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Whilst no Mario-beater, taken in context PC Genjin was first released a few years before Mario 3 or even the first Sonic. Put next to the original SMB I think it holds up well, especially graphically, and, importantly, has some original elements which separate it from the crowd of Mario wannabies from back then and make it still worth playing.
I think the Amiga version is best… never thought I’d hear myself say that after a BotP (unless of course the game originated on the Amiga). You mention about the colour reduction but in spite of this there are a number of graphical improvements, the gradient sky being one which looks much better on a CRT over a fuzzy composite signal. I wish Factor 5 (and similarly competent studios) had made more of a thing about bringing Japanese-developed games to the Amiga back in the day.
I think I’m going to give this a another go later today on my PCE Mini. That’s after I’ve ploughed a few more hours into Neutopia, of course.Last edited by samanosuke; 17-10-2021, 07:57.
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Yes the MD version is rather cut, but it's quite a bit more balanced I find and a lot more enjoyable. The arcade version is just to longer and seem to want you to pump as many coins in it as you can. It's closer to the original game than any other, but I always felt it was the worst game in the series.
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