Posted: 4/11/2022 9:06 PM
(Edited: 4/11/2022 9:08 PM)
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I noticed that the recent run of Anarchy was published as (Europe) C64 instead of just C64 like all the other current publications. I'm assuming it was given this label because it's a PAL run. However, some other C64 publications also use PAL mode but aren't labeled this way. So, it made me wonder which of the following methods should be the appropriate way of labeling C64 runs? 1) Labeled as (Europe), (USA), etc. 2) Labeled as (NTSC), (PAL) 3) Not Labeled with anything other than just the system C64 (like all other current runs besides Anarchy). The reason I ask is due to how the site handles games that run equally well in both NTSC and PAL modes: We currently (and appropriately so, in my opinion) accept a run to be made in either mode--regardless of where the game was made/released--as long as it works, without introducing glitches. Runs are accepted this way because the real software/cartridges of such games will work on the real hardware of either region--unlike consoles (NES, Genesis, etc.) where it's typically not possible to play cartridge releases from one region on the opposite region system without physically modifying the system. Because of this policy, I contend that (if a label is even necessary in the frist place) option 2 above (PAL/NTSC) would be better than using location notation (USA/Europe). I am curious to hear other's thougts on such labeling.
Posted: 4/11/2022 10:32 PM
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It's probably only labeled this way because a game entry was created for it whereas that wasn't as much of a thing for previous C64 movies. It wasn't a deliberate choice. If the information on the game page isn't exactly accurate that can be edited.
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