Pro Sport Hockey (SNES)

Pro Sport Hockey
Also known as: USA Ice Hockey (JP) Developer: TOSE Publisher: Jaleco Platform: SNES Released in JP: March 19, 1993 Released in US: February 1994 This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

Sound Test

Use the Pro Action Replay (PAR) code 80805C06 to boot into a sound test before the title screen.

Use Up/Down to move the cursor (not visible) between the BGM and SE options, A/B to increase/decrease the selected value, Start to play the selected music, and Select to play the selected sound effect.

Press Start on controller 2 to exit the sound test.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Regional Differences

To do: There's quite a bit to cover here.

The North American release received quite an overhaul.

Intro

The intro in the US version adds logo screens for Jaleco and the NHLPA.

Title Screen

Japan	US

Menus

Japan	US

Japan	US

Japan	US

• The Japanese version was not licensed by the NHL Players Association, and thus replaces its' logo with a fictional, but similarly styled, PHL logo.
• The Fighting mode in the Japanese version was made unselectable in the North American version, though it can be accessed by setting RAM address 7E1000 to 02 (Pro Action Replay code 7E100002) on the practice mode select screen.
• The Japanese version uses a light blue background in the main menu, while the North American version has a darker blue background.
• The Super Famicom in the icon for Com vs. Com was naturally replaced with a Super Nintendo.

Teams

Japan	US

• The Japanese version of the game replaces all of the players with fictional ones, due to (as noted above) not having an NHLPA license.
• The line edit screen has a different layout.

Music

A lot of changes in the soundtrack were made.

• The Japanese version has three unique themes for each period. The North American version has no in-game music, and instead adds a few jingles.

Ending

• Both versions have the same ending; a black screen with a small box in the upper-left corner showing the ending cutscene. The Japanese version filled the void with a credits scroll, but the North American version omits the credits, leaving an awkward black screen where the ending cutscene screen is still in the upper left corner. This was a common measure taken by TOSE, to remove credits from the North American releases.