There are other differences when dealing with the European version of this game: It features some different palette colors, specifically for zombies. For instance: Blood doesn't drip down from the platforms on the first stage, and Eric Lecarde doesn't impale himself with the spear when he dies. The European version is bereft of blood due to some morality law. And the password screen doesn't show after a stage is completed rather, it only appears when your character runs out of lives. Morris is called 'Johnny' instead of just John. The Japanese version's normal mode is easier than the North American version-equivalent to the 'easy' mode-with a lower enemy rate and more damage dealt for attacks. The Japanese and European versions of the game are almost identical.

She was eventually caught and was imprisoned in her castle for the rest of her life, sealed behind a wall with only a small opening for food to be passed through. Known as 'The Blood Countess', she was said to have killed over 650 young women and bathed in their blood in order to retain her youthful looks (people referred to this as vampirism). The character Countess Elizabeth Bartley was probably named and based on the real-life Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian Countess in the 16th century. There was a bug in the game that occurred on level 6-2 that sometimes caused the game to crash! It seems to be a fault of the original game code.

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