Dragon Spirit SE

earok · 05 March 2016, 05:19

Canon page for this project: http://earok.net/game/dragon-spirit-se

With Dragon Spirit not only did they not bother palette correcting it for Amiga, they also put a Dragon image in the corner that took up part of the playfield. I did a quick fix for both issues.

I'm not planning to do anything further on this (the speed issues that plague the game are likely beyond my capabilities) I just wanted to do a quick fix for a CD32 compilation.

Download (WHDLOAD package) is in the zone.

Amigajay · 05 March 2016, 09:49

Great job Earok! That looks so much better, ill add it and update the SEU collection, thanks chap!

dlfrsilver · 05 March 2016, 11:19

Once again ? pffff...... how annoying ! It's the "oh sorry we're ST lovers" excuse......

earok · 05 March 2016, 11:24

@AmigaJay no worries mate!

@dlfrsilver I'm afraid so, but ones that are as awful as this are rare. At least with Wonderboy the original coders doubled the palette so it wasn't dark like that.

Retro-Nerd · 05 March 2016, 14:13

Sadly the Amiga version isn't nearly as good as the perfect PC-Engine Port. Better colors or not.

viddi · 05 March 2016, 15:17

Awesome!

Shatterhand · 05 March 2016, 17:59

The dragon on the playfield was really, really stupid. What the hell was the programmer thinking.

Now I must add, it's really funny to reply to the same topic here and also on Facebook

EDIT: Will this also go to the oficial WHDLoad page ?

dlfrsilver · 05 March 2016, 18:09

i hope so. It's so better to see this game enhanced from the shitty version they sold at the start.....

TjLaZer · 08 March 2016, 03:27

Very nice, looks so much better. Too bad the game runs so damn slow.

dlfrsilver · 08 March 2016, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by TjLaZer

Very nice, looks so much better. Too bad the game runs so damn slow.

ST emulator ?

Retro-Nerd · 08 March 2016, 16:33

It's from Consult Software. They also did the lame Last Ninja 2 port.

s2325 · 08 March 2016, 16:51

4 games developed, I think one good, rest just average.

ReadOnlyCat · 09 July 2016, 05:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by earok

With Dragon Spirit not only did they not bother palette correcting it for Amiga, they also put a Dragon image in the corner that took up part of the playfield. I did a quick fix for both issues.

As others already said, one has to wonder what these guys were smoking when they did that. As if the game wasn't slow enough, they had to draw this useless dragon on top of it... Talk about wasted cycles.

Did your change speed up the display a bit?

earok · 09 July 2016, 05:20

It probably didn't make any difference, I just repainted the Dragon rather than resize it (so it has a whole lot of transparent pixels)

You know I never thought about the fact that it's likely to be burning cycles, assuming it's neither sprites or dual playfield (can't remember) Maybe I should try deleting it entirely one day.

TjLaZer · 19 July 2016, 04:16

Finally playable!

[ Show youtube player ]

earok · 19 July 2016, 04:23

Whoa, nice. Thanks for sharing

ransom1122 · 19 July 2016, 05:36

Nice work EA

earok · 19 July 2016, 11:38

Do you mind trying UN Squadron..? @TJLAZER

earok · 19 July 2016, 12:04

Black Tiger would be another interesting one to see

Retro-Nerd · 19 July 2016, 12:08

Black Tiger? Forget it. It would need a complete reprogramming. Graphics are nice but scrolling and controls are beyond repair. An awful ST to Amiga conversion.

05 March 2016, 05:19	#1
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Dragon Spirit SE Canon page for this project: http://earok.net/game/dragon-spirit-se With Dragon Spirit not only did they not bother palette correcting it for Amiga, they also put a Dragon image in the corner that took up part of the playfield. I did a quick fix for both issues. I'm not planning to do anything further on this (the speed issues that plague the game are likely beyond my capabilities) I just wanted to do a quick fix for a CD32 compilation. Download (WHDLOAD package) is in the zone. Last edited by earok; 21 October 2016 at 07:52.

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05 March 2016, 09:49	#2
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Great job Earok! That looks so much better, ill add it and update the SEU collection, thanks chap!

05 March 2016, 11:19	#3
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Once again ? pffff...... how annoying ! It's the "oh sorry we're ST lovers" excuse......

05 March 2016, 11:24	#4
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	@AmigaJay no worries mate! @dlfrsilver I'm afraid so, but ones that are as awful as this are rare. At least with Wonderboy the original coders doubled the palette so it wasn't dark like that.

05 March 2016, 14:13	#5
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Sadly the Amiga version isn't nearly as good as the perfect PC-Engine Port. Better colors or not.

05 March 2016, 15:17	#6
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Awesome!

05 March 2016, 17:59	#7
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	The dragon on the playfield was really, really stupid. What the hell was the programmer thinking. Now I must add, it's really funny to reply to the same topic here and also on Facebook EDIT: Will this also go to the oficial WHDLoad page ?

05 March 2016, 18:09	#8
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	i hope so. It's so better to see this game enhanced from the shitty version they sold at the start.....

08 March 2016, 03:27	#9
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,915	Very nice, looks so much better. Too bad the game runs so damn slow.

08 March 2016, 16:33	#11
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	It's from Consult Software. They also did the lame Last Ninja 2 port.

08 March 2016, 16:51	#12
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	4 games developed, I think one good, rest just average.

09 July 2016, 05:20	#14
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	It probably didn't make any difference, I just repainted the Dragon rather than resize it (so it has a whole lot of transparent pixels) You know I never thought about the fact that it's likely to be burning cycles, assuming it's neither sprites or dual playfield (can't remember) Maybe I should try deleting it entirely one day.

19 July 2016, 04:16	#15
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,915	Finally playable! [ Show youtube player ]

19 July 2016, 04:23	#16
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Whoa, nice. Thanks for sharing

19 July 2016, 05:36	#17
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,813	Nice work EA

19 July 2016, 11:38	#18
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Do you mind trying UN Squadron..? @TJLAZER

19 July 2016, 12:04	#19
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Black Tiger would be another interesting one to see

19 July 2016, 12:08	#20
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Black Tiger? Forget it. It would need a complete reprogramming. Graphics are nice but scrolling and controls are beyond repair. An awful ST to Amiga conversion.

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