Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis)

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Also known as: Moonwalker (BR) Developer: Sega AM7 Publishers: Sega (US/JP/EU), Tec Toy (BR) Platform: Genesis Released in JP: August 25, 1990 Released in US: August 24, 1990 Released in EU: 1990 Released in BR: 1990 This game has unused text. This game has a hidden level select. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article

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Prototype Info

Level Select

Hold Up + Left + A on Controller 2 upon starting the Genesis, then hold Start on Controller 2 when the Sega logo appears. Once the title screen appears, hold Up + Left + A on Controller 1 and press Start. Choose the amount of players to be taken to the level select.

Revisional Differences

Prototype

The prototype utilizes "Thriller" fittingly as the song for Round 3 "The Woods" (a graveyard).

Revision 0

"Thriller" was removed as the background music of Round 3 likely due to copyright issues as Michael Jackson wasn't the songwriter for "Thriller". But, possibly as an oversight, stages 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 and 5-3 still played a part of "Thriller" when the special attack was used.

The short special attack "Thriller" soundclips:

Revision 1

"Thriller" was completely removed as background music and as well as special attack soundclips. It was replaced by "Another Part of Me", except for 3-3, which used "Billie Jean".

Furthermore in Revision 1, a bug allows you to fall through multiple platforms without stopping if you attack mid-fall. This saves time on Caves 4-2 if used. This was fixed in later revisions.

And Round 6 "Michael's Battle Plane" is much more difficult than later revisions.

Revision 2+

Multi platform fall through bug was fixed from Revision 1. Furthermore, difficulty of Round 6 "Michael's Battle Plane" was reduced.