As a budding high-school student (or freshman employee, depending on where you live), run around the school/office building collecting hearts with which to win the girl of your dreams over while avoiding the furious teacher/manager! All to the tune of chiptune renditions of Beatles tracks that, somehow, were actually legally licensed! In Japan, at least...
255 Lives#
You can start the game with 255 lives by setting DSW1 and DSW2 to the following settings:
Setting |
Option |
|---|---|
Coin A |
Free Play |
Coin B |
No Coin B |
Lives |
7 |
Cabinet |
Upright |
Bonus Life |
20k 70k 50k+ |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Demo Sounds |
Off |
(Source: mikie.c - MAME)
Regional Differences#
There were three different versions of the game released.
- The first version, Mikie, was used for the initial international release.
- The Japanese version, Shinnyū Shain Tōru-kun, reskins the game to be set in a workplace instead of a school on account of the subject of schoolyard violence being a hot topic in the news at the time.
- The third version, High School Graffiti: Mikie, restored the high-school theme but altered the game to be less violent, as described below...
Attack#
|
Mikie |
High School Graffiti |
|---|---|
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The "High School Graffiti" version replaces Mikie's headbutt attack with a powerful shout, which has no effect on the teacher or the big lady.
Death#
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Mikie |
High School Graffiti |
|---|---|
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In the "High School Graffiti" version, Mikie bursts into tears instead of getting knocked down.
The second frame of "High School Graffiti" Mikie's death is also used in the other versions during the ending, when Mikie gets kissed by Mandy (his girlfriend).
Hearts#
|
Mikie |
High School Graffiti |
|---|---|
|
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Because Mikie can't headbutt and break things in the "High School Graffiti" version, the jars have been replaced with three hearts, left freely for the picking.
Life#
|
JP |
International |
|---|---|
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The employee uniform in the "Tōru-kun" version was changed to the US flag in the other versions.
Title#
Japan |
Mikie |
"High School Graffiti" |
|---|---|---|
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The "High School Graffiti" version adds a plain-text subtitle to the "Mikie" version's fancy title graphics to differentiate itself.
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To do: |
Revisional Differences#
There's a glitch where the teacher won't catch you if you do absolutely nothing at the very beginning. This was fixed in the "High School Graffiti" version, but remains present in the other two.