Difference between revisions of "Puggsy/Comparisons"

From Sega Retro
Line 4: Line 4:
 
{{Comparison
 
{{Comparison
 
| image1=Puggsy Title.png
 
| image1=Puggsy Title.png
−
| image2=Notavailable.svg
+
| image2=Puggsy MCD Title.png
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game1=Mega Drive
 
| game2=Mega-CD
 
| game2=Mega-CD
 
| desc=
 
| desc=
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Localisation comparisons==
 +
===Mega Drive version===
 +
====Junior mode====
 +
The Junior mode, which is a short demo of the game for beginners accessible from the title screen, received many changes for the North American version of the game, likely to further decrease difficulty and make the mode more beginner-friendly.
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior Map.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior Map.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=The level structure of Junior mode and the featured levels are the most noticeable differences between both regional versions. The European version had four regular levels and one hidden level, which was moved to the fifth level in the North American version. As a result, the map had to be changed to accommodate this.
 +
 +
The available levels are listed below:
 +
}}
 +
{| class="prettytable"
 +
!Level
 +
!EU version
 +
!US version
 +
|-
 +
|'''Level 1'''
 +
|The Beach 3
 +
|The Beach 1
 +
|-
 +
|'''Level 2'''
 +
|The Cove 1
 +
|The Beach 3
 +
|-
 +
|'''Level 3'''
 +
|Darkskull Castle 3
 +
|Star Fall Lake 2
 +
|-
 +
|'''Level 4'''
 +
|Pyramids 3
 +
|Diamond Mines 1
 +
|-
 +
|'''Level 5'''
 +
|N/A
 +
|The Light House 2
 +
|-
 +
|'''Hidden Level'''
 +
|The Light House 2
 +
|N/A
 +
|}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior TheBeach3 1.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior TheBeach3 1.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=Of the two levels that are shared between both versions, The Beach 3 and The Light House 2, the European version keeps the item layouts as close as possible to those from the full game, while the North American version alters the layouts to make them easier. In this case, the staircase of barrels at the beginning of The Beach 2 has already been assembled.
 +
}}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior TheBeach3 2.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior TheBeach3 2.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=A stack of coins and extra lives was added at the exit gate. Additionally, the North American version plays the music from A Hidden Place for this level.
 +
}}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 1.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 1.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=The Light House 2 starts with a candle in front of Puggsy and five coins behind him in the European version. The North American version moves them to different places, as described below...
 +
}}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 2.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 2.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=The candle was placed in front of the bunsen burner, and the gas pipe has already been repaired.
 +
}}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 3.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 3.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=The coin slot already has coins deposited into it, and the coin on the left was moved to the right. The colour of the exit gate was changed from purple to yellow.
 +
}}
 +
{{Comparison
 +
| image1=Puggsy MD EU Junior SoPharaohSoGood.png
 +
| image2=Puggsy MD US Junior SoPharaohSoGood.png
 +
| game1=EU version
 +
| game2=US version
 +
| desc=Both versions end with a boss fight against So Pharaoh So Good, the boss of the Pyramids in the full game. The boss starts with a full health bar in the European version, while the North American version reduces it to one unit.
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 22:48, 17 July 2021

Back to: Puggsy.

Version comparisons

Title screen

Puggsy Title.png

Mega Drive

Puggsy MCD Title.png

Mega-CD

Localisation comparisons

Mega Drive version

Junior mode

The Junior mode, which is a short demo of the game for beginners accessible from the title screen, received many changes for the North American version of the game, likely to further decrease difficulty and make the mode more beginner-friendly.

Puggsy MD EU Junior Map.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior Map.png

US version

The level structure of Junior mode and the featured levels are the most noticeable differences between both regional versions. The European version had four regular levels and one hidden level, which was moved to the fifth level in the North American version. As a result, the map had to be changed to accommodate this.

The available levels are listed below:

Level EU version US version
Level 1 The Beach 3 The Beach 1
Level 2 The Cove 1 The Beach 3
Level 3 Darkskull Castle 3 Star Fall Lake 2
Level 4 Pyramids 3 Diamond Mines 1
Level 5 N/A The Light House 2
Hidden Level The Light House 2 N/A

Puggsy MD EU Junior TheBeach3 1.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior TheBeach3 1.png

US version

Of the two levels that are shared between both versions, The Beach 3 and The Light House 2, the European version keeps the item layouts as close as possible to those from the full game, while the North American version alters the layouts to make them easier. In this case, the staircase of barrels at the beginning of The Beach 2 has already been assembled.

Puggsy MD EU Junior TheBeach3 2.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior TheBeach3 2.png

US version

A stack of coins and extra lives was added at the exit gate. Additionally, the North American version plays the music from A Hidden Place for this level.

Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 1.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 1.png

US version

The Light House 2 starts with a candle in front of Puggsy and five coins behind him in the European version. The North American version moves them to different places, as described below...

Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 2.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 2.png

US version

The candle was placed in front of the bunsen burner, and the gas pipe has already been repaired.

Puggsy MD EU Junior TheLightHouse2 3.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior TheLightHouse2 3.png

US version

The coin slot already has coins deposited into it, and the coin on the left was moved to the right. The colour of the exit gate was changed from purple to yellow.

Puggsy MD EU Junior SoPharaohSoGood.png

EU version

Puggsy MD US Junior SoPharaohSoGood.png

US version

Both versions end with a boss fight against So Pharaoh So Good, the boss of the Pyramids in the full game. The boss starts with a full health bar in the European version, while the North American version reduces it to one unit.

References


Puggsy

Puggsy Title.png

Main page | Comparisons | Maps | Hidden content | Bugs | Development | Magazine articles | Reception | Promotional material | Region coding | Technical information | Bootlegs


Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: V0.1a prototype
Retrieved from "https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=Puggsy/Comparisons&oldid=698708"