History Main / RegionalBonus

* Toys/RockRaiders gave the PAL edition not just three bonus missions, but '''eighteen completely different main levels''.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'', there are no unbreakable windows for challenges in the PAL version, meaning gamers there can use a Golden Hammer to completely skip the hardest Boss Battles challenges like beating it on Intense. Which is incredibly useful, since the challenge is NintendoHard.

European bonuses specifically are usually justified as Europe being VindicatedByHistory in terms of gaming, as the PAL region suffered ''massive'' amounts of NoExportForYou, with ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' being the biggest offenders [[note]]''VideoGame/{{Terranigma}}'' is one exception, being released in Europe but not North America[[/note]], which finally got a European and Australian release in their original forms on the Wii's Virtual Console, albeit only in English since they're actually the NTSC-U/C versions (although games such as a number of ''[[UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork PSOne Classics]]'' and ''Franchise/KingdomHearts [[VideoGameRemake Re:]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain Of Memories]]'' keep the tradition even today).

** The Japanese version of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' allows Psycho Mantis to make some remarks on Suikoden, Poy Poy, Tokimeki Memorial, Policenauts and Snatcher, to name a few, if they are on your memory card. Having saved data from Policenauts and Snatcher makes Mantis say a message of thanks in the voice of Creator/HideoKojima.

** ''VideoGame/Metroid1'': The NES version has a New Game+ and a Debug cheat, which weren't in the FDS version of the game.
** In ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'', Samus' suit has a lot of additional dialog; in an inversion, since there were worries at the time about the series' reception the conversion was also forcibly de-canonised with references to Samus' previous life with the Chozo omitted. For some reason, so was any reference to the Space Pirates having entered Metroid Prime's lair and built its armour.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
*** The North American and PAL versions of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' added symphonic soundtrack, voice actors, and modified the menu system.
*** The international versions of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' saw the addition of voice acting and a PC port (though it came at the expense of the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version). In fine Square-Enix tradition, these changes were later brought back to Japan with the Definitive Edition on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which also included added story content and an orchestral soundtrack, and was also released elsewhere.

** The NA version of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'' added border graphics when the land connected to water, and added sprites to the PlayerCharacter to indicate four directional movement. The Super Famicom version keeps the graphical updates, updates the menu to resemble ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'', and adds the torch attack.

** The NA and PAL versions of ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' include recipes for Dream Eaters that could only be obtained by AR Cards in Japan.

* The PAL version of ''VideoGame/{{Meteos}}'' changes a lot of names from the direct (well, as direct as possible) translation from Japanese to ones that make more sense. Starrii becomes Stellis, Lastar becomes Candelor, Hotted becomes Pyros... the list goes on.

** The North American and PAL versions of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' added symphonic soundtrack, voice actors, and modified the menu system.
** The international versions of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' saw the addition of voice acting and a PC port (though it came at the expense of the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version). In fine Square-Enix tradition, these changes were later brought back to Japan with the Definitive Edition on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which also included added story content and an orchestral soundtrack, and was also released elsewhere.

* The NA versions of the UsefulNotes/{{N|intendoEntertainmentSystem}}ES ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games had several changes made, such as replacing the original game's password system with a battery-backed save.

* ''Videogame/{{Yakuza}} 3'' has all the DLC bundled in the European and Australian versions, which was not the case for the US or Japanese release.

* The PAL version of ''VideoGame/PokemonChannel'' came with an in-game bonus of getting Jirachi, which required playing the game for a full week. Using the Gamecube's internal calendar, you could get Jirachi within an hour or two to skip ahead.

* In ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'', Samus' suit has a lot of additional dialog; in an inversion, since there were worries at the time about the series' reception the conversion was also forcibly de-canonised with references to Samus' previous life with the Chozo omitted. For some reason, so was any reference to the Space Pirates having entered Metroid Prime's lair and built its armour.

*** Some of the bug fixes and sequence break preventions were added to the North American Player's Choice version. You can see all of the version differences [[http://www.metroid2002.com/home.php here.]]

** The American and European versions of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Shadow Dragon]]'' featured bonus content not included in the Japanese version, such as five additional multiplayer maps, instead of just one, like in the other versions. These extra maps were later included in the[ [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] DS remake of ''Mystery of the Emblem''.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' both had an extra difficulty level called [[HarderThanHard European Extreme]]. ''[=MGS3=]'' also had some extra stages for the Snake vs. Monkey levels, which were included in all versions of ''[=MGS3=]: Subsistence''.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'':
** The Japanese version of the game featured a sidequest required to receive an important item. This sidequest consisted of finding a map to find a map to find a map... leading to the item. Anyway, Nintendo made this sidequest much easier in the international versions, making the last parts of the game (which are still tedious) just a bit less so for Westerners.
** In the Japanese version, the bottom floor of the Savage Labyrinth (which is part of an optional series of floors past the ones required to complete the Triforce quest) rewarded players with a chest containing... a yellow Rupee. Due to how underwhelming this is, the localizations replaced the yellow Rupee with a Piece of Heart that was originally located under Link's house. The HD remaster lacks this problem; the chest contains the Hero's Charm in all versions of the game, with the Piece of Heart once again being relocated (this time requiring a Treasure Chart added to the HD remaster).

** The international versions of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' saw the addition voice acting and a PC port (though it came at the expense of the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS version). In fine Square-Enix tradition, these changes were later brought back to Japan with the Definitive Addition on Switch, which also released elsewhere and added more story content and an orchestral soundtrack.

