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Regional Bonus

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Regional Bonus	comment	Video games aren't released at the same time across the world, or in the exact same format. Instead, they are released in separate regions, and occasionally by country. Generally games are released in up to 3 main regions: Japan, North America, and Europe, Australia and much of Africa. Europe and Australia usually get games last, but they sometimes get bug fixes (for a Game-Breaking Bug and/or Good Bad Bug) and sometimes bonus features. However, it's not the only region that receives region specific content; for example, America is a fairly common target for such changes in Japanese games, and if an example of an American bonus is released in European countries at a later date, the changes typically make it over there as well. A regional bonus is any extra feature inserted into a version of a video game during the region conversion process. This doesn't happen very often, but is marvelous when it does. There are two possible reasons it may be done: The developers had content they wanted to include but could not due to time constraints. They decide to take advantage of the conversion time to allow at least some people to experience it. The extra content is present as a consolation for players in other territories having delayed exposure to the game. In recent years, the conversion speed has increased dramatically, and so bonuses are becoming even rarer than they once were. Plus, with video games now being able to patched in real time with updates, what once would be region-exclusive now can be given to all regions with a downloadable update. If the bonus features are particularly popular or extensive, the later version may have an Updated Re-release with a subtitle such as "European Edition" or "International Edition". European bonuses specifically are usually justified as Europe being Vindicated by History in terms of gaming, as those countries suffered massive amounts of No Export for You, with Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger being the biggest offenders note Terranigma is one exception, being released in Europe but not North America, which finally got a European and Australian release in their original forms on the Wii's Virtual Console, albeit only in English since they're actually the American versions (although games such as a number of PSOne Classics and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories keep the tradition even today). Please don't add an example just because you think content that replaces what was in the original version is better (e.g. soundtrack, dubbing), unless the export content is included alongside what it replaces. See also Import Gaming. Contrast No Export for You, though some examples of it are Remade for the Export. The inverse is Bad Export for You, when features are removed for the export. Compare Difficulty by Region and Better Export for You, the latter of which is the non-video game equivalent of this trope.
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Regional Bonus / int_1081aa34	comment	WipEout 3 has a Special Edition re-release that was released exclusively in Europe which featured AI bugfixes, minor gameplay tweaks, different ship physics, balanced buffs for the Icarus unGod XVi and Assegai F7200 ships, added unlock messages when meeting the requirements for the game's unlockable contents, 8 additional circuits from the previous two WipEout games plus 2 prototype tracks featured from its Japanese release, bringing the grand total of 22 tracks compared to previous releases. The Special Edition also supports split-screen multiplayer up to four players whereas the North American and Japanese releases only supported two, but this done through using two sets of TVs and linking two PlayStation consoles.
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Regional Bonus / int_166769f4	comment	PokÃ©mon Yellow is a standard Game Boy game for its original Japanese release, with Super Game Boy support. The international releases, however, added Game Boy Color support which gave a colourised version of the game when played on a Game Boy Color. Inverted for PokÃ©mon Platinum (and likely all future PokÃ©mon games too), the Slot Machine-esque mini-game was removed in order to comply with new EU laws, and still keep the age rating down. Coins are now just found randomly in the building, but respawn daily. PokÃ©mon HeartGold/SoulSilver removed the slot machines in all international versions, and actually added a new game which is based less on luck and does not gamble coins called Voltorb Flip, which is apparently quite fun in itself. On the other hand, there's also no way to buy coins (presumably even spending in-game money to advance the game was too much like gambling even without any bets), so the only way to get most of the really expensive TMs or PokÃ©mon is to play the game over and over and over again.
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Regional Bonus / int_177ecec6	comment	When Lollipop Chainsaw was released in Japan, Juliet's anime cosplays were only obtainable through DLC. The American and European releases of the game included them right on the disc instead. Then on Valentine's Day 2013, the game got a Special Edition in Japan only, which included several bonuses, such as a DVD containing all of the game's cutscenes.
