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Metal Fighter (NES)

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Metal Fighter is an okay side-scrolling shooter made by Sachen.

This needs some investigation.
Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.
Specifically: Some versions have generic Sachen copy protection.

Version Differences#

The game was released as four different "versions", with the only real big difference being the title screen.

  • "Joy Van" copyright, "Weilai Xiaozi" (未來小子) Chinese title.
  • "Joy Van" and "Kinema Music" copyrights.
  • "Joy Van" copyright, title in English.
  • "Joy Van" and "Color Dreams, Inc." copyrights.

Level Select#

In the third and fourth revisions listed above, at the title screen press Select the same number of times as the level you want to start on (for example, five times to start at Level 5), then press Start before the demonstration begins.