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==Version comparisons==
 
==Version comparisons==
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===Title screen===
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster title.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster title.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Title.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The SNES version has a publisher credit to DVS Electronic Co. while the Mega Drive version doesn't have a publisher credit.
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}}
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===Option===
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Option.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Option.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The Mega Drive version has the options set to Normal difficulty with three lives and continues by default and has no restrictions, while the SNES version is set to Easy and restricts the other settings according to the chosen difficulty.
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}}
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===Stage start===
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage1 TitleCard.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage1 TitleCard.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The SNES version only animates the top banner and the bottom banner is coloured blue. The Mega Drive version makes both banners move and the same colour, and the top banner replaces "NEXT" with the stage number.
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}}
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===Stages===
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====In the Forest====
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage1.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage1.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=All stages begin with the camera panning down from the top of the level and Pikachu falling down in the SNES version. The Mega Drive version has Pikachu on or close to the ground as soon as the stage begins. The HUD is also very different between both versions, with health and electrical power being displayed differently.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage1 Midboss.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage1 Midboss.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The Mega Drive version adds Pinsir as a mid-boss, and changes the level design to accommodate its inclusion.
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}}
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====It's Hot====
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage2.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2 MapDifference1.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage2 MapDifference1.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The SNES version closes off one part of the map which would normally be open in the Mega Drive version and ''[[Mr. Nutz]]''...
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2 MapDifference2.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage2 MapDifference2.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
 +
| game2=Super NES
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| desc=...redirecting the player into a hidden passage that is normally a lava pit.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2 Boss.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage2 Boss.png
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| game1=Mega Drive
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| game2=Super NES
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| desc=The Mega Drive version makes the level's boss bigger and makes it stand up during its attacks.
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}}
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====Jump Around====
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage3.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage3.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Super NES
 
| game2=Super NES
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Option.png
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage3 Boss.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage3 Boss.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Super NES
 
| game2=Super NES
−
| desc=The Mega Drive version has the difficulty set to Normal by default, while the SNES version is set to Easy.
+
| desc=The Mega Drive version takes away the boss' ability to jump onto the platforms, and allows Pikachu to attack it even when it's moving, making it easier to defeat. It is also slightly bigger in the Mega Drive version.
 
}}
 
}}
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====Underground====
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage4.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage4.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage4.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Super NES
 
| game2=Super NES
−
| desc=Stage 4 has a completely different appearance between the SNES and Mega Drive versions.
+
| desc=Stage 4 has a completely different appearance between the SNES and Mega Drive versions, with the SNES version copying graphics from Petrolith Castle from ''Skyblazer''. The level designs are also completely different, with the Mega Drive version having a shorter, less difficult level.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage4 Boss.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage4 Boss.png
 +
| game1=Mega Drive
 +
| game2=Super NES
 +
| desc=Both versions feature Gengar as the boss of the stage, with Gengar being slightly bigger as well as being much easier to defeat as Pikachu can stomp it during any of its movements. In the SNES version, Pikachu can only jump on Gengar when it stops to flail its arms.
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}}
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====Hard Rock====
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage5.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage5.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
+
| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage5.png
 +
| game1=Mega Drive
 +
| game2=Super NES
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| desc=Stage 5 also has a different appearance across both versions, with the SNES version copying graphics and some level design from Faltine's Woods from ''Skyblazer''.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage5 Boss.png
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Stage5 Boss.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Super NES
 
| game2=Super NES
−
| desc=Stage 5 also has a different appearance across both versions; however the boss area uses the same graphics from the Mega Drive version.
+
| desc=Both versions share the same graphics for the boss arena, however. While the Mega Drive version has a unique final boss in the form of Onix, the SNES version is instead a boss rush featuring palette-swapped versions of all the previous bosses with slightly different strategies.
 
}}
 
}}
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===Ending===
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Ending.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Ending.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
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| image2=PocketMonster SNES Ending.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Super NES
 
| game2=Super NES
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===Enemies===
 
===Enemies===
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage3 Boss.png
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| image1=PocketMonster MD SydofValisEnemy1.png
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| image2=Syd of Valis, Stage 1-2 Boss.png
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| image2=SydofValis MD LizardEnemy.png
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game2=''Syd of Valis''
 
