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[boredJonathan]

I just got a new GameCube and wanted to go back and pick up Metroid Prime before MP2:E comes out, but I thought I remember reading somewhere that the PLayer's Choice version was better in some way. After doing some googeling and finding nothing of signifigance, I figured someone here might know. Any ideas?

 

[TekunoRobby]

General bug fixing. Some users experienced a lot of lockups related to the door loading that the game had. That's about all I know.

 

[Alcibiades]

no difference, same thing, but a good game nonetheless, pick it up...

 

[Alcibiades]

General bug fixing. Some users experienced a lot of lockups related to the door loading that the game had. That's about all I know.

ok, that's news to me, I bought it at launch and don't remember any bugs or lockups, but can you point to where this fix was mentioned or stated? I might consider picking up another copy if there's a chance that would happen and they fixed it...

 

[M3wThr33]

One of the longer elevators in the game wasn't meant to be taken so many times, and had some checking in it disabled, so there was a small chance that there'd be a ram overflow somewhere and it'd lockup.

 

[Greenpanda]

Doesn't the Player's Choice version also have a lot of the chances to sequence break removed? I guess those are bugs to Nintendo, but they're features to a lot of people. If you're interested in that sort of thing, you'd probably want the original.

 

[TekunoRobby]

ok, that's news to me, I bought it at launch and don't remember any bugs or lockups, but can you point to where this fix was mentioned or stated? I might consider picking up another copy if there's a chance that would happen and they fixed it...

No sorry, I experienced zero problems with the game but I do remember people complaining about the issue I mentioned and hearing about the PC title fixing the bugs in the original release.

EDIT: YES that's right, a lot of the sequence breaking was removed in the PC version.

Here's a link to the differences between the original release and the PC version:
http://www.metroid2002.com/version_differences_arboretum_runic_gate.php
http://www.metroid2002.com/sequence_breaking_introduction.php
The first URL points you to the first point in the list. Check the list on the right which lists each area to see everything.

 

[xsarien]

If you were "lucky" (like me), the original release of the game locked up if you took a specific elevator at a specific point in the beginning of the game. It was a completely random thing, and it only pops up when you first start, so it's not a huge, huge mega issue.

Nice to know that it was fixed, though.

 

[Bobety]

I thought they also added in the voiceovers for the intro/ending from the PAL version?

 

[Rahul]

Doesn't the Player's Choice version also have a lot of the chances to sequence break removed? I guess those are bugs to Nintendo, but they're features to a lot of people. If you're interested in that sort of thing, you'd probably want the original.

That's what the Sequence Breakers say, anyway.

 

[TekunoRobby]

That's what the Sequence Breakers say, anyway.

Check my links, there are confirmed changes to the original that disable some sequence breaking.

 

[boredJonathan]

Nah sequence breaking isn't important to me, I had just gotten the impression that there was something more substantial in the differences. Thanks for the heads up..

 

[Cold Shadow]

PAL version is harder. NTSC Is for teh crybaby's