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A Bug's Life is a bootleg Mega Drive port of the game with the same name for the Game Boy Color published by Unite Lucky Technology in 2000. It was also then ported to the SNES in the same year and was published by DVS Electronic Co.
Fire Dragon is an unlicensed snake clone released on multiple systems by multiple companies. Fire Dragon was released on the Famicom in the early 90s. It was developed by Gamtec. It was released by BIC and likely Gamtec or a related company in other countries. In 1993 a Mega Drive version of the game was released by Songtly and Jumbo. On the box this version is called Lóng Xíng Tiān Xià, on its title screen it is just called Lóng, and on a splash screen that appears when the game is booted up, it is called Link Dragon. This version features new music and a music test option. A Gameboy version was also released. This version appears most similar to the Mega Drive version. In an early build of the game found on Vast Fame's multicarts it is called Lóng Xíng Tiān Xià on the title screen. It would later on be published by Gowin as Guā Guā Huǒ Lóng. In situations where an English name is displayed it is referred to as Fire Dragon. This version features the same music as the Mega Drive version, but lacks a music test option.
Pocket Monster is a NES platformer featuring Pikachu. It was also ported to the Game Boy Advance under the name Pokémon Gold Version. This is a simple platformer, in which the player controls Pikachu. Compared to many other NES games, the controls are inverted, which means that jumping is done by pressing B, and pressing A while moving in a direction makes Pikachu run, and A on its' own clears every enemy on the screen. It's also possible to stomp on enemies, similarly to Super Mario Bros.. Pikachu can take three hits before losing a life, with the number of hits left represented by a Poké Ball counter on the top left corner of the screen. There are a total of four worlds (Velbt, Woods, Tableland, and Motte) which are split into three levels each, as well as a single-screen boss battle at the end of each. This game has a debug mode enabled by default, allowing the player free movement while paused and to skip to the next level by pressing Select. In some places, the player can fall partway into the ground, although this doesn't have any implications. The music also glitches slightly at certain points. The background graphics are mostly ripped and slightly modified from Athena and Adventure Island II. Some of the enemies are also taken from various games, with some of them based on Pokémon. The sound engine was taken from Twin Bee, a game published and developed by Konami, and, while the game has a soundtrack of its' own, all the sound effects are still recognizably from Twin Bee - a setup similar to what Super Game and Gamtec used to have. The ending is Pikachu dancing with an "End" message at the top of the screen.
Lion King II is an unlicensed platformer for the Sega Mega Drive. It is loosely based on the 1994 film The Lion King (as opposed to its 1998 sequel which shares the Lion King II title). It was developed by Gamtec at an unknown date, and uses sound effects from other unlicensed Mega Drive games. For example, the sound for Simba slashing enemies is the select sound from Rockman X3, and the sound when picking up an item is from Squirrel King. A sequel, Lion King 3, was developed later on, and is also loosely based on the first movie.
Super Mario Bros. 2 is a pirated port of the All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. for the Mega Drive/Genesis, made by Gamtec in 1998.
Sonic Jam 6 is a version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (the bootleg version) featuring Sonic instead of Mario. This version replaces the title screen with ported version of Sonic Jam's and includes a screenshot of the Sega Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast's intro to overlap Mario's face on the level intro/status screen. However, his face wasn't removed in the bonus areas.
Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2 (referred to as V.R Fighter VS Taken2 on the title screen) is a bootleg game based on Virtua Fighter 2, Tekken 2, and Fighters Megamix for the Sega Mega Drive.
Adventurous Boy: Màoxiǎn Xiǎozi is an unlicensed Fantasy Zone clone, though features completely original graphics and sound.