Gabriel Pyron's Color Hacks!!! (Golden Axe, Street Fighter II, Final Fight CD, etc)

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Originally Posted by Silanda

I agree entirely, they squeezed a lot into that 8 Meg. It's just a shame Sega couldn't have waited a bit longer, given it a bigger cart, and then released a smoother, more impressive game that probably would have got a worldwide release.

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It's the other way around. The cartridge size depended upon whether the game would receive an international release or domestic release only. (I have to find the source for that quote but I am pretty sure it was in one of the interviews here at Sega-16)

Time certainly wasn't an issue. This was still the same team that did GA2 and they released this exactly 1,5 years after GA2. Either Sega of Japan was extremely generous about development time, or the game was downsized after being rejected for international release. - Or maybe both!

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Originally Posted by Barone

And what about that "animal", can you change it to use anything other than purple, please (in the name of God, for Christ's sake, etc...)???

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I like that purple actually ^ ^

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The desert one is even worse IMO.

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Loved that stage actually, haha, it looked like a desert should look, the colors were bright and vivid, and the day/night transition was awesome.

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Originally Posted by Barone

"Green Blanka! Green Blanka! Green Blanka! Green Blanka! (...)" :p

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hahaha I also very much wanted blanka in the correct color as the arcade over after two days trying I have not found a combination that did it justice.
That's why i left like all were accustomed ... the best result I've had is below. (This photo I had posted on another forum where some friends helped me with feedback)

Arcade
http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np...blanka-sp1.gif
Snes
http://www.superpcenginegrafx.net/im...ite_blanka.bmp
Hack
http://i.imgur.com/degR76A.png

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Originally Posted by Pyron

Hack
http://i.imgur.com/degR76A.png

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Wow much better colors! I always preferred a green Blanka over the MD's yellowish Blanka.

I like your colours more than the SNES colours!
Make that blanka happen.

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Originally Posted by Pyron

hahaha I also very much wanted blanka in the correct color as the arcade over after two days trying I have not found a combination that did it justice.
That's why i left like all were accustomed ... the best result I've had is below. (This photo I had posted on another forum where some friends helped me with feedback)

Arcade
http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np...blanka-sp1.gif
Snes
http://www.superpcenginegrafx.net/im...ite_blanka.bmp
Hack
http://i.imgur.com/degR76A.png

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Thanks a lot for your reply. You're very kind to have such an attention with my feedback.
That green Blanka looks awesome IMO! Not only for the tones but for the better shading too.

I just expressed my opinion but I could live with the original color too (and I also think you're entitled to keep the colors you like best; heck, you've done all the hard work so I'd respect that too), it's just that your hack was one green blanka shy from perfection IMO, hahahaha!

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Originally Posted by NeoVamp

Wow much better colors! I always preferred a green Blanka over the MD's yellowish Blanka.

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This.

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Originally Posted by Kamahl

I like your colours more than the SNES colours!
Make that blanka happen.

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Me too!
His hacked blue version was already better than the SNES' too IMO!

Green Blanka looks great

Green Blanka definitely looks better than Mountain Dew Blanka.

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Originally Posted by NeoVamp

Wow much better colors! I always preferred a green Blanka over the MD's yellowish Blanka.

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Originally Posted by Kamahl

I like your colours more than the SNES colours!
Make that blanka happen.

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Originally Posted by cowboyscowboys

Green Blanka looks great

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Originally Posted by Barone

Thanks a lot for your reply. You're very kind to have such an attention with my feedback.
That green Blanka looks awesome IMO! Not only for the tones but for the better shading too.

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Nice Guys!

I hear feedback from everyone because i try to do something that pleases most people, though not everyone like certain changes.

As our friend Christuserloeser not likes Guile stage here and in another forum friends do not like this Blanka I presented to you, so he did not enter.

So if I agree and if I can I change things according to the feedback of the crowd I do without problems,
in fact if more people leave their feedback would be easier to get better results overall.
Blanka later I try to debug and change the palette it again and post that version here only for you guys.

Pyron you have a good eye for colour

I don't understand why Capcom chose to go with the more yellow approach when it came to Blanka's colors.
all the art (arcade/snes/etc) always depicted him as a green monster. sure his arcade colors are half yellow and half green.
but when your console (MD) can't handle those colors you either choose between full yellow or full green.
and considering his art always shows him as green you'd think they go with.. green?

Not sure what was going on there.

Crapcom programmers were a bunch of morons.

I am not sure but I think he shares colors with the electrocution sprites and the HUD. Let's hope that's not the case?

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Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

I am not sure but I think he shares colors with the electrocution sprites and the HUD. Let's hope that's not the case?

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Yes i test it now and electrocution uses the main skin colors, but they can fix it using the pants colors or fonts colors or ui like you said
http://i.imgur.com/vLPZ9pG.png

What's the progress on Bloodlines? I'm really itching to see how that could turn out.

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Originally Posted by Barone

Crapcom programmers were a bunch of morons.

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they didn't really like the megadrive

Patch with green blanca is alive
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2090/

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Pyron again."
Thanks a lot!

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Originally Posted by GeckoYamori

What's the progress on Bloodlines? I'm really itching to see how that could turn out.

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0,05% =D

I'm trying to find a palette that let Eric as the original fine removing that green hair meaningless ...

Great work man, they look way better

Great work on these. Bloodlines was actually done by someone else years ago, I think I still have a rom with the hack, but can't find the thread now.

I meant to post a link earlier but 108 Stars beat me to it:

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Originally Posted by 108 Stars

RedAngel made some color hacking on Eidolon's Inn back in the day. One game he started on, but never finished is Castlevania. That game definitely needs a color hack, it is one of the worst MD games color wise.

