The VG Resource

So while ripping sprites for a game called Dino Master, I encountered an issue with the larger sprites in the game. Console Tool seemed to only be loading a small portion of the colours on the palette rather than the whole series, leading to things like this.


While the palette has blue in there, it's refusing to load onto the sprite. The Orange on the snout is loading correctly however.

While I would just play through the game and rip sprites that way, there is no guarantee that I could efficiently get all of the sprites I need for this project, as the games mechanics rely mostly on chance and rarity systems in acquiring Dinosaurs. (i've played this game for a decade and have never completed the dinosaur list)

I'm new to ripping and I'd love to have some help so I can continue with my project.

In this case, one 8x8 tile can only hold one palette. To construct a dino you need:
• The palette (NCLR file) Useless without any graphics to apply it to.
• The graphics (NCGR file). Useless without colors or instructions on how to lay the graphics out.
• The "Screen" file, or, the explicit instructions on what 8x8 tile to lay on the canvas, and with which palette (NSCR file)
Only then you have a complete sprite.

I haven't used Console Tool, but Tahaxan has served me well for these kinds of cases for over a decade.
Open the ROM, select your NSCR, it will ask for graphics. Select your NCGR, it will ask for a palette. Select your palette and boom.


Maybe someone knows a more recent tool with automation options or something but Tahaxan has always worked for me.

Everything looks good now! Thank you so much for the program suggestion Racoon Sam!

The pleasure is mine. The files looked really simple, it appears every NCGR has a NCLR and NCSR pair so you shouldn't have trouble locating the correct palettes and screens for their respective graphics..... But there's so much of them! If someone has any idea how to quicken up the process, all ideas are welcome.