Paprium: The Official Thread Mk 2

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Originally Posted by EPSYLON EAGLE

Is today the reveal date?

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If you do not live somewhere with GMT, then according to that tweet yes. Either it is 7:00pm or 8:00pm est time. Only reason i say possibly 8:00pm is place's other then the USA do not have daylight's savings time.

If you live in a GMT zone it is midnight the 27th which in turn makes it the 28th.

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Originally Posted by zredgemz

If you do not live somewhere with GMT, then according to that tweet yes. Either it is 7:00pm or 8:00pm est time. Only reason i say possibly 8:00pm is place's other then the USA do not have daylight's savings time.

If you live in a GMT zone it is midnight the 27th which in turn makes it the 28th.

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Thanks!

What's up with the letters on the countdown clock?

The time is in hexadecimal. Why, I don't know. Maybe because Fonzie thinks it's cool.

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Originally Posted by Barone

For sure. And packed pixel always comes in handy for situations like this.
Since the beginning of the development Fonzie said stuff taunting the Neo Geo. I think that's the technical level he's aiming at - there's some claims about how often they would be updating the animation frames on screen as well.

I believe he pushed to do something that by the moment you start playing and see things moving around you'll realize it's on a whole new level (not only in terms of how much stuff appears on the screen at once, but also in terms of how often it updates and moves things).
What I'm expecting here is something in the lines of MD's Mickey Mania vs SNES Mickey Mania: while both games update the screen at 60 fps, all characters animate in a noticeably higher frame rate on the MD.
When they released that tea time video you could already notice something on how quickly the enemies and objects would bounce up and down (getting blurry in that 30 fps video); the video didn't seem to be fast forwarded.

There's also a little graphical glitch at around 0:14 of that video in the right part of the screen which seems to suggest he was updating the background tiles as the screen scrolls. This is also something that got a few references during the development (how he was trying to expand the background by making a more dynamic use of the VRAM); it's a technique that very few MD games really explored (Sonic 3D Blast is insane in such regard) and none of the beat'em ups IIRC.

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I see you spotted the graphics glitch too. It's an interesting evolution, I wasn't aware 3D Blast used anything dynamic? Where about? Special Stages? I'm keen to see how this all works in practice.

T H E
TIME
I S
Coming!

7pm est can not come fast enough for me.

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q44c...ature=youtu.be
https://soundcloud.com/groovemaster303/paprium-music-sampler-v2

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Originally Posted by matteus

I wasn't aware 3D Blast used anything dynamic? Where about? Special Stages?

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The main game itself. The graphics format supports up to 4096 unique tiles (for context, that's twice the size of video memory), so it streams in tiles as you move around. The big downside is that all those tiles are uncompressed in the ROM so they can be streamed. They make the bulk of the ROM and the reason why it's 4MB =/ (and why the Sega chant was replaced by the Sega scream)

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Originally Posted by Sik

The main game itself. The graphics format supports up to 4096 unique tiles (for context, that's twice the size of video memory), so it streams in tiles as you move around. The big downside is that all those tiles are uncompressed in the ROM so they can be streamed. They make the bulk of the ROM and the reason why it's 4MB =/ (and why the Sega chant was replaced by the Sega scream)

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Wow that's neat! I never knew about this :) Ahh explains the huge cart then!

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Originally Posted by Sik

They make the bulk of the ROM and the reason why it's 4MB =/ (and why the Sega chant was replaced by the Sega scream)

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And yet they put an FMV movie on the thing too, talk about priorities.

EDIT: That sampler... I can't believe Fonzie let you post that xD. Sounds awesome as expected.

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

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Fantastic.

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

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Wow, that Ludacris sample is really high quality.

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

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Wow, this is top notch.

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q44cXbcyWD8&feature=youtu.be
https://soundcloud.com/groovemaster303/paprium-music-sampler-v2

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Alright ! Excelent partner ; )

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

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I wouldn't have had anyone else than GM303 and Jredd making this soundtrack. It's a sure score! Pun intended. :)

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Originally Posted by Kamahl

That sampler... I can't believe Fonzie let you post that xD. Sounds awesome as expected.

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Yeah, I've been chatting with Fonz for a few days and he asked me to create and share this new sampler. He'll be pushing more links around the web once the timer on the website counts down so it can go hand in hand with he has planned. Because of the sheer amount of great people on here I figured i'd chuck up the slightly early link before I call it a night as it's been an incredibly long weekend for me work wise.

