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Honestly, what did you call this game back then?

At that time, the name on the pirated cassette was Mecha Warrior, and this name was called by us for a long time.

Although the original version we played was all Japanese, fortunately, we had perseverance at that time, and we simply matched the various accessories of the tank through some key symbols.

Although he couldn't understand the plot and dialogue in the game, as long as he followed the flow, there wouldn't be much of a problem. However, there are also many scenarios that will keep players stuck for a long time.

Until one day, the game appeared in the Chinese version, the title page of the huge "heavy machine soldiers" four words seem to have laid its name for the next 30 years.

However, for the early players who first came into contact with the Japanese version, the name of Mecha Warrior had become ingrained and could not be corrected for a long time.

Therefore, the title of the later pirated cassette was: "Heavy Machine Soldier: Mecha Warrior", and there was also a name "Tank Wars".

In fact, in that era, many red and white console games we used fake names. These copycat names are either from pirated cassette tapes or chosen by players themselves based on the characteristics of the game.

So much so that after the Internet became popular, we used copycat names to find games, but we couldn't find them.

I still remember Super Mario, which we liked most in those years. We always called it Super Mario on the cassette. Later, it was called Mushroom Picking, which was easy to understand and simple.

In addition, Bomber was called Explosion, Farting King, Gold Coin Eater, Red Shadow Warrior was called Underwater Contra, Final Mission was called Air Contra, Green Corps was called Green Forest Soldier Card, Wilderness Escort was called Western Gunner, Cuban Warrior was called Revolutionary Hero...

Although these names sound very fake, but this is the most authentic of my childhood ah!

Years later, when we see different names for games, we wonder which one is correct.

So, what kind of copycat names and genuine names are silly and unclear?

"Double Dragon""Double Dragon 3" was released in 1990, when we were still in grade one or two of primary school. I don't know if the pirates at that time thought that all three characters were traditional characters, so they called it "Double Battle Dragon" on the cassette, and even called it "Double Sword Dragon."

But shouldn't the traditional characters of double be double?

This term was used for many years, and it was not until the fourth and fifth grades that the word was found to be very similar to "cut."

I still remember a few years ago when I was playing "Double Dragon 2" on TV at home. My friends came to visit and blurted out "Double Dragon" when they saw me playing. This name instantly brought me back to my childhood.

There are titles similar to Chinese characters that we can't call wrong, such as Contra and Dragon Tooth. Unexpectedly, they fell on Double Dragon. Of course, players who came into contact with this game after 95 years should be called Double Dragon.

God knows that this game is the predecessor of the later famous Metal Equipment.

When Konami created this game, it probably didn't think it would become the most influential series in game history for decades to come!

The name on the pirated cassette at that time was "Burning Chariots."

Hidden Dragon Spy is the official Chinese translation. English: Metal Gear Solid, Japanese: . In the early years, China Taiwan and China Hong Kong called it "Burning Chariot," and in the era when console games were popular, it was called "Alloy Equipment."

The Metal Gear series is divided into two stages, namely, the red and white machine game Metal Gear that we played in the early years, and the Metal Gear Solid released by the familiar console platform in the later period.

According to the game magazine that year, Hideo Kojima did not intend to make a sequel after creating "Burning Chariots," but the red and white machine version sold very well at that time. This is why Keller developed the sequel Revenge of the Snake.

Burning Chariots was a very rare game on the FC platform with a large map, even beyond the knowledge of many players. It was precisely because of this that many of my players were decisively persuaded to quit after playing for a few minutes.

There were several names on the cassette of Ghana Fighter, and I saw two: Fire III, code name.

At that time, FC platform launched several shooting games, so pirates linked them together, so the name "Fire Three Generations" appeared. As for why some cards were called code names, it was unknown. Anyway, years later, I can't find this game on search engines.

Fire Generation:

To be honest, this game is really fun. It was a very rare high-quality shooting item on FC platform!

Years later, I wanted to share it with like-minded friends, only to find that the names we called were completely different.

When communicating with friends back then, some people mentioned another name,"Thunderbolt Fighter."

A lot of flight shooting games are collectively referred to as "jerking off planes."

"Universe hare" in the arcade platform and red and white machine platform, this game should be called "Universe hare."

Originally based on Bunny Bucky, it was adapted into an animated film. Because it was too popular, it created arcade games and red and white machine games. The full name of the game was: Bucky O'hare And the Toad Menace:

At that time, the pirated cassette had the words "Alien Warrior" written on it, and it was precisely because of this that the title has been extended to this day. After all, the impact was too far-reaching.

Universe Rabbit was definitely one of the top three games of its kind at that time. However, there were still quite a few players who managed to clear the game with astonishing perseverance. Because of the piracy mechanism, players were able to directly play Hell Mode. Even if they had HP, they would still be killed instantly.

Years from now, when we search for Alien Warfare, you'll find a clearance game based on Michael Jackson.

Spiritual sequel to Contra? In those years, after many games became popular, in order to take advantage of the popularity, the Pirate Chamber of Commerce fabricated some similar games as a sequel to a certain game. We really thought that there was a connection between these games if we didn't know the truth.

For example, everyone is familiar with the "Contra" series, on the FC platform Konami only launched the first and second generations, as well as a "Contra: Power" works, other works are almost hot.

Red Shadow Warrior is called Underwater Contra.

RAF World is called Star Contra.

Lonely Warrior is called Contra 7, and there is another name, Confusion Star Martial Law.

"Ninja Cat" cassette called "Kung Fu Cat Party."

"Cat and Mouse" MAPPY is the name of the mouse, she is the protagonist, and this game has also been translated into "Happy Cat","Happy Mouse".

"Three-eyed boy""Three-eyed boy" is a classic work in the early years, because I saw cartoons in the early years, so this game has been called "Three-eyed prodigy."

"Joint Operations" We still like to call it "Middle East War" today, which may have been impossible to change!

Once we had a vision and desire for games, always thinking that when we grow up, we must buy a game console.

When the dust settles, we realize that we have lost our best and most carefree moments of joy.

Things are different, youth is no longer, when we stare at home that dusty game equipment, always thoughtful.

It seemed that other than feeling youthful, he had no other thoughts.

This article comes from Weixin Official Accounts: Arcade Feelings (ID: JJQH66), Author: Our Arcade Age

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