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Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:08:25 2017 No.3880069 [Reply] [Original]

Does there exist an example of a Game Boy port being better than the original version? Help me think of one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:12:15 2017 No.3880071 >>3880069 Zelda: Link's Awakening

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:21:45 2017 No.3880081 >>3880071 Literally not a port in any possible way.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:34:14 2017 No.3880091 >>3880069 Dragon Quest III comes to mind, unless you're thinking strictly of GB and not GBC

>>	babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY Fri Mar 24 10:41:34 2017 No.3880102 If you're including GBC many people would consider the whole NES Classics series superior ports but others would harp hard on the lower resolutions so...

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:43:19 2017 No.3880104 >>3880069 Bionic Commando, but I'm using the word "port" very loosely here.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:44:50 2017 No.3880108 >>3880102 The NES Classics series was the Gameboy Advance, not the Gameboy Color.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:53:50 2017 No.3880117 >>3880102 How would the NES Classics series be better than the originals? Aren't they just straight ports with lower resolution?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:54:29 2017 No.3880120 >>3880069 Daikatana?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:57:45 2017 No.3880127 >>3880069 I remember hearing some of the disney games were better on GB, like ducktales 2 or maybe darkwing duck.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:57:54 2017 No.3880128

>>3880069
>Does there exist an example of a Game Boy port being better than the original version?

Off the top of my head:

>Tetris Flash / Tetris 2
The Game Boy port adds a new "puzzle" mode that doesn't exist in the Famicom version. It's a pretty elaborate addition to the game. The graphical style is also arguably more attractive, at least if you're using a Super Game Boy.

>Atomic Punk / Bomber Boy
I think this was the first Bomberman game released for Game Boy. In addition to being an original entry in the series, it also includes a straight up port of Famicom Bomberman. The port is tweaked to make levels slightly smaller in scope, which is arguably an improvement due to the game's slow pacing.

>Dig Dug
Adds a rearranged gameplay mode where you have to collect three keys to unlock the exit to each stage, all while surviving endless waves of pookas and fygars. I though it was much more enjoyable than arcade Dig Dug.

>Dragon Warrior / Quest I & II
Debatable, but there were a lot of changes for better or worse. Grinding in DQ1 is made easier by enemies giving more experience, and DQ2 gives the Prince of Cannock more sensible equipment options. Note: Although the box identifies this as a GBC game, it is in fact a dual-mode cart. (i.e. compatible with both original and Color hardware)

>Gargoyle's Quest II
Japan exclusive port of the Famicom game by the same title. A bonus level is added to this version.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 10:58:44 2017 No.3880129 A link to the past? It's the same game, but packed with a second game, also an extra dungeon.

>>	babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY Fri Mar 24 11:03:01 2017 No.3880140 >>3880108 Whoops yeah you're right. >>3880117 So yeah, the DQs and on GBC aren't really any better - but the FFs on GBA are. Is this a stealth GBA thread?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:04:41 2017 No.3880142 >>3880091 The only thing I can possibly think of that it has over the SFC version is that it has an official English translation.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:05:07 2017 No.3880145 >>3880140 >Is this a stealth GBA thread? No. You're the only one who brought up GBA.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:06:19 2017 No.3880146 >>3880142 Doesn't the GBC version have extra bonus content, like those board game mini-games or medals to collect? I played the game when it came out but never did the extra stuff.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:08:31 2017 No.3880148 Personally I prefer the gb version of return of the joker to the nes version, but they're completely different games.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:10:28 2017 No.3880150 File: 21 KB, 480x360, hqdefault.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Core game is faithful with a lot of improvements, but Challenge Mode is the real champ. Takes the game to a new level. Only major downside is the cropped screen.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:16:09 2017 No.3880158 >>3880142 >>3880146 GBC has Monster Medals and an extra dungeon, other than that they're basically the same games with different graphics

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:42:49 2017 No.3880204 >>3880150 The screen is cropped so bad that the game is unplayable.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:44:40 2017 No.3880207 >>3880204 >unplayable Nice hyperbole.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 11:44:51 2017 No.3880208 The NES version of SMB doesn't tell my horoscope, seems like a compelling upgrade to me

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:15:50 2017 No.3880270 >>3880204 Nah. It plays great, the screen crop really never hinders the gameplay. It just feels squashed compared to the original.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:28:58 2017 No.3880308 File: 26 KB, 250x251, Donkey_Kong_94_box_art.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Donkey Kong '94 Basically the arcade version plus about 90 more stages

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:30:48 2017 No.3880316 In comparison to NES version Ghosts and Goblins is a better game on GBC. Super Mario Deluxe it's also pretty good but in North cases fuck the field of vision

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:32:02 2017 No.3880320 >>3880316 >North Dumb phoneposter. I meant "both"

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:36:28 2017 No.3880326 >>3880069 Bionic commando, kinda? I think they're both good games, and honestly the gameboy one is different enough that it's pretty much not a port so much as just a new game, but it's marginally better than an already good game.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:42:52 2017 No.3880336 Blues Brothers

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:43:55 2017 No.3880341

>>3880204

You can shift the camera around. Since the game never allowed backtracking, just shift the camera ahead of Mario / Luigi and leave it there. That mostly solves any issues.

