Retro Gaming and the Developer Intent Conundrum

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Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxOn-d4k4hM


Game:
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (1991)
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Many thanks to Keiyuu from the RetroTINK Discord for bringing the PS1 manuals to my attention!

I really wanted to take a look at the conundrum of developer intent with retro games - I've heard so much about it lately and I often have more questions than answers. This video isn't a dig at anyone who wants to play a game in their own way.

Please keep any comments civil! If you want to go along with what the developers intended, that's absolutely fine - if you prefer it a different way, that's also fine!

BTW - Yes, I know the scanlines are misaligned in that last clip from Bebe's Kids :D
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Featuring Music From:
DoReMi Fantasy - SNES
Metal Slug - Neo Geo
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - Game Boy
Castlevania Dracula X - SNES
Bomberman World - PS1
Thunder Force IV - Mega Drive
Plok! - SNES
Silent Hill - PS1
Streets of Rage 2 - Mega Drive
Ridge Racer Type 4 - PlayStation
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Image Credits:
PS1 RF Adapter:
Alphathon (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PlayStation_RF_adapter.jpg), „PlayStation RF adapter“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

Composite Cables:
Image by https://pixabay.com/users/publicdomainpictures-14/?utm_source=link-attribution from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution

Image by https://pixabay.com/users/wikimediaimages-1185597/?utm_source=link-attribution from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution

S-Video Cable
“S-Video Cable - 9 feet” by Adafruit Industries, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Component Cables:
Image by https://pixabay.com/users/publicdomainpictures-14/?utm_source=link-attribution from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution

SCART Cables:
Image by https://pixabay.com/users/publicdomainpictures-14/?utm_source=link-attribution" from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution

CRT:
Photo by Anete Lusina: https://www.pexels.com/photo/vintage-tv-set-placed-on-stone-barrier-5721865/

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Display Type
02:33 - Aspect Ratio
05:09 - Video Signal
09:01 - My Point of View
11:51 - Outro



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