There was also a tutorial there if anybody else wants to try:

Castlevania Screens: http://web.archive.org/web/201407022...reenshots&bl=y

Golden Axe screens: http://web.archive.org/web/201407022...reenshots&bl=y

Tutorial: http://web.archive.org/web/201407021...k+colours&bl=y

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Pyron's Golden Axe looks even better than RedAngels! I did a comparison. It's just amazing :)

Oh there it is, nice. And yeah, I agree :D

Thanks to all the points donated by reputation and good feedback.
I'm happy and feeling of duty successful:D

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Originally Posted by Pyron

Thanks to all the points donated by reputation and good feedback.
I'm happy and feeling of duty successful:D

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you wont be feeling so good when these retro gamers lock you in a small basement with a half eaten snicker, a video of friends and half a can of diet coke and ask you to do every game every released on the megadrive or their sit and fart on your face while consuming chilli and beans! "remember to be this good takes ages" - sega 1990?

^...okay then

yeah that wasnt weird at all

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Originally Posted by KitsuneNight

^...okay then

yeah that wasnt weird at all

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im just warning him

Iam right in thinking you have to eat chilli and beans to be approved here

Pyron, last night I played Golden Axe II from start to finish and it was awesome!
I've always criticized its graphics 'cause it was really ugly in some parts and clearly less consistent than the first Golden Axe's IMO. But now it actually looks like a proper sequel to the first game, with most of the enemies showing better shading than the first GA IMO, that heat haze effect in the cave stage, the PCM samples which don't cut the music anymore and the collision detection a bit more polished as well.
The third stage was really awful and now it looks quite good. The last stage (before the final boss) used to make my eyes bleed but now it's OK and I can actually distinguish the enemies from the walls, lol.
Hopefully you can do something like that for GAIII too.

Street Fighter II SCE with the green Blanka is also a relief to my eyes. His original oversaturated yellow-ish tones were annoying IMO and like Neovamp said, his original art has always been green, not yellow.

All in all it has been a superb contribution from you to the Mega Drive community, I'm enjoying these games a lot more now. Thanks a lot!

This is awesome! I'm gonna download these and put on my Everdrive and see if my friend sees any difference. I bet he won't :D.

*mandatory suggestion incoming*

With It Came from the Desert's physical release on the horizon, I think that's the most logical candidate, since the palettes in that game are rather generic. I'm sure Cinemaware would like it.

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

With It Came from the Desert's physical release on the horizon, I think that's the most logical candidate, since the palettes in that game are rather generic. I'm sure Cinemaware would like it.

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It is meant to get enhanced graphics anyway. :)
Wouldn't make too much sense to edit the palettes for it now, not knowing how much of the graphics will be changed. I'd rather be able to decide on changes as I go doing the pixel art ;)

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

This is awesome! I'm gonna download these and put on my Everdrive and see if my friend sees any difference. I bet he won't :D.

*mandatory suggestion incoming*

With It Came from the Desert's physical release on the horizon, I think that's the most logical candidate, since the palettes in that game are rather generic. I'm sure Cinemaware would like it.

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Originally Posted by 108 Stars

It is meant to get enhanced graphics anyway. :)
Wouldn't make too much sense to edit the palettes for it now, not knowing how much of the graphics will be changed. I'd rather be able to decide on changes as I go doing the pixel art ;)

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I agree, from what little I've seen in the game it uses few colors on the screen, the repetition of enemies is tremendous and has much to be improved. Since they will commercially launch the game today and has a team that will do this and they could care a little more polish these problems.

And of course, I'm a noob most would be happy to help in any way!

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Originally Posted by Pyron

I agree, from what little I've seen in the game it uses few colors on the screen, the repetition of enemies is tremendous and has much to be improved. Since they will commercially launch the game today and has a team that will do this and they could care a little more polish these problems.

And of course, I'm a noob most would be happy to help in any way!

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Don't hide your light under a bushel. You're doing great work here, you have a good eye for colors. :)
The problem with ICFTD would simply be: if there are new things drawn, or even just shadings changed everything adjusted for the old palette would be messed up. In color hacking you are limited to change the color value, you do not change where each shade is used. So when redrawing it might be very different combinations of colors from the palette on the assets.

Now I would like to start doing something with Bloodlines.
Many people ask me to try and improve the game in any way.
I really like the graphics on this game but really some segments can be improved.
The problem that has no where to base myself and everything will be based on my personal taste and I would also try to keep it as dark feeling of the game lcima.
I'll try but I will need your help...

Starting with Eric that the character that I use in this game.
The green hair original always bothered me and handed me a sense of the Nes game and I wanted to change .. plz help me with suggestions.

http://i.imgur.com/nn5wPqG.png

He's supposed to be blond right? So I'd say the middle is probably the better option.

Both look good but 2. seems to be the most natural MD-looking choice.

Yes! in all game cinema hes look like this...
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2.../Eric-Eric.png

Ok here go..
if someone can play the game and upload the screens of stages segments to reference and etc ill be nice.

Like barone did with GA2

Hey guys, what you think ?

orig
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xB2iCeUITi...EN%2529_03.pnghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDqmyhCkDl...EN%2529_04.png

hack
http://i.imgur.com/yedhiFS.png

Looking good so far. I never ever play as the Eric guy because to me it's just not Castlevania unless you have a whip.

stage1 orig/hack/hack option 2

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7VJFGJ76f7...EN%2529_05.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/i7cRqR4.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/29ufrgK.png

Gotta go with option 2, looking great!