Bust A Groove - Changes

Changes

The U.S. version of the game had a number of changes from the Japanese version, mostly due to cultural differences between countries.

• Hiro-kun was originally smoking a cigarette in the game but this was removed for the U.S. release.
• Hamm's general appearance was changed from a ganguro or blackface design into a generic, Caucasian style. As a result, cutscenes for him were also changed.
• Hamm's song originally included the word 'nigga' in the lyrics. In the U.S. release, it is faintly heard in the background.
• Strike's song originally contained references to alcohol. This line was removed for the U.S. release, leaving an instrumental following the line "Like Arnold Schwarzenegger, I'm the only true Eraser".
• During gameplay, Strike is seen drinking from a hip flask. This was changed to a can of soda pop (possibly Coca-Cola).
• "Waratte PON", "Aozora no KNIFE", "Uwasa no KAPOEIRA" and "Transform" were translated to English and were re-recorded for the U.S. release (The former three were re-titled as "Shorty and the EZ mouse", "Bust a Groove" and "Capoeira", respectively).
• Frida (Player 2) hair color was originally brunette, but was changed to blue for the U.S. release.
• In the middle of Pinky's song, the rapper says a line that can be heard as, "Nigga move!" In the U.S. release, this line is also faintly heard.