/vr/ - Retro Games

>>781034
For whatever reason Puzzle Bobble 2 was localized as Bust-A-Move Again and had all the graphics changes to remove Bubble Bobble characters.
It's perplexing.
But get this. The ROM for Puzzle Bobble 2 has all the graphics for Bust-A-Move Again already in it. In the arcade, the games were carts that plugged into a board like a Neo Geo and the region of the board will determine which version gets booted.
The ROM that has been floating around the internet since the dawn of time is Puzzle Bobble 2. No problem right? Bust-A-Move Again graphics are still there depending on the region right? Yes BUT the Puzzle Bobble 2 carts have all the graphics for BaMA, but none of the music!
SO when you run BaMA through MAME with the PB2 ROM, the music is fucked. It skips or just farts out completely

So guess what happens in Taito Legends 2?
Bust-A-Move Again's music is fucked. They cut corners and just have the ROM boot up according to region.
Bub is even shown on the goddamn box art despite BaMA not having Bubble Bobble characters!