I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites - Printable Version +- The VG Resource (https://www.vg-resource.com) +-- Forum: The Resources (https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-109.html) +--- Forum: The Spriters Resource (https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-110.html) +---- Forum: Project Organization (https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-118.html) +---- Thread: I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites (/thread-38021.html)

I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites - arkonviox - 10-14-2020 Hi, First an introduction:  I am known in the Ecco the Dolphin community as Arkonviox. I have reverse engineered both Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco 2, producing a tool capable of ripping nearly all the assets from both games. I would like to contribute my complete collection of sprites to the Spriters Resource. I only ask two things, to give me credit for my work as Johnny "Arkonviox" de Alba and a link to my Ecco the Dolphin website https://eccothedolphin.online Attached are some samples. So how did I do it, well basically I had to learn 68000 assembly and Mega Drive development to pull this off. I created an engine capable of emulating aspects of the Mega Drive VDP, in addition, I had to reverse engineer the compression algorithms used to compress the level graphics, and level data. The sprites were uncompressed in a special format used mostly by Novotrade games. I also had to solve the formats for the level data....In order to produce level maps! The sprites in Ecco 1 and 2 come in two formats (or flavors) First there are Global Sprites which can be dynamically loaded and used by any level, then there are Local Sprites (also known as Stage Sprites) that will only work on specific levels. The formats for them are different!  https://eccothedolphin.online/sprites/ECCOUS_101992_SPRITES.7z https://eccothedolphin.online/sprites/ECCO2US_051994_SPRITES.7z For those interested in our level maps come drop by our Ecco the Dolphin discord! I am hosting them all there exclusive to our members and alot of other goodies. https://discord.com/invite/ahCvaUB and if you are on twitter: https://twitter.com/eccoonline Thank you for your time! Arkonviox RE: I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites - arkonviox - 10-14-2020 Okay I submitted them for review special thanks to Dolphman! RE: I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites - Random Talking Bush - 10-30-2020 Just wanted to say that you've done a fantastic job with these! I always appreciate users who go the extra mile to make their submissions as accurate and complete as possible. RE: I would like to contribute my near complete collection of Ecco the Dolphin sprites - arkonviox - 10-31-2020 Thank you, I appreciate you guys being proactive and helping me perfect these sheets. It not only helped me make them more accurate but made them more friendly to people who will want to use them in the future. The sprites aren't complete but by the end of the weekend they'll be complete or at least near there.