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Mighty Final Fight

Mighty Final Fight is a cartoony entry loosely based on Final Fight, that's sadly only 1-Player but with an added EXP and level system that would increase your health and attack power gradually and unlock extras moves for each character, somewhat akin to what the first Double Dragon did on the same system. Also notable for having a soundtrack that has been considered to sound like they belong to a NES Mega Man game.

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Unused Graphics#

To do:
Rip the standalone sprite.

Mighty Final Fight Coin.png

When an item spawns, setting its ID to 102 changes it into a coin with number 10 on it. The exact purpose of this item is unknown, it is possibly a leftover from the arcade game.

Regional Differences#

Splash Screen#

The US and European versions add a splash screen with the text "LICENSED BY NINTENDO" upon boot up.

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Europe

The Japanese version had its "PUSH START" text changed to "PRESS START" in the US and European versions. The US version adds copyright information to Capcom USA.

Dialogue#

Stage 1#

In the western version, answering "no" to both of Damnd/Thrasher's prompts (whether or not to bow before him and whether or not you know he rules the streets) will make him flinch and lose a little bit of health each time. The Japanese version has a third prompt afterwards (whether or not you think he's a weakling) that will cause him to lose some more health if you answer "yes".

It should be noted that the second prompt is phrased differently in the Japanese version, so "yes" is the option that will damage him.

Stage 3#

In the Japanese version, before fighting Abigail, he gives you the option to do a battle of wits by answering trivia questions from him in a "true or false" format. If you answer them all correctly in a row, you are rewarded with an extra continue, but if any question is answered incorrectly, the quiz ends and the fight proceeds as normal. In the western versions, this was removed entirely, though the mention of Abigail liking to give quizzes was bizarrely left in the English manual.

Japanese Text

Translation

Correct Answer

Question 1

ハガーの むすめの なは ジュシカである
Haggar's daughter is named Jussica.

No

Question 2

たいりょく まんタンで たべものをとると EXPになる
You gain EXP from eating food while at full health.

Yes

Question 3

2めんの ボスのぶきは みぎてにもった かたなである
The boss of Stage 2 uses a sword in his right hand as a weapon.

No

Question 4

ダムドの わらいごえは ゲヒゲヒである
Damnd's laugh sounds like "hee hee hee".

Yes

Question 5

1めんには じゆうのめがみのポスターが 4まいある
There are 4 posters of the Statue of Liberty in Stage 1.

No

Miscellaneous#

On the map screen, Round 3 is labeled "Habor Town" [sic] in the Japanese version and "Old Town" in the western versions.

References#


  1. GDR ファミリーコンピュータ ソフト一覧 1993~1994年 - FAMILY COMPUTER Software List 1993-1994↩︎
  2. NES Games↩︎
  3. O Estado de S. Paulo - Acervo Estadão↩︎
  4. MobyGames↩︎