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Thanks for the confirmation Mattrizzle.

If ya feel like taking a gander I extracted and ordered all the map head icons and put them in a zip archive.

The map heads share sprite ID $0088. IDs less than $008C (D.K.'s first one) are handled differently from the others in that they do not load their own graphics. So the map icons all have the same X Y coordinates and said coordinates are located in the same spot in the ROM? Below are a few sprites. ...

I couldn't find the coordinates for the map sprites...




Here is one with more then 1 2x2, correct?

How are the coordinates wrong?
I compared it to the spriters resource one and they look the same to me?

Thanks. Got it working now!

Thanks Mattrizzle.

Sorry for sounding dumb but what is the address of the first tile of a map head sprite? I have been spelunking through the hex editor but I'm lost.
Do they have headers like the other sprites?

This is the info I get in the editor,

Hi,

I can't find the addresses of the sprite heads that are on the map screen.

I know that LOL. I just wanted to see it in action not still image.

Thanks but you didn't show the folders / png being created or the images in the folders

Edit
Oops I see the folders being created.
But I wold like to see the files in the folders

hmm. that's strange, I am using windows 10.

What screen capture are you using?

If you are up to it could you record it working?

Thanks, rainbowsprinklez

I just tried to re-create your problem by dragging and dropping the folder into the console but I don't get the quotes you are referring to.

I'm glad its working. Thanks for trying itout!

I tested this.

I made sure the folders are created before the extraction starts.
That may be why its not working for you.

I do test, it was and is working on my end.

Did the updated version work?

This should work?



I removed the folder creation code. Now the images are extracted to the folder where the ROM is located.


Thanks for testing it mr sprinkles

So it works then?
Can you post a pic?
Maybe SIMION32 can move the topic?

Are they all like that or just those?

What OS are you using?

Yes I know this has been done already but this is for fun. :) Check it out and enjoy! See the readme first for more info. Thanks for looking! https://www.mediafire.com/file/v0bzytaivbvu7zg/DKC1_Sprite_Extractor_Beta_Version._0.1.zip/file DKC1_Sprite_Extractor_Beta_Version. 0.1.zip *Note this is no w...

Heres another... doesn't make sense whey there appears to be missing pixels!

Is it just me or is DK's hands look mangled in the image I previously posted?

Looking at your example his hands look look fine and his fingers are more defined....





some how the black background makes his fingers more defined?

Is there an updated version of this? One that includes unused sprites? And one that DOESN'T GIVE ME A WARNING WHEN i RUN IT,

Yes! Happy bday Qyzbud!

I understand your logic Mattrizzle, its just hard to beleave that RARE would do this... Here are a few more... In these examples The tiles are not connected. Foot not attached. Looks the same as the spriters resource sprite sheet. 1144.png Nose not attached. In this case it is attached in the sprite...

hmm. I don't understand the logic behind the odd tiles... In the example i showed above there is a chunk that looks like its missing from his arse lol.

Why did Rare do that and why didn't I notice this.
Very strange!

Thanks for the examples Mattrizzle. Soo weird that i didn't notice it before!! Here is another example of a weird tile. see his mouth in the below example... I swear something weird is going on or mabe i'm just going bananas... 1032.png I have been noticing a lot of sprites with obvious looking blac...

That's odd. DO you have another example?

That video you posted looks sped up some.

Here is another video. But its too blury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST1ZXH8 ... ex=1&t=19s

This is what I get in rainbowsprinkles editor.

Yea that's what I thought.

I get that missing tile in rainbow's sprite editor and in Matts' sprite viewer and in my program.
That's why I was asking if it was corrupt.
Thanks.

Good day,
There is a wrong tile in a Donkey Kong sprite.
However the sprite on the spriters resource it seems correct.... the black square tile seems offset some.
The sprite in question is at address C4ED4A.
see image.
https://imgur.com/a/G5qX2jx
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

I fixed it, there is a value that is off in the rom....

I'm having an issue with one row of a tile. I got the extraction working on most sprites so far except for this one below. The top row of each tile is not writing to the png properly. I think its a problem with the bit set function? Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks. Seen here... 558_worki...

sorry user error. fixed!

Hi,

my code is generating a ' blank' spot in my sprite.
Just wondering if this is attended or there is something wrong with my code.



Address =

Thanks in advance!

Well the computer build was a success with a few scares.

Now I just need some 3D software. Either Blender or 3ds Max. However 3ds Max is too expensive. But Blender is free. However all my project files are for 3ds max.
Confused!

Thanks Super Luigi. I’ve had my illness for 13-15years. It got to point where I couldn’t function. But now that I took a 5 year break I will do my best to pick up where I left off. I bought all new computer components and need to assemble them. So if all goes well I can continue my project. It all d...

Thanks for the concern but I want to push through my illness despite it.

I know this is a big bump but I’m really considering continuing this project.

I am building a new modern computer and am feeling inspired despite my illness!

Why didn't someone notice this way sooner???
I find it baffling that no one encountered this!

When I click on the 'SHORT LINK' it goes to some random site with malware.....

Yes I did a quick search and found that.

Thanks!

The tutorial is meant mainly for me.
It’s a way to sort out my thoughts.
Yes I am sharing things.

I already made a tutorial on bitplains and it has helped me a lot.

And I need to do the tutorial soon while it’s still in my head

Am I making sense?

Thanks for pointing me to the right direction. I think I understand it now... I think...

One thing though. What program did you use to view those sprites in VRAM with?
Reason is I want to write a tutorial.

Thanks again.

The way you propose would have the data arranged like this in the ROM https://i.imgur.com/YKfD1A7.png For clarification purposes what would this image look like without the garbage cells? How do we know when we encounter a garbage cell? When you said no space is wasted do you mean VRAM or the ROM? ...

hmmm... still hasn't clicked in my head yet.
What exactly are "garbage tiles" are they the ones in red in your previous image?

Edit...

When you said no space is wasted do you mean VRAM or the ROM?

So i know how the tiles are ordered in the ROM according to your examples. But I'm not sure i understand how the second example wastes space. I'm also not really sure what a DMA group is lol. Is it just groups of tiles? Sorry for being dumb and thank you for your patience! Edit. Does it have anythin...

I thought that the tiles go in this order...

TL
TR
BL
BR

with each tile 32 bytes after the previous one.

Does that make sense?

Well according to that screen shot that isn't true.

the 1x1 chars come right after the TL and TR of the 2x2 chars

So I noticed there are inconsistency's in the order of the tiles. Any tips on how the tiles are ordered in the rom? Bellow is my code. It extracts a single 2x2 char. tile_order.png #include "C:\Users\Chris\source\repos\PNG\lodepng.h" #include "C:\Users\Chris\source\repos\PNG\lodepng.c...

Sorry typos in my code lol
That image is just a test that I extracted from the rom.

It’s now pixel perfect

A question for you mr rainbowsprinklez .

How come these two sprites don't match up? There are differences in the bottom right tiles.
Thanks in advance.

Yes! This is exiting!!!

Yes I know it’s garbage… I just don’t trust random programs. I never had windows defender complain before.