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[-] pyre@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

some games did the opposite, when they ported to platforms with better hardware they would have improved graphics, longer intros, better sounds, maybe even extra levels. my favorite game of the time (still one of my favorites today) Prince of Persia is an example.

original apple II version:

popular dos version:

macintosh version:

SNES version:

[-] reptar@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

That is a cool example! Thanks for sharing

[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Fun fact about that specific example btw, it is the reason we got assasins creed series.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

what a great limited series of five games that was

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