Bayou Billy, one of the games adversely affected by the influence of the video game rental industry. Compare with the Japanese version (Mad City), especially the jeep segment (in Mad City, the health gauge actually mattered and the perspective was zoomed out more).
Other games affected include Castlevania 3. Japanese version had a “context based” damage system as opposed to the 1st game’s system we got, along with nerfed parters in US version and less hidden items in the US version.