Lupin III (Arcade)

Lupin III
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platform: Arcade (Taito 8080 hardware) Released internationally: 1980 This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

To do: Rip cutscene music and Stage Clear jingle.

Lupin III is one of the earliest licensed video games in Japan (even though it is hard to tell by the graphics) where you shuffle around a maze to steal money while avoiding the guards. Sounds familiar?

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	International

The Japanese version (listed as Set 1 in MAME) has the logo in Japanese with English text while the International version (listed as Set 2) has an English logo with no text. Set 2 can also change the dipswitch between English and Japanese with English being the default setting.

Revisional Differences

Music

Set 1 does not have any music during the cutscenes where Lupin tries to impress Fujiko while Set 2 adds music. Set 2 also adds the stage clear jingle.

Cutscenes

Set 1	Set 2

In Set 1 after completing Stage 3 shows the last cutscene where Lupin and Fujiko are in love. In Set 2 however Fujiko says "Much Better!" and the player has to wait until completing Stage 4 where she says "Darling I love you!". After the cutscene in both versions just loop the final cutscene after completing stages.