Re-used sprites

[Captain Harlock]

Did you ever notice that Activision re-used sprites from one game in another?

 

The peeps in Ghostbusters resemble Pitfall Harry quite much - they have one leg less and the backpack for their beams, but else they look pretty much the same.

 

But it's nothing to wonder - both games were done by David Crane.

[emkay]

Did you ever notice that Activision re-used sprites from one game in another?

 

The peeps in Ghostbusters resemble Pitfall Harry quite much - they have one leg less and the backpack for their beams, but else they look pretty much the same.

 

But it's nothing to wonder - both games were done by David Crane.

 

Sorry for laughing... but how many different - men like - Sprites can be created at a resolution of "160*192" when you need to make it very small and you still have one bit for the colour around?

[Heaven/TQA]

imho they look different enough to say they are not brothers...

[Captain Harlock]

Yeah you are right emkay *g*

[Nukey Shay]

Looks like the Ghostbuster has a bigger booty.

 

Um...not that I noticed it specifically

 

* runs away

[Tempest]

Actually they do look rather different. If you want to see some serious Pitfall Harry sprite reuse check out Decathlon, Rabbit Transit, and Robot Rubble (Intellivision). Oh and Pitfall II of course.

 

Harry certainly gets around.

 

Tempest

[Bryan]

Pitfall Harry sure got around for a guy with one leg shorter than the other....and an arm coming out of his mid-section.

 

And Nukey, you're right about that big blocky booty.

 

-Bry

[raster/c.p.u.]

Here is my the best PMG hero! Naturix from my game Naturix.

Please, did you see him in some other game?

[Nukey Shay]

Pitfall Harry sure got around for a guy with one leg shorter than the other....and an arm coming out of his mid-section.

That's an arm? I always thought that it was a leg

He's excited to be on the adventure...that much we know.