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Thanks for posting the binary. I just tried it out and it looks great - the animations of the characters are particularly impressive. I tested it out on a real 2600 using my Krok Cart and it works fine - the flicker is slightly annoying, but I don't think there is any way to avoid this and have such large sprites. It would be nice if the characters could move/animate a bit faster, but otherwise it is very nice. I'm looking forward to see how this develops.

 

Chris

Neat, though the flicker is pretty bad on the real thing.

 

I hacked the ROM and changed lum values in the color tables at FFB8 and FFC0 from xE and x8 to x8 and x4 as well as x4 and x2. For me the flicker was much more tolerable with the x4 and x2 values.

 

I'll PM the ROMs to you and you can post them if you'd like for feedback on the color.

You did nice sprites and animation. I'm big fan of fighting games.

Good luck with your project

I'll PM the ROMs to you and you can post them if you'd like for feedback on the color.

 

Thanks! I added them to the main post. I am liking x8_x4 myself - still pretty bright, but much less irritating on the eyes.

 

Maybe the best solution is something like x6_x2. That's pretty mild but still has good contrast on the two gi colors.

I recall something else that helps to reduce the flicker - make the background have the same lum value. If you're using x8_x4 then make the background x6. That would mean changing the white outfit to another color.

Thanks for posting - looks and sounds great! The animation is much smoother than I anticipated!