Amagon

Amagon
Also known as: Totsuzen! Machoman (JP) Developer: Aicom Publishers: Vic Tokai (JP), American Sammy (US) Platform: NES Released in JP: December 2, 1988 Released in US: April 1989 This game has regional differences.

A very mediocre platformer starring a plane-crashed soldier wearing hot-pink shorts who can turn into a buff man if he collects a powerup.

Yes, you heard that right.

Regional Differences

Flavor Text

Every level in the game has unique flavor text for when you start, and every single line was changed between versions. This renders the tree icon unused in the US version.

Zone	Japan	US
1-1	WELCOME TO THIS CRAZY ISLAND!	BE PREPARED FOR YOUR MISSION!
1-2	YOU WILL FULL POWER WITH 70000 POINTS.	GET FULL POWER WITH 70000 POINTS.
2-1	CHALLENGE NEXT ZONE.	RIDE ON THE TURTLES.
2-2	GOOD! TORTOISE IS THE ONLY FRIEND OF YOU.	KEEP GOING WITH THE TURTLES.
3-1	CHALLENGE NEXT ZONE.	ARE YOU READY FOR BIG RIVER?
3-2	STEP ON DRIFTWOODS AND GO AHEAD. GOOD LUCK!	GET AS MANY BULLETS AS POSSIBLE.
4-1	CHALLENGE NEXT ZONE.	BE CAREFUL IN THE DARK JUNGLE.
4-2	LIVING DEADS ATTACK YOU IN THE NIGHT FOREST.	WATCH OUT FOR SKELTON MONSTER.
5-1	CHALLENGE NEXT ZONE.	RIDE ON THE CLOUDS.
5-2	SHOOT A HORN! IF NOT YOU MAY GET INTO TROUBLE.	SHOOT THE HORN OF BIG MONSTER!
6-1	CHALLENGE NEXT ZONE.	WATCH OUT FOR OUTER SPACE INVADERS.
6-2	TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW. IT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY END!	TRY YOUR BEST IN THE FINAL STAGE.

Ending

The Japanese version has an extended ending and credits after you escape the island. In the US version, you just get the image of the character with the message: "You survived your mission. The End..."

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