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Retro Game Boy DX - Hacks that convert GB games into GBC ones

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smoothies said:
Are these playable on Analogue Pocket? A Digital Foundry video said they didn't work, but that was from over a year ago.
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I played through SML2 DX on one, using an Everdrive. I'd be surprised if they said they can't work though, unless they just meant loading it from an SD card since that wasn't supported.
 
Hmm.. that's weird, because the screenshot with the SGB border says v2.0. You can't even get the border with the latest version on rhdn. I wonder if that screenshot is just a mockup. Oh well, thanks anyway. And yes, I already have Castlevania - The Adventure DX, but I appreciate you letting me know!
 
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Mega Man World 5 DX has had a big update!

http://www.romhacking.net/news/2897/

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This thread has somehow escaped me but many of these look absolutely gorgeous and make me want to revisit some childhood classics.
 
In case you missed it elsewhere, toruzz has revealed what he's been working on, and it's an official release of Trip World DX.

 


Damn this looks sooooo good. Pity I just replayed it on NSO but will definitely try it when I can.
 
I'm an art director that would love to try and take on a gameboy DX-style colorization are there any programs or recommendations that I could get started with? The coloring part seems hard but is there something out there that makes it accessible to try?
 
thelegendofcap said:
I'm an art director that would love to try and take on a gameboy DX-style colorization are there any programs or recommendations that I could get started with? The coloring part seems hard but is there something out there that makes it accessible to try?
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There is a tool called GB Colorizer, but the results are rather poor.

AFAIK Marc Max, the author of several of the good colorization hacks, wrote a tool himself, but it was never released to the public. You might try to get in contact with him. Toruzz, another very good hacker, recently wrote these two posts on the subject:
toruzz.com

How to colorize Game Boy games — First steps

Believe it or not, every GB game is a few routines away from being a full-fledged GBC game.
toruzz.com toruzz.com
toruzz.com

How to colorize Game Boy games — Loading custom palettes

This time we'll learn to load custom palettes to use them in different metasprites.
toruzz.com toruzz.com
 
Gingerbread Man said:
There is a tool called GB Colorizer, but the results are rather poor.

AFAIK Marc Max, the author of several of the good colorization hacks, wrote a tool himself, but it was never released to the public. You might try to get in contact with him. Toruzz, another very good hacker, recently wrote these two posts on the subject:
toruzz.com

How to colorize Game Boy games — First steps

Believe it or not, every GB game is a few routines away from being a full-fledged GBC game.
toruzz.com toruzz.com
toruzz.com

How to colorize Game Boy games — Loading custom palettes

This time we'll learn to load custom palettes to use them in different metasprites.
toruzz.com toruzz.com
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Here is a new post from this amazing series:
toruzz.com

How to colorize Game Boy games — Sprites

We finally begin applying our custom palettes in sprites.
toruzz.com toruzz.com

And Marc Max shared some snippets of Donkey Kong 94 DX, Mole Mania DX and Spanky DX. They look soooo good, I can't wait to play them!

 
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Tetris Rosy Retrospective DX. Arguably the best version of GB Tetris
www.romhacking.net

Tetris Rosy Retrospection DX

Tetris Rosy Retrospection DX It's Finally Here!!!!!! The wait is over, Creeper presen
www.romhacking.net www.romhacking.net

The hack should be used on top of the original Rosy Retrospective, which added:
  • Implement Super Rotation System
  • Shadow piece
  • Three previews
  • Use SELECT to hold
  • 7-Bag with new pseudo-random number generator
  • “Hard drop” and saving from “Classic Harddrop” hack
  • Redesigned screen layout
  • New demos
  • Award spin clears
  • Faster “delayed auto shift”
  • Lock delay
  • Faster line clear
  • Extend the field by four invisible lines
  • New game over condition
  • Adjust difficulty
  • Higher start location
  • Fix two bugs in the original game
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With how colourful they've made the stage, feels weird they've stuck so rigidly to the SGB colours for the map. The level markers are the way they are because they share the same palette as Mario does (since pallettes are drawn on top of the game) whereas on GBC I'm assuming the same limitation doesn't apply. A more obvious discrepancy is the sky; bright blue in the level, but a lot duller on the map.
 
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