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Regional Bonus / int_1a8119af	comment	The North American and European versions of Dragon Quest VIII replaced the MIDI soundtrack with symphonic renditions, has voice acting for story moments, and modified the menu system.
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Regional Bonus / int_1adee40d	comment	The North American and European releases of The World Ends with You got extra pins, changed around some effects, added several tracks to the soundtrack and doubled the experience from "mingle" mode to compensate for lower population density/less public transport/less DS per person. Fans also argue that they have a much more fitting title as opposed to the Japanese title; since "The World Ends With You" acts as a metaphor for Neku's self-centered attitude, which means his world will end with him with no friends.
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Regional Bonus / int_1ec960a9	comment	The North American release of Solatorobo got the bonus Soundtrack CD the Japanese got with pre-orders. Europe, of course, didn't get it, though at least the game came earlier there for once. US release also fixed some translation errors. The American release also had all of the DLC missions bundled into the base game to make up for the year-long delay in that region.
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Regional Bonus / int_1fc3ec4d	comment	The European version of Rock Band got nine additional songs by European artists that weren't on-disc in the American version. On the day of the European release, those same nine songs became available for download in the North American version, but the fact still stands that they're paid downloads for the North American version but included with the game in the European version. On the other hand, Tokio Hotel's Monsoon doesn't export (for whatever reason) to Rock Band 2. Since the bonus songs cannot be bought in Europe, that song is inaccessible for European users outside of the original game.
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Regional Bonus / int_2192aeb3	comment	Fire Emblem The Japanese version of The Blazing Blade required you to beat Hector Hard Mode to see a secret epilogue linking the game to the previous one, of which this is a prequel. In the North American version, you just have to beat the game once on any difficulty. Inverted for Europeans, who got the Epilogue completely removed. International versions of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn added a few totally new base conversations to the game, which gave Edward, Leonardo and Nolan a new unique weapon each. They also modified a few of the skills to be less luck-based, added support for widescreen and added an option for permanent saves in-battle instead of the traditional Suspend Save (though they're disabled on Hard Mode). The North American and European versions of Shadow Dragon featured bonus content not included in the Japanese version, such as five additional multiplayer maps, instead of just one, like in the other versions. These extra maps were later included in the Japan-only DS remake of Mystery of the Emblem. Almost every FE released outside of Japan gets some small improvements, you can find a full list here.
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Regional Bonus / int_21e2f10d	comment	The North American version of Dragon Quest III adds an intro showing a fight between Ortega and a dragon on top of a volcano, adapted in the Super Famicom and later versions.
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Regional Bonus / int_22084724	comment	The European and Japanese versions of Airforce Delta Storm added several new planes (including two more Konami shmup guests, one based on AJAX and the other on Space Manbow), did some minor rebalancing, made small tweaks to some missions (most notably "Attack of the Tyrant", which had the titular weapon's firing timer made more obvious) and added a new Joke Level themed after Parodius.
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Regional Bonus / int_23b65ea6	comment	The European version of Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner features extra content that were later included in the Japan-exclusive Special Edition of the game.
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Regional Bonus / int_24d953d0	comment	Metroid: The NES version has a New Game+ and a Debug cheat, which weren't in the Famicom Disk System version of the game.
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Regional Bonus / int_26097013	comment	The Japanese game Lolo no Daibouken for the Game Boy had only fifty levels. The European version, Adventures of Lolo, had one hundred forty-four... and it added Super Game Boy support, a tutorial, and a Variable Mix soundtrack.
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Regional Bonus / int_26674ed5	comment	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater both had an extra difficulty level called European Extreme. MGS3 also had some extra stages for the Snake vs. Monkey levels, which were included in all versions of MGS3: Subsistence.
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Regional Bonus / int_2a6eefe5	comment	The Japanese version of Metroid Fusion was released after other regions. It adds Easy and unlockable Hard difficulty levels, a gallery mode to view the ending images you've obtained, and eight additional ending images which reveal details about Samus's childhood that would be elaborated on in the Metroid manga.
