While switching the language in your system’s settings allows access to alternate region ROMs of those same titles, it will not give you games that are exclusive to certain regions. This results in some nifty little differences depending on the title, like in Contra: Hard Corps, where the Japanese version of the game utilizes a life gauge system that is significantly more forgiving than the North American version’s one-hit kills.Įnthusiasts will note that the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Genesis Mini feature slightly different game lists than the Western editions.
Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, will switch to their Japanese counterparts, Vampire Killer and Puyo Puyo 2. For example, if you have an American system and switch the language to Japanese, you’ll get a Mega Drive background, and some games, like Castlevania: Bloodlines and Dr.
