Difference between revisions of "Switchblade (cartridge)"
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== Cover == | == Cover == | ||
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You can download in CPR for use in emulators and BIN from CPCmania ( See the links ). | You can download in CPR for use in emulators and BIN from CPCmania ( See the links ). | ||
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+ | ==Plus Features== | ||
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+ | Switchblade is one of the rare PLUS Cartridge game to remain in Mode1 (perhaps the only one indeed). | ||
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+ | Yet the PLUS extra features were quite decently inplemented. | ||
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+ | *Addition of Raster colour changes for the sky (see pictures) to get a sweet Red gradiant. | ||
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+ | *Hardwired sprites used to just add extra colours as background tiles. | ||
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+ | ==Comparison== | ||
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+ | [[File:Switchblade cpc screenshot.png]] | ||
+ | [[File:Switchblade cartridge screenshot.png]] | ||
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+ | Screenshots from CPC version and cartridge version. | ||
== Videos == | == Videos == |
Revision as of 09:29, 1 March 2010
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 ).
Plus Features
Switchblade is one of the rare PLUS Cartridge game to remain in Mode1 (perhaps the only one indeed).
Yet the PLUS extra features were quite decently inplemented.
- Addition of Raster colour changes for the sky (see pictures) to get a sweet Red gradiant.
- Hardwired sprites used to just add extra colours as background tiles.
Comparison
Screenshots from CPC version and cartridge version.
Videos
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Links
http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )