Kendo Rage, known in Japan as Makeruna! Makendou, is an action platformer that fuses magical girl with kendo, where you must get to school in time while battling yōkai and all sorts of enemies on the way.
It get a sequel under the name of Makeruna! Makendou 2: Kimero Youkai Souri in 1995 which is instead a fighting game, with an OVA by OLM (a studio most famous for the Pokémon anime) releasing shortly after. Lastly, we got a third game titled Makeruna! Makendou Z in 1998 which is instead an RPG, for the PC-FX of all things, not long after it was discontinued.
Debug Menu#
Use the Game Genie codes 1AB6-6588 + 6DB6-65E8 and select Configuration to access a fairly detailed debug menu.
Selecting "MODE 7 TEST PROGRAM" fades out, then fades right back into the debug menu, so it might have been removed. "JOY PAD INPUT TEST" and "MONITER TEST" bring up the same tests that appear in the normal Configuration menu.
Pressing the B Button will exit the menu.
PPU Version Check#
Displays information on the SNES' picture processing unit.
Object Convert#
This is a basic object viewer.
Controls
Up/Down: Change Style value by 1.
Left/Right: Change Style value by 16.
X Button: Increment Color value.
B Button: Decrement Color value.
L/R Buttons: Change currently loaded object tiles.
A Button: Exit.
CG Add Sub Test#
Press the B Button to toggle the selected bit.
BGMODE: The SNES' current graphics mode.
MAIN: Toggles the 5 available layers (4 BG + Object layer).
SUB: Presumably toggles the sub-screen layers.
CGADSB: Related to the color addition register?
(Source: Original TCRF research)
Stage Select#
On the title screen menu, press X, Y, A, B, X, Y, A, B and start the game to access a stage select. You'll go to that stage after the intro cutscene.
(Source: GameFAQs (Xeno Gigas))
Regional Differences#
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Opening Logo#
Makeruna! Makendou has an animated intro screen for Datam Polystar, the game's publisher in Japan.
Title Screen#
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Naturally, the title logo received a complete overhaul, and the copyright info was edited to reflect the change in publishers and Nintendo of America's approval. The game's Japanese title roughly translates to "Don't Give In! Magic Kendo".
Introduction#
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Due to Nintendo of America's content policies regarding depictions of tobacco and drug use, Mr. Doro's cigar was replaced with a coffee cup when he was localized into Osaki Yoritomo... a.k.a. Bob.
Player Character#
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Jo (known as Mai in the Japanese version) had her legs recolored from flesh-colored to red for the US version, effectively giving her tights and making her outfit slightly more modest in the process.