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Community Notes are short, factual notes added by Omni Games members to a game group. They record details that aren't already shown on the title's own pages, such as differences between regional releases, known dump or revision issues, or release trivia.

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Group: GRP-4A341862
(October 17, 2026, 10:54 pm)
Applies to: Monster World IV (Japan), Mega Drive / Genesis
Released late in the Mega Drive/Genesis lifecycle (exclusively in Japan until its eventual digital localisation years later), it represents the visual, audio, and technical peak of Westone's classic 16-bit design.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-75F27177
(October 17, 2026, 10:48 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
This entry into the franchise deviated from the RPG path Monster Land took, Sega and Westone essentially split the franchise here: Monster Laur continued the pure arcade action branch, while Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (released the following year) continued the Monster World action-RPG lineage.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-675925FC
(October 17, 2026, 8:44 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
The game is an explicit crossover/parody combining the Alex Kidd universe with Sega’s Shinobi franchise. Alex gains ninja abilities, wields a katana, throws shuriken, transforms into a fireball, and fights cartoonish versions of classic Shinobi bosses.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-010EBFE4
(October 17, 2026, 8:42 pm)
Applies to: BMX Trial: Alex Kidd (Japan), Master System / Mark III
Released exclusively in Japan for the Master System / Mark III, the game was bundled with and required Sega’s Paddle Control, a specialised analog dial controller. Standard Master System control pads are completely incompatible with the game.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-6DA9A3FF
(October 17, 2026, 8:38 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
The game was originally released in Japan in 1987 as Anmitsu Hime (based on a popular manga/anime about a spoiled samurai princess). For its 1989 Western release, Sega replaced the character sprites and modified the dialogue to star Alex Kidd, slapping the franchise name onto a completely unrelated title.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-E9095C80
(October 17, 2026, 8:34 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
Unlike other games in the "Alex Kidd" franchise this was primarily designed for the arcade before being ported to the Master System / Mark III. As a result it also plays different to the other titles.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-EA1A74D3
(October 13, 2026, 6:39 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
The final boss encounter against the Martian Mothership (Rugname) directly parodies the climax of the 1996 film Independence Day. A Rebel soldier sacrifices himself by flying his plane into the alien ship's laser cannon port to open a weak point for the player.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-EA1A74D3
(October 13, 2026, 6:39 pm)
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This entry shifted the series' tone from grounded military action to sci-fi by introducing the squid-like Mars People aliens. The Martians would go on to become one of SNK's mascot characters, later appearing in crossover fighting games like SVC Chaos and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-EA1A74D3
(October 13, 2026, 6:39 pm)
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Metal Slug 2 expanded the roster beyond Marco and Tarma by introducing Eri Kasamoto and Fiolina "Fio" Germi. This made it one of the earliest arcade run-and-gun titles to feature a balanced 50/50 male-to-female playable roster
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-9FA2E064
(October 13, 2026, 11:27 am)
Applies to: Choutetsu Brikin'ger (Japan), Neo-Geo CD
Remained a platform and regional exclusive until it was released on the Wii virtual console in 2010 in the USA, Europe & Japan
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-BC14F25A
(October 13, 2026, 11:12 am)
Applies to: Bust-A-Move (North America), Neo-Geo CD
Puzzle Bobble (Japan), Neo-Geo CD
The original arcade cartridge (MVS) version famously didn't get an official home AES cartridge release; the Neo Geo CD port in 1995 was the primary official SNK home release before later console ports.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-BC14F25A
(October 13, 2026, 11:11 am)
Applies to: Bust-A-Move (North America), Neo-Geo CD
Puzzle Bobble (Japan), Neo-Geo CD
Unlike heavier 2D Neo Geo CD fighting games, Puzzle Bobble loads almost instantly (~8 seconds initial load) with virtually no in-game loading screens, making it one of the most seamless CD ports on the hardware.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-03B39CAF
(October 13, 2026, 7:43 am)
Applies to: Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling (North America), Nintendo 64
Unlike the PS1 and PC version this was developed by Point of View
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-EA6EA99A
(October 12, 2026, 11:53 pm)
Applies to: Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! (North America), Nintendo 64
Bomberman’s movement speed is much faster than in the Japanese release.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-F3D576D0
