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NTSC was the envy of many European console gamers back in the pre-HD era, because a lot of game ports to PAL (50Hz) were dodgy and no longer ran at the speed th
by frou_dh 5y ago
NTSC was the envy of many European console gamers back in the pre-HD era, because a lot of game ports to PAL (50Hz) were dodgy and no longer ran at the speed the original game designers had intended, and/or were squashed between black borders at the top and bottom of the TV screen.
Importing a JPN/US console was not only to get access to region-exclusive titles!
- buggeryorkshire 5y agoYeah, having access to a TV / monitor that supported 60Hz was gold in the UK. That said, for broadcast TV, PAL looked far nicer - NTSC was named 'Never The Same Colour' for a reason.
- nsxwolf 5y agoI had an apartment in Sydney for awhile and got to experience PAL for the first time. I remember it looking really nice but it had this kind of uncomfortable strobing effect.
- Joe_Cool 5y agoFunny thing: it was the other way around for many C64 games. Many NTSC ports of the time played too fast and had aspect ratio issues. Music from many EU Scene Demos was 20% faster on a US C64. Good thing that's over.
- cloudedcordial 5y agoI grew up in the part of Asia that PAL was the standard. Kids beg their parents to buy an NTSC TV so that they can play Nintendo (Japanese version: the red and white one). I feel old.