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Dr. Mario Bot Level: 26  Posts: 59/262 EXP: 99225 For next: 3050 Since: 05-04-04 Since last post: 53 min. Last activity: 41 min. |
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| I'm done with my CV GFX hack, and before you say "So what? all you did was GFX" trust me, there was a ton of level editing that went into getting these GFX to work. I didn't feel right just releasing a GFX only hack, so I decided to hop on photoshop and make something special. Along with the patch is a 13 page instruction booklet! So enjoy all the fun stuff, and don't forget to read the README!.txt file http://www.geocities.com/narcisistart/NewCV.zip If it doesn't work, copy and paste into your URL bar. For those that haven't seen the previous post, here's some screens:       Also I know this isn't PERFECT. I know of at least 2 rough spots involving stairs. (edited by Dr. Mario on 12-20-04 08:33 PM) |
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Kulock Newcomer Level: 3  Posts: 2/2 EXP: 50 For next: 78 Since: 12-21-04 From: Ohio Since last post: 316 days Last activity: 316 days |
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| Looking pretty darned good, although the red outline around the boots looks a little unnatural... | |||
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Dr. Mario Bot Level: 26 Posts: 60/262 EXP: 99225 For next: 3050 Since: 05-04-04 Since last post: 53 min. Last activity: 41 min. |
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| Yeah, but I wanted him to have black boots, and with the darker levels, you wouldn't be able to see his feet without the red. | |||
iamhiro1112 Armos Level: 35  Posts: 137/487 EXP: 259927 For next: 20009 Since: 03-27-04 From: sd Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 7 days |
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| Perhaps just making the souls of his feet red? Either way I like this hack. (edited by iamhiro1112 on 12-21-04 02:15 AM) |
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Chris Boo Level: 46  Posts: 123/922 EXP: 663200 For next: 48574 Since: 04-20-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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This hack looks pretty good.  Although that red outline makes his feet look inverted. |
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The Great Guy Octoballoon Level: 22  Posts: 134/170 EXP: 53084 For next: 5266 Since: 04-08-04 Since last post: 130 days Last activity: 73 days |
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| Looks great. the feet seem a bit odd, but the darker theme fits castlvania perfectly. | |||
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ExKay Somebody set up us the bomb! Level: 50 Posts: 373/1114 EXP: 908268 For next: 39049 Since: 03-15-04 From: Hannover, Germany Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| That hack looks pretty nice, I especially like this screenshot: because it gives me some cool feeling, but don't ask why, I don't know it, it's just kewl.  Keep up the good work. (edited by Hidden Mario on 12-24-04 01:41 PM) |
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macbee Shyguy Level: 17  Posts: 41/91 EXP: 21200 For next: 3543 Since: 03-16-04 From: Brazil Since last post: 70 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| There's nothing wrong with the character's feet... His boots are black, the background is black. You need a way to identify those different elements... The outline is odd, but we are talking about the NES, a console well-known by it's few few colors - and odd solutions are sometimes necessary. Konami itself used the outline in the first Castlevania in the bats.. Nintendo used it on Super Mario 3's ghosts. And probably other NES artists used that in the past. "GFX-only" hacks are always destroyed by the critics and that's not fair. Dr. Mario did a wonderful job and the outline is just a demonstration of his ability to avoid problems with the always challenging NES palette. |
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Dr. Mario Bot Level: 26 Posts: 65/262 EXP: 99225 For next: 3050 Since: 05-04-04 Since last post: 53 min. Last activity: 41 min. |
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| Hey, at least SOMEONE understands why I had to do that. That and I was trying to make him look like an NES version of the Castlevania Chronicles Simon, and without even looking at anything, I think I did a pretty decent job. | |||
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iamhiro1112 Armos Level: 35 Posts: 142/487 EXP: 259927 For next: 20009 Since: 03-27-04 From: sd Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 7 days |
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| I understood why the boots were like that. It just looks unusual to have the boots outlined like that considering everything else is outlined in black. It's still a great looking hack tho. (edited by iamhiro1112 on 12-28-04 08:16 PM) |
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Dr. Mario Bot Level: 26 Posts: 66/262 EXP: 99225 For next: 3050 Since: 05-04-04 Since last post: 53 min. Last activity: 41 min. |
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| In Castlevania it's common that black things have a red outline so they will stand out from the background, if you download the hack you'll see that bats and the panthers both have a red outline to them. | |||
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iamhiro1112 Armos Level: 35 Posts: 143/487 EXP: 259927 For next: 20009 Since: 03-27-04 From: sd Since last post: 18 days Last activity: 7 days |
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| Yeah, also juste is outlined in Castlevania HOD: But its pretty much the outline of the whole body. Not just part. And again, I ain't being unappreciative. I like the hack. |
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macbee Shyguy Level: 17 Posts: 42/91 EXP: 21200 For next: 3543 Since: 03-16-04 From: Brazil Since last post: 70 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| After watching those 500 screenshots, I finally played the hack today. The original Castlevania is a hell of a good game, but it's GFX are strange... Strange combination of colors, strange positions for the background tiles, "strange" this, "strange" that... Sooner or later, someone had to do the job of making CV1 look good - and Dr.Mario did it. The main character really looks like the one from the second Playstation CV game. I know how hard is to make a job like this, so here I am sayin' "congratulations" to Doc Mario again. The backgrounds are the most attractive change of the hack. Everything looks elegant and correctly placed. It's a big relief to play Castlevania with beautiful, discrete and organized tiles everywhere. ROM hacks are good because you can make absolutely anything without concern about sales, censorship, good reception of the public, etc.etc. Dr. Mario chose to make a very very dark visual modification - if it was an "official" game released in the 80's maybe it could be way too scary for the kids. But, as I said, this is his vision and I liked it a lot. My only suggestion is: Please, make a version for the japanese cartridge game. It has an "easy mode" and only playing it on easy I can see the game till the end. Castlevania is very hard to me even today and I - and a lot of bad players - would love to see your entire modification project. Once again, congratulations! Macbee P.S.: To the people with lots of Castlevania versions, patch the game in the PRG1 ROM. |
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