(October 12, 2026, 11:50 pm)
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A completely different game from the 1997 Bomberman 64, which was released in Japan as Baku Bomberman.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-F3D576D0
(October 12, 2026, 11:49 pm)
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The last Nintendo 64 game released in Japan
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-4F200919
(October 12, 2026, 11:47 pm)
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The first Bomberman game to fully use polygonal 3D, and Hudson Soft’s first Nintendo 64 title.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-B97C5F9F
(October 12, 2026, 11:42 pm)
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The original PAL release was cancelled due to time constraints. The game first reached PAL regions on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2017.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-0A3BC3AE
(October 12, 2026, 11:32 pm)
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Considered a precursor to the Grand Theft Auto series.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-0A3BC3AE
(October 12, 2026, 11:32 pm)
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Originally planned as an N64 launch title to be published by Nintendo, but they dropped it after repeated delays and disagreements over its content. DMA then had to find a new publisher, and it ended up with Midway and Gremlin.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-54DEA70F
(October 12, 2026, 11:30 pm)
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Multiplayer is limited to the rhythm minigame.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-54DEA70F
(October 12, 2026, 11:30 pm)
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Development began in 1998 as a PlayStation title by Titus and BlueSky Software before moving to the N64, with some of the original concepts carried over.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-93DEEC6D
(October 12, 2026, 11:15 pm)
Applies to: Resident Evil 2 (Europe), Nintendo 64
Resident Evil 2 (North America), Nintendo 64
Often cited for being an impossible port to acomplish on the N64
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-93DEEC6D
(October 12, 2026, 11:07 pm)
Applies to: Resident Evil 2 (Europe), Nintendo 64
Resident Evil 2 (North America), Nintendo 64
Factor 5 were responsible for the audio compression
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-9A679198
(October 12, 2026, 11:01 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
Option to race on ski's and snowboard's
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-EEB0DDE8
(October 12, 2026, 10:56 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
Development began at Paradigm Entertainment and EA Canada as a Nintendo 64 entry in the Need for Speed franchise before being retooled into a standalone Volkswagen title following an EA/VW licensing partnership.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-88D88F9B
(October 12, 2026, 10:49 pm)
Applies to: Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs (North America), Nintendo 64
The N64 expansion pak provided frame rate and performance stabilisation. It also help smooth out the distant geometry drawing, though it does not unlock a native 640x480 high-resolution display mode or alter the screen resolution.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-5B555A22
(October 12, 2026, 10:38 pm)
Applies to: ALL Titles in Group
While the PlayStation and PC versions utilise pre-rendered CGI videos (FMVs), the N64 and Dreamcast releases execute cutscenes in real-time using the in-game 3D engine.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-5B555A22
(October 12, 2026, 10:38 pm)
Applies to: Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (Europe), Nintendo 64
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (North America), Nintendo 64
Features official N64 Expansion Pak support, unlocking a $640 \times 480$ high-resolution display mode for sharper texturing on oversized "real-world" level sets.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-BC1DE4F6
(October 12, 2026, 10:23 pm)
Applies to: BattleTanx (North America), Nintendo 64
The game offers CPU-controlled bot options in split-screen multiplayer, a feature rarely implemented well on late-90s console games.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-BC1DE4F6
(October 12, 2026, 10:23 pm)
Applies to: BattleTanx (North America), Nintendo 64
BattleTanx was widely recognized as one of the N64's premier couch-multiplayer titles, serving as 3DO's answer to Sony's Twisted Metal series.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-E1C43F37
(October 12, 2026, 10:09 pm)
Applies to: Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (Europe), Nintendo 64
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (North America), Nintendo 64
Features hardware bilinear filtering and sub-pixel accuracy, preventing the polygon jitter and texture tearing seen in the PlayStation build.
Posted by h4o4
Group: GRP-E1C43F37
(October 12, 2026, 10:06 pm)
Applies to: Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (Europe), Nintendo 64
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (North America), Nintendo 64
Due to catridge storage limitations the FMV cutscenes in the PS1 version were replaced with static 2D comic book style slides overlaid with scrolling text boxes and compressed audio clips
Posted by h4o4