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]](http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah106/TechnoMaru/video%20game%20discoveries/manji%20blocks_zpsxfc6f2yt.png)
US Version
![[Image: star%20blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png]](http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah106/TechnoMaru/video%20game%20discoveries/star%20blocks_zpsr1smqf8z.png)
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