Question about the Anthologies version of VI...

[SiberianKiss]

I was just wondering if the Anthologies version of FFVI has any other bonus material aside from the FMVs and Bestiary, such as a re-translation, higher level of difficulty, etc. I have both the SNES and Anthologies version, but I'd rather not waste my time with the Anthologies version and it's ridiculous loading time if there aren't any big differences between the two versions. Thanks in advance.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Besides the FMVs and bestiary, there's also a coliseum list, storyboards, and a chart showing the percentage of your battles in which each character participated.

[Memoria]

Besides the FMVs and bestiary, there's also a coliseum list, storyboards, and a chart showing the percentage of your battles in which each character participated.

Yuppers. The FMVs are beautiful. There are three: the opening, an ending that has a lot of the opera beautified, and a wonderful trailer with the vocal opera done in the background. That's enough to make me play through it. Well, I did anyway. That's how I unlocked them.

[Sasquatch]

I'd say go for it. It's a little better, cheap, and for a different system. Why not?

[KoShiatar]

You can rip all of the extra content (except from the Coliseum list, the moster list and the battle percentages, of course) via special programs, and then play the SNES version. It's the best thing to do in my opinion.

[Memoria]

You can rip all of the extra content (except from the Coliseum list, the moster list and the battle percentages, of course) via special programs, and then play the SNES version. It's the best thing to do in my opinion.

...but isn't that cheating/illegal?

Not that I'm gonna snitch.

[KoShiatar]

Not if you own the original game. In that case, it's just considered as backing up what is yours.

[Sephex]

Doesn't most instruction books say that backing up your games is illegal anyway?

[KoShiatar]

I've never read about that in any of my booklets. I might just have missed it or maybe the European law is different.

[SiberianKiss]

I've never read about that in any of my booklets. I might just have missed it or maybe the European law is different.

If I remember correctly, and that's a BIG if.....I think the gaming industry started cracking down hard on ROMS and the like, stating that even if you own the original cartridge, emulation is a form of piracy and is not legal. But I could be WAY off the mark here. My memory isn't what it used to be.

Thanks to everyone for the comments. The only problem I had with the Anthologies version is the amount of time it takes to get into your menu screen. Granted, if I'd never played FFVI before, I probably wouldn't have noticed (which, for me, was the case with FFV. I'd never played the game until just now, and the loading time didn't bother me, probable because I'd never played a ROM or the original cart). The opening FMV was very cool.