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Regional Bonus / int_2f2d7e1e	comment	For each region after the original European release, Roll Away was given more features and level alterations until the Japanese version featured custom balls, alternate endings, a birds-eye view option and the previously Dummied Out tutorial level, but apparently was buggier than the European and American versions.
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Regional Bonus / int_2f412783	comment	The European version of PokÃ©mon Channel contained a quest which allowed players to download Jirachi, which was not available outside of an event.
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Regional Bonus / int_31e1eca3	comment	Inverted for PokÃ©mon Platinum (and likely all future PokÃ©mon games too), the Slot Machine-esque mini-game was removed in order to comply with new EU laws, and still keep the age rating down. Coins are now just found randomly in the building, but respawn daily.
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Regional Bonus / int_32500a5d	comment	The western release of Earthbound Beginnings has an actual epilogue compared to the original Japanese release. The Game Boy Advance port of Mother 1+2 adds in this epilogue.
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Regional Bonus / int_34170b02	comment	Samurai Warriors 3 had a Story Mode specifically for custom characters released in three parts as DLC for the Japanese release. The international releases made this story available out of the box as Historical Mode.
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Regional Bonus / int_3ad399b5	comment	When Game & Watch Gallery 2 was originally released in Japan, it was, like its predecessor, a monochrome Game Boy game that could receive some limited color if played on a Super Game Boy. International versions converted it into a Game Boy Color game, allowing for a much more vivid picture.
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Regional Bonus / int_43f8aad7	comment	Donkey Kong Land III for the Game Boy was released as Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong for the Game Boy Color in Japanese, with color graphics and reduced lag. Unfortunately, animated world map tiles and the Bear shopkeeper became static sprites, and your most recent time was no longer displayed at the bottom of the screen during Time Trials (and the Game Boy version had Super Game Boy support, so you could get color anyway, albeit inferior color).
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Regional Bonus / int_49a87cb3	comment	Final Fantasy VII was their first game to be modified considerably for Western release; new scenes were added to the story, one formerly Dummied Out Materia was added to the game (the Underwater Materia), and the difficulty was rebalanced, with the random encounter rate decreased (to account for the lesser patience of Western gamers) and three extra bosses were added, one mandatory (Diamond WEAPON, fought near the end of disc 2), the last two optional (the now-legendary Ruby and Emerald WEAPONs).
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Regional Bonus / int_49a88442	comment	The Chinese and South Korean versions of Final Fantasy XIV are generally several patches behind everyone else due to the game needing to be modified to fit the standards and laws of the countries. To make up for the slower patch releases, players in the affected regions get region exclusive cosmetic items to buy and play around with. Said exclusive items are eventually released to the rest of the world.
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Regional Bonus / int_503cf9e4	comment	The European version of Rhythm Heaven Fever, known as Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, contains both Japanese and English soundtracks, much to the chagrin of people who wanted such an option in the North American release.
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Regional Bonus / int_513c73f3	comment	The European version of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World has two extras: a gallery mode that allows you to view character skits and concept art, and special head-slot equipment that changes the appearances of Emil and Marta (ala the "attachments" in Tales of Vesperia).
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Regional Bonus / int_557434b6	comment	The international versions of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days awards the player Mission Crowns for completing missions in either Solo or Multiplayer Mission Mode. In the Japanese version, it is only possible to earn Mission Crowns by playing Multiplayer Mission Mode.
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Regional Bonus / int_59151283	comment	Metal Gear: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater both had an extra difficulty level called European Extreme. MGS3 also had some extra stages for the Snake vs. Monkey levels, which were included in all versions of MGS3: Subsistence. Additionally, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance came bundled with The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2, which was sold separately in Japan and North America. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence on the other hand came with a bonus disc that was previously available in America only as a Pre-Order Bonus, which strung together all the game's cutscenes and codec sequences, with some gameplay mixed in, to create a full-length movie of the game. Both versions also had Boss Rush modes in the original European releases (mind you, MGS2's boss rush mode wasn't as long as in Substance). MGS2 also had the Theater mode. The UK version of Sons of Liberty also came with a making-of DVD. The Japanese and European version of the Metal Gear Solid game for the Game Boy Color (aka Metal Gear: Ghost Babel) features the codec serial drama "Idea Spy 2.5". It was not featured in the initial American version. The Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid allows Psycho Mantis to make some remarks on Tokimeki Memorial, Policenauts, and Snatcher, to name a few, if they are on your memory card. Having saved data from Policenauts and Snatcher makes Mantis say a message of thanks in the voice of Hideo Kojima.
