RetroSpark @RetroSpark
Exploring the Technology of Classic Video Games retrospark.org Joined December 2013-
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#SEGA #MasterSystem VDP evolution tree ... see why some games can't run on every SMS or on Genesis/MegaDrives now?🙄
Rieko Kodama passed away on May 9, 2022. I have very fond memories of her because we were Sega colleagues and created Phantasy Star and Sonic together. I wasn't sure about the funeral pictures, but I wanted everyone to remember her. May she rest in peace. Rieko Kodama, forever.
one thing i was told about today that i hadn't heard of before. a lot of nes games have this weird quirk where, after writing palettes, they'll write 3F000000 to the ppu address latch again. here it is in tmnt 1
#GameBoy fact of the day: the GBC boot ROM contains a bug! If the game needs the "old logo" displayed at boot-up, the boot ROM ends up overflowing (sort of) an array. Thanks to dumb luck, the bug is harmless, though 😅 github.com/ISSOtm/gb-boot…
How Street Fighter II managed to rotate and scale sprites even though the hardware did not support it: fabiensanglard.net/sf2_spin/index…
Just for fun, I put together this flowchart detailing how Super Mario Bros. 1 checks for (and handles) player collisions with tiles. Good game design can be deceivingly complicated. Credits to the SMB1 Disassembly.
Sega Saturn 315-5933 (1995) The Sega Saturn DRAM controller is implemented on a NEC 1µm channelless CMOS-6X family µPD65626 gate array. With 5,760 gates for 4,033 maximum useable gates, all the empty space shows that Sega only used some of the available logic.
We've been representing the Game Boy incorrectly IMO. Our traditional grayscale palette has pure white on one end and pure black on the other, but a real Game Boy has a low amount of contrast. Here's the palette Nintendo used internally. Black and white is too high contrast.
Under the hood of the prototype Famicom, later known as Nintendo Entertainment System, circa late 1982. Coding of games didn't begin in earnest until the following year; at this point it was basically a Donkey Kong emulator, which was the game used as benchmark for development.
Here's what it was like developing for NES back in 1990. This video shows me running the Software Creations' IDE on a DOS PC and then loading up some of my NES Silver Surfer source files. We used our own in-house dev tools and the game was written in 6502 assembly language.
NES/Famicom RGB adapter prototype. There is still few unresolved problems, but i hope it all will be done soon youtu.be/1QQu-etn658
It's been a while since I last tweeted a Game Boy internals infographic. Today I'm going to cover the weirdest Game Boy instruction – STOP.
I just found the first NES Music Driver we had at Software Creations - pre-dates 'Solstice'. BANANA was the codename we used for NES - we had to keep it hush-hush at the time. The source is dated 29/4/1988 and was written by Ste Ruddy, design / testing by Tim Follin. #chiptune
The art that fuels our nostalgia was never meant to be viewed on modern HD displays. What's the right way to update history? Inspired by Square's new Final Fantasy "pixel remasters," my big feature on CRTs and the fight over what to do with old pixels: vice.com/en/article/qj8…
Forgot I did this picture time ago:
NEW RELEASE: Super Mario World Widescreen (SNES) is now available for download! Explore the new expanded adventure, natively enhanced to work with modern screens. The true 2021 gaming experience mixed with the wonderful 1990 gaming golden age! Download: github.com/VitorVilela7/w…
A random technical thread about QIX on the Gameboy, because a friend mentionned it recently. 🧵🔧
EarthBound's original scripting files were lost 25 years ago, when they were deleted off of @CarriedAwayGame's original floppy disk. Or were they? After a forensic analysis, these files were recovered, revealing brand new secrets about the game. gamehistory.org/earthbound-scr…
How many RAM has the SNES console? Around 257 KB. WRAM => 128 KB (general purpose memory for S-CPU) ARAM => 64 KB (general purpose for S-SMP/audio memory for S-DSP) VRAM => 64 KB (video memory) CGRAM => 512 bytes (palette memory) OAM => 544 bytes (sprite attribute memory)
Hey wow it's a source code snippet from EarthBound! We'll have lots more to show tomorrow morning, including a ton of never-before-seen content, cut ideas, and developer notes.
