Bare Knuckle 3 was the third entry in Sega's star
beat'em up series Bare Knuckle, which we know here in
the States as Streets of Rage. While Bare Knuckle 3
was released Stateside (as Streets of Rage 3), Sega of
America thought it was a good idea to remove large
portions of the story. What they didn't remove, they
rewrote or altered in some other fashion leaving you
with a plot that has more holes in it than fine swiss
cheese. Perhaps the only thing that Streets of Rage 3
has over its Japanese counterpart is being insanely
more difficult. If you like it rough, that is.

The goal of this project is two fold. First, to
rectify Sega's shortcomings and create a quality
translation of Bare Knuckle 3 that is faithful to the
source material and doesn't remove any of the plot.
Second, for me to gain experience with the Sega
Genesis.

Hacking-wise, this is my first foray into the world of
Sega and it has proven much more difficult than I

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