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Regional Bonus / int_59f31cc9	comment	Silpheed: The Lost Planet has less slowdown than the Japanese version, and also added analog control "to retain the 'arcade' feel of the shooter, rather than forcing gamers to bust their thumbs on the directional buttons" (to quote Vic Ireland's manual notes).
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Regional Bonus / int_626a75bc	comment	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift got a Limited Edition (which the North American version didn't) and an extremely limited (500 copies, all of which have were preordered) of a "Fan edition" with even more goodies (including a voucher to get some of the DLC for free).
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Regional Bonus / int_702a974	comment	Shadow of the Colossus came with nicer packaging for Europe, four artwork postcards, a making of documentary, Ico Trailer and a Concept Art Gallery. Years earlier, ICO initially received a limited edition release, which also had postcards and nicer packaging (it also uses the Japanese version's better cover art, although this is also true of the standard edition). Depressingly, this trope became inverted soon afterwards - the game sold so badly in Europe that Sony stopped producing copies of it barely a month after it was released, meaning that it became scarce and regularly sold for crazy prices on Ebay until it was re-released years later. In fact, the initial print run was so short that there are less copies of the original standard edition in existence than the limited one...
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Regional Bonus / int_74f7210c	comment	The Legend of Zelda: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: The Japanese version of the game featured a sidequest required to receive an important item. This sidequest consisted of finding a map to find a map to find a map... leading to the item. Anyway, Nintendo made this sidequest much easier in the international versions, making the last parts of the game (which are still tedious) just a bit less so for Westerners. In the Japanese version, the bottom floor of the Savage Labyrinth (which is part of an optional series of floors past the ones required to complete the Triforce quest) rewarded players with a chest containing... a yellow Rupee. Due to how underwhelming this is, the localizations replaced the yellow Rupee with a Piece of Heart that was originally located under Link's house. The HD remaster lacks this problem; the chest contains the Hero's Charm in all versions of the game, with the Piece of Heart once again being relocated (this time requiring a Treasure Chart added to the HD remaster). Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: The game received quite a few changes in the localization process; the dungeons are all colored differently, the overworld battle music was changed, Volvagia is drawn and animated better, the boss Gooma is added to replace what was originally a rematch with Helmethead, etc.
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Regional Bonus / int_8258e260	comment	Super Mario Bros.: Reskinning aside, Super Mario Bros. 2 has a substantial number of improvements over the game it's a localization of, Doki Doki Panic. A run button was added, the sprites are far more polished and detailed, load times were eliminated due to the move to a cartridge, and the requirement to beat the game with every character to unlock the ending was mercifully nixed. The only major downside is that the ability to save the game was removed, replaced with a limited amount of continues. Relatively minor, but Super Mario Bros. 3 added a New Game Plus mode where, after beating the game, starting another game would have the player's inventory filled with P-Wings. This was cut for Super Mario All-Stars.
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Regional Bonus / int_82a3b84e	comment	PokÃ©mon Colosseum had this with the pre-order discs, and the legendary PokÃ©mon you get depends on the region. If it's the Japan bonus disc, you get a Japanese Celebi, whereas if you have the North America bonus disc, you get Jirachi. The two can be obtained via the Nintendo GameCube/Game Boy Advance Link Cable. Note that it can also be used on a Wii, and you can still get them if you load up the bonus disc on the Wii.
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Regional Bonus / int_83f8495b	comment	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: The game received quite a few changes in the localization process; the dungeons are all colored differently, the overworld battle music was changed, Volvagia is drawn and animated better, the boss Gooma is added to replace what was originally a rematch with Helmethead, etc.
