Castlequest (NES)

Castlequest
Also known as: Castle Excellent (JP) Developer: ASCII Entertainment Publishers: ASCII (JP), Nexoft (US) Platform: NES Released in JP: November 28, 1986 Released in US: September 1989 This game has regional differences.

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Regional Differences

Title Screen

In the Japanese version, the top and bottom areas contain small graphics of a UFO, a spaceship, and some fish. These cannot typically be seen on regular NTSC TVs, however, and the US version removed all of them.

Japan	US

Map Screen

In the Japanese version, the top and bottom areas contain small graphics of a spaceship, a witch, a skeleton and an owl. These cannot typically be seen on regular NTSC TVs, however, and the US version removed all of them. The Japanese version of the map also has a more detailed castle, with trees in the background.

Japan	US

Miscellaneous

• The original Japanese release starts the player with 3 lives, while the US version increases the amount to 50.
• Pressing the A button on the 2nd controller opens up a menu. In the Japanese version, you're able to save and load the game. In the US version, you can just restart the stage.