Differences between releases
The game has two main variants, Export and Japan (those names were designated by the MAME ROM set).
The Japan variant, like the name implies, is the version that was released originally in Japan. Within the original release, there are (known to this date) 3 revisions, called A, B and C (also according to the MAME ROM set).
The export version of the game in this case it is simply the version that was given to the countries that were outside of Asia. In this case, there's only one revision of this game.
Japan
The original release, plain and simple.
Japan (Revision A)
(WIP)
Gameplay differences:
- (WIP)
Japan (Revision B)
(WIP)
Gameplay differences:
- (WIP)
Export
The international release of the game main difference is the language. In this case, and like with 99.9% of the games that were exported from the japanese arcades, were translated only to english, and this is no exception.
Non-gameplay differences:
- Character names: the names used here are the ones used in the Tokyopop translation of the manga and anime, so the atrocities of Cole, Tak and K.T. amongst others are here in all of their glory.
Gameplay differences:
- Purchasing a card: if you decide to purchase a card, Iketani, Itsuki and Takumi will appear trying to explain how does an Initial D card work exactly, and what are the benefits from using them.