9th April 2004, 3:54 PM
I hope the music is improved, since the Wonderswan Color's sound was about NES level. The PS1 got REALLY improved music, and it sounds great, but the GBA isn't capable of the same thing so it would have to be redone again.
I may not get this if they don't add anything. In fact, I believe it may end up having less than the PS1 version (likely they will strip out the gallary and the FMVs). Portability is nice, but not worth the price of getting a game I already own.
Anyway, the SNES games would be nice, since the PS1 ports had much to be desired. Only IV managed to eliminate the load times, and only the US version at that. Well, Chrono Trigger also managed to get zero load times, but they added them for the US version... Keep this in mind, only FFVI added anything. Many sites incorrectly state that FFV and FFIV added bonus modes, but that's because, as far as I can tell, they only read about it from some main incorrect source that just jumped to conclusions. The only thing added to FFIV and FFV is the ability to dash by holding down the cancel button. Actually, V already had it, but you had to use the theif ability, so now when you run around with the thief ability you run at quad speed. Same with FFVI and the dash boots equipped. VI added a gallary (with some pics from V and one from IV), as well as a beastiary, a colloseum trade list, an esper list, and a lore list. While no real extras can be expected, at least the games will run correctly with no load times. No issues with sound or slowdown either. (Oh, contrary to an early faulty review, the mode 7 emulation is actually flawless on the PS1 ports, of all the problems they could have talked about, I wonder why they had to pick a nonexistant one?)
The only other issue is the smaller screen size that'll be needed to maintain resolution. I will say this. I REALLY hope that the Gameboy Player, which IS capable of being detected by GBA games (hence the rumble support in some of them), is capable of allowing a specially designed game to run in full screen mode.
Anyway, as has been said, FF3 is the only one I REALLY care about since that's the only one that has yet to be released here.
I may not get this if they don't add anything. In fact, I believe it may end up having less than the PS1 version (likely they will strip out the gallary and the FMVs). Portability is nice, but not worth the price of getting a game I already own.
Anyway, the SNES games would be nice, since the PS1 ports had much to be desired. Only IV managed to eliminate the load times, and only the US version at that. Well, Chrono Trigger also managed to get zero load times, but they added them for the US version... Keep this in mind, only FFVI added anything. Many sites incorrectly state that FFV and FFIV added bonus modes, but that's because, as far as I can tell, they only read about it from some main incorrect source that just jumped to conclusions. The only thing added to FFIV and FFV is the ability to dash by holding down the cancel button. Actually, V already had it, but you had to use the theif ability, so now when you run around with the thief ability you run at quad speed. Same with FFVI and the dash boots equipped. VI added a gallary (with some pics from V and one from IV), as well as a beastiary, a colloseum trade list, an esper list, and a lore list. While no real extras can be expected, at least the games will run correctly with no load times. No issues with sound or slowdown either. (Oh, contrary to an early faulty review, the mode 7 emulation is actually flawless on the PS1 ports, of all the problems they could have talked about, I wonder why they had to pick a nonexistant one?)
The only other issue is the smaller screen size that'll be needed to maintain resolution. I will say this. I REALLY hope that the Gameboy Player, which IS capable of being detected by GBA games (hence the rumble support in some of them), is capable of allowing a specially designed game to run in full screen mode.
Anyway, as has been said, FF3 is the only one I REALLY care about since that's the only one that has yet to be released here.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)