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UNHchabo: /* Virtual Console */ Clarifying PAL versions on Wii/WiiU only for PAL regions. NTSC is worldwide for later systems.

2024-07-19T02:11:01Z

‎Virtual Console: Clarifying PAL versions on Wii/WiiU only for PAL regions. NTSC is worldwide for later systems.

UNHchabo: Formatting

2024-07-11T22:57:45Z

Formatting

UNHchabo: VC details

2024-07-11T22:45:55Z

VC details

UNHchabo: Slightly more detail

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Slightly more detail

UNHchabo: Creating stub page, more detail to come later

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Creating stub page, more detail to come later

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The NTSC version of the game was released in North America for the Super Nintendo, and in Japan for the Super Famicom. These two releases of the game use the same ROM, just with different plastic shells to fit the different consoles.

The PAL version of the game was released in most other regions of the world, and is most notable for running at 50 frames per second instead of 60.

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 :''See: [[Emulators]]''
-Nintendo's official re-releases on Virtual Console or similar official emulators often included the PAL version on older systems (Wii, Wii U), and included the NTSC version on newer systems (SNES Classic, Switch).
+Nintendo's official re-releases on Virtual Console or similar official emulators often included the PAL version in PAL regions on older systems (Wii, Wii U), and included the NTSC version worldwide on newer systems (SNES Classic, Switch).
 The [[Timing#Version Differences|framerate]] on these systems varied from the originals, often running slightly slower.
 The ROM included with Virtual Console on some systems also had anti-flashing patches included, which can affect gameplay in some instances such as the [[Kraid]] Quick Kill.

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 == Virtual Console ==
-''See: [[Emulators]]''
+:''See: [[Emulators]]''
 Nintendo's official re-releases on Virtual Console or similar official emulators often included the PAL version on older systems (Wii, Wii U), and included the NTSC version on newer systems (SNES Classic, Switch).

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	In categories that include the opening cutscene, "French Text" is faster than "German Text".		In categories that include the opening cutscene, "French Text" is faster than "German Text".
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		+	== Virtual Console ==
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		+	''See: [[Emulators]]''
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		+	Nintendo's official re-releases on Virtual Console or similar official emulators often included the PAL version on older systems (Wii, Wii U), and included the NTSC version on newer systems (SNES Classic, Switch).
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		+	The [[Timing#Version Differences\|framerate]] on these systems varied from the originals, often running slightly slower.
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		+	The ROM included with Virtual Console on some systems also had anti-flashing patches included, which can affect gameplay in some instances such as the [[Kraid]] Quick Kill.

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		+	== NTSC ==
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	The NTSC version of the game was released in North America for the Super Nintendo, and in Japan for the Super Famicom. These two releases of the game use the same ROM, just with different plastic shells to fit the different consoles.		The NTSC version of the game was released in North America for the Super Nintendo, and in Japan for the Super Famicom. These two releases of the game use the same ROM, just with different plastic shells to fit the different consoles.
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		+	Either "English Text" or "Japanese Text" can be selected in the menu. Selecting "Japanese Text" adds subtitles to the several sections of the game. The only known time difference caused by this is during the opening cutscene, where it means four of the text cards require multiple button presses to scroll through. Since most categories skip the opening cutscene, the timesave from using "English Text" only applies to [[Tool Assisted Speedruns\|TASes]] and categories with a reset to Ceres like [[0%]].
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		+	== PAL ==

	The PAL version of the game was released in most other regions of the world, and is most notable for running at 50 frames per second instead of 60.		The PAL version of the game was released in most other regions of the world, and is most notable for running at 50 frames per second instead of 60.
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		+	The developers compensated for this lower framerate by giving Samus more speed per frame in order to keep her speed per second roughly similar. This extra speed per frame leads to a few categories that are exclusively possible on the PAL version, such as [[14% Iceboots]].
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		+	Since most speedruns are done on the NTSC version, far fewer resources are available for the PAL version, with only a few notes on room pages detailing differences, such as the [[Mt. Everest#PAL\|Everest Spark]].
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		+	In categories that include the opening cutscene, "French Text" is faster than "German Text".