River City Ransom EX

River City Ransom EX is an enhanced remake of the cult classic NES game. No co-op this time around, but you can form a computer-controlled posse!

Unused Graphics#

Bath#

Found with the sauna animations.

Movement#

There's a ladder weapon but nothing else that seems climbable.

Crawling, unknown purpose.

Unused Weapons#

A bicycle. A two-handed weapon. Would have been rideable!

A cart. A two-handed weapon from Downtown Special.

Unused Attacks#

There are animations for several cut moves that exist in other games in the series.

Upgraded versions of Mach Kick/Dragon Feet and Mach Punch/Stone Fist.

Stomping/Fatal Steps. Attacks downed enemies in Downtown Special.

Collar Grab Punch and a Mach upgrade. Collar Grabs don't exist in this game.

Sitting on top a downed enemy allowing to strangle or punch. Here is a mockup

Kobayashi/Thor's signature Mach Chop.

Nouten Chop

Double Chop, the signature move of Nanase who is also not in the game.

A special grab with the long chain weapon. Palette is broken for some tiles.

Unused Music#

Curiously, most of the unused music from the original game was remade for this version, but only one of those songs ended up being used (the ending song).