Did You Know…?
EDIT: Haha, April Fools!
So I’ve been talking to people from all around the world since I started PK Bloggin’!, because no matter where you are, there’s people who love games. I was talking to a young lady from Japan, Yonichi Kiyotsukete, about how much we love old platformers, and she told me something I had never known: Japanese side-scrollers go from right to left, instead of left to right.
She said that’s how they’ve always been, but when the games are released in Western countries, they’re flipped. In Japan, books are read from right to left, so it’s how they naturally perceive progression. However, Japanese game companies didn’t think Western audiences would get that same sense of progression and adventure from going the opposite way that they’re used to reading, so the games are flipped before their North American and European releases.
This was actually why there was a push for 3D games, because they would never need to be flipped! Pretty neat, huh?
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Holy crap. That’s pretty neat! Now I kinda want to try a backwards side-scroller.
What about Twilight Princess? Huh? HUH?
Huh. That’s really interesting. I had no idea! Thanks for informing all of us, Joe.
UNLESS THIS IS JUST A CLEVERLY CRAFTED APRIL FOOLS JOKE. >:O
Ahhh, you got it.
I was wondering how long it’d take. Hahahaha.
The big giveaway is I got the tip from “Yonichi Kiyotsukete,” which in Japanese is “Four One Be Careful!”
Ohohoho! I get the Joke!
It’s not really backwards at all!
I missed the Multiplayer Game night.
You should give more warning next time. ;_;
Well, that screenshot is backwards, I Photoshopped it. I put effort into this one.
Gah! I’ve been juked! Next time, I won’t fall prey to your tricks, Joe! But I must admit, it takes skill to trick the Overlord! So for this one, I give you props.
I could help with pics.
My PhotoBucket is bursting with stuff.
Heh, I had a feeling this was a joke. I’ve played lots of platformers only released in Japan, and they all go left to right. Either this was a joke, or your friend didn’t know what she was talking about.