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Milon's Secret Castle (Game Boy)

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A port of the NES version, but more polished, and has a much better ending.

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Milon's_Secret_Castle_-_GB_-_Title_Screen.png

The options and castle's graphics are moved up in the US version, as the logo is shorter. It also adds the trademark symbol.

Password#

The Japanese version uses 16 katakana characters, while the US version uses 16 consonants. Interestingly, both versions seem to have interchangeable passwords. For example, entering all コ's in the Japanese version starts you out with some items and crystals. The equivalent character in the US version is M, so entering the password to be all Ms will have the same effect.

Japan

US

ア イ ウ エ オ カ キ ク ケ コ サ シ ス セ ソ タ
B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T

Staff Roll#

Japan

US

PRODUCER
T.URA

DIRECTOR
GOOSE

DIRECTOR
S.UEDA

PLANNERS
T.SASAGAWA
T.TAKEBE

PROGRAM
KENTA

PROGRAM
M.NII

GRAPHICS
GOOSE

GRAPHICS
S.UEDA

MUSIC
GONTA
JAM SESSION

MUSIC
A.AKAMATSU
S.OITA

THANKS TO
MASABUU
DARAI

THANKS TO
M.NAKAMICHI
M.OKA

THANKS TO
KARAYAN
SINOBU
AKIRYA

THANKS TO
M.KARAHASHI
S.ONO
A.INOUE

The Japanese version has the developers using zany aliases. The US version changes their aliases to the common first name initial + surname, probably because American players wouldn't get the names.