maybe this is common knowledge. but hey.
I just noticed it. Namely that Nanjing's 2004 NES RPG, "Shui Hu Shen Shou" is nothing more than a ripoff of Vast Fame's 2001 GBC RPG .. which also happens to be titled "Shui Hu Shen Shou". Uncanny eh? I can't believe that never occurred to me until now.
comparisons from the first few mins:
..momotaro?
all the sprites are different for some reason. even though other graphics made it intact
Nanjing's really benefits from the higher resolution here - the mountain is covered by text boxes in V.Fame's for all but about 5 seconds of this scene.
from screenshots Nanjing's doesnt look too bad.. simplified in some places, but actually better in others thanks to the NES' higher resolution. but obviously thats not the whole story. Nanjing's also lacks the intro from the original, lots of animations are missing, and, of course, the music - V.Fame is (ahem) famed for its music. Nanjing isnt. What you get in Nanjing's port is one battle tune, and one other thats played absolutely everywhere else. And I havent played either version for more than five minutes, but I'd be very surprised if Nanjing's doesnt become horribly unbalanced later on. (your
pokemon monster thing at least has entirely different moves, which doesnt exactly bode well)
so, in conclusion, v.fame wins. this time, every time, forever.