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Video games are often released in different versions in different territories. The obvious way to do this is to program a different version of the game for each territory. But there's also a shortcut: release the exact same game in different locations, and program it so that the game does different things depending on what system it's played on. |
Video games are often released in different versions in different territories. The obvious way to do this is to program a different version of the game for each territory. But there's also a shortcut: release the exact same game in different locations, and program it so that the game does different things depending on what system it's played on. |
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In some cases (not, unfortunately, the PS3), it's possible to modify a game system with a switch (or even in some cases a converter) that lets the user ''select'' whether the system is domestic or imported. The user can then buy one game locally and make it play as either a domestic or import version by flicking the switch. This first became widely known during the [[Sega Genesis]] era. A decent [[Emulation|Emulator]] will let the user pick what country the emulated system pretends to be. |
In some cases (not, unfortunately, the PS3), it's possible to modify a game system with a switch (or even in some cases a converter) that lets the user ''select'' whether the system is domestic or imported. The user can then buy one game locally and make it play as either a domestic or import version by flicking the switch. This first became widely known during the [[Sega Genesis]] era. A decent [[Emulation|Emulator]] will let the user pick what country the emulated system pretends to be. |
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Systems which do this include: |
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== [[MSX]] == |
== [[MSX]] == |
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* ''[[Gradius|G Gofer no Yabou Episode II]]'' becomes ''Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction'' |
* ''[[Gradius|G Gofer no Yabou Episode II]]'' becomes ''Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction'' |
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