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Regional Bonus / int_9ec154c1	comment	Pump It Up's success in Central and South America has led to Andamiro producing special versions of their mainline games for those regions that feature songs not found in the Korean and worldwide versions.
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Regional Bonus / int_9f89a5f0	comment	PokÃ©mon combines this, strangely enough, with No Export for You in the case of Generation I. Sure, the Green version never made it out of Japan (not counting its remake, LeafGreen)... but the internationally released Blue version was Japan's Green in the engine of the Japanese Blue (and Red was the Japanese Red with Japanese Blue's engine). Why is this a bonus? Well, for one, Japanese Red and Green had significantly more Off-Model sprites of the PokÃ©mon, even more glitches, and couldn't support names with more than five characters, which isn't quite so bad in Japanese but would be completely damning in languages using the Latin alphabet.
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Regional Bonus / int_a2dee471	comment	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: The Japanese version of the game featured a sidequest required to receive an important item. This sidequest consisted of finding a map to find a map to find a map... leading to the item. Anyway, Nintendo made this sidequest much easier in the international versions, making the last parts of the game (which are still tedious) just a bit less so for Westerners. In the Japanese version, the bottom floor of the Savage Labyrinth (which is part of an optional series of floors past the ones required to complete the Triforce quest) rewarded players with a chest containing... a yellow Rupee. Due to how underwhelming this is, the localizations replaced the yellow Rupee with a Piece of Heart that was originally located under Link's house. The HD remaster lacks this problem; the chest contains the Hero's Charm in all versions of the game, with the Piece of Heart once again being relocated (this time requiring a Treasure Chart added to the HD remaster).
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Regional Bonus / int_a3496fb1	comment	Yakuza: Like a Dragon has a substory that involves meeting an English speaking tourist, who the Japanese player character Ichiban doesn't understand. For the English dub, "English" is represented by just speaking really slowly, and an Aside Glance is added to acknowledge the inherent silliness of Ichiban saying, in English, that he doesn't understand English.
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Regional Bonus / int_a45145a2	comment	Years earlier, ICO initially received a limited edition release, which also had postcards and nicer packaging (it also uses the Japanese version's better cover art, although this is also true of the standard edition). Depressingly, this trope became inverted soon afterwards - the game sold so badly in Europe that Sony stopped producing copies of it barely a month after it was released, meaning that it became scarce and regularly sold for crazy prices on Ebay until it was re-released years later. In fact, the initial print run was so short that there are less copies of the original standard edition in existence than the limited one...
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Regional Bonus / int_a66b3bbc	comment	Subverted with DanceDanceRevolution Konamix - after a drought of DDR releases in North America, Konami promised the next North American release that would be up to date with the latest Japanese release. What they delivered was based on the DDR 4th Mix engine - a couple weeks before the console port of DDRMAX: DDR 6th Mix was released in Japan and half a year after DDRMAX was released in Japanese arcades. Not only that, its Edit Data creator had more bugs than the original 4th Mix console port. And averted by Dancing Stage SuperNOVA 2, which was based off the North American version and released after the Japanese version (which is the most arcade-accurate in terms of on-disc content; since Konami released the North American versions early in the lifecycle of the corresponding arcade version, some of the later unlocks tended to get held over to the next release instead), it had fewer songs than the North American version (13 of the 28 licenses were removed), and only one new European license was added. note "Cara Mia", a song that finished 3rd in Sweden's national final for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, and was a number-one hit in Finland and Sweden. Adding insult to injury, the arcade version of SN2 was not released in Europe due to EU environmental regulations somehow preventing Konami from distributing the game's hardware (which was built around modifications to the original "fat" PlayStation 2). In most countries where DanceDanceRevolution A is available, you have to pay a surcharge for Premium mode (which unlocks extra modifiers and guarantees a full set of stages even if you fail all of them). For the North American version, however, premium only needs an eAMUSEMENT card like in other regions, and usually costs the same as a normal credit.note This is likely because the only arcades that carry DDR A use cards instead of coins for credits, and the only other options would either be to make Premium mode cost double of standard mode or make the player swipe multiple times even for Standard mode (which could confuse casual arcade customers who expect games to start after only one swipe); thus, this mandate can be see as an Anti-Frustration Feature for both operators and customers alike. Round1 actually did initially set up their cabinets to require 2 credits for premium, but this was quickly changed back.
