Sep 30, 2024
Mazinger Z arcade pcb.
I recently changed the region from world to Japan.
Amazing shooter from 1994.
Differences are -
The International version uses English text whereas the Japanese version uses Japanese text.
After beating a stage in the first half of the Japanese version, a short cutscene will play that changes depending on which Mazinger you beat the boss with. In the International these were removed likely due to the anime being rather obscure in English-speaking countries.
In the Japanese version, before fighting the stage boss the screen pause and darkens. At the bottom of the screen they show the name of the boss before playing as usually. These were removed in the International release as the source material was not widely known.