Also note that the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 included with this release had quite a few things toned down to make the game more manageable with the GBC's smaller resolution. (Although many changes were also done for compatibility with the original SMB engine's limitations)

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 12:45:29 2017 No.3880342

>>3880316
>In comparison to NES version Ghosts and Goblins is a better game on GBC.

Aside from having password saves, I didn't really care for this version. The difficulty was toned down, and I'm not sure that any changes were made to accommodate the smaller screen.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 13:03:33 2017 No.3880381
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Wayforward was supposed to port Xtreme Sports for the Dreamcast to the GBC, but it has nothing in common with the Dreamcast version except that it's extreme sports-themed. So I don't know if you can really call it a port. And it's subjective which one is better.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 13:05:14 2017 No.3880385 >>3880150 >>3880308 These.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 13:30:46 2017 No.3880432 The GBC version of Daikatana. Instead of an FPS it's a Zelda clone.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 13:42:03 2017 No.3880458 >>3880142 But, his point still stands. Is GBC port better than the original on NES? Yes it is.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 15:47:50 2017 No.3880698 >>3880140 >Is this a stealth GBA thread? No, you're just retarded >>3880142 So for the 99% of this board constantly bitching for translations it's infinitely better just on that point.

Anonymous Fri Mar 24 15:53:24 2017 No.3880709
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The GB version of Dr. Mario is better than the NES version. The NES version has wonky pill selection that just loves to give you the exact same yellow-red, or what other pill you don't need at the time, six times in a row, where as the GB version seems to have truly random pill selection. I've also seen others claim that the NES version has a certain input lag which makes beating the high level stages on the fast speeds just about impossible.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 24 23:30:53 2017 No.3881536 >>3880129 And the added sound effects of young link from ocarina. God, that just felt dirty and wrong.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:15:28 2017 No.3881691 >>3881574 I really don't understand the point of this post. It's obviously not serious but is too ballsy to be bait.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 01:28:32 2017 No.3881719 >>3880069 Not really a port, but the Gameboy version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a game than the NES version.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 03:34:39 2017 No.3881856 EVERY GOD DAMN TIME I SEE THAT BUN. I AM GOING TO GET MYSELF SOME CINNAMON BUNS.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 04:00:40 2017 No.3881881 >>3881856 >EVERY GOD DAMN TIME I POST HERE I BREAK THE 18+ RULE Some day, several years from now, that will change You'll still be breaking the shitposting rule though

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 04:07:01 2017 No.3881893 File: 23 KB, 250x223, 250px-GameWatchGallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This whole series. You get the original versions on one screen plus modern versions and extras.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 04:59:31 2017 No.3881947 >>3881881 I'm almost 30, can't a man crave cinnamon buns?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 05:03:25 2017 No.3881951 File: 95 KB, 300x300, Kid_Dracula_(cover).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Not necessarily a port, could be considered a sequel, but I think it qualifies. It's definitely superior to the famicom version.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 05:03:37 2017 No.3881952 >>3880128 That Dig Dug one sounds very interesting.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 07:33:17 2017 No.3882140 >>3881691 You're reading too far into it

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 10:56:01 2017 No.3882360 >>3881951 Have to agree, this one is better.

Anonymous Sat Mar 25 11:13:31 2017 No.3882379

>>3880709
>The NES version has wonky pill selection that just loves to give you the exact same yellow-red, or what other pill you don't need at the time, six times in a row

As bizarre as this sounds it's 100% true. Code for the generation of the stage layouts was basically copy-pasted into the code for pill selection. Thus because each loop of the level generation is weighted toward picking a color of germ that so far appears less, the next pill is more likely to be a color that the level "needs" (i.e. the germ the level has the least of) which is the opposite of what the player needs.

Basically the NES version is a broken piece of shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 11:16:47 2017 No.3882387 File: 3 KB, 160x144, 1488581773022.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3881952 I enjoyed (emulating) it. Good luck tracking down a physical copy though. Resellers want nothing less than your firstborn child for it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 25 15:04:11 2017 No.3882679 >>3882379 Good to know. Thanks, anon.

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