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Art of Fighting (SNES)

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Title Screen

Art of Fighting

Also known as: Ryuuko no Ken (JP)
Developer: Monolith Corp.
Publishers: K. Amusement Leasing (JP), Takara (US, EU)
Platform: SNES
Released in JP: October 29, 1993
Released in US: December 1993
Released in EU: 1993


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Prerelease Info

Unused Font

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A complete Katakana font and some punctuation marks are loaded into memory, but are never used. You can see these at 0x1C8000 in a headerless US ROM.

Regional Differences

Nintendo of America's policies required some changes regarding depictions of alcohol, smoking, and exploding clothing.

Japan US/Europe
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The change in publishers between regions required a change in opening logos.

Title Screen

Japan US/Europe
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Naturally, the title logo and copyright information were redone.

Option Menu

Japan US/Europe
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A sound test is exclusive to the option menu of the Japanese version.

Scene 2

Japan US/Europe
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Jack's stage was renamed from Mac's Bar to Mac's Cafe, as per the policies on references to alcohol.

Japan US/Europe
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The establishment's logo in the background was also accordingly changed.

Bonus Game

Japan US/Europe
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The bonus game that can increase your maximum spirit gauge is known as the "Beer Bottle Cut" in the Japanese version. The text was altered to remove the reference to beer, and the graphics for the beer bottles were changed to just be generic gray bottles of... whatever.

Japan US/Europe
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The special move bonus game's technique was renamed from the "Super Death Blow" to the "Super Fire Blow".

King Things

Japan US/Europe
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Famously, defeating King with a fireball move will show that she is a woman (rather than an effeminate man) by destroying most of her shirt, revealing her brassiere. Rather than being completely removed, this was toned down so that her shirt is unbuttoned, but still intact.

Japan US/Europe
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This change was reflected in her loss portrait after this is done. The fingers on her left hand were also slightly redrawn.

Ending

Japan US/Europe
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Mr. Big's hand was redrawn in the ending to remove the cigarette, and the sign for Mac's Bar was also edited once again. The ending text was also slightly changed to remove any mentions of Jeff Bogard being killed, instead being written around as "disposed of" or "defeated" instead.