Which Jap Hucards are different than US Hucards

[retrodelee]

Aside from the label artwork... which Hu Cards on the PC Engine side of the house are different than the US versions?  Different gameplay/scenes/etc?

I'm just wondering if I should aquire the Jp versions even though I already have the US version.  I think I will eventually for the artwork alone, but just curious if certain HU Cards were 'edited' for release in the US. 



Thanks. 

Now I'm going to go load a few games on my Flash card to try out.   I'm going to try an assortmant of shooters/rpg/platform and hell... I may even throw a couple of 'adult' oriented games.  Actually the only one I know of on the HU card side is Strip Fighter.  Are there others?

[Ninja Spirit]

Magical Chase definitely falls in that bracket.

[Tatsujin]

R-Type

[retrodelee]

I just read that Splatterhouse is one as well.  The Jp game is the full game... and the US game is censored.  Damn them US censoring people.

[sunteam_paul]

Chan & Chan vs JJ & Jeff is a good example.

[cho_aniki]

A few games come to mind:

  - Splatterhouse ( the flying cross was removed in the US release, and the mask is red, other than that I didn't notice any differences)

  - the Bonk/ PC Genjin games ( Bonk's transformation is different to PC Genjin's when he eats meat....not sure if this was changed in all three games)

  - Cratermaze ( the characters are from Booby Kids, and completely different to those in the PC Engine Doraemon game)

  - JJ& Jeff (the characters have been changed from Kato& Ken, and some aspects were changed: farting/ spray can etc...)

  - Magical Chase seems to have different backgrounds ( probably nicer) in the US version, although I haven't been able to track down a copy.

  - Psychosis, the levels are in a different order to those in Paranoia, the alien no longer tells you to f*ck off.

  - R-Type was made into one game for the US, rather than part 1 and 2.

  - Sinistron, again some of the levels were switched around, slightly different to Violent soldier.

   
     That's all I can think of as far as very noticeable differences are concerned, but I am sure some changes were probably made to other games as well.

 

[Black Tiger]

Bloody Wolf: The PCE version of version has a SFIITrubo SNES style intro leading up to the title screen.

Legendary Axe II: The PCE version has boobs.

Dragon's Curse/Adventure Island: The PCE version has a bright and cute scrolling title screen with a cute logo and music. The Turbo version has a dark scary setting with evil dragons and eery music.

R-Type: The Turbo version contains the complete game as it appeared in the arcade. The PCE version(s) is split into two games.

Bravoman: The Turbo version has many voices rerecorded in english.

JJ & Jeff/Kato Chan & Ken Chan: The Turbo version ha new art for the main character's faces, they spray brown clouds of paint forward with spray cans, streams of urine have been removed. In the PCE version, the characters shoot farts backward.

Splatterhouse: Some of the psuedo-religious and more graphics content was removed or altered in the Turbo version. The main character's mask was changed from white to red to try to minimize the chances of getting sued.

Paranoia/Psychosis: The two versions have the stages in different order.

Magical Chase: The first stage bg is totally different. The main character, shop and at least one enemy sprite have been redrawn. The PCE's sound test trick does not work on the Turbo version.

Air Zonk/PC Denjin: In the PCE version the main character drops a giant purple coiled poo on enemies. In the Turbo version its a missile.

Andre Panza Kick Boxing/The Kick Boxing: The Turbo version uses the Andre Panza license.

Bonk/PC Genjin games: In the PCE version, the main characters turns 'queerer' eating the first meat. In the Turbo version, he gets meaner/burnt.

Cadash: The PCE version has an engrish intro. The Turbo version uses english.

Chase HQ: The somewhat long voice clip during the intro is in english in the Turbo version.

Cratermaze/Doraemon: The PCE version is Doraemon themed. The Turbo version is arcade faithful(Booby Boys(?) is one of the alternate names).

Devil's Crush/Crash: The PCE version has a pentagram that was changed into something generics in the Turbo version.

Dungeon Explorer: The final boss is named Natas in the Turbo version. I don't know if it was Satan in the original, but it this game will be easier to handle in english.

Galaga '90/'88: The Turbo version is the same game from two years in the future.

Keith Courage/Wataru: The game is based on an anime and the PCE version has a different title screen with character art. The debug mode is japanese either way I believe.

Neutopia I & II: Again, assuming you don't read japanese, you're better off getting the english versions.

Sinistron: There are gameplay differences between the two versions.

World Court Tennis: I believe that the last boss is supposed to be Satan. I don't know if the U.S. version was censored.

[Keranu]

It should also be mentioned that there was a slightly different resolution between the Japanese PCE R-Type(s) and the American TG16 R-Type. I believe the American version had a slightly shorter resolution in width.

[Tatsujin]

[Air Zonk/PC Denjin: In the PCE version the main character drops a giant purple coiled poo on enemies. In the Turbo version its a missile.

how about the cow "big boobies" udders?

[Odonadon]

Somer Assault/Mesopotamia - basically the religious aspects were wiped from the American release.

OD

[ParanoiaDragon]

I forgot about the cow's boobie utters, those were changed in Air Zonk.

[Necromancer]

Level names were lost when Bonk traveled to the US, but it doesn't matter (unless you can read the Japanese names).

[retrodelee]

World Court Tennis:  The last boss is Satan?  That's rather funny.  A friggin' Tennis game that has Satan in it.  That is like something out of South Park. 

Seems like a lot of religious things were taken out of the US version.    


And what is wrong with a little bit of pissing and farting?  I'll have to try the PCE version of that

[Black Tiger]

World Court Tennis:  The last boss is Satan?  That's rather funny.  A friggin' Tennis game that has Satan in it.  That is like something out of South Park. 

Seems like a lot of religious things were taken out of the US version.    


And what is wrong with a little bit of pissing and farting?  I'll have to try the PCE version of that

Whats funnier, is that its the last boss of a Tennis RPG.

[retrodelee]

So it is an RPG of sorts?   LOL  I'll have to give it a go when I get my PCE Dou-R soon!