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Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game. | Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game. | ||
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Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames. | Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames. | ||
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+ | Yet the scrolling is quite decent, fluid and smooth. | ||
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+ | And graphics are colourfull, the hard-sprites being in pseudo Mode1 with 15 colours. | ||
==Comparison== | ==Comparison== |
Revision as of 09:02, 1 March 2010
Dick Tracy is an adaptation of a movie (with Warren Betty and Madonna sexy as hell) based on an famous american Comic book franchise.
Information
Title: | Dick Tracy ( Cartridge ) |
Company: | Titus Software |
Type: | Arcade |
Year: | 1990 |
Cover
Covers from CPCmania
Cartridge
Manual
You can download in PDF from CPCmania ( See the links ).
Game
You can download in CPR for use in emulators and BIN from CPCmania ( See the links ).
This game exists on CPC version and GX4000/PLUS cartridge.
The 2 versions are quite different (better graphics for the Cartridge) yet none are really good.
Too bad as this could have been a decent Robocop-like game.
Concerning the Cartridge version :
Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames.
Yet the scrolling is quite decent, fluid and smooth.
And graphics are colourfull, the hard-sprites being in pseudo Mode1 with 15 colours.
Comparison
CPC and Cartridge versions.
Video
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Longplay courtesy from Xyphoe.
Links
http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )