AeroGauge

AeroGauge
Developer: Locomotive Publisher: ASCII Platform: Nintendo 64 Released in JP: December 19, 1997 Released in US: April 1, 1998 Released in EU: May 1, 1998 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

AeroGauge is a futuristic racing game for the Nintendo 64. Not only can your car move horizontally, but also vertically.

Hidden Developer Messages

Texture data on two of the ships contain hidden smiley faces and a developer message.

Original Texture	Flipped for readability

On the game's Avenger ship, smiley faces appear on this texture but are not mapped to any vertices.

Original Texture	Flipped for readability

On the game's Hornet ship, a hidden message is written in Japanese on this texture, but is not mapped to any vertices. The text "うれますように" translates to "May You Be Happy".

Unused Text

At 0x97E50 is a little message wishing you a jet morning.

J E  T   M    O     R      N       I        N         G

Development Text

At 0x95CE0 and 0x984E0 are two error strings.

Error Too many %s %s Object:(%d)

ERROR %2d

Regional Differences

To do: Several changes to be documented. Namely, adding pictures to compare between the different machine names (as they have a bit of extra text in the Japanese version), the track names are different, and there are altered textures in most stages (mostly billboards and such).)

Title Screen

Japan	International

• The text at the top of the Japanese title screen was removed in the international versions.
• The copyright year was updated. The copyright info was also moved upwards, changed from red to blue, and made bigger.

ASCII Logo

Japan	International

The logo was changed from white to blue and the word "Entertainment" was added.

Machine Names

Every machine (except the Interceptor) has a different in the Japanese version, though it is possible to see these names written in English behind each machine's icon in both the Japanese and International versions.

Japan	International
Zero (Grooverider)	Hornet
Husaha	Black Lightning
Meteor	Shredder
Guezzpecs	Avenger
Gload	Vengeance
Goliath	Dominator
DUKEM	Reaper
Calvados	Prowler
X-Machine	Control Pad

Track Names and Display in Grand Prix

The track names also got changed for the International versions, except Bikini Island. The Japanese version also shows the track name at the start of every Round in Grand Prix, while the International version instead indicates the "Safety Position" for the current race (the minimum position you need to get to Qualify).

Japan	International
Tagrag	Canyon Rush
Chinois Polis 15124	Chinatown
Earthcream Circuit	Neo Arena
Chinois Polis 43310	Chinatown Jam
Earthcream Jam	Neo Speed Way

Difficulty Names

While the difficulties in the International version are "Novice", "Intermediate" and "Expert", in the Japanese version they are "Limited", "Limiter Cut" and "High Tension".

Audio Differences

"Ready"

Japan
International

"Set"

Japan
International

"Go!!"

Japan
International

The Japanese version's announcer is far less robotic and distorted compared to the international release's (uses a different voice for "Ready" and "Set", while the "Go!" is the same but sounds clearer in the Japanese version). Also, the announcer will say "Set, Ready, Go!" in the Japanese version as opposed to "Ready, Set, Go!"

Revision Differences

Not long after release, a bug fixed cart was issued that fixed a weird bug. When two players race and reach the goal at the exact same time, the player determined to be the winner has a later time than the player determined to be the loser.