The mysteries of Shadow and Highlight mode on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | White_Pointer Gaming

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The shadow and highlight mode of the Sega Mega Drive or Genesis was a unique feature of the hardware that was used pretty rarely. So how exactly did it work, what could it do and what couldn't it do? Let's find out!

0:00 Intro
0:55 Shadow and highlight mode overview
3:03 Applying it to backgrounds
7:43 Applying it to sprites
14:05 Making high quality images
14:45 Conclusion

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