Super Hang-On (Genesis)

A port of the motorcycle racing arcade game.

Unused Sega Art#

The 1988 Sega logo art can be seen in VRAM, after the 1989 Sega logo screen, but after a split-second, it gets overwritten by numbers.

VRAM View	Ripped Sprite

Hidden Text#

This string is found in the notes section of the ROM header, only in REV00:

programmed by waka,hama thanks OHE R/D#1

"waka" and "hama" are likely Masahiro Wakayama and Takahiro Hamano, respectively.

High Scores#

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Figure out the rest.

The default high score table uses developer names. The "Beginner" course seems to use surnames, while "Junior" uses given names.

The other two tables are replicated directly from the arcade version. The names are the same on both lists, except for the last.

NAO#

Entering your name as "SEX" on the high score screen will change it to "NAO".

Revision Differences#

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Figure out which regions REV00 and REV01 were released in, check out any differences in the 6-Pak and Triple Score multicarts, then there's a Sega Channel version (or two?), and a couple of betas...

Controls#

The steering controls are less sensitive in REV01, so the handling of the bike is much tighter. In REV00, it's very easy to drift all the way to the other side of the road when making a turn. In REV01, it takes more time to move from one side of the road to the other, so you're less likely to drift off-course.

Graphics#

A couple billboards on the side of the road were also changed. These are easiest to see on the "Expert" course (Europe).

REV00	REV01

"Morobare", an obvious parody of Marlboro cigarettes, was changed to "Soroban!!". This was likely due to the lawsuit Philip Morris had filed against Sega in 1991 for parodying its brand in Super Monaco GP, which lead to an accusation of marketing tobacco to children.

REV00	REV01

"Bridalstone", a parody of Bridgestone, was changed to "Genesis" with a pointing hand. The outline of the original design can still be seen.