Sonson (Arcade)

Sonson is an action game loosely based on Journey to the West. Sonson and Tonton must fight their way to Heaven to save some guys.

Early Graphics
These graphics are stored in the graphics ROMs and are earlier versions of existing graphics.

Stage Graphics
The older red pepper has no shading at all.

An alternate version of the Round 14 graphics. These blocks are in a much worse state of disrepair.

Object Graphics
In addition to lacking the little confetti around the number, the design of the 2 and 3 have changed.

The older Chain enemy design has a purple shirt, green shoes, and no black outlines. This is the only frame left in the ROM.

The bow around the scroll is yellow and missing its black outline, and the ends of the scrolls are yellow instead of silver.

The older scroll uses palette, and the final design uses palette

Dip Switch Changes
In the North American game, Dip Switch 2C, when not flipped, will allow a 2 Player game to be started for only 1 Credit rather than 2 Credits.

In the Japanese game, Dip Switch 2C does nothing. 2 Credits are always needed for a 2 Player game.

Name Entry
The Japanese High Score letter set is comprised almost entirely of Hiragana and Katakana, with some symbols mixed in.

The North American game uses the standard alphabet but shares the same symbols as the Japanese set.

Additionally, in the Japanese game, the blank space in-between each set of characters can be selected and entered as a character.

The blank spaces can no longer be selected in the North American game.