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The Apeman Strikes Again

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The Apeman Strikes Again is a blatant Donkey Kong clone where the Apeman says "He is coming for you!" whenever the player completes a level.

Unused Graphics#

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A square graphic that does not appear in any stage in the game.

The ape looking to the right. There's no instances where the ape turns his head.

TASA_K.png TASA_Q.png TASA_X.png TASA_Z.png

The letters K, Q, X, and Z are in the ROM, but never used. The X and Z are used in the Italian version, though.

Unused

Used

TASA_Early_Princess_Climb.png TASA_Early_Princess_Climb2.png TASA_Early_Princess_Climb3.png TASA_Early_Princess_Climb4.png

Four unused sprites for the princess. They were supposed to be animation for the princess getting carried by the Apeman, but the non-animated was used instead.

Some sprites that look like a baby version of the ape, likely meant to be this game's version of Donkey Kong Jr.

Regional Differences#

There's a few differences between the Italian and international versions.

  • For whatever reason, the Italian version has no sound effects other than the music.

International

Italy
  • Aside from the title and language changes, the Italian version lacks the credits and does not have a voice when the game boots up.

International

Italy
  • The Italian version removes the "OIL" label from the oil can and fixes a ladder's placement.