* In Japan, ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch3'' was released in [[OneGameForThePriceofTwo two versions, Sushi and Tempura]], plus an UpdatedRerelease named Sukiyaki. Each version had its own VersionExclusiveContent, and some content was doled out via cross-promotions with things like [[MerchandiseDriven the toy branch of the franchise]], the internationally-defunct mobile spinoff ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatchWibbleWobble'', and several prefectural tourism campaigns. Since that formula bombed outside of Japan, the international version is what Creator/Level5 called "Sukiyaki+"; it was possible to get all Yo-kai that were version exclusive on one cartridge without trading. In addition, finding the QR codes needed to unlock some content is as simple as checking the official Twitter account. Fitting for a game where the main gimmick is that [[SequelGoesForeign Nate moves to America]] (or the fictional state of BBQ in the American version).

** And averted by ''[[MarketBasedTitle Dancing Stage]] [=SuperNOVA 2=]'', which was based off the U.S. version and released ''after'' the Japanese version (which is the most arcade-accurate in terms of on-disc content; since Konami released the U.S. versions early in the lifecycle of the corresponding arcade version, some of the later unlocks tended to get held over to the next release instead), it had ''fewer'' songs than the U.S. version (13 of the 28 licenses were removed), and only one new European license added [[note]]"Cara Mia", a song that finished 3rd in Sweden's national final for the 2007 Series/EurovisionSongContest, and was a number-one hit in Finland and Sweden.[[/note]]) Adding insult to injury, the arcade version of [=SN2=] was not released in Europe due to EU environmental regulations somehow preventing Konami from distributing the game's hardware (which was built around modifications to the original "fat" [=PlayStation 2=]).

** And averted by ''[[MarketBasedTitle Dancing Stage]] [=SuperNOVA 2=]'', which was based off the U.S. version (and released after the ''superior'' Japanese port) and had ''fewer'' songs (13 of the 28 licenses on the U.S. build were removed, and the only new European license added was "Cara Mia"[[note]]A song that finished 3rd in Sweden's national final for the 2007 Series/EurovisionSongContest, and was a number-one hit in Finland and Sweden.[[/note]])

** And averted by ''[[MarketBasedTitle Dancing Stage]] [=SuperNOVA 2=]'', which was based off the U.S. version (and released after the ''superior'' Japanese port) and had ''fewer'' songs (most of the licenses got replaced by "Cara Mia", a song that finished 3rd in Sweden's national final for the 2007 Series/EurovisionSongContest.)
** In most countries where ''[=DanceDanceRevolution=] A'' is available, you have to pay a surcharge for Premium mode (which unlocks extra modifiers and guarantees a full set of stages even if you fail all of them). For the North American version, however, Konami mandates that Premium cost the same as standard; the only catch being that you need an [=eAMUSEMENT=] card like in other regions.[[note]]This is likely because the only arcades that carry ''DDR A'' use cards instead of coins for credits, and the only other options would either be to make Premium mode cost double of standard mode or make the player swipe multiple times even for Standard mode (which could confuse casual arcade customers who expect games to start after only one swipe); thus, this mandate can be see as an AntiFrustrationFeature for both operators and customers alike.[[/note]]

* In Japan, ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch3'' was released in [[OneGameForThePriceofTwo two versions, Sushi and Tempura]], plus an UpdatedRerelease named Sukiyaki. Each version had its own VersionExclusiveContent, and some content was doled out via cross-promotions with thigs like [[MerchandiseDriven the toy branch of the franchise]], the internationally-defunct mobile spinoff ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatchWibbleWobble'', and several prefectural tourism campaigns. Since that formula bombed outside of Japan, the international version is what Creator/Level5 called "Sukiyaki+"; it was possible to get all Yo-kai that were version exclusive on one cartridge without trading. In addition, finding the QR codes needed to unlock some content is as simple as checking the official Twitter account. Fitting for a game where the main gimmick is that [[SequelGoesForeign Nate moves to America]] (or the fictional state of BBQ in the American version).

* In Japan, ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch3'' was released in [[OneGameForThePriceofTwo two versions, Sushi and Tempura]], plus an UpdatedRelease named Sukiyaki. Each version had its own exclusive Yo-kai, and some content was doled out via cross-promotions with thigs like [[MerchandiseDriven the toy branch of the franchise]], the internationally-defunct mobile spinoff ''YoKaiWatchWibbleWobble'', and several prefectural tourism campaigns. Since that formula bombed outside of Japan, the international version is what Creator/Level5 called "Sukiyaki+"; it was possible to get all Yo-kai that were version exclusive on one cartridge without trading. In addition, finding the QR codes needed to unlock some content is as simple as checking the official Twitter account. Fitting for a game where the main gimmick is that [[SequelGoesForeign Nate moves to America]] (or the fictional state of BBQ in the American version).

* The European version of ''FireEmblem: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]'' removed several {{Game Breaking Bug}}s (most notably one that could prevent an OldSaveBonus) and fixed a couple of {{Blind Idiot Translation}}s and name inconsistencies with the past game. (except for the Tower of Guidance, due to it being mentioned in voiced dialogue.)

* The American release of ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'' is getting the bonus Soundtrack CD the Japanese got with pre-orders. Europe, of course, didn't get it, though at least the game came earlier there for once.