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NES case art
satoshi_matrix:
Holy crap! Although Gimmick is vastly superior on the Famicom *then again, what wasn't?* I'm very pleased to see the PAL NES release to get a cover. What's next? Ufouria cover? Haha.
For anyone who hasn't heard of Gimmick, load up an emulator and play a stage or two. Be amazed by the audio and ghe fluidity of the graphics. Then go on ebay and import yourself this beast.
This game is Sunsoft's best game, bar none. If you like Batman, Blaster Master or any of Sunsoft's other games, you shouldn't miss this one.
jprogram:
And... since Sunsoft had been risen from the dead to re-release Blaster Master on the Wii's Virtual Console, I hope they can thrive into uploading more, including those not available to North America.
BadChad:
--- Quote from: satoshi_matrix on June 29, 2010, 09:58:53 PM ---For anyone who hasn't heard of Gimmick, load up an emulator and play a stage or two. Be amazed by the audio and ghe fluidity of the graphics. Then go on ebay and import yourself this beast.
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I second this. The soundtrack in this game is definetly one of my all time favorites and the graphics are something else. I found out about this game a little over a year ago and it instantly became one of my favorites. This game is also quite a challenge. Good luck finding one on ebay tho. Ive yet to see a JAP copy on ebay. This is a tough game to find but is much cheaper than the PAL version.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: satoshi_matrix on June 29, 2010, 09:58:53 PM ---Although Gimmick is vastly superior on the Famicom
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Care to explain the differences?
--- Quote from: satoshi_matrix on June 29, 2010, 09:58:53 PM ---What's next? Ufouria cover? Haha.
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Actually if you look thru BadChad's covers there already is PAL and NTSC versions.
satoshi_matrix:
It's all about expansion audio.
Unlike the NES, the Famicom had no restrictions when it came to expansion audio, and many games have vastly superior audio on the Famicom as a result.
Sunsoft created Gimmick with the their own mapper and audio chip, the FME-7 which allowed for very smooth splitscreen and extremly high color depth. It also provided three extra sound channels, bringing the total available from four to seven.
The PAL release uses the MMC5, which has no ability for expansion audio.