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esteban

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« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2006, 03:01:40 PM »
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The foreground and the mid background of the first stage were changed from colored bricks to a nice detailed castle wall, which I beleive better suits the background/sky and just plain looks better overall.

The third level's moving wooden floor and ceiling are brownish in the PCE version and not very detailed compared to the red floor/ceiling in the Turbo version which has been nicely shaded.

Jack's shop is a simple straight side view of a balloon in the PCE version, but in the Turbo version the balloon part is a 3/4 perspective of a nicely drawn and shaded jack o lantern and the rest of it is upgraded as well.

There are lots of other details that appeared to be changed as well, but I haven'y confirmed yet. I'm part way through making a comparison feature with screenshots and a few short side by side videos.
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« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2006, 04:00:32 PM »
oh yes. thank you tiger. can't just wait to see the differences!
btw: does anybody know, who exactly made those grafx-modifications?
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« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2006, 04:20:53 PM »
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btw: does anybody know, who exactly made those grafx-modifications?

That's another thing I was wanting to know. It's very interesting they made such a big, but no-so-important graphic changes to begin with. Do you think they actually got American artists to do the new graphics?
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« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2006, 04:52:53 PM »
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btw: does anybody know, who exactly made those grafx-modifications?

That's another thing I was wanting to know. It's very interesting they made such a big, but no-so-important graphic changes to begin with. Do you think they actually got American artists to do the new graphics?


One other major change I forgot to mention is the logo at the title screen. Its plain and only a few colors in the PCE version, but 3D'ish and nicely shaded in the Turbo version. Also, the new mid-background in Stage 1 of the Turbo version reveals more of the back-background wich now adds several more colors to the gradient.

Anyways, I think that, for whatever reason, Quest made all the changes.

The U.S. version doesn't say TTI anywhere, it just went from Copyright Palsoft, Copyright Quest to only Quest.

The new art itself in the first level and the new Shop is amazing. Then it was transformed into Turbo/PCE graphics as well as the rest of the game was put together.

And who else but Quest would have the motivation to do this to an already perfect game?

Maybe they were forced to send out the PCE version before they got it to where they wanted it and they kept working on it.

Its still weird that the reprint didn't get the upgrades. Or maybe it did and the PCE rom everyone is using is from the originator. Does anyone have the reprint that they can fire up to see if it's at least color bricked or medeival castled?
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« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2006, 05:05:04 PM »
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Its still weird that the reprint didn't get the upgrades. Or maybe it did and the PCE rom everyone is using is from the originator. Does anyone have the reprint that they can fire up to see if it's at least color bricked or medeival castled?

same thought here! unfortunatelly i don't own the reprint, since i didn't give it so much attention to must have it! but in this case, i should rethink about a purchase may be :P
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« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2006, 05:29:07 PM »
Tatsujin, you should rethink about purchasing it and then send it to me. ;)
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« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2006, 05:41:42 PM »
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Tatsujin, you should rethink about purchasing it and then send it to me. ;)


Since you mentioned it Keranu, I've rethought my PC Engine LT purchase and will now have it sent directly to you.  :)
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« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2006, 09:18:37 PM »
Excellent, now cover it with copies of Sylphia and Sapphire and things will be really cool.

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