UsaSatsui wrote:

So my question is, are PAL games supposed to be sped up to accommodate the lower framerate and this was a screw up, or are all European games just played really slow?

It all has to do with the coding. Difference between PAL and NTSC on something like the SNES/Super FAM and Megadrive/Genesis, would be a decrease in speed in games, as well as the black borders in PAL games since PAL uses a higher resolution than NTSC.

While emulating, I don't always notice the black borders, cause I never usually compare PAL vs. NTSC between consoles, but I do notice how slow or fast a game can be if not coded properly for whatever region.

Take Shadow of the Beast on the Megadrive/Genesis. The NTSC version runs faster than the PAL version due to improper coding, making the game very difficult to play.

Another example is Sonic the Hedgehog on the Megadrive/Genesis, and the PAL version is slower than the NTSC version because of, you-know-what, bad coding.

Here's the difference between NTSC and PAL of Sonic on Megadrive:



If the game is ported right, then there is no difference in speed between PAL & NTSC games. However, if the publisher is lazy, then they simply slow down the NTSC version to 50hz and release it.

SoldierHawk wrote:

Knyte, what's the worst game you have ever played, and what makes said game the worst?

Well, depends on what you mean by "the worst"?

The worst made game I've ever played is E.T. on the Atari 2600.
The worst coded game I've ever played is Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing on PC.
The worst taste game I ever played was a Hentai game called Discipline: Record of a Crusade, it was very disturbing and I couldn't stomach it for very long.
The worst game in terms of disapointment was Neverwinter Nights 2, which I love and adore the first one, and had such high hope for 2, but when it finally came out, it was complete and udder shit. Nothing like the first one. I still weep over it to this day.

Does that help?

I doesn't play like the first, they ruined the multiplayer aspect of it, which is the greatest feature of the first. I've said before and still believe, that it feels more like Baldur's Gate I & II than Neverwinter Nights.

Syd Lexia wrote:

Rape Ayumi / Do Not Rape Ayumi?

Only rape Ayumi if you want "Ayumi Bad Ending - Broken Vinculum"

jackfrost wrote:

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I have become more and more curious about something. I import a lot of games and one thing is usually true with them. There is always at least a few English word in the import game, even the ones that have no chance of coming to the west. Whether it is "player 1", "congratulations", "continue", "clear", they all have at least one English word in them. Some have even more than others. Why is that? Going back to the NES the Japanese versions of the games Ghosts and Goblins and the Castlevania 1 and 2 have endings that are completely in English, and the Castlevania 1 and 2 released here have different text as well so it doesn't seem to be for ease of import. Those weren't fan translations either. This has always confused me.

Back in the 8-bit days, it was eaiser to make latin based characters than Kanji, so in many cases, when you need to display text in your game, English was easier to font and read than Japanese, so there you go. Why they still do it? I have no idea.

joshwoodzell wrote:

Knyte, as it is pretty obvious you prefer PC games, I was wondering if you were a fan of Privateer. They did a remake of it a while back and it used the Vega Strike engine. Anyways, my question is what do you think of remaking games like that? Is it a good thing? Bad thing? What are some remakes you enjoyed? Remakes that you absolutely hated? I hated when they remade Sierra adventure games, even though a lot of those remakes were unauthorized. Thanks for your time.

As long as they don't change what made the game great, then I am all for remakes. I loved the DS remakes of FF III & IV. I loved the PSX remakes of FF I & II. If you are remaking the game to enhance the graphics and sound without altering the gameplay (Such as the HD version of SF II for Xbox Live) then go for it. If you are remaking the game, because you think you can make it better, control or content wise, then fuck off and die. (I'm looking at you "Robin Hood: Defender Of The Crown" for PS2!)

jackfrost wrote:

Second question, are you an Intellivision fan or is that avatar just used because it looks cool?

Intellivision was the first console I ever owned, and in fact, still have one. I think I have just about every game made for it as well. Mission X, AD&D Treasure of Tarmin, and Auto Racing are three of my all time favorite games.

username wrote:

whatever happened to Howard & Nester from the old Nintendo Power?

Well sadly, like many child actors of the 80s, things didn't go so great them.

Howard is living the quiet life in North Albertson, PA with his wife and three children, where he works as a real estate agent. Nester is another story.

Who didn't love Nester from the Nintendo Power series of comics? Playing the curiously-coifed, he delighted us and won our sympathys. But living in La-La land has its disadvantages, especially when you're most famous for being named after a game console. Comic roles dried up for Nester after leaving Nintendo Power. By the '90s, poor Nester made his keep as a hunting guide and bartender, leading a boozy, wild life. He met his end like a country music song. The still-young 32-year-old was shot to death over a botched-up debt.