Hello again, guys! Sorry I keep disappearing randomly like this, but I haven't been twiddling my thumbs! I've actually been recreating the original Shantae engine in Game Maker, for a lot of reasons, and as a result of that, it needs decent rips, which is rather lacking on this site.
Which I've sought to resolve myself! I've ripped nearly all of the background art from the original Shantae, and I'm still compiling most of it into usable sheets, but for the moment, I do at least have rips for indoor rooms for all five towns compiled into one.
Direct Link to Sta.sh : http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/3...6w8836.png
EDIT : Crap, why do I always forget to make the icon for these things? Included it in the post now.
My only concern is that I've made the conscious decision to only rip them in the original GBC palette, when most everything in the Shantae section is ripped in the "enhanced" GBA mode palette. Honestly, the GBA palette was designed specifically for that awfully dark LCD screen of the original GBA models, so the colors would pop out more, but for modern LCD's? The game looks badly washed out and nearly bleeds into my eyes, even on minimum brightness.
I agree it still needs preservation too, but the original GBC palette is far more future proof, and it's actually the original palette. I hope this doesn't spark a minor case of controversy.
Which I've sought to resolve myself! I've ripped nearly all of the background art from the original Shantae, and I'm still compiling most of it into usable sheets, but for the moment, I do at least have rips for indoor rooms for all five towns compiled into one.
Direct Link to Sta.sh : http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/3...6w8836.png
EDIT : Crap, why do I always forget to make the icon for these things? Included it in the post now.
My only concern is that I've made the conscious decision to only rip them in the original GBC palette, when most everything in the Shantae section is ripped in the "enhanced" GBA mode palette. Honestly, the GBA palette was designed specifically for that awfully dark LCD screen of the original GBA models, so the colors would pop out more, but for modern LCD's? The game looks badly washed out and nearly bleeds into my eyes, even on minimum brightness.
I agree it still needs preservation too, but the original GBC palette is far more future proof, and it's actually the original palette. I hope this doesn't spark a minor case of controversy.