The Battle of Olympus is a sidescrolling adventure game heavily inspired by Zelda II: The Adventure of Link that takes place in ancient Greece. Playing as Orpheus, your objective is to save your girlfriend, Helene, from Hades with the help of numerous Greek gods.
Regional Differences#
Title Screen#
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The title screen had minor changes between versions. The Japanese version obviously has the Japanese title and simple copyright info. The US version adds the usual Licensed by Nintendo and a credit for Brøderbund. Additionally, the menu text was readjusted and the font for Imagineer was changed to accommodate the additional copyright information. The European version removes the Brøderbund credit, shifting the title down and changing the ™ from white to red.
Map#
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Several of the locations on the map (named after actual locations in Greece) were misspelled in the Japanese version. These were corrected for the international release, although Peloponnesus had to be abbreviated due to tile limitations.
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PHTHIOTIS |
PHTHIA |
PELOPONNESOS |
PELOPONNES. |
LAKONIA |
LACONIA |
CRETA |
CRETE |
PRUGIA |
PHRYGIA |
Credits#
The credits in the Japanese version list Infinity Co.,Ltd and Imagineer Co.,Ltd, while the western versions list it as Infinity and Brøderbund Software Inc.
Hidden Text#
The US version contains the following at the very end of the ROM, possibly some sort of product code:
BB47956-15440(Source: CaH4e3)