▁base . ▁Ich ik awa ▁arranged ▁the ▁original ▁ar cade ▁music ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁M . N . M ▁originally ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁plans ▁to ▁ar range ▁ar cade ▁music , ▁however ▁U em ura ▁requested ▁it ▁and ▁after ▁positive ▁feedback ▁from ▁him , ▁led ▁Ich ik awa ▁in ▁commit ▁to ▁the ▁task . ▁To ap lan ▁also ▁provided ▁references ▁materials ▁used ▁during ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁ar cade ▁original ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁at ▁M . N . M . ▁The ▁cover ▁art ▁was ▁drawn ▁by ▁Par s ley ▁Prom otion . ▁ ▁The ▁special ▁mode ▁in ▁S lap ▁Fight ▁MD ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁M . N . M ▁due ▁to ▁pre occupation ▁that ▁their ▁conversion ▁would ▁have ▁not ▁featured ▁many ▁content ▁if ▁they ▁followed ▁To ap lan ' s ▁basic ▁contract ▁of ▁just ▁port ing ▁S lap ▁Fight ▁to ▁the ▁M ega ▁Drive . ▁Ich ik awa ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁special ▁mode ▁was ▁conce ived ▁as ▁the ▁" ult imate ▁version " ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁play , ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁felt ▁the ▁original ▁ar cade ▁release ▁did ▁not ▁offered ▁many ▁game play ▁variables . ▁Both ▁To ap lan ▁and ▁M . N . M ▁wanted ▁the ▁port ▁to ▁be ▁c ater ed ▁towards ▁cas ual ▁and ▁hard core ▁players . ▁ ▁Release ▁▁ ▁S lap ▁Fight ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁in ▁arc ades ▁across ▁Japan ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁September ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Europe