SPLP

69

LOVE

LPVG

70

SOUP

SPVP

71

ROSE

RPSF

72

ROOF

RPPF

73

BIRD

BJRD

74

ROOT

RPPT

75

REST

RFST

76

READ

RFBD

77

TAPE

TBPF

78

RAIN

RBJN

79

NOTE

NPTF

80

NEST

NFST

81

VASE

VBSF

82

NAME

NBMF

83

NAIL

NBJL

84

MIND

MJND

85

PILL

PJLL

86

MAIL

MBJL

87

LILY

LJLY

88

LENS

LFNS

89

SPOT

SPQT

90

LARK

LBRK

91

KNOB

KNQB

92

KNEE

KNFF

93

PALM

PBLM

94

KING

KBNG

95

KIND

KBND

96

KILT

KBLT

97

LOCK

LQCK

98

JUNE

JVNF

99

JEAN

JFBN

100

JAZZ

JBZZ

101

SAFE

SBFG

102

ITEM

JTGM

103

ISLE

JSLG

104

HOST

HQST

105

WORM

WQRM

106

HOLD

HQLD

107

HILL

HJLL

108

HERB

HGRB

109

NOSE

NQSF

110

HELP

HFLP

111

GUST

GVST

112

GOWN

GQWN

113

EYES

FYGS

114

GLOW

GLQW

115

GIFT

GJFT

116

FUSE

FWSG

117

HAIR

HBJR

118

FIVE

FJVF

119

FACE

FBCG

120

EXIT

GXJT

121

SIGN

SKGN

122

EASE

GBSG

123

DOOR

DQXR

124

CRAB

CRZB

125

MYTH

MYTH

126

COPY

CXPY

127

MAKE

MBKV

128

AUTO

BVTP

129

ENDS

FNDS

130

DEMO

DFMQ

(Source: GameFAQS)

Audio#

The music was re-arranged and the voices were redone.

Song Name

Japan

US

Kemco Logo

Title Screen

Select Players

Level Music

Clear Level

High Score!

Ending

The End

Game Over

Throw Bomb

Boom!

"Player 1, Get Ready!"

"Player 2, Get Ready!"