It is kind of odd since there were already some compositions in the NTSC version that sounded like music from the SNES version. For a while I just assumed that the PAL version just switched some themes around but no they've been totally replaced.
Thoughts on Wario's Woods?
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True. And despite the popular assumption, not all PAL games had slower tempo than NTSC, mostly just the earlier ones.
What mainly bothers me is when a soundtrack is native to PAL territory (European, Australian, etc.) but it is only circulated around the internet at a turbo-charged rate (faster than the composer originally wrote it or intended).
Whoa... I never realised it until now, but Wario's Woods does have really good music. (I have never played Wario's Woods)
It's just so random, I mean with let's say, the US Sonic CD soundtrack I at least see a mindset behind the decision to create a new OST for a select part of the world (even if I disagree with it.), but with NES Wario's Woods it's just so out of the blue, pointless and even inconsistent, since a few songs like the Round Clear theme are still the same.
A really odd move indeed.
A really odd move indeed.
It's really not that crazy when you rule out the possibilities...
Perhaps the audio staff at R&D1 composed too many tracks for the game, yet they still wanted to use them. So rather than waste their work, they made them exclusive to the PAL version. Another possibility is there might have been a difference of opinion or disapproval among the staff.
I guess it's not that weird when you consider how common regional differences in games used to be back then, I guess Wario's Woods just strikes me as odd since it's a case where it's neither commonly documented, nor adressed by Nintendo themselves.
Becuase, the woods belong to Wario. Also that the main antogonist is Wario as well, so...yeah.
Wario's Woods... Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine... It is misleading to consumers, but not been able to play as the titular character isn't a bad thing. They are the biggest plot device and tie the game's scenario together. (Also, this was made when Wario's home studio was trying to get him off the ground and make him known)
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Same reason Donkey Kong actually stars Mario, Metroid actually stars Samus, and The Legend of Zelda actually stars Link.
Nintendo just be weird like that sometimes.
Yikes Spike
Not related with Wreck it Ralph.
Would be more fitting on the Wario Land section?Just gonna leave this here, because it's awesome (and it doesn't fit into either of the fan art threads) :
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https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/966009717796626432
It's a very small thing, but I always really do appreciate to see Wario's Woods acknowledged, even if it's just for a small trivia tidbit.
Indeed. At least they don't pretend it never existed, like they do with... well, you know.
Yikes Spike
Not related with Wreck it Ralph.
Wario Blast is the most ambitious crossover on existence, Marvel can suck it.
I was referring to Virtual Boy Wario Land.
You know what they should do?
Make a huge "weird SNES puzzle game spin-offs" compilation.
With Wario's Woods, Kirby's Avalanche, Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Tetris Attack, Yoshi's Cookie, maybe even throw Dr. Mario in there.
Make a huge "weird SNES puzzle game spin-offs" compilation.
With Wario's Woods, Kirby's Avalanche, Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Tetris Attack, Yoshi's Cookie, maybe even throw Dr. Mario in there.