Jaw-dropping graphical tricks in classic games - Your questions answered! | White_Pointer Gaming
2,943It's once again time to answer viewer questions about how various visual tricks were pulled off in classic games! This time we are covering a variety of devices including the TurboGrafx-16, Mega Drive, 32X, Game Boy and Super Nintendo. What jaw-dropping techniques will be revealed this time?
0:00 Intro
0:27 Magical Chase (PCE/TG-16)
3:24 Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden (MD/Gen)
5:28 Crusader of Centy (MD/Gen)
8:09 McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (MD/Gen)
11:41 Surging Aura (MD/Gen)
15:03 Knuckles Chaotix (MD/Gen 32X)
16:54 Prehisorik Man (GB)
20:15 Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (GB)
23:21 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
25:44 Conclusion
Pokemon Gen 1 back sprite upscaling code: https://github.com/pret/pokered/blob/4e96f9d232cd51be9d51a76f7d0cc6211aaccdca/engine/battle/scale_sprites.asm
Retro Game Mechanics Explained's video on Pokemon gen 1 sprite compression: • Pokémon Sprite Decompression Explained
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