Like most arcades ports on the Famicom/NES, Trojan was reworked as a brand "new" game. However in that case, it's still pretty close to the original.
There's a few differences in level design (most notably a short water section in stage 2 or the removal of those godawful spider enemies) and even underground sections hiding power-ups. Overall the game feels easier and slower and the power-ups are very limited: the jump boots add something that was already present as contextual actions in the original (high jump), and the speed-up should have been your default speed. Feels like they removed stuff to put them back as hidden "features".
The most interesting thing about Trojan is probably the multiplayer mode: a 1-on-1 duel between two players (the first Capcom fighting game?).

Not a bad port, but pretty forgettable.

Reviewed on Jun 10, 2023


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