| game2=''Syd of Valis''
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| desc=Jump Around's boss is the Stage 1-2 boss from ''[[Syd of Valis]]'' but with a different palette.
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| desc=The lizard enemy found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from ''[[Syd of Valis]]''.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy1.png
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| image2=Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-1.png
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| game1=''Pocket Monster''
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| game2=''Magical Taruruto-kun''
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| desc=The dinosaur enemy first found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from an enemy in Stage 3-1 of ''[[Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)|Magical Taruruto-kun]]''.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy2.png
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| image2=Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 2-1.png
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| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 +
| game2=''Magical Taruruto-kun''
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| desc=The dinosaur enemy first found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from an enemy in Stage 3-1 of ''[[Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)|Magical Taruruto-kun]]''.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy3.png
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| image2=Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-1 Boss.png
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| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 +
| game2=''Magical Taruruto-kun''
 +
| desc=The bat enemy found in the final stage is another ''Magical Taruruto-kun'' enemy, also from Stage 3-1.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage1.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage1.png
−
| image2=Buster's Hidden Treasure, Stage 2-1.png
+
| image2=MagicalTaruruutokun MD Stage3-1 Start.png
 +
| image3=Buster's Hidden Treasure, Stage 2-1.png
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
−
| game2=''Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure''
+
| game2=''Magical Taruruto-kun''
−
| desc=
+
| game3=''Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure''
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| desc=The foreground graphics are taken from stage 3-1 from ''[[Magical Taruruto-kun (Mega Drive)|Magical Taruruto-kun]]'', and the background for this stage is edited from the Grassland and Forest stages from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure]]''.
 
}}
 
}}
 
====It's Hot====
 
====It's Hot====
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2.png
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| image2=Notavailable.svg
+
| image2=MrNutz MD VolcanoUnderpass2.png
 
| image3=DariusII MD JP SSIngame.png
 
| image3=DariusII MD JP SSIngame.png
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game2=''Mr. Nutz''
 
| game2=''Mr. Nutz''
 
| game3=''Darius II'' (Mega Drive)
 
| game3=''Darius II'' (Mega Drive)
−
| desc=
+
| desc=The foreground graphics and level design are taken from Volcano Underpass 2 from ''[[Mr. Nutz]]'', and the background for this stage is edited from Zone A from ''[[Darius II]]''.
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}}
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{{Comparison
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| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage2 Boss.png
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| image2=Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-5.png
 +
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 +
| game2=''Magical Taruruto-kun''
 +
| desc=Its boss is edited from an enemy that appears in Stage 3-5 of ''Magical Taruruto-kun''.
 
}}
 
}}
 
====Jump Around====
 
====Jump Around====
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| game2=''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck''
 
| game2=''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck''
 
| game3=''Donkey Kong Country''
 
| game3=''Donkey Kong Country''
−
| desc=
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| desc=The foreground graphics and level design are taken from Pete's Hideout from ''[[QuackShot Starring Donald Duck]]'', and the background for this stage is edited from the factory stages from ''Donkey Kong Country''.
 +
}}
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{{Comparison
 +
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage3 Boss.png
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| image2=Syd of Valis, Stage 1-2 Boss.png
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| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 +
| game2=''Syd of Valis''
 +
| desc=Its boss is the Stage 1-2 boss from ''[[Syd of Valis]]'' but with a different palette.
 
}}
 
}}
 
====Underground====
 
====Underground====
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage4.png
 
| image1=PocketMonster MD Stage4.png
−
| image2=Notavailable.svg
+
| image2=MonsterWorldIV MD EstafanVillage 2.png
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game2=''Monster World IV''
 
| game2=''Monster World IV''
−
| desc=
+
| desc=The background and foreground graphics are taken from the forest area beyond Estafan Village from ''[[Monster World IV]]''.
 
}}
 
}}
 
====Hard Rock====
 
====Hard Rock====
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| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game1=''Pocket Monster''
 
| game2=''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck''
 
| game2=''QuackShot Starring Donald Duck''
−
| desc=
+
| desc=The background and foreground graphics as well as some of the level design are taken from Great Duck Treasure Island, also from ''QuackShot''.
 
}}
 
}}
  

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Version comparisons

Title screen

PocketMonster title.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Title.png

Super NES

The SNES version has a publisher credit to DVS Electronic Co. while the Mega Drive version doesn't have a publisher credit.

Option

PocketMonster MD Option.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Option.png

Super NES

The Mega Drive version has the options set to Normal difficulty with three lives and continues by default and has no restrictions, while the SNES version is set to Easy and restricts the other settings according to the chosen difficulty.

Stage start

PocketMonster MD Stage1 TitleCard.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage1 TitleCard.png

Super NES

The SNES version only animates the top banner and the bottom banner is coloured blue. The Mega Drive version makes both banners move and the same colour, and the top banner replaces "NEXT" with the stage number.

Stages

In the Forest

PocketMonster MD Stage1.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage1.png

Super NES

All stages begin with the camera panning down from the top of the level and Pikachu falling down in the SNES version. The Mega Drive version has Pikachu on or close to the ground as soon as the stage begins. The HUD is also very different between both versions, with health and electrical power being displayed differently.

PocketMonster MD Stage1 Midboss.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage1 Midboss.png

Super NES

The Mega Drive version adds Pinsir as a mid-boss, and changes the level design to accommodate its inclusion.

It's Hot

PocketMonster MD Stage2.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage2.png

Super NES

PocketMonster MD Stage2 MapDifference1.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage2 MapDifference1.png

Super NES

The SNES version closes off one part of the map which would normally be open in the Mega Drive version and Mr. Nutz...

