This is a list of licensed Famicom/NES games that have been pirated and go under a different name; whether the game's title was actually hacked (and nothing else major changes about the game) or only the cartridge art uses a different name.
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Games whose titles were changed in-game
| Original Game | Alternate Titles | Links | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Star Wars: Episode I | [1] | Shows up on the 200 in 1 Super Game multicart. |
| Domkey Kong (Tiny Toon Adventures hack) | Super Timon and Pumbaa | ||
| Donkey Kong 3 | Gorilla 3 | Name likely changed for copyright reasons. | |
| Ghostbusters II | Ghostbusters III | ||
| King's Knight | Lord of the Ring | Shows up on the 9 in 1 Super Game multicart. | |
| Mario 16 (Joe and Mac hack) | Mario Super Jurassk Park | ||
| Mario Bros. | Mr. Mary | Name likely changed for copyright reasons. | |
| Pac-Man | Goblin | Name likely changed for copyright reasons. | |
| Super Mario Bros. | "2" | [2] | Title has no real name, just a poorly drawn picture of Mario next to a castle, and the number 2. Single cartridges with the game often feature no game title on the front. |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 (also known as Super Mario USA in Japan) | Super Bros. 2, Super Bros. 5 | [3] | Appears to be based on the PAL version rather than the NTSC version. Super Bros. 2 changes the copyright to "CTC". Super Bros. 5 changes the copyright to "ECE" and changes the year to 1991. Super Bros. 5 is often found under the Super Wonderful Mario label. |
| Blaster Master | Back to the Future IV |
Games whose titles are only different on the labels
| Original Game | Alternate Titles | Links | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bananan Ouji no Daibouken | Sonic / Sonison | ||
| Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa | Mario Baby | Conversion of the Famicom Disk System version to NES; the actual NES release came after the pirate. | |
| Doki! Doki! Yuuenchi | Disneyland / Disney 2 / Disney 3 | ||
| Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong Specia | [5] | This cart label is also used for Super Donkey Kong - Xiang Jiao Chuan as well as pirated carts for Toki. |
| Gimmick! (also known as Mr. Gimmick outside of Japan) | Shui Guan Pipe V | [6] | Removes copyrights (which also triggers the anti-piracy routine), uses a different mapper that doesn't support Sunsoft 5B, resulting in missing sound channels. DPCM samples also appear to be broken. |
| The Goonies | Harry Legend / Contra 6 | Both only remove the title screen without other changes. | |
| Kero Kero Keroppi 2 | Toads Mario | ||
| Mario is Missing | Super Mario 9 | Possibly done on accident originally, but eventually picked up by other pirates and released under the title multiple times. | |
| Toki (also known as JuJu Densetsu in Japan) | Donkey Kong Specia | [7] | This cart label is also used for Super Donkey Kong - Xiang Jiao Chuan as well as pirated carts for Donkey Kong. |
See also
- Mega Drive Games