@Boston_J This has the technical background that this area was left free in order to save storage space, as it was covered by the CRT televisions of the time anyway. Many NES and Master System games have this unused space of 8 pixels to the left and right, sometimes also at the top and bottom. In emulators such as Mesen, it is therefore possible to cut off this “overscan area”.
Why the worst? Haunted Castle was a good game for the time. You only should play the JAPANESE VERSION! The US version is absurdly hard. Just play Akumajou Dracula with easy settings.
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Re: 20 Years In The Making, Mario Adventure 3 Is The Ultimate Mario 3 ROM Hack
@Boston_J This has the technical background that this area was left free in order to save storage space, as it was covered by the CRT televisions of the time anyway. Many NES and Master System games have this unused space of 8 pixels to the left and right, sometimes also at the top and bottom. In emulators such as Mesen, it is therefore possible to cut off this “overscan area”.
Re: The Worst Castlevania Game Is Getting Remade
@KingMike Yes, I know the fact that Konami, Capcom etc. did the games a lot harder for the western markets. I wrote a long article about this topic last year (in german): https://www.dasklapptsonicht.de/reportage-warum-waren-spiele-im-westen-haeufig-schwerer-als-in-japan/
Re: The Worst Castlevania Game Is Getting Remade
Why the worst? Haunted Castle was a good game for the time. You only should play the JAPANESE VERSION! The US version is absurdly hard. Just play Akumajou Dracula with easy settings.