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Pfloyd · 23 August 2002, 11:46

It was me...

I took the Lightforce crack (which is an 'improved Skyline version') and skipped the execution of the intro and trainer. The clouds were visible.

Further investigation revealed that the intro (or was it the trainer?) modified the BPLCON2 register which wasn't restored on exit. The game itself assumes a standard value in this register.

The value makes the clouds (they're sprites!) invisible because they are drawn behind the sky bitplane.

So it is very likely that the original game has visible clouds. I've never seen an original Great Giana Sisters disk, maybe because it had to be cancelled (Big N. is watching you).

BTW: Anyone noticed the incorrect spelling of Giana in the scrolling title 'level'?

23 August 2002, 11:46	#10
Pfloyd Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bonn / Germany Posts: 88	It was me... I took the Lightforce crack (which is an 'improved Skyline version') and skipped the execution of the intro and trainer. The clouds were visible. Further investigation revealed that the intro (or was it the trainer?) modified the BPLCON2 register which wasn't restored on exit. The game itself assumes a standard value in this register. The value makes the clouds (they're sprites!) invisible because they are drawn behind the sky bitplane. So it is very likely that the original game has visible clouds. I've never seen an original Great Giana Sisters disk, maybe because it had to be cancelled (Big N. is watching you). BTW: Anyone noticed the incorrect spelling of Giana in the scrolling title 'level'? Last edited by Pfloyd; 23 August 2002 at 11:58.