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Why two Prince of Persia entries?

RalfRalf
edited June 2010 in Infoseek database
Is there really a need to hold two database entries for:

Prince of Persia:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003874

and

Prince of Persia Playable Demo:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013014

?


This is the same game from the same author, just a demo version and full version.

I checked other games which had demo version released (for example Robocop, Lemmings, Operation Wolf) and the full versions and demo versions
are merged in one entry.

What's the rule?
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  • milemile
    edited June 2010
    Ralf wrote: »
    Is there really a need to hold two database entries for:

    Prince of Persia:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003874

    and

    Prince of Persia Playable Demo:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013014

    ?


    This is the same game from the same author, just a demo version and full version.

    I checked other games which had demo version released (for example Robocop, Lemmings, Operation Wolf) and the full versions and demo versions
    are merged in one entry.

    What's the rule?

    they do look different. was it a demo in the sense it was showing what to expect or just the first level like in other types of demo
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited June 2010
    Not sure what the rule is but I did notice that the game and demo are a year apart ... also the REMARKS section links both together.
  • LCDLCD
    edited June 2010
    Oooh, I see, there is missing the Never released PoP version from Entropy. It is completly different from the russian versions (Yes, there are multiple).
  • mheidemheide
    edited June 2010
    mile wrote: »
    they do look different. was it a demo in the sense it was showing what to expect or just the first level like in other types of demo

    Earlier I heard the demo and full game had so radically different code that there should be two entries.
    I must say I haven't tested it, so this could be incorrect.
  • milemile
    edited June 2010
    mheide wrote: »
    Earlier I heard the demo and full game had so radically different code that there should be two entries.
    I must say I haven't tested it, so this could be incorrect.

    the only differences i see are more sound, better color and some more objects eg flaming torches. other than that they are pretty similar, but it certainly isn't just the first few levels.
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