Another Mode 0 CPC mock up of a Mode 1 game. I always felt the CPC owners got sorta cheated with R-Type. We got a version lacking in color, with minimal sound and a very small screen. C64 owners got a large screen, more color (though still the drab C64 palette) and a decent soundtrack. Wanted to make up a screenshot showing how R-Type could have looked on the old Amstrad. 16 colors 160x240 'wide pixel' resolution. Used a shot of the original arcade game as reference. Ships were easy but the tiles at the bottom were very hard since the original arcade version used a sort of beigey color scheme for those. The CPC doesn't have those colors. The C64 version used greyscale for that part. The CPC only has 1 grey. So I had to improvise with different colors. It's a matter of opinion if my choices worked or not but I think they look fine and theres actually more detail in this than the original higher res CPC version so I'm pleased with it. Been told that it looks closer to the arcade game than the C64 version does so even better.
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Victor Rojo (Level 10 King Ghidorah) @ 11/30/2008 19:30
The black circle was in the original explosion sprite too and is probably where the explosion starts sort of ending. With the black area expanding until the explosion is gone.
Also... what Hellsing sprites? You mean the anime series? I've never done anything based on that.
No replies? I'd say you got a bit jibbed here mate. I guess there's no appreciation for this type of stuff around here... I may not have been around to sprite on these systems, but I have made a few pieces emulating the same restrictions, and so I can definitely comprehend some of the difficulties that one comes across. I'm going to agree with you on the bottom tiles' colours, they work together quite nicely. The AA on the energy beam (furtherst on the right) could use some improvement. I really don't understand why there's a black circle in the explosion (it is an explosion I assume) Overall pretty nice, now upload your Hellsing sprites!
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i remember; I LOVE IT !! 5/5