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Regional Bonus / int_b7c72249	comment	In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the PlayStation, in the Western release, the Opening Scroll text is altered and lacks voice narration, the title "Castlevania" appears instead of "Dracula X", Richter's stage is titled "Final Stage: Chi no Rondo" instead of "Final Stage: Bloodlines", the visual effect when introducing area names is slightly different, and menu screens, menu selection effects and menu text are slightly different, the order of the enemy index has been changed, the eight voice actor interviews in the library have been replaced with a sound test, the voice overs of Death, Maria, Richter and Succubus on the game over screen when dying at certain points of the game are Dummied Out, the Nosedevil Card in the Colosseum is replaced with a Holy Sword, the Sprite Card in Olrox's Quarters is replaced with a Sword Card, and the Sword Card in Olrox's Quarters is replaced with a Garnet, making the two redundant familiars unavailable in the Western release. The European version keeps these changes and fixes a few misspellings. The Japanese "The Best" and "PSOne Books" re-releases change Richter's Holy Whip to the Flame Whip, and the ability of the Sprite to sing "Nocturne" is no longer dummied out.
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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Chain Chronicle (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Chrono Cross (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Clockwork Knight (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Columns (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Counter-Strike (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crash Bandicoot (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crash Bash (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crash Nitro Kart (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crash Tag Team Racing (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crash Team Racing (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
CrÃ¶ixleur (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
D4DJ Groovy Mix (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
DanceDanceRevolution (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Darius (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Death Smiles (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Def Jam Series (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Donald in Maui Mallard (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Donkey Kong Country (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and The Blight Below (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest II (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest III (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest Swords (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Quest VIII (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dragon's Lair (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Driver (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Dungeon Fighter Online (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Elemental Gearbolt (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
F-Zero: GP Legend (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Final Fantasy Tactics (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Girls' Frontline (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Glory of Heracles (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
God Eater 2 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Gradius (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Gran Turismo (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Grand Kingdom (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Grimms Notes (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Hellfire (1989) (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Hey You, Pikachu! (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Illusion of Gaia (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Jackal (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Jet Set Radio (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Karous (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Kingdom Hearts (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Living Books (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Luigi's Mansion (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
maimai (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mario Golf (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mario Party 6 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
MediEvil (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Meteos (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metroid (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metroid Fusion (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Metroid Prime Trilogy (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mickey's Speedway USA (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mobius Final Fantasy (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Mother 3 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Need for Speed: High Stakes (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
NieR Re[in]carnation (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Ōkami (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Panel de Pon (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Pikmin (2001) (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
PokÃ©Park Wii (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Pokémon Channel (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
PokÃ©mon Colosseum (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
PokÃ©mon Gold and Silver (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
PokÃ©mon Red and Blue (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Popira (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Pump It Up (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Raiden (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Rayman M (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Resident Evil 2 (Remake) (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Rhythm Heaven (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Ridge Racer (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Roll Away (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
SINoALICE (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
SPY Fox (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
SUGURI (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Samurai Warriors (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Silpheed (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Spyro the Dragon (1998) (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Super Mario 64 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Tales of the Abyss (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Adventures of Lomax (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Con (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle Games (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Neverhood (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Simpsons (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Tomodachi Life (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
WarioWare (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
WarioWare: D.I.Y. (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Wario World (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Wipeout (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Xenoblade (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Xenoblade Chronicles 1 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Yo-kai Watch 3 (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Pusonicomi (Webcomic) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
The Brave Little Toaster / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
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Solatorobo (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus
Ys (Video Game) / int_12f70f7b	type	Regional Bonus

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