This article has a talk page!Like many other games, P-47: The Phantom Fighter is about destroying tanks, battleships, and aircraft in World War II.
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Forbidden Names#
The following names are filtered out of the high score screen:
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Unoriginality filters. |
AAA |
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SEX |
Pretty sure this one is obvious. |
OME |
"Omeko" and "Omanko" are very rude slang terms for the vagina. |
OMA |
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NKO |
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AHO |
A variant of "baka" that's either more or less offensive depending on where you are in Japan. |
MAN |
Probably meant for "manko", yet another term like Omeko or Omanko. Rude. |
If a player tries to put any of those names in, it'll be replaced by one of the following:
Name |
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K.O |
Unknown developer initials. Possibly Tamio Nakasato (lead programmer at NMK at the time), but initials don't line up at all. |
YOU |
Youichi Koyama, sub-programmer for this game. |
AKI |
Possibly Akihiko Sato. (AKI credit is also in Makai Densetsu) |
TAE |
Taeko Suzuki, credited as a character and sound designer in Butasan and Psychic 5. |
Y.M |
Yousuke Maki, also credited for Hardware in Butasan and Psychic 5. |
T.K |
Probably Tecchan K. (some composition in Saint Dragon) |
KIN |
Unknown developer initials. |
NMK |
The developers of this game. Go back and read the Bob! |
Unused Music#
An unused jingle that was left in the game's soundtrack. Considering its limited length of four seconds and bitter-sounding tone, it can be assumed that this was probably meant to play in the Game Over screen. In the actual game, the Game Over screen keeps playing the name entry theme instead.
Version Differences#
Four different versions of the game exist, all of which are present in MAME:
- p47j is the Japanese version.
- p47 is the international version released everywhere except Japan and Europe.
- p47a is the European version published by Electrocoin. This may be the version used for the Arcade Archives release.
- p47je is a censored version labeled "Japan, Export" in MAME. One theory, discussed on David Haywood’s "There’s Always a Catch" page, suggests this may be a revised European version created to comply with Germany’s strict laws regarding the depiction of Nazi symbols in media. Strangely, this version was made using p47j as base, as it retains the exportation warning found in the Japanese version.
Title#
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The game's subtitle is "The Freedom Fighter" in the Japanese, European and Export versions and "The Phantom Fighter" in the international version.
Graphics#
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Japan/Europe/International |
Export |
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The main difference between the Export and other versions is that in the Export version, every Balkenkreuz and Swastika has been erased. This changes the game from an explicit World War II theme to a more generic plane-centered shoot 'em up.
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Export |
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This also applies to six of the game's enemies, including that flag on the teeny tiny tank.
References#
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The P-47 series | |
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Arcade |
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TurboGrafx-16 |
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