Ușas

Ușas
Also known as: The Treasure of Ușas (EU, title screen) Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platform: MSX2 Released in JP: November 1, 1987 Released in EU: 1987 This game has regional differences. This game has a prerelease article

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Ușas (pronunced "ushas") is a flip-screen platformer released for the MSX2 by Konami.

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Prerelease Info

Regional Differences

The game itself features regional detection, and will make various changes depending on the region of the system detected.

Title Screen

The Japanese title screen simply has the game's name as Ușas, while the European title screen adds additional text at the top to call the game The Treasure of Ușas. Note that outside of the title screen, however, the game is consistently referred to as Ușas even on the European packaging and manual.

Japan	Europe

Text Display

The narration in the Japanese version is presented in an outlined box, but this is removed in the European version to make way for more space for the text.

Japan	Europe

Similarly, the character dialogue in the opening is presented with comic-book style panels in the Japanese version. This was changed in the European version to having the dialogue appear below the image instead, now also indicating who is currently speaking. This presentation style is also used for the ending dialogue in both versions.

Japan	Europe

Opening Animation Error

The European opening features a noticeable error at the end compared to the Japanese opening. The sprite representing Wit and Cles is supposed to stop at the main entrance like in the Japanese opening, but for whatever reason, the sprite in the European opening will end up walking past the entrance and stop at the CG border instead!

Japan	Europe

Considering that both versions are on the same cartridge, it's a mystery as to how this mistake even happened.

Stage Select Dialogue

The European version of the game uses less punctuation marks in the stage select screen and comes off rougher than the Japanese version overall.

Stage Select

Japan	Message (JP) / Translation (EN)	Europe	Message (EN)
	この中に、入りたいか？ ()		WOULD YOU GO INTO THE DOOR
	１人しか、いれてやらぬ！ ()		ONLY ONE PERSON MAY ENTER ?
	だれか、１人えらべ！ ()		CHOOSE ONE PERSON

Additionally, there is an extra line of dialogue in the Japanese version when selecting the boss room that is absent from the European version.

Boss Room

Japan	Message (JP) / Translation (EN)	Europe	Message (EN)
	しんでんに　入りたいか？ ()		WOULD YOU GO INTO THE DOOR
	かぎが、４こたりない！ ()		YOU HAVE TO GATHER FOUR KEYS

Character Select Dialogue

...But what does it mean? This game has text or audio that needs to be translated. If you are fluent with this language, please read our translation guidelines and then submit a translation! Notes: Translation needed for the character select messages and stage select messages in the Japanese version.

When the player selects a stage for the first time in the Japanese version, Wit and Cles will speak.

Images	Message (JP)	Translation (EN)
	Cles: 「１人しか　だめ 　なんだって！」	Cles:
	Wit: 「けちないせきだなあ」	Wit:
	Cles: 「だれがさきに 　いくか　きめよう」	Cles:

In contrast, the European version doesn't feature any starting dialogue before selecting the stage.

Epilogue

The Japanese version has an epilogue after the ending that was removed from the European version.

Images	Message (JP)	Translation (EN)
	そのご、 　ＡＴＬＥＹ　助きょうじゅが あらたに発見された　ウシャスに ついての　しりょうを　しらべた ところ、ウシャスぞうは 古代文明が開発した かくばくだんの きばくそうちであった。	Afterward, assistant professor Atley made a new discovery about Usas while he was researching the archives. The statue of Usas was actually a trigger mechanism for a nuclear bomb developed by an ancient civilization.
	そのＳＷＩＴＣＨ　となるのが 宝石であり、これを使用させない ために　宝石を４つに分け かくちに分我し、封印しておいたと いうことである。 　そ　ん　な　　あ　ほ　な　！？	However, to prevent the switch from ever being activated, the precious stone required to use it was split into 4 pieces, and were hidden away in different places. Such fools!?

(Japanese translation: Johnny2x4)

Staff Roll

The Japanese version also features a staff roll after the epilogue. This was also omitted from the European version.

STAFF
SHU (Shuko Iwamoto)
ISAO (Isao Akada)	KI
TOMO (Tomonori Otsuka)	TEN
YOSHI	CHIAKI
SATO	KAZUO
KAZU (Kazuhiko Uehara)	YAMAKO (Kinuyo Yamashita)
KURO	MOTO (Motoaki Furukawa)
MASA	TOYO (Kōji Toyohara)
KUMAZO	IKU (Iku Mizutani)
MR. MO

(Source: MobyGames)