Shantae GBC palettes

Original game : Shantae

Platform : GB

Author : Drenn

Release date : 16 May 2021

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G

Downloads : 4341

ROM Information

No-Intro Name: Shantae (USA)
(No-Intro version 20130730-054825)
ROM/File SHA-1: 520E48C50F6E997FCD841CA368FC9ABC1DBDDEC1

Hack description

THIS PATCH DOES NOT FORCE GBA MODE. This patch is compatible with the Force GBA Enhanced Mode patch: https://retrohackers.net/hack-details.php?id=3462/

When played in GBA mode, Shantae brightens the colors used in-game to compensate for the GBA's darker screen. Unfortunately this doesn't look nice on emulators. This patch allows you to play Shantae in GBA enhanced mode with the original, darker GBC palettes. It doesn't affect the other GBA enhancement features, but it always skips over the GBA's palette adjustment code.

Update v1.1 disables side-effects caused by the game genie code conversion, such as creating glitchy tiles in some areas such as in the forest leading to Water Town.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Drenn	Hacking

Reviews

A must use for the GBA Enhancement hack	Supergamerguy	2023-12-21	Version 1.1
This reverts the obnoxiously-bright color palette change in GBA mode back to the beautiful color usage of the original game. Not much to say about this one, but it's required for anyone looking to get the GBA enhanced extra content.

Pretty much a requirement	Red Soul	2021-05-16	Version 1.1
What this hack does is enabling the GBA enhancements without the added malus of an oversaturated palette. While that design choice made sense on early GBA hardware, it hardly does in any other circumstance and thus this restores the game to its intended look and it is Not only recommended, but necessary for the best experience. The latest version fixes glitchy tiles in some areas that could lead to a crash if contact was made, so a repatch using the newest version of the patch is a good idea. Many thanks to the author for promptly fixing this issue once found.

My eyes are saved!	celebi23	2018-06-15	Version 1.0
Thanks to this hack, my eyes no longer burn! But seriously, simple but effective hack. Definitely recommend it.

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