The game's intro and "I am Impact" were both composed by Dragon Ball Z vocalist Hironobu Kageyama and Mazinger Z vocalist Ichirou Mizuki.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/goemon/goemon4.htm
The manji blocks were changed to star blocks in the US Version due to the similarity to the Nazi Swastika.
Japanese Version
![[Image: manji%20blocks_zpsxfc6f2yt.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fi1378.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fah106%2FTechnoMaru%2Fvideo%2520game%2520discoveries%2Fmanji%2520blocks_zpsxfc6f2yt.png&hash=a74543a10b15bcfc80e0d634ea9ee7b3)
US Version
![[Image: star%20blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fi1378.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fah106%2FTechnoMaru%2Fvideo%2520game%2520discoveries%2Fstar%2520blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png&hash=8a9b6fefc5322b2bd4f94b3bc1665bb9)
The Wise Old Man's obsession to porn magazines was changed to car magazines in the US Version, possibly to make the game more family-friendly.
Car magazines:
Adult magazines:
it can be assumed that Ebisumaru's name came from the game's director, Etsunobu Ebisu
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/goemon/goemon4.htm
The manji blocks were changed to star blocks in the US Version due to the similarity to the Nazi Swastika.
Japanese Version
![[Image: manji%20blocks_zpsxfc6f2yt.png]](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/TechnoMaru/media/video%20game%20discoveries/manji%20blocks_zpsxfc6f2yt.png.html)
US Version
![[Image: star%20blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png]](http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/TechnoMaru/media/video%20game%20discoveries/star%20blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png.html)
The Wise Old Man's obsession to porn magazines was changed to car magazines in the US Version, possibly to make the game more family-friendly.
Car magazines:
Adult magazines:
it can be assumed that Ebisumaru's name came from the game's director, Etsunobu Ebisu