I couldn't find a thread on this, but it's a perennial gripe I have with the regional variation of the SNES cartridge & would like to see what everyone thinks! I just read on wiki that the PAL systems & their cartridges offer "approximately 16.7% slower gameplay" due to a difference in video Hz, but it's the design that I find strange too.
The NES cartridge's for PAL & NTSC regions look identical (as they do for the N64), but not so for the SNES. NTSC SNES cartridges have end labels & have a similar cut to the NES cartridges. The PAL SNES cartridges are cut more like the N64 cartridge (& dont have end labels)!
Wiki describes it as thus..."On a physical level, the cartridges [For the SNES] are shaped differently for different regions. North American cartridges have a rectangular bottom with inset grooves matching protruding tabs in the console, while other regions' cartridges are narrower with a smooth curve on the front and no grooves."
I think it might of been done to further Nintendo's desire to keep the region's separate form a marketing/business POV. Im not sure though. So, anyways!, I'd like to know which is your favorite from a aesthetic perspective (& i'll include the system too, though I understand this might be an inseparable issue)