Proto:Iron Commando: Kotetsu no Senshi
This page details one or more prototype versions of Iron Commando: Kotetsu no Senshi.
A build of an unreleased European version, simply titled Iron Commando, was leaked by the Italian scene group PARADOX on December 30, 1994, albeit with an intro screen added by said group.
On January 1, 1995, fellow scene group ELITENDO released a hack that ousts the aforementioned intro (in total, just 16 bytes are changed). There's also a ROM of uncertain origin that is near-identical to the ELITENDO release, changing a further two bytes.
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General Differences
- The level select is enabled by default in the Options menu.
- The number of lives the player starts with is lower in all three difficulties:
Difficulty | Japan | Europe |
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Easy | 5 | 3 |
Medium | 5 | 4 |
Hard | 6 | 5 |
Graphical Differences
Publisher Logo
Japan | Europe |
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The publisher logo is for Arcade Zone in this version.
Splash Screen
Japan | Europe |
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Aside from the logo change, Poppo's credit is absent, "Licensed by Nintendo" is present, and the text is brighter.
Intro
Japan | Europe |
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Title Screen
Japan | Europe |
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The logo is again changed, and a credit for Arcade Zone is present.
Continue Screen
Japan | Europe |
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The logo (once again) and background are different.