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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is a cool example! Thanks for sharing

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago

what a great limited series of five games that was