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Japanese Differences

List compiled by HexicDASH! and Hutz
Written by Hutz

When you switch the game's language option to Japanese, most of the text changes to Japanese. Besides text, there are quite a few other changes to the game. Here is a near-complete list of all the differences found so far. If you happen to spot anything else, feel free to e-mail me at Hutz@detstar.com.


Character Names:
On the character select screen, several characters have different names:
"Jigglypuff" becomes "Purin"
"Bowser" is known as "Koopa"
"Ice Climbers" are just "Ice Climber"
"D. K." is changed to "D. Kong" (although the announcer still pronounces it Donkey Kong)


Trophy Room:
In the Trophy Collection room, several details have been changed...

The Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. is in the N64, and its corresponding box is leaning on the shelf.
The picture on top of the shelf unit is pure white, with no colors on it... Just Japanese text.
A Virtual Boy is visible on a shelf. It didn't sell well in America, so it was probably removed in the English version for that reason.

The Japanese NES, aka Famicom, is in place of the American NES. It's pink, and has places to store your controllers on the side.
The Japanese SNES, aka Super Famicom, is in place of the American SNES.


Sounds:
Different voices and sound effects occur when the language is changed to Japanese...


-The announcer says "Battle royale" instead of "Melee" on the Vs. character select screen.

-The announcer says "Get the coins" instead of "Grab the coins" on the Vs. character select screen.

-Jigglypuff (Purin) has a completely different voice.

-Each character has a different crowd that chants their name.

-The Pokemon that emerge randomly from Pokeballs which say their name have different voices.

-Fox's taunt is random, which one being his English one, and one being in Japanese. Why wasn't the English one simply removed, though?

-Falco's Taunt is in Japanese (with a gruff voice that doesn't suit him well...), and has two sayings picked randomly. Again, why two taunts? At least none of them are in English like with Fox.


Special
When certain, special things happen after a game, a pop-up window tells you what you've done, unlocked, etc. These windows have titles (in English, oddly) that only appear when the game is in Japanese.

-Unlock a new character: "NEW COMER"
-Complete a mode: "CONGRATULATIONS"
-Earn new trophy: "FIGURE GET"
-Unlock All-Star mode: "NEW GAME"
-Unlock Score Display: "NEW RULE"
-Unlock Sound Test: "SOUND TEST"
-(Not exactly sure - possibly when you finish all Event Matches, or unlock all characters): "COMPLETE"



Misc

In the Trophy Lottery, a green "A" with an arrow below it floats above the machine's handle. Perhaps the Japanese couldn't figure out which button to press...
In the Sound Test, the CD and horn that accompany the music and sound effect selections are replaced by Japanese characters. That couldn't have been done on purpose, as the top character spins just like the CD when a music track is playing.
When the Trophy Gallery is selected, the image on the side says "FIGURE" instead of "Trophies".
The Home Run Contest scores are all converted to meters, which are roughly three feet.


Text:
Differences in the appearance in-game text...

-In the Event Match menu, the Events which allow you to choose your fighter say "SELECT" instead of "SELECT CHARACTER".

-When a stock match ends, the screen says, "Game Set" instead of "Game".

-When a timed match ends, the screen says, "Time Up" instead of "Time".

-None of the trophies say "Japan Only". Duh.

 

 








 

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