Due to cultural differences, Norimaro, a character based on Japanese comedian Noritaro Kinashi, was not supposed to be available in the international version of the game. The code that allowed him to be a playable character was actually locked out in the programming if the game was not set to the Japanese region. However, ROM files of the game later proved that Norimaro was, in fact, originally planned to be available since all of his dialogue was translated to English. Although he is not playable in the international version without memory editing, he can still be seen in the first gallery picture in the game.