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Unused Text#

Present at 71494, among the strings for the defeat of each opponent, is the name of a scrapped character:

CHADER

This is further supported by win text at 71592:

EVEN WITH ONE HAND TIED
BEHIND MY BACK I'LL WIN
- CHADER -

Present at 72C20 is a leftover from a demo:

SAMPLE
NOT FOR SALE

Early Opponent Order#

On top of including a scrapped opponent, the list of opponents' names at 71494 suggests that they were once fought in a different order:

YOU BEAT
CONGRATULATIONS!
JOHNNY
MAMORU
RICK
CHADER
DH.1
KEVIN
CHERI
PICKY
MILKY

The final game's opponents are fought in the order of Johnny, Rick, Dh.1, Picky, Cheri, Kevin, Mamoru, Milky.

Unused Graphics#

A "LIFE" graphic that doesn't appear in the final game. It was used in early demos.

References#


  1. GDR バーチャルボーイ ソフト一覧 1995年 - VIRTUAL BOY Software List 1995↩︎
  2. NEXT Generation #8 - August 1995↩︎
  3. O Estado de S. Paulo - Acervo Estadão↩︎
  4. News - Nintendo Official Site↩︎