Mr. Gimmick some graphics missing
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:44 pm
Wondering if anyone else can test the Mr. Gimmick (Europe) .nes rom and see if the bottom "stats" screen is messed up like mine?
Here's a screenshot of what it should look like:
And you can see mine at the bottom where it shows the score, inventory items, ect is all messed up:
I've read some versions used a special chip, I checked the "mapper" section of this forum but didn't see this game listed, does it look like a mapper issue?:
Here's a screenshot of what it should look like:
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- NODATE-Mr. Gimmick (Europe)_0001.png (216.99 KiB) Viewed 3009 times
source: https://www.mobygames.com/game/mr-gimmickRegional differences
The original Japanese version uses an extra mapper chip (Sunsoft 5B) with audio hardware used only in this game, providing extra sound channels for the music. The PAL release doesn't feature this chip, and instead has the music modified to use the base NES sound hardware.
The PAL release is still highly unusual in that it also uses a custom mapper chip called the Sunsoft FME-7. This chip is the same as the Sunsoft 5B but without the sound hardware. It is unusual because Nintendo didn't normally allow developers to use custom mapper chips in western releases, instead requiring them to reprogram their games for Nintendo's own MMC mappers. This is because Nintendo manufactured all cartridges in the west. Mr. Gimmick and Batman: Return of the Joker (which uses the same FME-7 mapper chip) are the only two official western NES releases to use custom mapper chips.