▲
1
▼
Early pressings of the Genesis version included snippets from "Thriller," the title track of Jackson's bestselling 1982 album, that would play whenever a special attack was used in stages 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 and 5-3. However, because "Thriller" was written by Rod Temperton and not by Jackson himself, the quotations from this song were replaced with ones from "Billie Jean" (also from the "Thriller" album) and "Another Part of Me" (from the 1987 "Bad" album); in these later pressings, stages 3-1, 3-2, and 5-3 use "Another Part of Me", while 3-3 uses "Billie Jean".
▲
1
▼
In addition to being used in the special attack in select stages, the track "Thriller" was intended to be used in full as the BGM for stage 3-2 of the Genesis version, the cemetery level. However, the song was replaced with "Another Part of Me" due to the former song being written by Rod Temperton and not by Jackson himself. A version of the game that included "Thriller" as the 3-2 theme went undiscovered until September 15, 2017, when a collector going by the online handle of "brian the hedgehog" bought a prototype cartridge at a flea market for $20 and uploaded a YouTube video showing off the track as it appears in-game. The cartridge is dated at April 24, 1990, three months prior to the game's initial release.
Related Games
Michael Jackson: The Experience
Fighting Vipers
Fatal Fury
Fighting Vipers
Bubsy 2
Shining Force II
Daytona USA
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Alien Soldier
Zero Wing
ClayFighter
Xevious
Rent-A-Hero No. 1
Ranger X
D2
James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair
Dynamite Headdy
Clockwork Knight 2
Dynamite Düx
Spot Goes to Hollywood
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
NBA Jam
Super Monaco GP
Rolo to the Rescue
Bug!
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Disney's Aladdin
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Zaxxon
Last Battle
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Ristar
ToeJam & Earl
Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Populous
California Games
The Revenge of Shinobi
Champions World Class Soccer
Factory Panic
Die Hard Arcade
Raiden
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
The Punisher
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine