


This is likely due to the limited ROM space. There are fewer music tracks in the US version, and the tracks that were carried over from the Japanese version were greatly simplified. The sound effects were changed in the US version, largely because many of them utilized the extra sound channel present in the FDS hardware. (In the above screenshot, TRY is the quest the file is currently on, and SYMBOL shows the symbols you've collected.) This was replaced with a continue option on the title screen in the US version, as the cart did not use battery-backed SRAM. The Japanese version had the ability to save your progress in one of three slots, thanks to the rewritable FDS disk format. The US version is very bland by comparison, featuring only the game's title made of a single tile and the usual copyright info. The Japanese title screen features the game's logo in front of a rather nice landscape, with the game's poorly-translated English title (it should be "Hao's Mysterious Journey") and copyright info scrolling below it. When the game was ported from the FDS to the NES, a number of things were removed or changed, largely due to the drastic decrease in storage capacity (64KB ROM versus 128KB rewritable disk).

Both options can be enabled simultaneously. tapping A will always give you a full-height jump), while MODE2 allows you to hold the A button to jump repeatedly. The two HAO JUMP modes enable ( FF) or disable ( 00) some alternate jumping behavior: MODE1 prevents you from controlling the height of your jumps (e.g. The first option, HIGH SCORE RECORD CLEAR, simply clears the high scores. (HAHI is credited under STORY and PROGRAM, while ONSEN is credited under STORY, TITLE, MUSIC, and PROGRAM.)Īfter selecting your items, you'll be taken to a special function screen with three options. You can also enter the 2 names the other way around: HAHI then ONSEN. Selecting all the symbols will start you on the second quest. This will take you to an item select screen, where you can choose which power-ups and symbols to start the game with. Now, enter the name HAHI with two spaces at the end. In the Japanese version, when naming a new file, enter the name ONSEN with a space at the end. Any mistakes will cause the game to lock out all input on the item select screen! NOTE: When entering the following names, you must move the cursor using the most direct route to the next letter and press A to select it. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.
