Super Samurai Slice/Development

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Super Samurai Slice consists of the following versions in Rhythm Heaven Megamix:

Internal Name	Image	Used in
ver_long ver_long_KR		Super Samurai Slice Right-Hand Remix
"ver_arrange ver_arrange_KR		Super Samurai Slice 2 Final Remix
ver_wario ver_wario_KR		Super Samurai Slice (Wario...Where?)

Unused Content

Within the prologue file for Super Samurai Slice 2 in Rhythm Heaven Megamix and Rhythm Paradise Megamix, the text pane has placeholder text writing the name as Super SamuraiSlice 2, without one of the spaces. In the English versions, this is properly written as Super Samurai Slice 2 during gameplay, and the placeholder in Super Samurai Slice does not contain this error. In Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+, this is separated into three text panes, one for ゐあい斬り伝説 (Iai Giri Densentsu^?) (written with い (i^?) instead of ひ (hi^?)), and two for the furigana ぎ (gi^?) and でんせつ (densetsu^?), along with an additional picture pane for the Ⅱ in Super Samurai Slice 2. In Rhythm Sesang: The Best+, Super Samurai Slice uses the Japanese name as the placeholder, while the proper title of 무사의 전설2 (Musaui Jeonseol 2^?, Samurai Legend 2) is used for Super Samurai Slice 2.

The Wandering Samurai has unused animations. One called "_samurai_punch02" depicts the samurai seemingly getting hit by lighting. Based on the name, it would've been an alternate variant of the move he does in Super Samurai Slice 2 when slicing four Demons in a row (labeled "samurai_punch"), where he seemingly summons lightning by pointing his sword upward for the fourth strike. The animation "_samurai_counter_through" is an early version of the animation for not blocking the big Demons, which causes the samurai to fall forward after the last slash. 18-Volt in the Wario...Where? version retains these unused sprites, along with "samurai_punch" having its sprites replaced with a placeholder blue color, due to it not being used here.

Super Samurai Slice 2 has an extra test sprite for The Wandering Samurai getting hugged by the maidens, which shows five maidens total rather than the four rescued in the game. Although there is only one maiden to be rescued in the first Super Samurai Slice (along with only one Sal Out in the Wario...Where? version), the sprite slots for the other three hugging the samurai and grouped together for the end also exist, but blanked.

Exclusively in Super Samurai Slice 2, there are unused animations for a rocket that The Wandering Samurai would've boarded. Its animations are labeled "rocket", "rocket_guard_fromR" and "rocket_guard_fronL", similar to the skateboard and Mister Eagle. Mister Eagle's sprites are also present in the first Super Samurai Slice, suggesting he would've appeared there first alongside the skateboard, with the rocket appearing as a third mount in Super Samurai Slice 2. Mister Eagle's sprites are replaced with a placeholder blue color in the Wario...Where? version, due to him not appearing there.

Regional Differences

In Rhythm Sesang: The Best+, the characters featured in both games have their traditional Japanese clothing altered to resemble Korean traditional clothing, called "Hanbok". The Wandering Samurai's appearance is taken directly from the Samurai Slice in Rhythm World Wii and Rhythm Sesang: The Best+. Additionally, the castle in which the ladies are kept captive in Super Samurai Slice 2 is also redesigned. Interestingly, the Official Game Trailer doesn't use the localized sprites for this game. There is also a separate cellanim file for the Wario...Where? version of the game, though there are no differences whatsoever.

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The icon for Super Samurai Slice 2 on the Touch Screen's preview for Right-Hand Tower is incorrectly colored blue like that of Super Samurai Slice in Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+. This is corrected in the international releases.

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