Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards - The Cutting Room Floor (2025)

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards is an RPG that covers the Battle City arc. It was the first game that allowed players to use all three two Egyptian God cards. Unlike the previous two games, this game and its sequel continue the pre-OCG rules of older titles.

Hidden Passwords

The game has two hidden passwords that can be used once per save file. There is also a third password that is exclusive to the Japanese version.

(Source: Rojiuragame for the second password)

Regional Differences

Japan-Only Password

The Japanese version has a third hidden password. After the password 25232415 is entered, Yugi will say, "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7!" at the title screen. If the save file is deleted, Yugi will no longer announce the game's title until the password is re-entered.

Name Entry Screen

In the Japanese version, the letters and symbols are split into five sub-categories. The player's name can only be up to four characters long.

In the localized versions, all of the letters and symbols are on one screen, and the player's name can be up to eight characters long.

Name Entry Screen Leftover

In the Japanese version, players can use the Select button at the name entry screen to jump between the five naming sub-categories. If the player presses the Select button in the original North American version, the icon will jump to the fourth empty space at the right of the screen, which originally contained the letters of the English alphabet. Pressing the A button does nothing.

In the European version, pressing the Select button on the name entry screen does nothing.

Card Artwork

The localized versions use the original Japanese artwork for most of the cards rather than the censored artwork used outside of Japan. However, contrary to popular belief, some of the cards in the localized version were still censored. The censorship is inconsistent; for instance, a couple of female monsters had their cleavage removed, but most of the cleavage was left intact. Also, some of the translated text still references the original artwork.

The European version also uses the censored version of Monster Reborn.

Arlownay

A red dress was added to cover her breast.

Barrel Dragon

The background was changed and the guns were edited to look less realistic.

Corroding Shark

Most of the blood was removed.

Dark Magic Ritual

The hexagram was changed.

Dark Magician Girl

Dark Magician Girl's hexagram was removed and her breasts shrunk.

Destiny Board and Spirit Messages

Strangely, Destiny Board and the Spirit Message cards use censored artwork that is unique to this game. The letters "D-E-A-T-H" were changed to "F-I-N-A-L", but unlike the regular censored artwork, the Ouija board was left intact.

Dharma Cannon

The guns were edited to look less realistic and parts of its body were recolored.

Eradicating Aerosol

The word "GOD" was removed from the hand.

Fairy of the Fountain

A white dress was added to cover her body.

Fairy's Gift

A green dress was added to cover her body.

Final Flame

The artwork no longer depicts a man burning at the stake. However, the text still references the original artwork.

Ill Witch

A dress was added to cover her body up.

Invisible Wire

The monster was no longer cut apart by the wire and the background was changed.

Parasite Paracide

The infected man was removed and the background was changed.

Resurrection of Chakra

A dress was added to cover up the woman's cleavage.

Spellbinding Circle

The hexagram was changed.

The Legendary Fisherman

The tip of the harpoon was changed.

Turtle Raccoon

The tanuki's navel and testicles were removed.

Water Girl

The girl's cleavage was covered up.

Water Omotics

Blue scales were added to cover the woman's body.

Waterdragon Fairy

The girl's cleavage was removed.

Overworld Graphics

Some Japanese text was removed from the Aquarium and the player's street. Fish were also added to the Aquarium's sign.

The hexagrams in Arkana's chamber were changed. A similar change was made to the card Spellbinding Circle.

The mat in front of the card shop says "WELLCOME!" in the Japanese version and "WELCOME!" in the localized version. The text on the store sign was also changed to "CARDS."

Voice Clips

In the Japanese version, Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, Yami Yugi, and Yami Marik have short voice clips at the start of their turn. Ishizu also has two voice clips when she gives the player Obelisk the Tormentor. These voice clips were removed in the localized versions.

Sacrifice vs. Tribute

In the original North American version, the option to sacrifice a monster is called "Sacrifice". The European version changed this to "Tribute", which is the term used in English Yu-Gi-Oh! media.

However, Ritual Spell cards use the term "Tribute" even in the original North American version.

Type and Summon Names

The names of several Types and Summons were changed between the North American and European versions. The updated Type names match the names used in English Yu-Gi-Oh! media, while the updated Summon names match the names of Attributes in the real card game.

The Summon icons were also changed. Any abbreviated terms are listed in parentheses.

Type Names

Attribute Names

Multi-Language Support

In the European version, the game can be played in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. A new screen was added to accommodate the different languages.

Warning Text Color

If the player tries to overwrite a save file in the European version, a warning is displayed in white text if the language is set to English or Spanish. Otherwise, it's displayed in yellow text. All other versions of the game use white text for the warning.

Revisional Differences

Double Pack Changes

The North American Double Pack re-release has several changes, most of which come from the European version.

• The term "Tribute" is used instead of "Sacrifice."
• All cards use censored artwork. However, Destiny Board and the Spirit Message cards still use the game-original censored artwork.
• The Summon icons match the ones used in the European version. However, the names for the Types and Summons are still the same.
• Pressing Select at the name entry screen does nothing.