Dick Tracy (cartridge) - Revision history

PV250X: moved Dick Tracy ( Cartridge ) to Dick Tracy (cartridge)

2011-11-08T08:49:54Z

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2010-03-01T14:10:05Z

Game

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	Concerning the Cartridge version :		Concerning the Cartridge version :

	Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames.		Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames or simply to feature enough enemies on the screen (the same probelm with [[Robocop 2 ( Cartridge )\|Robocop 2]] yet this one turn to be more a platformer than a shooting-punks-game).

	Yet the scrolling is quite decent, fluid and smooth.		Yet the scrolling is quite decent, fluid and smooth.

2010-03-01T14:02:44Z

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	Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.		Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.


			Concerning the Cartridge version :

	Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames.		Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames.

			Yet the scrolling is quite decent, fluid and smooth.

			And graphics are colourfull, the hard-sprites being in pseudo Mode1 with 15 colours.

	==Comparison==		==Comparison==

2010-03-01T13:59:11Z

Game

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	Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.		Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.

			Again, the major flaw was the too heavy use of the Hardwired sprites for the characters sprites (player or creeps) : those are DATA-heavy and slow to "animate" properly, as the 16 slots are too few for a proper animation with numerous frames.

	==Comparison==		==Comparison==

2010-03-01T13:53:38Z

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			[[File:Dick tracy cartridge intro.png\|384px\|thumb\|right]]
	'''Dick Tracy''' is an adaptation of a movie (with Warren Betty and Madonna sexy as hell) based on an famous american Comic book franchise.		'''Dick Tracy''' is an adaptation of a movie (with Warren Betty and Madonna sexy as hell) based on an famous american Comic book franchise.

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	Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.		Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.

			==Comparison==

			[[File:Dick tracy cpc screenshot.png]][[File:Dick tracy cartridge screenshot.png]]

			CPC and Cartridge versions.

	==Video==		==Video==

2010-03-01T13:48:58Z

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			'''Dick Tracy''' is an adaptation of a movie (with Warren Betty and Madonna sexy as hell) based on an famous american Comic book franchise.


	== Information ==		== Information ==

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	This game exists on CPC version and GX4000/PLUS cartridge.		This game exists on CPC version and GX4000/PLUS cartridge.

	The 2 versions are quite different (better graphics for the Cartridge) yet none are good.		The 2 versions are quite different (better graphics for the Cartridge) yet none are really good.

			Too bad as this could have been a decent [[Robocop]]-like game.

	==Video==		==Video==

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 You can download in CPR for use in emulators and BIN from CPCmania ( See the links ).
 == Links ==
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 http://www.cpcmania.com/   ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )
-[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]][[Category:CPC Plus Games]]
+[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]][[Category:CPC Plus Games]][[Category:Video contents]]

2010-01-27T12:00:49Z

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	http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )		http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )

	[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]]		[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]][[Category:CPC Plus Games]]

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==

			* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=251 The Amstrad CPC Games Resource]

			* [http://www.cpczone.net/game/283 CPC game base from cpczone]

			* [http://www.phenixinformatique.com/CPCGAMES/index.php?page=detail&num=140 CPC game base from phenixinformatique]

	http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )		http://www.cpcmania.com/ ( on the games section : GX4000/CPC+ GAMES )


	[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]]		[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]]

2008-04-30T17:01:58Z

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			== Information ==

			{\|{{Prettytable\|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
			\|Title:\|\| '''Dick Tracy ( Cartridge )'''
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			\|Company:\|\| [[Titus Software]]
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			\|Type:\|\| Arcade
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			\|Year:\|\| 1990
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			\|}

	== Cover ==		== Cover ==

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	[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]]		[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games 1990]] [[Category:Cartridges]] [[Category:CPC Plus]]