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==American version== | ==American version== | ||
The American version released by Taxan for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]] has several differences between it and the original Japanese release. | The American version released by Taxan for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) has several differences between it and the original Japanese release. | ||
* The game is titled ''Fist of the North Star'' instead of ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' (no other ''Fist of the North Star'' video game were released overseas for the NES). | * The game is titled ''Fist of the North Star'' instead of ''Hokuto no Ken 2'' (no other ''Fist of the North Star'' video game were released overseas for the NES). | ||
* The background color of the title screen was changed from black to blue. Likewise for Kenshiro's sprite. | * The background color of the title screen was changed from black to blue. Likewise for Kenshiro's sprite. | ||
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* The "abeshi" and "hidebu" power-ups were changed into generic white and black stars. | * The "abeshi" and "hidebu" power-ups were changed into generic white and black stars. | ||
* Certain bosses, namely [[Barona]] and [[Buzori]], were made easier to defeat in the American version. | * Certain bosses, namely [[Barona]] and [[Buzori]], were made easier to defeat in the American version. | ||
* | * The NPCs that appeared at the end of certain stages in the Japanese version (e.g. Bat and Lin, Ein, Gill, Lui) were removed. | ||
* The kanji that appears at the top of the screen after the player loses to a boss or when the player defeats a boss after striking their weak point were removed. | * The kanji that appears at the top of the screen after the player loses to a boss or when the player defeats a boss after striking their weak point were removed. | ||
The game was advertised in Viz's eight-issue run of the ''Fist of the North Star'' manga published in 1989. Although [[Toki]] appears on the American version's cover artwork sparring with Kenshiro (taken from a cel art used for episode 70 of the anime series), he does not actually appear in the game. | The game was advertised in Viz's eight-issue run of the ''Fist of the North Star'' manga published in 1989. Although [[Toki]] appears on the American version's cover artwork sparring with Kenshiro (taken from a cel art used for episode 70 of the anime series), he does not actually appear in the game. | ||
===Bugs=== | |||
The NES version introduces a few bugs that did not exists in its Famicom counterpart, particularly regarding the use of continues. | |||
*If you use a continue once before completing Stage 7, instead of displaying the "bad ending" like in the Japanese version, the game will display show a glitched screen while playing a loud noise. It will then promptly return to the title screen. This change was likely done due to the developers removing the ending itself (most likely due to the presence of Lui, who was removed in the American version along with all the other NPCs), but not the triggering method itself. | |||
*Continues will take you to the last stage you've played, rather than limiting you to just Stage 4. However, if you use a continue on the last stage and defeat the Nameless Shura, instead of displaying the ending properly, it will take you to series of glitched versions of the boss battles from Vs. Mode. After the third boss (Taiga) is defeated, Kenshiro will end up in another glitched screen where he falls to his death into a bottomless pit until running out of lives. | |||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||