PocketMonster MD Stage2 MapDifference2.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage2 MapDifference2.png

Super NES

...redirecting the player into a hidden passage that is normally a lava pit.

PocketMonster MD Stage2 Boss.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage2 Boss.png

Super NES

The Mega Drive version makes the level's boss bigger and makes it stand up during its attacks.

Jump Around

PocketMonster MD Stage3.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage3.png

Super NES

PocketMonster MD Stage3 Boss.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage3 Boss.png

Super NES

The Mega Drive version takes away the boss' ability to jump onto the platforms, and allows Pikachu to attack it even when it's moving, making it easier to defeat. It is also slightly bigger in the Mega Drive version.

Underground

PocketMonster MD Stage4.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage4.png

Super NES

Stage 4 has a completely different appearance between the SNES and Mega Drive versions, with the SNES version copying graphics from Petrolith Castle from Skyblazer. The level designs are also completely different, with the Mega Drive version having a shorter, less difficult level.

PocketMonster MD Stage4 Boss.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage4 Boss.png

Super NES

Both versions feature Gengar as the boss of the stage, with Gengar being slightly bigger as well as being much easier to defeat as Pikachu can stomp it during any of its movements. In the SNES version, Pikachu can only jump on Gengar when it stops to flail its arms.

Hard Rock

PocketMonster MD Stage5.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage5.png

Super NES

Stage 5 also has a different appearance across both versions, with the SNES version copying graphics and some level design from Faltine's Woods from Skyblazer.

PocketMonster MD Stage5 Boss.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Stage5 Boss.png

Super NES

Both versions share the same graphics for the boss arena, however. While the Mega Drive version has a unique final boss in the form of Onix, the SNES version is instead a boss rush featuring palette-swapped versions of all the previous bosses with slightly different strategies.

Ending

PocketMonster MD Ending.png

Mega Drive

PocketMonster SNES Ending.png

Super NES

The ending screen has scrolling text in the SNES version that congratulates the player. The Mega Drive version instead has a scrolling background.

Game comparisons

Enemies

PocketMonster MD SydofValisEnemy1.png

Pocket Monster

SydofValis MD LizardEnemy.png

Syd of Valis

The lizard enemy found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from Syd of Valis.

PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy1.png

Pocket Monster

Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-1.png

Magical Taruruto-kun

The dinosaur enemy first found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from an enemy in Stage 3-1 of Magical Taruruto-kun.

PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy2.png

Pocket Monster

Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 2-1.png

Magical Taruruto-kun

The dinosaur enemy first found in the first stage is copied and recoloured from an enemy in Stage 3-1 of Magical Taruruto-kun.

PocketMonster MD MagicalTaruruutokunEnemy3.png

Pocket Monster

Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-1 Boss.png

Magical Taruruto-kun

The bat enemy found in the final stage is another Magical Taruruto-kun enemy, also from Stage 3-1.

Stages

In the Forest

PocketMonster MD Stage1.png

Pocket Monster

MagicalTaruruutokun MD Stage3-1 Start.png

Magical Taruruto-kun

Buster's Hidden Treasure, Stage 2-1.png

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure

The foreground graphics are taken from stage 3-1 from Magical Taruruto-kun, and the background for this stage is edited from the Grassland and Forest stages from Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure.

It's Hot

PocketMonster MD Stage2.png

Pocket Monster

MrNutz MD VolcanoUnderpass2.png

Mr. Nutz

DariusII MD JP SSIngame.png

Darius II (Mega Drive)

The foreground graphics and level design are taken from Volcano Underpass 2 from Mr. Nutz, and the background for this stage is edited from Zone A from Darius II.

PocketMonster MD Stage2 Boss.png

Pocket Monster

Magical Taruruto-kun MD, Stage 3-5.png

Magical Taruruto-kun

Its boss is edited from an enemy that appears in Stage 3-5 of Magical Taruruto-kun.

Jump Around

PocketMonster MD Stage3.png

Pocket Monster

QuackShot, Stages, Pete's Hideout 2.png

QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

DonkeyKongCountry SNES Factory.png

Donkey Kong Country

The foreground graphics and level design are taken from Pete's Hideout from QuackShot Starring Donald Duck, and the background for this stage is edited from the factory stages from Donkey Kong Country.

PocketMonster MD Stage3 Boss.png

Pocket Monster

Syd of Valis, Stage 1-2 Boss.png

Syd of Valis

Its boss is the Stage 1-2 boss from Syd of Valis but with a different palette.

Underground

PocketMonster MD Stage4.png

Pocket Monster

MonsterWorldIV MD EstafanVillage 2.png

Monster World IV

The background and foreground graphics are taken from the forest area beyond Estafan Village from Monster World IV.

Hard Rock

PocketMonster MD Stage5.png

Pocket Monster

QuackShot, Stages, Great Duck Treasure Island 1.png

QuackShot Starring Donald Duck

The background and foreground graphics as well as some of the level design are taken from Great Duck Treasure Island, also from QuackShot.

References


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PocketMonster title.png

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