The Stuff of DreamsThe Stuff of Dreams

Posted on Jun 13th 2011 at 08:59:56 PM by (ReddMcKnight)
Posted under PowerGlove, NES, USA, Japan, Comparison

After a long hiatus, I am back at last. Why have I been gone? Recent events, such as a passing in my family, and events with friends, prevented me from returning sooner. All things considered, I'm actually doing alright. Now, enough about my life, onto the article.

The Power Glove: A controller (if you will), that is hated by everyone. Well, except for myself. As far as I know, it was only released in the USA and Japan, but have you ever stopped to think that there may be differences between the US's and Japan's? If you have, then your correct. There are differences. We'll start with some information and pictures:

US - Made by Mattel
JP - Made by PAX

[img width=700 height=283]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG2.jpg[/img]

US - Does not have Words or Symbols
JP - Does have Words and Symbols

[img width=456 height=706]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG3.jpg[/img]

[img width=666 height=529]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG4.jpg[/img]

US - Has white material inside
JP - Has black material inside

[img width=700 height=405]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG5.jpg[/img]

US - Uses NES Input
JP - Uses Famicom Input

[img width=308 height=382]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG7.jpg[/img]

[img width=440 height=410]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG6.jpg[/img]

US - Junction Box has logo and help-line Phone Number
JP - Junction Box has logo only

[img width=700 height=296]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/DarkTheThief/PG8.jpg[/img]

But do the Gloves work differently from each other? Just a little bit. They both have the same Program Inputs for every game, but the big difference is this: The JP one works better than the US one. After testing several games with both, I found that the JP one was generally more reliable than the US one. The JP one has slightly better centering, and it's general functionality is better.

Well, that's it for this entry. This is ReddMcKnight, signing off!


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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