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⦁ Text boxes work different between J and U. On the J version, text boxes work like "pages" whereas with the U version of the game, they are more "fluid".
 
⦁ Text boxes work different between J and U. On the J version, text boxes work like "pages" whereas with the U version of the game, they are more "fluid".
  
⦁ In J1.0 & U1.0, there is a glitch that you can do in '''[[Swag#Boo_Guy_Sniping|6-5]]''' where you tongue a Ghost Shy Guy before it comes out of the pipe and if you spit it out afterwards, it will start flying in a straight line, unlike in 1.1/1.2, where it will take the normal flying arc.
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⦁ In J1.0 & U1.0, there is a glitch that you can do in '''[[Swag#Boo_Guy_Sniping|6-5]]''' where you tongue a ghost shy guy before it comes out of the pipe and if you spit it out afterwards, it will start flying in a straight line, unlike in 1.1/1.2, where it will take the normal flying arc.
  
 
⦁ In 6-7, in the room before the final room, there is an additional bandit and potted jumping cactus enemy.
 
⦁ In 6-7, in the room before the final room, there is an additional bandit and potted jumping cactus enemy.
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⦁ In 6-E, there is a room that spells out "YOSSY" with platform guides in the J Version and "YOSHI" in the U Version.
 
⦁ In 6-E, there is a room that spells out "YOSSY" with platform guides in the J Version and "YOSHI" in the U Version.
  
⦁ Other changes include a slightly different pause menu and score screen. On the J1.0 pause menu, it says, "STAR", "COIN", "FLOWER" and "TOTAL POINT" whereas in J1.1/1.2 they added the "S" to each of the words. The score screen is also the same way. The U version also has that fix and on top of that, a bolder font.
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⦁ Other changes include a slightly different pause menu and score screen. On J1.0 it says, "STAR", "COIN", "FLOWER" and "TOTAL POINT", whereas in J1.1/1.2, they added the "S" to each of the words. The U version has this fix as well and on 1.1 a bolder font.
  
You can see an extensive list of differences with images here: https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Version_Differences
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''You can see an extensive list of differences with images here: https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Version_Differences''
  
 
==But how do I know which version I have?==
 
==But how do I know which version I have?==

Revision as of 11:11, 29 August 2018

Which version should I get?

NTSC-J (1.0) is the best version to get if you want to play on the fastest version for ALL categories. After that come the J1.1 and J1.2 versions. Then U1.0>U1.1=U1.2.

You don't want to play on the PAL version. Even though Yoshi runs (in game) at a higher speed, the game itself runs at 50Hz which makes it slower overall, unless you play on a 60Hz modded console, which would invalidate your run anyway, so don't run on PAL, pal ;)

So what is different? (J vs. U)

⦁ The Japanese version of the game has fewer text boxes, which means that a little bit of time will be saved. If you are planning on playing Any% (ACE/Credits Warp), J1.0 is the only version the whole category works on. It's also the fastest version for the Null Egg categories.

⦁ Text boxes work different between J and U. On the J version, text boxes work like "pages" whereas with the U version of the game, they are more "fluid".

⦁ In J1.0 & U1.0, there is a glitch that you can do in 6-5 where you tongue a ghost shy guy before it comes out of the pipe and if you spit it out afterwards, it will start flying in a straight line, unlike in 1.1/1.2, where it will take the normal flying arc.

⦁ In 6-7, in the room before the final room, there is an additional bandit and potted jumping cactus enemy.

⦁ In 6-E, there is a room that spells out "YOSSY" with platform guides in the J Version and "YOSHI" in the U Version.

⦁ Other changes include a slightly different pause menu and score screen. On J1.0 it says, "STAR", "COIN", "FLOWER" and "TOTAL POINT", whereas in J1.1/1.2, they added the "S" to each of the words. The U version has this fix as well and on 1.1 a bolder font.

You can see an extensive list of differences with images here: https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Version_Differences

But how do I know which version I have?

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(Ripped from the DKC wiki)

I am sure you can tell whether or not you have U/J/PAL but here is how you find out the exact version that you have: You look at the back of your cart and search for a little imprint (Refer to the picture, which has a "40A" imprint and is from a 1.1 game). The number appears to be random, so ignore whatever kind of number you have.

  • Only Number = 1.0
  • Number + A = 1.1
  • Number + B = 1.2