I fucking love this game and I wish it was good

>>11881472 (OP)
The Japanese version is actually beatable try that

The game has a lot of merits, it's one of the firsts "cinematic" action games on the system, came out before Ninja Gaiden, and mixing 3 different gameplay styles like this before others did it on the system too. Shame the beat em up sections lack depth but again there weren't that many beat em ups on NES/FC at that point in time yet.

The difficulty increase in the US version is ridiculous indeed, AFAIK it was the first time Konami changed the difficulty for the western audiance so I feel like they didn't have the right formula yet and overshot. If it wasn't for that it'd be remembered as a classic.
I wish there was a romhack that combined the best elements from both the FC and NES versions.

Mad City is a lot of fun.

>>11881472 (OP)
ok but https://vgmsite.com/soundtracks/mad-city-the-adventures-of-bayou-billy-konami-beat-em-ups-gamerip-famicom/xkkvhfyv/02%20Street%20%26%20Swamp%20Fightin%27%20%28Stages%201%2C%203%2C%206%2C%208%20BGM%29.flac

>>11881510
>>11881578
yeah just play the japanese version called mad city
it's pretty fun

>>11881472 (OP)
me playing retro games be like

>>11881472 (OP)
Fortunately, you don't have to play any further than the first stage to hear one of the catchiest tracks in the NES/Famicom library.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBQtiJhvdr8

The boss theme is not bad either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NwvdW3yz8

Friendly reminder the japanese version has a bad ending if you ignore your girlfriend at the end

if i ever became an amateur gamedev, i'd like to make a Billy-like