Early Title Screen Elements
Early elements of the European title screen an be found near the last batch of graphics in the US ROM, such as flags for the different countries whose language is supported. The width of every small flag was reduced by one pixel for the final European version.
Early Graphics
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Final European Graphics
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Location
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Description
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0086846C
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Flag of the United Kingdom. Thanks to the reduction of its width, the artists had to somehow squish everything together. As a result, the left side of the flag looks like it lacks space.
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008684AC
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Flag of Germany. The middle part had a line that was lighter than the rest of the section at the bottom. Other than that, it's pretty much identical.
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008684EC
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Flag of France. The inner sides of the blue and red sections had lighter vertical lines that got changed to pure white in the final release. It's also pretty much identical to its final version.
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008684EC
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Flag of Italy. It uses the same sprite of the French flag, but with a different palette. The inner side of the green section has a light green line, while the inner side of the red section has a deep blue vertical line for some reason. This got fixed later on.
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0086852C
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Flag of Spain. The middle section has an orange horizontal line at the bottom, similar to the early German flag, though this one uses its own sprite. Also identical to its final version.
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0086822C
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Big version of the flag of Germany. It's basically the same as the early small flag, but it's big now. Wow.
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008682EC
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Big version of the flag of France. It also looked like its small version before being changed in the final game.
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008682EC
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Big version of the flag of Italy. Also reuses the French flag's sprite with a different palette. Identical to the small version, as it even includes the deep blue vertical line.
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Early Title Screens
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Final Title Screens
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(Source: Vyroz)