Would people even give enough of a damn about this for it to be on the wiki?

[SiFi]

So okay here's the deal. Every Nintendo-published Game Boy game released before the Super Game Boy wasn't designed with that peripheral in mind, obviously. But if you do play them on SGB, it gives the game a pre-loaded palette. And the same thing happens with Game Boy games not designed with the GBC in mind, so they get custom palettes too. I took a bunch of screenshots with intent to put them in each game's gallery section or maybe make a new gallery for them on the console's page. But once I'd taken them all, I went to the wiki and thought, would people even care? Is this something worth documenting on the wiki?

So here I'd like y'all to answer that question and say what you think should be done with these images:

Spoiler: SGB Screenshots

Spoiler: GBC Screenshots

If you don't understand what I'm saying I get that it's a mess.

 

[DragonFreak]

Ok, so you are saying that the games actually look different on the GBC than the GB? Enough so that we should document how different it looks?

 

[SiFi]

I think so.

 

[Walkazo]

That's actually pretty interesting. I've always played the GB games on GBCs and GBAs and never once thought "uhhh, why is this colourful?" But turning on SML2 right now (because that's what's plugged into the thing), yep, colours everywhere. The images can definitely go in the respective games' galleries; the Super Game Boy page already mentions that you can mess around with the colour given to non-SGB-compatible games, but comparisons for the three platforms (original GB, SGB and GBC) on the Game Boy and/or the GBC pages would be interesting addition(s), I think.

 

[Glowsquid]

Is this something worth documenting on the wiki?

Yes.

 

[Ray Trace]

Re: Would people even give enough of a dang about this for it to be on the wiki?

I always played Pokemon on a Game Boy Color and never once did I question why Pokemon Blue looked blueish compared to Pokemon Red's red tints

 

[SiFi]

It's especially neat in the Kirby games, where his simple palette means they can color him spot-on.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

Re: Would people even give enough of a dang about this for it to be on the wiki?

hell yes.

I remember when I was playing Pokemon Blue on the Game Boy Color, the screen turned into a different color when I went into a different place.

This is worth it.

 

[EctoBiologist]

Wow neat I'll try out the super game boy palletes with some games.

 

[freakworld]

I've always played the GB games on GBCs and GBAs and never once thought "uhhh, why is this colourful?"

I always played Pokemon on a Game Boy Color and never once did I question why Pokemon Blue looked blueish compared to Pokemon Red's red tints

Well that probably depends on if youve played the B&W versions before the colored ones.

Because color is arguably a big factor.

 

[Ray Trace]

Re: Would people even give enough of a dang about this for it to be on the wiki?

Well that probably depends on if youve played the B&W versions before the colored ones.

Because color is arguably a big factor.

Well the only Game Boy I had was Color

so yeah that splains it

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Re: Would people even give enough of a dang about this for it to be on the wiki?

I noticed that the 3DS virtual console also plays them like they're on a GBC.

 

[Lakituthequick]

I noticed that the 3DS virtual console also plays them like they're on a GBC.

It's funny because that isn't the case when I play them. I can only choose the color of the background: gray or green.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Re: Would people even give enough of a dang about this for it to be on the wiki?

Actually, wait, I was playing a GBC game. Don't worry.