Thanks for all the replies. Now I see it must be talking about the Vs. System, although I still find it strange that any other sources I found on the internet seem to suggest that the arcade version came after the NES/Famicom. On the other hand the book puts lots of emphasis on the success of NES on having a home version of the arcade hit.
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