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Title: what type of game would this be called?
Post by: blackevilweredragon on September 19, 2006, 12:41:22 PM

I remember there's a name for this type of thing, but I forget..

I have two copies of the Legend of Zelda for the NES..

I noticed one difference between the two.. The intro.. On one, the intro scrolls upward at 60fps, while the other cartridge scrolls up at 30fps..

What is that called again?

Title: what type of game would this be called?
Post by: NFG on September 19, 2006, 02:44:27 PM

Your question confuses the crap out of me, anyone else have any idea what he's asking?

Title: what type of game would this be called?
Post by: viletim! on September 19, 2006, 03:00:01 PM

I don't think I could scroll up a cartridge that fast...at least not with my bare hands. :)

Title: what type of game would this be called?
Post by: blackevilweredragon on September 19, 2006, 03:22:26 PM

What I'm trying to ask, is this..

One copy of Zelda.. When the screen fades at the intro, it shows a story in text, that scrolls up at a frame rate of 60fps.. But on my other copy of the game, it scrolls up at a frame rate of 30fps... (going the same speed, but the 30fps one you can notice the lower framerate, like i was watching a movie)

Title: what type of game would this be called?
Post by: kendrick on September 19, 2006, 05:54:19 PM

Like any other developer, Nintendo would update and revise the code in their released games and not tell anybody. There might be a bugfix, or a patch to fix compatibility with later hardware, or a minor translation or color fix. I think the original Zelda went through two such revisions, but I don't have that information in front of me from a reliable source. I'm certain that's the only thing you're observing here, and I don't believe there's specific terminology for it.

-KKC

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