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You think you knew everything there was to know about Pieces? THINK AGAIN! It's unusual to think that this of all games peaked my interest in making this section, but it's here and it is what it is. There are several differences between the U.S. and Japanese game...more than some may think, and we're going to try and cover all the important little details with you, step by step. It's one more way to make a miniature shrine for as many games on GS as possible.
For starters, the intro for the title screen is different in each version. In the U.S. version, the fairy flies in with a jigsaw piece with a picture of herself on it. In the Japanese version, the fairy flies in with pieces that spell out "Party", since the game is known as Jigsaw Party in Japan. The Japanese intro makes a little more sense. Another thing to note is that the mermaid (Sea Queen) wears a bra in the U.S. game (everywhere she is seen. The title screen acts as an example). In the Japanese version, they took a more risque approach by not giving her a bra. To this effect, it makes a little more sense why she's always covering herself in the Japanese game, but they left her to cover herself in the U.S. game too. |
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Next, we have the game modes. In the U.S. game, there is a mode called "All Play" on the main mode screen (which was called "Everybody Jigsaw" in Japan). In this mode, you had to select numerous puzzles set up by genre. The Japanese game has one genre that was altered in the U.S. game called "Gals" which was replaced with "Animation" in the U.S. title. This means that there are eight puzzles that differ from each version, with the Japanese making you piece together pictures of girls (some of which are a little weird) while the U.S. makes you do eight different pictures. The only one of the Animation pics that gained my interest was the obvious cameo from "Rockin' Kats", an obscure Atlus published game for the NES back in 1992. It featured a silly cat who fought against dogs in "T.V. show" type episodes while rescuing his girlfriend. He fought with a wacky gun that had various functions. |
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Here, we take a look at the eight different puzzles between Animation and Gals. They are broke up into two pages for easier viewing, with the U.S. image on the left and the Japanese image on the right. If your window is shrunk too small, images will appear sequentially, English first, Japanese second. |
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