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RetroSwim @RetroSwimAU
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digitalLumberjack Rec.. @digitaLumberjak
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Luke Usher (@lukeushe.. @LukeUsher1
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Martin Evans @martinevans1978
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Chris Chapman @retrohistories
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GameCycle @GameCycleUK
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sales@genkivideogames.. @GenkiVideoGames
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Alex Kidman @alexkidman
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🕹🎮 RetroBoy Jon.. @RetroBoyJon
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CommodoreBlog @CommodoreBlog
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70s Chick @FRYUPGAMES
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Ville Krumlinde @VilleKrum
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🕹 RetroReversing -.. @RetroReversing
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ABXYLRthegamer @AbxylRthegamer
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William @gowalkingbox
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Quest Arrest @QuestArrest
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Tommy Ted @Tommyted1202
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240p Test Suite @240pTest
7K Followers 893 Following Genesis (Mega Drive), Sega CD , DC, PC Engine/TG-16, SNES/Super Famicom (SNES/SFC), Wii and GC https://t.co/TBxLjwgtlj
Artemio @Artemio
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Keith Raney @khmr33
851 Followers 177 Following I fix CRTs when it's necessary, but I always calibrate them properly.
Still Standing Docume.. @stillstandingau
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Mr Biffo 🦀🆙 @mrbiffo
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NES Professor 🏴.. @NES_Professor
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Matt Buxton @VGPerfection
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Bucket Mouse @BucketMouseBite
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Jon Burton @JonTt
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Chris 🍰 @Chigley
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MrCheeze @MrCheeze_
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digitalLumberjack Rec.. @digitaLumberjak
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People ask, "But what could Sega of America have done differently?" The main problem is that they invested heavily in projects and strategies that failed to pan out. These investments cost Sega hundreds of millions of dollars.
While many studios did amazing work on the remaster, I'm let down Metroid Prime's Remaster does not include the full original game credits. I worked with so many amazing people on the game and everyone's name should be included in the remaster, not just a single card like this.
Since Sonic 2's Aquatic Ruin layout is incredibly complex, it needs A LOT of Layer switching. Here are just a few of the MANY Layer Switcher objects it uses to keep Sonic weaving through terrain #SonicTheHedgehog
2 years ago I retired from full-time videogame development after a career that started way back in 1983. I left TT Games where I was working on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. They presented me with a special BBC Micro User guide filled with leaving messages. A wonderful gift
@GuyFawkesRetro The Master System outsold the NES 2:1 in the UK during the very late 80s. The NES caught up in the early 90s, but the MS was the best-selling system when the dust settled. This is not anecdotal info. This is based on sales reports and other data I received at the time.
Have we really 'Nintendo Washed' the Sega Master System? Especially here in the UK? We've installed a mantra of 'NES was more popular here in the UK' Was it?
@bruceme999 @timeextension64 Funnily enough, because consoles of that era featured sound chips that required real programming tricks/talent to get the best out of them, when we heard CD-ROM game music, it was like. Yeah. Ok. Music streaming off a CD. It was great, sure, but it sort of felt like cheating.
reasons you should let players pause your cutscenes: * if my ravioli timer starts going off in the middle of your dramatic, 7-minute intro sequence, I am sorry, the ravioli wins every time
30 yrs since Bad Influence today! The fastest, funniest way to re-watch is via the @SpectrumTinted ep-by-ep YouTube series packed with searing sarcasm. Love it! #RetroGAMING #CITV #90s #Retro
We've preserved a prototype of Primal Rage for the Sega Genesis, developed by Atari Games Corporation. Within this build the header incorrectly identifies the game as Mortal Kombat. Many thanks to Rezrospect for sending this in!
#Throwback to a classic from the #megadrive with a new review from @Jump_Cancel. He takes a look at the epic Super Fantasy Zone. Love it/hate it? Let's hear your views. Watch the #Review right here youtu.be/HpL_QBVM7G4
@RetroSpark @noobguy57 All of my Genesis games are written in 68000 assembly, I don't make games in C for Sega, I used C to make tools for Genesis but not for games because it is too slow.
HuCards are still my favourite physical format :D
For all the dads out there. #HappyFathersDay
Before Super Mario Bros. redefined "1UP" to mean an extra life, it originally meant "player 1 is up," a word video games borrowed from pinball machines. But who coined it?
one thing i was told about today that i hadn't heard of before. a lot of nes games have this weird quirk where, after writing palettes, they'll write 3F000000 to the ppu address latch again. here it is in tmnt 1
some nice goods waiting for its new owners
Our little factory was evacuated to the west of Ukraine, now it located in the university building.
This slot takes a specially-shaped cartridge containing add-on data or flash memory to hold save files. Shown here is the Unit & Map Collection originally distributed via the #Satellaview service.
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