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Originally Posted by TulioAdriano

I wouldn't have had anyone else than GM303 and Jredd making this soundtrack. It's a sure score! Pun intended. :)

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Thanks Tulio, it was great working with you, without you this soundtrack wouldn't be what it is.

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Originally Posted by XGoldenboyX

Alright ! Excelent partner ; )

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Thanks man, I'm glad to be part of the team.

WM site update under way.

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Originally Posted by TulioAdriano

I wouldn't have had anyone else than GM303 and Jredd making this soundtrack. It's a sure score! Pun intended. :)

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Right On Tulio!

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Originally Posted by Kamahl

And yet they put an FMV movie on the thing too, talk about priorities.

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The FMVs are surprisingly small for what they are. It's nothing compared to how much was spent on level graphics.

Check your email folk's, investor emails are going out.

Multiple game modes, 24 Levels, up to 5 Selectable Characters! You can play in co-op with one or two players.

very neat!

Dear barone,

We are few hours away from the big revealing of PAPRIUM.

http://www.paprium.com

PAPRIUM is available in three different editions (INVESTORS, LIMITED, CLASSIC).What about yours?

Here are the details for the INVESTOR's edition. Each game copy includes:
- The 80-MEG HDC cartridge with an on-board DT128M16VA1LT chipset.
- Full color instruction manual in English with Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese sections.
- Goodies such as poster, stickers, ...
- Enclosed into a deluxe artboard box, custom made for the game, numbered and signed.
- Protected by a blister.

With the notable additions exclusive to INVESTOR's edition:
- “SIZE MAGAZINE” also known as the “COMBOOK”, more than 128 pages of making-of, interviews, strategy guide, artbook and surprises!
- “SHOWTIME”'s underwear (name of the underwear to be defined in a incoming contest).
- Extra goodies and surprises.

That's not over: the INVESTOR's edition includes a copy of PAPRIUM manga.

This edition is available in Japanese, USA or European style, for perfect match with your other Mega Drive / SEGA Genesis games.

What to do now? You can right now convert your investment into games and accessories. There is no hurry doing that, you can take the next few days to decide which version of the game do you want, take a look at pictures to be unveiled tomorrow. Enjoy!

http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en/boards/paprium-inv_23/Conversion-Tutorial_23866

6 days since our last news, we have now locked-down investments!


PAPRIUM
Rule, be ruled, or die!

For any concerns, please contact the costumer support.
http://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en...act-support_5/

Thanks!

WATERMELON TEAM

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Originally Posted by Groovemaster303

I'll just drop this here, Boom!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q44cXbcyWD8&feature=youtu.be
https://soundcloud.com/groovemaster303/paprium-music-sampler-v2

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WOAH THESE SONGS SOUNDS AMAZING!
GREAT JOB!

Yeah, that sampler is something else. HOLY JEEBUS!

please do not be late..

Bah! Soundcloud ruined my settings allowing people to embed the track into a forum post. I guess they can't serve ads that way. Sorry, Groovemaster!

Anyway, 8 minutes to go if the e-mail is accurate. EDIT: I think it's going to be 8pm EDT instead of 7pm eastern time like originally stated.

that does indeed sound good!
wait so the only choice for investors is region & language for the extras yeah? or am I missing something?

Region and language for the packaging. I'm assuming the extras will all be the same language.

ok it is 8pm, gonna go kill an hour.

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Originally Posted by Joe Redifer

Bah! Soundcloud ruined my settings allowing people to embed the track into a forum post. I guess they can't serve ads that way. Sorry, Groovemaster!

Anyway, 8 minutes to go if the e-mail is accurate. EDIT: I think it's going to be 8pm EDT instead of 7pm eastern time like originally stated.

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It was on the WM fb page that it was going to be revealed at 00h GMT. Maybe Fonz forgot the daylight saving? :D

That makes sense.

For those of us who did not crowdfund this, will we still be able to buy it like we could with Pier Solar?

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Originally Posted by The Jackal

For those of us who did not crowdfund this, will we still be able to buy it like we could with Pier Solar?

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yes pre orders are opening with the trailer.
Not much longer now.

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Countdown ends, Magicalgamefactory is under maintenance. Nice.

Was anyone actually expecting everything to go right and on time? I know I sure as hell wasn't.

It would have been pretty awesome.

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Originally Posted by Gadispalembang

Countdown ends, Magicalgamefactory is under maintenance. Nice.

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it has been down for hours.

If MGF has any sense of humor, they go radio silent for 2 months right now. HAHAHAH

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Originally Posted by zredgemz

it has been down for hours.

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Yes, no excuse to have it in this state after a big countdown ends.