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Military Madness (TurboGrafx-16)

Military Madness is a war strategy game of Union army vs. Axis (JP: ガイチ, "Gaichi") army on the moon.

Sound Test#

In the CONTINUE screen, input "ONGAKU" (音楽, "Music") to enter a sound test screen. This password is valid in both versions of the game.

AI Watch Mode#

On the title screen, select "2P CONTINUE" while pressing Select + Run, then input a stage password (e.g. REVOLT) to start an AI vs. AI battle.

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Along with the new title, a trademark symbol was added to it and "FROM NEC" was added to the centre of the screen. The Hudson Soft copyright was moved to the bottom-right of the screen, resulting in an awkward black border around the text.

Manual Screen#

Japan

US

The Nectaris title was simply removed from the manual graphic, since there's no space to fit in the US title.

Battle Screen#

Japan

US

Different Command names.

Japan

Translation

US

移動

Move

SHIFT

攻撃

Attack

ATTACK

性能

Ability

GUIDE

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