TIX Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) So far I have replaced all kangaroo sprites and throwing apples, regarding soft sprites, all bonus fruits, baby Roo and bell are new, also some little background details in the 2nd screen ! Things left to do are the monkeys, I have already redraw them, but it's more challenging for me to put them in.. the tree leaves are also sprites, so maybe I can shape them a little better.. we'll see kanagaroo-3.mp4 Edited October 21, 2021 by TIX 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Looks miles better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 pity we can't have the gorilla.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Are the side screen climbing monkeys actually bg graphics? They seem to alternate colors every frame using 2 of the background colors, thus the flickering effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 https://youtu.be/LtlsqlTtYcU?t=131 The Gorilla after time runs out, he steals your gloves so you better save the little one PDQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Cafeman said: Are the side screen climbing monkeys actually bg graphics? They seem to alternate colors every frame using 2 of the background colors, thus the flickering effect. ? ugh.. it looks like it's a mix of players and soft sprites, I have already found all monkey frames clearly defined in hack-o-matic, so I was pretty sure there are all players. So I edited the climbing monkey and only the ladder climbing monkey changed.. the tree climbing one remained the same. Back to eye straining omnivore searching.. Edited October 22, 2021 by TIX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Yeah success at last ! I located all monkeys, it turns out that for some weird reason there is a second set of climbing monkey frames made by playfield graphics, also in there I found the front facing/platform holding monkeys ! it wont take long now.. ? Edited November 6, 2021 by TIX 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 ..now to squeeze them in 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Nice work! Always fun to see how you improve the artwork. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) OK here it is -> Kangaroo - Makeover (Final).xex the final version of my Kangaroo hack ! I can't call it a redux because all changes are purely cosmetic, so a makeover will do.. never the less I managed to change most of the things I wanted, just by rearranging pixels. Don't forget to turn on "frame blending" in Altirra, or else the flickering is unbearable. This is a comparison with the original (couldn't find an arcade sprite set to compare, as I worked from gameplay videos..) The "B" columns are mine ↓ Edited November 13, 2021 by TIX 15 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjomki Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 That is great! Thanks a lot for all of your improved versions. I think its time for a Ghostbusters improvement now. ?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 21 hours ago, patjomki said: That is great! Thanks a lot for all of your improved versions. I think its time for a Ghostbusters improvement now. ?? Especially players, even VCS players are better. A8 C64 VCS Unfortunately it's not a simple graphic hack, the code needs to be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 TIX, I played a round, it looks very nice. For some reason however playing on Altirra, I can't change the options from Novice, or change the 1-player / 2-player. Is anyone else experiencing that issue? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 No issue here, OPTION and SELECT work fine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cafeman said: TIX, I played a round, it looks very nice. For some reason however playing on Altirra, I can't change the options from Novice, or change the 1-player / 2-player. Is anyone else experiencing that issue? Works here. As original, you have to wait few seconds before Option and Select keys work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Philsan said: Works here. As original, you have to wait few seconds before Option and Select keys work. Playing on Altirra 3.90, there is something different about this XEX Kangaroo image. I loaded a Donkey Kong XEX, and the Cart version of Kangaroo to see if my Altirra 3.90 settings were screwed up , but there was no problem with those. So I'm just reporting this - the title screen has a cursor where the Player count is, and the Option/Selects (F3 and F4) don't function. And for some reason it defaults to Novice - which I can't change. I'd like to play the whole game on Advanced! (See below extra comment) - EDIT - I got it to work with my old Atari800win emulator. It seems the AltirraOS operating system is interpretting something different with this image causing my title screen problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Played a few rounds on Atari800win , nice visual tweaks, @TIX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Thank you! Looks a lot better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, patjomki said: That is great! Thanks a lot for all of your improved versions. I think its time for a Ghostbusters improvement now. ?? Thank you ! not a fan of Ghostbusters I'm afraid, but I have a couple of other hacks to finish before I return to my more "serious" projects.. Edited November 14, 2021 by TIX 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) . Edited November 14, 2021 by TIX double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 I've been trying it the build from last Saturday on Atari800MacX, and I'm really enjoying it. Very nice changes. However, for some reason all of the monkeys, whether climbing, moving horizontally, or throwing are going from only pink to only gray every second or two. Very odd. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjomki Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 5:13 PM, TIX said: Thank you ! not a fan of Ghostbusters I'm afraid, but I have a couple of other hacks to finish before I return to my more "serious" projects.. Great. ? I am looking forward to it. I really enjoy your work, not only with kangaroo but also with Moon Patrol (redux). Regarding Ghostbusters. Well, I guess I have to live with your decision ? but Ghostbusters would be such a good candidate. I loved the game back in the days when I was a kid and at the time for me Ghostbusters (the franchise) was just funny but I could only stand to play the game on (my friends) C64 due to the horrible pokey interpretation of the ingame music and the ugly player sprites. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIX Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, cjherr said: I've been trying it the build from last Saturday on Atari800MacX, and I'm really enjoying it. Very nice changes. However, for some reason all of the monkeys, whether climbing, moving horizontally, or throwing are going from only pink to only gray every second or two. Very odd. Any thoughts? The original game uses heavy flickering to achieve the 2 color monkeys, it's hardly noticeable on the real thing.. but on emulation is horrible, in Altirra you have to turn on "frame blending" I guess there is a similar setting in your emulator ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Makes perfect sense. I'll dig around. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Wow! Very impressive! Brings new life to the old game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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