List of PCE/TG game differences?

[jasonbar]

Is there a resource detailing how (if at all) the Japanese versions of US titles differ?
Thanks,
Jason

[Black Tiger]

There is at least one thread somewhere.

[MNKyDeth]

I know one diff right off that bat. US games are generally in English. JP games are generally in Japanese.

Ok, aside from that. I know we have a toned down version of Splatterhouse here in the US compared to the JP version but I don't know the full details.

[jasonbar]

I ask because I was going through some ROMs on my Turbo EverDrive this weekend, & the handful that I sampled in the beginning of the alphabet appeared to have identical US & JP versions, including the language. These games weren't very text-heavy, but the supposed JP ROMs had English menus.

Thanks,
-Jason

[SignOfZeta]

That's the way video games are.

[Black Tiger]

Many seemingly identical games have different enemy placement, stage order, cut it added content, etc.

[Pokun]

You could do a byte by byte comparison of the ROM images to see if they are truly identical or not. I guess the US version will have the region protection code unlike the JP version though.

[wilykat]

Region protection aside, some games may only differs at title screen (Japanese vs English) such as Blazing Lazer.