Rocket Knight Adventures Version Differences

The Japanese version has a different intro then the American and PAL versions.
They all have different difficulty settings too.
American: Children, Easy, Normal. and Hard.
PAL: Easy and Hard.
Japanese: Normal and Hard.
There is a cheat to get Very Hard and Crazy Hard difficulty in the Japanese and PAL versions of the game.

[@BlackMageLozi]

So i played always the Japanese version without knowing it, cool. American version always trying to be more edgy like the Kirby angry faces in the covers xd

[@baalfgames5318]

Something about the US manual depicting an angry Sparkster, but then turn a few pages to see happy Sparkster makes me laugh.

[@kacpersobieraj5421]

The JP Intro and the US Intro are just one Intro Split into two. The Japanese version is the first Part, and the US Version is the second part (continuation). They were split in two to shorten the cutscene, in order to save Cartridge space, apparently.

[@AutZentus]

Well that's both weird and understandable. They should have gone for a cartridge with bigger memory/space. But what's the reason for the different level intros. The japanese version has that orchestra band playing the music while the american version has sparkster in a different pose in a space background.

[@McDumDum]

I'm gonna need a [citation needed] on that one

[@NERDSAUCE]

I have to wonder why they decided to remove the concept of villages from the American version. Perhaps it was too violent for american children for villagers to be in danger? An unfortunate change, it really belittles the main character's heroism.

[@EspyPom]

NERD SAUCE
i think they wanted to push sparkster as the mascot by being cool so if they showed him off a lot (intro and level screen), he seems more marketable.

[@dufusbrigade]

Because I was a kid in the 90s, I can safely say that Sparkster staring down his foe atop a mountain with sword drawn is way past cool. But I can appreciate the Japanese intro too. If only they could have merged the two somehow...

[@aqlandmirrorvideogamerandc2983]

The american intro is so much better. Cant believe rocket knight adventures is returning this year of 2024. Rocket knight adventures re-sparked for switch, ps4 and ps5. Plus physical is happening thanks to LRG. Cant wait.

[@baalfgames5318]

One cool thing in Re-Sparked is that you can choose between the US and Japanese versions of the game.

[@raccoon681]

they removed the level select in the us ver

[@alritedave]

Much prefer the Western intro.

[@baalfgames5318]

I like both versions, tbh. The J version gives you more context, but I like the effects of the US version.

[@NeoRizer]

American intro is so much more bad ass...

[@helltioeverygames]

How? in the the first one they show peaceful and then the animals shows up and the boss appear,the other just him and seeing the boss behind.............how come is that badass?.

[@metallicwarrior]

@@helltioeverygames Because it reflects the bravery and determination of the character with the ambiance like the music and the look of Sparkster in the american

[@michaelhernandez1841]

Don't know if the Japanese version has the difficulty changes the European version has from the US version. Ex. European easy difficulty is US Normal difficulty

[@darkerfalcon3747]

I only know that the true final boss can be defeat on the easiest difficulties in the Japanese Version then in the International the game tells you to try harder.

[@pg8835]

had to input manual codes for the difficulty changes I E nightmare- 0 lives 0 continues 1 hit kill

[@SylveonTrapito]

North America in the 90s, afraid of showing cute characters. All must be as badass as posible.

[@helltioeverygames]

I prefer the first one.

[@troydumas8084]

American version is badass lol

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

You forgot the Game Over screen.

[@alelauguz]

What's the difference?

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

@@alelauguz It’s just with the band members with Sparkster in the Japanese version. In the American version it’s just Sparkster.