Altered Beast (Arcade)

Altered Beast
Also known as: Juuouki (JP) Developer: Sega AM1 Publisher: Sega Platform: Arcade (Sega System 16B) Released in JP: June 1988 Released in US: June 1988 Released in EU: 1988 This game has a hidden developer message.

I COMMAND YOU TO RISE FROM YOUR
GRAVE AND READ THIS ARTICLE.

Demo Easter Egg

Before any of the game demos start, hold the 1P and 2P action buttons (Punch, Kick, Jump) to trigger this message from the developers written in romaji.

Translation:
"This game was made by Sega R/D
Team Shinobi.
Please remember that they made this game.
Be careful, as there are imitations.
Sega Enterprises, LTD."

For those who know the Japanese syllabary, it's worth noting that "tukutta" isn't a typo; Sega has a peculiar habit where they like to smoosh together two ways to romanize Japanese really, really often.

(Translation: CounterDiving)

(Source: Original TCRF research)